Textual Grammar Suggestion Samistar 1

1. He possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit. (Make it Complex)

1. He was a man who possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.
2. He possessed great innate wisdom with a true generosity of spirit.
3. Possessing great innate wisdom, he had a true generosity of spirit.
4. He was wise and generous.

2. The girl got up and began to collect her things. (Make it Simple)

1. The girl who got up began to collect her things.
2. As the girl got up, she began to collect her things.
3. Getting up, the girl began to collect her things.
4. The girl got up so that she could collect her things.

3. I wanted to raise my hand and touch her hair. (Make it Complex)

1. I wanted to raise my hand so that I could touch her hair.
2. Raising my hand, I wanted to touch her hair.
3. I had a want to raise my hand and touch her hair.
4. My want was to raise my hand and touch her hair.

4. A man, getting into the compartment, stammered an apology. (Make it Compound)

1. A man got into the compartment and stammered an apology.
2. When a man got into the compartment, he stammered an apology.
3. A man who got into the compartment stammered an apology.
4. A man stammered an apology after getting into the compartment.

5. I was a short boy with rather undistinguished looks. (Make it Complex)

1. I was a short boy and had rather undistinguished looks.
2. I was a short boy whose looks were rather undistinguished.
3. Being a short boy, I had undistinguished looks.
4. I was a short and undistinguished-looking boy.

6. The Tsar was very glad to have made peace with his enemy so easily. (Make it Complex)

1. The Tsar was very glad because he had made peace with his enemy so easily.
2. Having made peace with his enemy so easily, the Tsar was very glad.
3. The Tsar made peace with his enemy easily and was very glad.
4. The Tsar’s gladness came from making peace easily.

7. I moved easily along the berth to feel for the window-ledge. (Make it Compound)

1. I moved easily along the berth and felt for the window-ledge.
2. As I wanted to feel for the window-ledge, I moved easily.
3. Moving easily, I felt for the window-ledge.
4. I moved easily along the berth which had a window-ledge.

8. He was a large man with a huge beard. (Make it Complex)

1. He was a large man and had a huge beard.
2. He was a man who was large and had a huge beard.
3. He was a large and hugely bearded man.
4. Being a large man, he had a huge beard.

9. He gave the Tsar the water to drink. (Make it Complex)

1. He gave the Tsar the water so that he could drink.
2. He gave the Tsar drinking water.
3. The Tsar was given water to drink by him.
4. He gave the water to the Tsar for drinking.

10. He answered my question in a low, deep voice. (Make it Complex)

1. The voice in which he answered my question was low and deep.
2. He answered my question and his voice was low and deep.
3. His voice was low and deep when answering.
4. He answered my question with a low and deep voice.

11. My father would take me for evening prayers. (Change the voice)

1. I would be taken for evening prayers by my father.
2. I was taken for evening prayers by my father.
3. For evening prayers, my father took me.
4. Let me be taken for evening prayers.

12. The guard blew his whistle. (Change the voice)

1. His whistle is blown by the guard.
2. His whistle was being blown by the guard.
3. His whistle was blown by the guard.
4. His whistle has been blown by the guard.

13. The hermit received none but common folk. (Change the voice)

1. None but common folk were received by the hermit.
2. Common folk were only received by the hermit.
3. None was received by the hermit.
4. The hermit was received by common folk.

14. I did not know anyone else was here. (Change the voice)

1. Anyone else was not known to be here by me.
2. It was not known to me that anyone else was here.
3. That anyone else was here was not known by me.
4. Both b and c are correct.

15. I will prove to you that she is not pretty. (Change the voice of the main clause)

1. It will be proved to you by me that she is not pretty.
2. You will be proved by me that she is not pretty.
3. She will be proved not pretty by me to you.
4. That she is not pretty will be proved to you.

16. Why don’t you say this to the people? (Change the voice)

1. Why is this not said to the people by you?
2. Why this is not said to the people?
3. Let this be said to the people.
4. Why the people are not said this by you?

17. Forgive me. (Change the voice)

1. Let me be forgiven.
2. You are requested to forgive me.
3. I should be forgiven.
4. Both a and b are plausible.

18. Who can measure the heat and violence of a poet’s heart? (Change the voice)

1. By whom can the heat and violence of a poet’s heart be measured?
2. Can the heat and violence of a poet’s heart be measured?
3. By whom could the heat and violence be measured?
4. The heat and violence of a poet’s heart can be measured by whom?

