In each of the following ITEMS, sentence A is complete, but sentence B is incomplete.

Complete sentence
B each time, making it as similar as possible in meaning to sentence A. make sentence B one sentence. No
changes of any kind may be made to the printed parts of sentence B.

1. A. He asked when the patient would be discharged.

B. He asked______________________________?”
2. A. People should obey the law, otherwise they may be arrested.
B. If_____________________________________.
3. A. They appeared to have had a fight.
B. It appeared______________________________.
4. A. The motorbike is beyond repair.
B. _________________is the motorbike repairable.
5. A. She despises her grandfather.
B. She looks____________________________.
6. A. Was it the type of house you wanted?
B. It was the type of house you wanted,_____________________?
7. A. As one grows older, one becomes more tolerant.
B. The older____________________________________.
8. A. The inexperienced motorist increased speed when the road ahead was quite clear.
B. Not until______________________________________.
9. A. Bwalya asked us to bury the hatchet.
B. Let’ s bury the hatchet__________? Bwalya said.
10. A. He cannot do better than this
B. Rewrite using best instead of better.
11. A. Grant wanted to swim but the water was too cold.
B. Re-write this sentence ending with swim.
12. A. She will not come to the party if you do not invite her.
B. Rewrite using provided.
13. A. Suya prayed so well that everyone was astonished.
B. To____________________________________.
14. A. The patient should not on any account take more than one tablet at a time.
B. On______________________________________________________.
15. A. It is very unlikely that a bridge would collapse like that.
B. For________________________________________________.
16. A. I came in order to discuss my problem with the personnel manager.
B. Rewrite___________ a view_________________________.
17. A. The minister did not make such a remark at any point in his speech.
B. At no point_____________________________________________.
18. A. They were relieved to hear that their children had arrived safely.
B. To their_______________________________________.
19. A. He has rarely worked so hard.
B. Rarely_____________________________.
20. A. It thundered dreadfully, but the rain did not come.
B. In spite of___________________________________.
21. A. Although it was raining heavily we managed to win the game
B. Notwithstanding________________________________.
22. A. Everyone thought the beggar was blind.
B. The beggar____________________________
23. A. There are five parts in this question
B. Use comprises
24. A. I can give you more money but Silomba can give you even more.
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 B. Silomba__________________________________________
25. A. Danny likes soccer. Tom Also likes soccer.
B. Both______________________________________
26. A. Who is the boy to whom you were talking?
B. Re-write to end __________ to?
27. A. It is six years since I entered school
B. Re-write to end ____________ ago?
28. A. The independence of Zambia was brought about by Dr. Kaunda
B. It was___________________________________________
29. A. He fell into contempt only by foolish behaviour.
B. Only ___________________________________________
30. A. Let us go to the hospital.
B. Add a question tag.
31. A. The constable said, “ I’ m looking into the matter.”
B. End ________________into.
32. A. She is a very good swimmer. She will not drown in a lake.
B. Combine the two sentences ending _______________to drown in a lake.
33. A. “ I am afraid I will fail the examination,” said John.
B. John_________________________________________
34. A. She did not just succeed in the examination but also won the first prize in Physics.
B. Not only _________________________________________________________
35. A. After Mwice had heard the news of her mother’ s sickness, her employer allowed her to go to
Isoka.
B. Hearing __________________________________________________________
36. A David poisoned the rats because they had eaten all the food.
B. The rats, having ____________________________________________________
37. A. We are glad we have gone to the cinema in spite of getting caught in the thunderstorm.
B. Although__________________________________________________________
38. A. It is senseless to water the garden when it is raining.
B. Watering__________________________________________________________
39. A. She would rather pay the fine than be imprisoned.
B. She would prefer___________________________________________________
40. A. Do you have nothing more to say, we will stop the meeting now.
B. Unless___________________________________________________________
41. A. Everyone agreed that they should convene an emergency meeting
B. It was ____________________________convened.
42. A. He returned to his desk and found his book missing.
B. Replace “ found” with “ find”
43. A. “ I am a busy man and I can not go on advising you on the same issue” said the boss to his
assistant
B. The boss told______________________________________________________
44. A. I shall allow you to attend the class only after you have settled the outstanding fees.
B. Finish ____________________________________________________ to attend the class.
45. A. We have bought this property in order to sell it at a profit.
B. Use_______________________________ with a view to __________________
46. A. Supposing that she does not like this play, have you another one?
B. In the event________________________________________________________
47. A. Do you know the departure for the Copperbelt Mail Bus?
B. Replace “ departure” by “ depart”
48. A. We respectfully notify our customers that they may not bring dogs into the supermarket
B. Our customer _________________________________________________________
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B. Finish __________________ working hard.
