Change the following sentence as instructed in brackets. (4)
(i) I go for a walk every day (Simple past)
(ii) She worked in Bajaj Auto for ten years (Past perfect continuous)
(iii) He will miss the flight unless he drives fast (Future Perfect)
(iv) She was writing a letter to her friends (Simple present)
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A. Transform the following sentences as instructed.
1. On seeing the teacher, the children stood up. (into Complex)
Ans: As soon as the children saw the teacher, they stood up.
2. At the age of six, Varsha started learning music. (into Complex)
Ans: Varsha started learning music when she was six.
3. As Varun is a voracious reader, he buys a lot of books. (into Simple)
Ans: Being a voracious reader, Varun buys a lot of books.
4. Walk carefully lest you will fall down. (into Complex)
Ans: If you don’t walk carefully, you will fall down.
5. Besides being a dancer, she is a singer. (into Compound)
Ans: She is not only a dancer but also a singer.
6. He is sick but he attends the rehearsal. (into Simple)
Ans: In spite of his sickness, he attends the rehearsal.
7. If Meena reads more, she will become proficient in the language. (into Compound)
Ans: Meena must read more or she won’t become proficient in the language.
8. He confessed that he was guilty. (into Simple)
Ans: He confessed his guilt, (or) He confessed his crime.
9. The boy could not attend the special classes due to his mother’s illness. (into Compound)
Ans: His mother was ill and so the boy could not attend the special classes.
10. He followed my suggestion. (into Complex)
Ans: He followed what I suggested.
B. Combine the pairs of sentences below into simple, complex and compound
1. Radha was ill. She was not hospitalised
Simple : In spite of her illness, Radha was not hospitalized.
Complex : Though Radha was ill, she was not hospitalized.
Compound : Radha was ill but she was not hospitalized.
2. The students were intelligent. They could answer the questions correctly
Simple : Being intelligent, the students could answer the questions correctly.
Complex : As the students were intelligent, they could answer the questions correctly.
Compound : The students were intelligent and so they could answer the questions correctly.
3. I must get a visa. I can travel abroad
Simple : In the event of getting a visa, I can travel abroad./ In the event of not getting a visa, I cannot travel abroad.
Complex : If I get a visa, I can travel abroad. /Unless I get a visa, I cannot travel abroad.
Compound : I must get a visa otherwise I cannot travel abroad.
4. I saw a tiger it was wounded
Simple : I saw a wounded tiger.
Complex : I saw a tiger which was wounded.
Compound : I saw a tiger and it was wounded.
5. There was a bandh. The shops remained closed
Simple : The shops remained closed due to bandh.
Complex : As there was a bandh, the shops remained closed.
Compound : There was a bandh and so the shops remained closed.
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