English Grammar Exercise Std 12 Yuvakbharati New Course

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The sentences in these worksheet are taken from Std. 12 coursebook of MS -Board.It meant for practice of learners.

1.  It was dinner time when he finished . (Rewrite as simple sentence)
2.  On the hooks were more fish than the others had caught all together. (Change the degree) 
3. He has become the fourth -largest manufacturer of personal computers in America.(Rewrite in Future Perfect Tense) 
4. Michael Dell was the youngest man ever to head Fortune 500 corporation.(Change the degree)
5. Growing up in Houston, Texas, Michael and his two brothers were imbued by their parents.( Rewrite as compound sentence)
6. I wasn't a bad doctor. (Add a question tag)
7. I wasn't quite sure of myself. (Rewrite as affirmative)
8. I had successive ideas of specializing in dermatology, in aural surgery, in pediatrics but discarded them all. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
9. I took him around with me . (Change the voice)
10. When I saw the prizes and read the citation Chaitanya had received, I was stupefied. (Use  'No sooner......than')
11. He was a special child. (Rewrite as Rhetorical question)
12. One day , King Amrut and Chandan were taking a walk on the terrace of the palace. (Rewrite the sentence using Past Perfect Continuous Tense)
13. They could see far into the distance.( Use 'able to' )
14. He was delighted to see the prosperity of his kingdom.(Use gerund form of the underlined word)
15. What more could they ask for?(Rewrite as Assertive sentence)
16. Soon he walked up to the king and whispered something in his ears. ( Use 'No sooner....than')
17. "Did you like the story, Meenu?"Raghu asked. (Rewrite into Indirect speech)
18. I would show him my finger. (Use 'used to')
19. I would close the cage and put it near my pillow. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
20. At 6 sharp in the morning, he would start to be restless.( Frame wh-question to get the underline part as an answer)
21. When he became a fully grown up one , he began to go far and wide. (Use  'No sooner......than')
22. The bird was spotted in pairs almost everyday. (Change the voice)
23. How can they be seen? ( Rewrite as Assertive)
24. It is achievable. (Rewrite as negative)
25. All this is being done very efficiently and at a low cost.(Change into Active Voice)
26. Parking will be difficult and expensive. ( Use "not only .... but also)
27. People will use public transport rather than cars. (Make it less certain)
28. There are some glimmers of hope. (Add a question tag) 
29. They have excuses ready when they reach office late. (Identify the clause)
30. They have never seen a sunrise. (Change the voice)
31. She felt terrible about this tendency. (Rewrite as Exclamatory)
32. His father would undoubtedly be left shaking  his head and burying himself deeper into his newspaper. (Use 'not only...but also')
33. "They have promised that the funds we have given to initiate the process will be returned to us,"Mr. Pawar says.(Rewrite as Indirect speech) 
34. Can you please hold it for me? (What does underlined Modal Auxiliary indicate?)
35. It should keep for a while. (Replace the Modal Auxiliary with another indicating obligation)
     
36. Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap. (Rewrite the sentence using adjective form of the underlined word.)
37. He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site. ( Rewrite as simple sentence)
38. Dora had never received such a gift. (Rewrite in Present Perfect tense)
39. A religious ceremony was attended by nearly two lakh people.(Begin with -Nearly two.....)
40. As we were nearing the steps leading to a foot over bridge, people started pushing from behind. ( Use 'no sooner ... than' )
41. There was nothing she could do about it. (Rewrite as Rhetorical Question)
42. "They have promised that the funds that we have given to initiate the process will be returned to us," Mr. Pawar said. (Rewrite as Indirect Speech)
43. The school had no regular calendar. (Rewrite as Affirmative)
44.  India's present epoch maker has come over here to bless the state of Maharashtra. (Use gerund form of underlined word)
45. Both India and Maharashtra can progress only when there is oneness of interest. ( Use 'If ..not')
46. I had no anxiety and no high ambitions. ( Use 'neither......nor )
47. It was tough but intellectually satisfying. (Rewrite as complex sentence)
48. He brought the coconuts down. (Change the voice)
49. It is a book about the transformation of India. ( Begin with - 'The book....')  
50. Can anyone really conceive of a world without poverty? (Rewrite as Assertive Sentence)

