Question

(23) Ashoka is one of the greatest emperors of Mauryan Dynasty. He
promoted the spread of Buddhism. (24) Ashoka waged a destructive war
against the state of Kalinga. (25) Witnessing mass deaths in the Kalinga war,
he converted to Buddhism. (26) He is remembered for Ashoka Pillars and for
sending Buddhist monks to Srilanka and Central Asia. He is referred as
'Devanam Priya' or 'The Beloved of the Gods'. (27) He lead people along the
path of dharma and ruled his kingdom peacefully.
23. Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Very few'.
Ans: Very few emperors of
on moun yon ay nasty
dynasty werer
24. Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'A destructive'.
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25. Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'After'.
Ans:
26. Combine the sentence using 'not only but also'.
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27. Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Leading'
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Answer 1

The correct answer to the given questions are as follows:-

24. Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'A destructive'.

Ans: A destructive war was against the state of Kalinga by Ashoka.

25. Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'After'.

Ans: After witnessing mass deaths in the Kalinga war he converted to Buddhism

26. Combine the sentence using 'not only but also'.

Ans: Not only is he remembered for Ashoka Pillars and for  sending Buddhist monks to Srilanka and Central Asia, but he is also referred as  'Devanam Priya' or 'The Beloved of the Gods'.

27. Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Leading'

Ans: Leading people along the  path of dharma, he ruled his kingdom peacefully.

• voice of a sentence is of two basic types - active and passive
• in active voice, the subject comes first in the sentence followed by the verb or the action performed by it. The object will come after the verb at the end of the sentence.
• In passive voice, the object comes first followed by the verb or action that is performed on it. The subject comes at the end of the sentence.