50. A. Your brother cannot do such a mean thing.
B. Use _________________________ incapable______________
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51. A. He managed to persuade her to marry him.

B. He succeeded ______________________________________________________
52. A. Anybody who asks for me should be told that I have gone to see a friend.
B. Should any body ____________________________________________________
53. A. “ Don’ t carry the baby like this. It is dangerous,” my sister advised her neighbour.
B. “ It is dangerous _________________________,” my sister advised her neighbour.
54. A. It is not necessary to complain about education standards.
B. There is ___________________________________________________________
55. A. “ Will you please tell me who has stolen my pen?” The teacher asked the class.
B. The teacher __________________________________________________________
56. A. Once you leave school you can no longer be treated as a child.
B. Not until ____________________________________________________________
57. A. They were greatly inspired by the coming of the President.
B. The coming of the President gave them ___________________________________
58. A. You can say anything about me. I will never stop my good habits.
B. Whatever __________________________________________________________
59. A. She is not bothered by anything other than her husband.
B. The only ___________________________________________________________
60. A. After preaching the sermon, the Pastor sat down and looked at his audience.
B. Having ____________________________________________________________
61. A. We are finally recognized as National Heroes.
B. We finally __________________ as National Heroes.
62. A. I do not like the way he looks at me.
B. I can’ t stand his ____________________________________________________
63. A. People should not spend time quarreling after losing their beloved ones.
B. It is ______________________________________________________________
64. A. He liked her the first day he saw her.
B. He couldn’ t help ____________________________________________________
65. A. After doing their homework the children went out to play.
B. Their homework ____________________________________________________
66. A. Mary did not know that the bucket was broken; otherwise she could not have gone to the river
B. Had Mary ________________________________________________________________
67. A. She said she could give me a new book.
B. She agreed __________________________________________________________________
68. A. The bridegroom dismissed the invited guests and then went to look for the bride.
B. Having_____________________________________________________________________
69. A. She is very hungry. She can swallow an elephant.
B. She is so ____________________________________________________________________
70. A. The boys started throwing stones into the river as soon as their father left them
B. No sooner __________________________________________________________________
71. A. Harare is the biggest city in Zimbabwe. It is the capital city of the country as well.
B. Besides _______________________________________________________________
72. A. The patient did not stop smoking until the doctor told him to.
B. Not until _______________________________________________________________
73. A.” What is wrong with you today” ? My aunt wanted to know.
B. "What has come ______________________today? "My aunt wanted to know.
74. A. The boys didn’ t work hard; otherwise they wouldn’ t have failed the test.
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75. A. Mr. Songwe was looking for his pen when he found the money.
B. While_______________________________________________________
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76. A. Because of the type of person she is, she will not tell anybody about it.
B. Being__________________________________________________________
77. A. I paid a lot of money for this car, but it has already broken down.
B. This car, for_______________________________________________________
78. A. Everyone who passes through this school, know your history.
B. Your history___________________________________________________________
79. A. Kasempa lifted the huge stone effortless.
B. Kasempa lifted a huge stone without_____________________________________________
80. A. The dragon looked at the small girl and smiled.
B. Looking________________________________________________________________
81. A. They have little food at home.
B. They do not_____________________________________________________________
82. A. The men failed to finish the job due to lack of organization.
B. The men could not________________________________________________________
83. A. I liked her the first time I saw her.
B. I couldn’ t help____________________________________________________________
84. A. The thief said he did not steal the bicycle
B The thief denied-___________________________________________________________
85. A. The boys refused to go outside.
B. The boys_________________________________________________________________
86. A. The boy who was involved in a traffic accident was nineteen years old.
B. A nineteen________________________________________________________________
87. A. Everybody is sure that South Africa will reach the world cup final.
B. Nobody____________________________________________________
88. A. Her family lives in a house with three bedrooms.
B. Her family lives in a_______________________________________ house.
89. A. I like yellow more than any colour.
B. Of all the colours_________________________________________________
90. A. The news of her husband’ s coming was received with great excitement.
B. The news that________________________________________________
91. A. “ I can not fight crime alone. I need help and co-operation from everybody and I need it now” ,
the police chief told his audience.
