Prabal Bhowmik Titu
Prabal Bhowmik Titu
Exercise- 1
Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) Once upon a time there was a little girl named Tarin. (Compound)
(b) Though she was a nice little girl, she was not an ordinary child. (Simple)
(c) She passed her time in reading and writing. (Interrogative)
(d) Her parents liked her very much. (Negative)
(e) She was very attentive to her study. (Exclamatory)
(f) She also helped her mother in the free time. (Complex)
(g) She never told a lie. (Interrogative)
(h) She worked hard to shine in life. (Complex)
Answer:
(a) Once upon a time there was a little girl and her name was Tarin.
(b) In spite of her being a nice little girl, she was not an ordinary girl. Or, In spite of being a nice little girl, she was not an ordinary child.
(c) Didn’t she pass her time in reading and writing?
(d) Her parents did not dislike her at all.
(e) How attentive she was to her study!
(f) She also helped her mother when she had/got free time.
(g) Did she ever tell a lie?
(h) She worked hard so that she could/might shine in life.
Exercise- 2
Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) Terrorism is a devastating phenomenon of the modern world. (Exclamatory)
(b) Who is not now in the threat of violence? (Assertive)
(c) Nobody wants his children to be terrorist in future. (Interrogative)
(d) Though there is law to punish the terrorist, it is not properly applied. (Simple)
(e) By applying the law properly, we can get rid of it. (Complex)
(f) We have to create social awareness to fight against corruption. (Compound)
(g) We all should avoid the killers of mankind. (Negative)
Answer-
(a) What a devastating phenomenon of modern world terrorism is!
(b) Everyone is now in the threat of violence.
(c) Who wants his children to be terrorist in future?
(d) In spite of there being law to punish the terrorists, it is not properly applied.
(e) If we apply the law properly, we can get rid of it.
(f) We want to fight against corruption and so we have to create social awareness .or, We have to create social awareness and thus we can fight against corruption. Or We should fight against corruption and so we have to create social awareness.
(g) We all should not encourage the killers of mankind. Or, None of us should mix with the killers of mankind.
Exercise- 3
Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) People in general are fond of glittering things. (Complex)
(b) They are the lovers of surface. (Interrogative)
(c) They do not bother about intrinsic value (Affirmative)
(d) But there are some other metals looking like gold. (Compound)
(e) They fade soon and lose their beauty. (Simple)
(f) Similarly, there are some people acting like the wise. (Complex)
(g) As soon as their real identity gets revealed, people leave them. (Negative)
(h) We are very foolish believing in them. (Exclamatory)
Answer:
(a) People in general are fond of things that glitter.
(b) Aren’t they the lovers of surface?
(c) They are indifferent to intrinsic value.
(d) But there are some other metals and they look like gold.
(e) Fading soon, they lose their beauty.
(f) Similarly, there are some people who act like the wise.
(g) No sooner has their real identity got revealed than people leave them.
(h) How foolish we are believing in them!
Exercise- 4
Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) Health is wealth. (Complex)
(b) Though a healthy man is an asset to his family, an unhealthy man is a liability. (Compound)
(c) He can succeed in life. (Interrogative)
(d) So, everybody cannot but be conscious of his health. (Affirmative)
(e) Everybody must take care of his health all the time. (Negative)
(f) The people who are poor cannot afford to take a balanced diet. (Simple)
(g) They are very concerned with the quantity of food. (Exclamatory)
Answer:
(a) It is health which is wealth.
(b) A healthy man is an asset to his family but an unhealthy man is a liability.
(c) Can’t he succeed in life?
(d) So, everybody must be conscious of his health.
(e) Everybody cannot but take care of his health all the time.
(f) The poor people cannot afford to take a balanced diet.
(g) How concerned they are with the quantity of food!
Exercise- 5
Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) Wherever we may cast our eyes, we notice the achievement of science. (Simple)
(b) The electricity lights both the streets and the houses. (Negative)
(c) The radio broadcasts news, songs and lectures. (Complex)
(d) There is cinema to delight in the evening. (Complex)
(e) Who can go without it? (Assertive)
(f) It helps us to know about the world. (Compound)
(a) The invention of computer is a great miraculous event. (Exclamatory)
Answer:
(a) We notice the achievement of science everywhere we cast our eyes.
or, We notice the achievement of science casting our eyes anywhere.
