Tranformation of Sentences

Affirmative to negative and vice versa:  A. Using opposites: Examples :  Affirmative : She is a good girl. Negative : She is not a bad girl.  Affirmative : She is a very good girl.  Negatve : She is not a bad girl at all. Try these 1. She is a good singer.  2. He is intelligent.  3. He is successful.    4. This boy is foolish.  5. I shall remember your words.  6. I like it.  7. I like this book. 8. This boy is intelligent. 9. This boy is very intelligent.  10. Rose is very beautiful.  11. He works carefully.  B. Making interrogatives:   Affirmatve : She is a great fool. Negative : Isn't she a great fool? Try these : 1. He is going to Agartala.  2. She can write very nicely.  3. He plays football very well.  4. Rita is very expert in Mathematics.  5. Rina is your sister.  6. We are all friends.  6. You are my best friend.  7. Sima wrote very well.  8. They worked very h...

Making interrogative: Rule 1 1. If there is an auxiliary verb, it should be brought to the beginning and n't shoud be used.  Auxiliary verbs: is, am, are, was, were, shall, will, should, would, can, could, may, might, do, did. Example Assertive - He is going. Interrogative- Isn't he going?  Try these : i) Honest men are respected.  ii) Stars are twinkling in the sky.  iii) She is my sister. IV) Mr Sen is a teacher.  v) You are my best friend.  vi) I shall go to market.  vii) We should respect our teacher.  viii) He will be a doctor   ix) They will write.  Rule 2: If there is 'not' in the sentence, it will be omitted: Example : Assertive- She is not my sister. Interrogative- Is she my sister? Try these : i) He is not my brother. ii) Rahim is not an archer.  iii) They are not going home now IV) He is not a school teacher. v) They will not go now.  Rule 3: If there is no auxiliary verb, 'do' will be used in the beginning:...

Assertive to exclamatory and vice versa Examples Exclamatory- What a nice story! Assertive - It is a very nice story Exclamatory- How nice the story is!  Assertive - The story is very nice.  Exclamatory- Alas! He is dead. Assertive - It is sorrowful that he is dead.  Exclamatory- Fie! You are a thief.  Assertive - It is shameful that you are a thief.  Exclamatory- Hurrah! We have won the match.   Assertive - We rejoice that we have won the match.  Change into assertive sentence:  1. What a beautiful flower it is! 2. How beautiful the flower is! 3. Alas! he is dead.  4. What a fine picture!  5. How fine the picture is!  6. What a funny picture! 7. How funny the picture is!  8. What an interesting game it is!  9. Had I the wings of a bird! 10. O that I were a king! 11. Alas! the man is dead.  12. Alas! he has failed.  13. Hurra! we have won the match.  6. Hurra! I have stood first.  15. Fie!  Yo...

Degree  A. Making comparative ( from affirmative form) :  Example Positive- I am as strong as you.  Comparative- You are not stronger than I.  Try these 1. You are as strong as I. 2. He is as strong as you.  3. She is as intelligent as you.  4. She is as beautiful as her friend.  5. Ram is as intelligent as Rahim.  B. Making comparative (from negative form) :  Example  Positive : I am not as strong as you.   Comparaive : You are stronger than I. Try these  1. She is not as clever as you.  2. Tripura is not as big as Assam.  3. Assam is not small as Tripura.  4. She is not as intelligent as her mother.  5. She is not so selffish as her sister.   C. Making possitive (from affirmative form) :  Example  Comparative : I am stronger than you.  Positive : You are not as strong as I. Try These 1. You are more expert than I.  2. Her hand writing is more beautiful than your hand writ...

Interchange of simple, complex and compound sentences From simple to complex: A. Using 'Though':  Simple : Inspite of having money, he is not happy. Complex : Though he has money, he is not happy.  Try these :  Change from simple to complex:  2. Inspite of his sincerity, he did not get the chance. 3. Inspite of his poverty, he is happy.  4. Inspite of his riches, he is unhappy.  5. Inspite of his diligence, he did not succeed. 6. Inspite of his honesty, he told a lie.  7. Inspite of his heroism, he did not win. B. Using 'because', 'since', 'as' Simple : She did not go to school for illness. Complex : She did not go to school because she was ill.  Or, Since she was ill, she did not go to school.  Or,  As she was ill, she did not go to school.  Try these : 1. I shall not come today because of rain.  2. I did not go to school for illness.  3. She came here to read.  4. I am studying hard to stand first.  5. I did no...

