PT.1

Question 1

If roads do not develop along highways, there will be traffic problems.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘unless’)

Answer 1

Unless roads develop along highways, there will be traffic problems.

Question 2

It has been a very long journey.
(Rewrite as an exclamatory sentence)

Answer 2

What a long journey it has been!

Question 3

It will stand a lesson to all those who aspire to greatness.
(Rewrite as a Simple sentence)

Answer 3

It will stand a lesson to all those aspiring to greatness

Question 4

John’s greatness extends beyond football.
(Rewrite as a negative sentence)

Answer 4

John’s greatness is not limited to football.

Question 5

Start to talk right now.
(Add a question tag)

Answer 5

Start to talk right now, will you?

Question 6

It is the consumer who pays for the advertising.
(Rewrite removing ‘who’)

Answer 6

The consumer pays for the advertising.

Question 7

The body can perform its functions only if it is abundantly supplied with all the essential nutritional factors.
(Rewrite using ‘unless’)

Answer 7

Unless the body is abundantly supplied with all the essential nutritional factors, it cannot perform its functions.

Question 8

It must be appropriately presented.
(Rewrite using the noun form of the word underlined)

Answer 8

Its presentation must be appropriate.

Question 9

Temperature is one of the most important physical factors.
(Use the degree of comparison)

Answer 9

Temperature is more important than most other physical factors.

Question 10

The producer can save a good deal of time and money.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘A good deal of time….’)

Answer 10

: A good deal of time and money can be saved by the producer.

Question 11

Sea-water contains a lot of salt. Fresh water contains very little.
(Combine using ‘whereas’)

Answer 11

Sea-water contains a lot of salt, whereas fresh water contains very little.

Question 12

Most of us feel annoyed or hurt if somebody mispronounces our name.
(Rewrite using the noun form of the word underlined)

Answer 12

Mispronunciation of our name by somebody annoys or hurts most of us.

Question 13

Tree-nesting birds can live only where there are trees.
(Rewrite using a conditional clause)

Answer 13

Tree-nesting birds live in a place only if there are trees

Question 14

Man can express a very wide range of ideas and emotions through speech.
(Rewrite using ‘be able to’)

Answer 14

Man is able to express a very wide range of ideas and emotions through speech.

Question 15

. I feel like a song-bird whose wings have been torn off.
(Rewrite removing ‘which’)

Answer 15

: I feel like a song-bird with torn-off wings.

Question 16

Not only was he funny-looking, but he had funny ways and notions.
(Rewrite removing the negative)

Answer 16

He was funny-looking and had funny ways and notions as well.

Question 17

George would go straight up and ask him if he really knew what he was talking about.
(Change it into direct speech)

Answer 17

George would go straight up and ask him, “Do you really know what you are talking about?”

Question 18

Courage is sticking to your post in danger.
(Rewrite by using infinitive form of gerund)

Answer 18

Courage is to stick to your post in danger.

Question 19

One view is that women are weak; they need to be protected.
(Rewrite using the noun form of the verb underlined)

Answer 19

One view is that women are weak and they need protection.

Question 20

Harry has always condemned these practices.
(Rewrite as a negative sentence)

Answer 20

Harry has never supported these practices.