MIXED BAG (transformations)

The people thought him to be a murderer. (End…………. The people)

My father never fails to go for a walk every morning. (Remove ‘never’)

As soon as he left, it began to rain. (No sooner…….)

Besides being industrious, he is intelligent.(Not only…… but also).

He asked her if she had not received the letter that he had written to her to say that he was coming
home. (Write in direct speech)
DEGREE
Her blisters were worse than mine. (My…………..)

The memory is too vivid to be forgotten by me. (so)

She was mobbed everywhere she went. (Wherever……………)

He was fed up of life and so he decided to shoot himself. (Being…)
You must support him enthusiastically. Otherwise, he will lose the election. (If…)
He was so poor that he could not pay the school fees. (too)
The mother denied that her son had done the mischief. (According to the mother…)
Though I am poor, I will not serve under him. (However poor …)
Though the problem was difficult, we solved it.
Though the journey was hazardous, they completed it.
Though it is dark, we will finish the match.

The library was so far that the he could not reach there quickly. (The library was too…)
Indian cars are as good as the imported ones. (Imported cars are not…)
But for your help, he would have gone bankrupt. (If…)
If you hadn’t come on time, the situation would have gone out of control.
He played so well that our team won the match. (He played too…)

Had I known how to study I would have scored better. (I would have scored better provided…)
“Are you that manager of this factory?” said the gateman. (The gateman enquired…)
I don’t like to swim as much as he does. (He…)
He died a pauper. (Being: He was…)
I can rely on that man.( Rewrite to end with rely)
The ministers agreed with me.( Rewrite using not)
The prisoner convinced the judge that he was innocent.( Use of instead of that)
We certainly can’t have them doing that.( Use allow in place of have)
That he was a rogue was obvious to everyone. (…….rogue.)
You want me to speak in their language. (Add a question tag)
You will lose marks and you will be scolded as well. (Not only …)
“Hurray! We won the match,” they said. (They exclaimed……)
All the girls were wearing beautiful dresses. (Each of…..)
If he is late, he will not be allowed to enter school. (Unless….)
They made a fantastic offer to him which made him accept the new job. (A fantastic……..)
Lata always confused Mona with her twin Sona. (Use: distinguish)
Poverty is the worst social evil. (End: poverty)
It is easy to make a cup of tea. (A cup….)
As soon as I got the news, I left for Pune. (No sooner)
The teacher was delighted at our performance. (Add a question tag)

He said to us, “Let us have some coffee.” (Change to reported speech)

Try as hard as he would, he could not reach the summit. (Begin: In spite of …..)
A healthy person does not need a doctor. (A doctor…)

PREPOSITIONS
Parents are often blind ______ the faults of their children.
A scholar in search of knowledge has no time ____________ leisure.
The pilot cut the Cessna’s power and glided _________ the elephant grass.
We must refrain_______ hurting our classmates’ feelings.
I will help you _______Monday, after I finish my work.
You are prohibited __________ entering this place.
You are quite capable _________ doing the job alone.
I am looking forward _________ meeting you next week.
They will be worried ________ her safety when she lone.
Our water supply was cut _________ because the pipe burst.
Janaki has cut __________ all the pictures in the magazine.
The robber held_______ the teller at the bank.
A heavy snowfall held _________ the trains from the north.
The two sisters fell ____________ over their fathers will.
If the tailor refuses to fall___________ with my plans, I can find someone more cooperative.
The teacher ordered the children to clear________ the mess before they left the art room.
The driver cleared ________when he heard the police van arrive.
Suddenly, he jumped __________ the pool.
The thief jumped ____________ the bridge and into a car.
He lives __________ his income.
He has no occupation _____ his office work.
The servant promised to return_______ an hour.
He has no command ______ others.
The sun rose ________ the horizon.
Her name comes _________________________ mine on the list.
He has travelled all_________ Europe.
He is seriously ill________ any hope of recovery.
Public opinion was ________ the reservation of seats in schools.
He lost his job and was short_________ money.
He refused to put ________ with their interference in his affair.
Dilip went out _____ his way to help his friend.
The rocket was launched ________ space.
The Jacksons live on the floor ____ us.
Mohan took up Arts ________his mother’s wishes.
Switch _____ the fan; it is cold.
Rana saw ________ Sunil’s ruse.
“Don’t you think you have been ________ from studies rather long?” his mother asked.
He prevailed _______ them to go there.
The students protested _____ the new policy.
The social workers labored _____ a just cause.
I could not keep_____ the pretence and longer.
The scheme ended _______ failure.
This medicine will cure you ____ malaria.
We wonder ____ their skill.
She felt offended________ his remarks.