KEY For The Above Exercise

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Grammar Worksheet : Do as directed

Que-1-  Rewrite into indirect speech

A) He said to me, “Bring me a book.”
B) He said “You’re not working hard enough.”
C) “Did you see the woman yesterday?” said the girl to her mother.
D) He said, “Don’t do it.
E) “What a terrible noise!” she said
 F)He said , “which is your bicycle”
G) She said , “I am going to Kolhapur tomorrow”
h) They said "We can’t do it now”
I)They said “It is not at all true”
J) “The oracle”, he said , “chose me as the wisest Athenian because I am the only one who knows that he doesn’t know anything”

Que-2- Change the voice.
a) They are inspired by ideas.
b) They must be protected.
c) They are lifting the bodies.
d) He has outlasted them all.
e) Look at the condition of woman.

 Que-3 Rewrite the following sentences into Assertive 
 1) How amazing it is!
 2) What a foolish job he has done!
 3) Who knows nature’s secret?
 4) Is it fair to neglect woman’s plight
5) is there any room for secrecy under Bapuji’s leadership?


 Que-4 Change the Degree 
1) Mrs. Grantley is one of my best friends.
2) Bangalore is the biggest electronic city in India
 3) No other civil or military mobilization in human history is as large as it
4) Socrates was the wisest Athenian.
5) The food is one of the most essential factors in building and maintaining health

 Que -5- Do as directed 
1)Unless you take heed, you will again put to shame (Use if……..not)
 2)If the patient is not operated immediately, he will die. (Use unless)

3) No Admission Without permission (Turn in Conditional Clause using “If……not”)
 4) Stray cattle should be rounded up and auctioned by police so that cattle owners will understand the seriousness of the problem (Use if…..not)
 5) He will not pass the exam (Complete the Sentence using “if…..not”)
 6) you must have another watch. (Rewrite the sentence with a model auxiliary showing ‘advice’)
 7) I________ have my money back. (Use a suitable modal auxiliary expressing obligation)
8) we cannot forget this truth (Use ‘able to’)
9) I used to watch people coming back from fields. (Remove ‘used to’)
10) I went to villages. (Use a modal auxiliary indicating repeated occurrence)
 11) Her mother does not understand her. (Rewrite as affirmative)
12) When they stopped for a drink of water, Guymon heard a noise. (Use No Sooner)
13) Authorities planned to seal the mine off as soon as the rescue effort was abandoned. (Use No sooner……than)
14) An egg fell. It broke in to pieces (Join the sentence using Hardly-when)
 15) There was a noticeable odour of burning cloth. (Rewrite as complex)
16) Madhav was too tired to go any further. (Rewrite as Complex)
 17) I had published short stories in London.
          (Frame a ‘wh’ question to get underlined part as an answer)
18)Identify the noun, adjective and verb from the list beautify, personal, hatred
19)Match the antonyms
a)increase          1)export
 b)rarely             2)decrease
 c)import            3)frequently
20)Match the words with their meaning
a)plentiful                         1)vanish
 b)defective                       2)abundant
 c)difference                      3)faulty
 d)disappear                      4)distinction




21)It is a one sided affair. (Add a question tag)
22) The moment Sachin scored a century, he was greeted by Rahul. (use Hardly….When)
23) But he refused to do so (Rewrite using gerund)
24) I will be rescued (Rewrite in future perfect tense)
25)The snow has accumulated into thick layers. (Rewrite in present perfect continuous)
26) They compete for space in which to live as well as for light and air. (Use not only …..but also)
27) It is convenient (Rewrite as negative)
28) punctuate the following
the old man asked what are you doing there my child
29) Rustomji got the paper framed and hung it up in his office. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
30)Great leaders inspire a whole people to do great deeds (Use noun form of the underlined word)
31)They made a big hole in the wall (Rewrite as an exclamatory)
32)At night the runners were accompanied torch bearers ( Begin the sentence with ‘Torch bearers’)
33)Television can be quicker than any other means of reaching people (Begin with ‘No other…….)
34)They made a big hole in the wall. They entered the house. (use ‘by+ing’ form of the verb and join)
35) Uses of television are many.  (Begin with ‘There………)

