Transform the underlined parts of the following text as per direction: —
(a) "Beautiful! Isn't she ?" Tanvir whispered. (Make it assertive)
(b) Tania nodded in agreement, but she was extremely nervous . (Make it complex)
(c) The tigress was now quite close to them . (Make it interrogative) Tania's heart was pounding, but Tanvir seemed oblivious to any danger.
(d) He got closer to the animal and pressed the shutter button with a boyish grin in the face . (Make it simple)
(e) And it suddenly occurred to Tania that her husband was the strongest man she had ever met . (Use the positive degree of the adjective)
(a) "She is very beautiful."
(b) Though Tania nodded in agreement, she was extremely nervous.
(c) Wasn’t the tigress now quite close to them?
(d) Getting closer to the animal, he pressed the shutter button with a boyish grin in the facE-
(e) No other man she had ever met was as strong as her husband.
- Cricket enjoys a huge ____ in Bangladesh.
- We are proud of our freedom fighters.(Interrogative)
- I had a nice dream last night (Interrogative).
- The Padma is one of the biggest rivers in Bangladesh. (Positive)
- Belal is the best boy in the class. (Comparative)
- Mango is one of the sweetest fruits in the world. (Comparative)
- He acted on my advice'- complex form of this sentence is-
- Only Rina can do this sum. (Negative)
- Dhaka is one of the biggest cities in Bangladesh. (Positive)
- In English grammar, ____ deals with formation of sentences.
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —Bangladeshi developers can build modern robots like Sophia using its softwarE- (a) The humanoid robot, Sophia is one of the newest sensations in the ICT world. (Make it positive) (b) Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met Sophia, at the inaugural ceremony of the four-day-long digital world expo. (Make it passive) (c) The Hong Kong-based Robotics Company developed Sophia, one and a half year ago. (Make it complex) (d) Wearing a yellow Jamdani top and skirt, the robot came on the stagE- (Make it compound). (e) What an enthusiasm the robot generated among the youth! (Make it affirmative)
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.Socrates, (a)----(post modify the noun with an appositive), believed that an angry man was more of a beast than, a (b)----(use adjective to pre modify the noun) being. His wife used to lose (c) ---- (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) temper on the slightest excuse. She tried her utmost (d) ---- (use an infinitive to post-modify the noun phrase) Socrates. (e) ---- (use quantifier to pre modify the noun) day the woman became more furious than ever. She began to insult (f) --- (use determiner to pre-modify the noun) great scholar of Greece. Socrates went (g) --- (post modify the verb with an adverbial of place). He sat on the (h) --- (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) step of his house. The wife found that her husband was (i) ---(use intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) callous to her words. So, she went up to him with bucket full of water and suddenly she poured much water over him. He (j)----(pre-modify the verb) remarked, "I am expecting this. After thunder, comes rain."
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) An honest man is honoured everywhere by all. (Active) (b) He is not only a teacher but also a singer. (Simple) (c) Though we are improving very fast, we have to work hard for the country. (Compound) (d) Very few cricket teams in the world are as unpredictable as Pakistan. (Superlative) (e) My friend came to me to get help from us. (Complex)
- Identify the imperative sentence.
- If he does not, he will die. (Compound)
- ‘Please bring me a cup of tea’ What kind of sentence is this?
- All men must die' _______ Negative form of this sentence is ________
- I wish you success in life. What type of sentence is it?
- I know him better than you. (Positive)
- Do or die (Make it Simple)
- We should love our country. (Imperative)
- Nobody wishes to be unhappy. (Interrogative)
- I know where he lives. The sentence is a –
- He watched the boat ____ down the river.
- Though he tried hard, he failed. (Compound)
- ‘We must not be late, else we will miss the train.’ This is a-
- The man is so weak that he cannot walk. (Simple)
- He is the best boy in the class. (Positive)
- All love flower. (Interrogative)
- Writing is better than reading' - Negative form of this sentence is -
- I knew his name (Complex).
- I have not heard from him -
- Transform the sentences as directed in brackets Cricket is a very exciting game. (Exclamatory)
- It is health which is _____.
- May Allah help you.' What kind of sentence is this?
- I have no pen that I can lend you? (Simple)
- 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-
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) Most of the people of our country are living in the rural areas. (Make it interrogative without the change of meaning) (b) They are peace loving. (Make it complex) (c) They are more patriotic and industrious. (Make it positive) (d) They love their motherland profoundly. (Make it passive) (e) Although they are insolvent, they do not adopt any unfair means to become rich overnight. (Make it simple)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —Frugality is a good habit. (a) A man who is frugal does not like to spend money without reasons (Simple). (b) The target of a frugal man is to save money for future (Make it Complex). (c) Every one should practise frugality to make a well-planned family (Make it Passive). (d) A frugal man lives a solvent life (Make it Negative). (e) A frugal man is happier than a prodigal man (Make it Positive).
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —We are very much proud of our freedom fighters. (a) They fought for the country with a patriotic zeal. (make it compound) (b) They are the most courageous sons of our nation. (make it positive) (c) Everybody admires and respects them greatly. (make it passive) (d) Nobody denies their contribution to their motherland. (make it interrogative without changing meaning) (e) They will never be forgotten by their countrymen to the end. (make it affirmative)