Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —
(a) Very few insects are as busy as a beE- (Comparative)
(b) It is known as an industrious creaturE- (Active)
(c) It flies from flower to flower and collects honey. (Simple)
(d) It stores honey in the hivE- (Passive)
(e) In winter, it remains idle but it works hard in spring. (Complex) It leads a disciplined lifE-
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Explanation:
(a) A bee is busier than most other insects.
(b) We/People know it as an industrious creaturE-
(c) Flying from flower to flower, it collects honey./It flies from flower to flower to collect honey./It collects honey flying from flower to flower.
(d) Honey is stored in the hive by it.
(e) Although it remains idle in winter, it works hard in spring.
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