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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Class VII English Grammar — Test Paper Set 3 (Advanced)
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General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory (except Bonus).
2. Section A: 6 × 1 = 6. Section B: 5 × 2 = 10. Section C: 4 × 3 = 12. Section D: 2 × 5 = 10.
3. Bonus: 1 × 2 = 2 (optional). Do not change the meaning.
1. All questions are compulsory (except Bonus).
2. Section A: 6 × 1 = 6. Section B: 5 × 2 = 10. Section C: 4 × 3 = 12. Section D: 2 × 5 = 10.
3. Bonus: 1 × 2 = 2 (optional). Do not change the meaning.
Section A — Quick Transformations [6 × 1 = 6]
Q1.1
Change to passive voice: The gardener waters the plants every morning.
Q2.1
Change to indirect speech: She said, “I will come tomorrow.”
Q3.1
Begin with “Unless”: If you work hard, you will succeed.
Q4.1
Begin with “No sooner”: As soon as the teacher entered, the students stood up.
Q5.1
Remove “too”: The water is too hot to drink.
Q6.1
Change to exclamatory: India is a very great country.
Section B — Degree & Voice [5 × 2 = 10]
Q7.2
Change to all three degrees of comparison:
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
Q8.2
Change to passive voice:
(a) Who taught you English?
(b) Please open the window.
(a) Who taught you English?
(b) Please open the window.
Q9.2
Change to active voice:
(a) The bridge was being repaired by the workers.
(b) Let the work be done immediately.
(a) The bridge was being repaired by the workers.
(b) Let the work be done immediately.
Q10.2
Change the narration:
(a) The captain said to his team, “Do not give up hope.” (To indirect)
(b) Mother asked me if I had eaten my lunch. (To direct)
(a) The captain said to his team, “Do not give up hope.” (To indirect)
(b) Mother asked me if I had eaten my lunch. (To direct)
Q11.2
Change to all three degrees:
Very few batsmen in India are as consistent as Virat Kohli.
Very few batsmen in India are as consistent as Virat Kohli.
Section C — Complex Transformations [4 × 3 = 12]
Q12.3
Transform each sentence in three different ways (do not change the meaning):
Meera is the most intelligent girl in her class.
(a) Use comparative degree
(b) Use positive degree
(c) Use a negative sentence
Meera is the most intelligent girl in her class.
(a) Use comparative degree
(b) Use positive degree
(c) Use a negative sentence
Q13.3
Combine each pair using the connector given:
(a) He ran fast. He could not catch the bus. (Use “in spite of”)
(b) She is poor. She is honest. (Use “though”)
(c) Work hard. You will fail. (Use “otherwise”)
(a) He ran fast. He could not catch the bus. (Use “in spite of”)
(b) She is poor. She is honest. (Use “though”)
(c) Work hard. You will fail. (Use “otherwise”)
Q14.3
Transform the following into Simple, Compound, and Complex sentences:
The thief ran away when he saw the police.
The thief ran away when he saw the police.
Q15.3
Change the narration (3 sentences):
(a) The doctor said to the patient, “What is your problem? Take this medicine regularly. You will feel better soon.”
(Convert all three sentences to indirect speech)
(a) The doctor said to the patient, “What is your problem? Take this medicine regularly. You will feel better soon.”
(Convert all three sentences to indirect speech)
Section D — Higher Order Thinking [2 × 5 = 10]
Q16.5
Transform each sentence as directed (1 mark each):
(a) He is so clever that he can solve any problem. (Use “too...to” — Be careful!)
(b) Everybody loves an honest person. (Change to passive and then to interrogative)
(c) It is time to go home. (Use “high time”)
(d) The moment he reached the station, the train departed. (Begin with “Hardly...”)
(e) He said to me, “Let us go for a walk.” (Change narration)
(a) He is so clever that he can solve any problem. (Use “too...to” — Be careful!)
(b) Everybody loves an honest person. (Change to passive and then to interrogative)
(c) It is time to go home. (Use “high time”)
(d) The moment he reached the station, the train departed. (Begin with “Hardly...”)
(e) He said to me, “Let us go for a walk.” (Change narration)
Q17.5
Read the passage and transform each underlined sentence as directed:
(i) Gandhiji was one of the greatest leaders of India. (Change to positive degree)
(ii) He said, “Non-violence is the greatest weapon.” (Change to indirect speech)
(iii) Millions of people followed his teachings. (Change to passive voice)
(iv) He was so brave that no one could frighten him. (Use “too...to”)
(v) If we follow his path, we can build a better India. (Begin with “Unless”)
(i) Gandhiji was one of the greatest leaders of India. (Change to positive degree)
(ii) He said, “Non-violence is the greatest weapon.” (Change to indirect speech)
(iii) Millions of people followed his teachings. (Change to passive voice)
(iv) He was so brave that no one could frighten him. (Use “too...to”)
(v) If we follow his path, we can build a better India. (Begin with “Unless”)
Bonus Question (Optional) [1 × 2 = 2]
Q18.2HARD
Transform this single sentence into 4 different sentence types without changing the meaning:
“Honesty is the best policy.”