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Que-1- Rewrite into indirect speech
A) He asked me to bring him a book.
B)  He said that she was not working hard enough.
C) The girl asked her mother if she had seen the woman the day before.
D) He asked not to do it.
E) She exclaimed that it was a terrible noise.
 F) He asked which bicycle was his.
G) She said that she was going to Kolhapur next day.
h) They said that they couldn’t do it then.
I) They said that it was not at all true.
J) He said that the Oracle had chosen him as the wisest Athenian because he was the only who knew that he didn’t know anything.

Que-2- Change the voice.
a) Ideas inspire them.
b) We must protect them.
c) The bodies are being lifted by them.
d) All of them have been outlasted.by him.
e) Le the condition of woman be looked at.

 Que-3 Rewrite the following sentences into Assertive 
 1) It is really amazing.
 2) He has done a very foolish job.
 3) No one knows nature’s secret.( Rhetorical into assertive)
 4It is not fair to neglect woman’s plight.
5)  There is no room for secrecy under Bapuji’s leadership.

 Que-4 Change the Degree 

1)      Posi: Very few of my friends are as good as Mrs. Grantley.

 Comp : Mrs Grantley is better than many other my friends.

2)      Posi : No other electronic city in India is as big as Bangalore.

Comp : Bangalore is  bigger than any other electronic city in India

3)      Super: It is the largest civil or military mobilization in human history.

Comp: It is larger than any other civil or military mobilization in human history

4)Posi : No other Athenian was as wise as Soctates.
 Socrates was the wiser than any other Athenian.

4)      Posi: Very few factors in building and maintaining health are as essential as food.

Comp:  The food  is more essential than most other factors in building and maintaining health.

 Que -5- Do as directed 
1)If  you do not take heed, you will again put to shame.
 2)Unless the patient is operated immediately, he will die.

3)If you do not have permission, you cannot get admission.
 4) If Stray cattle are not rounded up and auctioned by police, cattle owners will understand the seriousness of the problem.

5)      He will not pass the exam, if he does not study and appear the exam.  

 6) You should have another watch.

 7) I must have my money back.

8) We are not able to forget this truth.
9) I would watch people coming back from fields.
10) I used to go to villages.
 11) Her mother fails to understand her. (Rewrite as affirmative)
12) No sooner did they stop for a drink of water than Guymon heard a noise.
13 No sooner was the rescue effort abandoned than authorities planned to seal the mine off.
14) Hardly had an egg fallen when it broke in to pieces.
 15) There was a noticeable odour of cloth which was burning.
16) Madhav was so  tired that he could not go any further.
 17) What had I  published  in London?
18) beautify - verb, personal - adjective, hatred - noun
19)Match the antonyms
a)increase   X        decrease
 b)export    X       import          
 c)rarely      X       frequently
20)Match the words with their meaning
a)plentiful     -                   -  2)abundant

b)defective                           3)faulty                             

 c)difference    -                   4)distinction
 d)disappear      -                  1)vanish
21)It is a one sided affair , isn’t it? (Add a question tag)
22) Hardly had Sachin scored a century when he was greeted by Rahul.
23) But he refused doing so.
24) I will have been rescued.
25) The snow has been accumulating into thick layers.
26) They compete not only for space in which to live but also for light and air.
27) It is not inconvenient (Rewrite as negative)
28) punctuate the following
The old man asked, “ What are you doing there, my child?”
29) Getting the paper framed Rustomji hung it up in his office.
30)Great leaders  give inspiration to  a whole people to do great deeds.
31)What  a big hole in the wall they made!
32)Torch bearers accompanied the runners at night.
33) No other means of reaching people can be as quick as television.
34) By making a big hole in the wall they entered the house
35) There are many uses of television.
 

Grammar Worksheet std 12

Rewrite the sentences as per instruction.

