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Sentence A in each of the following is complete but sentence B is not. Complete the second sentence each time, using the appropriate form of the word within the brackets. Do not use any word or words in bold print in sentence A. You must make sentence B as similar as possible in meaning to sentence A. Spelling and punctuation are important.
     
   

A: His body guard prevented the bullet from reaching him.

B: He ______ ( protect )

B: He was protected from the bullet by his bodyguard.

     
1.

The King awarded the soldier a medal for his bravery.

The soldier ______ ( receive )

2.  

My grandfather used to tell me stories about the sea when I was a child.

I ______ ( hear )

3.

I told them that I was sorry for my rude behavior.

I ______ ( apologize )

4.  

Nowadays they give great emphasis to education.

Great emphasis ______ ( lay )

5.

They told us what to do.

We _______ ( instruct )

6.  

We must let them know the danger at once.

They ______ ( warn )

7.

My cousin wrote a letter to me last week.

I ______ ( receive )

8.  

He went over the instructions again so that I would remember them.

The instructions ______ ( repeat )

9.

My landlord owns most of the flats in this building.

Most of the flats in this building _______ ( belong )

10.  

He died because he drank too much.

The cause ______ ( be )

11.

He is angry with you because of your thoughtless remark.

You have _______ ( offend )

12.

 

The floods destroyed the homes of many people.

Many people _______ ( make )

13.

I informed the police about the accident.

I _______ ( report )

14.

 

Everyone thought that he had something to do with the murder.

He ______ ( suspect )

15.

The accident happened right before my eyes.

I saw ______ ( occur )

16.

 

His employers put a lot of trust in him.

He is _______ ( consider )

17.

He will go in spite of our warning.

He _______ ( insist )

18.

 

We refused his invitation to dinner last night.

We _______ ( accept )

     

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1. The soldier received a medal from the king for his bravery.
2. I heard stories about the sea from my grandfather when I was a child.
3. I apologized to them for my rude behavior.
4. Great emphasis is laid on education nowadays.
5. We were instructed on what to do by them.
6. They must be warned of the danger at once.
7. I received a letter from my cousin last week.
8. The instructions were repeated so that I would remember them.
9. Most of the flats in this building belong to my landlord.
10. The cause of his death was too much drink.

11.

  You have offended him with your thoughtless remark.

12.

  Many people were made homeless by the floods.

13.

  I reported the accident to the police.

14.

  He was suspected of having something to do with the murder.

15.

  I saw the accident occur right before me.

16.

  He is considered trustworthy by his employers.

17.

  He insists on going in spite of our warning.

18.

  We did not accept his invitation to dinner last night.
 
 

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