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1. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets.
(a) Rana is one of the most meritorious boys in our class. (Make it a positive sentence.)
(b) He is always attentive in the class. (Make it a negative sentence without changing meaning.)
(c) He is never disobedient to his teachers. (Make it an affirmative sentence.)
(d) No other boys in our class is as popular as Rana. (Make it a superlative sentence.)
(e) A boy like him is always loved by all. (Make it an interrogative sentence.)
2. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets:
Bangladesh is a land of rivers. (a) The Padma is one of the biggest rivers in Bangladesh. (Comparative) (b) It is called the river of destruction (Active) (c) The river is very turbulent. (Negative) (d) Everybody knows this. (Interrogative) (e) Tourists from home and abroad visit its shore. (Passive)
3. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets :
(a) No other thing is as useful as the computer. (Superlative)
(b) Every student needs a computer. (Negative)
(c) A poor student cannot buy it. (Interrogative)
(d) It is one of the greatest inventions of science. (Positive)
(e) It was not invented overnight. (Active)
4. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets :
(a) Everybody works hard to gain his object. (Negative) (b) Life is nothing but a struggle. (Interrogative) (c) Who does not want to succeed in life? (Assertive) (d) Industry brings success. (Passive) (e) Industry is the most important secrets for shining in life. (Positive)
5. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets :
(a) The bee is a very industrious insect (Negative).
(b) Very few insects are as industrious as the bee (Comparative).
(c) It flies from flower to flower to collect honey (Interrogative).
(d) In winter, it does not remain active (Affirmative).
(e) We should follow the life of a bee (Passive).
6. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets :
(a) Mr. Jamal is the wisest man in the village. (Comparative)
(b) He is sincere. (Negative)
(c) He leads a simple life. (Interrogative)
(d) Nobody dislikes him (Affirmative)
(e) We should follow him. (Passive)
7. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets :
(a) Akash is one of the most brilliant students in his class. (Make it comparative)
(b) He is very attentive to his studies. (Make it Negative)
(c) He is never late to go to school. (Make it affirmative)
(d) He goes to school regularly. (Make it Interrogative)
(e) Who does not love him very much? (Make it Assertive)
8. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets :
(a) Very few metals are as useful as iron. (Superlative)
(b) It is used for construction purposes. (Active)
(c) Bangladesh imports iron from other countries. (Interrogative)
(d) It is a heavy metal. (Negative)
(e) There is no building without iron. (Affirmative)
9. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets :
(a) Mr. Rahman is the oldest man in our village. (Make it positive) (b) But he is not inactive at all. (Make it affirmative without changing meaning) (c) He always gets up early. (Make it interrogative) (d) He is wiser than any other man in our area. (Make it superlative) (e) He is always respected by all. (Make it active)
10. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. (P. N. Govt. Girls’ High School, Rajshahi)
(a) The Jamuna is one of the biggest rivers (Comparative).
(b) During summer it becomes shrunken (Interrogative).
(c) It is very graceful during the rainy season (Exclamatory).
(d) However, doesn’t the Jamuna cause floods and erosion at times? (Assertive)
(e) Then it does not look calm at all (Affirmative).
11. Change the sentences as directed in the brackets. (Dinajpur Zilla School, Dinajpur)
(a) Pahela Boishakh is celebrated with traditional festivities across the country. (Active) (b) No other day is celebrated so gorgeously as the day. (Comparative) (c) In keeping with the age old tradition, traders and shopkeepwers open halkhata. (Interrogative) (d) National dailies cannot but bring out special supplements on the day. (Affirmative) (e) The procession brought out by the teachers and students of the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University is very colourful. (Exclamatory)