Higher Secondary Grammar-Transformation of Sentences

 

Transformation of Sentences by Mr. Rupjyoti Goswami

Higher Secondary Grammar-Transformation of Sentences

HS - 2024

(a) I know where he was born. (Turn into simple sentence)

Ans:-I know his birthplace.

(b) If you do not study hard, you will fail. (Make it a compound sentence)

Ans:- Study hard or you will fail.

(c) He leads a most unhappy life.  (Turn into exclamatory)

Ans:- What unhappy life he leads!

(d) Very few metals are as precious as gold. (Change it into comparative degree)

Ans:- Gold is more precious than most other metals.

(e) Only Anita can do this. (Make it negative without changing the meaning) 

Ans:- None but Anita can do it.

(f) Who does not wish to be happy? (Make it assertive)

Ans:- Everybody / everyone wishes to be happy.

(g) Though he was poor, he was happy. (Make it a simple sentence)

Ans:- (i) Inspite of poverty, he was happy.

Or 

(ii) Despite poverty, he was happy.

HS - 2023

(a) This fact is too evident to require any proof. (Use 'so...that' instead of 'too...to')

Ans:- This fact is so evident that it does not require any proof. 

(b) I shall remember your help forever.  (Make it negative without changing the meaning)

Ans:- I shall never forget your help. 

(c) Having completed her project here she returned to her native country. (Change it into a complex sentence)

Ans:- Because she completed her project here, she returned to her native country.

(d) She is the tallest girl in the classroom. (Change it into comparative degree)

Ans:- She is the taller than any other girl in the classroom. 

(e) No one can do this. (Make it interrogative)

Ans:- Can anyone do this?

(f) There is a slight difference between the two shades. (Rewrite the sentence by using the adjective form of difference')

Ans:- The two shades are slightly different.

(g) As he was ill, he could not appear in the examination. (Change it into a simple sentence)

Ans:- He was unable to appear in the examination because of his illness.

HS - 2022
(a) Is this kind of dress to wear in school? (Make it an assertive sentence)
Ans:- This is not the kind of dress to wear in school.
(b) He worked hard to pass the examination. (Make it a complex sentence) HS-2002, 2006
Ans:-He worked so hard that he passed the examination.
(c) Kindly do me a favour ___ (Add a question tag) HS-2007
Ans:- Kindly do me a favour, will you?
(d) Atul is the best boy in the class. (Change it into positive degree) HS-2020
Ans:- No other boy in the class is as good as Atul.
(e) I shall remember your kindness forever. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Ans:- I shall not never forget your kindness.
(f) Everyone wishes to be happy. (Make it interrogative)
Ans:- Who doesn't wish to be happy?
(g) On seeing the lion, he ran away. (Make it a compound sentence)
Ans:- He saw the lion and ran away.

HS - 2020
(a) Why waste time in this fruitless occupation? (Make it assertive)
Ans:-There is no use wasting time on this fruitless occupation.
(b) It is often difficult to speak the truth.(Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Ans:-It is not always easy to speak the truth.
(c) Being ill, he could not attend school. (Make it a compound sentence)
Ans:-He was ill and he couldn't attend the school.
(d) On seeing the lion, he ran away. (Make it a complex sentence)
Ans:-When he saw the lion, he ran away.
(e) The students who are good do their homework regularly.(Make it a simple sentence)
Ans:-Good students do their homework regularly.
(f) Atul is the best boy in the class. (Change it into positive degree)
Ans:-No other boy in the class is as good as Atul.

HS - 2019
(a) Your hair is very lovely. (Make it an exclamatory sentence)
Ans:-How lovely your hair is!
(b) The Bhupen Hazarika Xetu at Dhola Sadiya is the longest bridge in India. (Channe it into positive degree)
Ans:-No other bridge in India is as long as the Bhupen Hazarika Xetu at Dhole Sadiya.
(c) I tried every plan. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Ans:-I left no plan untried.
(d) He wants me to help him. (Make it a complex sentence)
Ans:-He wants that I should help him.
(e) The enemy fled as soon as they saw us. (Make it a compound sentence)
Ans:-The enemy saw us and they left at once.
(f) A stone that is rolling gathers no moss. (Make it a simple sentence)
Ans:-A rolling stone gathers no moss.

