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HSC ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISE FOR PRACTICE

SENTENCES FOR PRACTICE :- ( Articles)

Use appropriate ‘article’ wherever necessary. Put an ‘X’ where it is not


necessary.
1...…. advertisement should be brief.
2.We cannot entertain … complaint of this kind.
3.Mr. Prakash is … active member of the communist party.
4.What … excellent speech he made !
5.Mr. Sharma has been working as … accountant since 1996.
6.It is … universal truth that … anger destroys one’s peace of mind.
7.You are … B.A., only … M.A. can apply for this post.
8.She is … Indian artist married to … European engineer.
9.Where is … hat that I bought yesterday ?
10...….. industrial exhibition was opened in … city.
11.There was … star shining in … sky.
12.I have received … notice from … bank.
13.If you are going to … office, take … umbrella with you, it might rain.
14.There is … bag lying on … back seat of … car.
15...…. honest employee is … asset to his firm.
16...…. Ganga is … sacred river of … India.
17...… Hindustan times has … widest circulation among all … newspapers
in … northern India.
18...… more you read, … more you know.
19...… sun rises in … east and sets in … west.
20.Only … rich can afford … comforts of … modern times.

SENTENCES FOR PRACTICE :- ( Prepositions)


1. My mother is …. the kitchen.
2. I am always …. home …. Sunday morning.
3. It appears, I have not been to the theatre …. ages.
4. He was in the hospital …. January …. March.
5. Can you distinguish …. these two words ?
6. We have been living …. Mumbai …. 1996.
7. He sat …. the chair to write a letter.
8. I am tired …. walking, I need some rest.
9. I put my books …. the table.
10. He swam …. the river.
11. He is …. a cheerful mood.
12. The examination will be held …. 11:00.am. …. 2:00 pm.
13. He was the Chief Minister …. the state …. 1999 to 2002.
14. I want to be active …. the last breath …. my life.
15. The school is far …. the house and it is difficult …. this little child to go
there daily ….foot.

SENTENCES FOR PRACTICE :- ( Direct Indirect Speech)

1.He would go straight up and ask him if he really knew what he was talking
about.
2. “The oracle,” he said, “chose me as the wisest Athenian.”
3. “Did you visit the tower when you were in paris last year ?” I asked my
friend.
4. Doctor said to Meena, “You will have to stay in bed for a week or more.”
5. Father said to the teacher, “Is my son doing well ?”
6. “I bought a new dress yesterday,” said she.
7. “Don’t argue with your father ” Mrs. Goel said to her son.
8. The Custom Officer said, “I like the old parsi.”
9. He said, “What a foolish job he has done !”
10.“I know Hidden Treasure like my own backyard,” He told the dispatcher.
11. The principal said to Rahul, “Obey your teachers.”
12. “How amazing it is !” I said.
13. He said to her, “You will get a letter tomorrow”.
14. The father said to his son, "I shall buy you a bicycle for your birthday."
15. I said to him, "I don't think this case should be taken to court at all."
16. "Have you finished the job, David ?" asked John.
17. Mohan said, "I am hungry. I want something to eat."
18. "Are you her husband ?" I said to the man.
19. "Do you wish to open an account ?" The clerk said to the man.
20. "What do you want ?" he said to her.
21. “How will the confession made before me avail you ?” I said to him.
22. “You have wronged not me but Government,” I replied gently.
23. Ravi asked Meena what her favourite game was.
(Change it into ‘Direct speech’)
24. Sachin said to Sarika, “will you dance with me ?”
25. His friend said to him, “ please wait here for me till I return.”
26. “Dear Students, how did you enjoy your trip?” said the teacher.
27. The doctor said, “I have given an injection and it will make you sleep.”
28. “Who are you and what are you doing here ?” she asked him. “I am a
painter and I’m drawing pictures on my pitcher,” he said.
(Change it into ‘Indirect speech’)
29. “I did not come to college, yesterday”, Lata said to the teacher.
(Change it into ‘Indirect speech’)
30. “Brush your teeth and gargle with a mouthwash after every meal,’ said
the dentist to Meena, ‘I will make it my habit,’ said Meena.