B. The police chief told his audience that_________________________________________
92. A. The government has many resources, but it cannot help its people.
B. Despite________________________________________________________________
93. A. The distance between Lusaka and Chipata is the same distance between Lusaka and Mongu.
B. Lusaka is as far_______________________________________________________________
94. A. When her brother told her he had won the jackpot, she did not believe
B. She could not bring___________________________________________________.
95. A. The prime minister appointed him minister only because he didn’ t know the man very well.
B. Had the prime minister________________________________________________________
96. A. Suppose you were allowed to choose, which job would you do?
B. Given______________________________________________________________________
97. A. I was not allowed to go to school because I was sick.
B. I was prevented______________________________________________________
98. A. Lean on me and I will take care of you.
B. Unless_________________________________________________________________
99. A. My uncle comes home drunk almost every day.
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100. A. John comes late every morning.
B. It’ s John’ s___________________________________________________________
101. A. You will not get anywhere if you don’ t follow
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B. As long as______________________________________________________
102. A. Ndinawe did not just cry, she helped the driver carrying the child to the hospital.
. B. Instead of_________________________________________________________________
103. A. My father is both a politician and a businessman.
B. Apart from________________________________________________________________
104. A. The donkey could not eat the hay because it was stupid.
B. Being______________________________________________________________
105. A. “ Our member of parliament has never visited us since we elected him,” Mwaka told Nkumbu.
B. Mwaka told Nkumbu_____________________________________________________
106. A. As soon as the pupils left the school grounds the thieves came in.
B. Scarcely_____________________________________________________
107. A. It makes your parents very happy when they see you working hard.
B. Nothing__________________________________________________________
108. A. The Minister of Education is coming next week. We received a visit from him last month
B. The Minister of Education ______________________________________________
109. A. Christopher Columbus discovered the Americans, it is supposed.
B. It is just a___________________________________________________________
110. A. I do not know how to ride a bicycle.
B. I wish ____________________________________________________________
111. The Principal could not be moved by any argument.
B. No amount ___________________________________________________________
112. A. It is necessary for us to finish this course.
B. We shall _____________________________________________________________
113. A. We hope they won’ t lose their way.
B. It is ________________________________________________________________
114. A. “ I don’ t like the way he looks at me.” Jane said.
B. Jane said that _______________________________________________________
115. A. The soloist had flu. Nevertheless, she sang very well.
B. Regardless _________________________________________________________
116. A. The prices of many items tend to go up everyday.
B. There is a tendency ___________________________________________________
117. A. Songiso said to me, “ please do not disturb. I am very busy and I do not want any visitors.”
B. Songiso told me______________________________________________________
118. A. It is now customary for many companies to pay their workers hefty allowances.
B. Paying the workers hefty allowances has _________________________________
119. A. We should not pretend that the accident never happened.
B. It would be _________________________________________________________
120. A. His wife was disappointed that all the money she had kept for food was stolen
B. Much_____________________________________________________________
121. A. “ You will fail your examinations if you do not work hard.” The teacher told the pupils.
B. The teacher told the pupils _______________________________________
122. A. The woman died yesterday. Her daughter is the secretary to the Manager.
B. The ___________________________ died yesterday.
123. A. The Prime Minister has terminated diplomatic ties with three countries.
B. The Prime Minister has broken _______________________________
124. A. You are the craziest person I have ever met.
B. I have not met_________________________________________________
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B. It was purely_____________________________________________________
126. A. She perceived the problem differently from the way I saw it.
B. It was purely____________________________________________________
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127. A. Fish is less expensive than beef.