HS - 2018
(a) This is one of the best colleges in the North. (change it into comparative degree)
Ans:-This is better than other colleges in the North.
(b) You are richer than I. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Ans:-I am not as rich as you are.
(c) There is no smoke without fire. (Make it affirmative without changing the meaning)
Ans:-Where there is smoke, there is fire.
(d) We heard of her failure. (Make it a complex sentence)
Ans:-We heard that she had failed.
(e) He admitted that he had done wrong.(Make it a compound sentence)
Ans:-He did wrong and he admitted it.
(f) Unless you work hard, you will fail. (Make it a compound sentence)
Ans:- Work hard or you will fail.

HS - 2017
(a) The Brahmaputra is the longest river in India. (change into positive degree)
Ans:-No other river in India is as long as the Brahmaputra.
(b) Everybody wishes to be happy. (Make it interrogative)
Ans:-Who doesn't wish to be happy?
(c) Only Ram was present there. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Ans:-None but Ram was present there.
(d) He desired that I should go there. (Make it a simple sentence)
Ans:-He desired me to go there.
(e) He is so lazy that he cannot shine in life. (Make it a simple sentence)
Ans:-He is too lazy to shine in life.
(f) Having done his work, he left the place. (make it a compound sentence)
Ans:-He did his work and he left the place.

HS - 2016
(a) No other boxer is as great as Mary Kom. (change into comparative degree)
Ans:-Mary Kom is greater than any other boxer.
(b) None but Anita can do the sum. (change into affirmative)
Ans:-Only Anita can do the sum.
(c) Everybody must admit that Tendulkar is a great cricketer. (change into negative)
Ans:-Nobody can deny that Tendulkar is a great cricketer.
(d) I know his name.(change into a complex sentence)
Ans:-I know what his name is.
(e) He hoped that he would win the prize. (change into a simple sentence)
Ans:-He hoped to win the prize.
(f) Is it not a foolish idea? (Transform into a statement)
Ans:-It is a foolish idea.

HS - 2015
(a) Kolkata is the most populous city in India. (change into comparative degree)
Ans:-Kolkata is more populous than any other city in India.
(b) No other boy is as intelligent as Raju. (change into superlative degree)
Ans:-Raju is the most intelligent boy.
(c) No sooner did he see me than he began to quarrel. (change into affirmative)
Ans:-As soon as he saw me, he began to quarrel.
(d) I know where he was born. (change into a simple sentence)
Ans:-I know his birth place.
(e) He tried all plans. (change into negative)
Ans:-He left no plan untried.
(f) I shall never forget you.(change into interrogative)
Ans:-Shall I ever forget you?

HS - 2014
(a) This is the best book on the subject. (change into comparative degree)
Ans:-This is better than any other book on the subject.
(b) No other boxer is as great as Mary Kom. (change into superlative degree)
Ans:-Mary Kom is the greatest boxer.
(c) None but Anita can do the sum. (change into affirmative)
Ans:-Only Anita can do the sum.
(d) I know his name.(change into a complex sentence)
Ans:-I know what his name is.
(e) Everybody must admit that Tendulkar is a great cricketer. (change into negative)
Ans:-Nobody can deny that Tendulkar is a great cricketer.
(f) I shall never forget you.(change into interrogative)
Ans:-Shall I ever forget you?

HS - 2013
(a) Kolkata is bigger than any other city in India. (change into positive degree)
Ans:-No other city in India is as big as Kolkata.
(b) He left no plan untried. (change into affirmative)
Ans:- He tried all plans.
(c) He came in the evening. (change into a complex sentence)
Ans:-He came when it was evening.
(d) I shall never forget you. (change into interrogative)
Ans:-Shall I ever forget you?
(e) You must work hard to succeed. (change in to a compound sentence)
Ans:-You must work and you will succeed.
(f) No sooner did he see me than he began to quarrel. (change into affirmative)
Ans:-As soon as he saw me, he began to quarrel.