SENTENCES FOR PRACTICE : ( Modal Auxiliary)

1. I have to work as hard as I can.


(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing ‘obligation’)
2. You should do what your teacher tells you to do.
(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing ‘obligation’)
3. They need to be protected.
(Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing ‘obligation’)
4. The remaining journey has to be undertaken on foot or pony.
(Rewrite using on appropriate modal auxiliary)
5. You can go to bed early so that you are fresh in the morning.
(Rewrite using modal auxiliary of ‘advice’)
6. Be prepared always to pay the price.
(Rewrite using a modal auxiliary showing ‘Suggestion’.)
7. Dead plants and animals may lie rotting at bottom.
(Rewrite it by using a modal auxiliary showing ‘certainty’)
8. An animal may alter the surroundings.
(Rewrite using a modal auxiliary of ‘ability’)

9. Your younger brother is careless about his study.


(Frame a sentence of your own using modal autiliary giving him ‘advice’)
10. We can see certainly that they are not placed in other employment.
(Use a modal auxiliary showing ‘obligation’)
11. You have to study regularly to get success in the exam.
(Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing ‘advice’)
12. The time might come.
(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing ‘certainty.’)
13. The labelling of human beings in terms of their interests should not be
overdone. (Rewrite the sentence using a modal auxiliary showing “obligation”)
14. He could get into an argument.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘able to’)
15. You may do just as you like.
(Rewrite the sentence using another modal auxiliary showing
‘obligation’)
16. One should insist on whole meal flour and whole meal bread. (Feb. 2004)
(Rewrite using the modal auxiliary showing ‘obligation’)
17. People with intellectual interests will do well in occupations dealing with
ideas, rules, regulations facts and figures .

(Replace the modal auxiliary by the one showing ‘less certainty’)


18. You can understand it.
(Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing ‘obligation’)
19. You can halt at Uttarkashi.
(Make the sentence ‘less definite; by using another modal auxiliary)
20. We should protect and develop our forests.
(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing ‘obligation’)
21. Deficiencies can be corrected when all the nutrients are supplied.
(Use Modal auxiliary showing ‘certainty’.)
22. The blind can get themselves educated. (Rewrite using ‘able to’)
23. Their interests may be literary. (Use modal auxiliary showing ‘certainty’)
24. A skillful advertiser may be able to create a monopoly. (Use modal
auxiliary ‘can’)
25. Do you realise your responsibiliy as educated women. (Oct. 2006)
(Use modal auxiliary showing ‘obligation’)
26. I must go to jail. (Make it ‘less definite’) (Oct. 2006)

27. The remaining journey has to be undertaken on foot or pony.


(Use modal auxiliary showing ‘obligation’)
28. Young people should be considered for employments.
(Use modal auxiliary showing ‘certainty’)
29. The Taj will be washed clean with salt free water.
(Rewrite using modal, auxiliary showing ‘Obligation’)
30. We would try to gauge, father’s mood from the movement of his eyes.
(Use ‘used to’)
31. We can make the necessary decisions to protect it.
(Rewrite it using the modal auxiliary showing compulsion)
32. My mother would set up an establishment.
(Rewrite the sentence by using ‘used to’)
33. We worry about ‘junk food.’
(Use modal auxiliary verb showing ‘Compulsion’)
34. I can cook. (Rewrite the sentence by using ‘be able to’)
35. Culture and arts will be strongly supported. (Make it less definite)
36. Don’t be trapped by dogma.
(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing ‘advice’)
37. It may intensify some of its woes.
(Rewrite it using the modal auxiliary showing ‘certainty’)
38. This man used to scrape up barely fifty rupees a month. (Use ‘would’)
39. He may have laughed in the company of his friends.
(Use modal auxiliary showing ‘certainty’)
40. Our teachers could grow enormously by learning from their students.
(Use modal auxiliary showing Advice )
41. Irrigation may be the most obvious response to drought.
(Use modal auxiliary showing ‘certainty’ )
42. I would spend hours under it.
(Rewrite it using used to)
43. I could be part of the action.
(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing probability)
44. Visually challenged people can read them.
(Rewrite it using “able to”)
45. Some people say that we cannot learn to speak a language better with
the help of a book
(Use ‘be able to’)
46. A city must provide equity and also be sustainable.
(Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing ‘Advice’)
47. I will try.
(Rewrite the sentence using another modal auxiliary showing
‘obligation’)
48. I stood on the shore of that desolate Highland loch.
(Rewrite it using ‘used to’)
49. You can sell waste to the raddi-wallah and give him a small token of
appreciation.
(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing ‘obligation’)
50. Villagers need to follow strict rules.
(Rewrite it using another Modal Auxiliary showing ‘Obligation’)
51. I enjoyed so many theatre performances.
(Rewrite it using ‘used to’)
52. You have to constantly watch out and talk to yourself.
(Rewrite using another modal auxiliary showing ‘compulsion’)