VERBS
She knew for sure that she ________ (make) a mistake.
When he opened the door, he found that the burglar ______ (break) open the safe.
The patient ___________ (die) before the doctor arrived.
The president _______ (deliver) the speech before we reached there.
The boy__________ (waited) for you for one hour.
While the children________ (play) in the garden, the mother is cooking lunch.
This was the third time my car_______ (break down) since I got it.
The children _______ (quarrel) when the teacher arrived.
It was reported that the police_________( capture) the gang of robbers.
By 10 o’clock he ______ (write ) three letters.

Once a ticket checker asked an absent-minded professor for his ticket when the latter ___1______
(travel) by train. The professor said that he_____2______ (forget) to buy one. The ticket checker said,
“Sir, could you please tell me from where you _____3_____ (board) the train and where you _4____
(be) to go?”
“The trouble is, that’s exactly what I cannot remember,” the professor replied. Many young students
have similar problems. They__5 ______ (not know) what their aim in life is and how to achieve it. To
achieve success one_____6__ (have) to make a plan and work hard by _____7_____ (pay) attention to
details to achieve the objectives. Nothing _____8_____ (come) free in life.

The secret of success is not _________ (reinventing) old things but to take off your blinkers and see
new ways of presenting these old things to the public. A couple named De Witt and Lila Wallace of
New York ______ (take) a keen interest in magazines in the 1920s. They realized how many different
magazines an individual have ________ (read) in order to keep up with all the interesting new
information being ________(report) every month. _________ (Take) this thought a step further, they
began ______ (cut) up magazines and assembling models of a brand new publication. It ________
(give) under one cover all the useful information gleaned from a whole range of popular magazines.
The result _____ (be) Reader’s Digest which became the nucleus of a giant publishing empire.

SYNTHESIS
Her sister was at the door. She was surprised.
Stop eating ice creams. It will affect your throat.
You work more. You will become more lucky.
She had deceived her friends. They still trusted her.
He ran home. His father might blame him.
This is the garden. The finest roses grow here.

We must practice hard. We may lose the match.

The girls studied. The teacher might take a surprise test.

EXTRA PRACTICE
Conditionals

If there was no rain we would have come earlier. (Begin: But ….)

I did not enjoy the dinner as the food was stale. (Begin: If …)

She gave him money to buy books. (Begin: If she ….)

Emma is rather shy, so she doesn’t feel comfortable in company. (Begin: If it were …)

But for the rain, we should have had a pleasant journey. (Begin If)

But for his timely help, the boy would have perished. (Begin Had he)

He helped me pass my exam. (Begin the sentence, If…)

We did not have a good time at the party because it was too hot. (Begin: If…..)

You are so sleepy in the morning because you go late to bed. (Use if )

If we don’t seize it, it is curtains for us earthlings. (Unless)

We didn’t have a good time at the game because it was cold. (Had .)

If we do not finish our work a little early today, we cannot attend the lecture. ( unless )

Immediacy (Hardly, Scarcely, No sooner, As Soon as)

As soon as the money is earned, she spends it. (Begin: No sooner ..)

As soon as we arrived breakfast was served. (Scarcely…)

The alarm was raised. The police arrived. (Begin: No sooner ….)

No sooner had Ram narrated the story than he was praised. (Begin: Hardly ….)

As soon as the teacher walked out of the room, the boys started fighting. (Begin: Scarcely …)

As soon as the parcel arrived, she rushed out. (Begin No sooner….)

They had finished their dinner. They immediately went to bed. (Begin: As soon…)

As soon as he entered the house he began to shout. (Begin: No sooner…)

As soon as he finishes his work, he starts playing. (No sooner)

No sooner does

No sooner had Leena greeted her old friend than they embraced each other. (Begin Hardly)

The rains began as soon as we reached school. (Begin: Hardly …)

The play began as soon as the chief guest had seated himself. (No sooner…)

Vocabulary (Change word), Part of speech (verb to noun etc), Sentence structure

She failed though she was intelligent. (Begin: Intelligent …)

They had to put off the garden party because of the heavy rain. (Begin: The heavy …)
He stressed the need for tight security. (Rewrite using stress)

She has never gone on a trip alone. (Start: Never before …)

We are not worried about what he does. (Begin: His….)

