English Grammar: ‘Do as directed’ Examples: SET NO.7

Do as directed means that you should follow the given instructions precisely or carry out the specific tasks that have been outlined. In grammar exercises, this phrase typically indicates that you should apply the rules of grammar, punctuation, or syntax as provided in the instructions. It means adhering to the guidelines and requirements provided in the exercise or assignment, often to test your understanding and application of grammar rules.

1. My sister is too weak to walk properly. (Rewrite removing ‘too’/Rewrite using ‘so….that’)
Ans: My sister is so weak that she cannot walk properly.

2. We will not go on our planned trip to Manali if the weather is not fine. (Use ‘unless’)
Ans: We will not go on our planned trip to Manali unless the weather is fine. OR Unless the weather is fine, we will not go on our planned trip to Manali.

3. It was a very long and interesting journey. (Change into exclamatory sentence)
Ans: What a long and interesting journey it was!

4. How beautiful the beach is! (Make it assertive)
Ans: The beach is very beautiful.

5. Although it was raining, they decided to go for a hike. (Identify the Type of Sentence)
Ans: Complex sentence

6. If I would have known, I will have come earlier. (Use the Correct Conditional Form)
Ans: If I had known, I would have come earlier.

7. The book on the shelf is my favourite. (Identify the Prepositional Phrase)
Ans: ‘On the shelf’

8. Neither the teacher nor the students are satisfied. (Correct the Subject-Verb Agreement)
Ans: Neither the teacher nor the students is satisfied.

9. To succeed, dedication and hard work is essential. (Correct the Sentence Structure)
Ans: To succeed, dedication and hard work are essential.

10. What an amazing performance! (Identify the Type of Sentence)
Ans: Exclamatory sentence

11. Have you seen an elephant? (Change the Voice)
Ans: Has an elephant been seen by you?

12. Yesterday was the coolest day of the year. (Rewrite using Comparative Degree)
Ans: Yesterday was cooler than any other day in the year.

13. I was numb with shock. I got into the bus. (Join with a Simple Sentence)
Ans: Being numb with shock, I got into the bus.

14. If you had not done that, it would have been better. (Rewrite using ‘unless‘)
Ans: Unless you had done that, it would have been better.

15. Unless she was ill, she would go to college. (Rewrite using ‘if….not‘)
Ans: If she was not ill, she would go to college.

16. Alas! He has been starving for a couple of days. (Make it Assertive)
Ans: It’s very sad that he has been starving for a couple of days.

17. Simon received an e-mail from a company. (Frame a Wh question so as to get an underlined part as an answer)
Ans: What did Simon receive from a company?

18. An exceptional battle had begun inside the train on the move. (Frame a Wh question so as to get an underlined part as an answer)
Ans: Where had an exceptional battle begun on the move?

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