Change the sentence according to directions
1. Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) We must obey our parents. (Negative)
(b) Had I the wings of a bird! (Assertive)
(c) Please, help me. (Assertive)
(d) Rina is wiser than Mina. (Positive)
(e) Very few poets in Bangladesh were so great as Nazrul. (Comparative)
(f) He is so foolish and therefore cannot understand it. (Affirmative)
(g) At the time of my eating, the phone rang. (Negative)
(h) Mr. Rahman not only teaches us English but also writes novels. (Affirmative)
(i) He could not work hard. (Affirmative)
(j) He is as intimate to me as to you. (Comparative)
Answer:
(a) We cannot but obey our parents.
(b) I wish I had the wings of a bird.
(c) I request you to help me.
(d) Mina is not so wise as Rina.
(e) Nazrul was greater than most other poets in Bangladesh.
(f) He is too foolish to understand it.
(g) Didn't the phone ring at the time of my eating?
(h) Besides teaching us English, Mr. Rahman writes novels.
(i) He was unable to work hard.
(j) He is not more intimate to me than to you.
2. Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) A school is not literally possible without a library. (Affirmative)
(b) We have to read other books except our text books to enrich our knowledge. (Negative)
(c) A perfect school library can provide this purpose. (Passive)
(d) We are enriched with everything related to life by books. (Active)
(e) No friend is as good as books in life. (Superlative)
(f) It is better than any worldly wealth. (Positive) (g) Let us make our life happy by following the advices of books. (Assertive)
(h) We should read books to build our life. (Imperative)
(i) So, we must develop our habit of buying varieties of books. (Interrogative)
(j) But we hardly realize that this is essential for our life. (Negative)
Answer:
(a) A school is literally impossible without a library.
(b) We cannot but read other books except our text books to enrich our knowledge.
(c) This purpose can be provided by a perfect school library.
(d) Books enrich us with everything related to life.
(e) Books are the best friends in life.
(f) No other worldly wealth is so good as it.
(g) We should make our life happy by following the advices of books.
(h) Let us read books to build our life.
(i) So, mustn't we develop our habit of buying varieties of books?
(j) But we usually do not realize that this is essential for our life.
Or, But we hardly realize that this is not unessential for our life.
3. Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) Man is the cleverest creation. (Positive)
(b) He uses time intelligently. (Negative)
(c) He makes division of time to do his work properly. (Imperative)
(d) He can get success through hard work. (Passive)
(e)An active man always uses his time for a productive purpose. (Negative)
(f) He believes time to be money. (Passive)
(g) He knows that time once gone is gone for ever. (Passive)
(h) Let us not waste time as it waits for none. (Assertive)
(i) A time killer has to repent in the long run. (Negative)
(j) He cares for none in using his time. (Interrogative)
Answer:
(a) No other creation is as/ so clever as man.
(b) He doesn't use time foolishly/ unintelligently.
(c) Let him make division of time to do his work properly.
(d) Success can be got by him through hard work.
(e) An active man never uses his time for an unproductive purpose.
(f) Time is believed to be money by him.
(g) It is known to him that time once gone is gone forever.
(h) Does he care for anyone in using his time?
(i) We should not waste time as it waits for none.
(j) A time killer cannot but repent in the long run.
4. Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) “Pocket money” is one of the most talked issues of our family environment. (Use positive degree of adjective)
(b) Don't you know it? (Use passive voice)
(c) It is a very important thing for the children. (Make exclamatory sentence)
(d) Pocket money is not given to the children on irregular basis. (Make affirmative sentence)
(e) Pocket money gives a child a lesson of budget control. (Use passive voice)
(f) Budget controlling is a very difficult task. (Make exclamatory sentence)
(g) Keeping all expenses within a prescribed budget is a difficult task for a grown up. (Make negative sentence)
(h) Nobody can deny it. (Make affirmative sentence)
(i) So developing such awareness at tender age is the most necessary thing. (Use comparative degree)
(j) A reasonable amount of money should be given to the children. (Use active voice)
Answer:
A. Very few issues of our family environment are as talked as “Pocket money”.
B. Isn't it known to you?
C. What an important thing for the children it is!. D. Pocket money is given to the children on regular basis.
E. A child is given a lesson of budget control by pocket money.
F. What a difficult task budget controlling is! G..Keeping all expenses within a prescribed budget is not an easy task for a grown up.
