Grammar sentences

Compiled By-Dr. Salunkhe T. B. 

1.1 An Astrologer's Day (Page-2,3)

1.  Punctually at midday he opened his bag and he spread his professional equipment.               (Make it simple sentence)

     2. Punctually at midday he opened his bag and he spread his professional equipment.               (Add question tag)

    3. Punctually at midday he opened his bag and he spread his professional equipment. 

        (Make above sentence as indicating habitual action)

4. Punctually at midday he opened his bag and he spread his professional equipment. 

  (Transform into simple present tense)

5. Punctually at midday he opened his bag and he spread his professional equipment. 

  (Use 'not only .......but also))

6. He spread out  his professional equipment which consisted of  a dozen of cowire shells. 

  (Use ‘not only…….but also’ and rewrite above sentence)

7. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion.
       (Rewrite the sentence using verb form of the underlined word)
8. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion.
     (Remove ‘and’ and rewrite the sentence)
9. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion.
   (Add question tag)
10. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion.
(Frame ‘wh-question’ to get italic part of the sentence as an answer)
11. His eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam.
   (Identify the tense of above sentence)
12. His eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam.
   (Transform into Rhetorical Question)
13. His eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam which was really an outcome of a continual searching look for customers. 
(What is the underlined word and state its function)
14. His eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam which was really an outcome of a continual searching look for customers.
   (Underline the subordinate clause and state its type)
15. His simple clients took to be a prophetic light and felt comforted.                                     ( Make it simple sentence)
16. His simple clients took to be a prophetic light and felt comforted.                                     (Add question tag) 
17. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position.
     (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Their position.....)
18. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position.
     (Use the noun form of the underlined word and rewrite the sentence)
19. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position.
      (Use the adjective form of the underlined word and rewrite the sentence)
20. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
      (What is the underlined word and state its function)
21. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
    (Use 'gerund form' of the underlined word and rewrite it)
22. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
    (Make it passive sentence)
23. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
    (Rewrite above sentence using modal auxiliary verb of habitual action in the past)
24. This colour scheme never failed. (Remove negation and rewrite)

25. This colour scheme never failed. (Add question tag)

26. People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks.

       (Replace the word 'as' and rewrite it)

27. People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks.

       (Frame 'wh-question' to get underllined part as an answer)

28. He sad under the boughs of spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the Town Hall park. (Make it simple sentence)

29. He sad under the boughs of spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the Town Hall park. (Make it simple sentence)

30. It was remarkable place in many ways. (Make it exclamatory sentence)

31. It was remarkable place in many ways. (Add question tag)

32. A surging crowd was moving up and down this narrow road morning till night.

  (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'A moving up and down......)

33. A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way. 

     (Rewrite the sentence using 'noun' form of the underlined word)

34. Next to him in vociferousness came a vendor of fried groundnut, who gave his ware a fancy name each day. (Remove 'who' and rewrite the sentence)

35. The vendor gave his ware a fancy name and people flocked to him.

      (Make it complex sentence)

36. A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too.

     (Transform into simple present tense)

37. The astrologer transacted his business.

     (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'His business......')

38. The astrologer transacted his business.

       (Add question tag)

39. It did not have the benefit of municipal lighting. 

     (Make it affirmative sentence)

40. The place was lit up by shops lights.

      (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Shops lighting.......')

41. The place was lit up by shops lights. (Add question tag)

42. Some were lit up by old cycle lamps. (Make it active voice)

43. It was bewildering crisscross of light rays and moving shadows.

    (Make it negative sentence)

44. It was bewildering crisscross of light rays and moving shadows.

    (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Crisscross of.......')

45. This suited the astrologer very well.

     (Transform into Past Continuous Tense)

46. He knew no more.

      (Remove negation and rewrite the sentence)

47. He knew no more.

     (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'No more.....)

48. He knew no more.

     (Make it Rhetorical Question)

49. He knew no more of what was going to happen to others.

      (Make it affirmative sentence)

50. Yet he said things which pleased  everyone.

     (Use 'noun' form of the underlined word and rewrite it.)