GRAMMAR FOR HSC MODEL ANSWER.

ANSWER OF  Do as directed:

1.       He has discovered the power of another good idea.(Rewrite the sentence beginning with “The power of another good idea............”)

: The power of another good idea has been discovered by him.

2.     If you think you have good idea try it. (Use ‘Unless’)

: Unless you think you have good idea, don’t try it.

3.     This time Dell made$18,000 and bought an expensive BMW car. (Make it simple)

: Making $18000 this time dell has bought an expensive BMW car.

4.     You could play eight times the going rate for ‘lightning call’. (Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing compulsion)

 : You must play eight times the going rate for ‘lightning call’.

5. I spent my high school years in Calcutta. (Use past perfect tense)

: I had spent my high school years in Calcutta.

6. Telephones were a rarity. (Make a rhetorical question)

: Weren’t telephones a rarity?

7. Our young people spend more time before T.V. set than in their classroom. (Change it in to positive degree)

:Our young people do not spend in their classroom as much time as before T.V. set.

8. The T.V. does serve as a medium of education as well as entertainment. (Use ‘Not only....but also’)

: The T.V. does serve not only as a medium of education but also entertainment.

9. I consider T.V. as one of the greatest scientific achievements of our times. (Rewrite using noun form of the underlined word)

:  It is my consideration that one of the greatest scientific achievements of our times is T.V.

10. We can accept our life gracefully. (Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing compulsion)

:  We must / have to/ ought to accept our life gracefully

11. Chaitanya offered to buy the tickets for us. (Use ‘ing’ form of the underlined word)

: Chaitanya offered for buying the tickets for us.

12. Why do normal people feel that they are ‘full’ and others like Chaitanya are half or incomplete? (Make it assertive)

: Normal people do not feel that they are ‘full’ and others like Chaitanya are half or incomplete.

13. I stood trembling outside the imposing RBI building. (Frame ‘wh’ question to get the underlined part as an answer.)

: Where did I stand trembling?

14. I eagerly clambered up to take in the sights of Mumbai. (Identify the tense)

: simple past tense.

15. I enjoyed so many theatre performances. (Rewrite using ‘used to’)

: I used to enjoy so many theatre performances.

16. Her husband is a media personality who typically arrives home from work past midnight. (Make it simple)

: Being a media personality, her husband arrives home from work past midnight.

17. They have excuses ready when they reach office late. (Use ‘No sooner.....than’)

: No sooner do they reach office late, they have excuses.

18. This practice does lead to certain oddities. (use modal auxiliary sowing probability) M-14

: This practice may  lead to certain oddities.

19. I flung it on table and set to work again. (Make it simple)

: Flanging on table, I set to work again.

     20. I had created a book. (Use present perfect continuous tense and rewrite)

     : I have been creating a book.

21. I went around the village saying good bye to my friends. (Use infinitive form of the underlined word and rewrite)

: I went around the village to say good bye to my friends.

22. The earth would be too hot to be habitable. (Remove ‘too’)

 : The earth would be so hot that one can not be habitable.

23. Though population has grown, the rate of growth has fallen sharply. (Rewire using ‘but’)

: Population has grown but  the rate of growth has fallen sharply.

24. Moreover, human population will stabilize at about 11.5 billion. (Make it ‘less definite’)

:  Moreover, human population might stabilize at about 11.5 billion.

25. Organic farmers ensure soil fertility with help of crop rotation. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Soil fertility’)

:  Soil fertility with help of crop rotation is ensured by organic farmers.

26. A healthy soil structure increases its ability to hold water. (Frame ‘’Wh question to get the underlined part as an answer.)

: What does a healthy soil structure increase?

27. Chemical fertilizers are extremely harmful to the plants as well as human beings. (Use ‘Not only......but also’)

: Chemical fertilizers are not only extremely harmful to the plants but also human beings.

28. I have to sell the sacks. (Use modal auxiliary showing compulsion and rewrite)

: I must sell the sacks.

29. She smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her arms. (Use ‘As soon as’)

: she gathered her son into her arms as soon as she smiled radiantly.

30. She unwrapped it carefully. (Rewrite using noun form of the underlined word)

: She unwrapped it with care.

31. They should be updated frequently. (Use modal auxiliary showing compulsion and rewrite)

: They must be updated frequently.

32. Bangalore grew from 5.7 m to 8.5 m during the same period. (Rewrite using past perfect tense)

: Bangalore had grown from 5.7 m to 8.5 m during the same period.

33. Our urban planners have not understood the nature of modern city. (Change the voice)

:  The nature of modern city has not been understood by our urban planner.

34. They miss their trains on regular basis. (Use present perfect continuous tense and rewrite)

: They have been missing their trains on regular basis.

35. She felt terrible about this tendency. (Make a rhetorical question)

:  Didn’t she feel terrible about this tendency.

36. They have excuses ready when they reach office late. (Use ‘As soon as ‘and rewrite) OCT 14

:  They have excuses ready as soon as they reach office late.

37. When I saw the prize I was stupefied. (Use ‘No sooner...than’ and rewrite)

:  No sooner did I see the prize than I was stupefied.

38. He was still lagging behind the expected standard of learning, but it was okay. (Make it complex)

:  Though he was still lagging behind the expected standard of learning ,it was okay.

39. He started developing an all-round interest in craft and sports. (Use infinitive form of the underlined word and rewrite)

: He started to develop an all-round interest in craft and sports.

40. The duck was excellent in swimming. (Frame a ‘Wh question’ to get the underlined part as an answer.)

: What was the duck excellent?

: In which was the duck excellent?

41. The duck was better than his instructor. (Change it in to positive degree)

:  His instructor was not as good as the duck.

42. The squirrel was excellent in climbing. (State the function of the underlined gerund)

:  It is used as a Noun.

43. The gobar gas obtained by processing dung is used as fuel. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘People....’)

: People use the gobar gas obtained by processing dung as fuel.

44. The consumption of milk in both urban and rural area has risen sharply. (Use past perfect tense and rewrite)

: The consumption of milk in both urban and rural area had risen sharply.

45. The milk processing industry is a small one. (Make it complex)

:  It is the milk processing industry which is a small one.

46. He sent a personalized letter offering each couple a free two-week subscription. (Rewrite using infinitive form of the underlined word)

: He sent a personalized letter to offer  each couple a free two-week subscription.

47. Seeing a hungry market, Dell placed local advertisements. (Make it compound)

: Dell saw a hungry market and he placed local advertisements.

48. The improved models found eager buyers. (Change it in to present perfect tense)

: The improved models have founded eager buyers.

49. My little girl can get tasty fruits from some other garden too! (Rewrite using another modal auxiliary showing certainty)

:  My little girl will get tasty fruits from some other garden too!

50. I had picked some of the lovely tasty fruits. (Identify the tense)

: Past Perfect tense.