H. Anybody can accept it.
I. So developing such awareness at a tender age is more necessary than any other thing.
J. Parents should give a reasonable amount of money to the children.
5. Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) A great change has been brought in the world by Industrial Revolution. (Active)
(b) The driving force was only the Industrial Revolution in Europe in the 17th century. (Make negative sentence)
(c) In the name of industrialization huge acres of forests have been cleared. (Use active voice)
(d) This has a very serious implication on our ecology. (Make exclamatory sentence)
(e) How the flora and fauna is disturbed! (Make assertive sentence)
(f) It is known to us. (Make active voice)
(g) The conservation of wildlife has become more challenging than any other thing. (Use positive degree of adjective)
(h) In recent times we have seen the wild animals coming out of their homes and entering human habitations. (Make passive voice)
(i) Wildlife provides balance to nature's processes. (Use passive voice)
(j) The conservation of wildlife is the most important demand of the day. (Use comparative degree of adjective)
Answer:
A. Industrial Revolution has brought a great change in the world.
B. The driving force was nothing but the Industrial Revolution in Europe in the 17th century.
C. In the name of industrialization people have cleared huge acres of forests.
D. What a serious implication this has on our ecology!
E. The flora and fauna is badly disturbed.
F. We know it.
G. No other thing has become as challenging as the conservation of wildlife.
H. The wild animals coming out of their homes and entering human habitations has been seen by us in recent times.
I. Balance is provided to nature's processes by wildlife.
J. The conservation of wildlife is more important than any other demand of the day.
6. Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) Who does not want to succeed in life? (Assertive)
(b) It is not an easy thing. (Affirmative)
(c) Being industrious, everyone can prosper in life. (Negative)
(d) Prosperity can never be gained by the idle. (Active)
(e) Let us work hard to earn money. (Assertive)
(f) We can improve our lot through hard work. (Passive)
(g) The light of prosperity can be seen by a hard working person. (Active)
(h) Women should work as much as men. (Comparative)
(i) We should remember that industry is the key to success. (Passive)
(j) An idle man leads a very miserable life. (Exclamatory)
Answer:
(a) Everybody wants to succeed in life.
(b) It is a difficult/ hard thing.
(c) Without being industrious nobody can prosper in life.
(d) The idle can never gain prosperity.
(e) We should work hard to earn money.
(f) Through hard work, our lot can be improved by us.
(g) A hard working person can see the light of prosperity.
(h) Women should not work less than men.
(i) It should be remembered by us that industry is the key to success.
(j) What a miserable life an idle man leads!
7. Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) Zainul Abedin was the pioneer of Bangladeshi modern art. (Negative)
(b) He was one of the greatest artists. (Positive)
(c) He developed a knack for drawing. (Interrogative)
(d) He organized the Nabanna Exhibition. (Passive)
(e) He graduated with the first position. (Interrogative)
(f) He was appointed as a teacher of Art College. (Active)
(g) He made his own ink by burning charcoal. (Interrogative)
(h) He founded the Folk Art Museum. (Passive)
(i) In 1934, he came into spotlight. (Negative)
(j) He died in 1976. (Interrogative)
Answer:
(a) Zainul Abedin was no other than the pioneer of Bangladeshi modern art.
(b) Very few artists were so great as he.
(c) Didn't he develop a knack for drawing?
(d) The Nabanna Exhibition was organizd by him.
(e) Didn't he graduate with the first position?
(f) The authority appointed him as a teacher of Art College.
(g) Didn't he make his own ink by burning charcoal?
(h) The Folk Art Museum was founded by him.
(i) Didn't he come into spotlight in 1934?
(j) Didn't he die in 1976?
8. Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) A school is not literally possible without a library. (Affirmative)
(b) We have to read other books to enrich our knowledge. (Interrogative)
(c) A perfect school library can provide this purpose. (Passive)
(d) We are enriched with everything related to life by books. (Active)
(e) No friend is as good as books in life. (Superlative)
(f) It is better than any worldly wealth. (Positive)
(g) If we deny the advices of books, our life will be unhappy. (Negative)
(h) We must read books to build our life. (Negative)
(i) So, we must develop our habit of buying varieties of books. (Interrogative)
(j) But we hardly realize that this is essential for our life. (Negative)
Answer:
(a) A school is literally impossible without a library.
(b) Don't we have to read other books to enrich our knowledge?
(c) This purpose can be provided by a perfect school library.
(d) Books enrich us with everything related to life.
(e) Books are the best friends in life.
(f) No other worldly wealth is so good as it.
(g) If we do not deny the advices of books, our life will not be unhappy.
(h) We cannot but read books to build our life.
(i) So, mustn't we develop our habit of buying varieties of books?
(j) But we usually do not realize that this is essential for our life.
Or. But we hardly realize that this is not unessential for our life.
