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   Let us continue with the Grammatical problems.........

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Q. A man opened the door. He welcomed me warmly.( Join into a complex sentence )
A. The man who opened the door welcomed me warmly. ( Complex sentence with an adjective clause. We have replaced the A with THE because he has been mentioned in the principal clausae. In these cases we have to use the DEFINITE ARTICLE.)
Q. Ishant could bowl faster than Munuf. ( Both are now out of the Indian Cricket Team. It is obvious then, that Munuf was slower than Ishant.)
A. Munuf could not bowl as fast as Ishant. ( We have used the positive form of the given adjective. )
Q. My doctor said to me,'' The climate of the city won't suit you." ( Change into indirect speech)
A. The doctor told me/ informed me that the climate of that city would not suit me. ( He knew better)
Q. I saw him come. ( Active to passive.)
A. He was seen coming by me.

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Q. The teacher said to the students,'' The earth moves round the sun." ( Change to indirect speech)
A. The teacher told the students/said to the students that the earth moves round the sun. ( We dont change the verb form of the reported verb because it is an eternal truth and we all know that.)
Q. The old man was too tired to go a long distance. ( It is a simple sentence )
A. The man was so tired that he could not go a long distance. ( Complex sentence with an adv clause)
Q. Do your homework carefully.( change the voice)
A. You are advised to do your homework carefully. ( Some would suggest that we should use the verbs-directed/ ordered/ asked in place of ADVISED or we should begin with Let... but I won't suggest you to do that. In my opinion It is an advice by your elders.)
Q. Asia is the largest continent in the world. ( As if we didn't know that !! Superlative degree0
A. Asia is larger than any other continent ib the whole world. (comparative degree)
A. No other continent in the world is as large as   Asia in the whole world. (positive degree)
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Q. How had they completed the work? ( Interrogative Active voice )
A. How has the work been completed by them? ( Interrogative passive )
Q.The boy said,''What a joy, I have got a prize !" ( Exclamatory sentence- Direct speech )
A. The boy exclaimed in joy that he had got a prize./ The boy exclaimed in joy and said that he had got a prize. ( we are happy for the boy.)
Q. Although he is rich, he is unhappy.( complex sentence )
A. In spite of being rich he is unhappy. ( Simple )
A. He is rich but (he is ) unhappy. ( compound sentence)
Q. As soon as he reached to the station , the train left.( Negative )
A. No sooner had we reached the station than the train left. ( comparative )
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