TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES Exercise- 1

1- He told his friends that he had decided to retire.
Begin- He told his friends of..........

2- But for his weakness in Maths, Alok would have topped the class.
Begin- Had...........

3- He shouldn't pull the cat's tail.
Begin- He ought...........

4- As soon as the alarm rings, Ramesh gets up.
Begin (i)- No sooner..........
Begin (ii)- Hardly...........

5- Anil suggested to us that we take the day off and go fishing.
Begin- Anil said.........

6- The passengers did not know it, but they had only eighteen minutes to escape.
Begin- Little..........

7- He boasted that he had never been ill all his life.
Begin- He boasted of..........

8- The fire had been raging for 30 minutes before it was discovered.
Begin- The fire was not discovered.........

9- He walked to the crossroads hoping to get a taxi there.
Begin- He walked to the crossroads in the.........

10- As soon as he had started shaving, the lights went out.
Begin (i)- No sooner..........
Begin (ii)- Hardly.........

11- Only the foundation of the building remains.
Begin- All...........

12- Nobody knows how it got there.
Begin- How........

13- The Rajputs prefered death to dishonour.
Begin- The Rajputs would rather.......

14- He was too foolish to give up his job.
Begin- He was............

15- She is writing down the phone number so as not to forget it.
Begin- She is writing down the phone number no lest...........


ANSWERS:
1- He told his friends of his decision to retire.

2- Had Alok not been weak in Maths, he would have topped the class.

3- He ought not to have pulled the cat's tail.

4 (i)- No sooner does the alarm ring than Ramesh gets up.
(ii)- Hardly has the alarm rung, when Ramesh gets up.

5- Anil said, "Let us take the day off and go fishing."

6- Little did the passengers know that they had only eighteen minutes to escape.

7- He boasted of having never been ill all his life.

8-The fire was not discovered till it had been raging for 30 minutes.

9- He walked to the crossroads in the hope of getting a taxi there.

10 (i)- No sooner had he started shaving than the lights went out.
(ii)- Hardly had he started shaving when the lights went out.

11- All but the foundation of the building is destroyed.

12- How it got there is not known to anybody.

13- The Rajputs would rather die than face dishonour.

14- He was so foolish that he could not give up his job.

15- She is writing down the phone number lest she might not forget it.