1. Everybody who knew young
David Hartman thought he was riding for a fall.
(Remove ‘who’ and rewrite a sentence)
- Everybody knowing young
David Hartman thought he was riding for a fall.
2. The four Hartmans were lingering at the dinner table.
(Frame ‘wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer)
- How many Hartmans were
lingering at the dinner table?
3. Father, he said, “tell me
honestly. Do you think I can ever be a doctor?”
(Change into Indirect Narration)
- He requested father to
tell him honestly. He asked him if he thought he could ever be a
doctor.
4. Fred Hartman, bank officer
and very practical man stalled before replying.
(Use ‘not only but also’)
- Fred Hartman not only bank
officer but also a very practical man stalled before replying.
5. What medical college would
accept a blind student?
(Transform into Rhetorical Statement)
- No medical college would
accept a blind student.
6. Both he and David
grinned.
(Use ‘Not only and but also’)
- Not only he but also David
grinned.
7. Both he and David
grinned.
(Use ‘as well
as’ )
- He as well as David
grinned.
8. Both he and David
grinned.
(Make it negative )
-Not only he but also
David grinned.
9. You will never know
unless you try.
(Use ‘if……not and rewrite it)
- You will never know if you
don’t try.
9. “Let’s try and see”,
suggested his father.
(Transform into Indirect Narration)
- His father suggested that
they should try and see.
10.Mr. Hartman rolled the
ball.
(Change the voice)
- The ball was rolled by Mr.
Hartman.
11.But his mother also joined
the others in making David share household chores.
(Use infinitive form of the underlined word and rewrite it)
-But his mother also joined the others to make
David share household chores.
12. She read to him nearly every night to
stimulating his imagination.
(Present Participle)
-She read to him nearly
every night stimulating his imagination.
13. It was Dave’s sister
Barbara however who steeled herself to be his toughest task
master.
(Change the Degree)
-No other task Master was
as tough as Dave’s sister Barbara who steeled herself to be
14. He could do anything.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Anything……)
- Anything could be done by
him.
15. He was going to be a
doctor.
(Replace ‘Going to’ & rewrite the sentence)
- He would be a doctor.
16. He was going to be a
doctor and unable to see the rueful headshakes.
(Remove
unable and rewrite the sentence)
- He was going to be a
doctor could not to see the rueful headshakes.
17. He began preparing for
this career. (Use ‘infinitive form & rewrite it.)
- He began to prepare for this career.
18. They had always fallen
into the realm of possibility. (Make it Negative)
- They had not sometimes
fallen into the realm of possibility.
19. At college, Hartman’s
Faculty advisers tried to reason with him.
(Use ‘Present participle & rewrite it)
- At college, Hartman’s
faculty advisers tried reasoning with him.
20. I want to be a
psychiatrist because I happen to believe I shall make a good one.
(Remove ‘because’)
- I happen to believe I
shall make a good one so I want to be a psychiatrist.
21. They had become
serious about each other.
(Identify the tense)
- Past Perfect Tense.
22. He was elected vice
president of the students’ council. (Change the voice)
-They elected him vice
president of the students’ council.
23. Dr. M. Prince Brigham was putting Dave’s case
most forcefully.
(Begin with Dave’s cause……….)
- Dave’s cause was being
most forcefully put by Dr. M. Prince.
24. “You have done it, she
cried, you have been accepted by Temple”.
(Transform into Indirect Narration)
- She said that he done it.
She added that he had been accepted by Temple.
25. When David graduated
with the highest honors, the whole student body and faculty
stood up to cheer him.
(Remove ‘when’ and rewrite it)
-As soon as David graduated with the highest
honors, the whole students’ body and
faculty stood upto cheer him.
26. By plunging his rubber –gloved hands into
the cadavers, Dave could easily feel the
location and shape of the large
organs.
(Make it compound sentence)
- Dave plunged his rubber
–gloved hands into the cadavers and he could easily feel the
location and shape of the large
organs.
27. David
began organizing the massive home library.
(Use ‘Infinitive Form’ & rewrite it)
- David began to organize
the massive home library.
28. R.F.B’S
Volunteers taped some 30 volumes for David. (Change the voice)
- Some 30 volumes were taped
for David by R.F.B’S volunteers.
29. He was told.
(Change the voice)
- They told him.
30. The material would
also go in to R.F.B.’S master tape library in New York.
(Rewrite above sentence using modal of ‘Obligation’)
- The material must also
go in to R.F.B’S master tape library in New
York.
31. Scarcely had Dave began his second year when he
found him self hopelessly swamped.
(Use Hardly……..when)
- Hardly had David began his
second year when he found him self hopelessly swamped.
32. He could not read
X-rays. He could not examine the ears. (Not only but also)
- He could not only read
X-rays but also examine the ears.
33. Hartman had abilities
that made up for such short comings. (Make it Simple)
- Hartman had abilities
making up for such short comings.
34. “Dave”, said the other senior gripping his
shoulder, “I can see like an eagle”.
(Transform
into ‘Indirect speech’)
- The other senior told Dave
that he could see like an eagle.
35. There were those,
however who challenged this appraisal.
(Make it simple sentence)
- Those people challenging
this appraisal.
36. R.F.B president John
Castles praised him for exhibiting a triumph of the human sprit.
(Frame ‘wh-question to get underlined part as an answer)
- Why did R.F.B president
John Castles praise him?
37. Most important he was
an excellent listener. (Change
the Degree)
- No other listener was as excellent as
he.
38. If given the chance to
talk about the themselves patients are often very good judges.
(Use Unless)
- Unless given the chance to
talk about the themselves patients are not often very good
judges.
39. With most of his
academic trials behind him, he was seized with feelings of inadequacy
for the job ahead. Use
‘Though’ and rewrite it.)
- Though he had most of his
academic trials behind him, he was seized with feelings of
inadequacy.
40. Can I play
baseball? Make it ‘Assertive Sentence’)
- I cannot play baseball.
41. It’s true.
Make it ‘Negative Sentence’)
- It’s not false. Or It’s untrue.
42. I can’t see. Make
it Affirmative Sentence’)
- I am unable to see.
43. Dave had applied to
ten medical colleges.
(Rewrite sentence beginning with ‘Ten medical………’)
- Ten medical colleges were
applied to by Dave.
44. We should see how far
he can go.
Rewrite above sentence using modal auxiliary verb of ‘obligation’)
- We must see how far he can
go.
45. I want to tell you
three stories from my life. (Make it complex
sentence)
- I want to tell you three
stories which are from my life.
Or
- I want to tell you three
stories that are from my life.
46. I dropped out of Reed
College after the first 6 month, but than stayed around as a drop
in for another 18 month. (Remove but
and rewrite above sentence)
- Though I dropped out of Reed college after
the first six months, then stayed around as
a drop-in for another 18 months.
47. It was one of the best
decisions I ever made. (Change
the degree)
- Very few decisions were as good as it was I
ever made.
48. I could stop taking
the required classes.
(Use ‘able to’)
- I was able to stop
taking the required classes.
49. I could stop taking
the required classes.
(Use ‘infinitive form’ and rewrite it)
- I could stop to take the
required classes.
50. I could stop taking
the required classes.
(Make it negative)
- I could not continue taking
the required classes.
51. I could stop taking
the required classes. Use
modal auxiliary showing advice.)
- I should stop taking the
required classes.
52. I could stop taking
the required classes that didn’t interest me. (Make it simple.)
-I could stop taking the
required classes not interesting me.
53. I didn’t have a dorm
rooms, so I slept on the floor in friends rooms.
(Remove
so and rewrite above sentence.)
- I slept on the floor in
friends rooms because I didn’t have a dorm room.
54. I didn’t have a dorm
room.
(Make it affirmative)
- I was without a dorm
room.
55. I returned Coke
bottles for the 5 cent deposits to buy food with and I would walk
seven miles across town.
(Make it simple)
- Returning Coke bottles for
the 5 cent deposits to buy food with, I would walk seven miles across town.
56. I would walk seven
miles across town every Sunday night.
(Use
‘used to’ and rewrite above) sentence.)
- I used to walk seven miles
across town every Sunday night.
57. I loved it.
(Make
it negative)
- I didn’t hate it.