HS - 2011
(a) I have some money in my pocket. (Turn it into a negative sentence)
Ans:-I am not without money in my pocket.
(b) He left no stone unturned. (change into affirmative)
Ans:-He turned every stone.
(c) I have no time to spare.(Turn it into a complex sentence)
Ans:-I have no time that I can spare.
(d) As soon as I see him, he left the place. (rewrite the sentence using 'hardly ... when)'
Ans:-Hardly did I see him when he left the place.
(e) Only Ram can do this. (Turn it into a negative sentence)
Ans:-None but Ram can do this.
(f) I know his name. (Turn it into a complex sentence)
Ans:-I know what his name is.
(g) He is the most intelligent boy in the class. (change into a comparative degree)
Ans:-He is more intelligent than any other boy in the class.
(h) He can speak English well, ...? (Ass a question tag)
Ans:-He can speak English well, can't he?
(i) He promised that he would give me a book.(Rewrite the sentence using 'promise' as noun)
Ans:-His promise was that he would give me a book.

HS - 2010
(a) In spite of his poverty, he was honest. (Turn it into a complex sentence)
Ans:-Though he was poor yet he was honest.
(b) If I knew this before. (Turn it into an assertive sentence)
Ans:-I wish that I knew this before.
(c) Everybody must admit that he is a good musician.(Turn it into negative)
Ans:-Nobody can deny that he is a good musician.
(d) He is too lazy to shine in life. (Use 'so....that')
Ans:-He is so lazy that he cannot shine in life.
(e) Having done his work, he left the place. (Turn into a compound sentence)
Ans:-He has done his work and left the place.
(f) The captain did not agree to this? (Add a question tag)
Ans:-The captain did not agree to this, did he?
(g) The dog is the most faithful animal. (Rewrite in comparative degree)
Ans:-The dog is more faithful than any other animal.
(h) We are not displeased with your work. (Make it affirmative)
Ans:-We are pleased with your work.
(i) We believe that he is innocent. (Turn it into a simple sentence)
Ans:-We believe him to be innocent.

HS - 2009
(a) No sooner did he see me than he began to weep.(Make it affirmative)
Ans:-As soon as he saw me, he began to weep.
(b) I can never forget your kindness. (Turn it into interrogative sentence)
Ans:-Can I ever forget your kindness?
(c) He is the best boy in the class.(change into a comparative degree)
Ans:-He is better than any other boy in the class.
(d) I have no money to spare.(Turn it into a complex sentence)
Ans:-I have no money that I can spare.
(e) He is too weak to walk. (Rewrite the sentence using 'so ... that')
Ans:-He is so weak that he cannot walk.
(f) She not only made a promise but kept it. (Make it a simple sentence)
Ans:-Besides making a promise, he kept it.
(g) Everybody must admit that Radha is an honest girl.(Turn it into negative)
Ans:-Nobody can deny that Radha is an honest girl.
(h) Please lend me some money,....? (Add a question tag)
Ans:-Please lend me some money, will you/won't you?
(i) The enemy fled as soon as they said us.(Turn into a compound sentence)
Ans:-The enemy said us and left soon.

HS - 2008
(a) Everest is the highest mountain in the world. (change into comparative degree)
Ans:-Everest is higher than any other mountain in the world.
(b) God alone can save him. (Make it negative)
Ans:-None but God can save him.
(c) Every man loves his own country. (Make it interrogative)
Ans:-Who doesn't love his own country?
(d) Only those boys who are industrious can shine in life. (Make it a simple sentence)
Ans:-Only industrious boys can shine in life.
(e) In spite of his poverty, he is happy. (Make it a complex sentence)
Ans:- Though he is poor yet he is happy.
(f) Raju is so good that he cannot harm anybody. (Use 'too...to')
Ans:-Raju is too good to harm anybody.
(g) If you try you will succeed. (Rewrite it as a compound sentence)
Ans:- Try and you will success.
(h) He left no plan untried. (Make it affirmative)
Ans:- He tried every plan.
(i) He speaks French well. (Add a question tag)
Ans:-He speaks French well, doesn't he?

