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Do as Directed-
1. He …….. ( break ) his leg while he was playing hockey . ( Fill in the correct form of the verb )
Ans . 1. Broke
2. We ( live ) here since 1952 . ( Supply the correct verb form )
Ans 2. Have been living
3. She puts the book in the box yesterday . ( Correct the sentence )
Ans 3. Put
4. Our neighbours ( live ) here for 5 years . ( Rewrite the sentence using correct Verb )
Ans 4. Have been living
5. They ( watch ) television since morning . ( Supply the correct tense of the verb in the bracket )
Ans 5. Have been watching
6. His brother ( catch ) fish . ( Rewrite into Present Indefinite )
Ans 6. Catches
7. Cotton is in Egypt . ( growing / grow / grown )
Ans 7. Grown
8. He ( played ) cricket there . ( Present Continuous )
Ans 8. Is playing
9. The child cried for milk . ( Past Continuous )
Ans 9. Was crying
10. She ( watch ) movie for two hours . ( Supply the correct form of the verb )
Ans 10. Has been watching
11. Her father teaches her Hindi . ( Change into Past Simple Tense )
Ans 11. Taught
12 . Raju / write / can / hand / with / either . ( Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence )
Ans 12. Raju can write with either hand
Transformation of Sentences (Do as Directed)
1. We did it . ( Change into negative )
Ans 1. We did not do it .
2. He does his duty . ( Change into negative )
Ans 2. He does not do his duty .
3. We saw a good movie yesterday . ( Change into negative )
Ans 3. We did not see a good movie yesterday .
4. He teaches Hindi . ( Change into negative )
Ans 4. He does not teach Hindi .
5. Suraj shut the door . ( Change into negative )
Ans 5. Suraj did not shut the door .
6. Your brother broke the chair . ( Make a question with ‘ what ‘ )
Ans 6. What did your brother break ?
7. His brother sold all the gold . ( Make a question with ‘ How much ‘ )
Ans 7 . How much gold did his brother sell ?
8. The servant gave you all the milk . ( Make a question with ‘ How much ‘ )
Ans 8. How much milk did the servant give you ?
9. We saw a very good film yesterday . ( Change into negative )
Ans 9. We did not see a very good film yesterday .
10. When do you arrive in school ? ( Answer the question )
Ans 10. I arrive in school at 10-30 a . m .
11. Since when have you been catching fish ? ( Answer the question )
Ans 11. I have been catching fish since morning .
12. We pray in the evening . ( Make emphatic )
Ans 12. We do pray in the evening .
13. Rashmi cried for water . ( Change into Present Indefinite )
Ans 13. Rashmi cries for water .
14. Our teacher never comes late . ( Change into negative )
Ans 14. Our teacher does not come late .
15. He says , “ He has completed his home work . “ ( Change the narration )
Ans 15. He says that he has completed his home work .
16. If you do not do hard work you will fail . ( Rewrite using ‘ Unless ‘ )
Ans 16. Unless you work hard , you will fail .
Degrees of Comparison
Do as Directed
1. Indore is not as big as Mumbai . ( Rewrite using Comparative degree )
Ans 1. Mumbai is bigger than Indore .
2. The Himalaya is the highest mountain of the world . ( Change into Positive degree
Ans 2. No other mountain in the world is as high as the Himalaya .
3. Lead is heavier than any other metal . ( Change into Positive degree )
Ans 3. No other metal is as heavy as lead .
4. Very few games are so popular as cricket . ( Superlative degree )
Ans 4. Cricket is the most popular game .
5. The elder sister is not so clever as the younger one . ( Comparative degree )
Ans 5. The younger sister is cleverer than the.
6. Iron is more useful than any other metal . ( Superlative degree )
Ans 6. Iron is the most useful metal .
Compound and Complex Sentences
Do as Directed
1. She can’t afford it .
She buys a car . ( Combine the sentences using non – finite clause )
2. You must work hard .
You wont get jobs . ( Combine with ‘ or ‘ ) .