58. I loved it.
(Add question tag)
- I loved it, didn’t I?
59. Reed College
offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country.
Change the degree)
- No other college in the
country offered calligraphy instruction as good as Reed College.
- 60. I decided to take a
calligraphy class.
Use noun form of underlined word and rewrite above sentence)
- I took a decision to take
a calligraphy class.
61. We designed it all in
to the Mac. (Rewrite the
sentence beginning with “It-----“)
-It was designed all in to
the Mac by us.
62. If I had never dropped
in on that course in college the Mac would have never had, multiple
typefaces. (Use
“Unless” and rewrite above sentence.)
-Unless I had dropped in
on that course in college the Mac would have never had, multiple typeface.
63. since Wind owns just
copied Mac, it’s likely no personal computer would have them.
(Use ‘because and rewrite above sentence.)
- It’s likely no personal
computer would have them because wind owns just copied them.
64. It was impossible to
connect the dots looking forward. (Make it negative)
- It was not possible to
connect the dots looking forward.
65. You can’t connect the
dots looking forward. Use ‘able to’ and
rewrite above sentence)
-You are not able to
connect the dots looking forward.
66. You have to trust that
the dots will somehow connect in your future.
Replace the model with another modal of ‘obligation’)
- You must trust that the
dots will somehow connect in your future.
67. You have to trust that
the dots will somehow connect in your future.
Use modal showing ‘less
certainty’ for the underlined word in the above sentence)
- You have to trust that the
dots may somehow connect in your future.
68. This approach has
never let me down.
(Change the voice)
- I have never been let
down by this approach.
69. It has made all the
difference in my life.
(Rewrite above sentence beginning with ‘All he dereference)
All the difference has
been made in my life by it.
70. I found what I loved
to do early in life. (Use ‘Present Participle’ and rewrite
it)
- I found what I loved doing early in life.
71. I started Apple when I
was 20.
(Make it simple sentence)
- I started Apple at 20.
72. I started Apple when I was 20. (Rewrite sentence
removing ‘when’)
- I started Apple at 20.
73. The heaviness of being
successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner
again. (Change
the voice)
- The lightness of being a
beginner again replaced the heaviness of being successful.
74. It freed me to enter
one of the most creative periods of my life.
Use noun form of the underlined word and rewrite it)
- It freed me to make an
entry in one of my most creative periods of my life.
75. It freed me to enter
one of the most creative periods of my life.
Rewrite above
sentence using ‘Present Participle’ for the underlined word)
- It freed me entering one
of the most creative periods of my life.
76. Pixar is now the world’s most successful
animation studio. (Change
the degree)
- No other now the world’s
animation studio is as successful as Pixar.
OR
- Pixar is now the world’s more
successful than any other animation studio.
77.I returned to Apple, and
the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of
Apple’s current renaissance.
(Make it complex sentence)
- I returned to Apple where
the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple’s current
renaissance.
78. Sometimes life hits
you in the head with a brick. (Change the
voice)
- You are hit in the head
with a brick sometimes by life.
79. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a
brick. (Transform into ‘Past Perfect
Tense’)
- Sometimes life had hit
you in the head with a brick.
80. Don’t lose faith. (Rewrite above
sentence beginning with ‘Let………’)
- Let faith not be lost.
81. It you haven’t found
it yet, keep looking. (Use ‘Unless’
and rewrite it)
- Unless you have found it
yet, keep looking.
82. I was diagnosed with
cancer. (Change
the voice)
- They diagnosed me with
cancer.
83. My doctor advised
me to go home.
(Use
noun form of the underlined word and rewrite it)
- My doctor gave advice to
me to go home.
84. I had the surgery and
I’m fine now.
(Make it simple sentence)
- Having the surgery, I’m
fine now.
85. This was the closest
I’ve been to facing death. (Change
the degree)
- No other thing was as
close I’ve been to facing death as this was.
86. Having lived through
it I can now say this to you
(Make it compound sentence)
- I have lived through it
and can now say this to you.
87. Your time is
limited.
(Frame Rhetorical Question)
- Isn’t your time limited?
88. Don’t waste it living
someone else’s life.
(Change the voice)
-Let it not be wasted
living someone else’s life.
89. Don’t be trapped by
dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.
(Make it simple sentence)
- Don’t be trapped by dogma
living with the results of other people’s thinking.
90. There was an amazing
publication. (Use
‘Past Perfect Tense’ and rewrite it)
-There had been an amazing
publication.
91. They put a photograph
of an early morning country road.
(Rewrite beginning with ‘A photograph……’)
- A photograph of an early
morning country road was put by them.
92. It was their farewell
message as they signed off. (Make it simple
sentence)
-They signed off it as
their farewell message.
93. I have always wished
that for myself. (Use ‘Present Perfect Continuous Tense and
rewrite it)
- I have been always wishing
that for myself.
94. I wish that for
you.
(Change the voice)
- That is wished for you
by me.
95. I wish that for you.
(Add question tag)
- I wish that for you,
don’t I?
96. Your time is
limited. (Make it
negative sentence)
- Your time is not
unlimited.
97. I can now say this to
you.
(Use ‘be able to’ and rewrite it)
- I am able now to say
this to you.
98. I can now say this to you. (Rewrite above sentence using modal
auxiliary verb
showing ‘Prohibition’)
- I should not now say this
to you.
99. There was a beautiful
and fragrant violet who lived placidly amongst her friends.
(Make
it simple sentence)
- There was a beautiful and
fragrant violet living placidly amongst her friends.
100. Her crown was
embellished with beads of dew.
(Change the
voice)
- Beads of dew embellished
her crown.
101. She saw a tall and
handsome rose standing proudly. (Make it complex)
- She saw a tall and
handsome rose who stood proudly.
102. The violet opened her
blue lips and said, “What an unfortunate flower am I
among these flowers”
(Change in to indirect speech)
- The violet exclaimed that
she was very unfortunate among those flowers.
103. “What an unfortunate
flowers am I among these flowers.”
(Make it assertive)
- I am very unfortunate
among these flowers.
104. How humble is the
position I occupy in their presence! (Make it assertive)
- I occupy a very humble
position in their presence.
105. Nature has fashioned
me to be short and poor. (Change the
voice)
- I have been fashioned to
be short and poor by nature.
106. Nature has fashioned
me to be short and poor. (Use not only----but
also)
- Nature has fashioned me
to be not only short but also poor.
107. I lived very close to
the earth and cannot raise my head towards the blue sky
(Make
it simple sentence)
- In spite of living very
close to the earth I cannot raise my head towards the blue sky.
108. I cannot raise my
head towards the blue sky. (Use ‘unable’)
- I am unable raise my
head to wards the blue sky.
109. She laughed and
commented, “How strange is your talk!”
(Change
in to indirect speech)
- She exclaimed that her
talk was very strange.
110. How strange is your
talk!
(Make it assertive.)
- Your talk is very
strange.
111. You are fortunate,
and yet you cannot understand your fortune.
(Make it complex)
- Though you are fortunate
you cannot understand your fortunate.
112. He who humbles
himself will be exalted.
(Make above sentence less definite)
- He who humbles himself
may be exalted.
113. You are consoling
me.
(Use
noun form of the underlined word and rewrite the sentence)
(Change
the voice)
- You are giving
consolation me.
- I am being consoled by
you.
114. You are consoling me
because you have that which I crave (Remove because)
- You have that which I
crave so you are consoling me.
115. How painful is the
preaching of the fortunate to the heart of the miserable!
(Make
it assertive)
- The preaching of the
fortunate is very painful to the heart of the miserable.
116. Nature heard the
conversation of the violet.
(Frame WH question to get underlined part as an answer.)
- What did nature hear?
117. She approach and
said, “What has happed to you my daughter violet?
(Change in to indirect speech.)
- She asked her daughter
violet what had happened to her.
118. You have been humble
and sweet in all your deeds and words.
(Frame rhetorical question.)
- Haven’t you been humble
and sweet in all your deeds and words?
119. You have been humble
and sweet in all your deeds and words.
(Identify the tense of the sentence.)
- Present perfect tense.
120. Nature responded,
“You know not what you are seeking” (Indirect speech)
- Nature responded that
she knew what she was very seeking.
121. You know not what you
are seeking.