53. There would still be situations of temporary poverty.

SENTENCES FOR PRACTICE: ( AS SOON AS, NO SOONER THAN)


1. As soon as I reached the platform, the train left.
2. When the tower tumbles, he learns to approach the task different way.
(Use ‘As soon as’)
3. I will make the announcement as soon as I reach the office.
4. She is quick and careful enough to stop it as soon as it reaches the right
figure.
5. As soon as the thief ran out of the jail, the guard fired at him.
6. Farmers were unhappy because of the late arrival of the Monsoon. As
soon as it
started raining, the farmers became happy.
7. As soon as the thief heard the noise, he ran away.
8. When a whole people become full of faith, ordinary men and women
become heroes.
(Rewrite using ‘As soon as’ / ‘No sooner ...... than’)
9. No sooner did the teacher reach the school than the children gathered
around him.
(Rewrite using ‘As soon as.......’) (Oct. 1999)
10. As soon as the king finished speaking, the people began to cheer him.
(Mar. 2000)
11. As soon as the Indian troops recaptured Tiger Hills, they hoisted the tri-
colour. (Feb. 2001)
12. As soon as the sun sets, the stars begin to shine. (Oct. 2001)
13. As soon as the results were declared, the students cheered loudly.
(Mar. 2004)
14. As soon as the teacher entered the class room, the students wished him
good morning.
(Oct. 2004)
15. As soon as the king kissed his little daughter, her beautiful face turned
into gold. (Mar. 2005)
16. No sooner does he start his work than he gets a head-ache.
(Rewrite using ‘As soon as..’)(Oct. 2005-A)
17. As soon as the Principal entered the class, all the boys stood up.
18.

(Rewrite using ‘No sooner....than’)


18. As soon as a son gets married, he goes away from his parents.

19. The thief ran away as soon as he saw the policeman.

20. As soon as the Government announces the relief funds, people become
happy.

21. No sooner did the teacher enter the class than the pupils greeted him.
(Use ‘As soon as’)
22. As soon as the shopkeeper arrives, the gate opens automatically.

23. As soon as the leaf fell from the tree, the wind swept it away.
(Use ‘No sooner...... than’)
24. She returns from school at 4 pm and rushes for her IIT entrance exam.
coaching class.
(Rewrite it by using ‘As soon as’) (Oct. 2011-B)
25. As the evening aarti time nears, I trace my steps to the mahalaxmi
temple.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘No sooner ...... than’) (Oct. 2011-C)
26. After dinner, she spends an hour or more on homework.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘As soon as .....’) (Feb. 2012-A)
27. My wife enters the kitchen to find them scurrying away after a night of
feasting.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘As soon as’) (Feb. 2012-B)
28. I am near a missal tupri, the moment a series of tantalizing aromas waft
by.
(Rewrite using “As soon as”) (Feb. 2012-D)
29. They have excuses ready when they reach office late.
(Use “No sooner ...... than”) (Feb. 2014)
30. She smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her arms.
(Use “As soon as”) (Oct. 2014)
31. They have excuses ready when they reach office late.
(Rewrite the sentence using “As soon as”) (Oct. 2014-D)
32. When I saw the prizes, I was stupefied.
(Rewrite the sentence using “No sooner ...... than”) (Feb. 2015-A)
33. When paddy is ripe enough to harvest, flocks of parrots would land
there.
(Rewrite using “No sooner ....... than”) (Feb. 2015-D)
34. As soon as the king arrived in the court humming a happy tune to
himself, he cleared his throat.
(Rewrite it using “No sooner ...... than”) (Feb. 2017-B)
35. When a computer is down, the customer wants it back up in working
right away.
(Rewrite using “No sooner ...... than”) (July 2017-A)
36. When I saw the prizes, I was stupefied
(Rewrite the sentence using “No sooner ...... than”) (Feb. 2019-B)
37. When I saw the prizes, I was stupefied.
(Use “As soon as ......” and rewrite it) (July 201

SENTENCES FOR PRACTICE: ( BEGIN THE SENTENCE WITH...)