3 . I called him loudly .
He gave me no answer . ( Combine using ‘ but ‘ )
4. Sita does not sing .
She does not dance . ( Combine using ‘ neither.. nor ‘ )
5. There is nothing good or evil .
It is our thinking which makes it so . ( Combine with ‘ and ‘ or ‘ but ‘ )
6. Sunil speaks English well .
His friend speaks English well . ( Combine with Both … and ‘ )
7 . These students come to school in time .
They do their homework regularly . ( Combine with not only … but also ‘ )
8. She did not wash clothes .
She did not clean the floor . ( Combine with ‘ nor ‘ )
9 . We will go there by bus .
We will go there by train . ( Combine using either … or “ )
10. We take a taxi .
We miss the meeting .( Combine using either … or )
11. His friend was not allowed to see him .
His brother was not allowed to see him ( Combine using ‘ neither … nor ‘ )
12. He did not work hard .
He failed in the examination . ( Combine using therefore “ )
13. You may offer Sanskrit .
You may offer Marathi .( Combine using ‘ or “ )
14. She is a singer .
She is a dancer . ( Combine with ‘ not only … but also “ )
Ans –
1 . She can’t afford buying a car .
2. You must work hard or you won’t get good jobs .
3. I called him loudly but he gave me no answer .
4. Sita neither sings nor dances .
5. There is nothing good or evil but our thinking makes it so .
6. Both Sunil and his friend speak English well .
7 . These students not only come to school in time , but also do their home work regularly .
8. She did not wash clothes nor did she clean the floor .
9. We will go there either by bus or by train .
10. Either we take a taxi or we miss the meeting .
11. Neither his friend nor his brother was allowed to see him .
12. He did not work hard , therefore he failed in the examination
13. You may offer Sanskrit or Marathi .
14. She is not only a singer , but also a dancer .
Do as Directed
1 . the / is / Himalaya / highest / the world / mountain / of the . ( Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence )
2. If Ram does not act now , he will lose everything . ( Rewrite using unless )
3. If they do not work properly , they will be punished . ( Rewrite using ‘ Unless ‘ in place of ‘If’)
4. As soon as the boys saw the Principal , they became silent . ( Rewrite using ‘ No sooner …. Than ‘ )
5. In / this / book / are / there / pages / how / many / ? ( Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence )
6. He is so weak that he cannot work any more . ( Rewrite using ‘ too … to ‘ )
7. He saves money so that he may buy a car . ( Rewrite using a non – finite clause )
8. He is too poor to pay his fees . ( Change into Complex )
9. He was very weak . He could not walk . ( Use ‘ too … to ‘ )
10. her / pen / puts / ink / some / she / in . ( Rearrange the words to make a sentence )
11. He is so weak that he cannot walk .( Rewrite using too … to)
Ans .
1. The Himalaya is the highest mountain of the world
2 .Unless Ram acts now he will lose everything
3 . Unless they work properly , they will be punished .
4 . No sooner did the boys see the Principal than they became silent .
5 . How many pages are there In this book ?
6 . He is too weak to work any more
7 . He saves money to buy a car .
8 . He is so poor that he cannot pay his fee .
9. He was too weak to walk .
10. She puts some ink in her pen .
11. He was too weak to walk .
Do as directed ( Change into indirect speech ) –
1. Neha said , “ I want to open this bag . “
2. She says , “ I am ill . “
3. Mary said , “ I will study . “
4. Ram said , “ My exam is difficult . “
5. Father said , “ Don’t be late . “
6. Mother said , “ I need your help . “
7. She said , “ I am waiting for my friend . “
8. They said , “ We have taken exercise .
Ans .
1. Neha said that she wanted to open that bag .
2. She says that she is ill .
3. Mary said that she would study .
4. Ram said that his exam was difficult .
5. Father said not to be late .
6. Mother said that she needed my help .
7. She said that she was waiting for her friend .
8. They said that they had taken exercise .
