Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed:
1. If roads do not develop along highways, there will be traffic problems. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘unless’) |
Ans: Unless roads develop along highways, there will be traffic problems. |
2. It has been a very long journey. (Rewrite as an exclamatory sentence) |
Ans: What a long journey it has been! |
3. It will stand a lesson to all those who aspire to greatness. (Rewrite as a Simple sentence) |
Ans: It will stand a lesson to all those aspiring to greatness. |
4. John’s greatness extends beyond football. (Rewrite as a negative sentence) |
Ans: John’s greatness is not limited to football. |
5. Start to talk right now. (Add a question tag) |
Ans: Start to talk right now, will you? |
6. It is the consumer who pays for the advertising. (Rewrite removing ‘who’) |
Ans: The consumer pays for the advertising. |
7. The body can perform its functions only if it is abundantly supplied with all the essential nutritional factors. (Rewrite using ‘unless’) |
Ans: Unless the body is abundantly supplied with all the essential nutritional factors, it cannot perform its functions. |
8. It must be appropriately presented. (Rewrite using the noun form of the word underlined) |
Ans: Its presentation must be appropriate. |
9. Temperature is one of the most important physical factors. (Use the degree of comparison) |
Ans: Temperature is more important than most other physical factors. |
10. The producer can save a good deal of time and money. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘A good deal of time….’) |
Ans: A good deal of time and money can be saved by the producer. |
11. Sea-water contains a lot of salt. Fresh water contains very little. (Combine using ‘whereas’) |
Ans: Sea-water contains a lot of salt, whereas fresh water contains very little. |
12. Tree-nesting birds can live only where there are trees. (Rewrite using a conditional clause) |
Ans: Tree-nesting birds live in a place only if there are trees. |
13. Man can express a very wide range of ideas and emotions through speech. (Rewrite using ‘be able to’) |
Ans: Man is able to express a very wide range of ideas and emotions through speech. |
14. Most of us feel annoyed or hurt if somebody mispronounces our name. (Rewrite using the noun form of the word underlined) |
Ans: Mispronunciation of our name by somebody annoys or hurts most of us. |
15. Not only was he funny-looking, but he had funny ways and notions. (Rewrite removing the negative) |
Ans: He was funny-looking and had funny ways and notions as well. |
16. I feel like a song-bird whose wings have been torn off. (Rewrite removing ‘which’) |
Ans: I feel like a song-bird with torn-off wings. |
17. George would go straight up and ask him if he really knew what he was talking about. (Change it into direct speech) |
Ans: George would go straight up and ask him, “Do you really know what you are talking about?” |
18. Courage is sticking to your post in danger. (Rewrite by using infinitive form of gerund) |
Ans: Courage is to stick to your post in danger. |
19. One view is that women are weak; they need to be protected. (Rewrite using the noun form of the verb underlined) |
Ans: One view is that women are weak and they need protection. |
20. Harry has always condemned these practices. (Rewrite as a negative sentence) |
Ans: Harry has never supported these practices. |
SET NO 2 | SET NO 3 |
SET NO 4 | SET NO 5 |
SET NO 6 | SET NO 7 |
also see:
ONLINE GRAMMAR QUIZZES with CERTIFICATES |
ENGLISH GRAMMAR_1 |
ENGLISH GRAMMAR_2 |
GRAMMAR: SPOT THE ERROR |
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS IN ENGLISH SPEAKING |
WORD FORMATION PROCESSES |
PHONETICS |
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