Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —
(a) Jim and Della sacrificed their dearest possessions in order to buy Christmas presents for each other (Compound). (b) Della had an ardent desire to give her husband a worthy gift (Complex). (c) Jim also thought how he could give his wife a nice gift (Simple). (d) Della saved a scanty amount of money for this (Passive). (e) Jim was one of the sincerest husbands that we have ever known (Positive).
(a) Jim and Della wanted to buy Christmas presents for each other and so they sacrificed their dearest possessions.
(b) Della had an ardent desire that she would give her husband a worthy gift.
(c) Jim also thought of giving his wife a nice gift.
(d) A scanty amount of money was saved by Della for this.
(e) Very few husbands that we have ever known were as sincere as Jim.
- "The garden is very beautiful.' বাক্যটির Exclamatory form হবে-
- If he does not move, he will die. (Compound)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —Success never comes automatically. (a) We work hard to attain success in our lifE- (Complex) (b) Peace and prosperity is not possible without being industrious. (Affirmative) (c) A man who leads an idle life, brings misery for his lifE- (Simple) (d) He can never help the people of the society. (Passive) Such kind of man is the burden on the society. (e) Everybody abhors him. (Negative)
- Time flies very fast. (Exclamatory)
- Money is sweeter than honey. (Negative)
- Friendship is nothing but a name. (Interrogative)
- It burns the prettiest of any wood. (Positive)
- Dhaka is one of the biggest cities in Bangladesh. (Positive)
- We work hard to earn money. (Compound)
- The man is so weak that he cannot walk. (Simple)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —Frugality is a good habit. (a) A man who is frugal does not like to spend money without reasons (Simple). (b) The target of a frugal man is to save money for future (Make it Complex). (c) Every one should practise frugality to make a well-planned family (Make it Passive). (d) A frugal man lives a solvent life (Make it Negative). (e) A frugal man is happier than a prodigal man (Make it Positive).
- Belal is the best boy in the class. (Comparative)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) Tell me your agE- (Complex) (b) Some poets are at least as great as Tennyson. (Superlative) (c) What though the field be lost? (Assertive) (d) My watch was lost. (Active) (e) He confessed that he was guilty. (Simple)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) Some essential agricultural inputs are to be ensured to increase our food production. (Make it active) (b) The farmers who are poor do not get loans on easy terms. (Make it simple) (c) What a pity! (Make it Assertive) (d) The farmers do not get the facilities necessary for food production. (Make it complex)(e) Unfortunately, they do not get the due price of their products. (Make it compound)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) An honest man is honoured everywhere by all. (Active) (b) He is not only a teacher but also a singer. (Simple) (c) Though we are improving very fast, we have to work hard for the country. (Compound) (d) Very few cricket teams in the world are as unpredictable as Pakistan. (Superlative) (e) My friend came to me to get help from us. (Complex)
- Every man must die. (Interrogative)
- He watched the boat ____ down the river.
- Corruption is one of the worst evils. (Positive)
- Everybody knows this. (Interrogative)
- ‘Walk fast lest you should miss the train’. This is a––