Question

3. Rewrite the following sentences as directed. You may make changes if necessary, but do not change the meaning of any sentence. [6 × 1 = 6]

(a) Time is the best healer. (Use ‘good’.) (b) I admire his patience as well as his kindness. (Begin: Not only...)
(c) No sooner had Rajiv left home than it started raining. (Begin: Hardly...)
(d) He is forgetful as well as careless. (Begin: Besides...)
(e) She said that she would return the book to the library the next day. (Change the mode of narration.)
(f) He admires his elder brother immensely. (Rewrite using a question tag.)​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) Time is the best healer. (Use ‘good’.)

There is no other good healer as time.

(b) I admire his patience as well as his kindness. (Begin: Not only...)

Not only his patience, I also admire his kindness.

(c) No sooner had Rajiv left home than it started raining. (Begin: Hardly...)

Hardly had Rajiv left home when it started raining.

(d) He is forgetful as well as careless. (Begin: Besides...)

Besides being forgetful he is careless.

(e) She said that she would return the book to the library the next day. (Change the mode of narration.)

She said, "I will return the books to the library tomorrow".

(f) He admires his elder brother immensely. (Rewrite using a question tag.)

He admires his elder brother immensely. Doesn't he?