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Dolu Posted 13 years ago
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Please Check my answer if it is wrong...

1)Akash worked very hard,yet his work was impressive 1)Notwithstanding.............................

My answer:Notwithstanding akash worked hard but his work was impressive

2)As soon as we lit the candle, the electric current returned.
2) No sooner................................

My answer: No sooner did we lit the candle than the electric current returned.

3) I won't keep you long as i know you are in a hurry.
3) I won't take up...............................................

My answer: I won't take up your time as you are in a hurry

4) He listen to a recording of the music and worked out how to play it on the cello.
4) he taught himself.......................................

My answer: He taught himself to play recording of the music on the cello.

5)I don't know enough about this machine, so i cant repair it.
5) If i..........................................

My answer: If i had known about this machine i would have repaired it.

6) we last saw Mr.David in 2002
6) Never.................

My answer: Never we seen Mr. David after 2002.

7) Devdas was a flamboyant film
7) Wasn't.........................

My answer: Wasn't Devdas a flamboyant film ?


8) All were stunned hearing the young man die in the accident. 8) The young man's............................

My answer: The young man's death in the accident mad everyone stunned.

9) My mother is preparing an Italian dish today.
9) An Italian........................................

My answer: An italian dish is being prepared by my mother

10)He saw that it was difficult but struggled on.
10) Although..........................

My answer: Although he saw that it was difficult yet he struggled on.

Please Tell me where i am wrong and what will be the correct sentence and reason.....i will be grateful to you thank you Emotion: smile
  

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You'll probably attract more responses if you post only two or three of these at a time. My answer:Notwithstanding akash worked hard but his work was impressive The required answer is probably, "Notwithstanding his hard work (or: His hard work notwithstanding), Akash's work was very impressive". However, neither this nor the original make much sense.

  • You'll probably attract more responses if you post only two or three of these at a time.
  • My answer:Notwithstanding akash worked hard but his work was impressive The required answer is probably, "Notwithstanding his hard work (or: His hard work notwithstanding), Akash's work was very impressive".
  • However, neither this nor the original make much sense.
  • People's work is not normally impressive despite hard work.
  • My answer: No sooner did we lit the candle than the electric current returned.
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You'll probably attract more responses if you post only two or three of these at a time.
Dolu1)Akash worked very hard,yet his work was impressive 1)Notwithstanding.............................My answer:Notwithstanding akash worked hard but his work was impressive
The required answer is probably, "Notwithstanding his hard work (or: His hard work notwithstanding),
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Hi Shubhi,
I will try to continue where Fivejedjohn left off.

He taught himself to play the music on the cello, after listening to a recording of it.
If I knew enough about this machine, I could repair it.
Never since 2002 have we seen Mr. David. (This one sounds a bit unnatural, but I couldn't see any other way to make it start with "never").
The young man's accidental d

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