Sentence Transformation, Popular Questions: ICSE Class 8 ENGLISH, Applied Grammar

Simonal asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 16/10/14

essay on MY GRANDMOTHER'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.PLS I NEED IT FAST AS TEST TOMORROW THNKS.

Ansuman Panda asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 31/8/15

Correct the following sentences:

The rain has stopped yesterday.
He had been born in 1950.
He is suffering from fever since last night.
Stephenson has invented the steam engine.
He will reach home before the storm will come.
I left Bihar before the earthquake occurred.

Esther asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 10/6/19

Viva education 8 Grammar answer key

Heetesh Priyadarshi asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 13/9/16

Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences.
(a) living/ was / religion / Gandhiji / a / force / to
(b)to / shed / this/ narrow-mindedness / him / helped
(c)he / tolerant / became / other / for/ religions

Divya Purushottam asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 8/2/16

rearrange the words to form a meaningful sentences.
1.worshipped / people / saints / by / are / God-fearing
2.them / of /are /deceitful / some / totally
3.purpose /in life / to gain / their / is / name / fame / and

Ansuman Panda asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 20/11/15

Rewrite the following sentences so as to remove the Adverb 'too':

I am too tired to walk any farther.
He is too ill to go to church today.
The milk is too hot to drink.
The sun is too hot for us to go out at present.

Navreet asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 21/2/18

Gold is one of the most precious metals. Transform the sentence changing the degrees of comparison

Pardeep asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 6/2/15

Transform the following to exclamatory1) I wish I had followed your advice.2) A terrible fate awaits the young man.3) old age is really painful.4) I would sacrifice my all to see you alive.5) I wish I could the music of Mukesh.hear 6)Perditta leads an exceedingly happy life.7)The houses in the street are very tall.8) I curse all his activities.9)I am anxious to see him once again.10) It is a great calamity.

Sibani Pradhan asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 10/6/16

Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each without changing their meaning.
13. very few indians are as rich as Azim premji. (Use the word 'richer' instead of 'rich'.)

Manroop asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 25/10/17

1. Rewrite the following sentences removing the adverb too
1. She is too clever to fall in your trap.
2. You will reach New York too late to get the connecting f1ght to
3. Your help came too late to be of any use to me.
4. I was too excited to think clearly.
5. It was too good a proposal to reject.
6. The paper was too lengthy to complete in three hours.
7. This matter is too urgent to postpone.

2Rewrite the following sentences in all possible ways by changing the degree of comparision:
1. Amitabh Bachchan is the most versatile Indian actor.
2. Switzerland is one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
3. Mrs Adhikari is one of the most popular teachers in our school.
4. January is the coldest month in India.
5. Mount Everest is higher than any other peak.
6. She is not so good a singer as a dancer.
7. Life in a small town is more relaxed than in a big city.

Adarsh asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 2/8/16

rearrange :
they / are / a / students / lot / motivated

Rupal asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 18/2/16

What do you mean by - by using a noun or a phrase in apposition .

Ansuman Panda asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 20/11/15

Rewrite the following sentences so as to remove the adverb 'too':

He will be too late to catch the train.
I am afraid that the news is too good to be true.
He is too honest to be a successful businessman.
It was too hot to work.

Samyak Prajapati asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 8/3/14

Change interrogative to passive voice;

Who teaches you Sanskrit?

Sibani Pradhan asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 24/4/16

rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each without changing their meaning
(1).it always pours when it rains.
{BEGIN:it never rain.......}

Anushree asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 2/11/13

transformation-

1.He is too proud to accept any help.

Remove:too

2.As soon as I went there,he went out.

Begin:no

kindly help me with these 2 questions...

Rukaiyah Yusuf asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 13/3/15

change the following simple sentence into complex sentence:
a. I expect to meet Geeta tonight.

Kapil Chandak asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 26/2/14

some rules of inserting question tag

Mohammed Kabir asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 6/4/15

Let us be stirring (rewrite as an assertive sentence )

Ansuman Panda asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 22/12/15

Rewrite the following sentences as directed, without changing their meaning.

