Q.1 Tranform the sentence into given form [10]
1. You are too inexperianced to understand ( complex)
2. Besides being beautiful she is intellegent (compound)
3. Inspite of his poverty he is happy (complex)
4. The old man sat near the fire, smoking (compound)
5. He got up and walked away.(simple)
6. He gave them not only a house but some land also. (simple)
7. The strom subsided and we continued our journey.(simple)
8. He liked my suggestion (complex)
9. A wounded tiger is very fierce(complex)
10. On being challanged they ran away.(complex)
Q.2 Give the other two degrees of comparion of the following [10]
1. Raja Jai Singh was the greatest astronomer of his day.
2. Ajax was as strong as Hercules.
3. Iron is more useful than any other metal.
4. I have never seen so big a diamond as this.
5. Bhima was the strongest among the Pandavas.
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Answers:
Question 1: Tranform the sentence into given form.
1. You are too inexperianced to understand. (complex)
=> You are so inexperienced that you cannot understand.
2. Besides being beautiful she is intelligent. (compound)
=> She is beautiful and intelligent.
3. Inspite of his poverty he is happy. (complex)
=> Though he is poor, he is happy.
4. The old man sat near the fire, smoking. (compound)
=> The old man was sitting near the fire, and was smoking.
5. He got up and walked away. (simple)
=> Getting up, he walked away.
6. He gave them not only a house but some land also. (simple)
=> Giving them a house, he also gave some land.
7. The storm subsided and we continued our journey.(simple)
=> The storm having subsided we continued our journey.
8. He liked my suggestion. (complex)
=> He was the one who liked my suggestion.
9. A wounded tiger is very fierce. (complex)
=> A wounded tiger is the one who is very fierce.
10. On being challanged they ran away. (complex)
=> As they were challenged, they ran away.
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Question 2. Give the other two degrees of comparion of the following.
1. Raja Jai Singh was the greatest astronomer of his days.
Positive: No other astronomer of his days was as great as Raja Jai Singh.
Comparative: Raja Jai Singh was greater than any other astronomer of his days.
2. Ajay was as strong as Hercules.
Comparative: Hercules was not stronger than Ajay.
3. Iron is more useful than any other metal.
Positive: No other metal is as useful as Iron.
Superlative: Iron is the most useful metal.
4. I have never seen so big a diamond as this.
Comparative: I have never seen bigger diamond than this.
Superlative: This is the biggest diamond I have ever seen.
5. Bhima was the strongest among the Pandavas.
Positive: No other Pandava was as strong as Bhima.
Comparative: Bhima was stronger than any other Pandava.
Answer:
1. You are too inexperianced to understand. (complex)
=> You are so inexperienced that you cannot understand.
2. Besides being beautiful she is intelligent. (compound)
=> She is beautiful and intelligent.
3. Inspite of his poverty he is happy. (complex)
=> Though he is poor, he is happy.
4. The old man sat near the fire, smoking. (compound)
=> The old man was sitting near the fire, and was smoking.
5. He got up and walked away. (simple)
=> Getting up, he walked away.
6. He gave them not only a house but some land also. (simple)
=> Giving them a house, he also gave some land.
7. The storm subsided and we continued our journey.(simple)
=> The storm having subsided we continued our journey.
8. He liked my suggestion. (complex)
=> He was the one who liked my suggestion.
9. A wounded tiger is very fierce. (complex)
=> A wounded tiger is the one who is very fierce.
10. On being challanged they ran away. (complex)
=> As they were challenged, they ran away.
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Question 2. Give the other two degrees of comparion of the following.
1. Raja Jai Singh was the greatest astronomer of his days.
Positive: No other astronomer of his days was as great as Raja Jai Singh.
Comparative: Raja Jai Singh was greater than any other astronomer of his days.
2. Ajay was as strong as Hercules.
Comparative: Hercules was not stronger than Ajay.
3. Iron is more useful than any other metal.
Positive: No other metal is as useful as Iron.
Superlative: Iron is the most useful metal.
4. I have never seen so big a diamond as this.
Comparative: I have never seen bigger diamond than this.
Superlative: This is the biggest diamond I have ever seen.
5. Bhima was the strongest among the Pandavas.
Positive: No other Pandava was as strong as Bhima.
Comparative: Bhima was stronger than any other Pandava.