He did not return the money till I asked him. (Begin: Not until ….)

We did not turn on the lights as we did not want to disturb anyone. (Begin: In order ….)

The students were waiting for the Principal to announce the results. (announcement)

My uncle appears from time to time on TV. (Use occasional)

The student rejoiced when the examination was over. (Begin: The examination)

John has probably forgotten the date of the examination. (Begin In)

Identifying the right ones is a daunting task. (Begin It)

I did not move a muscle. (Begin Not)

His unexpected victory surprised everyone in the school. (Use surprise instead of surprised)

There is no doubt that he is honest. (End with Doubt)

The Rajputs preferred death to dishonor. (Begin The Rajput would rather)

Ajay was very distressed when I ignored him at the party. (Begin My having)

Although he is a beggar, he has money in the bank. (Begin: Beggar ….)

The students demonstrated their enthusiasm by making posters. (demonstration)

What could one man do against such odds? (…..for one man)

Death before dishonor. (It is)

He refused to allow the late comers in and this annoyed them. (Begin: His …)

He still behaves like a child. (Rewrite using ‘childish’ instead of ‘child’)

The new regulation made the people happy. (End with…to the people).

She claimed that she had said nothing about it. (Use denied)

The train journey from Kolkota to Chandranagar takes three hours. (Begin: It is a..)

A magnetic pole cannot exist by itself. (Use existence)

It was pointless of you to criticize the film. (Begin: Your ….)

Bad as things are they might be worse. ( Begin: Things… )

It seems doubtful that they are fluent in speaking English. (Fluency)

He had a bad accident just the day before his examination, because of ill-luck. (End with:… on the eve of his
examination)

As I frowned harder and harder, he smiled more and more broadly. (Begin The Harder….)

In spite of trying very hard, he could not reach the summit. (Begin Try as……)
She told me that her father was ill. (Use Of instead of that)

She failed though she was intelligent. (Begin: Intelligent …)

I wished that I had not asked her for the money. (Begin: I regretted ….)

Simple, compound, complex (So too included, In spite))

I could not play the match as I was ill. (Begin: Owing to …..)

A healthy person does not need a doctor. (Using ‘who’)

My heart is too full for words. (Use so)

You are too lazy to complete your work on time. (Remove too)

She won the tournament, so I congratulated her. (Use: on winning)

We spoke quietly, because we did not want to disturb anyone. (Bgin: In order…)

She is very beautiful but she isn’t very clever. (Begin: She isn’t as..)

Although she had fever she still went to school. ((Begin: In spite..)

Martin not only plays truant, but he is rude to his teachers too. (Begin: Not only….)

Positive to Negative

I was sure that my friend would do well in the singing competition. (Begin: I did not ….)

The thief insisted that she had not stolen the necklace. (Use: denied)

Nobody will deny that she is honest. (Begin: Everyone…)

A senseless man repeats his mistake. (Rewrite using ‘sensible’ instead of senseless)

They never fail who die for a great cause. (Rewrite without using never)

Tim regretted asking him to lend him Rs1000. (Begin Tim wished..)

Only a very strong person can swim across the river. (Begin None…)

Romeo is never happy. ( affirmative )

Niharika turned down the offer. (Rewrite using, accept)

Every cloud has a silver lining. (Rewrite using, No cloud)

Mr Aggrawal is the best architect in town. (Begin: No …)

Active and Passive Voice

Saurav Ganguly astounded everyone with his performance. (Begin: Everyone was _ _ _ _)

Margaret said to me, “Please do not forget to meet me tomorrow.” (Begin: I was ….)

We are worried about her poor performance in the examination. (Use worries)

She is petrified of snakes. (Use petrify)

Their letters of appointment were shown to me. (End with: appointment)

His parents do not approve of what he does. (End with…by his parents)
One sad day, we found on waking up that she had deceived us. (End with deceived)

My car was repaired last week. (Rewrite with the ending … car.)

Give the order to attack. (Rewrite with the ending … given.)

