Transformation of Sentences Exercises and Examples with Answers for Class 11
Exercises on Sentence Transformation for Class 11
1. The Tsar turned round, and saw a bearded man come running out of the wood. (Use the Noun form of ‘bearded’)
2. Not a simple jab of the knife will do it. (Make it an affirmative sentence)
3. He glanced at his watch. (Use the noun form of ‘glance’)
4. Never did sun more beautifully steep. (Make it Interrogative)
5. Your father works in a bank. (Negative)
6. Though he was injured, he fought bravely. (Use ‘in Spite of)
7. Throwing off his jacket, he plunged into the river. (Compound)
8. It was a big mistake. (Exclamatory)
9. I had the most extraordinary experience with a Hindu family that had eight children. (Make it Simple & Compound)
10. Their aesthetic sensibilities will never run dry. (Begin with: ‘Scarcely….’)
11. The team reached the highest point and then they waved the flag. (Simple)
12. I am quite certain. (Change into an Interrogative sentence)
13. You must not be late or you will miss the train. (Simple)
14. Literature certainly provides man inner delight. (Make it Negative)
15. They answered his questions differently. (Make it Negative)
16. Millions are dying deliberately by the will of the mother. (Use the adjective form of the adverb)
17. What a burden to be the father of a grown up daughter! (Make it Assertive)
18. I wish for a life free from difficulties. (Exclamatory)
19. They cannot differentiate between a painting and a photograph. (Use the noun form of ‘differentiate’)
20. One evening he went out to buy sugar and Leela went with him. (Make it Simple & Complex)
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21. The next morning Jimmy took breakfast at the Adamses. (Make it Complex)
22. This is so ridiculous. (Exclamatory)
23. One of the soldiers came up to the last compartment and stuck his face through the window. (Make it Simple & Complex)
24. The absence of sense of beauty not only cheats man of aesthetic experience, but it also harms his physical and mental well-being. (Make it Simple & Complex)
25. She seemed to find nothing strange in the question. (Turn into an Affirmative sentence)
26. Roger looked at the door. (Use the Noun form of ‘looked’ and rewrite)
27. The woman did not watch the boy. (Use ‘watch’ as Noun)
28. She was a large woman with a large purse having everything in it but hammer and nails. (Make it Complex)
29. Do you think I am a fool ? (Omit the Question)
30. How bravely the queen fought! (Assertive)
31. Mr Sivasanker was unable to make up his mind. (Make it Negative)
32. He rests beneath some pleasant weed. (Make it Complex)
33. Mr Adams, the typical, plodding, country banker, approved of Spencer. (Make it Complex & Compound)
34. How funny it is! (Assertive)
35. She ran away to avoid punishment. (Compound)
36. The boy could hear other roomers laughing and talking in the large house. (Change into a Compound sentence)
37. And then Ben Price acted rather strangely. (Rewrite using the adjective form of ‘strangely’)
38. As soon as he had gone, she hailed a passing railway coolie. (Change into a Negative sentence)
39. Fine art liberates our mind from the constraints of sorrow. (Use the noun form of ‘liberate”)
40. October is the best time. (Change into an interrogative sentence)
41. He had heard English people say very frequently that he spoke like an Englishmen. (Make it Exclamatory)
42. To add to her fortune, her only daughter stood first. (Compound)
43. He did not like her poor illiterate relatives hanging around his bungalow. (Make it Affirmative)
44. We could not get admission to the park. (adjective from)
45. After meal Leela refused to go to bed. (Make it Negative)
46. It should provide the students with time and the environment to get acquainted with Nature. (Make it Complex & Compound)
47. A bearer in white livery appeared through a wire gauze door. (Rewrite using a relative clause)
48. Do not talk while you are eating. (Simple)
49. Among those things that man has devised to acquire knowledge, or seek inner delight with language has an important place. (Make it Compound)
50. We lived in our ancestral house. (Use the Noun form of ‘ancestral’)
Answers
1. The Tsar turned round and saw a man with beard come running out of the wood.
2. Will a simple jab of the knife do it?
3. He shot a glance at his watch.
4. Did the sun ever steep more beautifully?
5. Doesn’t your father work in a bank?
6. In spite of being injured, he fought bravely.
7. He threw off his jacket and plunged into the river.
8. What a big mistake!
9. I had the most extraordinary experience with a Hindu family having eight children. (Simple) / A Hindu family had eight children and I had the most extraordinary experience with that family. (Compound)
10. Scarcely will their aesthetic sensibilities run dry.
11. Reaching the highest point the team waved the flag.
12. Are not you quite certain ?
13. You must not be late to avoid missing the train.
14. There is no uncertainty that literature provides man inner delight.
15. They did not give the same answer to his questions.
16. Millions are dying in a deliberate process by the will of the mother.
17. It is really burdensome to be the father of a grown up daughter.
18. Oh! How I wish for a life free from difficulties!
19. They cannot make a differentiation between a painting and a photograph.
20. One evening Leela accompanied him to buy sugar. (Simple) / One evening when he went out to buy sugar Leela went with him. (Complex)
21. It was the next morning when Jimmy took breakfast at the Adamses.
22. How ridiculous this is!
23. One of the soldiers, coming up to the last compartment, stuck his face through the window. (Simple) / One of the soldiers who came up to the last compartment stuck his face through the window. (Complex)
24. The absence of sense of beauty, besides cheating man of aesthetic experience, harms his physical and mental well-being. (Simple) / As the absence of sense of beauty cheats man of aesthetic experience, it harms his physical and mental well-being. (Complex)
25. She seemed to find everything familiar in the question.
26. Roger had a look at the door.
27. The woman did not keep a watch on the boy.
28. She was a large woman who had a large purse having everything in it but hammer and nails.
29. I am not a fool.
30. The queen fought very bravely.
31. Mr Sivasanker was not able to make up his mind.
32. He rests beneath some weed which are pleasant.
33. Mr Adams, who was the typical, plodding country banker, approved of Spencer. (Complex) / Mr Adams was the typical, plodding, country banker and he approved of Spencer. (Compound)
34. It is very funny.
35. She ran away and avoided punishment.
36. A boy, trying to snatch her purse, ran up behind her.
37. And then Ben Price acted in a rather strange manner.
38. No sooner had he gone than she hailed a passing railway coole.
39. Fine art leads our mind to liberation from the constraints of sorrow.
40. Isn’t October the best time?
41. How frequently had he heard English people say that he spoke like an Englishman!
42. Her only daughter stood first and this added to her fortune.
43. He disliked her poor illiterate relatives hanging around his bungalow.
44. We would not be admitted into the park.
45. After meal Leela did not agree to go to bed.
46. I It should provide the students with time and the environment so that they may get acquainted with Nature. (Complex) / Students are to get acquainted with Nature and it should provide them with time and the environment. (Compound)
47. A bearer who was in white livery appeared through a wire gauze door.
48. Do not talk in time of eating.
49. Man has devised to acquire knowledge or seek inner delight with certain things and language has an important place among those things.
50. We lived in the house of our ancestors.
