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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Class VII English Grammar — Test Paper Set 1 (Foundation)
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General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A: 5 × 1 = 5 marks.
3. Section B: 5 × 2 = 10 marks.
4. Section C: 5 × 2 = 10 marks.
5. Do not change the meaning of the sentence while transforming.
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A: 5 × 1 = 5 marks.
3. Section B: 5 × 2 = 10 marks.
4. Section C: 5 × 2 = 10 marks.
5. Do not change the meaning of the sentence while transforming.
Section A — Affirmative to Negative [5 × 1 = 5]
Q1.1
Change to negative: She always comes to school on time.
Q2.1
Change to negative: Everybody liked the new teacher.
Q3.1
Change to negative: He is the tallest boy in the class.
Q4.1
Change to negative: I have already finished my homework.
Q5.1
Change to negative: Both the sisters are intelligent.
Section B — Assertive to Interrogative [5 × 2 = 10]
Q6.2
Change to interrogative: Ravi can speak three languages fluently.
Q7.2
Change to interrogative: It is very hot today.
Q8.2
Change to interrogative: They have been waiting for an hour.
Q9.2
Change to interrogative: Nobody can solve this problem.
Q10.2
Change to interrogative: She did not attend the meeting yesterday.
Section C — Exclamatory to Assertive [5 × 2 = 10]
Q11.2
Change to assertive: What a lovely garden this is!
Q12.2
Change to assertive: How bravely the soldiers fought!
Q13.2
Change to assertive: Alas! We have lost the match!
Q14.2
Change to assertive: If only I could fly like a bird!
Q15.2
Change to assertive: What a fool he is!
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Answer Key & Solutions
Q1.
She never comes late to school. (OR: She does not always come to school on time.) — “Always” becomes “never” in the negative form.
Q2.
Nobody disliked the new teacher. — “Everybody liked” becomes “nobody disliked” to keep the same meaning.
Q3.
No other boy in the class is as tall as he is. — Superlative to negative form uses “no other...as...as”.
Q4.
I have not yet finished my homework. — “Already” in affirmative becomes “yet” in negative.
Q5.
Neither of the sisters is unintelligent. (OR: Neither sister is dull.) — “Both...are” becomes “neither...is” with opposite adjective.
Q6.
Can Ravi speak three languages fluently? — Move the modal verb “can” before the subject.
Q7.
Isn’t it very hot today? (OR: Is it not very hot today?) — Negative interrogative retains the assertive meaning.
Q8.
Have they been waiting for an hour? — Move the auxiliary “have” before the subject.
Q9.
Can anybody solve this problem? (OR: Who can solve this problem?) — “Nobody can” becomes “Can anybody” in interrogative.
Q10.
Did she attend the meeting yesterday? (OR: Didn’t she attend the meeting yesterday?) — Use “did” to form the question.
Q11.
This is a very lovely garden. — “What a + adjective + noun” becomes “It/This is a very + adjective + noun.”
Q12.
The soldiers fought very bravely. — “How + adverb” in exclamatory becomes “very + adverb” in assertive.
Q13.
It is very sad that we have lost the match. — “Alas” is replaced with “It is very sad that...”
Q14.
I wish I could fly like a bird. — “If only” in exclamatory becomes “I wish” in assertive.
Q15.
He is a great fool. — “What a fool he is!” becomes a simple assertive statement.