Subordination, Se, 7.3.2.1.2

Question 1

What did he say?

Answer 1

Hem i se wanem?

Question 2

Joseph lied to me that he has a job.

Answer 2

Joseph i giaman long mi se hem i stap wok.

Question 3

I just guessed that about fifty people came.

Answer 3

Mi ges nomo se i gat samting olsem fifti man oli kam.

Question 4

We all have to agree first that the government can use this plot of land.

Answer 4

Yumi evriwan i mas agri fastaem se gavman i save yusum pis graon ia.

Question 5

Peter told me that he had some money.

Answer 5

Peter i talem long mi se hem i gat sam vatu.

Question 6

I asked you whether you were coming or not.

Answer 6

Mi bin askem yu se bae yu kam o no.

Question 7

I didn’t say it was me.

Answer 7

Mi no talem se mi.

Question 8

She promised that it will be tomorrow.

Answer 8

Hem i promes se tumora.

Question 9

There are reports all over that the election date will be changed.

Answer 9

Nius i stap go olbaot se bae oli jenisim taem blong eleksen.

Question 10

I heard a story that you didn’t come home over the weekend.

Answer 10

Mi harem wan stori se yu no kam long haos long wiken.

Question 11

It’s in the Holy Book that we must obey God.

Answer 11

I stap long Tabu Buk se yumi mas harem toktok blong God.

Question 12

I hope that there will not be another cyclone.

Answer 12

Mi hop se bae i no gat hariken bakegen.

Question 13

They didn’t know that the ship would come today.

Answer 13

Oli no save se sip ia bae i kam tedei.

Question 14

We have to believe that the price of copra will go up again.

Answer 14

Yumi mas bilif se praes blong kopra bae i go antap bakegen.

Question 15

I heard that the Council of Chiefs has agreed to that.

Answer 15

Mi harem se Kaonsel blong Olgeta Jif i agri long samting ia finis.

Question 16

They want to government to help them.

Answer 16

Olgeta oli wantem se gavman i mas halpem olgeta.

Question 17

I’m worried that they might find out about the two of us.

Answer 17

Mi fraet se bae oli faenemaot yumitu.

Question 18

There is an idea that I’ll come to the party (i.e. I’m thinking about coming to the party).

Answer 18

Tingting i stap se bae mi kam long lafet.

Question 19

Mahit hid the key so I would not find it. (2)

Answer 19

Mahit i haedem ki (se/blong) mi no faenem.

Question 20

That fence prevents us from going through there. (2)

Answer 20

Fenis ia i blokem yumi (se/blong) yumi no pas long ples ia.

Question 21

You can’t force somebody to vote for that party. (2)

Answer 21

Yu no save fosem man (se/blong) bae i vot long pati ia.

Question 22

The guys made me drink, but I didn’t want to.

Answer 22

Ol boe oli mekem se mi dring, be mi no wantem.

Question 23

They are marching at Independence Park today, so we will play on Tuesday.

Answer 23

Oli stap maj long Independens Pak tedei se bae mifala i plei long Tuste.

Question 24

It is good that we keep a dog at home (lit. We keep a dog at home is good).

Answer 24

Yumi stap lukaotem dog long haos i gud.

Question 25

It’s true that I haven’t paid my tax yet.

Answer 25

I tru se mi no pem takis blong mi yet.

Question 26

What happened is we didn’t send it quickly. (2)

Answer 26

Samting we i hapen se mifala i no sendem kwik.
Samting we i hapen, mifala i no sendem kwik.

Question 27

What I find is when I drink kava I eat a lot the next day.

Answer 27

Wanem mi faenem se taem mi dring kava be tumora long hem mi stap kakae bigwan.

Question 28

What I am saying is that I haven’t finished my work yet.

Answer 28

Wanem mi stap talem se mi no finisim wok blong mi yet.