Read the text and change the sentences as directed:-
You must have heard the name of Bayazid Bostami. (a) He was one of the greatest saints of Islam . (Positive) One night he was learning his lessons. (b) At that time, his mother asked him for a glass of water . (Passive) (c) There was no drinking water in the house, so he went out to fetch it . (Complex) (d) When he came back, he found his mother sleeping . (Compound) Then he passed the whole night standing with a glass of water beside his mother. (e) He showed a great love and respect to his mother . (Exclamatory)
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Explanation:
(a) Very few saints of Islam were as great as hE-
(b) At that time, he was asked for a glass of water by his mother.
(c) Since/As there was no drinking water in the house, he went out to fetch it.
(d) He came back and found his mother sleeping.
(e) What a love and respect he showed to his mother!
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