B. _________________________________ than fish.
128. A. The teacher caused me to run around the classroom
B. The teacher made ________________________________________________
129. A. Your smile is very captivating.
B. You have_______________________________________________________
130. A. She could not run faster than she did.
B. She ran_________________________________________________________
131. A. They tried more and more but achieved less and less.
B. The more_______________________________________________________
132. A. The American Neil Armstrong was the first person to land on the moon.
B. Neil Armstrong _________________________________ was an American.
133. A. She didn’ t know the way so she asked the policeman who was passing by.
B. As_____________________________________________________________
134. A. We always win and they don’ t like that.
B. They don’ t like__________________________ all the time.
135. A. Such a big building cannot collapse just like that.
B. It is unlikely_____________________________________________________
136. A. She is lucky that she got married at all.
B. Had she_______________________________________________________
137. A. The church is supposed to meet every Saturday for prayers.
B. The idea is______________________________________________________
138. A. To give money to people who are not thankful does not pay.
B. It is no use_____________________________________________________
139. A. My mother does not understand what it signifies to have so many public holidays.
B. My mother does not understand the_______________________________
140. A. The opposition parties were allowed to hold rallies
B. The opposition parties were given_________________________________
141. A. Mukuka has never known such happy moments in her life before.
B. Never before _____________________________________________________
142. A. What do you think about nurses who go on strike?
B. What do you make______________________________________________
143. A. The Americans succeeded in landing on the moon.
B. The Americans managed__________________________________________
144. A. The conference delegates left without bothering to discuss important issues.
B. The conference delegates did not_____________________________________
145. A. The college was closed because there were no Lecturers.
B. The college__________________________________________________
146. A. Let us work together to build this nation.
B. The only way________________________________________________
147. A. Kasongo certainly wasn’ t in Mansa on 17th of May.
B. Likando couldn’ t possibly___________________________________
148. A. If you meet Lukundo please tell him I will see him tomorrow.
B. Should___________________________________________________
149. A. They knew somebody by the name of Mazuba.
B. They happened__________________________________________________
150. A. She continued talking about him after he left.
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1. He asked, “ When will the patient be discharged?”

2. If the people do not obey the laws, they will be arrested.
3. It appeared they had a fight.
4. In no way is the motorbike repairable.
5. She looks down on her grandfather.
6. It was the type of house you wanted, wasn’ t it?
7. The order one grows the more tolerant one becomes.
8. Not until the road ahead was quite clear did the inexperienced motorist increase speed.
9. Let’ s burry the hatchet, shall we? Bwalya said.
10. This is the best he can do.
11. The water was too cold for Grant to swim.
12. Provided you invite her, she will come to the party
13. To everyone’ s astonishment, Suya played so well.
14. On no account should the patient take more than one tablet at a time.
15. For a bridge to collapse like that is very unlikely.
16. I came here with a view to discussing my problems with the Personnel Manager.
17. At no point did the Minister make such a remark in his speech.
18. To their relief they heard that their children had arrived safely.
19. Rarely has he worked so hard.
20. In spite of the dreadful thunder, the rains did not come.
21. Not withstanding the heavy rain, we managed to win the game.
22. The beggar was thought to be blind.
23. This question comprises five parts.
24. Silomba can give you more money than I can.
25. Both Danny and Tom like soccer.
26. Who is the boy you were talking to?
27. I entered school six years ago.
28. It was Dr. Kaunda who brought about the independence of Zambia.
29. Only by foolish behaviour did he fall into contempt.
30. Let us go to the hospital, shall we?
31. The constable said that the matter was being looked into.
32. She is too good a swimmer to drown in a lake.
33. John said that he was afraid he would fail the examination.
34. Not only did he succeed in the examination, but also won the first prize in Physics.
35. Having heard the news of her mother’ s sickness, Mwice was allowed by her employers to go to
Isoka.
36. The rats, having eaten all the food, were poisoned by David.
37. Although we were caught in the thunder storm, we were glad we had gone to the cinema.
38. Watering the garden when it is raining is senseless.
39. She would prefer paying a fine to being imprisoned.
40. Unless you have something more to say, we will stop the meeting now.
41. It was agreed that an emergency meeting should be convened
42. He returned to his desk only to find his book missing.
43. The boss told his assistant that he was a busy man and that he could not go on advising him on the
same issue.
44. Only after you have settled the outstanding fees shall I allow you to attend the class.
45. We have bought this property with a view to selling it at a profit.
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47. Do you know the time (when) the Copperbelt Mail Bus will depart?
48. Our customers are respectfully notified that they may not bring dogs in the supermarket.
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50. Your brother is incapable of doing such a mean thing

51. He succeeded in persuading her to marry him.
52. Should one/anybody ask for me, he should be told /let him be told that I have gone to see a friend.
53. “ It is dangerous to carry a baby like that” , my sister advised her neighbour.
54. There is no need of complaining about education standards.
55. The teacher asked the class to tell him who had stolen his pen.
56. Not until you leave school you will stop being treated [like] as a child.
57. The coming of the president gave them great inspiration.
58. Whatever you say about me will not stop my good habit.
59. The only thing that bothers her is her husband.
60. Having preached the sermon, the pastor sat down and looked at his audience.
61. We finally received/got recognition as national heroes.
62. I can’ t stand his way of looking at me.
63. It is pointless/useless /not advisable for people to spend time quarreling after losing their beloved
ones.
