Transformation of Sentences Exercises with Answers

Exercises on Transformation of Sentence

1. She is as fair as a rose. (Rewrite using the Comparative degree)

2. She was eating a banana which was ripe. (Make it Simple Sentence)

3. Mr Adams was very proud of it. (Use noun form of “‘proud”)

4. Hindu families were living amicably with their Muslim neighbours.

5. The river glideth at its own sweet will. (Use the adverb form of ‘sweet’)

6. To a woman nothing seems quite impossible to the powers of the man she worships. (Make it Affirmative)

7. I have nothing to forgive you for. (Rewrite as an Interrogative sentence)

8. Mr Adams beamingly explained its workings to Mr Spencer, who showed a courteous but not too intelligent interest. (Make it Compound)

9. As soon as she left the train, she would forget our brief encounter. (Turn into a Negative sentence)

10. Rani is the best girl in the class. (Negative)

11. In ten minutes – breaking his own burglarious record – he threw back the bolts and opened the door. (Use the noun form of burglarious’)

12. Sir Mohan decided to welcome them, even though they were entitled to travel only second class. (Make it Simple & Compound)

13. Will art give us a livelihood ? (Make it Assertive)

14. This exercise is difficult. (Negative)

15. He rarely spoke Hindustani. (Use the adjective form of ‘rarely’)

16. She is the most beautiful girl in the class. (Exclamatory)

17. I’m making an honest living and I’m going to marry the finest girl on earth two weeks from now. (Make it Simple & Complex)

18. One evening we went out and we picked up four people. (Make it Complex)

19. Though he is fat, he eats pizzas. (Simple)

20. The postgraduates can apply for the post. (Make it Negative degree)

21. The tree is very tall. (Exclamatory)

22. No one can become a poet by just passing the course in poetry. (Make it Interrogative)

23. Students should accompany qualified teachers to museums and picture galleries. (Make it Complex)

24. Jimmy Valentine put on his coat and walked outside the railings towards the front door. (Make it Simple & Complex)

25. From that time on I seemed to be unconscious of the presence of anyone else. (Make it Negative)

26. Young men of Jimmy’s style and looks were scarce in Elmore. (Make it Negative)

27. A direct encounter with an art object will do more to arouse their aesthetic vision than hearing a hundred lectures. (Change the degree of Comparison)

28. Her mother gave her a slap. (Use the verb form of ‘slap’)

29. The humming insects don’t disturb his rest. (Change into a Complex sentence)

30. Does the moon know you ? (Use Past Perfect Tense)

31. He could not attend the class due to illness. (Complex & Compound)

32. The couple who saw her off were probably her parents. (Make it Simple)

33. It seems he is an old criminal. (Make it Negative)

34. Do you want a servant ? (Turn into Simple Past Tense)

35. They all answered his questions differently. (Use the Adjective form of ‘differently’)

36. The arrival of the train did not disturb Sir Mohan Lal’s sang-froid. (Make it Affirmative)

37. They found the Giant lying dead. (Make it Complex)

38. She likes fiction the most. (Question)

39. The absence of a sense of beauty not only cheats man of aesthetic experience but it also harms his physical and mental well-being. (Replace ‘not only…. but also’ with ‘both’)

40. One of the most vivid memories of my early childhood is of the two men. (Change into Positive degree)

41. The child gets involved in something. (Substitute the noun form for ‘involved’)

42. He never touched “hard” drinks. (Make it Affirmative)

43. Only the scent of perfume still lingered. (Turn into a Negative sentence)

44. She emitted a long, loud belch. (Use ‘belch’ as verb)

45. Thou art more lovely and more temperate than a summer’s day. (Use positive degree)

46. We will never forget our teacher. (Affirmative)

47. The hermit listened to the Tsar, but answered nothing. (Make it Complex)

48. He tossed a quarter into the hat of a blind man sitting by the door and boarded his train. (Make it Simple & Complex)