I will go to see a film if you allow me. Begin with : Unless.
Though he is intelligent he is not fit for the job. Begin with : In spite of ‘ .
The boy stood up when he saw the Headmaster. Use seeing.

Shreysth Biswas asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 24/7/16

change into affermative to negative:-
1.great men are of no one nation ,nor of one particular class
2.As soon as he came ,he made objections
3.every man makes mistakes sometimes
4.I care very little what he says about me ..
5.There is nobody but believes in his honesty.
6.There is no smoke with fire.
7.It is not likely that he will ever see his home again.

Aditya Sinha asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 10/3/15

can u give me the rules for transforming-
1.simple sentence into compound & vice-versa
2.simple sentence into complex & vice-versa
3.compound into complex & vice-versa

Shruti asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 8/2/19

change into the comparative degree the Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world

Pragyan asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 1/7/19

You are too late for the train
(a) Rewrite the following sentences so as to remove the Adverb too
(1) He is too proud to admit his fault. (2) This trunk is too heavy for
to lift. (3) The teacher is too weak to control the class. (4) This rew
too good to be true. (5) It is never too late to mend. (6) He is too
to travel alone. (7) His voice is too rough to attract hearers. (8)
too simple-minded to be a successful agent. (9) He was too late to
the opening remarks of the President. (10) The case is too urgent
postponed. (11) You are too late for the train. (12) He is not too eage
praise. (13) Your speech was too good for words. (14) Sunder Singh
too God-fearing to leave the fallen man to his fate. (15) There are too
boys in the class for one teacher to control.

(b) Rewrite the following sentences using the Adverb 'too'.
(1) He is so short that he cannot be a soldier. (2) He is so ill that he ca
move about. (3) He was so greatly shocked that he could not speak. (4)
book is so difficult that I cannot follow it. (5) He spoke so low that he could
be heard. (6) He is so young that he cannot understand. (7) The playgr is
so far off that a young boy cannot go there on foot. (8) Your story
ridiculous that it cannot be believed. (9) Those villagers are so selfish
they do not deserve any pity. (10) He is so capable that he does not
any advice.

(c) Rewrite the following sentences so as to remove 'No sooner
(1) No sooner did he open the letter than he started weeping. (2) No soo
had he appeared on the stage than clapping started in the hall. (3) No soo
said than done. (4) No sooner had the captain ordered than the soldiers sta
firing. (5) No sooner did I reach home than it started raining.

Priyasha Roy asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 4/12/18

1- Having started early. We arrived at noon.
2- The porter opened the gate. We entered
3- We met a man. He was carrying a lot of woods
4- The stable door was open. The horse was stolen
5- The hunter took up his gun. He went out to shoot the lion.
6- A passenger alighted from the train. He fell over a bag on the platform
7- A hungry fox saw some bunches of grapes. They were hanging from a vine
Combine the following pairs of sentences by
making use of a participle

Sibani Pradhan asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 10/6/16

Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each without changing their meaning.
9. there is nothing brighter than hope.(Begin: Is there)

Aravindh C asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 29/10/13

how can we convert a passive voice sentence like

"Mistakes were made." to active voice where there is no doer of the action?

Vasudev Krishna asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 4/12/18

Change these sentences from compound to simple
1. The general fought bravely, the king therefore made him commander-in-chief.
2. Either he is drowned or some passing by ship has saved him.
3.He was horrified for he saw blood stains on the floor and no sign of his child.
4. The servant brought the lamp and I began my homework.

Sanyam Jain asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 25/11/17

Transform the following sentences as directed within the bracket , without changing their meanings.
1. My brother loves my children like his own children. ( change the part of speech )
2. She is a wonderful human -being. (change in to exclamatory )
3. The world is a wonderful place to live in . ( change in to interrogative )
4. Aren't the human-beings the best creation of God? ( Change into assertive )
5. People are reading shakespearean plays once again these days. ( change the voice )

Khushbu asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 22/9/16

i make a promise.i keep it. (use conditional clause "if")

Lavneesh Dwivedi asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 25/10/17

make sentences 1 long and agile 2 thicker and stubbier 3 went into ( =began ) 4 non-existent 5 keep....from (= prevent ) 6 expert though he was 7 pitch-dark 8 the difference between 9 lain 10 programmed

Laiba Afsar asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 26/2/15

1- Change simple sentences into compound sentence - To avoid imprisonment, he ran away. In the event of this occurring again ,you will be punished. Owing to the disintegration of rocks, the sand increases year by year. By his pleasant manner he made many friends. (2) change complex sentence into compound sentence Where there is fire, there is smoke (3) change simple sentence into complex sentence In spite of his success, he is not happy.