(a) Interrogative (b) Exclamatory (c) Negative (d) Complex sentence
“Honesty is the best policy.”
(a) Interrogative (b) Exclamatory (c) Negative (d) Complex sentence
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Answer Key & Solutions
Q1.
The plants are watered by the gardener every morning.
Q2.
She said that she would come the next day. (“will” → “would”; “tomorrow” → “the next day”)
Q3.
Unless you work hard, you will not succeed.
Q4.
No sooner did the teacher enter than the students stood up.
Q5.
The water is so hot that it cannot be drunk. (OR: “one cannot drink it”)
Q6.
What a great country India is!
Q7.
Superlative: The Nile is the longest river in the world. (given)
Comparative: The Nile is longer than any other river in the world.
Positive: No other river in the world is as long as the Nile.
Comparative: The Nile is longer than any other river in the world.
Positive: No other river in the world is as long as the Nile.
Q8.
(a) By whom were you taught English?
(b) You are requested to open the window. (Imperative → Passive)
(b) You are requested to open the window. (Imperative → Passive)
Q9.
(a) The workers were repairing the bridge.
(b) Do the work immediately.
(b) Do the work immediately.
Q10.
(a) The captain advised/ordered his team not to give up hope.
(b) Mother said to me, “Have you eaten your lunch?”
(b) Mother said to me, “Have you eaten your lunch?”
Q11.
Positive: Very few batsmen in India are as consistent as Virat Kohli. (given)
Comparative: Virat Kohli is more consistent than most other batsmen in India.
Superlative: Virat Kohli is one of the most consistent batsmen in India.
Comparative: Virat Kohli is more consistent than most other batsmen in India.
Superlative: Virat Kohli is one of the most consistent batsmen in India.
Q12.
(a) Comparative: Meera is more intelligent than any other girl in her class.
(b) Positive: No other girl in her class is as intelligent as Meera.
(c) Negative: No other girl in her class is more intelligent than Meera.
(b) Positive: No other girl in her class is as intelligent as Meera.
(c) Negative: No other girl in her class is more intelligent than Meera.
Q13.
(a) In spite of running fast, he could not catch the bus.
(b) Though she is poor, she is honest.
(c) Work hard; otherwise, you will fail.
(b) Though she is poor, she is honest.
(c) Work hard; otherwise, you will fail.
Q14.
Simple: On seeing the police, the thief ran away.
Compound: The thief saw the police and ran away.
Complex: The thief ran away when he saw the police. (given)
Compound: The thief saw the police and ran away.
Complex: The thief ran away when he saw the police. (given)
Q15.
(a) The doctor asked the patient what his/her problem was.
(b) The doctor advised the patient to take that medicine regularly.
(c) The doctor assured the patient that he/she would feel better soon.
(b) The doctor advised the patient to take that medicine regularly.
(c) The doctor assured the patient that he/she would feel better soon.
Q16.
(a) He is too clever not to solve any problem. (Note: “so clever that he can” → “too clever not to”; this is a tricky one!)
(b) Passive: An honest person is loved by everybody. → Interrogative: Isn’t an honest person loved by everybody?
(c) It is high time we went home. (“high time” takes past tense)
(d) Hardly had he reached the station when the train departed.
(e) He suggested to me that they should go for a walk. (OR: He proposed to me that they go for a walk.)
(b) Passive: An honest person is loved by everybody. → Interrogative: Isn’t an honest person loved by everybody?
(c) It is high time we went home. (“high time” takes past tense)
(d) Hardly had he reached the station when the train departed.
(e) He suggested to me that they should go for a walk. (OR: He proposed to me that they go for a walk.)
Q17.
(i) Positive: Very few leaders of India were as great as Gandhiji.
(ii) Indirect: He said that non-violence was the greatest weapon.
(iii) Passive: His teachings were followed by millions of people.
(iv) Too...to: He was too brave to be frightened by anyone.
(v) Unless: Unless we follow his path, we cannot build a better India.
(ii) Indirect: He said that non-violence was the greatest weapon.
(iii) Passive: His teachings were followed by millions of people.
(iv) Too...to: He was too brave to be frightened by anyone.
(v) Unless: Unless we follow his path, we cannot build a better India.
Q18. Bonus
(a) Interrogative: Isn’t honesty the best policy?
(b) Exclamatory: What a great policy honesty is!
(c) Negative: No other policy is as good as honesty.
(d) Complex: There is no policy that is better than honesty.
(b) Exclamatory: What a great policy honesty is!
(c) Negative: No other policy is as good as honesty.
(d) Complex: There is no policy that is better than honesty.