Transformation Exercise 1 : Tranform into the types of sentences given in the brackets 1. How can I leave my country? (Make assertive) 2. He is so clever that he cannot be deceived. (Make affirmative) 3. Gold is the most precious metal. (Positive, comparative) 4. It was the dirtiest water on earth. (Make Positive and comparative) 5. O, that I were young again! (Make assertive) 6. Ram killed Raban. (Change the voice) 7. None but he can do this. (Make affirmative) 8. Can I leave my old father alone? (Make assertive) 9. Speak the truth. (Make negative) 10. I know you. (Make complex) 11. We eat to live.(complex) 12. He is poor but he is honest. (Make simple, complex) 13. He is the cleverest boy in the class. (Make Positive and comparative) 14. The priest was too weak to walk alone. (Make negative) 15. God alone can save us. (Negative) 16. He is the first man who won the prize. (Simple) 17. Love your neighbour and be a friend to him. (Simple) 18. How charming the night is! 19. Ramesh alone ...

  Transformation Exercise 3 : Tranform into the types of sentences given in the brackets 41. Do or die. (Complex) 42. Australia is the largest island in the world. (Positive, comparative) 43. Everest is the highest peak in the world. (Positive, Comparative) 44. None but God can save him.  45. He is too weak to walk. (Complex) 46. He is too proud to beg. (Complex) 47. He is too intelligent to be cheated. (Complex) 48. As soon as I went there he ran away. (Negative) 49. As soon as the teacher entered the room, the students stood up. (Negative) 50. As soon as we reached the station, the train started. (Negative) 51. He is the best boy in the class. (Positive, comparative) 52. He is fastest runner in the school. (Positive, comparative) 53. Mira is the most intelligent girl in the class. (Positive, comparative) 54. Rose is the most beautiful flower. (Positive, comparative) 55. Call out and you are a dead man. (Complex) 56. She was ill, yet she went to school. (Complex, simple) 57. ...

  Transformation Exercise 4 : Tranform into the types of sentences given in the brackets 61. What a fine story! 62. How beautiful the scenery is! (Assertive) 63. How interesting the game is! (Assertive) 64. How intelligent the boy is! (Assertive) 65. He is poor but he is honest. (Simple, complex) 66. He is taller than I. (Positive)  67. He is stronger than I. (Positive) 68. He is richer than I. (Positive) 69. He is weaker than I. (Positive) 70. She is more intelligent than I. (Positive) 71. Mira is more intelligent than Sima. (Positive) 72. Ram is more powerful than Rahim. (Positive) 73. The boy who stood first got the prize. (Simple) 74. She must shed tears. (Negative) 75. We must admire his courage. (Negative) 76. Honey is sweeter than sugar. (Positive) 77. Ram alone can go there. (Negative) 78. He alone can do this. (Negative) 79. Gold is one of the most precious metals in the world. (Positive, comparative) 80. Mira is one of the most most brilliant students in the class. (...

Transformation Exercise 5 : Tranform into the types of sentences given in the brackets 81. Alexander was one or the most powerful kings in the world. (Positive, comparative) 82. Tripura is one of the smallest states in India. (Positive, comparative) 83. India is one of the greatest countries in the world. (Positive, comparative) 84. Every mother loves her child. (Negative)  85. Everybody likes to be rich. (Negative) 86. Every person likes to happy. (Negative) 87. His silence proves his guilt. (Complex) 88. I do not believe his statement. (Complex) 89. Man is mortal. (Negative) 90. This knife is sharp. (Negative) 91. He is intelligent. (Negative) 92. This knife is very sharp. (Negative) 93. He is very intelligent. (Negative) Check Answers

 Transformation Exercise 6 : Tranform into the types of sentences given in the brackets 1. Though he is poor, he is honest.  (change into a simple sentence) 2. She runs faster than I. 3. She knows his address. (Turn into a complex sentence)  4. I know his name. (Turn into a complex sentence)  5. A student who works hard will surely succeed in life. (Change  simple sentence).  6. None but God can save him. (Affirmative sentence).  7. The old man is too weak to walk (Remove 'too' .) 8. Please remember me. (Make it negative).  9. Kolkata is one of biggest cities of India. (Use positive degree)  10. He is the tallest boy in the class (Use comparative degree).  11. As soon as the thlef saw the police, he fled. (use 'nosooner'). l2. Rekha was one of the most intelligent girls in the class. (Tum into positive degree).  13. I was the first man who went there. (Simple) 14. Rita is the best house wife. (Positive)  15. Call out and you ar...