(Make it affirmative)
- You are unknown of what
you are seeking.
122. You are unaware of
the concealed disaster. (Make
it negative)
- You are not aware of the
concealed disaster.
123. If you were a rose,
you would be sorry. (Use
unless and rewrite the sentence)
- Unless you were a rose,
you would not be sorry.
124. The
violet insisted, “Change me in to a tall rose. (Change in to indirect speech)
- The
violet requested to change her in to a tall rose.
125. It
will be my own doing.
(Use the model auxiliary of possibility in present.)
- It can
be my own doing.
126. I
will grant your request. (Use
model auxiliary of prohibition)
- I
should not grand your request.
127. I
will grand your request.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with your request)
- Your
request will be granted by me.
128. If
calamity befalls you, your complaint must be to yourself. (Use unless.)
- Unless
calamity befalls you, your complaint must not be to yourself.
129. Nature
stretched forth her mysterious and magic fingers and touched the roots
Of the violet.
(Make it simple sentence.)
- Stretching forth her
mysterious and magic fingers nature touched the roots of the
Violet.
130. The ragging elements
disturbed the silence of existence. (Change the voice.)
- The silence of existence
was disturbed by the ragging elements.
131. The tempest spared
only the little once. (Transform it in
to negative)
- None but little once
were spared by the tempest.
132. When the storm calmed
and the sky cleared, all the flowers were laid waste.
(Remove when and rewrite
the above sentence.)
- As soon as the storm
calmed and the sky cleared, all the flowers were laid waste.
133. Having lifted her
head and viewed the tragedy of the flowers and trees, one of
The violet maidens smiled happily.
(Complex)
- The violet had lifted her
head and viewed the tragedy of the flowers and trees, who
Maidens smiled happily.
134. We are small, and
live close to the earth, but we are safe from the wrath of the
Skies.
(Make it complex)
- Though we are small and
live close to the earth we are safe from the wrath of the
Skies
135. The tempest is unable
to subdue us. (Remove unable
and rewrite the sentence)
- The tempest cannot
subdue us.
136. The dying rose said,
“You are contented and meek dullards.”
(Change
in to indirect speech)
- The dying rose said that
they were contented and meek dullards.
137. Contentment has acted
as a barrier.
(Rewrite the sentence using present perfect continuous tense.)
- Contentment has been
acting as a barrier.
138. I could have waited
for winter to shroud me with snow.
(Use present participle and rewrite the sentence.)
- I could have waited for
winter shrouding me with snow.
139. I am happy now. (Replace the auxiliary with the modal auxiliary
showing obligation)
- I must be happy now.
140. I could have
overlooked Greed.
(Change the voice)
- Greed could have been
overlooked by me.
141. I could have
overlooked Greed, whose nature is higher than mine,
(Change the degree)
- I could have overlooked
Greed whose nature is not as low as mine.
142. As I hearkened to the
silence of the night, I heard the heavenly world talking to this
earthly world.
(Use no sooner……… than)
- No sooner did I hearken to
the silence of the night than I heard the heavenly world talking to this earthly world.
143. Ambition beyond
existence is the essential purpose of our being.
(Frame rhetorical question)
- Isn’t ambition beyond
existence the essential purpose of our being?
144. At that moment my
spirit revolted.
(Add a Question tag)
- At that moment my spirit
revolted, didn’t it?
145. At moment my spirit revolted.
(Use
noun form of the underlined world and rewrite the sentence)
- At the moment my spirit
started revolt.
146. At that moment my
spirit revolted and my heart longed for a position higher than my
limited existence.
(Make it complex.)
- When my spirit revolted,
my heart longed for a position higher than my limited existence.
147. My heart longed for a
position higher than my limited existence. (Change the degree)
- My heart longed for a
position which is not as low as my limited existence.
148. Abyss cannot hear the
song of the stars.
(Remove negative)
- Abyss is unable to hear
the song of the stars.
149. Nature, who is the
great object of our deeper dreams, granted my request.
(Remove who or
change in to simple sentence)
- Nature is the great object
of our deeper dreams granted my request.
150. Nature granted my
request and changed me in to a rose.
(Make it simple sentence)
(Use
infinitive form and rewrite the sentence)
(Use present participle and rewrite the sentence.)
- Nature granted my request
to change me in to a rose.
- Nature, granted my request
to change me in to a rose.
- Nature, granted my request
changing me in to a rose.
151. She said, “I have
lived on hour as a proud rose.”
(Change in to indirect speech)
- She said that she had
lived on hour as a proud rose.
152. Is there anyone here
who can claim such honor?
(Transform
in to rhetorical statement.)
-There is no one here who
can claim such honor.
153. She gasped, “I shall
die now, for my soul has attained its goal.”
(Change
in to indirect speech.)
- She told that she would
die than for her soul had attained its goal.
154. This is the design of
life…….This is the secret of Existence.
(Combine the sentence with appropriate conjunction.)
- This is the design of life
and the secret of Existence.
- This is not only the
design of life but also the secret of Existence.
155. There was no
electricity; no primary school nearby. (Use neither nor)
- There was neither
electricity nor primary school nearby.
156. I did not go to
school until the age of eight. (Remove negative and rewrite a sentence)
- I failed to go to school
until the age of eight.
157. I was home
schooled.
(Add question tag)
- I was home schooled,
was’t I?
158. My father used to get
transferred every year.
(Replace the underlined word to proper model auxiliary verb)
- My father would get
transferred every year.
159. My mother would set
up on establishment and get us going.
(Replace the model auxiliary verb with proper verb)
- My mother used to set up
an establishment and get us going.
160. Raised by the window
who had come as a refugee from the then East Bengal.
(Which is the
preposition in the above sentence and what does it indicate.)
- In the above sentence the
proposition is “from” It indicates us the “place”
161. She was matriculate
when she married my father.
(Make it simple sentence)
- She was matriculate at
the time of her marriage.
162. My parents set the
foundation of my life.
(Change the voice)
- The foundation of my
life was set by my parents.
163. My father was given a
jeep by the government. (Change the
voice)
- The government gave a
jeep to my father.
164. There was no garage
in the office. (Remove
negative and rewrite a sentence)
- The office was without a
garage.
165. There was no garage
in the office so the jeep was parked in our house.
(Use “because” and rewrite a sentence)
- The jeep was parked in our
house because there was no garage in the office.
166. The jeep was parked
in our house.
(Change the voice)
- They parked the jeep in
our house.
167. My father refused to
use it. (Use present participle
and rewrite the sentence)
- My father refused using
it.
168. My father refused to
use it.
(Make it negative)
- My father did not accept
to use it /my fathers did not liked /agree to use it.
169. My father refused to
use it.
(Add question tag)
- My father refused to use
it, did’t he?
170. He told us that the
jeep was an expensive resource given by the government.
(Transform in to direct speech)
- He said to us, “The jeep
is an expensive resource given by the government.”
171. It was
stationary.
(Make it negative)
- It was not movable.
172. The jeep’s driver was
treated with the respect. (Change the
voice)
- They treated the jeep’s
driver with the respect.
173. When I grew up to own
a car and a driver by the name of Raja was appointed,
I repeated the lesson to my two small
daughters.
(Use no sooner than)
- No sooner did I grow up
to own a car and a driver by the name of raja was appointed
than, I repeated the lesson to my two small
daughters.
174. When I hear that term
form a school or college going person, I cringe.
(Remove
when and rewrite the sentence)
- As soon as I hear that
term form a school or college going person, I cringe.
175. We had to use the
suffix “dada” whenever we were to refer to him.
(Make
it simple sentence)
- We had to use the suffix
“dada” referring to him.
176. I repeated the lesson
to my two small daughters. (Change the voice)
- The lesson was repeated
to my two small daughters by me.
177. It is more important to respect your
subordinates than your superiors.
(Change the degree)
- To respect your superiors
is not as important as your subordinates.
178. Our day used start
with the family huddling around my mother’s Culpa.
(What is the underlined word and what is its function.)
- The underlined word is the
gerund and it is function noun.
179. There was no gas, no
electric stoves.
(Use neither …..Nor)
- There was neither gas
nor electric stoves.
180. As the brew was
served, father would ask us to read aloud the editorial page of
The statesman’s mofussil edition.
