Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets.
Change in Sentences – 21
(a) By reading books, we can enrich our minds. (negative)
(b) Books contain noble thoughts of great men. (interrogative)
( c) Some books give us immense pleasure. (passive)
( d) Books are greater than any other thing in the world. (positive)
(e) Don’t you know about e-books? (assertive)
Answer: (a) Without reading books we cannot enrich our minds. (b) Don’t books contain noble thoughts of reat men? (c) We are given immense plesure by some books. (d) No other thing m the world is so. great as books. ( e) You know about e-books.
Change in Sentences – 22
(a) Akash is one of the most brilliant students in his class. (comparative)
(b) He is very attentive to his studies. (negative)
(c)He is never late·to go-to-school. (affirmative)
(d) He goes to school regularly. (interrogative)·
(e) Who does not love him very much? (assertive)
Answer: (a) Akash is more brilliant than most other students in his class. (b) He is not at all inattentive to his studtent ( c) He 1s always punctual to go to school. ( d) Doesn’t he go to school regularly· (e) Everyone loves him very much.
Change in Sentences – 23
(a) The Padma is one of the biggest rivers in Bangladesh. (comparative)
(b) It is called the river of destruction. (active)
(c) The river is very turbulent. (negative)
(d) It assumes a very terrible shape in the rainy season. (exclamatory)
(e) Everybody knows this. (interrogative)
Answer: (a) Tht Padma is bigger than most other rivers in Bangladesh (b) People call it the river of destruction. ( c) The river is not at all slowgoing. ( d) What a terrible shape in the rainy season it assumes. (e) Who doesn’t know this?
Change in Sentences – 24
A flower is a glowing gift of r1ature.
(a) Every boy likes flowers. (interrogative) They are the symbol of love and beauty.
(b) Flowers are used on different occasions. (active)
( c) The rose is the best of all the flowers. (positive)
(d) It is a very beautiful flower. (exclamatory)
(e) It has both charm and commercial value. (negative)
Answer: (a) Who doesn’t like flowers? (b) People use flowers on different occasions. (c) No other flower is as good as the rose. (d) What a beautiful flower it is! (e) It has not only charm but also commercial value.
Change in Sentences – 25
(a) Very few metals are as useful as iron. (superlative)
(b) It is used for construction purpose. (active)
( c) Bangladesh imports iron from other countries. (interrogative)
( d) it is a heavy metal. (negative)
( e) There is no building without iron. (affirmative)
Answer: (a) Iron is one of the most useful most useful metals. (b) We use it for construction purpose. (c) Doesn’t Bangladesh import iron from other countries? (d) It is one a light metal. (e) Every building is with iron.
Change in Sentences – 26
(a) Ruplal lived in a small village. (negative)
(b) He lived with his family. (interrogative)
(e) Ruplal wanted a peaceful life. (passive)
( d) The village people Were more quarrelsome than the town people. (positive)
(e) Ruplal though that life in the jungle is the most peaceful of all places. (comparative).
Answer: (a) Didn’t Ruplal live in a small village? (b) Didn’t he live with his family? (c) A peaceful life was wanted by Ruplal. ( d) The town people were not so quarrelsome as the village people. ( e) Ruplal thught that life in the jungle is more peaceful ,than that of all places.
Change in Sentences – 27
(a) Today corruption is a very familiar term in Bangladesh. (negative)
(b) Corruption is the most dreadful weapon to destroy a society. (positive)
( c) It lies in every phase of our society. (interrogative)
(d) some drastic steps have been taken against corruption. (active)
(e) Social awareness is very essential to resist corruption. (interr9gative)
Answer: (a) Today corruption is. not at all an unfami1iar term in Bangladesh. (b) No other weapon is as dreadful as corruption to destoroy a society. ( c) Doesn’t it lie in every phase of our society? ( d) Government has taken some drastic steps against corruption. ( e) Isn’t social awareness very essential to resist corruption?
Change in Sentences – 28
(a) Mr. Rahman is the oldest man in our village. (positive)
(b) But he is not inactive at all. (affirmative without changing the meaning)
(c) He always gets up early. (interrogative)
(d) He is wiser than any other man in our area. (superlative)
(e) He is always respected by all. (active)
Answer: (a) No other man in our village is so old as Mr Rahman. (b) But he is very active. (c) Doesn’t he always get up early? ( d) He is the wisest man in our area. ( e) All respect him always.
Change in Sentences – 29
(a) Book is the best of all friends. (comparative)
(b) It delights us. (Interrogative)
( c) A book is cheaper than most other things. (positive)
(d) Who does not like a book? (affirmative)
(e) Every student should go through many good books. (passive)
Answer: (a) Book is better than any other friend. (b) Doesn’t it delight us. (c) No other thing is as cheep as a book. (d) Everyone likes a book. (e) Many good books should be gone through by every student.
Change in Sentences – 30
(a) The idle only curse their fate. (passive)
(b) They can improve their condition by working hard. (interrogative)
( c) Everybody dislikes an idle man. (negative)
( d) An idle student is never punctual to attend his classes. (affirmative)
( e) An industrious student is better than an idle student. (positive)
Answer: (a) The fate iscursed only by the idle. (b) Can’t they improve their condition by working hard? (c) Nobody likes an idle man. (d) An idle Student is always late to attend his classes. (e) An idle student is not so good as an industrious student.
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