HS - 2007 (Old course)
(a) Everybody must admit that he is good student. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Ans:-Nobody can deny that he is good student.
(b) He is the best boy in the class.(Change it into comparative degree)
Ans:-He is better than any other boy in the class.
(c) He is so weak that he cannot walk. (Rewrite the sentence using 'too...to')
Ans:-He is too weak to walk.
(d) I can never forget you. (Turn it into an interrogative sentence)
Ans:-Can I ever forget you?
(e) He wants me to go. (Turn it into a complex sentence)
Ans:-He wants that I should go.
(f) She does not speak French...? (Add a question tag)
Ans:-She does not speak French, does she?
(g) Coming home he began to work. (Rewrite it as a compound sentence)
Ans:-He came home and began to work.
(h) I have no money that I can spare. (change it into a simple sentence)
Ans:-I have no money to spare.

HS - 2007 (new course)
(a) He is both tall and strong. (Make it a compound sentence)
Ans:-He is not only tall but also strong.
(b) Harry is too weak to walk. (Rewrite the sentence using 'so ... that')
Ans:-Harry is so weak that he cannot walk.
(c) He tried all plans. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Ans:-He left no plan untried.
(d) I have no money that I can spare.(Make it a simple sentence)
Ans:-I have no money to spare.
(e) Work or you will fail. (Make it a complex sentence)
Ans:-Unless you work you will fail.
(f) There is nothing wrong with him. (Make it interrogative sentence)
Ans:-Is there anything wrong with him?
(g) Kindly do me a favour. (Add a question tag)
Ans:-Kindly do me a favour, won't you?

HS - 2006 
(a) I am older than you. (Add the proper tag question to the statement)
Ans:-I am older than you, ain't I?
(b) There is a slight difference between the two shades. (Rewrite the sentence by using the adjective form of 'difference')
Ans:-The two shades are slightly different from each other.
(c) He worked hard to pass the examination. (Make it a complex sentence)
Ans:-He worked hard so that he could pass the examination.
(d) Is this the kind of dress to wear in school? (Make it an assertive sentence)
Ans:-This is the kind of dress to wear in school.
(e) There is no smoke without fire. (Convert it into an affirmative sentence)
Ans:-Every fire has smoke.
(f) This fact is too evident to require proof. (Rewrite the sentence by using 'so ... that' instead of 'too...to)
Ans:-The fact is so evident that it does not require proof.
(g) Kolkata is one of the biggest cities in India. (Rewrite the sentence by using the positive degree of 'biggest')
Ans:-Very few cities in India is as big as Kolkata.
(h) I have no advice that I can offer you. (Make it a simple sentence)
Ans:-I have no advice to offer you.

HS - 2005
(a) God alone can save him. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Ans:-None but God can save him.
(b) The man serves his master sincerely. (Use the noun form of 'sincerely')
Ans:-The man serve his master with sincerity.
(c) Papari is the tallest girl in the class. (Rewrite it using 'tall' instead of 'tallest') 
Ans:-No other girl in the class is as tall as Papari
(d) In spite of poverty he is happy. (Make it a complex sentence)
Ans:-Though he is poor yet he is happy.
(e) I can never forget your kindness. (Make it an interrogative sentence)
Ans:-Can I ever forget your kindness?
(f) He is so weak that he cannot move. (Rewrite the sentence using 'too ... to')
Ans:-He is too weak to move.
(g) We left no plan untried.(Make it an affirmative sentence)
Ans:-We tried every plan.
(h) Everybody cannot succeed. (Add a tag question to the statement)
Ans:- Everybody cannot succeed, can they?

HS - 2004
(a) He must confess his fault, or he will be fined. (Rewrite the sentence using 'unless')
Ans:-Unless he confesses his fault he will be fined.
(b) Reena is the tallest girl in the class. (Rewrite the sentence using 'taller' of 'tallest')
Ans:-Reena is taller than any other girl in the class.
(c) It is possible that Mr. Baruah will help you.(Rewrite the sentence using 'may')
Ans:-Mr. Baruah may help you.
(d) The mangoes are so cheap that they cannot be sweat. (Rewrite the sentence using 'too')
Ans:-The mangoes are too cheap to be sweat.
(e) He wants me to go. (Turn it into a complex sentence)
Ans:-He wants me that I should go.
(f) No one can deny that he is a good student. (Make it affirmative)
Ans:-Everybody admits that he is a good student.
(g) Everybody wishes to be happy. (Make it interrogative)
Ans:-(i) Does everybody wish to be happy?
         (ii) Who does not wish to be happy?
(h) Coming home, he began to work.(Rewrite it as a compound sentence)
Ans:-He came home and began to work.

