Choose the correct option to rewrite the following according to the instructions
given after each sentence.
1. The burglar ran away the moment he saw the guard.
(Begin with: No sooner…)

1. No sooner has the burglar seen the guard, he ran away.
2. No sooner than the burglar saw the guard, he ran away.
3. No sooner did the burglar see the guard when he ran away.
4. No sooner had the burglar seen the guard than he ran away. 2. The parents have trained their children well. (Begin with: The children …) (a) The children were trained well by their parents. (b) The children is being trained well by their parents. (c) The children had been trained well by their parents. (d) The children have been trained well by their parents. 3. My cousins returned home one month ago. (Begin with: ‘It has’...) (a) It has been one month for my cousins' return home. (b) It has been one month since my cousins returned home. (c) It has been one month when my cousins returned home. (d) It has been one month ago that my cousins returned home. 4. Your form will be accepted if it is submitted on time. (Use: ‘unless’) (a) Your form will be accepted unless it is submitted on time. (b) Unless your form is submitted on time, it will not be accepted. (c) Unless the form is accepted, it should be submitted on time. (d) Your form will be accepted unless it is not submitted on time. 5. The house needs a thorough cleaning again. (Use: thoroughly) (a) The house needs a thoroughly cleaning again. (b) The house needed a cleaning thoroughly again. (c) The house needs to be cleaned thoroughly again. (d) The house needed to be thoroughly clean yet again. 6. My sister offered me a new job in her company. (Begin with: A new job…) (a) A new job was offered to me by my sister in her company. (b) A new job has been offered to me by my sister in her company. (c) A new job had been offered to me by my sister in her company. (d) A new job was being offered to me by my sister in her company. 7. "I am going to watch my friend's play tomorrow," she said. (Begin with: She said...) (a) She said that she is going to watch her friend's play tomorrow. (b) She said that she will be going to watch her friend's play tomorrow. (c) She said that she was going to watch my friend's play the following day. (d) She said that she was going to watch her friend's play the following day. 8. Nithin is more talented than most of the professional musicians I know. (Use: few) (a) Professional musicians I know have few talents as Nithin. (b) Few professional musicians I know are as talented as Nithin. (c) Few professional musicians I know are not as talented as Nithin. (d) Professional musicians I know do not have as few talents as Nithin. s

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