1. We planted flowering bushes. (Feb. 2008-A)
(Rewrite the sentence begining with, ‘flowering bushes ........’)
2. These new trees brought back the insects.
(Begin the sentence with, ‘The insects...’) (Feb. 2008-B)
3. I loved it. (Rewrite begining with, ‘It .....’) (Feb 2008-C) (Feb. 2013)
4. In sensitive areas police kept a strict vigil.
(Rewrite the sentence begining with, ‘A strict vigil......’)
5. Sam was joined by galahs.
(Rewrite the sentence begining with, ‘Galahs ........’)
6. He was elected vice-president of the student’s council.
(Rewrite it begining with, ‘They .......’)
7. His wife called several doctors.
(Begin your sentence with ‘several doctors .......’)
8. The greatest lessons in life are learnt from children.
(Rewrite beginning with, ‘we .....’)
9. The rain had divided Mumbai into
two. (Rewrite beginning with, ‘Mumbai
.....’)
10. Eight years ago we witnessed the change of
century. (Begin your sentence with, “The change of
century”)
11. We notice fresh reinforcements.
(Begin the sentence with ‘Fresh reinforcements’)
12. Carter beheld an astonishing sight.
(Begin your sentence with an, “astonishing sight”)
13. We took autorikshaws to fetch petrol.
(Begin your sentence with, “Autorikshaws......”)
14. She resolutely cleans up the mess.
(Rewrite beginning with, “The mess ........”)
15. My father was given a jeep by the
Government. (Rewrite beginning with, “The
Government .....”)
16. He has discovered the power of another good idea.
(Rewrite it beginning with, “The power of another good idea.”)
17. Our urban planners have not understood the nature of modern city.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with, “The nature of .....”)

18. The gobar gas obtained by processing dung is used as fuel. (Feb. 2015)
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with “People.....”)

19. He had learnt enough Greek and Latin. (Oct. 2015-B)


(Rewrite it beginning with, “Enough Greek and Latin .......”)

20. Many rare birds like the Smew Duck Mallard, nakta, Marbled Teal and
Goliath Heron have also
been spotted.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with “They .........”)
21. The divine intervention answered her
prayers. (Rewrite it beginning with, “Her prayers
........”)
22. These resources are being used.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with “We .......”)
23. He could sell them back to the factory.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with “They ......”)
24. Vasectomy has been made compulsory by the villagers.
(Rewrite it beginning with “The villagers ......”)
25. He has discovered the power of another good idea.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with, “The power of ..........”)
26. I treated everything that came my way.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with, “Everything ........”)
27. Start a waste segregation system in your
building. (Rewrite it beginning with, “The villagers
.......”)
28. Summon people from all walks of life to the court.
(Rewrite it beginning with, “Let ........”)
29. Vasectomy has been made compulsory.
(Rewrite it beginning with, “The villagers .......”)
30. Co-education encourages familiarity.
(Rewrite it beginning with, “Familiarity .......”)
31. A religious ceremony was attended by two lakh people.
(Rewrite beginning with, “Two lakh people .....”)
32. Dell gave his customers money-back
guarantees. (Rewrite beginning with, “His
customers ......”)
33. Temporary problems could be taken care of by market
mechanism. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with, “Market
Mechanism .....”)
34. He scattered her ashes over the Himalayas.
(Rewrite it beginning with, “Her ashes .........”)

35. Do not miss a single day. (July 2018)


(Rewrite it beginning with “Let .......”)

36. The smartphone application with paper-strip can be operated. (July 2019)
(Begin the sentence with “They .......”)

37. Potentially greater threats are posed by the infiltration of soil


contamination.

(Begin with, “The infiltration of soil contamination and rewrite) (Feb. 2020)

SENTENCES FOR PRACTICE: ( INFINITIVE AND GERUND)


Rewrite the sentences using the “Infinitive form” of the underlined word.