HS - 2003
(a) America is the richest country in the world. (Change it into a comparative degree without changing the meaning)
Ans:-America is richer than any other country in the world.
(b) He was too tired to go any farther. (Rewrite the sentence using 'so ... that')
Ans:-He was so tired that he could not go any farther.
(c) I was certain of passing the examination. (change in to a complex sentence)
Ans:-I was certain that I would pass the examination.
(d) Having finished his work he went home. (Turn it into a complex sentence)
Ans:-He went home after he had finished his work.
(e) We can never forget his kindness to us. (Change it into interrogative)
Ans:-Can we ever forget his kindness to us?
(f) We should love those who live near us. (Rewrite in comparative degree)
Ans:- We should love our neighbour.
(g) Only John was present there. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Ans:- None but John was present there.
(h) Everybody knows him. (Make it interrogative)
Ans:-(i) Does everybody know him?
         (ii) Who does not know him?

HS - 2002
(a) Gold is one of the most precious metals. (change it into a positive degree)
Ans:-Very few metals are as precious as gold.
(b) I am not a little tired.(Make it affirmative)
Ans:-I am very tired.
(c) He leads a most unhappy life. (Make it exclamatory)
Ans:-What an unhappy life he leads!
(d) I have no time that I can waste on idle talk. (Make it a simple sentence)
Ans:-I have no time to waste on idle talk.
(e) He worked hard to pass the examination. (Turn into a complex sentence)
Ans:-He worked hard so that he can pass the examination.
(f) Why waste time in this fruitless occupation? (Make it assertive sentence)
Ans:-(i) It is fruitless to waste time in this fruitless occupation.
        (ii) We should not waste time in this fruitless occupation.
(g) He is as intelligent as his brother. (change into a comparative degree)
Ans:-His brother is not more intelligent than he.
(h) The boy is too poor to buy his text books. (Rewrite the sentence using 'so ... that')
Ans:-The boy is so poor that he cannot buy his text books.

HS - 2001
(a) Silver is not as valuable as gold. (change into a comparative degree)
Ans:-Gold is more valuable than silver.
(b) He is competent for the post. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Ans:-He is not incompetent fot the post.
(c) No one can do this. (Make it interrogative)
Ans:-Can anyone do this?
(d) There is no cloud without a silver lining. (Make it affirmative)
Ans:-Every cloud has a silver lining.
(e) Nilu is so weak that she cannot move. (Rewrite it as a simple sentence)
Ans:-Nilu is too weak to move.
(f) He promised to help me. (Turn it into a complex sentence)
Ans:-He promised to help me. (Rewrite the sentence by replacing 'only' with 'none')
(g) Only he can do it.
Ans:-None but he can do it.

Change the following sentences into negative without changing the meaning.
1. I like my colleagues.
ans- I do not dislike my colleagues.

2. Kodaikanal is cooler than Ooty.
ans- Ooty is not as cool as Kodaikanal.

3. Mary is prettier than Alice.
ans- Alice is not as pretty as Mary.

4. The pen is mightier than the sword.
ans- The sword is not as mighty as the pen.

5. I was doubtful whether it was you.
ans- I was not sure whether it was you.

6. He is too short to touch the ceiling.
ans- He is not tall enough to touch the ceiling.

7. The water is too cold for us to go swimming.
ans- The water is not warm enough for us to go swimming.

8. He is too proud to beg.
ans- He is so proud that he will not beg.

9. The girl forgot to bring her violin.
ans- The girl did not remember to bring her violin.

Change into affirmative sentence
(i) Nobody will deny that I am right.
Ans:- Everybody will accept that I am right.
(ii) I saw nothing in the bag but husk and dust.
Ans:-I saw only dust and husk in the bag.
(iii) No sooner did she see me than she began to run.
Ans:- As soon as she saw me she began to run.

 

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