1. The four Hartmans were lingering at the dinner table. ( Rewrite in Present Perfect cont. Tense.)
2. Fred Hartman, a bank officer and a very practical man, stalled before replying.(Rewrite as complex sentence)
3. What medical college would accept a blind student? (Rewrite as Assertive)
4. You will never know unless you try.(Use - If.. not)
5. It was one of the best decisions. (Change the Degree)
6. I would walk seven miles across town.( Use -  used to )
7. Off course it was impossible to connect the dots.( Rewrite as negative)
8. You can't connect the dots looking forward. ( Use - able to )
9. It was clear looking . ( Rewrite as exclamatory.)
10. There was a beautiful and fragrant violet who lived amongst her friends.(Rewrite as simple sentence.)
11. She saw a tall and handsome rose standing proudly.(Rewrite as complex)
12. I live very close to the earth. (Rewrite as exclamatory.)
13. How severe are the strong! (Rewrite as Assertive)
14. My father used to get transferred every year.(Remove"used to")
15. The jeep was parked in our house.(Guess the doer of action)
16. He told us that the jee was an expensive resource given by the government. (Rewrite as Direct speech)
17. They were perfect.(Rewrite as Negative)
18. Making omelettes was one of my special duties.( Use infinitives)
19. He loves  to laugh. (Use gerund of the underlined word)
20. His eyes never flickered,penetrating deep into the person in front. (Rewrite as compound) 
21. He may have laughed in the company of his friends.(Replace  the modal auxiliary indicating obligation)
22. "This has been demonstrated in high income countries." said Rawat.( Rewrite as indirect speech)
23. Robbing children of their childhood in a criminal act.(Use infinitive of the underlined word)
24. Our society must weed out this malaise out from the root. (Replace the model auxiliary indicating advice)
25. She replied that she did not play. (Rewrite as direct speech)
26. Is the condition of this child different from the child in the zari factory?(Rewrite as assertive)
27. Brian Carter, garden and reserves administrator, was frustrated. (Rewrite as complex)
28. He'd been trying to interest residents in a tree planting programme. (Identify the tense)
29. Carter beheld an astonishing sight. (Rewrite as exclamatory)
30. "What are we going to do about that bloody eagle?" he demanded.(Rewrite as indirect speech)
31. Gazing at the magnificent bird, Carter grew convinced.(Rewrite as compound)
32. On the terrible Tuesday the sky suudenly become an ocean.( Frame Wh-question to get the underlined part as an answer)
33. The rain had divided Mumbai into two.(Change the voice)
34. Mohini and Padmini too said the same.(Use Not Only --but also)
35. The telephone booth had a long queue and she had towait. ( Use  'because')
36. _____one o'clock when I had a gone ____the post office.(Use proper preposition)
37. The stick would floor anybody, but frequent exposure has hardened her. (Use 'though')
38. Twenty street lamps are powered by solar and wind energy.(Begin with -"Solar and .....")
39. Although a dirt track leads to this village , the central road is concretised.(Rewrite using 'but')
40. Kolhapur is a city that remains wonderfully traditional.( Rewrite as simple)
41. The past is omnipresent here. (Add a question tag)
42. Archaeologists discovered that an ancient settlement existed here.(Use noun form of the underlined word)
43. So accurately designed is it. (Rewrite in correct prose order)
44. When I reached ___college,students were playing __ football match.__match had reached__ interesting turn.(Use suitable article)
45. Wasn't it better to squat for years in a place trying to attain Nirvana?(Rewrite as assertive)
46. The scars of the struggle are as great as the final victory.(Change into comparative)
47. The problem is so difficult that I can't solve it. ( Use 'too')
48. The magic of flight can never be explained by words. (Change the voice)
49. It's not too high to miss out on the changing landscape.(Use 'so--that')
50. India is the most beautiful place in the world. (Change the degree)

