In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.

[EX Q]: Whether dry docks will in future remain the standard solution for the assembly of large ships is not yet settled.
[EX A]: Nokuba amanxweme amazibuko awonileyo ayakuhla eyimpendulo yomgangatho ekwenziweni kweenqanawa ezinkulu ayikazinziswa.

[EX Q]: The mariner's compass was hung in gimbals early in the sixteenth century.
[EX A]: Isalatha mbombo esasisetyenziselwa ukulawula indlela elandelwa yinqanawa sasixhonywa kwinto eyilwe ngobuchule ukuze kuxhonywe kuyo izixhobo ezisetyenziswayo. Oku kwakusenziwa ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yeshumi elinesithandathu

[EX Q]: Similar conditions are to be found with some salts, which could be converted into a slurry using a concentrated brine.
[EX A]:
Imeko ezifanayo ezinokufumaneka ezinetyuwa ezingaguqulelwa ukuba ludaka kusetyenziswe ugxininiso lwamanzi anetyuwa