(Make it simple)
- Father would ask us to
read aloud the editorial page of the statesman’s mofussil edition at the time
of brew.
181. We did not understand
much of what we were reading. (Make it simple)
- We did not understand
much out of reading.
182. The world was larger
than corrupt district. (Change the voice)
- Corrupt district was not
as large as the world.
183. We did not understand
much of what we were reading. (Remove negation and rewrite it)
- We understood very
little of what we were reading.
OR
-we were unknown of what
we were
reading.
184. Father taught us a
simple lesion. (Rewrite a
sentence beginning with “We”…..)
- We were taught a simple
lesson by father.
185. You should leave your
newspaper and your toilet the way you expect to find it.
(Rewrite a
sentence using model auxiliary verb showing obligation.)
- You must leave your
newspaper and your toilet the way you expect to find it.
186. Business begins and
ends with that simple precept.
(Remove “and” and rewrite a sentence)
- Business begins as well as
ends with that simple precept.
187. We did not have a
house of our own.
(Transform into positive sentence)
- We were without a house
of our own.
188. We would live in our
own house.
(Replace the
model auxiliary with another modal showing less certainty)
- We may live in our own
house.
189. His replies did not
gladden our hearts. (Add a question tag)
- His replies did not
gladden our hearts, did they?
190. Government house
seldom came with fences. (Make it
negative)
- Government house did not
of tent always come with fences.
191. Mother and I
collected twigs and built a small fence.
(Use not only….but also)
- Mother and I collected not
only twigs but also built a small fence.
192. Mother and I
collected twigs and built a small fence. (Make it simple)
- Collecting twigs, mother and I built a small
fence.
193. My mother would never
sleep.
(Replace
the modal auxiliary verb with the model of more certainty)
- My mother will never
sleep.
194. The white ants ones
destroyed them. (Rewrite a sentence begging with “They were….)
- They were ones destroyed by the white ants.
195. My mother brought ash
form her Chalha and mixed it in the earth.
(Make
it simple sentence)
- Bringing ash from her
chulha, my mother mixed it in the earth.
196.A few neighbors asked
my mother why she was taking so much pains to beautify, a
Government house.
(Change in to direct narration.)
- A few neighbors said to my
mother “Why are you taking so much pain to beautify a government house?”
197. My mother replied
that it did not matter to her that she would not see the flowers in
full bloom.
(Change in to direct narration.)
- My mother said, “It does
not matter to me that I will not see the flowers in full bloom.”
198. She said, “I have to
create a bloom in a desert and whenever I am given a new place,
I must leave it more beautiful than
what I had inherited.”
(Change in to indirect narration)
- She said that she had to
create a bloom in desert and whenever she was given a new place, she had to
leave it more beautiful than what she had inherited.
199. I have to create a
bloom in a desert.
(Replace the model with another model.)
- I must create a bloom in a desert.
200. My mother began
developing a cataract in her eyes when I was very small.
(Make it simple)
- My mother began developing
a cataract in her eyes in my childhood.
201. My mother began
developing a cataract in her eyes.
(Use infinitive form and rewrite a sentence)
- My mother began to develop
a cataract in her eyes.
202. As her appendage I
had to move. (Rewrite a
sentence beginning with I had…..)
- I had to move as her
appended age.
203. For the first time in
my life, I saw electricity in homes and water coming out of a top.
- I never saw electricity
in homes and water coming out of a top before.
204. She did not know the
Oriya script.
(Make it affirmative)
- She was unknown of the
Oriya script.
205. She was taking so
much pain to beautify a government house.
(Use gernd from the underlined word and rewrite)
- She was taking so much
pain beautifying a government house.
206. In addition to my
daily chores my job was to read her the local newspaper end to end.
(Use not only …. But also)
- My job was not only to my
daily chores but also to read her the local news paper end to end.
207. I was fighting the
war.
(Change the voice)
- The war was being fought
by me.
208. My mother and I
discussed the news and built a bond with the larger universe.
(Make it simple)
- Discussing the news, my
mother and I built a bond with larger universe.
209. We became part of a
larger reality. (Frame
rhetorical question)
-Didn’t we become part of
a larger reality?
210. I measure my success
in terms of that sense of larger connectedness.
(Frame Wh type question to get underlined part as on answer)
- How do I measure my
success?
211. India was fighting on both
fronts. (Change in to past perfect continuous tense)
- India had been fighting on both
fronts.
212.Lal Bahadur Shastri,
the then prime Minister, coned the term,”jai kiasan”
(Use “Who” and rewrite a
sentence)
- Lal Bahadur Shastri, the
then primre minister who coined the term, “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan.
213. I had no clue.
(Remove negative)
- I was clueless.
214. I would land up near
the university’s water tank which served the community.
(Use
“Present participle and rewrite a sentence) (Make it simple)
- I would land up near the
university’s water tank serving the community.
215. There could be spies
who would come to poison the water.
(Remove “Who” and rewrite above
sentence)
- There could be spies
coming to poison the water.
217. There could be spies
who would come to poison the water.
(Remove
“who” and rewrite above sentence)
- There
could be spies coming to poison the water.
218.
There could be spies
(Replace the model auxiliary verb
with the modal auxiliary verb of “obligation”)
- There
must be spies.
219. I
would daydream about catching one. (Make it
complex sentence)
- I would
daydream so that I can catch one.
220. I
would be featured in the news paper.
(Change the voice)
- They
will feature me in the newspaper.
211. The
spies ignored the sleepy town of Bhabaneshwar.
(Rewrite a sentence begging with “The sleepy….)
- The
sleepy town of Bhubaneshwar
was ignored by the spies.
212. I never got a change to catch one (Remove negative and rewrite a
sentence)
- I
missed a change to catch one.
213. If
we can imagine a future, we can create it.
(Use unless)
- Unless
we can imagine a future, we can’t create it.
214. If
we can create that future, other will live in it.
(Use unless)
- Unless
we can create that future, other will not live in it.
215.
Imagination is everything.
(Frame rhetorical question)
- Isn’t
imagination everything?
216. My
mother eyesight dimmed but in me she created a larger vision.
(Remove but and rewrite a sentence)
- Though
my mother’s eyesight dimmed, in me she created a larger vision.
217. When
she returned after her operation and saw my face clearly for the first
time,
She was astonished. (Remove when and rewrite a sentence)
- As soon as she returned
after her operation and saw my face clearly for the first time
She was astonished.
218. She said, “Oh my god,
I did not know you were so fair. “
(Change into indirect narration)
-She exclaimed with
surprised that she had known he was so fair.
219. I remain might
pleased with that adulation even today.
(Use the underlined word and rewrite sentence)
-I
remained with might pleasure with that adulation even today.
220.
Mother develop cornea ulcer and overnight; become blind in both eyes.
(Make
it simple)
- Developing corneal ulcer
mother become blind in both eyes.
221. I asked her if she
sow darkness. (Change
into indirect narration)
- I said to her,” Do you
see darkness?”
222. She never complained
about her fate even once.
(Use noun form of the underlined word and rewrite a sentence.)
-She never mode complained
about her fate even once.
223. She replied,”No, I do
not see darkness. I only see light, even with my eyes closed.”
(Change into indirect narration)
She replied that she did
not see darkness. She only saw light, even with her eyes closed.
224. I only see
light.
(Change into negative sentence.)
- None but I see darkness.
225. It is about not
seeing the world but seeing the light.
(Rewrite
using infinitive form where ever necessary.)
-It is about not to see
the world but to see the light.
226. It was at the age of
82 that mother had a parlay stroke. (Rewrite as simple sentence.)
- Mother had a paralytic
stroke at the age of 82.
227. While leaving her
behind, I kissed her face. (Change
the voice.)
- I kissed her face
leaving her behind.
228. I kissed her
face.
(Change
the voice.)
- Her face was kissed by
me.
229. She,”Why are you
kissing me? Go, kiss the world.”
(Change into indirect narration)
- She asked why he was
kissing her, She advised to Go, kiss the world.
230. Kiss the world.
(Change the voice.)
- Let the world be kiss.
231. She was telling me to
go and kiss the world.
(Rewrite the
sentence beginning with ‘I……….. ‘ )
-I was being told to go
and kiss the world by her.