Key

1. The four Hartmans have been lingering at the dinner table.
2. Fred Hartman who was a bank officer and a very practical man, stalled before replying. Or Fred Hartman,a bank officer and a very practical man, stalled before he replied.
3. No medical college would accept a blind student.
4. You will never know if you do not try.
5. Comp: It was better than most other decisions.  Posi: Very few decisions were as good as it.
6. I used to walk seven miles across town.
7. Off course it was not possible to connect the dots.
8. You are not able to connect the dots looking forward
9. How clear looking it was!
10. A beautiful and fragrant violet lived amongst her friends.
11. She saw a tall and handsome rose which was standing proudly.
12. How close to the earth i live!
13. The strong are severe.
14. My father would get transferred every year.
15. The jeep was parked in our house. The doer of the action is "Driver"
16. He said to us,"The jeep is an expensive resource given by the government."
17. They were not imperfect.
18. To make omelettes was one of my special duties.
19. He loves laughing.
20. His eyes never flickered but penetrated deep into the person in front. 
21. He must have laughed in the company of his friends.
22. Rawat said that that had been demonstrated in high income countries.
23. To rob children of their childhood in a criminal act.
24. Our society should weed out this malaise out from the root.
25. She replied,"I do not play".
26. The condition of this child is not different from the child in the zari factory.
27. Brian Carter who was garden and reserves administrator was frustrated.
28. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
29. What an astonishing sight Carter beheld!
30. He demanded what they were going to do about that bloody eagle.
31. Carter gazed at the magnificent bird and grew convinced.
32. When did the sky suddenly become an ocean?
33. Mumbai had been divided into two by the rain.
34. Not Only Mohini but also Padmini said the same.
35. She had to wait because the telephone booth had a long queue and .
36. At one o'clock when I had a gone to the post office.
37. Though the stick would floor anybody, frequent exposure has hardened her.
38. Solar and wind energy power twenty street lamps.
39. A dirt track leads to this village but the central road is concretised.
40. Kolhapur is a wonderfully traditional city.
41. The past is omnipresent here,isn't it?
42. Archaeologists made a discovery that an ancient settlement existed here.
43. It is so accurately designed .
44. When I reached -the-college,students were playing a football match.The match had reached an interesting turn.
45. It was better to squat for years in a place trying to attain Nirvana.
46. The final victory is not greater than the scars of the struggle.
47. The problem is too difficult for me to solve.
48. Words can not explain the magic of flight .
49. It's not so high that we can miss out on the changing landscape.
50. Comp: India is more beautiful than any other place in the world. Posit: No other place in the world is as beautiful as India.

 

Do as Directed

1.  It was dinner time when he finished . (Rewrite as simple sentence)
2.  On the hooks were more fish than the others had caught all together. (Change the degree) 
3. He has become the fourth -largest manufacturer of personal computers in America.(Rewrite in Future Perfect Tense) 
4. Michael Dell was the youngest man ever to head Fortune 500 corporation.(Change the degree)
5. Growing up in Houston, Texas, Michael and his two brothers were imbued by their parents.( Rewrite as compound sentence)
6. I wasn't a bad doctor. (Add a question tag)
7. I wasn't quite sure of myself. (Rewrite as affirmative)
8. I had successive ideas of specializing in dermatology, in aural surgery, in pediatrics but discarded them all. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
9. I took him around with me . (Change the voice)
10. When I saw the prizes and read the citation Chaitanya had received, I was stupefied. (Use  'No sooner......than')
11. He was a special child. (Rewrite as Rhetorical question)
12. One day , King Amrut and Chandan were taking a walk on the terrace of the palace. (Rewrite the sentence using Past Perfect Continuous Tense)
13. They could see far into the distance.( Use 'able to' )
14. He was delighted to see the prosperity of his kingdom.(Use gerund form of the underlined word)
15. What more could they ask for?(Rewrite as Assertive sentence)
16. Soon he walked up to the king and whispered something in his ears. ( Use 'No sooner....than')
17. "Did you like the story, Meenu?"Raghu asked. (Rewrite into Indirect speech)
18. I would show him my finger. (Use 'used to')
19. I would close the cage and put it near my pillow. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
20. At 6 sharp in the morning, he would start to be restless.( Frame wh-question to get the underline part as an answer)
21. When he became a fully grown up one , he began to go far and wide. (Use  'No sooner......than')
22. The bird was spotted in pairs almost everyday. (Change the voice)
23. How can they be seen? ( Rewrite as Assertive)
24. It is achievable. (Rewrite as negative)
25. All this is being done very efficiently and at a low cost.(Change into Active Voice)
26. Parking will be difficult and expensive. ( Use "not only .... but also)
27. People will use public transport rather than cars. (Make it less certain)
28. There are some glimmers of hope. (Add a question tag) 
29. They have excuses ready when they reach office late. (Identify the clause)
30. They have never seen a sunrise. (Change the voice)

