Transformation of Sentences Exercises and Examples with Answers for Class 6
Exercises on Sentence Transformation for Class 6
1. He surveyed the compartment. (Use the noun form of ‘surveyed’)
2. I will let you go provided you promise not to do such a thing again. (Make it Compound)
3. The engine whistled and the guard waved his green flag. (Omit ‘and’)
4. But this alone won’t do it. (Make It Affirmative)
5. She was fond of a little gossip. (Use ‘like’)
6. When all the birds are faint, they hide in cooling trees. (Change into an Simple sentence)
7. Smoking is injurious to health. (Use the verb form of ‘injurious’)
8. He acted foolishly. (Use the adjective form of ‘foolishly’)
9. They have their own specialities of expression as literature has its. (Make it Simple & Compound)
10. Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers. (Use the adjective form of ‘assiduously’)
11. If you become a burning light in the world of peace, then really the Nobel Peace Prize is a gift of the Norwegian people. (Make it Compound)
12. Its aesthetic sensibilities have grown distressingly worse. (Change the degree of Comparison)
13. You are going to remember Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones. (Make it Negative)
14. They found that the birds were flying over their head. (Turn into a Simple sentence)
15. The hermit received none but common folk. (Rewrite as an interrogative sentence)
16. Leela gave a cry of joy. (Use the adverb form of joy”)
17. As I was totally blind at that time, my eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness. (Turn into a simple sentence using Nominative Absolute)
18. Though his mother was ill, he attended the meeting. (Rewrite the sentence using noun form of ‘ill’)
19. Won’t you have some lunch ? (Turn into an Assertive sentence)
20. As soon as he retired, his son got a job. (Use ‘no sooner than’)
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21. He loves to play the guitar. (Question)
22. He has never done with his delights. (Change into an Interrogative sentence)
23. He is too honest not to be believed. (Use ‘so…….that’)
24. The strap broke with the single tug the boy gave it from behind. (Turn into a compound sentence)
25. Supriya sings very well. (Negative)
26. I don’t know that it makes much difference, now. (Make it Simple)
27. The only redress for this lies in spreading art education. (Use the noun form of ‘spreading’)
28. What a pleasant weather! (Assertive)
29. Few girls can resist flattery. (Use the noun form of ‘resist’)
30. All gave a quick reply. (adverb from)
31. She led him down the hall to the front door. (Turn into an interrogative sentence)
32. Lachmi found herself facing an almost empty inter-class zenana compartment. (Make it Complex)
33. The sleeping soldier’s mouth was open. (Make it Negative)
34. He and the woman were not alone. (Change into an Affirmative sentence)
35. It was unmistakably Leela’s chain. (Replace ‘unmistakably’ with ‘mistake’)
36. It seems he is an old criminal. (Use the adverb form of ‘seems’)
37. Not a simple jab of the knife will do it. (Change into an Interrogative sentence)
38. He set his suitcase on the table and opened it out flat. (Make it Simple & Complex)
39. He was not positive in his view. (Affirmative)
40. Sidda clutched the ball and threw the ball up. (Rewrite using a Participle)
41. Leela replied haughtily. (Use the adjective form of ‘haughtily’)
42. I have nothing to forgive you for. (Rewrite as an interrogative sentence)
43. But he never hesitated. (Use the noun form of ‘hesitated)
44. Annabel’s pride in him almost equalled her affection. (Use the adjective form of ‘pride’)
45. He did not want to be mistrusted now. (Make it Positive)
46. Each student should participate in it devotedly. (Use the noun form of ‘devotedly”)
47. Nothing is permanent on this earth except truth. (Affirmative)
48. October is the best time. (Turn into an Interrogative sentence)
49. Our family is healthy, our family is united and we can have a baby whenever we want. (Make it Simple)
50. Please read attentively. (Use the noun form of ‘attentively)
Answers
1. He made a survey of the compartment.
2. I will let you go but you have to promise not to do such a thing again.
3. When the engine whistled, the guard waved his green flag.
4. But this alone is insufficient to do it.
5. She liked a little gossip.
6. Being fainted, all the birds hide in cooling trees.
7. Smoking injures health.
8. His act was foolish.
9. Like literature they have their own specialities of expression. (Simple) / Not only literature but they also have their own specialities of expression. (Compound)
10. Jimmy Valentine was stitching uppers in an assiduous way.
11. You may become a burning light in the world of peace and then really the Nobel Peace Prize is a gift of the Norwegian people.
12. Any other sensibilities of it have not grown so distressingly bad as its aesthetic ones. (Positive)
13. You are not going to forget Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones.
14. They found flying birds over their head.
15. Whom did the hermit receive except common folk?
16. Leela cried out joyfully.
17. I being totally blind at that time, my eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness.
18. He attended the meeting in spite of his mother’s illness.
19. You must have some lunch.
20. No sooner did he retire than his son got a job.
21. What does he love to play?
22. Has he ever done with his delights?
23. He is so honest that he cannot but be believed.
24. The boy gave the strap a single tug from behind and the strap broke.
25. Supriya does not sing bad at all.
26. I don’t know of it making much difference now.
27. The only redress for this lies in the spread of art education.
28. It is such a pleasant weather.
29. Few girls can put up resistance against flattery.
30. All replied quickly.
31. Didn’t she lead him down the hall to the front door?
32. Lachmi found herself facing an inter-class zenana compartment which was almost empty.
33. The sleeping soldier’s mouth was not closed.
34. Did you have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoes ?
35. It was Leela’s chain without mistake.
36. He is seemingly an old criminal.
37. Will a simple jab of the knife do it?
38. He set his suitcase on the table, opening it out flatly. (Simple) / After he set his suitcase on the table he opened it out flat. (Complex)
39. He was negative in his view.
40. Clutching the ball, Sidda threw it up.
41. Leela replied in a haughty manner.
42. Do I have anything to forgive you for?
43. But he had never shown hesitation.
44. Annabel was proud of him and that equalled her affection.
45. He wanted to be trusted now.
46. Each student should participate in it with devotion.
47. Only truth is permanent on this earth.
48. Is not October the best time?
49. Our family being healthy and united, we can have a baby at the moment we want.
50. Please read with attention.
