UGANDA MARTYRS HIGH SCHOOL LUBAGA.

English language.

Rewrite / Sentence transformation compilation.

Instructions: Rewrite the following sentences as instructed. Do not change the

1. He was speaking to a large audience when he said that he supported the government policies.
(Begin: Speaking…)
2. I was sleeping in the room next to his when I heard the gun shots that rocked the hotel.
(Begin: Sleeping…)
3. Sheila was grumbling that she had been badly treated and she left the meeting. (Begin:
Grumbling…)
4. The parents were complaining bitterly and they withdrew their children from school. (Begin:
complaining…)
5. He was picking coffee when he discovered that all the red berries were rotten. (Picking…)
6. The fierce dogs, barking loudly, scared away the thieves who had come to steal the car. (Begin:
Barking…)
7. The monkey chattering noisily, jumped from one branch to another. (Begin: Chattering…)
8. The teacher, shouting loudly, asked the children to go out. (Begin: Shouting…)
9. The Secretary, typing away furiously, finished her boss’s long speech in a very short time.
(Begin: Typing…)
10. The doctor, recommending that Ssanyu should have her leg amputated, sent her to a referral
hospital. (Recommending…)
11. It was only much later that she learnt who her real father was. (Begin: Not until…)
12. Were she my sister, I would punish her. (Rewrite using: If)
13. I wish he were forgiven by his son. (Begin: May…)
14. The man is twenty-five years old. He teaches at Kawala college school. He is dark. He is tall.
(Rewrite as one sentence.)
15. I saw off my mother at the station. It was at six o’clock, this morning. (Join into one sentence.)
16. They were working hard all day. They were in the garden. (Begin: They were working…)
17. He stayed home on account of ill health. (Rewrite without ‘on account of’)
18. There is much water left in the tank. (Change into a question)
19. Susan hardly knew that it was going to be her last day in school. (Use: little)
20. The village in which I was born grew a lot of coffee. (Begin: I was born…)
21. Norah said she didn’t have to be in office till midday the next day. (End with … Norah said.
22. “When it stops raining, we must go to the gardens,” she said. (change to reported speech)
23. Orach wanted to know if he had to wait for the bus. (Rewrite in direct speech.)
24. “You must not cross the road when the red light is on,” the traffic policeman said. (Rewrite
without using quotation marks.”
25. He said he would have to go home since he had finished the work. (change to direct speech)
26. “Shall we have enough time to complete this exercise?” Medi inquired. (Report what Medi said)
27. Mr. Lugande said, “You must complete your work since I am collecting the books immediately
the lesson ends.” (Rewrite in Indirect speech.)

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28. My parents said that if the floods got worse, we would have to leave the house. (change into
direct speech.)
29. “I always meet your daughter at the supermarket. She must be working there. (Begin: The
neighbor said…)
30. The teacher remarked that if we wanted to stay in the school, we would have to work harder.
(quote the exact words of the teacher.)
31. He never comes to visit us. (Rewrite in affirmative.)
32. Potholes are not only the only cause of road accidents. (Begin: Not…)
33. We were wondering if you would marry that old man. (Use…whether…not)
34. Nadhomi cannot have arrived at school by now. (Assuming you agree with the statement, give
the correct answer)
35. You must be in class by seven o’clock in the morning. (Rewrite using “no”)
36. I am penniless. (Use: hardly.)
37. Mrs. Opit is not a coward. (Replace ‘not’ with ‘no’)
38. You will never ever be allowed to enter the examination room without being checked. (Begin:
Under no circumstances…)
39. Can’t somebody tell me the truth, surely? (Begin: Somebody…)
40. Not all students like giggling in class. (Rewrite using ‘some’)
41. I scarcely remember the words in the poem. (Rewrite using ‘not’)
42. None of my friends wished me a happy birthday. (Use “not”)
43. She entered the room. She became suspicious. The room was quiet and dark. She called out
loudly for help. (Join the sentences using ‘having’)
44. She stared at the picture. A stream of tears rolled down her tears. (Join using ‘staring’)
45. The beggar hid behind the tree. He saw the boys stealing mangoes. (Join using ‘hiding’)
46. The children sang very loudly. The children were saying farewell to their former Head teacher.
(Join using ‘Saying’)
47. He is the first born. He was crowned heir at a colourful ceremony. (Join Using ‘being’)
48. Her boyfriend was tall. He was also fat. He could not go through the short door way. (Join using
‘being’)
49. The teacher will mark the compositions. The teacher will award marks. (Begin: Not only…)
50. He had visited London. He knew the city very well. He took everyone around. (Join using
‘having’)
51. Gita said he would have to visit his grandmother the next day. (Quote what Gita said)
52. “Children must obey their parents” the preacher said. (Begin: The preacher said …)
53. The chief’s daughter had only just reached the lake when a crocodile attacked her. (Rewrite
using ‘hardly’)
54. Nobody succeeded in convincing her. (Begin: Everybody…)
55. She resigned from her job because of persistent attacks of cholera. (Begin: Weakened…)
56. The students who were questioned gave different opinions about the case. (Rewrite in two
sentences)
57. We had to make up for the mistakes made. (Use one word for the underlined expression)
58. Kanso reached home late. She went straight to bed. She feared to ask her mother for food.
(Rewrite as one sentence without using ‘and’)
59. She built a beautiful house. (Rewrite using: put)

