Rewrite the sentences according to instructions given after each.
1. "They have promised that the funds that we have given to initiate the process will be returned to us," Mr. Alam said. (Rewrite as Indirect Speech) 2. The school had no regular calendar. (Rewrite as Affirmative)
3. India's present epoch maker has come over here to bless the state of Kerala. (Use gerund form of underlined word) 4. Both India and Pakistan can progress only when there is oneness of interest. (Use 'If....not')
5. Milan had no anxiety and no high ambitions. (Use 'neither......nor) 6. It was hard-hitting but mentally satiating. (Rewrite as complex sentence)
7. Asha brought the books down. (Change the voice) 8. It is a book about the transformation of India. (Begin with - 'The book....')
9. Can anyone really conceive of a world without inequality? (Rewrite as Assertive Sentence) 10. There was nothing Della could do about it. (Rewrite as Rhetorical Question)
11. As we were nearing the steps leading to a foot over bridge, people started pushing from behind. (Use 'no sooner ... than’) 12. A religious ceremony was attended by nearly one lakh people. (Begin with -Nearly one.....)
13. Lydia had never received such a gift. (Rewrite in Present Perfect tense)
14. Jim ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
15. Rup respectfully touched his worn cap. (Rewrite the sentence using adjective form of the underlined word.) 16. It should keep for a while. (Replace the Modal Auxiliary with another indicating obligation)
17.Can you please hold it for me? (What does underlined Modal Auxiliary indicate?)
18. "They have promised that the funds we have given to initiate the process will be returned to us,"Mr. Das says. (Rewrite as Indirect speech)
19. Maya’s father would undoubtedly be left shaking his head and burying himself deeper into his newspaper. (Use 'not only...but also') 20. Neeta felt terrible about this tendency. (Rewrite as Exclamatory)
21. It was lunch time when Raju finished his lesson. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
22. On the hooks were more fish than the others had caught all together. (Change the degree)
23. Apple has become the fourth -largest manufacturer of personal computers in America. (Rewrite in Future Perfect Tense) 24. Michael Dell was the youngest man ever to head Fortune 500 Corporation. (Change the degree)
25. Growing up in Houston, Texas, Michael and his two brothers were imbued by their parents. (Rewrite as compound sentence)
Answers
1. "They have promised that the funds that we have given to initiate the process will be returned to us," Mr Alam said.
(Rewrite as Indirect Speech)
- Mr Alam said that they had promised them that the funds that they have given to initiate the process would be returned to them.
2. The school had no regular calendar.
(Rewrite as Affirmative)
- The school had an irregular calendar.
3. India's present epoch maker has come over here to bless the state of Kerala.
(Use gerund form of underlined word)
- India's present epoch maker has come over here for blessing the state of Maharashtra.
4. Both India and Pakistan can progress only when there is oneness of interest.
(Use 'If....not')
- Both India and Pakistan cannot progress if there is not oneness of interest.
5. Milan had no anxiety and no high ambitions.
(Use 'neither......nor)
- Milan had neither anxiety nor high ambitions.
6. It was hard-hitting but mentally satiating.
(Rewrite as complex sentence)
- Though it was mentally satiating, it was hard hitting.
7. Asha brought the books down.
(Change the voice)
- The books were brought down by Asha.
8. It is a book about the transformation of India.
(Begin with - 'The book....')
- The book is about the transformation of India.
9. Can anyone really conceive of a world without inequality?
(Rewrite as Assertive Sentence)
- A world without equality cannot be conceived by anyone.
10. There was nothing Della could do about it.
(Rewrite as Rhetorical Question)
- What could Della even do about it?!
11. As we were nearing the steps leading to a foot over bridge, people started pushing from behind.
(Use 'no sooner ... than’)
- No sooner did we near the steps leading to a foot over the bridge than people start pushing from behind.
12. A religious ceremony was attended by nearly one lakh people.
(Begin with - Nearly one.....)
- Nearly one lakh people attended a religious ceremony.
13. Lydia had never received such a gift.
(Rewrite in Present Perfect tense)
- Such a gift has never been received by Lydia.
14. Jim ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site.
(Rewrite as simple sentence)
- Jim ran towards the sound at a construction site.
15. Rup respectfully touched his worn cap.
(Rewrite the sentence using adjective form of the underlined word.)
- Reuben touched his worn cap with respect.
16. It should keep for a while.
(Replace the Modal Auxiliary with another indicating obligation)
- It must keep for a while.
17. Can you please hold it for me?
(What does underlined Modal Auxiliary indicate?)
- It states whether the second person is able to carry out the specified task.
18. "They have promised that the funds we have given to initiate the process will be returned to us," Mr Das says.
(Rewrite as Indirect speech)
- Mr Das says that they have promised that the funds they have given to initiate the process would be returned to them.
19. Maya’s father would undoubtedly be left shaking his head and burying himself deeper into his newspaper.
(Use 'not only...but also')
- Not only would Maya's father bury himself deeper into his newspaper but also be undoubtedly left shaking his head.
20. Neeta felt terrible about this tendency.
(Rewrite as Exclamatory)
- Neeta felt dreadful about this tendency!
21. It was lunch time when Raju finished his lesson.
(Rewrite as simple sentence)
- Raju finished his lesson right before lunch time.
22. On the hooks were more fish than the others had caught all together.
(Change the degree)
- The others had not all together caught as many fish as there were on the hook.
23. Apple has become the fourth - largest manufacturer of personal computers in America.
(Rewrite in Future Perfect Tense)
- Apple will have become the fourth - largest manufacturer of personal computers in America.
24. Michael Dell was the youngest man ever to head Fortune 500 Corporation.
(Change the degree)
- No other man ever to head Fortune 500 corporation was as young as Michael Dell.
25. Growing up in Houston, Texas, Michael and his two brothers were imbued by their parents.
(Rewrite as compound sentence)
- Micheal and his two brothers grew up in Houston, Texas, where they were imbued by their parents
Answer:
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath, from Pisa. Galileo has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of the scientific method", and the "father of modern science".
Explanation:
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath, from Pisa. Galileo has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of the scientific method", and the "father of modern science".