232. Don’t groan.
(Change the voice.)
- You have advised not to
groan.
233. I want to talk to you
about a topic you detest.
(Make
it negative sentence.), (make it complex.)
-I want to talk to you
about a topic you do not like.
-I want to talk to you
about a topic which you detest.
234. I had several extra
–curricular activities that kept me busy. (Make it simple.)
-I had several extra
curricular activities keeping me busy.
235. There were a few
things that my mother wanted me to help out with.
(Make
it simple.)
-My mother wanted me to
help out with few things.
236. Like rolling out
chapattis, frying fish on weekends.
(Rewrite using
infinitive form of verbs.)
- Like to roll out
chapattis, to fry fish on weekends.
237. Making novelettes for
the family was my duty. (Rewrite
beginning with ‘It was….’)
-It was my duty to make
omelettes for the family.
238. I know how my mother
got me to ‘cooperate’. (Frame wh
question.)
- What do I know?
239. She always told
me.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning “I……”)
- I was told always by
her.
240. Nobody could roll out
better chapattis. (Make
it affirmative.)
-Everybody failed to roll
out better chapattis.
241. Main didn’t resemble
a wonky map of India, She said.
(Change
into indirect speech.)
-She said that main had
not resembled a wonky map of India.
242. She informed
everyone. (Use noun form of underlined
word and rewrite a sentence.)
-She gave information everyone.
243. I took a great deal
of pride in my weekend chores.
(Use adjective forms underlined word and rewrite it.)
-I was very much proud of
my weekend chores.
244. They looked
professional. (Add
question tag.)
- They looked
professional, didn’t they?
245. Nobody could flat
iron the pleats of my thick, drill school uniform. (Remove negative)
- Everybody failed to flat
iron the pleats of my thick, drill school uniform.
246. It was true. But it
was also a pain. (Use ‘Though and rewrite a sentence)
- Though it was true, it
was also a pain.
247. I didn’t mind vegetable
shopping. (Frame ‘Wh-Question’ to get underlined part as an
Answer)
- What did I not mind?
248. I loved the old dhobi
talao market and was on first name terms with the vendors.
(Remove and rewrite it.)
-I loved the old dhobi
talao market as wheel as was on first-name terms with the vendor.
249. I still enjoy buying
plump, fresh vegetable and bantering with the sellers.
(Use ‘infinitive’ forms where is necessary.)
- I still enjoy to by plum,
fresh vegetables and banter with the sellers.
250. I picked the veggies
with utmost care.
(Frame wh question)
- How did I pick the veggies?
251. I pick the veggies
with utmost care.
(Transform into negative sentence.)
-I did not pick the
veggies carelessly.
252. Looking for groceries
was another matter. (Replace
the gerund)
-To look for groceries was
another matter.
253. My parents preferred
to patronize just one store. (Use
gerund form and rewrite it.)
-My parents preferred
patronizing just one store.
254. I’d spend more time
paying for a bar of soap than I would have if I was buying half the store.
(Change the degree.)
-I’d not have spent as
much time buying the store as I would spend paying for a bar of soap.
255. I tried to circumvent
the problem by sneakily making similar small purchases from a privately owned
shop.
(Frame wh question.)
-How did I try to
circumvent the problem?
256. I tried arguing. (Use
infinitive form and rewrite it.)
- I tried to argue.
257. What difference does
it make? (Write
rhetorical question as a statement.)
- It does not make
difference?
258. Sensing my
resentment, my mother tried not to force this particular ‘duty’ on me.
(Use appropriate conjunction and combine the sentences.)
-My mother sensed my
resentment and tried not to force this particular ‘duty’ on me.
259. Sensing my
resentment, my mother tried not to force this particular ‘duty’ on me.
(Make it complex.)
- My mother did not force
this particular ‘duty’ on me when she sensed my resentment.
260. Sensing my
resentment, my mother tried not to force this particular ‘duty’ on me.
(Make it compound sentence)
-My mother sensed my
resentment and tried not to force this particular ‘duty’ on me.
261. I know my sister
hated it equally.
(Make it negative.)
-I don’t unknown my sister
hated it equally.
262. I know my sister
hated it equally, but someone had to do it. (Make it complex.)
-I know my sister hated it
equally that some one had to do it.
263. It did not halve our
time exactly.
(Remove negative.)
-If failed halve our time
exactly.
264. It was better than
being the fifty-fifth person in a serpentine queue.
(Change the
degree.)
-The fifty-fifth person in
a serpentine queue was not as good as it.
265. I’ve tried taking you
along on a few shopping trips.
(Use infinitive and rewrite a sentence)
-I’ve tried to take you
along on a few shopping trips.
266. I didn’t have much of
a choice. (Frame rhetorical
question.)
-Did I have much of a
choice?
267. I can cook, clean,
swab, scrub, iron and wash. (Use
modal auxiliary of certainty.)
- I shall cook, clean,
swab, scrub, iron and wash.
268. I was not just exposed
to them indirectly.
(Change the voice.)
-They did not just expose
me to them indirectly.
269. I was not just
exposed to them indirectly.
(Use noun form of the underlined word and rewrite it)
- I did not have just
exposure to them indirectly.
270. I actually performed
them to her satisfaction. (Frame wh
question.)
- Why did I actually
perform them?
271. When I point this out
to you, you laugh and giggle.
(Remove when and rewrite it.)
-I point this out to you
as soon as you laugh and giggle.
272. We’ll learn when we
have to.
(Make a sentence less definite)
- We shall learn when we
have to.
273. In India there are always other people
to do all that for you.
(Use
gerund and rewrite it)
In India there are always other people
doing all that for you.
274. The social situation
wills change altogether.
(Make it more
definite)
- The social situation
will change altogether.
275. Everything that you
take so much for granted now might disappear.
(Replace the model with another model of less certainty)
- Everything that you take
so much for granted now may disappear.
276. Even part-time work’s
may be difficult to come by. (Make a
sentence more certain and rewrite it.)/ (Make it negative)
- Even part-time workers
will difficult to come by.
277. Everybody copes when
there’s no choice. (Add
a question tag)
- Everybody copes when
there’s no choice, does it?
278. Everybody copes when
there’s no choice.
Transform in to conditional sentence and rewrite it)
- When there’s no choice
everybody copes.
279. Everybody copes when
there’s no choice. (Make
it simple.)
- Everybody copes in the
absence of choice.
- Everybody copes without
choice.
280. Tomorrow your own
words, “Chill….and watch, might apply to you.
(Make
it complex.)
- Tomorrow your own words
which as chill and watch might apply to you.
281. when my father
laughs, it is not only our home that reverberates but the adjacent houses feel
the ripples, as well.
(Use No sooner …. Than) (Use “as soon as’)
- No sooner does my father
laugh than it is not only our home that reverberates but the adjacent houses
feel the ripples as well.
- As soon as my father laughs,
it is not only our home that reverberates but the adjacent house feel the
ripples as well.
282. It is not only our
home that reverberates but the adjacent houses feel the, ripples as well.
(Remove “as well “and
rewrite the sentence)
- It is not only our home
that reverberates but also the adjacent houses fell the.
283. The adjacent houses
feel the ripples as well. (Add
question tag)
- The adjacent houses feel
the ripples as well, don’t they?
284. He loves to laugh. (Use “ing” form of the
underlined word and rewrite it)
- He loves laughing.
285. He loves to
laugh-only now, at a ripe old age. (Make it
negative)
- Never but he loves to
laugh at a ripe old age.
286In our younger days we
hardly remember seeing or hearing him laugh.
(Make it
complex)
-We hardly remember seeing
or hearing him laugh when we were younger days.
287. We hardly remember
seeing or hearing him laugh.
(Pick out “Gerunds” and
“infinitive” form above sentence)
- In the above sentence
Gerunds are following-seeing, hearing.
288. My father, a
professor of English, had “rigid”, eyes. (Make it complex)
- My father, who was a
professor of English, had “rigid”, cold eyes.
289. He may have laughed
in the company of his friends, but not at home.
(Remove “but” and rewrite
it)
- Though he may have
laughed in the company of his friends, not home.
290. He may have laughed
in the company of his friends. (Make it less definite)
- He might have laughed in
the company of his friends.