Do as directed Std 9

1. She felt terrible about this tendency. (Rewrite as Exclamatory)
2. His father would undoubtedly be left shaking  his head and burying himself deeper into his newspaper. (Use 'not only...but also')
3. "They have promised that the funds we have given to initiate the process will be returned to us,"Mr. Pawar says.(Rewrite as Indirect speech) 
4. Can you please hold it for me? (What does underlined Modal Auxiliary indicate?)
5. It should keep for a while. (Replace the Modal Auxiliary with another indicating obligation)
    
6. Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap. (Rewrite the sentence using adjective form of the underlined word.)
7. He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site. ( Rewrite as simple sentence)
8. Dora had never received such a gift. (Rewrite in Present Perfect tense)
9. A religious ceremony was attended by nearly two lakh people.(Begin with -Nearly two.....)
10. As we were nearing the steps leading to a foot over bridge, people started pushing from behind. ( Use 'no sooner ... than' )
11. There was nothing she could do about it. (Rewrite as Rhetorical Question)
12. "They have promised that the funds that we have given to initiate the process will be returned to us," Mr. Pawar said. (Rewrite as Indirect Speech)
13. The school had no regular calendar. (Rewrite as Affirmative)
14.  India's present epoch maker has come over here to bless the state of Maharashtra. (Use gerund form of underlined word)
15. Both India and Maharashtra can progress only when there is oneness of interest. ( Use 'If ..not')
16. I had no anxiety and no high ambitions. ( Use 'neither......nor )
17. It was tough but intellectually satisfying. (Rewrite as complex sentence)
18. He brought the coconuts down. (Change the voice)
19. It is a book about the transformation of India. ( Begin with - 'The book....')  
20. Can anyone really conceive of a world without poverty? (Rewrite as Assertive Sentence)

KEY For The Above Exercise

Exam Elixir

Do as Directed

EXERCISE 1
1. I disliked the idea of making Omelette. [Make it Negative.]
2. Mother was not at home. [Add a question tag.]
3. As soon as Dave had begun his second year when he heard himself hopelessly swamped. [Use - 'No sooner---than]
4. Don't lose faith. [Add a question tag]
5. I used to spend hours under it. [ use- Modal Auxiliary 'would']
6. He was treated with respect. [Change the voice]
7. I have tried getting you into the kitchen. [Identify the tense]
8. She has played the role in Hollywood . [Rewrite in Present Perfect Continuous Tense.]
9. He may have laughed in the company of his friends. [What does the underlined word indicate -Permission OR Possibility]
10. The science class--(start) when Satish---(reach) the college. [Use suitable tense forms]
11. This is the greatest lesson in life. [ Change the degree]
12. Are they free from the burden of parental aspiration? [Rewrite as Assertive]
13. Let us resolve to give our children the freedom of childhood. [Add a question tag]
14. He is the right person to do this. [Make it Rhetorical]
15. Dean had been feeding him fresh rabbit's legs. [Identify the tense]
16. The problem was so difficult that I could not solve it. [Use-'too']
17. Girls and boys are given equal opportunity. [ Use-'not only-but also']
18. There was no electricity; no primary school. [ Use -'neither-nor']
19. What a pleasant idea! [Make it Assertive]
20. My father's moods were as hot as Chennai's climate. [Change the degree]

