Grammar Activity -1
DO as Directed.
1.It was dinner time when
he finished . (Rewrite as simple sentence)
2.On the hooks were
more fish than the others had caught all together. (Change the degree)
3.He has become the fourth
-largest manufacturer of personal computers in America.(Rewrite in Future
Perfect Tense)
4.Michael Dell was the
youngest man ever to head Fortune 500 corporation.(Change the degree)
5.I wasn't a bad doctor.
(Add a question tag)
6. I wasn't quite sure of
myself. (Rewrite as affirmative)
7.I took him around with me
. (Change the voice)
8.When I saw the prizes and
read the citation Chaitanya had received, I was stupefied. (Use 'No
sooner......than')
9. He was a special child. (Rewrite
as Rhetorical question)
10.One day , King Amrut and
Chandan were taking a walk on the terrace of the palace. (Rewrite the sentence
using Past Perfect Continuous Tense)
11.They could see far into
the distance.( Use 'able to' )
12.He was delighted to see
the prosperity of his kingdom.(Use gerund form of the underlined word)
13.What more could they ask
for?(Rewrite as Assertive sentence)
14.Soon he walked up to the
king and whispered something in his ears. ( Use 'No sooner....than')
15."Did you like the
story, Meenu?"Raghu asked. (Rewrite into Indirect speech)
16.I would show him my
finger. (Use 'used to')
17.I would close the cage
and put it near my pillow. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
18.At 6 sharp in the
morning, he would start to be restless.( Frame wh-question to get the underline
part as an answer)
19.When he became a fully
grown up one , he began to go far and wide. (Use 'No sooner......than')
20.The bird was spotted in
pairs almost everyday. (Change the voice)
21.How can they be seen? (
Rewrite as Assertive)
22.It is achievable. (Rewrite
as negative)
23.All this is being done
very efficiently and at a low cost.(Change into Active Voice)
24. Parking will be difficult
and expensive. ( Use "not only .... but also)
25. People will use public
transport rather than cars. (Make it less certain)
26. There are some glimmers
of hope. (Add a question tag)
27. They have excuses ready when they reach office late. (Identify the clause)
28. His father would
undoubtedly be left shaking his head and burying himself deeper into his
newspaper. (Use 'not only...but also')
29. "They have promised
that the funds we have given to initiate the process will be returned to
us,"Mr. Pawar says.(Rewrite as Indirect speech)
30. Can you please hold it for
me? (What does underlined Modal Auxiliary indicate?)
31.It should keep for a
while. (Replace the Modal Auxiliary with another indicating obligation)
32. Reuben respectfully touched
his worn cap. (Rewrite the sentence using adjective form of the underlined
word.)
33.A religious ceremony was
attended by nearly two lakh people.(Begin with -Nearly two.....)
34. As we were nearing the steps leading to a foot over bridge, people started pushing from behind. ( Use 'no sooner ... than' )
35. "They have promised
that the funds that we have given to initiate the process will be returned to
us," Mr. Pawar said. (Rewrite as Indirect Speech)
36. The school had no regular
calendar. (Rewrite as Affirmative)
37. India's present
epoch maker has come over here to bless the state of
Maharashtra. (Use gerund form of underlined word)
38. Both India and
Maharashtra can progress only when there is oneness of interest. ( Use 'If
..not')
39. It was tough but
intellectually satisfying. (Rewrite as complex sentence)
40. He brought the coconuts
down. (Change the voice)
41.It is a book about the
transformation of India. ( Begin with - 'The book....')
42. Can anyone really conceive of a world
without poverty? (Rewrite as Assertive Sentence)
43. The problem is so
difficult that I can't solve it. ( Use 'too')
Worksheet Key (Answer key is not in proper sequence )
1 He
finished at the dinner time.
2 The others had not all
together caught as many fish as there were on the hook.
3 He will have become the
fourth -largest manufacturer of personal computers in America
4 No other man ever to head
Fortune 500 corporation was as young as Michael Dell
5 Michael and his two
brothers grew up in Houston, Texas and were imbued by their parents.
6 . I wasn't a bad doctor,
was I?
7. I was doubtful of myself.
8. In spite of having
successive ideas of specializing in dermatology, in aural surgery, in
pediatrics I discarded them all.
9. He was taken around with
me.
No sooner did I see the prizes and read the citation Chaitanya had received than I was stupefied.
11. Wasn’t he a special
child?
12. One day, King Amrut and
Chandan had been taking a walk on the terrace of the palace.
13. They were able to see far
into the distance.
14. He was delighted seeing
the prosperity of his kingdom.
15. They could not ask for
any more.
16 No sooner did he walk up
to the king than whispered something in his ears.
17. Raghu asked Meenu if she
liked the story.
18. I used to show him my
finger.
19. Closing the cage I would
put it near my pillow.
20. When would he start to be
restless?
21. No sooner did he become a
fully grown up one than he began to go far and wide.
22. We spotted the bird in
pairs almost every day.
23. They cannot be seen.
24. It is not unachievable.
25. We are doing all this
very efficiently and at a low cost
26. Parking will not only be
difficult but also be expensive.
27. People may use public
transport rather than cars.
28. There are some glimmers
of hope, aren’t there?
29. Adverb clause of time
30. A sunrise has never been
seen by them.
31. How terrible she felt
about this tendency!
32. His father would
undoubtedly be left not only shaking his head but also burying himself
deeper into his newspaper
33. Mr. Pawar says that they
have promised that the funds they have given to initiate the process will be
returned to them.
34. ‘Can’ indicates
polite request
35. It must keep for a while.
36. Reuben touched his worn
cap with respect.
37. Running towards the sound
he stopped at a construction site.
38. Dora has never received
such a gift.
39. Nearly two lakh people
attended a religious ceremony.
40. No sooner were we nearing
the steps leading to a foot over bridge than people
started pushing from behind.
41. Was there anything she
could do about it?
42. Mr. Pawar said that they
had promised that the funds that they had given to initiate the process would
be returned to them.
43. The school had an
irregular calendar.
44. India's present epoch
maker has come over here for blessing the state of Maharashtra.
45. Both India and
Maharashtra cannot progress if there is not oneness of interest.
46. I had neither anxiety and
nor high ambitions.
47. Though it was tough, it
was intellectually satisfying.
48. The coconuts were brought
down by him.
49. The book is about the
transformation of India.
50.
No
one can really conceive of a world without poverty.
