EXERCISE 1

1. I disliked the idea of making Omelette. [Make it Negative.]

2. Mother was not at home. [Add a question tag.]
3. As soon as Dave had begun his second year when he heard himself hopelessly swamped. [Use -
'No sooner---than]
4. Don't lose faith. [Add a question tag]
5. I used to spend hours under it. [ use- Modal Auxiliary 'would']
6. He was treated with respect. [Change the voice]
7. I have tried getting you into the kitchen. [Identify the tense]
8. She has played the role in Hollywood . [Rewrite in Present Perfect Continuous Tense.]
9. He may have laughed in the company of his friends. [What does the underlined word indicate -
Permission OR Possibility]
10. The science class--(start) when Satish---(reach) the college. [Use suitable tense forms]
11. This is the greatest lesson in life. [ Change the degree]
12. Are they free from the burden of parental aspiration? [Rewrite as Assertive]
13. Let us resolve to give our children the freedom of childhood. [Add a question tag]
14. He is the right person to do this. [Make it Rhetorical]
15. Dean had been feeding him fresh rabbit's legs. [Identify the tense]
16. The problem was so difficult that I could not solve it. [Use-'too']
17. Girls and boys are given equal opportunity. [ Use-'not only-but also']
18. There was no electricity; no primary school. [ Use -'neither-nor']
19. What a pleasant idea! [Make it Assertive]
20. My father's moods were as hot as Chennai's climate. [Change the degree]

Exercise 2
1. Hitlar was the cruellest ruler in modern history.(Change the degree)
2. That is not the way a gentleman should behave.(Make it Rhetorical)
3. How great Shivaji Maharaj was! (Make assertive)
4. What a witty remark it is! ( Make assertive)
5. This is a very interesting novel. (Rewrite as exclamatory)
6. These boys are very brave. (Rewrite as exclamatory)
7. The boy was too exhausted to get out of the pool. (Use - 'so ---that')
8. This sum is difficult. (Make it negative)
9. This is not a slow local train. ( Make it affirmative)
10. There was --- tree on the hill. --- tree was lonely. ( Fill in the blanks with articles)
11. I received your kind letter. (Change the voice)
12. ....young should come forward to shoulder responsibility.(Fill in the blank with articles)
13. She put some water into the dog's dish. (Indentify the tense)
14. What a beautiful piece it is! (Rewrite as assertive)
15. He was an awful looking man. (Rewrite as exclamatory)
16. She set the alarm. (Begin the sentence with 'The alarm...')
17. Would he answer me?( Rewrite as assertive)
18. Sankalp has helped a total 22 SHGs. ( Change the voice)
19. The complaint was taken seriously.(Begin the sentence with 'Police took.....')
20. You didn't help her. (Change the voice)
KEY 1
1. I did not like the idea of making Omelette.
2. Mother was not at home, wasn't she?
3. No sooner had Dave begun his second year than he heard himself hopelessly swamped.
4. Don't lose faith, will you?
5. I would spend hours under it.
6. We treated him with respect.
7. Present Perfect Tense.
8. She has been playing the role in Hollywood .
9. Possibility
10. The science class had started when Satish reached the college.
11. COMP: This is greater than any other lesson in life.
POSI: No other lesson in life is as great as this.
12. They aren't free from the burden of parental aspiration.
13. Let us resolve to give our children the freedom of childhood, shall we?
14. Isn't he the right person to do this?
15. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
16. The problem was too difficult to solve.
17. Not only boys but also girls are given equal opportunity.
18. There was neither electricity nor primary school.
19. It was a very pleasant idea.
20. Chennai's climate was not hotter than my father's moods.

1. COMP: Hitlar was crueller than any other ruler in modern history.
POSI: No other ruler in modern history was as cruel as Hitler.
2. Is that the way a gentleman should behave?
3. Shivaji Maharaj was very great.
4. It is indeed a witty remark.
5. What an interesting novel this is!
6. How brave these boys are!
7. The boy was so exhausted that he could not get out of the pool.
8. This sum is not easy.
9. This is a fast local train.
10. There was a tree on the hill. The tree was lonely.
11. Your kind letter was received by me.
12. The young should come forward to shoulder responsibility.
13. She put some water into the dog's dish. Simple Past Tense
14. It is a very beautiful piece.
15. What an awful looking man!
16. The alarm was set by her.
17. He would not answer me.
18. A total 22 SHGs have been helped by Sankalp.
19. Police took the complaint seriously.
20. She was not helped by you.