19. Love can defend the tree. (Change the voice)

1. The tree is defended by love.
2. The tree could be defended by love.
3. The tree can be defended by love.
4. The tree was defended by love.

20. He answered in a low voice. (Change the voice)

1. An answer was given by him in a low voice.
2. A low voice was used by him to answer.
3. This sentence cannot be changed into passive voice.
4. He was answered in a low voice.

21. The girl said, “Do you want to buy a basket?” (Change to indirect speech)

1. The girl asked if he wanted to buy a basket.
2. The girl said that he wanted to buy a basket.
3. The girl asked him to buy a basket.
4. The girl asked that did he want to buy a basket.

22. The Tsar said to the hermit, “I have come to you, wise hermit, to ask you to answer three questions.” (Change to indirect speech)

1. The Tsar told the hermit that he had come to him to ask him to answer three questions.
2. The Tsar respectfully told the wise hermit that he had come to him to ask him to answer three questions.
3. The Tsar requested the hermit to answer three questions.
4. The Tsar said that he came to the hermit for three questions.

23. My father said, “There is nothing mysterious about prayer.” (Change to indirect speech)

1. My father said that there was nothing mysterious about prayer.
2. My father said that there is nothing mysterious about prayer.
3. My father told that there was nothing mysterious about prayer.
4. My father asked if there was anything mysterious about prayer.

24. “I am tired of sitting,” the woman said. (Change to indirect speech)

1. The woman said that she is tired of sitting.
2. The woman said that she was tired of sitting.
3. The woman said I am tired of sitting.
4. The woman told that she was tired of sitting.

25. He said, “Let me look at your face.” (Change to indirect speech)

1. He proposed that he should look at her face.
2. He requested to look at her face.
3. He wished that he might be allowed to look at her face.
4. He told her to let him look at her face.

26. “Forgive me!” said the bearded man. (Change to indirect speech)

1. The bearded man said to forgive him.
2. The bearded man begged that he might be forgiven.
3. The bearded man begged for forgiveness.
4. Both b and c are correct.

27. The poet says, “My days are done.” (Change to indirect speech)

1. The poet says that his days are done.
2. The poet says that his days were done.
3. The poet says his days are done.
4. The poet said that his days were done.

28. “Why don’t you help me?” the hermit said to the Tsar. (Change to indirect speech)

1. The hermit asked the Tsar why he didn’t help him.
2. The hermit asked the Tsar why didn’t he help him.
3. The hermit told the Tsar why he was not helping him.
4. The hermit asked the Tsar to help him.

29. The narrator said, “I am not as attractive a travelling companion as the one who just left.” (Change to indirect speech)

1. The narrator said that he was not as attractive a travelling companion as the one who had just left.
2. The narrator said that I was not as attractive a travelling companion as the one who just left.
3. The narrator told that he was not as attractive as the one who left.
4. The narrator said he isn’t as attractive a travelling companion as the one who has just left.

30. “Thank you, ma’am,” said the boy. (Change to indirect speech)

1. The boy told her thank you.
2. The boy said thank you to the ma’am.
3. The boy respectfully thanked her.
4. The boy thanked the ma’am.

