TUTORIALevolution
Rewrite as Directed
1. He said, "I was a Sanskrit teacher."(Rewrite into
indirect speech)
---> He said that he is a Sanskrit teacher.
2. He handed everyone a packet of sweets. (Begin with
'Everyone...)
---> Everyone was handed a packet of sweets by him.
3. King Krishnadeva Raya would perform heavy exercises every
morning.( Use - used to)
---> King
Krishnadeva Raya used to perform heavy exercises every morning.
4. When the king came to know of this, he was furious. (Use-
No sooner---than)
---> No sooner did the king come to know of this than he was
furious.
5. In some states of the country, the percentage has dropped
by a sharp 80%. (Identify the voice - Active or Passive and then turn it accordingly)
---> Active
Voice: the percentage has been dropped by a sharp 80%...
6. I have seen many birds nestling on cell-phone towers.(
Identify the tense and state why)
---> It is Present
Perfect Tense as the event has already been seen by the Subject that many birds nestling on cell-phone towers.
7. The leopard was found in the basement of the school by a
staff member on Saturday.(Begin with --'On Saturday a staff member.....)
---> On
Saturday a staff member found the
leopard in the basement of the school.
8. As it was Saturday, there were no children in the
school.( Use--- 'because' and rewrite)
---> There
were no children in the school because it was Saturday.
9. You have been very fortunate. (Rewrite as exclamatory)
---> How fortunate you have been!
10.How lucky I was! (Rewrite as assertive)
11. It has been a fascinating journey. (Begin with
"What.....!")
12. She heard an unusual commotion and came out. (Rewrite
using 'Hearing ....' instead of 'heard' )
13. The watchman managed to nab two of them. (Rewrite in to
Past perfect tense)
14. I used to take pride in my handwriting. ( Remove 'used
to' and rewrite)
15. The advent of technology has brought in so many changes.
(Change the voice)
16. I can edit innumerable times. (Use 'able to')
17. What a dangerous thing! (Rewrite as an assertive sentence)
18. I'm hungry. (Add a question tag)
19. Get your atta freshly ground from a local chakki.
(Rewrite as Assertive sentence.)
20. Daal Chawal is healthier than junk food. (Rewrite as a positive degree)(Begin with -'Junk food is not....)
21. A ripe orange is a wondrous thing. (Frame 'wh-' question
to get underlined part as an answer)
What is a wondrous thing?
22 I was very happy. (Use the opposite of 'happy' without changing
the meaning)
I was not
unhappy.
23. He was called Mahatma Gandhi. (Begin with-
"We.....)
We called him
Mahatma Gandhi
24. Virdhawal was --- first Indian to win --- medal in
aquatics. (Fill in the blanks with articles)
Virdhawal was
the first Indian to win a medal in aquatics.
25. He holds several records in the 50m, 100m and 400m. (Add
a question tag)
He holds
several records in the 50m, 100m and 400m, doesn't he?
26. We enjoy our training sessions. (Rewrite it using
Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
We have been
enjoying our training sessions.
27. The taste of success was sweet but it broke up her
family. (Rewrite using 'Though')
Though the taste
of success was sweet, it broke up her family.
28. She was beaten up and dumped in a cowshed. (Use 'not
only......but also')
She was not
only beaten up but also dumped in a cowshed.
29. We shouldn't sit back and do nothing. (Rewrite as a rhetorical question)
Should we sit
back and do nothing?
30. You clean better than petrol stations. (Change into
positive degree)
The petrol
stations do not clean as you do.
31. The king was so terrified that he hardly ate
anything. (Remove 'so---that')
The king was too
terrified to eat anything.
32. When I was a child, a lot of sparrows would come on our
terrace. (Begin with "In my childhood....)
In my childhood, a lot of sparrows would come on our terrace.
33. No one was injured in the incident. (Rewrite as
affirmative)
Everyone was
safe in the incident
34. This sport has given me a chance to interact with some
of them. (Begin with-"I have.....)
I have been
given a chance by this sport to interact with some of them.
35. I used to write and rewrite on piles and piles of paper.
(Use 'would' and rewrite)
I would write and rewrite on piles and piles of
paper.
36. I can edit innumerable times. (Add a question tag)
I can edit
innumerable times, can't I?
37. Robots are more superior than humans. (Change the degree)
Humans are not
as super as robots.
38. We can do nothing about it. (Use 'unable to' and
rewrite)
We are unable to
do anything about it.
39. They are able to perform any action. (Remove 'able to' )
They can
perform any action.
40. Earth was inhabited by robots. (Begin with - 'Robots...)
Robots inhabited
the earth.
41. I don't have 50 rs. ( Add a question tag.)
I don't have 50
rs, do I?
42. Despite
poverty , he is happy (change
into a complex sentence)
Though he is
poor, he is happy.
43. Without the strength of Hope, Love, Joy and Peace, we are
like walking stone. (Rewrite as a complex sentence)
Unless we have the strength of Hope, Love, Joy and Peace, we
are like walking stone.
44. It is my watch. (Rewrite it into interrogative)
Is it my watch?
Rhetorical: Isn't it my watch?
45. It's a pleasant day today. (Rewrite it in exclamatory)
What a pleasant day
today!
