Transformation of Sentences Exercises and Examples with Answers for Class 10
Exercises on Sentence Transformation for Class 10
1. There the warden handed Jimmy his pardon, which had been signed that morning by the governor. (Make it Simple & Compound)
2. If we do not open it, we won’t know what is there inside. (Use ‘unless’)
3. No sooner did I arrive than the noise ceased. (Make it Affirmative)
4. Taking off their shirt, the boys plunged into the pond. (Compound)
5. Grandmother is affectionate to me. (Use noun form of ‘Affectionate’)
6. They picked up Sir Mohan’s suitcase and flung it onto the platform. (Make it Simple)
7. Because our eyes are untrained we have remained ignorant and insensitive to the glory of our past painting, sculpture and architecture. (Make it Simple & Compound)
8. This is a difficult task. (Negative)
9. I didn’t know anyone else was there. (Make it Affirmative)
10. There was another long pause. (Rewrite using the positive degree)
11. She showed rudeness to me. (adjective from)
12. I’m not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one who just left. (Rewrite using Comparative degree)
13. The answers were different. (Change into Negative)
14. She is doing her work silently. (Use the noun form of ‘silently’)
15. I believe that we are not real social workers. (Change into an Affirmative Sentence)
16. The lack of art education has not only deprived the present course of our lives of beauty. (Use the noun form of ‘deprived’)
17. Come along hurriedly. (Use verb form of ‘Hurriedly’)
18. Despite these disadvantages he possessed great innate wisdom. (Turn into a complex sentence)
19. A girl got in. (Make it Negative)
20. No other gas is as light as hydrogen. (Make it Superlative degree)
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21. I shall try to be brief. (Turn into a Negative sentence)
22. Lachmi chatted away merrily. (Use the noun form of ‘merrily’)
23. One should always attend to all. (Use the Noun form of ‘attend’)
24. It happened accidentally. (Negative)
25. He would find it a pleasant town to live in and the people very sociable. (Use Relative clause)
26. I often see our educated men advertise their devotion to art by showing framed pin-ups side by side with good paintings. (Make it Complex)
27. She had to go back into the kitchen for a moment because she had left something in the oven. (Make it Simple & Compound)
28. It is very nice to talk to you. (Exclamatory)
29. Sir Mohan threw out his chest, smoothed his Balliol tie for the umpteenth time and waved a goodbye to the mirror. (Make it Simple & Complex)
30. When the grasshopper is tired out with fun he rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed. (Make it Simple)
31. As the weakest boy scored the highest, I was greatly surprised. (Simple)
32. She is Mrs. Dutta whose daughter is a singer. (Compound)
33. Thou shall not lose possession of that fair thou owe’st. (Turn into an Assertive sentence)
34. Sidda was Leela’s best companion. (Change into Positive Degree)
35. He stared at the lighted windows of the train going past him in quickening tempo. (Make it Complex)
36. The poetry of earth is never dead. (Change into a Complex sentence)
37. The most important thing in the world was science. (Change into Positive degree)
38. She mentioned the police and shouted at him. (Make it Simple & Complex)
39. It is only magicians who know that. (Turn into Negative sentence)
40. Aunts are usually formidable creatures. (Rewrite as a Negative sentence)
41. They contaminate society with diseases. (Begin with: ‘They are not….)
42. I was totally convinced that they reached God. (Turn into a Negative sentence)
43. A liar is never trusted. (Make it Interrogative)
44. I have never felt a calm so deep. (Rewrite using Relative Clause)
45. But that good fellow, though an adept at controlling the moon, was utterly incapable of plying the pencil. (Replace ‘was…..incapable’ with ‘failed’)
46. You have made the correct choice. (verb from)
47. They are hurt because they are forgotten. (Make it Simple)
48. The losses were now high enough to bring the matter up into Ben Price’s class of work. (Make it Complex & Compound)
49. The stream in the valley is smaller than other streams. (Change the degree of comparison)
50. And my answer was very simple. (Make it Negative)
Answers
1. There the warden handed Jimmy his pardon signed that morning by the governor. (Simple) / There the warden handed Jimmy his pardon and it had been signed that morning by the governor. (Compound)
2. Unless we open it, we won’t know what is there inside.
3. The noise ceased as soon as I arrived.
4. The boys took off their shirt and plunged into the pond.
5. Grandmother has affection for me.
6. Picking up Sir Mohan’s suitcase, they flung it onto the platform.
7. Our eyes being untrained, we have remained ignorant, insensitive to the glory of our past painting, sculpture, architecture. (Simple) / Our eyes are untrained and so we have remained ignorant and insensitive to the glory of our past painting, sculpture and architecture. (Compound)
8. This is not an easy task.
9. I was unaware of anyone else’s presence there.
10. Wasn’t there another long pause?
11. She was rude to me.
12. The one who just left is a far more attractive travelling companion than me.
13. The answers were not the same.
14. She is doing her work in silence.
15. I believe that we are unreal social workers.
16. The lack of art education has not only caused deprivation of the present course of our lives of beauty.
17. Hurry along.
18. Although he had these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom.
19. None but a girl got in.
20. Hydrogen is the lightest gas.
21. I shall try not to be elaborate.
22. Lachmi chatted away with merriment.
23. One should always pay attention to all.
24. It did not happen intentionally.
25. He would find it a pleasant town to live in where the people are very sociable.
26. I often see that our men who are educated advertise their devotion to art by showing framed pin-ups side by side with good paintings.
27. Having left something in the oven, she had to go back into the kitchen for a moment. (Simple) / She had left something in the oven and so she had to go back into the kitchen for a moment. (Compound)
28. How nice it is to talk to you!
29. Sir Mohan, throwing out his chest, smoothing his Balliol tie for the umpteenth time, waved a goodbye to the mirror. (Simple) / After throwing out his chest and smoothing his Balliol tie for the umpteenth time, Sir Mohan waved a goodbye to the mirror. (Complex)
30. Being tired out with fun, the grasshopper rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
31. The weakest boy scored the highest to my great surprise.
32. She is Mrs. Dutta and her daughter is a singer.
33. Fair that is owe’st by thee shall not be lost possession of.
34. No other companion of Leela was as good as Sidda.
35. He stared at the lighted windows of the train which went past him in quickening tempo.
36. The poetry that belongs to earth is never dead.
37. No other thing in the world was as important as science.
38. Mentioning the police, she shouted at him. (Simple) / After she mentioned the police, she shouted at him. (Complex)
39. It is none but magicians who know that.
40. Aunts are usually not pleasant creatures.
41. They are not leaving the society free from getting contaminated with diseases.
42. I was not at all doubtful that they reached God.
43. Is a liar ever trusted ?
44. I have never felt a calm which is so deep.
45. But that good fellow, though an adept at controlling the moon, utterly failed to ply the pencil.
46. You have chosen correctly.
47. On being forgotten, they are hurt.
48. The losses were now so high that the authority could bring the matter up into Ben Price’s class of work. (Complex) / The losses were now high enough and therefore the authority could bring the matter up into Ben Price’s class of work. (Compound)
49. Other streams are not as small as the stream in the valley.
50. And my answer was not difficult at all.
