Do as directed in the brackets. The meaning of the sentence should remain unchanged: (10 marks)
(a) The bag was so heavy that it could not be carried (use too)
(b) The robber saw the police. He took to his heels at once. (Rewrite using "Hardly. when').
(c) Old fools surpass all other fools in folly. (Express the meaning in a negative form)
(d) If only I were young again! (Transform this sentence into assertion)
(e) He rejected all our proposals (Replace the underlined word by verb)
(f) His mistake was evident, but his sincerity was also obvious. (Rewrite the sentence replacing
underlined word by adverb of similar meaning)
Answers
Answer:
a) The bag was too heavy that it could not be carried.
Explanation:
overloaded
Do as directed
Explanation:
(a) The bag was so heavy that it could not be carried (use too)
The bag was too heavy to be carried.
(b) The robber saw the police. He took to his heels at once. (Rewrite using "Hardly. when').
Hardly had the robber seen the police, when he took to his heels at once.
(c) Old fools surpass all other fools in folly. (Express the meaning in a negative form)
There's no fool like an old fool in folly.
(d) If only I were young again! (Transform this sentence into assertion)
I wish I would be young again.
(e) He rejected all our proposals (Replace the underlined word by verb)
He has rejected all our proposals.
(f) His mistake was evident, but his sincerity was also obvious. (Rewrite the sentence replacing underlined word by adverb of similar meaning)
Evidently he has made a mistake but obviously, he is a sincere person.