GRAMMAR REVISION WORKSHEET Sep 2019
Ex – I
Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence.
1. Though it rained heavily, they continued to play. (Use: a) In spite… b) Despite……)
2. He took off his muddy shoes to avoid dirtying the carpet. (Use: lest)
3. “I saw a panther this morning”, he said modestly. (Rewrite using indirect speech.)
4. Ali was too embarrassed to speak clearly. (Begin: Ali was so…………………)
5. As soon as the election results were out, the victory procession started. (Begin: No sooner…………………)
6. Anil prefers reading a book to watching a movie. (Begin:Anil would rather……….)
7. Anu does not study enough, but she still stands first. (Begin: Despite…………………)
8. If they practice, they can solve it in a record time. (Begin: Unless…………………)
9. Time is so precious that you cannot afford to waste it.(Use: too)
10. As soon as she hears the tune, she starts singing. (Begin: No sooner…)
11. We had not even walked one kilometer, when they stopped us. (Begin: Hardly …………………)
12. Shake the bottle well before taking the medicine.(Change the voice)
13. The teacher was very patient with the trouble-makers.( Use: patiently)
14. The puzzle consisted of fifteen pieces. (use: comprised)
15. She said to her maid, “Do not indulge in idle gossip. “
16. The memory is so vivid that I will never forget it. (Use :too)
17. Put your tools away, the children may fall over them (Use: lest………………………)
18. I have never seen so big a diamond as this. ( end…… that I have ever seen )
19. Treat others the way you want them to treat you,………(Supply a suitable question tag)
20. “O God, I have lost my identity card! “ said Manohar.
21. The Infosys chief said, “Information technology has reduced the world to a global village.”
22. He will say, “All the goods in my shop are genuine.”
23. Aliyaa is not so good a singer as Hema. ( use: than )
24. The beauty of the portrait cannot be described. (use: description)
25. If you give respect , you can command respect. (use: Unless)
Answers
Answer:
1) In spite of it raining heavily, they continued to play.
2) He took off his muddy shoes lest he should dirty the carpet.
3)He said modestly that he had seen a panther that morning.
4) Ali was so embarrassed that he could not speak clearly.
5) No sooner did the election results come out than the victory procession started.
6) Anil would rather read a book than watch a movie.
7) Despite not studying enough, Anu still stands first.
8) Unless they practice, they can't solve it in record time.
9) Time is too precious to be wasted.
10) No sooner does she heard the tune than she starts singing.
11) Hardly had we walked one kilometer when they stopped us.
12) Let the book be shaken well before you take the medicine.
13) The teacher treated the troublemakers patiently.
14) The puzzle comprised of 15 pieces.
15) She ordered her maid not to indulge in idle gossip.
16) The memory is too vivid for me to forget it.
17) Put your tools away lest the children should fall over them.
18) This is the biggest diamond that I have ever seen.
19) Treat others the way you want them to treat you, will you?
20) Manohar exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his identity card.
21) The Infosys chief said that Information technology has reduced the world to a global village.
22) He will say that all the goods in his shop are genuine. --- when there is 'will say' in a sentence the tense doesn't change
23) Hema is a better singer than Aliyaa.
24) The beauty of the portrait is beyond description.
25) Unless you give respect you cannot command respect.
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