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Transformation of Sentences Part 1

Rewrite the following sentences so as to get rid of the Adverb 'too.
1. He was too late to hear the first speech.
Ans – He was so late that I cannot express my feelings.

2. The boy was too old for a whipping.

Ans – The boy was so old that he could not hear the first speech.

3. This fact is too evident to require proof.

Ans – The fact is so evident that it does not require proof.

4. The bag was too heavy for me too carry,

Ans – The bag was so heavy that I could not carry.

Change the Degree of Comparison without changing the meaning.

1. Abdul is as strong as his brother.
Ans – His (Abdul’s ) brother is not stronger than Abdul.

2. Akbar was one of the greatest kings.

Ans – Akbar was greater than other most king.

3. Some boys are at least as industrious as Karim.

Ans – Karim is not more industrious than some other boys.

4. Mahabaleshwar is cooler than Mysore.

Ans – Mysore is not so cool as Mahabaleshwer.

5. This church is the biggest in Mumbai.

Ans – No other church in Mumbai is so big as this.

6. Helen of Troy was more beautiful than any other woman

Ans – No other woman was so beautiful as Helen of Troy.

7. Very few Indo-Anglian novelists are as great as R.K. Narayan.

Ans – R.K. Narayan is greater than most other Indo- Anglian novelists.
8. It is better to starve than beg.
Ans – It is not good to beg as to starve.

9. He loves all his sons equally well.

Ans – He does not love any of his sons better than the others.

Express the meaning of the following sentences in a negative form.

1. As soon as he came, he made objections.
Ans – No sooner did he come than they made objections.

2. I always love my country.

Ans – I am never without love for my country.

3. He is sometimes foolish.
Ans – He is not always wise.

4. He failed to notice me when he came in.

Ans. He did not notice me when he came in .

5. Everybody will admit that he did his best.

Ans – Nobody will deny that he did his best.

6. Only a millionaire can afford such extravagance.

Ans – None but a millionaire can afford such extravangance.

7. Every man makes mistakes sometimes.

Ans – There is no man who does not make mistake sometimes.

8. I care very little what he says about me.

Ans – I do not care what he says about me.

Convert the following Negatives into Affirmatives.

1. Nobody was absent.

Ans – Everybody was present.

2. He did not live many years in India.

Ans- He lived only a few years in India.

3. No one could deny that she was pretty.

Ans – Everyone would admit that she was pretty.
4. God will not forget the cry of the humble.
Ans – God will remember the cry of the humble.

5. I am not a little tired.

Ans – I am very tired.

6. There was no one present who did not cheer.

Ans – Everyone present cheered.

7. I never in my life laid a plan and failed to carry it out.

Ans – Whenever I laid a plan in my life , I carried it out.

8. Not many men would be cruel and unjust to a cripple.

Ans –Only a few men would be cruel and unjust to a cripple.

9. No man could have done better.

Ans – He did as well as any man could have done.

10. The two brothers are not unlike each other.

Ans – The two brothers are alike.

11. He has promised never to touch wine again.

Ans – He has promised to abstain from wine in future.

12. We did not find the road very bad.

Ans- We found the road rather bad.

13. There is no smoke without fire.

Ans – Where there is smoke there is fire.

14. It is not likely that he will ever see his home again.
Ans – It is likely that he has seen the home for the last time.

Transform the following sentences into Assertive sentences.

1. What though the field be lost?
Ans – It does not matter even if the field is lost.

2. Is that the way a gentleman should behave?

Ans- That is not the way a gentleman should behave.

3. Why waste time in this fruitless occupation?

Ans – you should not waste time in this fruitless occupation.

4. Can you gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?

Ans – You cannot gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles.

Transform the following Exclamatory sentences into Assertions.

1. What would I not give to see you happy!
Ans – I would give anything to see you happy.

2. What a piece of work is man!

Ans – Man is a wonderful piece of work.

3. How awkwardly he manages his sword!

Ans – He manages his sword very awkwardly.

4. ‘If only I had the wings of a dove!

Ans – I wish I had the wings of a dove.

5. - If only I had a good horse!

Ans – I wish I had a good horse.

6. ‘What a delicious meal!

Ans – It was a very delicious meal.

7. Shame on you to use a poor cripple so !

Ans – It is shameful of you to use a poor cripple so.

8. If only | had come one hour earlier!

Ans – I wish I had come one hour sooner .

Transform the following into Exclamatory sentences.

1. It is a horrible night.
Ans – What a horrible night it is !

2. It is hard to believe that he did such a deed.

Ans – How hard to believe that he did such a deed!

3. He leads a most unhappy life.

Ans – What an unhappy life he leads!