Equivalent Sentences

Mary still wanted to marry John even though he had lost all his money.

• A. Mary agreed to marry John although he had lost all his money.

• B. The loss of all John's money did not affect Mary's wish to marry him.

• C. John's money did not matter to Mary who still wanted to marry him.

• Mary intended to marry John even if he were to lose all his money.

No right-thinking person who has lived in the country will fail to understand my disgust at noise.

• A. Every right thinking person will understand my disgust at noise in the country.

• B. Noise in the country is as disgusting to me as it is to all right-thinking people.

• C. My disgust at noise will be understood by any right-thinking person who has lived in the country.

• D. It is inconceivable that a right-thinking person in the country could fail to understand my disgust at noise.

The youth of the country need to organize themselves into co-operatives in order to support the prime minister's drive for self-sufficiency.

• A. Co-operatives are the only means by which the prime minister's plan for self-sufficiency.

• B. The prime minister advised the youth to get into co-operative groups so that they could support his plan for self-sufficiency.

• C. The youth should show their support for the prime minister's plans for self-sufficiency by organizing themselves into co-operatives

• D. In order to support the plan for self-sufficiency the youth need to organize themselves and co-operate with the prime minister.

Realizing that her suitcase was left on the bus, the woman desperately tried to attract the conductor's attention.

• A. When the desperate woman realized that she was leaving the bus without her suitcase, she tried to attract the conductor's attention.

• B. The woman became aware of the fact that she no longer had her suitcase and did her best to catch the attention of the bus conductor.

• C. The woman made all attempts to attract the conductor's attention to the suitcase which she had left on the bus.

• D. The conductor's attention was attracted by the woman who in desperation, had forgotten her suitcase on the bus.

The Europeans who were not well off were those who came to the West Indies in search of wealth.

• A. Europeans settled in the West Indies because they were told that they would become richer.

• B. Unemployment at home caused Europeans to come to the West Indies to seek their fortune.

• C. Financial difficulties at home made Europeans to come to the West Indies decide to settle there.

• D. Europeans who came to the West Indies to seek their fortunes were the ones who were not wealthy.

Much is being done to develop tourism in our country by providing good hotel accommodation and facilities.

• A. It is important to provide good hotel accommodation and facilities for tourists.

• B. Good hotel accommodation and facilities are crucial if we want to develop tourism.

• C. We are doing a great deal to boot tourism by providing good hotel accommodation and facilities.

• D. If we do not provide good hotel accommodation and facilities, tourists will not come to out country.

So engrossed was he in his task that he did not hear his sister enter the room.

• A. His task was so difficult that he did not observe his sister's entry.

• B. He did not hear his sister enter the room because of the job he was doing.

• C. His sister's entry did not attract his attention because he was enjoying what he was doing.

• D. He was so preoccupied with what he was doing that he was unaware of his sister's entry.

John told his parents in no uncertain terms that he was going to university as soon as he left school.

• A. John boasted to his parents that he was going to university as soon as he left school.

• B. John told his parents that they should permit him to go to university after he left school.

• C. John made it quite clear to his parents that when he left school he would go to university immediately.

• D. John's parents were told that it was obviously his desire to attend university immediately after leaving school.

The bright colours of the bird distinguished it from the others flying across the pale sky.

• A. The bright colours of the bird contrasted with the pale sky while it was flying.

• B. The pale sky made the birds noticeable while flying as they had bright colours.

• C. The pale sky made the birds noticeable while flying as they had bright colours.

• D. The bright colours against the pale sky made the bird stand out among those flying by.

I cannot understand why you have done this since you tell me that Mark means a lot to you.

• A. Since Mark means a lot to you, the reason for your action is puzzling to me.

• B. Since you tell me that Mark means a lot to you, he cannot understand why you have done this.

• C. You tell me that although Mark means a lot to you, you did this.

• D. Mark cannot mean a lot to you or else I know you would not have done this.