English Language

The shop had not opened

The attendant was slow

Armed robbers were there

There was nobody to attend to me

You were not asleep so you heard the sound

You were asleep so you did not hear the sound

You heard the sound though you were asleep

You did not hear the sound though you were not asleep

He has rashes in his palm

He is always looking for something to touch

He is always ready to accept bribe

He is tapping people on the back

That Emeka always attended lectures at school

Emeka absence from lectures was all too glaring

It was obvious that Emeka was not present at lectures

What made Emeka conspicuous was is occasional absence from school

He was wounded in a war by a friend of his who fired a shot mistakenly

He was injured by a gun shot that was fired by a friend

He was hit in a war by a war weapon fired by his own side

It was a war and he was hit by a bomb fired by an unknown soldier