Key for Exercise 1

Exercise 2

1. Hitlar was the cruellest ruler in modern history.(Change the degree)
2. That is not the way a gentleman should behave.(Make it Rhetorical)
3. How great Shivaji Maharaj was! (Make assertive)
4. What a witty remark it is! ( Make assertive)
5. This is a very interesting novel. (Rewrite as exclamatory)
6. These boys are very brave. (Rewrite as exclamatory)
7. The boy was too exhausted to get out of the pool. (Use - 'so ---that')
8. This sum is difficult. (Make it negative)
9. This is not a slow local train. ( Make it affirmative)
10. There was --- tree on the hill. --- tree was lonely. ( Fill in the blanks with articles)
11. I received your kind letter. (Change the voice)
12. ....young should come forward to shoulder responsibility.(Fill in the blank with articles)
13. She put some water into the dog's dish. (Indentify the tense)
14. What a beautiful piece it is! (Rewrite as assertive)
15. He was an awful looking man. (Rewrite as exclamatory)
16. She set the alarm. (Begin the sentence with 'The alarm...')
17. Would he answer me?( Rewrite as assertive)
18. Sankalp has helped a total 22 SHGs. ( Change the voice)
19. The complaint was taken seriously.(Begin the sentence with 'Police took.....')
20. You didn't help her. (Change the voice)

KEY 2

1. COMP: Hitlar was crueller than any other ruler in modern history.
POSI: No other ruler in modern history was as cruel as Hitler.
2. Is that the way a gentleman should behave?
3. Shivaji Maharaj was very great.
4. It is indeed a witty remark.
5. What an interesting novel this is!
6. How brave these boys are!
7. The boy was so exhausted that he could not get out of the pool.
8. This sum is not easy.
9. This is a fast local train.
10. There was a tree on the hill. The tree was lonely.
11. Your kind letter was received by me.
12. The young should come forward to shoulder responsibility.
13. She put some water into the dog's dish. Simple Past Tense
14. It is a very beautiful piece.
15. What an awful looking man!
16. The alarm was set by her.
17. He would not answer me.
18. A total 22 SHGs have been helped by Sankalp.
19. Police took the complaint seriously.
20. She was not helped by you.

Exercise 3

1. We give it up and doze off. (Rewrite as simple)
2. A problem which had proved a hard nut to crack was solved yesterday in a jiffy. (Rewrite as simple)
3. Ganukaka was relating the story of a neighbor of his. ( Change the voice)
4. When the war started, there was a boom in the market. ( Use No sooner ….than)
5. His business was growing so fast that he had hardly time for a few hours’ sleep.(Use ‘too’)
6. Doctors recommended various medicines but the child lost its life.( Use ‘though’)
7. I …..(remember) an anecdote which I ……(read) recently.(Fill in the blanks with suitable tense forms of verbs given in bracket)
8. Lama had been doing penance for ages in a cave.( Identify the tense)
9. Many of them are struggling in many places.(Use Past perfect continuous)
10. Josh paused, watching his father’s light recede. (Rewrite in compound sentence)
11. This is the hole. The snakes live here. (Combine the sentences using relative pronoun) asked as a comment
12 The Ganga is -------sacred river.(Use suitable article in the blank space)Q.12 to 15 asked by a former student.
13. The dog sprang --------- the table.(Use suitable preposition in the blank space)
14. It appears, I haven't been to the theater ------- ages.(Use suitable preposition in the blank space)
15  Industrial wastes pollutes/pollute the atmosphere. (Rewrite using correct verb form)
16 Cricket is more popular than any other game in India. (Change into superlative degree)asked from blogger contact form.
17. We had a wonderful time last evening.(make it exclamatory sentence )asked from blogger contact form.


Do as directed Std 10


Key 3
1. Giving it up we doze off.
2. A problem having proved a hard nut to crack was solved yesterday in a jiffy.
3. The story of a neighbor of his was being related by Ganukaka
4. No sooner did the war start than there was a boom in the market.
5. His business was growing too fast to have any time for a few hours’ sleep.
6. Though Doctors recommended various medicines, the child lost its life.
7. I remembered an anecdote which I had read recently.
8. Lama had been doing penance for ages in a cave. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
9. Many of them had been struggling in many places.
10. Josh paused and watched his father’s light recede.
11. This is the hole where the snakes live .
12 The Ganga is a sacred river.
13. The dog sprang upon the table.
14. It appears, I haven't been to the theater for ages.
15  Industrial wastes pollute the atmosphere.
16 superlative : Cricket is the most popular game in India.
Positive :      No other game in India is as popular as cricket.

17. What a wonderful time we had last evening !

Subject Verb Agreement
Do as directed class ssc
Do as directed grade 11


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