Important Grammar for Board Exam 2019. [Part I]
1. He wrote a couplet. [Rewrite the sentence using the Past Perfect Tense in it.]
Ans. He had written a couplet.
2. Many kids can barely lisp a few words. [Rewrite auxiliary showing certainty}
Ans. Many kids will barely lisp a few words.
3. The helicopter landed on ___________ roof of ___________ building. [Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles]
Ans. The helicopter landed on the root of a building.
4. I am heading ___________ the entrance _________ the building. [Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions]
Ans. I am heading to the entrance of the building.
5. She said to me. “Please help me.” [Change the narration]
Ans. She requested me to help her.
6. Yawatmal was the worst affected district with the highest number of farmer suicides. [Rewrite it using positive degree]
Ans. No other district was so badly affected as Yawatmal with the highest with the highest number of farmer suicides.
7. We choose villages with a revolutionary spark. [Rewrite the sentence beginning with villages with …..]
Ans. Villages with revolutionary spark were chosen by us.
8. Investors are attracted to invest in the IT sector. [Rewrite as a Rhetorical Question)
Ans. Aren’t investors attracted to invest in the IT sector?
9. India’s progress in this sector is quick and influential, providing the economy a boost. [Rewrite using infinitive form of the underlined, verb]
Ans. India’s progress in this sector is quick and influential to provide the economy a boost.
10. They spotted juicy apples and plump mangoes hanging from trees. [Rewrite using Not only …. But also]
Ans. They spotted not only juicy apples but also plump mangoes hanging from trees.
11. The stream was narrow, but the current was strong. [Rewrite using ‘although’.]
Ans. Although the stream was narrow, the current was strong.
12. Please give me ______ bottle of water and ______ ice cube. [Rewrite the sentence using appropriate articles. ]
Ans. Please give me a bottle of water and an ice cube.
13. My class starts _____ 7.30 am ______ the morning.
Ans. My class starts at7.30 am inthe morning.
14. “What a strange coincidence!” Dr. Singh said to the chairman, “Can you identify this spacecraft?” [Change the narration]
Ans. Dr. Singh exclaimed that it was a strange coincidence and he asked the chairman if he could identify that spacecraft.
15. We did a lot of reading and search to decide whether to include it in the Amar Chitra Katha version. [Rewrite using ‘as well as’]
Ans. We did a lot of reading as well as research to decide whether to include it in the Amar Chitra Katha Version.
16. The Laxman – Rekha episode is not there in either Valmiki Ramayana or in the Ram – Charit Manas. [Rewrite using ‘Neither …. Nor’ ]
Ans. The Laxman – Rekha episode is neither there in Valmiki Ramayana nor in the Ram – Charit Manas.
17. We all should start movement against child labour. [Rewrite the sentence using modal auxiliary indicating compulsion]
Ans. We all must start movement against child labour.
18. If they have no work to do, their poor families will not be able to meet requirements of life. [Rewrite using ‘unless’]
Ans. Unless they have work to do, their poor families will not be able to meet requirements of life.
