Sunday, 2 August 2015

Madhyamik Grammar problems

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Page-340
Q. English is spoken all over the world. ( Passive--without agent )
A. People all over the world speak English. ( Active- with a subject 'people' )
Q. '' Why did you kill the goat?" I asked. ( Change into indirect speech )
A. I asked him why he had killed the goat. ( It has been taken from the text " Most Beautiful" )
Q. When the plant was shaded, it stopped feeding. ( Shorten the sentence )
A. When shaded the plant stopped feeding. ( It is a simple sentence )
Q. He refused the proposal. He was told so. ( Join into a simple sentence )
A. He was told to refuse the proposal.
Page-361
Q. The doctor said to the patient,'' You must visit my clinic tomorrow." ( Direct to indirect )
A. The doctor told the patient that he must visit his clinic the next day.
Q. Who does not love his motherland? ( Make it affirmative from interrogative )
A. Everybody loves his motherland.
Q. T hey are involved in anti-social activities. Police do not arrest them. ( Join into a single sentence )
A. Though they are involved in anti-social activities police do not arrest them.( Complex sentence )
Q. Rhinos are killed for their horns. ( Convert into an interrogative sentence )
A. Aren't rhinos killed for their horns?
Page-382
Q. No other flower is as beautiful as the rose. ( Change into comparative degree )
A. The rose is more beautiful than any other flower.
Q. Post the letter, please.( Passive)
A. You are requested to post the letter.
Q. Only the little boy failed to see the Giant coming. ( Make it negative )
A. None but the little boy could see the Giant coming.
Q. Man proposes. God disposes. ( Joint into a single sentence )
A. God disposes what man proposes.( What= that + which )
Page-407
Q. His manner shocked me. ( Voice change )
A. I was shocked by his manner.
Q. Horses, which come from Arabia, are much in demand. ( Complex to simple)
A. Arabian horses are much in demand.
Q.' Let's sit down her and talk the matter over.'', said Sir Davy to Faraday.( Indirect speech )
A. Sir Davy proposed to Faraday that they should sit down there and talk the matter over.
Page-441
Q. Did you invite each of them? ( Voice change )
A. Was each of them invited by you?
Q.He said to us ,'' Let us go for a picnic." ( Indirect narration )
A. He proposed to us that we should go for a picnic.
Q. She did not read. She did not write. ( Join with..''neither.............nor'' )
A. She did neither read nor write,
Q. People saw the Giant playing in the garden. ( Complex)
A. People saw that the Giant was playing in the garden.
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