Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets.
Change in Sentences – 51
(a) Our Victory Day is a memorable day. (Negative)
(b) People cannot but observe the day. (Affirmative)
(c) Everyone remembers the martyrs. (Passive)
(d) The day is one of the greatest days of our life. (Positive)
( e) We observe the day at our school. (Interrogative)
Answer: (a) Isn’t our Victory Day a memorable day? Or, Our Victory Day is not a forgettable day. (b) People must observe the day. (c) The martyrs are remembered by everyone. (d) Very few days in our life are as great as the day. (e) Don’t we observe the day in our school?
Change in Sentences – 52
(a) Mr. Ahmed is one of the oldest men in the village. (Positive)
(b) But he is not inactive at all (Affirmative)
(c) He always gets up early. (Negative)
(d) He exercises regularly. (Interrogative)
(e) He has always been respected by all. (Active)
Answer: (a) Very few men in the village are so/as old as Mr. Ahmed. (b) But he is very active (c) He never gets up late. (d) Doesn’t he exercise regµlarly? (e) All have always respected him.
Change in Sentences – 53
(a) Anger is a vice. (Negative)
(b) It begets nothing but the worst. (Affirmative)
(c) Anger is one of the most inhuman voices. (Positive)
( d) So we should control it for our own sake. (Passive)
(e) Everybody dislikes an angry man. (Interrogative)
Answer: (a) Anger is not a virtue. Or, Isn’t anger a vice? (b) It begets only the worst. (c) Very few vices are as inhuman as anger (d) So, it should be controlled by us for our own sake. ( e) Who likes an angry man?
Change in Sentences – 54
(a) Poverty is the greatest problem in our country. (Positive)
(b) But it is hardly realized that this miserable condition has been created by us. (Active)
(c) They only curse their fate (Negative). But this is not reality. It is the man who is the maker 0f his own fortune. So, they should work hard to improve their lot.
( d) By work1ng hard, they can change their condition. (Negative)
(e) Unfortunately many think poverty to be a blending. (Passive)
Answer: (a) No other problem in our country is as great as poverty. (b) But we hardly realize that we have created this ·miserable condition. (c) They do nothing but curse their fate. Or, Don’t they only curse their fate? (d) Without working hard, they cannot change their condition. (e) Unfortunately poverty is thought to bea blessing by many.
Change in Sentences – 55
(a) We had to control our corruption. (Negative)
(b) Who does not know this? (Passive)
(c) The pen is mightier than the sword. (Positive)
(d) Which book is needed by her? (Active)
(e) No sooner had the thief seen the police that he ran away. (Affirmative)
Answer: (a) We had no alternative but to control our corruption. Or, Hadn’t we to control our corruption? (b) To whom is this not known? (c) The sword is not so mighty as the pen. (d). Which book does she need? (e) As sqon as the thief saw the police, he ran away.
Change in Sentences – 56
(a) Very few insects are as busy as a bee. (Superlative)
(b) It is the most industrious insect (Comparative)
(c) It flies from flower to flower to collect honey. (Interrogative)
( d) In winter it remains idle. (Negative)
(e) We should follow the life of the bee. (Passive)
Answer: (a) A bee is one of the busiest insects. (b) It is more industrious than any other insect/all other insects. (c) Doesn’t it fly from flower to flower to collect honey? ( d) In winter, it does not remain active. Or, In winter, it does not work. (e) The life of the bee should be followed by us.
Change in Sentences – 57
(a) Books are man’s best friend (Comparative). You may have good friends.
(b) But no friend can be as helpful as books (Superlative). They will never deceive you.
( c) Some books will make you laugh (Passive).
( d) They are your real friends in your life (Negative).
( e) Can anybody be so helpful to you? (Assertive).
Answer: (a) Books are better than man’s any other friend. (b) But books can be the most helpful friends (c) You will be made to laugh by some books (d) They are not your false/unreal friends iffyour life. (e) Nobody/None can be so helpful to you.
Change in Sentences – 58
(a) A train journey is very enjoyable. (Negative)
(b) It is cheaper than any other journey. (Positive)
( c) All types of people enjoy this journey. (Passive)
( d) No other journey is as pleasant as a train journey. (Comparative)
( e) A train runs faster than a bus. (Interrogative)
Answer: (a) A train journey is not boring at all. Or, Isn’t a train journey very enjoyable? (b) No other journey is as/so cheap as it. (c) This journey is enjoyed by all types of people. (d) A train journey is more pleasant than any other journey. (e) Doesn’t a train run faster than a bus?
Change in Sentences – 59
(a) Email is the latest messaging system. (Negative)
(b) It is cheaper than telephone calls. (Positive)
(c) It is the best messaging system. (Comparative)
( d) Everybody knows it. (Passive)
( e) Email is used for important purposes. (interrogative)
Answer: (a) No other messaging system is so late as email. (b) Telephone calls are not so cheap as it. (c) It is better than any other messaging system. (d) It is known to everybody. · (e) Isn’t email used for important purposes?
Change in Sentences – 60
(a) The birds that come to our country in winter are called migratory birds. (Interrogative)
(b) In winter, the weather is very cold for them to live in the North. (Negative)
( c) They find the best shelter in Bangladesh. (Imperative)
( d) We must protect them (Negative).
( e) The migratory birds can fly faster than the dove. (Positive)
Answer: (a) Aren’t the birds that come to our country in winter called migratory birds? (b) In winter, the weather is not hot at all for them to live in the North. ( c) Let them find the best shelter in Bangladesh. (d) We cannot but protect them. ( e) The dove cannot fly so fast as the migratory birds.
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