CSEC ENGLISH
10. When the children left home for the picnic, they looked ________ and tidy, but after a day at the creek, they came home tired and _____________.
CONSTRUCTION SHIFT
Look at these two sentences:
A. The specialist hasn’t seen me for three days. B. It’s three days since the specialist saw me.
All of the following sentences are like example A. Change them to read like example B.
1. I haven’t beaten Jack at chess for six months.
2. We haven’t forgotten the front door keys for a long time. 3. You haven’t done a painting for ages.
4. We haven’t gone to Bartica for several years.
5. The choir hasn’t sung in assembly for quite some time. 6. You haven’t written to your aunt for several weeks.
7. Gail hasn’t worn that red dress for three successive Sundays. 8. My brother hasn’t laid the table for three days.
9. Nobody has rung the alarm bell for ten months.
10. I haven’t ridden a motor bike for a long time.
Now let’s reverse the procedure. These sentences are like example B. Change them into sentences like example A.
1. It’s over a week since I mistook you for your twin. 2. It’s twenty years since I lay in such a comfortable bed. 3. It’s over a year since the boy threw stones at the dog.
4. It’s ten minutes since you spoke.
5. It’s a long time since you took the baby’s photograph.
6. It’s ages since we ate ackee and saltfish.
7. It’s nearly a year since I last drank alcohol.
8. It’s six years since the pop star last gave a concert.
9. It’s three months since you last hid your diary in the cupboard. 10. It’s years since you grew watermelons on your farm.
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