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               Madhyamik grammar problems.....etc

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Q. The day was hot. So i did not go out. (Join into a simple sentence)
A. The day being hot I did not go out. (Simple)
A. As the day was hot I did not go out. ( Complex 0
Q. He told me that he would find an interesting book for me. (Active to passive)
A. I was told by him that he would find an interesting book for me. (Passive)
( If you find that you can write each clause of a complex sentence into passive voice you will feel tempted to do that. Please don't do that. Just write the principal clause in the passive voice. )
Q. He said,''Alas! I have lost my bag.'' ( Change the mode of narration 0
A. He exclaimed in grief that he had lost his bag. ( Indirect)
Q. He examined the document carefully. ( Replace the adverb with its noun form)
A. He examined the documents with care. ( Care is the noun form 'carefully' )

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Q. " Your grandson/" said the vendor. ( Indirect from direct speech )
A. The vendor inquired of him( the old man)/ asked the old man if it was his grandson.
( This sentence has been taken from the text. So you can write it in this manner.)
Q. I will be back next yeas. ( Make it negative )
A. I will not(Won't) be back before next year. ( Negative )
Q. It was the dirtiest water on earth. ( Make it complex)
A. No other water on earth was as dirty as this water. ( Complex )
( Actually we have written the above sentence in the positive degree)
Q. The old man ordered only one bowl of noodles. (Voice change)
A. Only one bowl of noodles was ordered bu the old man. ( Passive )

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Q. Tears filled her eyes. ( Active to passive )
A. Her eyes were filled with water. ( we have used ' with' in place of 'by' because it is appropriate here)
Q.They found the field unfit and stopped the play. ( It is a compound sentence. To make it simple we have to use the participle form of the verb 'find' You can also call it infinite verb if you like.)
A. Finding the field unfit ( for play) they stopped the play. ( Simple )
Q. He said, "Let me speak freely.'' ( Change into indirect speech )
A. He pleaded/ requested/ demanded that he should be allowed to speak freely.OR
you could write= He requested them to let him play freely.
Q.Gold is one of the most costly metals. ( Rewrite the sentence using positive degree.)
A. Very few metals are as costly as gold. ( Positive degree )

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Q. Sachin is one of the best batsmen in the world. ( Use comparative form of the adjective)
A. Sachin is better than most other batsmen in the world.
Q. She must weep. ( Make it negative )
A. She has no alternative but weep.
Q.The mother said to the children,'' Do not go out in the sun.'' ( Indirect from direct)
A. The mother fobade the children to go out in the sun. OR The mother advised the children not to go out in the sun.( Indirect-- I prefer the second one )
Q. Listen to me. (Voice change )
A. You are asked to listen to me.

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Q. I went to a forest. I saw a tiger. ( Join into a single sentence )
A. Going to(into) a forest I saw a tiger.
Q.They have done the work well. ( Voice change )
A. The work has been done well by them. ( Passive )
Q. As soon as the police came, they ran away. ( Make it negative )
A. No sooner had the police come the thief ran away. ( I prefer the past perfect tense ).
Q. The girl said,'' How beautiful the temple is !" ( Indirect )
A. The girl exclaimed in wonder and said that the temple was very beautiful.
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spk -1/8/15