31. The hermit did not give up his work. (Replace with a phrasal verb)

1. carry on
2. give in
3. put up
4. give away

32. I cannot tolerate your behaviour. (Replace with a phrasal verb)

1. put up with
2. put off
3. put on
4. put out

33. The girl could not understand what I said. (Replace with a phrasal verb)

1. make for
2. make up
3. make out
4. make over

34. The meeting was postponed. (Replace with a phrasal verb)

1. called in
2. called off
3. called up
4. called on

35. The Tsar wore simple clothes. (Replace with a phrasal verb)

1. put up
2. put off
3. put on
4. put out

36. The old mosque was demolished. (Replace with a phrasal verb)

1. pulled up
2. pulled through
3. pulled down
4. pulled over

37. The man died last night. (Replace with a phrasal verb)

1. passed out
2. passed away
3. passed by
4. passed for

38. You should reduce your expenses. (Replace with a phrasal verb)

1. cut off
2. cut out
3. cut in
4. cut down

39. The police are investigating the case. (Replace with a phrasal verb)

1. looking for
2. looking into
3. looking up
4. looking after

40. He rejected my proposal. (Replace with a phrasal verb)

1. turned down
2. turned up
3. turned off
4. turned out

41. He was born ___ a middle-class family.

1. in
2. into
3. of
4. from

42. My father was averse ___ all inessential comforts.

1. of
2. for
3. to
4. with

43. The Tsar was not satisfied ___ the answers.

1. of
2. with
3. at
4. for

44. The hermit was known far and wide ___ his wisdom.

1. of
2. with
3. by
4. for

45. The girl was blind ___ her right eye.

1. in
2. of
3. with
4. at

46. I am not afraid ___ the dark.

1. from
2. of
3. to
4. with

47. The tree is dear ___ my soul.

1. for
2. with
3. to
4. of

48. He is senior ___ me by two years.

1. than
2. from
3. of
4. to

49. Do not boast ___ your wealth.

1. for
2. of
3. at
4. with

50. He died ___ cholera.

1. from
2. of
3. by
4. in

51. What he said was true. (Identify the underlined clause)

1. Adjective Clause
2. Adverb Clause
3. Noun Clause
4. Principal Clause

52. This is the house where he was born. (Identify the underlined clause)

1. Adjective Clause
2. Adverb Clause
3. Noun Clause
4. Principal Clause

53. Wait here until I return. (Identify the underlined clause)

1. Adjective Clause
2. Adverb Clause of Time
3. Noun Clause
4. Adverb Clause of Condition

54. I know that he is honest. (Identify the underlined clause)

1. Adjective Clause
2. Adverb Clause
3. Noun Clause
4. Principal Clause

55. Walking is a good exercise. (Identify the underlined word)

1. Participle
2. Infinitive
3. Finite Verb
4. Gerund

56. I saw a flying bird. (Identify the underlined word)

1. Gerund
2. Participle
3. Infinitive
4. Noun

57. Having finished his work, he went home. (Identify the underlined phrase)

1. Gerund Phrase
2. Nominative Absolute
3. Participle Phrase
4. Infinitive Phrase

58. I enjoy reading books. (Identify the underlined word)

1. Participle
2. Gerund
3. Adjective
4. Verb

59. A rolling stone gathers no moss. (Identify the underlined word)

1. Gerund
2. Noun
3. Adverb
4. Participle

60. The sun having risen, the fog dispersed. (Identify the construction)

1. Gerund phrase
2. Nominative Absolute
3. Participle phrase modifying ‘fog’
4. Infinitive phrase

61. I wish I ______ a king. (Fill in the blank)

1. am
2. was
3. were
4. be

62. He ______ here yesterday. (Fill in the blank)

1. comes
2. came
3. has come
4. will come

63. The train ______ before we reached the station. (Fill in the blank)

1. left
2. had left
3. was leaving
4. leaves

64. It ______ since morning. (Fill in the blank)

1. is raining
2. was raining
3. has been raining
4. rains

65. The earth ______ round the sun. (Fill in the blank)

1. moves
2. is moving
3. moved
4. has moved

66. I ______ him for a long time. (Fill in the blank)

1. know
2. knew
3. have known
4. am knowing

67. If he ______, I will go. (Fill in the blank)

1. will come
2. comes
3. came
4. had come

68. The quality of the mangoes ______ not good. (Fill in the blank)

1. are
2. is
3. were
4. have

69. The Tsar put on simple clothes before he ______ the hermit. (Fill in the blank)

1. visited
2. had visited
3. was visiting
4. visits

70. By next year, he ______ his project. (Fill in the blank)

1. will complete
2. will have completed
3. completes
4. is completing

71. I am the most unhappy of men. (Change to Positive Degree)

1. I am more unhappy than any other man.
2. No other man is as unhappy as I am.
3. I am a very unhappy man.
4. Few other men are as unhappy as I am.

72. She was more beautiful than most other women. (Change to Superlative Degree)

1. She was the most beautiful woman.
2. She was one of the most beautiful women.
3. Very few women were as beautiful as she.
4. She was a very beautiful woman.

73. Only God knows the truth. (Make it Negative)

1. God does not know the truth.
2. None but God knows the truth.
3. Does only God know the truth?
4. Nobody knows the truth.

74. I shall always remember you. (Make it Negative)

1. I shall not always remember you.
2. I shall sometimes remember you.
3. I shall never forget you.
4. I shall not remember you.

