Question

Exercise 1 Using the beginning provided write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Is it necessary to use by at the end of each sentence?
1 Roman Polanski directed ‘The Pianist’.
‘The Pianist’ _____________________ .
2 Nobody has informed us about the changes to the train table.
We ______________________________ .
3 They are still repairing my bicycle.
My bicycle ________________________ .
4 Will they punish him for skipping school?
Will he __________________________ ?
5 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
The telephone ______________________ .
6 They don’t sell fresh fruit and vegetables here.
Fresh fruit and vegetables _____________ .
7 I discovered that somebody had burgled our house.
I discovered that our house _____________ .

Answer 1

1 ‘The Pianist’ was directed by Roman Polanski.
2 We have not been informed about the changes to the train table .
3 My bicycle is still being repaired.
4 Will he be punished for skipping school?
5 The telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell.
6 Fresh fruit and vegetables are not sold here.
7 I discovered that our house had been burgled.