64. He couldn’ t help liking her the first day he saw her.
65. Their homework done, the children went out to play.
66. Had Mary known that the bucket was broken, she would not have gone to the river.
67. She agreed to give me a new book.
68. Having dismissed the invited guest, the bridegroom went to look for the bride.
69. She is so hungry that she can swallow an elephant.
70. No sooner had their father left them than the boys started throwing stones in the river.
71. Besides being the capital of Zimbabwe, Harare is also the biggest city in the country.
72. Not until the doctor told him to, did the patient stop smoking.
73. “ What has come of you today?” My aunt wanted to know.
74. If only the boys had worked hard, they wouldn’ t have failed the test.
75. While looking for his pen, Mr. Songwe found the money.
76. Being the type of person she is, she will not tell anybody about it.
77. This car, for which I paid a lot of money, has already broken down.
78. Your history is known by everyone who passed through this school.
79. Kasempa lifted the huge stone without effort.
80. Looking at the small girl, the dragon smiled.
81. They do not have enough food at home.
82. The men could not finish the job because they were disorganized.
83. I couldn’ t help liking her the first time I saw her.
84. The thief denied stealing the bicycle.
85. The boys did not want / agree to go outside.
86. A nineteen year old boy was involved in a road accident.
87. Nobody doubts that South Africa will reach the world cup finals.
88. Her family lives in a three bed roomed house.
89. Of all the colours yellow is my favorite/best colour.
90. The news that her husband was coming was received with great excitement.
91. The police chief told his audience that he could not fight crime alone [that] he needed help from
every body and he needed it then.
92. Despite having many resources, the government cannot help its people.
93. Lusaka is as far away from Chipata as it is from Mongu.
94. She could not bring herself to believing that her brother had won the jackpot.
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96. Given the choice, which job would you choose?
97. I was prevented from going to school because I was sick.
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98. Unless you lean on me, I will not take care of you.
99. Seldom does my uncle come home sober.
100. It’ s John’ s habit to come late every morning.
101. As long as you don’ t follow my instructions, you will not get anywhere.
102. Instead of just crying, Ndinawe helped the driver carry the child to the hospital.
103. Apart from being a politician, my father is also a businessman.
104. Being stupid, the don key could not eat the hay.
105. Mwaka told Nkumbu that their member of parliament had never visited them since they elected him.
106. Scarcely had the pupils left the school grounds did the thieves come in.
107. Nothing makes your parents happier than to see you working hard.
108. The minister of education from whom we received a visit last month is coming again next week.
109. It is just a supposition that Christopher Columbus discovered the Americans.
110.I wish I knew how to ride a bicycle.
111. No amount of argument could move the principal.
112. We shall have to finish this course.
113. It is hoped that they don’ t /won’ t lose their way.
114. Jane said that she did not like the way he looked at her.
115. Regardless of the flu/having flu, the soloist sang well.
116. There is a tendency for the prices of many items to go up everyday.
117. Songiso told me not to disturb her because she was busy and did not want any visitors.
118. Paying the workers hefty allowance has become a custom/customary for many companies.
119. It would be wrong /foolish to pretend that the accident never happened.
120. Much to his wife’ s disappointment, all the money she had kept for food was stolen.
121. The teacher told the pupils that they would fail their examination if they did not work hard.
122. The woman whose daughter is the secretary to the manager died yesterday.
123. The prime minister has broken off diplomatic ties with three countries.
124. I have not met anyone/anybody as crazy as you are.
125. It was purely done to please her troublesome husband that she did it.
126. Her perception of the problem was different from mine.
127. Beef is more expensive than fish.
128. The teacher made me run around the classroom.
129. You have a very captivating smile.
130. She ran as fast as she could.
131. The more they tried the less they achieved.
132. Neil Armstrong, the first person to land on the moon, was an American.
133. As she didn’ t know the way, she asked the policeman who was passing by.
134. They don’ t like our/us winning all the time.
135. It is unlikely that such a big building can/ could collapse just like that.
136 Had she not been lucky, she would not have got married.
137. The idea is for the church to meet every Saturday for prayers.
138. It is no use giving money to people who are not thankful.
139 My mother does not understand the significance of having so many public holidays.
140. The opposition parties were given permission to hold rallies.
141. Never before had Mukuka known such happy moments in her life.
142. What do you make of nurses who go on strike?
143. The Americans managed to land on the moon.
144 The conference delegates did not bother to discuss important issues before they left.
145 The college was closed for lack of Lecturers.
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146. The only way to build this country is to work together/The only way we can build this country is by
working together
147. Kasongo couldn’ t possibly have been in Mansa on the 17th of May.
148. Should you meet Lukundo, please tell him I will see him tomorrow.
149. They happened to know somebody by the name of Mazuba.
150. She went on talking about him after he left.
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