DO AS DIRECTED
a. Identify the phrase: It was a story as old as time.
The girl in a brown frock is my sister.
b. Fill in the blanks with the noun form of the words given in the bracket: The people lived under
the constant threat of______________(invade)
He asked to be put under police__________(protect)
c. Change into the comparative degree of comparison: He is the youngest player in our team.
d. Change into the positive degree of comparison: India is larger than any other democracy in the
world.
e. Change into the superlative degree of comparison: No other girl in the class is as clever as Susie.
f. Correct the position of the relative pronoun and rewrite the sentences: The table was discarded
which was broken by you.
Dr. Swami addressed the gathering who was a famous surgeon.
g. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the bracket: The criminal was
___________ yesterday.(hang)
The woodcutter _______________ down many trees.(fall)
h. Rewrite the sentences using the introductory IT:
To drink impure water is harmful
To open a blood bank in this area was a very good idea.
i. Rewrite the sentences using infinitives:
You should avoid junk food if you wish to lose weight.
She was ready for helping you
j. Rewrite the sentences using gerunds:
It was a good gesture on your part to thank your professors.
To be honest with oneself is one of the most difficult things to do.
k. Join the sentences using participles:
He stood by the table. He was examining some papers.
The passenger alighted from the train. He tipped over a bag.
l. Reframe these sentences to convey the correct meaning:
Sleeping on my bed, a loud noise woke me up.
Being a brilliant student, he was granted a scholarship.
m. Change into complex sentences:
He liked my suggestion.
His silence proves his guilt.
n. Change into simple sentences:
He hoped that he would win the prize.
The amount I had in the bank was exactly sixty pounds.
o. Rewrite the sentences accordingly:
My friends have their mobile (past perfect)
The dog was barking for half an hour. (simple past)
He worked with Mr. Sharma earlier also. (present perfect)
The water boiled for thirty minutes before I turned off the gas. (past perfect continuous)
My grandmother is knitting a cardigan for me. (simple future)
p. Change into passive voice:
He will have consulted the doctor before 8 pm.
People will remember him as a good leader.
The florist showcased the flower arrangement at the Ikebana workshop.
Shakespeare had written many plays.
He was driving the car very fast when it skidded off the road.
Q3. Do as directed:
1. Identify the subject and the predicate in the sentence: Make sure that you lock the front door.
2. Identify the type of sentence: What a beautiful smile she has!
3. Change into interrogative: The class was interesting.
4. Change into exclamatory: It was a wonderful performance.
5. Fill in with the appropriate collective noun: The meeting opened by a ---------- of singers from all
11 countries.
6. Fill in with the appropriate abstract noun: He was kept in custody for his own------------(safe)
7. Fill in with a suitable idiom: His stressful work is ------------his health.
8. Complete the proverbs: Rolling stone------------------------, Clothes---------------------------
9. Identify the figure of speech: She sells seashells by the seashore.
10. Identify the figures of speech:
1. The clap of thunder went bang bang and scared my poor dog.
2. " This is the beginning of the end," said Eeyore, always the pessimist.
Answers
Answer:
a. Phrase is identified below:
It was a story as old as time.
Phrase- a story as old as time
The girl in a brown frock is my sister.
Phrase- The girl in a brown frock
b. Blanks are filled below:
The people lived under the constant threat of______________(invade)
The people lived under the constant threat of invasion.
He asked to be put under police__________(protect)
He asked to be put under police protection.
c. Comparative degree of comparison-
He is the youngest player in our team.
In our team, no player is as young as him.
d. Positive degree of comparison-
India is larger than any other democracy in the world.
No other democracy is as large as India in the world.
e. The superlative degree of comparison is as follows:
No other girl in the class is as clever as Susie.
Susie is the cleverest girl in the class.
f. Corrected position of the relative pronoun:
The table was discarded which was broken by you.
The table, which was broken by you, was discarded.
Dr. Swami addressed the gathering who was a famous surgeon.
Dr. Swami, who was a famous surgeon, addressed the gathering.
g. Correct form of the verbs in the bracket are as follows:
The criminal was___________ yesterday.(hang)
The criminal was hung yesterday.
The woodcutter _______________ down many trees.(fall)
The woodcutter had fallen down many trees.
h. The sentences are re-written using the introductory IT as follows:
To drink impure water is harmful
It is harmful to drink impure water.
To open a blood bank in this area was a very good idea.
It was a very good idea to open a blood bank in this area.
i. The sentences are re-written using infinitives:
You should avoid junk food if you wish to lose weight.
You should avoid junk food if you wish to lose weight.
She was ready for helping you
She was ready to help you
j. The sentences are re-written using gerunds:
It was a good gesture on your part to thank your professors.
It was a good gesture on your part for thanking your professors.
To be honest with oneself is one of the most difficult things to do.
Being honest with oneself is one of the most difficult things to do.
k. The sentences are joined using participles:
He stood by the table. He was examining some papers.
Standing by the table, he was examining some papers.
The passenger alighted from the train. He tipped over a bag.
Alighting from the train, the passenger tipped over a bag.
l. The sentences are reframed below to coney the correct meaning:
Sleeping on my bed, a loud noise woke me up.
I was sleeping on my bed when a loud noise woke me up.
Being a brilliant student, he was granted a scholarship.
For being a brilliant student, he was granted a scholarship.
m. Complex sentenecs are:
He liked my suggestion.
He like what I suggested.
His silence proves his guilt.
His silence proves that he is guilty.
n. Simple sentences are:
He hoped that he would win the prize.
He hoped to win the prize.
The amount I had in the bank was exactly sixty pounds.
I had exactly sixty pounds in the bank.
o. Sentences are written below accordingly:
My friends have their mobile (past perfect)
My friends had their mobile.
The dog was barking for half an hour. (simple past)
The dog barked for half an hour.
He worked with Mr. Sharma earlier also. (present perfect)
He has worked with Mr. Sharma eariler also.
The water boiled for thirty minutes before I turned off the gas. (past perfect continuous)
The water had been boiling for thirty minutes before I turned off the gas.
My grandmother is knitting a cardigan for me. (simple future)
My grandmother will knit a cardigan for me.
p. Passive voice:
He will have consulted the doctor before 8 pm.
The doctor would be consulted by him before 8 pm.
People will remember him as a good leader.
He will be remembered as a good leader by the people.
The florist showcased the flower arrangement at the Ikebana workshop.
The flower arrangement was showcased by the florist at the Ikebana workshop.
Shakespeare had written many plays.
Many plays were written by Shakespeare.
He was driving the car very fast when it skidded off the road.
The car was driven very fast by him when it skidded off the road.