291. His eyes never
flickered, penetrating deep in to the person in front.
(Make it compound sentence)
- His eyes never flickered
but penetrated deep in to the person in front.
292. My father, had
“rigid” cold eyes
(Make it negative)
- My father had not only
rigid but also cold eyes.
293. It was not for us to
question why his eyes were cold or why he rarely laughed at home.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘To question…….)
- To question why his eyes
were cold or why he rarely laughed at home was not for us.
294. Ours was to accept
his authority in order to live. 9Make it conditional sentence)
- Ours was to accept his
authority If we wanted to live.
295. We would try to gauge father’s mood from
the movement of his eyes or the few
Words he spoke. (Frame Wh question to get
under line part as an answer)
- How would we try to
gauge father’s mood?
296. If his voice didn’t
have a rough edge, we would breathe.
(Use “Unless” and rewrite the sentence)
- Unless his voice had a
rough, edge, we would breathe.
297. When his throat
produced grunts and rumbles, we knew we had if for the day.
(Remove “When”)
- As soon as his throat
produced grunts and rumbles, we knew we had it for the day.
298. the most difficult
situation was when he was silent.
(Change in to positive degree as well as comparative degree)
- The situation when he
was silent was more difficult than any other situation.
- No other situation was
as difficult as when as when he was silent.
299. My father’s mood was
like Chennai’s climate.
(Frame Wh type question)
- How was my father’s
mood?
300. Like millions of
Madrasis who have not only survived their city’s climate but have also grown to
love it.
(Remove not only…..but also)
- Like millions of Madrasis
who have survived their city’s climate and have grown to love
it.
301. He kept us on a tight
leash-with his stern countenance. (Change the voice)
(Make
it complex)
- We were kept on a tight
leash with his stern countersense by him.
- He kept us on a leach which was his stern
countenance.
302. We would go astray if
given any liberties.
(Use
“Unless”)
- We would not go astray
unless given any liberties.
303. Discipline was his
motto.
(Rewrite using past perfect tense)
- Discipline had been his
motto.
304. I am grateful to
him.
(Add a question tag)
- I am grateful to him,
aren’t I?
305. He exudes a quite
smile of satisfaction. (Use
‘adjective” form of underline word)
- He exudes a quite
satisfactory smile.
306. My father has
dispensed with his rigid, cold façade.
(Transform in to simple present tense)
- My father dispenses with
his rigid, cold façade.
307. He has to unload all
those cans of laughter in him.
(Rewrite using the model auxiliary of ability)
- He can unload all those
cans of laughter in him.
308. It’s not strange that
my children refuse to belie that their grandfather and laughter were ever
strangers.
(Frame rhetorical question)
- Is it strange that my
children refuse to believe that their grandfather and laughter were
ever strangers?
309. My children refuse to
believe.
(Make it negative)
- My children do not
believe.
310. It is not only our
home that reverberates but the adjective houses feel the ripples as well.
(Use “Noun” from of the underline word and rewrite it)
- It is not only our home
that has reverberation but the adjacent houses feel the ripples as
well.
India witnesses the second highest
number of accident fatalities globally.
(Identify the tense of above sentence)
-Simple Present Tense
311. India
witnesses …second highest number of accident fatalities globally. (Use the
proper article)
-India witnesses the second
highest number of accident fatalities globally.
312. In 2002, the number
of deaths per 10,000 vehicles was………highest
in china.
(Use the proper articles)
- In 2002, the number of
deaths per 10,000 vehicles was the highest in china.
It ranged between
1.08 and 2.58. (Use noun form of
the underlined word and rewrite it)
-Its range was
between 1.08 and 2.58.
The sale of passenger cars
in India
rose by 69.23% between 2001 and 2005.
(What is
the underlined word and state its function)
-The underlined word is
‘Preposition’. Its function is to show the position.
313. This has been
demonstrated in high income countries. (Change the voice)
- They have demonstrated
this in high income countries.
314. ………Indian Journal of
Transport Management. (Put an
article)
-The Indian Journal of
Transport Management.
315. I have read the most disturbing was a report on
the condition of children employed in zari factories in Delhi, Mumbai and other
parts of India. (Change the degree)
-No other report was as disturbing as on the condition
of children employed in zari factories in Delhi,
Mumbai and other parts of India
I have read.
315. It grieves me to imagine children exposed to such
inhumanity. (Make it negative sentence)
- It grieves me to imagine children didn’t expose to
such humanity.
316. Robbing
children of their childhood is a criminal act. (Rewrite the sentence
beginning with ‘It is …….)
-It is a criminal act to rob children of their
childhood.
317. This child wakes up at 5 a.m.
(Make it rhetoric question)
-Doesn’t this
child wake up at 5 a.m.?
318. I asked her when she got time to play. (Change into
direct speech)
- I asked her, “When do you get time to play?”
319. She replied that she did not play. (Rewrite
as a direct speech)
- She replied, “I do not play.”
320. Is the
condition of this child different from the child in the Zari Factory?
(Make it assertive sentence)
-The condition of this child is not different from the
child in the Zari factory.
321. Are they free from social conditioning? (Make it
assertive sentence)
-They aren’t free from social conditioning.
322. India
will be radiant when our children are free to dance in the Rain.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘If’)
-India
will be radiant if our children are free to dance in the rain.
323. I did not
learn how to be a father from manuals. (Add a question
tag)
- I did not learn how to be a father from manuals, did
I?
324. Let us resolve to give our children the
freedom of childhood?
(Rewrite using noun form of the
underline word)
-It should be our resolution to give our
children the freedom of Childhood.
325. I learnt by observing my children. (Make it
compound sentence)
- I observed my children and learnt from them.
326. He was warned again and again.
(Change the voice)
-They warned him again and again.
327. “What are
we going to do about that bloody eagle?” he demanded.
(Change into indirect narration)
-He demanded
what they were going to do about that bloody eagle.
328. The two hectare park in which the office was
located.
(Rewrite the sentence removing ‘which’)
OR
(Make
it simple sentence)
- The office
was located in the two hectare park.
329. Gazing at
the magnificent bird, Carter grew convinced.
(Make it
compound sentence)
-Carter gazed at the
magnificent bird and grew convinced.
330. To make it feel at home, Carter enlisted the
support of George Dean.
(Make
it compound sentence)
-Carter enlisted the support of George Dean and made
it feel at home.
331. Cats stalked him.
(Change the voice)
-He was stalked by cats.
332. Then settle on a roof-top or a tree to enjoy a
leisurely meal.
(Rewrite using gerund form of the verb)
-The settle on a roof-top or a tree enjoying a
leisurely meal.
333. Carter had hoped, Sam became the
catalyst of a beautification programme for south Melbourne.
(Identify the tense of underlined words)
-Past Perfect and Simple Past.
334. Within two years, there were more trees than
people in South Melbourne.
(Change the degree)
- Within two years, there
were not so much people in South Melbourne as
trees.
335. Children played hide -and –seek in the newly
planted bushes.
(Change the voice)
-Hide and seek was played
by children in the newly planted bushes.
336. Sam’s presence prompted Carter.
(Change the voice)
-Carter was prompted by Sam’s presence.
337. But residents wrote letters defending Sam.
(Change the voice)
- But letters
defending Sam were written by residents.
338. The council denied the petition.
(Change the voice)
- The petition
was denied by the council.
339. The quest began ……….nest building. (Use an appropriate
preposition)
- The quest
began with nest building.
340. The town council continued to work at unflagging
speed.
(Rewrite using gerund form of the verb)
- The town council continued
working at unflagging speed.
341. He created a wave of shock. (Change
the voice)
- A wave of
shock was created by him.
342. Sam had helped the area transform
itself.(Identify the tense used in the sentence)
-Past Perfect Tense.
343. The station received nearly 600 phone calls from
around the country.
(Change the voice)
- Nearly 600
phone calls were received from around the country at the station.
344. He taught us be aware of the environment around
us.
(Rewrite beginning with ‘we were……....’)
- We were taught to be
aware of the environment around us.
345. I really believe that.
(Add a question tag)
- I really believed that, don’t I?
346. The rain had divided Mumbai into two.
(Change the voice)
- Mumbai had
been divided into two by the rain.