1. Courage is sticking to your post in danger.


2. I regretted saying it wasn’t true.
3. She is working in an exclusively male dominated domain.
4. Food is the most essential factor
in building and maintaining health.
5. Early rising is good.
6. Thinking of their daily bread and butter is usual for them.
7. Every country has a government. It looks after its progress.
(Combine the sentence using the ‘Infinitive’)
8. Overtaking a record was a mere formality. (Oct. 2000, Feb. 2007)
9. I hate waiting at the crowded railway station. (Feb. 2001)
10. Making toys is no child’s play. (Feb. 2002)
11. The crew sacrificed themselves for saving the passengers. (Oct. 2002)
12. The jobs that men enjoy doing most can always wait. (Feb. 2003)
13. No one has yet invented a suitable way of its rays. (Oct. 2003)
14. We can do nothing which may bring discredit to our cause. (Feb. 2004)
15. The clouds swirl down to touch the Himalaya, Smattering them with
affectionate layers of fresh snow. (Oct. 2005-C)
16. The first step in education is learning to read. (Feb. 2006)
17. It offers tools for managing the environment.
(Use the Infinitive form of the underlined word.) (Oct. 2008-A)
18. He began preparing for his career.
(Rewrite using the Infinitive form of the underlined word) (Oct. 2008-B)
19. Millions of people spend hours everyday feeding their minds and the
minds of their children with un adulterated junk.
(Use the Infinitive form of the underlined word) (Feb. 2009-A)
20. I have tried getting you into the Kitchen.
(Rewrite the sentence using the ‘Infinitive form’ of the underlined
word) (Feb. 2009-B)
21.The goddess came to its rescue salvaging it with her Kur.
(Use the Infinitive form ..........) (Feb.2010-C)

22. It offers tools for managing the environment.


(Rewrite the sentence using the ‘Infinitive form’ of the underlined words)
(Oct.2011-B)
23. I went around the village saying good-bye to my friends.
(Rewrite using the ‘Infinitive form’ of the underlined words) (Oct. 2014)

24. He started developing an all-around interest in craft and sports.


(Rewrite the sentence using the ‘Infinitive form’ of the underlined words)
(Feb. 2015-A)

25. He sent a personalized letter offering each couple a free two-week


subscription.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘Infinitive form’ of the underlined words)
(Feb. 2015-B)
26. It was a pleasure walking around there.
(Rewrite using the ‘Infinitive form’ of the underlined words) (Feb. 2015-
C)
27. She is rather unabbashed about waking up past noon on a daily basis.
(Rewrite the sentence using the ‘Infinitive form’ of the underlined words)
(Feb. 2016-D)
28. Reuben scoured the town, collecting the barlap nail bags.
(Rewrite it using the ‘Infinitive form’ of the underlined words) (July 2017-
D)
29. They had to follow all the conditions of becoming an ‘Adarsh Gaon’.
(Rewrite the using the ‘Infinitive form’ of the underlined words) (July
2017)

30. Parents and teachers should take precautions in ensuring a proper balance
between education and moral values.
(Rewrite it using the ‘Infinitive form’ of the underlined words) (July
2017-C)

SENTENCES FOR PRACTICE: (GERUND)

Rewrite the sentences using the “Gerund form” of the underlined word.
1. To die is better than to surrender. (Oct. 1997)

2. It is better to starve than to beg. (Oct. 1998)


3. He refused to do so. (Mar. 1999)
4. The leisure pursuits of a young man thus help us to map out a
congenial occupational area for him. (Oct. 2002)
5. He preferred to talk. (Oct.2003)
6. It takes thousands of tons of mineral to produce only a few ounces of
radium. (Oct. 2004)
7. They can help to start a dialogue.
8. To hide anything means that you are afraid.
9. Public may take some time to apprehend that it is being cheated.
10. They urged otto to find the publisher.
(Rewrite using ‘Present Participle’ of the underlined part)
11. They mean to put the desert to work in terms of modern
industry. (Rewrite using ‘Present Participle’ of the underlined
part)
12. They pull them to pieces and put them together.
(Rewrite using ‘Present Participle’ of the underlined word)
13. There is a bizarre attempt to teach language as if it were some kind of
mathematics.
14. What is the best way to do it ?
15. The sky poured turbulent waters on Mumbai to transform lanes and
streets into rivers.(Feb. 2010-B)

16. The time had come to set David straight. (Feb. 2011-A)

17. Most mornings my wife enters the kitchen to find them scurrying
away. (Feb. 2011-B)
18. I cannot speak for the whole Kargudi clan which ranges from rigid Tamil
Brahmins to beefeating, pizza-guzzling, hip-hop dancers.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘ing-form’ of the underlined word) (Feb.
2012-A)

