k)Explain the meanings of the following words used in the excerpt. i)Inflating ii)Misappropriate

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f) They simply misappropriate the funds! (Rewrite in the passive) (1 mark)
The funds are simply misappropriated!

g) Only a few kilometres of road are usually dug up and then levelled. (Rewrite in the active voice) (1 mark)
They usually dig up and then level only a few kilometres of road.

h) Maybe it is because you are the overall leader. (Rewrite replacing "may be" with another word) (1 mark)
Perhaps it is because you are the overall leader.

i) The buck stops with you, as they say. (Rewrite adding a question tag) (1 mark)
The buck stops with you, doesn't it?

j) Everywhere in The Samaritan, I am being accused of inflating the cost of projects and presiding over shoddy Municipal works. Rewrite replacing the underlined word with a phrasal verb) (1 mark)
Everywhere in The Samaritan, I am being accused of inflating the cost of projects and running shoddy Municipal works.

k) Explain the meanings of the following words used in the excerpt. (2 marks)

i) Inflating: Increasing the cost of something, especially excessively or artificially.

ii) Misappropriate: To dishonestly or illegally take money or property that has been entrusted to one's care for one's own use.