1. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)Anika
wrote a letter to her mother yesterday.(passive) (b) She told her mother
to send TK.1000 to buy some books.(complex) (c) In the letter, she told
her that she should not worry about her studies.(simple) (d)Her mother offer
writes to her.(interrogative)(e) She feels that her mother is better
than all other mother in the world.(superlative)
Ans:(a)Yesterday
a letter was written to her mother by Anika .(b)She told her mother to send TK.
1,000 so that she could buy some books.(c)In the letter she told her not to
worry about her studies.(d)Doesn’t her mother often write to her ?(e) She feels
that her mother is the best mother in the world.
2. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)As her
husband had no land, he used to work on other people’s land.(Compound) (b)With
great effort they married their two daughters off when they reached teenage.(Simple)
(c) Her only son went to town for earning his livelihood. (complex).(d)Years
of malnutrition and deprivation made them look older. (passive) (e) Very
few women were as need as Ayeshea Begum.(Superlative)
Ans:(a)Her
husband had no land and he used to work on other people’s land. (b)With great
effort, they married their two daughter off at their teenage.(c)Her only son
went to town so that he could earn his livelihood.(d)They were made look older
for years of malnutrition and deprivation. (e)Ayesha was the most needy women.
3. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)It
begets only the worst. (Negative).(b) Anger is one of the most inhuman
vices. (positive). (c) So, we should control it for our own sake. (Passive).
(d) He who is taken by anger causes a lot of troubles .(Simple). (e)Realizing
it, we should to be emotionally balanced.(Complex)
Ans:(a)It
begets nothing but the worst.(b)Very few vices are as inhuman as anger.(c) So,
it should be controlled for our own sake. (d) He, being taken by anger, causes
a lot of troubles.(e) We should try to be emotionally balanced which we should
realize.
4. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)My
friend invited me to pay a visit to cox’s Bazar.(Interrogative) (b) I
gladly accepted the invitation.(passive) (c)When I reached there, my
friend received me cordially.(compound)(d)I was very glad to see the
sea-beach.(Exclamatory) (e)It was one of the most memorable journeys in
my life.(positive)
Ans:(a)Didn’t
my friend invite me to pay a visit to Cox’s Bazar?(b)The invitation was gladly
accepted by me. (c)I reached there and my friend received me cordially. (d)How glad I was to see the sea beach!(e)Very
few journeys in my life were as memorable as it.
5. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)E-mail
is a computer based messaging system.(Complex)(b)It eliminates the time
spent in establishing phone calls.(Interrogative) (c) It is cheaper than
telephone calls. (passive) (d)It takes only a few seconds to transmit a
massage from one country to another.(Negative)(e)But even here people
use commercially operated e-mail facilities for important purposes.(Passive)
Ans:(a)E-mail
is a messaging system which is based on computer. (b)Doesn’t eliminate the time spent in
establishing phone calls? (c)Telephone calls are not as costly as it.(d)It
doesn’t take more than few seconds to transmit a message from one country to another (e) But even here commercially
operated e-mail facilities for important purposes are used.
6. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
There are
two ways of developing competence in a language-acquiring the language or
learning it.(a)acquiring a language is more successful then learning.(Positive)(b)
Teachers encourage the learners of a second language to practice the
language.(Passive) (c)Students who wish to acquire proficiency in a
language should practice the language.(Simple) (d)Communicative
competence can be achieved in a short-time.(Interrogative without changing
meaning).(e) A language learner must
shake off reticence and he is sure to succeed in his effort.(Complex).
Ans:(a)Learning
a language is not as unsuccessful as acquiring .(b)The learners of a second
language are encouraged by teachers to practice the language. (c) Students wising to acquire proficiency in
a language should practice the language.(d)Can communicative competence not be
achieved in a short time? (e)A language learner must shake off reticence so
that he will be sure to succeed in life.
7. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)Cox’s
Bazar sea-beach is the longest sea-beach in the world. (Complex) (b) It
is one of the most beautiful sea-beaches in the world. (Positive) (c) It
is called pleasure seekers paradise. (Active) (d)The visitors go there
for enjoying natural beauties. (Compound)
(e) Those who become tired may go to relax there. (Simple)
Ans:(a)It is
Cox’s bazar sea beach which is the
longest sea beach in the world. (b)Very few sea beaches in the world are as
beautiful as it. (c)People call it pleasure seeker’s paradise.(d)The visitors
go there and enjoys natural beauties.(e)Tired people may go to relax there.
8. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
Frugality is
a good habit. (a) A man who is frugal does not like to spend money without
seasons.(simple) (b)The target of a frugal man is to save money for
future.(complex). (c) Everyone can practice frugality to make a
well-planned family. (Passive). (d)As a frugal man can save money, he
can spend it in time of crisis easily .(Compound).(e) A frugal man is
happier than a a prodigal man (positive).
Ans:(a)Yesterday
a letter was written to her mother by Anika .(b)She told her mother to send TK.
1,000 so that she could buy some books.(c)In the letter she told her not to worry
about her studies.(d)Doesn’t her mother often write to her ? (e)She feels that
her mother is the best mother in the world.
9. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)Water,
an important element of environment, is polluted by various ways.(Complex)
(b)The water which is pure is necessary for us.(simple) (c) Man
pollute water by throwing waste in it.(compound)
(d)The farmers use water in time of cultivation largely.(Passive) (e)It
is one of the most important elements of all living beings.(Positive)
Ans:(a)Water
which is an important element of environment is polluted in many ways.(b)Pure
water is necessary for us.(c)Men throw waste in water pollute it.(d)Water is
used in time of cultivation largely by the farmers. (e)Very few elements of all human beings are
as important as it.
10. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)Water,
an vital element of environment, is polluted by various ways.(complex) (b)When
rain and flood wash away some of these chemicals, they get mixed with water.(Simple).
(c) Mills and factories also pollute water. (Passive).(d)Water
vehicles pollute rivers by dumping oil, food waste and human waste into them.(compound).(e)Thus
water is contaminated by various kinds of waste and filth .(active).
Answer :(a)
Water which is an important element of environment is polluted in many ways . (b)Pure water is necessary for us . (c)Men
throw waste in water pollute it . (d)Water is used in time of cultivation
largely by farmers. (e)Very few elements of all human beings are as important
as it .
11. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)But at
last God took pity on him.(Make it negative without changing the meaning)
(b)One day the old sailor was watching the water snakes swimming round the
ship.(Passive) (c)He was filled with a strange wonder.(Active) (d)At
once the dead albatross fell from his neck into the sea and the old man fell
into a deep sleep.(Complex) (e) When he woke up, it was raining.(simple).
Answer:(a)But
at last God could not but take pity on him . (b)One day a water snake were
being watched swimming round the ship by the old sailor.(c)A strange wonder
filled him . (d)As soon as the dead albatross fell from his neck into the sea,
the old man fell into a deep sleep .(e)It was raining at the time of his waking
up.
12. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
a)The
birds that come to our country in winter are called migratory birds.(simple)
(b) In winter the weather is too cold for them to live in the north.(complex)
(c)They find a better shelter in Bangladesh.(Passive) (d) We must
protect them.(negative) (e) Migratory birds run faster than the dove.(positive)
Answer:(a)The
birds coming to our country in winter are called migratory birds . (b)In winter
the weather is so cold for them that they can not live in the North. (c)A
better shelter is found in Bangladesh
by them. (d)We must not kill them or, we can not protect them. (e)The dove can
not run as fast as migratory birds.
13. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)Cricket
is very exciting game.(Exclamatory)(b) People of all ages enjoy this
game. (Passive) (c) At present cricket is the most popular game in our
country.(Positive) (d) Bangladesh is one of the weakest test playing
countries .(Comparative) .So most of the people do not like watching test
cricket.(e)They are fond of watching ‘twenty-twenty’ cricket.
(Interrogative)
Answer:(a)Cricket
is a game which is very exciting . (b)This game is enjoyed by people all over
the world very much. (c)At present cricket is more popular than any other game
in our country. (d)It is a very costly game and young men and children get a
great deal of delight playing it . (e)Alas! the performance of Bangladesh
Cricket team is not up to the mark .
14. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in brackets.
(a)Very
few insects are as busy as a bee.(Comparative) It is known as an
industrious creature. (b)It lives together.(Negative) (c)It flies
from flower and collects honey.(Simple) (d)It stores in the hive.(Passive)
(e)In winter, it remains idle but it works hard in spring.(complex)It
leads a disciplined life.