19. But he refused to do so.


(Rewrite using the ‘Gerund form’ of the underlined word) (Feb. 2012)

20. Sunlight would pour in through the window to light a fresh day.(Rewrite
the sentences using the ‘Gerund form’ of the underlined word) (Feb. 2013)

21. Chaitanya offered to buy the tickets for us.


(Rewrite it using ‘ing’ form of the underlined word) (Feb. 2014)

22. The squirrel was excellent in climbing.


(Mention the function of the underlined gerund) (Feb. 2015-A)

23 My main hobby was to wonder through Paddy fields.

(Rewrite the sentence using the ‘Gerund form’ of the underlined word)
(Feb. 2015-D)

24. Gandhiji brushed aside adulation to remain a free nobody.

(Rewrite the sentence using the ‘Gerund form’ of the underlined word)
(Oct. 2015-B

25. To read a lot is essential.

(Rewrite the sentence using the ‘Gerund form’ of the underlined word)
(Oct. 2015-B)

26. I stand here to thank Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.


(Rewrite the sentence using the ‘Gerund form’ of the underlined word)
(July 2018)
27. Insects have already adopted the tactic of discuise to escape from
the clutches of their predators.

(Replace infinitive with gerund and rewrite) (Feb. 2019)


SENTENCES FOR PRACTICE: ( CHANGE THE DEGREE)
1. Bangalore is cooler than Pune.
(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)
2. Marathi is easier than English.
(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

3. Mumbai is not as cool as Delhi in December.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

4. The fats are lighter than milk.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’) 5. The ant is more intelligent than the bee.
(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

6. Prevention is better than cure.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

7. The pen is mightier than the sword.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

8. Shakuntala is the best drama in Sanskrit.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

9. Mount Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

10. Delhi is the biggest city in the world I have visited.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

11. He thought that he was the greatest logician in the world.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

12. Sarojini Naidu was one of the greatest women of India.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

13. Very few girls are so industrious as Hemlata.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’).

14. One of the most extraordinary works of excavation at Hampi is the


pushkarini. (Change it into ‘Positive degree’)
15. May and June is the best time for a visit to Gangotri.
(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

16. Lead is the heaviest metal.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

17. Seema is the most charming girl in the college.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

18. Rose is the prettiest flower in the world.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

19. This is the worst drawing.


(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

20. Sachin Tendulkar is the best batsman in the Indian Cricket Team.
(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)

SENTENCES FOR PRACTICE: ( Using If... not)

Rewrite the following sentence using “If …. not”

1.Unless you reach in time, you will not meet him.

2. Unless father gives him money, he cannot buy the camera.

3. Unless the servant brings milk, we cannot have tea.

4. Unless you apologise, mother will not forgive you.

5 Unless you run fast, you will not catch the train.

6 Unless you try hard, you cannot get success.

7 Unless Tendulkar plays well, we will not win the match.

8. Unless the authorities are satisfied, Manoj will not be called as a witness.

9. Unless I am invited I shall not go.

10. Unless they study regularly, they cannot pass.


Rewrite the following sentences using ‘Unless’
1. If Raju does not work hard, he will not pass his exams.

2. I will not go to the cinema tonight, if my friends do not go.

3. We will not go on our planned picnic, if the weather is not fine.

4. If you have faith, you can do anything.

5. If they are not agreeable, you must be prepared to go to jail.

6. I shall be thankful, if you do not insist on dragging him into court.

7. If you are brave, you will not fear.

8. If you have enough prayers, hope and faith, things will work out.

9. If you do not get your child vaccinated, it is a sin against the whole society.

10. If you deliver the box in all secrecy, your efforts will be rewarded.

11. If you cannot behave yourself, you will have to find another job.

12. If it does not rain, there will be drought.

13. If the government does not look into the matter, prices cannot go down.

14. If Sumit does not go to bed early, he will not wake up in time.

15. If the child does not take medicine, it will not recover fast.

16. If it does not stop raining, the children cannot go out.

17. If we do not behave properly, the guests will be annoyed.

18. If he does not pay his telephone bill, they’ll cut off the connection.

19. If we do not listen him he will punish us.

20. If you do not feel hungry, do not take break.

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