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Rewrite the following sentences as directed.

i)He shut the door, immediately, he heard a knock from behind.(Begin:No sooner.........)

ii)The teacher told us that studying is necessary before we achieve success.(Write in direct speech.)

iii)Mrs Kimani is teaching Agriculture.(Begin:Agriculture.....)

iv)Somebody took the key from my desk.(Rewrite as a question.)

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i)No sooner had he shut the door than he heard a knock from behind.

ii)'Studying is necessary before you achieve success,' the teacher said.

iii)Agriculture is being taught by Mrs Kimani.

iv)Has somebody taken the key from my desk?/Did somebody take the key from my desk?

marto answered the question on October 2, 2017 at 05:25

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