Answer:(a)The
bee is busier than most other insects .(b)It does not live separately.
(c)Flying from flower to flower it collects honey.(d)Honey is stored by in the
hive by it. (e)Though it remains idle in winter, it works hard in spring.
15. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)The
national memorial which is situated at Savar is a symbol of nation’s respect.(Simple)(b)
Standing in front of the graves we bow down our heads.(Compound)(c) The
towers symbolize the loftiness of the spirit of the martyred freedom fighters.
(Interrogative) (d) We always remember their memories.(Negative) (e) Everyday
many people go to visit it.(Interrogative)
Answer:(a)The
National Memorial at Savar is a symbol of nation’s respect. (b)We stand in
front of the graves and bow down our heads. (c)Don’t the towers symbolize the
loftiness of the spirit of the martyred freedom fighters? (d)We never forget
their memories. (e)Don’t many people go to visit it everyday.
16. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)He is
considered the greatest physicist after Einstein.(Active)(b)In 1979 he
joined Cambridge University.(Complex) (c)When he was thirty two years old,
he received the prestigious Albert Einstein award.(Simple) (d)He wrote a
book explaining the cosmology for general public.(Compound)(e)He is one
of the greatest scientists in the present world. (Positive)
Answer:(a)people
consider him the greatest physicist after Einstein. (b) It was 1979 when he
joined Cambridge University. (c) At the age of thirty two,
he received the prestigious Albert Einstein award. (d) He wrote a book and
explained cosmology for general public. (e) Very few scientists in the present
world are as great as he .
17. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
Raju is a
good boy. (a)I do not know his fathers name. (Complex) (b)But I know
the place where he was born.(Simple) He is an active man.(c)Though he is
poor, he is honest.(Compound)(d)He is the best player.(Negative)(e)What
a simple life he leads1!(Assertive)
Ans:(a) I do
not know what his father’s name is.(b)But I know his birth place. (c)He his poor but honest. (d)No other player
is as good as he.(e)He leads a very simple life.
18. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
It was a hot
summer day.(a)A cunning fox was passing through a forest. (Complex) .
(b) The fox was thirsty and was looking for water.(Simple)(c)It could
not find any source of water.(e)It seemed to the fox that it was the
happiest animal in the world .(Comparative)
Ans(a)A fox which was cunning was passing
through a forest. (b)The thirsty fox was looking for water.(c)Any source of
water could not be found by it.(d)Didn’t hr feel very helpless?(e)It seemed to
the fox that it was happier than any other animal in the world.
19. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)Once a
cook roasted a duck for his master. (Passive) (b)The roast looked so
delicious that the cook could not resist the temptation. (Simple) He ate
one of the drumsticks. (c)When his master sat down to eat, he quickly
noticed the missing drumstick. (Compound) (d)The master enquired of the
missing leg. (Interrogative) (e) But the cook told him that this duck
had only one leg .(Negative)
Ans(a) Once a duck was roasted by a cook for
his master.(b)The roast looked too delicious for the cook to resist the temptation.(c)His master sat down to
eat and at that time he quickly noticed
the missing leg.(d)The cook told him that the duck did not have more than one
leg.(e)The cook insisted on the duck’s having only one leg.
20. Read the following
passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in brackets.
(a)Health
is wealth.(complex) (b)A healthy poor man is happier then a sick moneyed
man. (Positive)(c)When a healthy
man is an asset to his family, an unhealthy man is a liability. (Compound) (d)
He can succeed in life. (Interrogative) (e)Everybody must be
conscious of health.(Negative)
Ans(a) It is
health which is wealth.(b)A sick moneyed man is not as happy as healthy poor
man.(c)A healthy man is an asset to his family and an unhealthy man is a
liability.(d)Can’t he succeed in life?(e)Everybody cannot but be conscious of
healthy .
21. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)Long
long ago there was a king who was very wise .(Make it simple) (b)People
called him wise Solamon.(passive) (c)Actually, at that time he was the
wisest of all. (Comparative) (d)There was another ruler also named queen
of Sheba.(Compound) (e) One day she thought Solomon’s wisdom should not
remain untested.(complex)
Ans (a)Long
long ago there was a wise king.(b)He was
called wise Solomon by people. (c) Actually, at that time he was wiser than
all.(d)There was another ruler and her name was queen of Sheba.(e) One day she
thought that Solomon’s wisdom should not remain untested.
22. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
Adulteration
is the act of making any commodity impure by admixture of other or baser
ingredients.(a)This admixture may corrupt the original commodity.(Passive)(b)The
value or the effectiveness of the finished product is destroyed by adulteration.(Active)
Adulterated foods and beverages cause a serious health hazards.(c)We have
laws and law-enforcing agencies to stop the dishonest businessmen.(Complex)
(d) Their effort has been proved ineffective since adulteration of foods and
other commodities is on the increase.(Compound) (e)It is strong public
awareness which is essential for the fight against adulteration.(Simple)
Answer:(a)The
nature of the original commodity may be corrupted by this admixture. (b)Adulteration
destroys the value or the effectiveness of the finished product.(c)We have laws
and low enforcing agencies which can stop the dishonest businessmen.(d)Adulteration
of foods and other commodities is on the increase and their effort has been
proved ineffective.(e) Strong public awareness is essential for the fight
against adulteration.
23. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)Day to
day life in Dhaka is expensive.(Negative).(b)
People living below the poverty line
leads a miserable life.(Complex).(c)Price hike is one of the biggest problems
for them. (Positive).(d)The government has taken necessary measures to
keep the price hike under control. (Passive) . (e)The people who are greedy,
are responsible for price spiral. (Simple).
Ans: (a) Day
to day life in Dhaka is not cheap.(b)People
who live below the poverty line lead a miserable life. (c)Very few problems are
as great as price hike for them.(d)Necessary
measure have been taken by the government to keep the price hike under control.(e)Greedy
people are responsible for price spiral .
24. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a) Cricket
is very exciting game (complex). (b) People all over the world enjoy this game
very much (passive). (c) At present cricket is one of the most popular games in
our country (comparative). (d) Though it is a very costly game, young men and
children get a great deal of delight plying it (compound). (e) It is a matter
of sorrow that the performance of Bangladesh Cricket Team is not up
to the mark (exclamatory).
Answer: (a)
Cricket is a game, which is very exciting. (b) The game is enjoyed very much by
people all over the world. (c) At present, cricket is more popular than most
other games in our country. (d) It is a very costly game but young men and
children get a great deal of delight playing it. (e) Alas! The performance of Bangladesh
cricket team is not up to the mark.
25. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
(a)Robert
Frost lives in a small apartment in the capital city Toronto.
(Complex). (b) His wife Catherine loves gardening. (Negative). (c)Toronto is one
of the most expensive cities of the world (Positive). His relatives often
come to stay with him. (d) They don’t realize the high cost of living in Toronto. (Interrogative).(e)However,
he loves his relatives a great deal. (Passive).
Answer: a)
In the capital city Toronto Robert Frost lives
in an apartment which is small.(b)His wife Catherine is not without the love of
gardening.(c)Very few cities of the world are as expensive as Toronto. (d)Do they realize the high cost of
living in Toronto?
(e)However, his relatives are loved a great deal by him.
26. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in
brackets.
The name of
our motherland is Bangladesh.
It is a land of rivers. (a) The Jamuna is one of the biggest rivers in Bangladesh.(Comparative)
(b)When it is summer, it becomes emaciated.(Simple)(c)During the
rainy season, it assumes a terrible shape. (complex) (d)Everybody knows
it. (Interrogative) (e)Tourists from home and abroad visit its shore.(Passive)
Ans (a)The Jamuna is bigger than most other
rivers in Bangladesh.
(b)It becomes emaciated in
summer.(c)When it is rainy season , it assumes a terrible shape.(d)Who does not
know it?(e)Its shore is visited by tourists from home and abroad.
27. Transform
the following sentences as directed
(a) Pahela
Baisakh is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh
(Complex). (b) It is the day of the year when the roads get so jam packed.(Simple).(c)Almost
everyone enjoys the day in his own way. (Passive). (d) Although I hate
gathering, I enjoy activities of the flood of massive this day .(Compound).
(e) How enthusiastic the people look on this day. (Assertive).
Answer: (a) It is Pahela Baisakh which
is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh. (b) On this day of the
year the roads get so jam-packed. (c) The day is enjoyed by almost everyone in
his own way. (d) I hate gathering but I enjoy activities of the flood of masses
this day. (e) The people look very enthusiastic on this day.
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