347. When I had gone to the post office it was
raining.
(Identify the tense used in above sentence)
-Past Perfect Tense and Past Continuous Tense.
348. It was as usual as it should be during the
monsoon.
(Use modal auxiliary to show obligation)
-It was as usual as it must
be during the monsoon.
349. There was, however, no lightning no thunder and
no storm.
(Use ‘Neither-nor’ and rewrite the sentence)
- There was, however, neither lightning nor thunder
and storm.
350. It was Yamuna who first conveyed to us at 5.00
p.m. the news of the deluge in
Mumbai.
(Make it simple sentence removing ‘who’)
- Yamuna first conveyed to
us at 5 p.m. the news of the deluge in Mumbai.
351“Don’t have any anxiety,” Mohini and Padmini said.
(Change into reported speech)
- Mohini and Padmini
suggested not to have any anxiety.
352. Drinking water was provided by quite a few
service organisations. (Change the
voice)
- Quite a few service
organisations provided drinking water.
353. She never felt tired even though the walk
long. (Make it compound
sentence)
- The walk was long but she
never felt tired.
354.All marched like disciplined soldiers with a sense
of solidarity. (Add a question
tag)
-All marched like disciplined soldiers with a sense of
solidarity, didn’t they?
355. No electricity .No milk and no flowers to the
deity.
(Rewrite using ‘There was’-and ‘Neither –nor’)
- There was neither electricity nor milk and
flowers to the deity.
356. The newspaper boy did not turn up. (Add
a question tag)
- The newspaper boy did not turn up, did he?
357. In the evening shops had partially opened and
were cleaning up.
(Identify the tense used in underlined verb phrases)
- Past Perfect Tense and
Past Progressive Tense.
358. It was a
pathetic sight indeed. (Rewrite as an
exclamatory sentence)
- What a pathetic sight it
was!
359. All were damaged by the
ravaging flood.
(Change the voice)
- The ravaging flood damaged
all.
360. The clouds of about
18 kms thickness and invaded Mumbai.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Mumbai…’)
- Mumbai had been invaded by
the clouds of about 18 kms thickness.
361. She reached home after
ten hours. (Identify the
class of the underlined word)
- home =adverb.
362. She came across what
looked like a big lake with neck –deep water.
(Make it simple sentence)
- She came across a big lake
with neck-deep water.
363. Those volunteers kept
us warm. (Change
the voice)
- We
were kept warm by those volunteer.
364. Walking further we
reached the highway.
(Rewrite as a compound sentence)
- We
walked further and reached the highway.
365. They were inviting us
to refresh ourselves with a cup of warm tea.
(Change the voice)
- We were being invited by them to refresh
ourselves with a cup of warm tea.
366. What a grand service
during a natural calamity! (Rewrite
the sentence as assertive)
- It was a grand service during a natural
calamity.
367. Both the western and
the Central Railways had started skeletal services for short distances. (Rewrite
the sentence beginning with ‘Skeletal services…)
-Skeletal services for
short distances had been started by both the western and the Central Railways.
368. There was milk supply and water supply
too.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘Not only –but also’)
- There was not only milk supply but also water
supply.
369. What a grand
reception everyone gave!
(Rewrite as an assertive
sentence)
- Everyone gave a grand reception.
370. The scenes were
really shaking our hearts. (Add a
question tag)
- The scenes were really shaking our hearts,
weren’t they?
371. My daughters spent
one night in their office. (Change
the voice)
- One night was spent by my daughters in their
office.
372. My nephew Dinesh
lives in Kurla.
(Rewrite as a complex sentence)
-Dinesh who lives in Kurla
is my nephew. OR
-Dinesh who is my nephew
lives in Kurla.
373. “God only saved us!”
his wife reported.
(Change into indirect narration)
-His wife reported that
God only had saved them.
374.On seeing the water
gushing into the school, people around rushed to the school.
(Rewrite as a compound sentence)
- People around saw the
water gushing into the school and rushed to the school.
375. In Mumbai, this is
not only conspicuously visible but also put to practice even to the last
letter.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘as well as’)
-In Mumbai, this is
conspicuously visible as well as put to practice even to the last letter.
376. There was adequate
safety and security for women even at midnight and my daughters bear witness to
this.
(Make simple
sentence)
-My daughters witness an
adequate safety and security for women even at midnight.
377. My home is a heaven
for not just me and my wife, but for a horde of cockroaches as well. (Use
‘Notonly-but also and rewrite it)
-My home is a heaven not
only for me and my wife but also for a horde of cockroaches as well.
378. Grabbing a fly-
swatter, she clobbers the fugitive.
(Turn
the sentence into a compound sentence)
- She grabs a fly- swatter
and she clobbers the fugitive.
379. My wife enters the kitchen to find them scurrying
away.
(Make it
compound sentence /complex sentence)
- My wife enters the kitchen
and find them scurrying away.
- When my wife enters the
kitchen, she finds them scurrying away.
380.
Frequent exposure has hardened her.
(Change
the voice)
-She had been hardened by frequent exposure.
381. We are to exterminate them. (Rewrite using
gerund form of the verb)
- We are exterminating them.
382. In fact, it’s not unusual to find them
curiously.
(Make it affirmative)
-In fact, it’s usual to find them curiously.
383. We have tried various home- spun remedies in
vain.
(Make it
compound /complex sentence)
- We have tried various
home- spun remedies but all are in vain.
-Though we have tried
various home- spun remedies, all are in vain.
384. We are told that chickens relish cockroaches. (Make it a simple
sentence)
-Chickens relish
cockroaches was told to us.
385. It’s obvious, we’re fighting a losing
battle.
(Make it simple sentence)
-We’re obviously fighting
a losing battle.
386. They did a good job.
(Make it negative sentence)
-They didn’t do a bad job.
387. Twenty
street lamps are powered by solar and wind
energy. (Change the voice)
-Solar and wind energy
power twenty street lamps.
388. We have built 360
toilets.
(Change the voice)
-360 toilets have been
built by us.
389. “The remaining homes
will be covered in two months” he said.
(Change into indirect narration)
-He said that the
remaining homes would be covered in two months.
390. The village also
installed 113 gobar gas projects and underground drainage lines.
(Change the
voice)
-113 gobar gas projects
and underground drainage lines were also installed in the village.
391. In order to cultivate
good habits among the people, the panchayat undertook a massive awareness
drive. (Rewrite the sentence
using ‘gerund’ form)
-Cultivating good habits
among the people the panchayat undertook a massive awareness drive.
392. Kolhapur is a city that remains wonderfully
traditional.
(Rewrite
as a simple sentence)
-Kolhapur remains wonderfully traditional
city.
393. I am to stay at the
Circuit House, which is a heritage structure.
(Make
it simple sentence)
-I am to stay at the
Circuit House, a heritage structure.
394. A series of
earthquakes had all but obliterated it. (Change the voice)
-It had been all but
obliterated by a series of earthquakes.
395. The indomitable
Kolhasura demon who tormented even the gods.
1. (Rewrite removing ‘who’)
2. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Even the…….’)
-The indomitable Kolhasura
demon tormented even the gods.
-Even the gods were
tormented by the indomitable Kolhaslura demon.
396. Kolhapur was known as Karveernagari. (Add a
Question Tag)
- Kolhapur
was known as Karveernagari, wasn’t it?
397. Kolhapur is one of
the four Shakti Peethas, the abode of the mother goddess.
(Make it complex)
-Kolhapur
is one of the four Shakti Peethas which is
the abode of the mothergoddess.
398. The result is
awesome.
(Make it exclamatory sentence)
-How awesome the result is!
399. I trace my steps to
the Mahalaxmi temple.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning
with ‘My steps…………..’)
-My steps are traced to
the Mahalaxmi temple.
400. The deity is said to
be Swayambhu.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘It is ………….’)
-It is said that the deity
is Swayambhu.
401. Ganukaka was relating
the story of a neighbour. (Change the
voice)
-The story of a neighbour was being related by Ganukaka.
402. His wife called
several doctors. (Change
the voice)
-Several doctors were
called by his wife.
403. I have broken the
twenty thousand feet world record.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘The twenty ……….’)
-The twenty thousand feet
world record has been broken by me.