(b) The electricity lights not only the streets but also the houses?
(c) It is the radio that broadcasts news, songs and lectures.
(d) When it is evening, there is cinema to delight.
(e) Nobody can go without it.
(f) We want to know about the world and so it helps us.
Or, We can know about the world through it and thus it helps us.
(g) What a miraculous event the invention of computer is!
Exercise- 6
Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) He was born in Hoogli. (Complex)
(b) He inherited a vast property from his father and sister. (Interrogative)
(c) He did not marry. (Affirmative)
(d) During his lifetime, he spent money lavishly to help the poor. (Compound)
(e) He was very kind to the poor. (Negative)
(f) One day when a thief entered his room, he caught him. (Simple)
(g) He caught the thief but did not punish him. (Complex)
Answer:
(a) It is Hoogly where he was born.
(b) Didn’t he inherit a vast property from his father and sister?
(c) He was unmarried.
(d) During his lifetime he wanted to help the poor and so he spent money lavishly.
(e) He was not unkind to the poor at all.
(f) One day he caught a thief while entering his room.
(g) Though he caught the thief, he did not punish him.
Exercise- 7
Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) Man is the maker of his own fortune. (Interrogative)
(b) If he makes proper use of his time, he is sure to prosper in life. (Simple)
(c) The person doing otherwise is sure to repent later. (Complex)
(d) The lazy suffer miserably in the long run. (Exclamatory)
(e) To kill time is to commit suicide. (Interrogative)
(f) Our life is nothing but a sum total of hours, days and years. (Assertive)
(g) In youth, mind is soft and it can be shaped easily. (Simple)
(h) Unless you use the morning hours of life, you have to pay a heavy price afterwards. (Compound)
Answer:
(a) Isn’t man the maker of his own fortune?
(b) By making proper use of his time, he is sure to prosper in life.
(c) The person who does otherwise is sure to repent later.
(d) How miserably the lazy suffer in the long run!
(e) Isn’t to kill time to commit suicide?
Or. Isn't killing time committing suicide?
(f) Our life is only a sum total of hours, days and years.
(g) In youth, soft mind can be shaped easily.
(h) Use the morning hours of life or you have to pay a heavy price afterwards.
Exercise- 8
Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) In order to acquire knowledge we should read books. (Compound)
(b) The books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas. (Complex)
(c) Books give us not only knowledge but also pleasure. (Affirmative)
(d) Those who do not read books keep themselves aloof from the realm of knowledge. (Compound)
(e) To make a civilized society, there is no alternative to reading books. (Interrogative)
(f) We must create social movement about reading books. (Negative)
Answer:
a) We want to acquire knowledge and so we should read books.
b) The books that are written by great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas.
c) Books give us both knowledge and pleasure.
d) Some people do not read books and so they keep themselves aloof from the realm of knowledge.
e) Is there any alternative to reading books to make a civilized society?
f) We cannot but create social movement about reading books.
Exercise- 9
Change the sentences according to directions.
a) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Exclamatory)
b) Though cricket is a costly game, people of all classes enjoy playing it. (Simple)
c) The game is played between two teams each consisting of eleven players. (Complex)
d) There are two umpires who conduct the game. (Simple)
e) It is full of thrill and excitement for the spectators. (Interrogative)
f) Bangladesh is a test playing country developing its standard day by day. (Compound)
g) We must try our best to improve its present position. (Negative)
Answer:
a) What an exciting game cricket is!
b) In spite of cricket being a costly game, people of all classes enjoy playing it.
c) The game is played between two teams each of which consists of eleven players.
d) There are two umpires to conduct the game.
e) Isn’t it full of thrill and excitement for the spectators?
f) Bangladesh is a test playing country and it is developing its standard day by day.
g) We cannot but try our best to improve its present position.