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60. “Latim, do not beat about the bush,” the teacher said. (Rewrite without the underlined
expression.)
61. Next is sports new. It follows in a few minutes. (Join without using ‘and’)
62. Not everyone ate, so there was a lot of food left over. (Begin: If…)
63. The big girls continued being hostile to us. (Use: ‘went’)
64. Students don’t have to write in school text books. (Rewrite in the past tense.)
65. She will succeed in her career. Nobody doubts her success. (Begin: That…)
66. Drogba committed a foul against the goalkeeper. He argued with the referee. He was given a
red card. (Join into one sentence)
67. No where would such indiscipline be tolerated. (End…anywhere)
68. It was agreed that senior four students would convene in the Main Hall at ten o’clock. (Rewrite
using: agreement.)
69. Well- flavoured soup is appetizing. (Begin: soup…)
70. Rather than stay at home, Ritah decided to go for a walk. (End… home)
71. We arrived at school very early. (Use: ‘reach’)
72. The policeman shouted at the thief stop stop (punctuate the sentence)
73. The girl’s performance was outstanding. The school administration decided to give her a
reward. (Join into one sentence using ‘so’)
74. My elder sister learns things faster than I do. (Begin: I…)
75. Juma is careless in everything he does. (Use ‘whatever’)
76. The accident victims would have died if it were not for the doctor’s competence. (Use: But for)
77. The snake was black. It was ugly. It was short. It was poisonous. (Begin: It was...)
78. Sick as he was, he went to school. (Rewrite without using ’as’)
79. We saw many hyenas and buffaloes at the national park. (Change into the negative form.)
80. Although Tricia is humble. She is lazy. (Begin: Despite…)
81. Wherever you go, I will follow you. (Use: No matter…)
82. He was sitting under a tree when a bee stung him. (Use: Sitting…)
83. Was it you who lent me the back, or someone else? (Begin: Did…)
84. Something is wrong in that class. (Rewrite: ‘whatever’)
85. I did not hang up the clothes, so they did not dry. (Rewrite in the passive)
86. I meant to go to the office. (Use: intention)
87. All you needed was to work hard. Success was going to be yours. (Use: If only)
88. I would rather watch a film than be bored all alone. (Use ‘prefer’)
89. Fred has never made such a bad mistake. (Rewrite using a superlative)
90. I probably won’t see Lukiya tomorrow. (Do not use ‘probably’)
91. We shall leave for Jinja next week. (Rewrite using the present simple)
92. Anne is physically handicapped. She is a very hard-working lady. (Begin: in spite…)
93. Mendolo does not actually get out of the compound without permission. (Rewrite using ‘used
to’)
94. Please do visit me when you are in the city. (Rewrite using ‘call’)
95. He worked harder and harder, and achieved more and more. (Begin: The harder…)
96. My guardian paid the school fees immediately after my admission. (Rewrite using: As soon as…)
97. I managed to control my anger. (Rewrite using ‘succeeded’)

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98. His son begged him not to drink too much, reminding him that it was not good for his health.
(Write in direct speech)
99. There has seldom been such heavy rains. (Begin: Seldom…)
100. I turned off the Television. This was done to enable my friends to study in peace and
quiet. (Join into one sentence without using ‘and’)
101. It is enjoyable to listen to music but it is more enjoyable to sing. (Singing…)
102. Namutebi was careless. She forgot to write her name on the answer booklet. (Join into
one sentence)
103. The main hall was too small to host the annual athletics festival (Rewrite using ‘was
not’)
104. With Mutesi’s attention divide between what was happening outside and the teacher,
she failed to understand the topic. (Begin: Mutesi’s attention…)
105. The voters may reject the president. (end…voters)
106. He got into trouble with the director of the school. He had just joined it. He had known
the director for a long time. (Begin: Hardly…)
107. The two boys have been friends for years. (Rewrite using ‘friendship’)
108. “Did Maria like the book?” she asked. “No, she didn’t.” I replied. (Change to reported
speech)
109. There were no students in the laboratory. (Rewrite using …not…a…)
110. The parents unfortunately did not know that the head master had announced higher
fees for the following term. (Rewrite using ‘ignorant’)
111. You can begin doing the exercises now. You can do it later. (Join into one sentence)
112. Never did she see her friend again. (Begin: It was ….)
113. Let’s do the exercise, …………………..?( Add a question tag.)
114. Listen,……………………………? ( Add a question tag)
115. Joshua will improve on his performance in Mathematics if you encourage him. (use:
Unless)
116. Everybody needs friends. (Rewrite using ‘nobody’)
117. We did not do much to discourage the visitors from leaving early. (Rewrite using ‘little’)
118. Aaron carries his books in a bag. It is black. It is old. It is made of cotton. It is torn.
(Rewrite as one sentence without using and)
119. Africans live longer than Asians. (Rewrite without using’ longer’)
120. It is a bright day. (Change the statement into an exclamation)
121. It was mean of you to lie to your parents. (Begin: To…)
122. I have not managed to convince them yet. (Rewrite using ‘win’)
123. I am smart,……………………….? (Add a question tag.)
124. The result of the fight was the defeat of Othieno. (Rewrite ending … in consequence)
125. They raise the flag every day. (Begin: The flag…)
126. There is really little left of the food, (Begin: How…)
127. I think children should be educated and able to live an independent life thereafter. (Use
‘not only’)
128. The school sang a beautiful song. (Begin: The song…)
129. Please remove the mistakes in your work. (Rewrite without using the underlined words)
130. Katushabe did nothing but stare into empty space. (Begin: All…)