What has the staff done about this situation? (What has been..)

The subject was so difficult that no one could understand it. (End ………. Anyone)

They haven’t stamped the letter. (End….. stamped)

Comparison

What counts is not weight reduction but weight maintenance. (use as much)

We are not as strong as our ancestors. (Begin: Our ….)

Sirius is brighter than all the stars in the Universe. (Begin No…)

Raj is not as good a speaker as Ravi. (Use than)

In the deserts it is cooler in the early hours of the morning than at night. (Use cool)

Sheila was more interested in music than in studies. (End: … music.)

His painting was the best entry. (Use better)

Pawan was most interested in science. (Begin: Nothing …)

She likes mangoes more than bananas. (Positive degree)

In that group, no other child is as fat as Raju. (Use fatter )

This is better than that one. (End…better)

The road is not as bad in dry weather as it is in wet weather. (Use better)

The Arabian Nights is the most popular story book. (No…)

It is the biggest review of a planet’s life support systems. (Bigger)

He is the richest man in the city. (Begin: No)

The Ganga is the longest river in India.

In the eighties, the condition of traffic was not as bad as it is now. (far worse)

This is the best place to observe sharks. (Better)

Water is the cheapeast fire-extinguishing agent. (use cheaper)

Kalidasa was the greatest dramatist of the Gupta period. (Begin No other)

Ruchita was most interested in art. (Begin: Nothing …)

Question Tag

He wasn’t present at the meeting, ________ ? (Supply a qs tag)

You didn’t forget to sign the contract, did you? (Use remembered instead of ‘forget’)

He would not leave without us, ______________? (Q tag)

There is a train to Delhi in the evening. ( add a question tag )

We give up before we try, _________?

We haven’t had tea yet, _________________?

It isn’t far from the college, ______________?

You can solve the sum, __________________?

Let’s go home, _________________________?

She ought to go by plans, ________________?

We can meet tomorrow, ____________________ (Fill blank with question tag).

You did not forget to bring your Biology journal, did you? (Begin: You remembered …)

You remembered to buy a loaf of bread. (Add a question tag)

Direct Indirect

She asked, “Why are you late?” (End: ….late.)

Nishma said, “What a wonderful party this is!”

“Do you know how to solve this question?” he wondered.

I asked them if they would pick up the bag later. (End: the bag later?”)

“Sit down and get on with your work,” the teacher said. (Indirect)

My father said, “Planes travel faster than trains.”

“Sit down and get on with your work,” the teacher said. (Indirect)

Margaret said to me, “Please do not forget to meet me tomorrow.” (Begin: I was ….)

Sandhya said, “Rehan, why are you behaving in such a manner?” (Remove quote marks).

Rajiv said to me,” Please do not leave this pace until I tell you”. (Indirect)

“Anil if you are short of money I can lend you some,’ said aunt Meena.( indirect)

“Something is wrong here, men!” shouted Anil. (Begin Anil shouted…)

“How many of these people do not know, Rancho?” asked the Inspector. (Begin the Inspector asked)

She asked, “Why are you late?” (End: ….late.)

The nurse said, “How is the patient this morning?” (End: …. Morning).

My friend said, “Where do we see the movie?” (End: …. movie.).

Vatsal told Harsh, “Have you completed your English project?” (Indirect)

Nishma said, “What a wonderful party this is!” (Indirect)

Agreement

All the teachers were given bouquets. (Begin: Each …)

All the students were given books. (Begin: Each…)

She ___________ ( have ) a bath now. ( correct form of the verb )

A prize was given to all the participants. (Each…)

Both the views are correct. (Begin Neither)

OPPOSITES

In spite of my warning Dev, he ignored me. (Begin: Though ….)

Although she was too young, they appointed her. (Begin: Inspite …)

Although a mild-mannered man in private life, he was a dynamic leader in the eyes of the nation. (Begin:
Despite …)

He would not lend me the money although I pleaded with him. (Begin In spite of ………..)

Interrogative

Fair words are of no avail in times of danger. (End: ….. danger?)

There was never a more ambitious man than Napoleon in the history of the world. (Interrogative)

Does he believe in god? (End with exists)

Exclamatory

I was ignorant. (Exclamatory Sentence)

I wish I had been in Sydney for the Olympics. (Exclamatory sentence)