🔄Active & Passive Voice

  1. Rewrite to the other voice: My uncle gave me a watch on my birthday.

    Answer: I was given a watch by my uncle on my birthday.
  2. Rewrite to the other voice: How did you cross the river?

    Answer: How was the river crossed by you?
  3. Rewrite in passive voice: Rama killed Ravana.

    Answer: Ravana was killed by Rama.
  4. Change to other voice: That portrait was painted by my grandmother.

    Answer: My grandmother painted that portrait.
  5. Rewrite in other voice: Our army has been defeated by the enemy.

    Answer: The enemy has defeated our army.
  6. Rewrite in other voice: Work hard.

    Answer: You are advised to work hard. (Imperative sentence)
  7. 🗣️Direct & Indirect Speech

  8. Rewrite into direct speech: Muthu wanted to know if tickets are available for the cricket match.

    Answer: Muthu asked, "Are tickets available for the cricket match?"
  9. Rewrite using indirect speech: The girl said, "We were practicing yoga."

    Answer: The girl said that they had been practicing yoga.
  10. Rewrite in reported speech: He said, "Raja is a good boy".

    Answer: He said that Raja is a good boy. (Tense doesn't change for a present fact)
  11. Rewrite in reported speech: Ravi said to Kannan, "I lost my purse yesterday".

    Answer: Ravi told Kannan that he had lost his purse the previous day.
  12. Rewrite in reported speech: Anu said to her mother, "I have to attend the party tomorrow".

    Answer: Anu told her mother that she had to attend the party the next day.
  13. Rewrite into direct speech: He said he wished to visit the teashop of Nagen uncle.

    Answer: He said, "I wish to visit the teashop of Nagen uncle."
  14. 📜Sentence Transformation & Combination

  15. Transform into a compound sentence: As he was good, he helped others.

    Answer: He was good, so he helped others.
  16. Combine using an appropriate connector: Sita saw a snake. At once she ran away.

    Answer: As soon as Sita saw a snake, she ran away.
  17. Transform into a complex sentence: Ramu is very poor and he cannot buy a bicycle.

    Answer: Ramu is so poor that he cannot buy a bicycle.
  18. Transform into a compound sentence: If Ryan reads more, he will become proficient in the language.

    Answer: Ryan must read more, and then he will become proficient in the language.
  19. Combine into a simple sentence: I saw a tiger. It was wounded.

    Answer: I saw a wounded tiger.
  20. Combine into a compound sentence: Radha was ill. She was not hospitalised.

    Answer: Radha was ill, but she was not hospitalised.
  21. Change into a simple sentence: He is sick but he attends the school.

    Answer: In spite of being sick, he attends the school.
  22. Combine into a compound sentence: Consult a doctor. You can recover.

    Answer: Consult a doctor, and you can recover.
  23. Change into a simple sentence: Kala is a professor. She is a writer.

    Answer: Kala is both a professor and a writer.
  24. Transform into a simple sentence: He confessed that he was guilty.

    Answer: He confessed his guilt.
  25. ✍️Punctuation

  26. Punctuate: be not so amazed daughter miranda said prospero

    Answer: "Be not so amazed, daughter," said Prospero.
  27. Punctuate: dont you dare sleep dr krishnan warned zigzag

    Answer: "Don't you dare sleep!" Dr. Krishnan warned Zigzag.
  28. Punctuate: theres something down there i said

    Answer: "There's something down there," I said.
  29. Punctuate: were you not a good student i asked

    Answer: "Were you not a good student?" I asked.
  30. Punctuate: ga ga ga he cried

    Answer: "Ga, ga, ga," he cried.
  31. 🧩Sentence Rearrangement

  32. Rearrange: loan/apply/you/if/for/you/a/get/will/immediately/it/

    Answer: If you apply for a loan, you will get it immediately.
  33. Rearrange: Storytelling/an art/is/which/planning/research/and/involves/skill.

    Answer: Storytelling is an art which involves planning, research, and skill.
  34. Rearrange: speak / actions / than / louder / words.

    Answer: Actions speak louder than words.
  35. Rearrange: as / I / healthy / are / you / am / as

    Answer: I am as healthy as you are.
  36. Rearrange: speaks / Ruben / languages / two

    Answer: Ruben speaks two languages.
  37. Rearrange: Want / exhibition / him / science / I / to / the / display / in

    Answer: I want him to display in the science exhibition.
  38. ⚙️Modals & Miscellaneous Grammar

  39. Replace the modals with appropriate ones: a) Make me a cup of tea, shall you?
    b) You may speak politely to the elders.

    a) Answer: Make me a cup of tea, will you?
    b) Answer: You should speak politely to the elders.
  40. Rewrite the sentence as directed: The young seagull gave out a loud call. [into adverb]

    Answer: The young seagull called out loudly.