404. I want to reach the
thirty thousand mark. (Add a
Question Tag)
-I want to reach the
thirty thousand mark, don’t I?
405. You haven’t seen a
tree if you haven’t seen its shadow from the sky.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘unless’)
-You haven’t seen a tree
unless you have seen its shadow from the sky.
406. I fly because it
releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things.
(Make it simple sentence)
-I fly to release my mind from the tyranny of
petty things.
407. Pilots take no
special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.
(Combine the sentences with ‘Instead of…….’)
-Instead of taking special
joy in walking, pilots like flying.
408. Twenty one days
later, it was Mission
Accomplished.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Mission….’)
-Mission was accomplished in twenty one days.
409. We crossed rivers and
forests, mountains and lakes.
(Rewrite using ‘Not only-but also’)
-We crossed not only
rivers and forests but also mountains and lakes.
410. The excited tribal
women in Chhindwara, who had seen a flying machine for
the first time in their lives !
(Identify the subordinate clause as Noun, Adjective or Adverb)
- Adjective clause.
411. We also faced some
unsettling moments.
(Change the voice)
-Some unsettling moments
were also faced by us.
412. The air traffic
controller could not believe. (Rewrite using
‘able to’)
- The air traffic controller
was not able to believe.
413. India is the most beautiful place
in the world.
(Change the degree.)
PD- No other place in the
world is as beautiful as India.
CD-India is more beautiful
than any other place in the world.
414. We also saw
progress.
(Change the voice)
-Progress was also seen by
us.
415. We saw pretty
villages of Tamilnadu.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning
with ‘Pretty villages-….’)
- Pretty villages of Tamilnadu were seen by us.
416. The year 2005 has
been many disasters.
(Change the voice)
-Many disasters have been
seen in the year 2005.
417. India witnesses unprecedented
ostentation.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Unprecedented ….’)
- Unprecedented ostentation is witnessed by India.
418. Is our goal limited?
(Rewrite as an assertive sentence)
-Our goal is not limited.
419. India carries a historical
baggage.
(Change the voice)
-A historical baggage is
carried by India.
420. It may intensify some
of its woes, particularly crime.
(Rewrite using model auxiliary to show ‘obligation’)
- It must intensify
some of its woes, particularly crime.
421. It would insure
healthcare, good education and housing for all.
(Rewrite using ‘Not only- but also)
- It would insure not only healthcare and good
education but also housing for all.
422. Are we uncivilized
now?
(Rewrite as an assertive sentence)
- We are not uncivilized now.
423. This is the biggest
review of the planet’s life support systems.
(Change
into comparative degree)
- This is bigger review of
the planet’s life support systems than any other review.
424. If we don’t seize it, its curtains for us
earthlings.
(Rewrite
using ‘Unless’)
- Unless we seize it, it’s
curtains for us earthlings.
425. The assessment is recognized by world leaders and
governments.
(Change the voice)
- World leaders and
governments recognize the assessment.
426. Can we make the necessary decisions to
protect?
(Transform
into Rhetorical Statement)
-We cannot make the necessary decisions to protect.
427. Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and
extensively.
(Rewrite
the sentence beginning with ‘Ecosystems-….’)
- Ecosystems have been
changed more rapidly and extensively by human.
428. It offers tools for
managing the environment. ( Add a Question Tag)
-It offers tools for
managing the environment, doesn’t it?
429. Academics at Gothenburg University
in Sweden
have come up with an interesting
proposition: hard work is the only path to happiness.
(Combine
the sentence using ‘that’)
- Academics at Gothenburg University
in Sweden
have come up with an interesting
proposition that hard work is the only path to happiness.
430. Neither can the leisure industry sell it.
(Change the voice)
-It cannot be sold by the
leisure industry.
431. For a scientist, the engagement with a scientific
problem is the most meaningful. (Change into
comparative degree)
- For a scientist, the
engagement with a scientific problem is more meaningful
than anything else.
432. A musician discovers joy.
(Change the voice)
-Joy is discovered by a
musician.
123. We try to heal the
symptom.
(Rewrite using gerund form)
-We try healing the
symptom.
434. Too much work really does make Jack a dull boy. (Change the
voice)
-Jack is really made a
dull boy by too much work.
435. As anyone who
appeared ill prepared for an exam will testify.
(Identify the underlined sub
clause)
- Adjective clause.
436. Do read it at
leisure.
(Change the voice)
-Let it be read at
leisure.
437. Indeed, which path
would hard work follow if inspiration had not pointed the
way!
(Rewrite using ‘unless’)
-Indeed, which path would
hard work follow unless inspiration had pointed the
way!
438. I wrote a book titled
Towards Globalisation. (Change the voice)
- A book titled Towards Globalisation was
written by me.
439. I did not realise at
the time that this was going to be the history of my family.
(Find out and name the subordinate clause)
- That this was going to be
the history of my family = Noun clause.
440. She met Julio, a young man from Spain. (Change into a complex
sentence)
-She met Julio who was a
young man from Spain.
441. That may sound
totally global.
(Use model auxiliary to show
‘ability’)
- That can sound totally
global.
442. A house with no
toilets, running water, or pukka road.
(Rewrite using ‘Neither -nor’)
- A house had neither toilets nor running water
nor pukka road.
443. My younger son,
Rustum is only 15.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘Who’)
-Rustum who is my younger
son, is only 15.
444.Kargudi house has
already produced 50 American citizens. (Change the voice)
- 50 American citizens
have been already produced by Kargudi.
445. All at the same time
and with no sense of tension or contradiction.
(Rewrite
using ‘Neither -nor’)
- All at the same time and with neither sense of
tension nor contradiction.
446. I remain quite at
home sitting on the floor of the Kargudi house.
(Rewrite
as a compound sentence)
-I remain quite at home
and sit on the floor of the Kargudi house.
447. When I see the
Brihadeeswara temple in Tanjore, my heart swells.
1.
(Make it simple sentence)
2. (Use ‘No sooner ……than’)
3.
(Rewrite above sentence removing ‘when’)
-Seeing the Brihadeeswara
temple in Tanjore, my heart swells.
-No sooner do I see the
Brihadeeswara temple in Tanjore than my heart swells.
-As soon as I see the
Brihadeeswara temple in Tanjore, my heart swells.
448. We Aiyers have taken
a step toward the vision of John Lennon.
(Change the voice)
-A step toward the vision
of John Lennon has been taken by we Aiyers.
449. It isn’t hard to
do.
(Make it affirmative sentence)
-It is easy to do.
450. The next generation
has gone a step further, marrying across the globe.
(Make it compound sentence)
-The next generation has
gone a step further and married across the globe.
451. I hope one day you’ll
join us. And the world will be one.
(Make it simple sentence)
-I hope the world will be
one, one day.
452. It’s the hottest drug
in teen town.
(Change the degree)
-CD-It’s hotter than any other drug in teen
town.
-PD- No other drug is so hot as it in teen
town.
453. SMS is hooking
generations.
(Change the voice)
- Generations are beings
hooked by SMS.
454. You create the opium
for the masses.
(Change the voice)
-The opium is created for
the masses by you.
455. Your produce the Mobile Manifesto.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘The Mobile
Manifesto..’)
-The Mobile
Manifesto is produced by you.
456. You bring grandeur to
the gadget.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Grandeur …’)
-Grandeur is brought to
the gadget by you.
457. Speak SMS and you add
status to the symbol. (Make it complex
sentence and simple)
Complex -If you speak SMS,
you can add status to the symbol.
Simple - Speaking SMS, you can add status to
the symbol.
458. Reduced to a few
keys, love’s become laconic.
(Make it compound sentence)
-
It has reduced to a few keys and love’s become laconic.
459. If you have, you can
easily graduate to the magic of surrealism.
(Rewrite
using ‘unless’)
- Unless you have, you can not easily
graduate to the magic of surrealism.
460. If you
loved sums, you hated sonnets. (Rewrite removing ‘If’)
- Unless
you loved sums, you didn’t hate sonnets.
461. SMS is not a spurious
concoction.
(Add a Question Tag)
-
SMS is not a spurious concoction, is it?
462. It’s the essence of
English, as we want it to be.
(Make it compound sentence)
- It’s the essence of
English and we want it to be.