49. It should not be impossible to take them to museums and picture galleries. (Make it Affirmative)

50. The little unborn child was the first messenger of peace. (Replace ‘unborn’ with its synonym)

51. I think your mother is calling you in to dinner. (Make it interrogative)

52. Are you trying to kill me? (Assertive)

53. I’m the most unhappy of men. (Change into Positive degree)

54. In the battle the soldier lost blood profusely. (Use from)

55. He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed. (Rewrite using the Adverb form of ‘ease’)

56. The Shiva Temple was about a ten-minute walk from our house. (Rewrite as a negative sentence)

57. I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes. (Turn into a complex sentence]

58. Doesn’t she love cakes? (Assertive)

59. Never did sun more beautifully steep/ In his first splendour valley, rock or hill. (Change the degree of Comparison)

60. To do me good was your most important business. (Rewrite using the Positive degree of ‘important’)

61. Why don’t you say this to the people who come to you for help and advice? (Turn into a Simple sentence)

62. Few girls can resist flattery. (Make it negative)

63. Good neighbours don’t behave like that. (Use the noun form of behave’)

64. The hermit listened to the Tsar but answered nothing. (Turn into an Affirmative sentence)

65. It means he is dead. (Use the Verb form of ‘dead’)

66. God loved the world so much. (Make it Negative)

67. His company made her supremely happy. (Use the adjective form of ‘supremely’)

68. I was a mere observer of the scene. (Use the verb form of ‘observer’)

69. The time of festival should be decided according to the location. (Use a synonym of ‘decided’)

70. It’s cold and I’m trembling all over. (Turn into simple)

71. He confidently lied. (Use the noun form of ‘confidently’)

72. His smile is like an infant’s. (Turn into Negative sentence)

73. I have tried to emulate my father in my own world of science and technology. (Turn into a Complex sentence)

74. The humming insects do not disturb his rest. (Turn into affirmative)

75. Reading books is my favourite passtime. (Question)

76. He is both deaf and dumb. (Negative)

77. This is the best time. (Use the Positive degree of ‘best’)

78. The poetry of earth is ceasing never. (Turn into affirmative)

79. We have remained ignorant and insensitive to the glory of our past training, sculpture and architecture. (Make it Negative)

80. Jimmy, looking like an athletic young senior just home from college, went down the board side-walk toward the hotel. (Make it Complex & Compound)

81. There he tasted the first sweet joys of liberty. (Use the noun form of ‘tasted’)

82. This is the most sensitive part. (Change to Positive Degree)

83. Tamanna is very lucky. (Exclamatory)

84. The hermit lived in a wood which he never quitted. (Make It Compound)

85. He put his hands on my shoulders and looked straight into my eyes. (Make it Simple)

86. She obeyed passively. (Make it Negative)

87. Young parents are in some institution and the child takes back to the street and gets involved in something. (Make it Simple & Complex)

88. Three fields to cross till a farm appears. (Use the noun form of ‘appears’)

89. It was unmistakably Leela’s chain. (Make it Complex & Compound)

90. It will be wrong on our part to expect. (Change into a Negative Sentence)

91. The poor people are very great. (Make it Exclamatory)

92. Your father is waiting eagerly. (Use noun form of ‘eagerly’)

93. You see the moon there. (Make it Interrogative)

94. The night sky looked splendid and was studded with stars. (Make it Simple & Complex)

95. She was fond of a little gossip and had no one to talk to at home. (Make it Simple & Complex)

96. Dull would be of soul. (Make it Negative)

97. As I was totally blind at the time, my eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness. (Make it Simple)

98. We are fighting abortion by adoption, we have saved thousands of lives. (Make it Simple & Complex)

99. You are so very much like everything else in this country. (Make it Negative)

100. He leaned on the desk and declared his platform to the clerk. (Make it Simple & Complex)

Answers

1. Rose is not fairer than her.

2. She was eating ripe banana.

3. Mr Adams took a great pride in it.

4. Hindu families were living in an amicable manner with their Muslim neighbours.

5. The river glideth at its own will sweetly.

6. To a woman everything seems quite possible to the powers of the man she worships.

7. Do I have anything to forgive you for ?

8. Mr Adams beamingly explained its workings to Mr Spencer and the latter showed a courteous but not too intelligent interest.

9. No sooner had she left the train, than she would forget our brief encounter.

10. No other girl in the class is as good as Rani.

11. In ten minutes breaking his own record of burglary he threw back the bolts and opened the door.

12. Sir Mohan decided to welcome them, in spite of them being entitled to travel only second class. (Simple) / They were entitled to travel only second class still Sir Mohan decided to welcome them. (Compound)

13. Art will not give us a livelihood.

14. This exercise is not easy.

15. His speaking of Hindusthani was rare.

16. Isn’t she the most beautiful girl in the class ?

17. By making an honest living, I’m going to marry the finest girl on earth two weeks from now. (Simple) / As I’m making an honest living, I’m going to marry the finest girl on earth two weeks from now. (Complex)

18. When we went out one evening we picked up four people.

19. In spite of being fat he eats pizza.

20. None but the postgraduates can apply for the post.

21. How tall the tree is!

22. Can anyone become a poet by just passing the course in poetry ?

23. Students should accompany teachers who are qualified to museums and picture galleries.

24. Jimmy Valentine, putting on his coat, walked outside the railings towards the front door. (Simple) / Jimmy Valentine, while putting on his coat, walked outside the railings towards the front door. (Complex)

