Do as directed:
(1) The young seagull was alone on his ledge. (Turn into negative) (2) Paper has more patience than people. [Change the degree)
(3) No one knows how open I think of her and still love her. (Turn into affirmative) (4) He had watched his parents flying about wit
Answers
Do as directed:
(1) The young seagull was alone on his ledge. (Turn into negative)
- The young seagull was not accompanied on his ledge.
☣ To change the sentence from affirmative/positive sentence into negative, we have to use 'not' which converts the sentence into negative but we should not alter the meaning of the sentence.
(2) Paper has more patience than people.
(2) Paper has more patience than people.(Change the degree)
- Paper has the most patience.
☣ The above sentence is in comparative degree and we have changed it into superlative degree. It is used when more than two person or thing of the same class has highest degree or rank. Here ' 'paper' has highest degree.
(3) No one knows how open I think of her and still love her.
(3) No one knows how open I think of her and still love her. (Turn into affirmative)
- Everybody is unaware of how open I think of her and still love her.
☣ The above sentence is negative and we have to change it into positive or affirmative sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence. 'No one' is changed into 'Everybody', whereas 'unaware' is used so that the meaning of sentence does not get alter.
(4) He had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sisters.
(change the voice)
- His parents had been watched flying about with his brothers and sisters by him.
☣ The above sentences in active voice and we have to change it into passive voice. Whenever the the active voice is past perfect tense, it is followed by 'been' in passive voice and then the person of think denoted by the subject becomes the receiver of the action that is becomes passive.
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Answer:
Do as directed:
(1) The young seagull was alone on his ledge. (Turn into negative)
The young seagull was not accompanied on his ledge.
☣ To change the sentence from affirmative/positive sentence into negative, we have to use 'not' which converts the sentence into negative but we should not alter the meaning of the sentence.
(2) Paper has more patience than people.
(2) Paper has more patience than people.(Change the degree)
Paper has the most patience.
☣ The above sentence is in comparative degree and we have changed it into superlative degree. It is used when more than two person or thing of the same class has highest degree or rank. Here ' 'paper' has highest degree.
(3) No one knows how open I think of her and still love her.
(3) No one knows how open I think of her and still love her. (Turn into affirmative)
Everybody is unaware of how open I think of her and still love her.
☣ The above sentence is negative and we have to change it into positive or affirmative sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence. 'No one' is changed into 'Everybody', whereas 'unaware' is used so that the meaning of sentence does not get alter.
(4) He had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sisters.
(change the voice)
His parents had been watched flying about with his brothers and sisters by him.
☣ The above sentences in active voice and we have to change it into passive voice. Whenever the the active voice is past perfect tense, it is followed by 'been' in passive voice and then the person of think denoted by the subject becomes the receiver of the action that is becomes passive.
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