Damaraju Venkata Nagendra asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 14/2/19

No one can deny that he is a good leader.Is it a affirmative or negative sentence? If it is affirmative change into negative and vice versa

Vasudev Krishna asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 4/12/18

Change these sentences from simple to compound
1.He must resign on pain of public dismissal.
2. The men had not completed their work by sunset.
3. On account of his negligence the company suffered heavy losses.
4.Against the wishes of his family he left school.

Daksh Yadav asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 9/7/19

Transform each sentence to assertive form without any change in meaning:
1. What a nice gentleman he is !
2. How hot and stuffy it is !
3. O that I were rich !
4. To think that roses should wither!
5. O for a glass of cold water !
6. If I could only win a scholarship!
7. Would that I were your son !
8. Well done, Mohan !
9. A soldier and afraid of death!
10. No words or you will repent !
11. Had I but come a little earlier !
12. What a pity!
13. Ah I what a sight was there!
14. What a delicious meal!
15. If only I were safe at home!

Mukund Kumar Pathak asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 19/2/18

l. Rewrite the following sentences from affirmative to negative :
1. He is too proud to learn.
2. This question is easy.
3. We can do without your help.
4. He admits his fault
5. This knife is blunt.

Arushi Manoj asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 23/10/18

1. With great effort, he lifted the box. 2. The man, being hungry, ate too much. Convert to compound sentences

Nikita Jacqualine Ekka asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 14/8/15

In a certain code SHYAM is coded as MAYHS and MISHRA is coded as ARHSIM. How is SHIVALI coded in that code?

Ansuman Panda asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 21/12/15

Rewrite as directed in brackets:
But for your advice i would have been ruined.( Begin with if)
Have you ever been there? (Give the answer to the question in the negative.)
The man cut your hair. The man did it very badly. (Rewrite as one Complex Sentences.)

Ansuman Panda asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 21/12/15

Rewrite as directed in brackets:

He is taller than I , (Rewrite starting with I)
Please short the door. (Change the voice.)
The school is too far for us to walk. (Use the phrase so ....that.)
No other boy in the class is as tall as Mohan.( Use the superlative degree of tall.)

Arushi Manoj asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 23/10/18

Hearing their father's footsteps, the boys ran away. Convert to a compound sentence.

Mukund Kumar Pathak asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 20/2/18

Answer exercise 7 1-10 question please

Ansuman Panda asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 22/12/15

Rewrite as directed in brackets:

The policeman saw the thief. The policeman ran after the thief. (Rewrite as one Complex sentence beginning with No sooner.)
He offered me a job in his office but i did not accept it. (Use the verb ‘offer” as a noun.)

Tashwini Mahapatra asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 15/2/18

Herbert consulted his parents before accepting the job offer. (begin: Herbert did not ......)

Kanishk Tandon asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 16/4/15

make sentence on beaten

Miti asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 13/5/14

Nothing can change people who are not ready to accept change. (Change into interrogative sentence)

What he has just said about himself cannot be true. (Change into affirmative sentence)

Ansuman Panda asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 21/12/15

Rewrite as directed in brackets:

I opened the window in the morning (Turn into a negative question.
She was a girl five years old. (Insert little and pretty at the proper place in the sentences).
He ran fastest of all. (Use the comparative faster without changing the scene.)
They have seen the sea.( Insert never yet at the proper place.)
He will be angry if you don’t see him. (Use unless for it.)

Sanjani asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 28/8/17

what a piece of work is man!-(change into assertive)

Sanjani asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 9/12/17

he is too ignorant for a postman.

Sanjani asked a question

Subject: English, asked on on 25/1/18

but for his timely help,the boy would have perished(begin: had he)