TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES – PRACTICE PAPER – SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Choose the correctly transformed option in each of the sentences given below:

A. “I will call you when I arrive at the airport,” he said.

Begin: He said that …………………………………………………………….

1. He said that he will call me when he arrives at the airport.
2. He said that he would call me when he arrives at the airport.
3. He said that he would call me when he arrived at the airport.
4. He said that he will call me when he arrived at the airport.

B. She always wears a red dress to parties. (Change the voice)

1. A red dress is always worn by her to parties.
2. She always wears a dress that is red to parties.
3. A dress that is red is always worn by her to parties.
4. She always wears a red dress to parties.

C. They have been working on the project for two weeks. (Change the voice)

1. The project has been worked on by them for two weeks.
2. They have been working on the project for two weeks now.
3. The project has been worked on for two weeks by them.
4. They have been working on the project for two weeks.

D. The movie was boring, so we left early.

Join the two parts of the sentence without using ‘so’

1. We left early that the movie was boring.
2. The movie was so boring that we left early.
3. The movie was boring, and we left early.
4. We left early, and the movie was boring.

E. She needs to finish her essay before the deadline. (Change the voice)

1. Her essay needs to be finished before the deadline.
2. She needs to have finished her essay before the deadline.
3. Her essay needs to have been finished before the deadline.
4. She needs to finish her essay before the deadline.

F. The movie was so boring that I fell asleep.

Transform without using ‘that’.

1. I fell asleep during the boring movie.
2. The movie was so boring, I fell asleep during it.
3. I fell asleep during the movie, it was so boring.
4. The boring movie caused me to fall asleep.

G. They will have to cancel the concert if it rains.

Choose the grammatically correct transformed sentence below.

1. If it rains, they will have to cancel the concert.
2. They will have to cancel the concert if it rained.
3. If it rains, they would have to cancel the concert.
4. They would have to cancel the concert if it rains.

H. She has practiced yoga for two years. (Change the voice)

1. Yoga has been practiced by her for two years.
2. She’s been practicing yoga for two years now.
3. She’s been practiced yoga for two years.
4. Yoga has been practiced for two years by her.

I. The teacher asked us to hand in our essays by Friday. Change the voice)

1. We were asked to hand in our essays by Friday by the teacher.
2. The teacher asked that our essays be handed in by Friday.
3. The teacher asked us to hand our essays in by Friday.
4. The teacher asked us to hand in our essays on Friday.

J. The cat slept for most of the day.

Identify the correctly transformed sentence below.

1. The cat slept for the majority of the day.
2. The cat slept for most of the day.
3. The cat slept for a lot of the day.
4. The cat slept for large part of the day.

K. “I will go to the beach if the weather is nice,” she said.

1. She said that she would go to the beach if the weather was nice.
2. She said that she will go to the beach if the weather is nice.
3. She said that she would go to the beach if the weather will be nice.
4. She said that she will go to the beach if the weather would be nice.

L. My sister loves reading novels. (Use infinitive)

1. Novels are loved by my sister.
2. My sister loves to read novels.
3. My sister loves novels to read.
4. My sister loves novels reading.

M. The teacher told us to submit the assignment by Friday. (Change the voice)

1. We were told by the teacher to submit the assignment by Friday.
2. The teacher told us to submit the assignment on Friday.
3. We were told by the teacher to submit the assignment on Friday.
4. The teacher told us to submit the assignment till Friday.

N. As the car wouldn’t start, they took a taxi to the airport.

Rewrite without using ‘as’.

1. They took a taxi to the airport because the car wouldn’t start.
2. The car wouldn’t start, and they took a taxi to the airport.
3. The car wouldn’t start, so they had taken a taxi to the airport.
4. The car wouldn’t start, but they took a taxi to the airport.

O. She has a lot of friends, but she prefers to spend time alone.

Rewrite without using ‘but’.

1. Despite having many friends, she prefers to spend time alone.
2. Although she has many friends, she likes to spend time alone.
3. Despite of many friends, but she prefers to spend time alone.
4. Inspite having many friends, she prefers to spend time alone.

P. They are going to get married in December and will be visiting Pondicherry.

Rewrite using a compound conjunction.

1. They will get married in December but also visit Pondicherry.
2. They are going to be married in December and visit Pondicherry.
3. They are not only getting married in December but visiting Pondicherry.
4. They are not only getting married in December but also visiting Pondicherry.

Q. He enjoys playing tennis, but he doesn’t have time to play often.

Rewrite without using ‘but’.

1. Although he enjoys playing tennis, but he doesn’t have time to play often.
2. Despite of not having time to play often, he enjoys playing tennis.
3. Despite enjoying playing tennis, he doesn’t have time to play often.
4. Although he doesn’t have time to play often, he enjoys playing tennis.

R. As soon as I reached the platform, the train left.

Begin: No sooner ………………………………………………………………………………………..

1. No sooner I reached the platform, the train left.
2. No sooner did I reached the platform, the train left.
3. No sooner did I reached the platform, than the train left.
4. No sooner did I reach the platform, than the train left.

S. We should have left earlier to avoid the traffic.

Identify the correctly transformed sentence.

1. We should have left earlier to evade the traffic.
2. We should had left earlier to escape the traffic.
3. We should left earlier to elude the traffic.
4. We should have left earlier to avoid the jam.

T. The restaurant was expensive, but the food was delicious.

Identify the correctly transformed sentence.

1. Although the restaurant was expensive, the food was delicious.
2. The food was delicious, despite the expensive restaurant.
3. The restaurant was expensive, yet the food was delicious.
4. Despite the delicious food, the restaurant was expensive.

U. The teacher said, “If you don’t submit your assignment on time, you will fail the class.” (Change to indirect speech)

1. The teacher warned that if the assignment wasn’t submitted on time, the student would fail the class.
2. The teacher warned that if the assignment isn’t submitted on time, the student will fail the class.
3. The teacher warned that if the assignment hadn’t been submitted on time, the student would have failed the class.
4. The teacher warned that if the assignment isn’t being submitted on time, the student will fail the class.

V. She is an excellent musician and she writes beautiful songs.

Rewrite without using ‘and’.

1. She is a talented musician who writes beautiful songs.
2. She is an excellent musician who write beautiful songs.
3. She is a talented musician and she writes beautiful songs.
4. She is not only an excellent musician but she also writes beautiful songs.

W. He was so tired that he fell asleep during the movie. (Use ‘too’)

1. He was too tired to stay awake during the movie.
2. He was too tired that he didn’t stay awake during the movie.
3. He was too tired that he didn’t sleep during the movie.
4. He was too tired to couldn’t stay awake during the movie.

X. It is a great pity that you quarrelled with him.

Begin: I wish ………………………………………………

1. I wish that you had not quarrelled with him.
2. I wish you hadn’t quarrelled with him.
3. I wish he hadn’t quarrelled with you.
4. I wish you and he hadn’t quarrelled.

Y. The book was both interesting and informative. (Use ‘ but also’)

1. The book was not only interesting but also informative.
2. The book was not informative but interesting.
3. The book was informative but also interesting.
4. The book was interesting but also informative.

Z. I will take an umbrella as it might rain this morning.

Begin: In case …………………………………………………………………………………………….

1. In case it rained that morning I will take an umbrella.
2. In case it rains this morning, I will take an umbrella.
3. In case it rains this morning, I would take an umbrella.
4. In case it rain this morning, I will take an umbrella.

Answers:

3, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1, 2