Changing Sentences
Exercise
1. a) Honesty is the best way of living life. (Comparative)
b) Honesty can open a door of peace before a person. (Negative)
c) People always appreciate this noble virtue. (Passive)
d) An honest man is more respected than any other man. (Positive)
e) No other person in the world is as happy as he. (Superlative)
f) He must be received heartily by everyone in his lifetime. (Active)
g) Everybody must be humble to him. (Negative)
h) We should never be dishonest. (Imperative)
i) An honest person is very fortunate. (Exclamatory)
j) What a wonderful life an honest person leads! (Assertive)
2. a) English is one of the most used languages in the world. (Comparative)
b) It is spoken all over the world. (Active)
c) We should learn English properly. (Imperative)
d) What an easy language English is! (Assertive)
e) English helps us to get a good job. (Passive)
f) Students must be serious about English language. (Imperative)
g) We must learn English. (Negative)
h) I wish I were born in an English oriented country. (Exclamatory)
i) An English person gets more privileges than others. (Positive)
j) It is difficult to live in a foreign country without knowing English. (Negative)
3. a) We should read books to gain knowledge. (Passive)
b) We are introduced to the realm of knowledge by books. (Active)
c) By reading books, we can enrich our mind. (Negative)
d) A book is greater than any other friend. (Positive)
e) They give us both knowledge and pleasure. (Negative)
f) No other friends is as good as books. (Superlative)
g) Some books are very interesting. (Exclamatory)
h) Books can remove the darkness of ignorance. (Passive)
i) We should read books with a view to acquiring knowledge. (imperative)
j) Reading books is the noblest habit. (Comparative)
Answer: 1. a) Honesty is better than any other way of living life.
b) Dishonesty can't open a door of peace before a person.
c) This noble virtue is always appreciated.
d) No other man is as/so respected as an honest man.
e) He is the happiest person in the world.
f) Everyone must receive him heartily in his lifetime.
g) Everybody can not but be humble to him.
h) Let’s never be dishonest.
i) How fortunate an honest person is!
j) An honest person leads very wonderful life.
2. a) English is more used than most other languages in the world.
b) People speak it all over the world.
c) Let’s learn English properly.
d) English is a very easy language.
e) We are helped to get a good job by English.
f) Let the students be serious about English language.
g) We cannot but learn English.
h) If I were born in an English oriented country!
i) No other person gets as/so privilege as an English person.
j) It is not easy to live in a foreign country without knowing English.
3. a) Books should be read to gain knowledge.
b) Books introduce us to the realm of knowledge.
c) Without reading books, we cannot enrich our minds.
d) No other friend is as /so great as books.
e) They give us not only knowledge but also pleasure.
f) Books are the best friends.
g) How interesting some books are!
h) The darkness of ignorance can be removed by books.
i) Let’s read books with a view to acquiring knowledge.
j) Reading books is nobler than any other habit.
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