75. The boy is too small to climb the tree. (Remove ‘too’)

1. The boy is so small that he cannot climb the tree.
2. The boy is very small and cannot climb the tree.
3. The boy is not big enough to climb the tree.
4. All of the above.

76. As soon as he saw the tiger, he ran away. (Make it Negative)

1. He did not see the tiger and did not run away.
2. He saw the tiger and did not run away.
3. No sooner had he seen the tiger than he ran away.
4. He ran away when he saw the tiger.

77. Is there any man happier than he? (Make it Assertive)

1. There is some man happier than he.
2. He is the happiest man.
3. There is no man happier than he.
4. He is a very happy man.

78. She is not a beautiful girl. (Make it Interrogative)

1. Is she a beautiful girl?
2. Is she not an ugly girl?
3. Isn’t she a beautiful girl?
4. Is she an ugly girl?

79. The giant wears the creeper as a scarf. (Make it Interrogative)

1. Does the giant wear the creeper as a scarf?
2. Is the giant wearing the creeper as a scarf?
3. What does the giant wear as a scarf?
4. Doesn’t the giant wear the creeper as a scarf?

80. His simplicity was admirable. (Make it Negative)

1. His simplicity was not unadmirable.
2. His simplicity was not without admiration.
3. Wasn’t his simplicity admirable?
4. Both a and b are correct.

81. (Transformation) He is so weak that he cannot walk. (Make it Simple)

1. He is very weak and cannot walk.
2. He is weak and cannot walk.
3. He is too weak to walk.
4. Being weak, he cannot walk.

82. (Voice) One should keep one’s promises.

1. One’s promises should be kept by one.
2. Promises should be kept.
3. Let promises be kept.
4. Promises are to be kept.

83. (Narration) He said to me, “What are you doing?”

1. He asked me what I was doing.
2. He asked me what was I doing.
3. He told me what I was doing.
4. He asked me that what I was doing.

84. (Phrasal Verb) The fire was extinguished.

1. put on
2. put out
3. put up
4. put off

85. (Preposition) He is blind ___ his son’s faults.

1. of
2. in
3. with
4. to

86. (Clause) I hope that it will not rain.

1. Adjective Clause
2. Noun Clause
3. Adverb Clause
4. Principal Clause

87. (Participle/Gerund) Do not get off a running train.

1. Gerund
2. Participle
3. Infinitive
4. Noun

88. (Tense) I ______ my dinner just now.

1. have had
2. had
3. am having
4. have

89. (Transformation) Who does not love his motherland? (Make it Assertive)

1. Everybody loves his motherland.
2. Nobody loves his motherland.
3. Does everybody love his motherland?
4. Some people love their motherland.

90. (Transformation) The problem was so difficult that I could not solve it. (Make it Simple)

1. The problem was very difficult to solve.
2. The problem was too difficult for me to solve.
3. The problem’s difficulty was great.
4. It was a very difficult problem and I could not solve it.

91. (Voice) He is known to me. (Change to Active Voice)

1. I know him.
2. I have known him.
3. I knew him.
4. He knows me.

92. (Narration) The teacher said, “The sun rises in the east.”

1. The teacher said that the sun rose in the east.
2. The teacher said that the sun has risen in the east.
3. The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.
4. The teacher told that the sun rises in the east.

93. (Phrasal Verb) I am trying to find a job.

1. looking up
2. looking for
3. looking into
4. looking at

94. (Preposition) He is good ___ mathematics.

1. in
2. at
3. with
4. for

95. (Clause) I shall remain where I am.

1. Adjective Clause
2. Adverb Clause of Place
3. Noun Clause
4. Principal Clause

96. (Participle/Gerund) I am tired of waiting.

1. Participle
2. Verb
3. Gerund
4. Adverb

97. (Tense) If I had known his address, I ______ him.

1. would visit
2. will visit
3. would have visited
4. visited

98. (Transformation) He is not without love for his country. (Make it Affirmative)

1. He is without love for his country.
2. He loves his country.
3. He does not love his country.
4. He has some love for his country.

99. (Transformation) He confessed his guilt. (Make it Complex)

1. He confessed that he was guilty.
2. His guilt was confessed by him.
3. He made a confession of his guilt.
4. Confessing his guilt, he was punished.

100. (Degree) Iron is the most useful of all metals. (Change to Comparative)

1. Iron is more useful than any other metal.
2. Iron is a very useful metal.
3. No other metal is as useful as iron.
4. Iron is more useful than most other metals.