25. From that time on he did not seem to be conscious of the presence of anyone else.

26. Young men of Jimmy’s style and looks were not commonly seen in Elmore.

27. Hearing a hundred lectures will not arouse their aesthetic vision as much as a direct encounter with an art object. (Positive)

28. Her mother slapped her.

29. His smile is not like an adult’s.

30. Had the moon known you?

31. He could not attend the class because he was ill. (complex) He was ill and so he could not attend the school. (compound)

32. The couple, probably her parents, saw her off.

33. He did not prevent her from peeping through a little gap.

34. Did you want a servant ?

35. They all gave different answers to his questions.

36. The arrival of the train failed to disturb Sir Mohan Lal’s sang-froid.

37. They found the Giant who was lying dead.

38. What does she like the most?

39. The absence of a sense of beauty both cheats man of aesthetic experience and harms his physical and mental well-being.

40. Very few memories of my early childhood are as vivid as that of the two men.

41. The child has involvement in something.

42. He was always away from touching “hard” drinks.

43. Nothing but the scent of perfume still lingered.

44. She belched long, loudly.

45. A summer’s day is not as lovely and as temperate as thou.

46. We will always remember our teacher.

47. Though the hermit listened to the Tsar, he answered nothing.

48. Tossing a quarter into the hat of a blind man sitting by the door, he boarded his train. (Simple) / After he tossed a quarter into the hat of a blind man sitting by the door, he boarded his train. (Complex)

49. It should be possible to take them to museums and picture galleries.

50. The little embryonic child was the first messenger of peace.

51. Isn’t your mother calling you in to dinner?

52. You are trying to kill me.

53. No other man is as unhappy as I am.

54. In the battle the soldier bled profusely.

55. He rests easefully beneath some pleasant weed.

56. The Shiva Temple was not more than a ten-minute walk from our house.

57. I wanted a pair of suede shoes that were blue.

58. She love cakes.

59. In his first splendour valley, rock or hill the sun has steeped most beautifully. (Superlative)

60. No other business of yours was as important to you as to do me good.

61. Why don’t you say this to the people coming to you for help and advice?

62. Most girls cannot resist flattery.

63. The behaviour of good neighbours is not like that.

64. The hermit listened to the Tsar but remained silent.

65. It means he has died.

66. God was not without so much love for the world.

67. His company made her filled with supreme happiness.

68. I merely observed the scene.

69. The time of festival should be settled according to the location.

70. It being cold I’m trembling all over.

71. He lied with confidence.

72. The insects which hum do not disturb his rest.

73. I have tried to emulate my father in my own world which was of science and technology.

74. The humming insects hardly disturb his rest.

75. Is reading books my favourite passtime?

76. He is not only deaf but also dumb.

77. There is no other time as good as this.

78. The poetry of earth is always alive.

79. We have not been experienced and sensitive to the glory of our past training, sculpture and architecture.

80. Jimmy, who looked like an athletic young senior just home from college, went down the board side-walk toward the hotel. (Complex) / Jimmy went down the board side-walk toward the hotel and he looked like an athletic young senior just home from college. (Compound)

81. There he had the taste of the first sweet joys of liberty.

82. No other part is as sensitive as this part.

83. How lucky Tamanna is!

84. The hermit lived in a wood and he never quitted it.

85. Putting his hands on my shoulders, he looked straight into my eyes.

86. She did not obey actively.

87. When young parents are in some institution the child who takes back to the street gets involved in something. (Complex) / During young parents’ stay in some institution, the child, taking back to the street gets involved in something. (Simple)

88. Three fields to cross till the appearance of a farm.

89. There was no mistake that it was Leela’s chain. (Complex) / It was Leela’s chain and there was no mistake in it. (Compound)

90. It will not be right on our part to expect.

91. How great are the poor people!

92. Your father is waiting with eagerness.

93. Don’t you see the moon there?

94. The night sky studded with stars looked splendid. (Simple) / The night sky which was studded with stars looked splendid. (Complex)

95. Despite her fondness for a little gossip she had no one to talk to at home. (Simple) / Although she was fond of a little gossip, she had no one to talk to at home. (Complex)

96. The very houses does not seem to be awake.

97. Being totally blind at the time, my eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness.

98. In course of fighting abortion by adoption we have saved thousands of lives. (Simple) / We have saved thousands of lives while fighting abortion by adoption. (Complex)

99. You are not so very much unlike everything else in this country.

100. Leaning on the desk, he declared his platform to the clerk. (Simple) / He declared his platform to the clerk while leaning on the desk. (Complex)