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Join each of the following pairs of sentences using the conjunction given in brackets.

1. Work hard. You will pass. (If)

2. Give full attention to your studies. You will succeed. (Unless)

3. Hurry up. You will miss the train. (Unless)
4. Ruth ran very fast. She could not catch up with Mark. (Though)
5. He has already delivered a good performance. Nobody can question his eligibility. (Since)
6. I know. He is a brave boy. (That)
7. ‘Would you like to accompany me?’ He asked. (Whether)
8. We all respect him. He is an honest man. (Because)
9. She cannot go to work. She fully recovers from her illness. (Before)
10. Jane is quite warm and friendly. Her sister is quite warm and friendly. (Both…and)
11. He will not spend his money. He will not invest it. (neither…nor)
12. John is a doctor. His wife is a doctor. (both…and)
13. He is very ill. The doctors do not expect him to recover. (so…that)
14. Tom was down with flu. He could not attend the class. (because / as)
15. Iron is found in India. Coal is also found in India. (as well as)
16. I had no ticket. Still I was able to get in. (although)
17. John did not work hard. So he failed in the examination. (if)
18. He left home early. Still he arrived late. (although)
19. He is very fat. He cannot walk fast. (too)
20. He has to come in time. Otherwise, he will not be able to see me. (if / unless)
21. I used a torchlight. It was very dark by then.
22. I wanted to go with them very badly. My father would not let me go.
23. I went to see the manager personally. I had a very serious complaint to make.
24. The bull rushed straight at the little boy. He quickly moved to one side.
25. I locked myself in my bedroom. I would not be disturbed by the children.
26. We had waited for you for a long time. You did not turn up at all.
27. He was very pleased with himself. He had won first prize in the competition.
28. The girl did not buy that expensive pair of shoes. She liked them very much.
29. He walked out of the room very angrily. He slammed the door hard.
30. I shouted for help as loudly as I could. No one heard me.
31. You must come early. We will have time to make all the arrangements.
32.. The boys are afraid to go near that place. They have heard that it is haunted.
33. I did not steal the pears from your orchard. My brother did not steal them, either.
34. I could not find him in his own house. I went over to Alex's house to see if he was
there.
35. We were walking to the other side of the island. We found a small stream.

Transformation of sentences.

Cha change the following statements into questions and negatives.

1. I have a lot of work to do.
2. Plenty of people want to buy cars.
3. There is a great deal of controversy about the language problem.
4. The sea is a long way off.
5. A great deal of research has been done on the subject.
6. A lot of money has been spent on the project.
Change the following interrogative sentences into assertive sentences.
7. Is this the kind of dress to wear to work?
8. Is that the way a gentleman should behave?
9. Who does not know the vulture?
10. Can you gather grapes from thorns?
11. Shall I ever forget that experience?
Turn the following sentences into indirect speech.
12. ‘What do you want?’ she asked him.
13. ‘Are you coming with us?’ he asked me.
14. He asked, ‘When do you intend to make the payment?’
15 ‘Do you come from China?’ said the prince to the girl.
16.. The poor man exclaimed, ‘Will none of you help me?’
17.. ‘Which way should I go?’ asked the little girl.
18. Alladin said to the magician, ‘What have I done to deserve so severe a
punishment?’
19. ‘Don’t you know the way home?’ I said to her.
20. ‘Do you write a good hand?’ the teacher said to the student.
21. ‘Have you anything to say on behalf of the accused?’ said the judge finally.
22. ‘Have you anything to tell me, little bird?’ asked Ulysses.
23. ‘Who are you, sir, and what do you want?’ they asked
Rewrite the following sentences so that the verbs will be in the active voice.
24 We are taught grammar by Ms Sullivan.
25. He was praised by the teacher.
26. The injured were taken to the hospital by the firemen.
27. The town was destroyed by an earthquake.
28. The teacher was pleased with the boy’s work.
29. The building was damaged by the fire.
30. By whom were you taught French?
Answers

1. If you work hard, you will pass.

2. Unless you give full attention to your studies, you will not succeed.
3. Unless you hurry up, you will miss the train.
4. Though Ruth ran very fast, she could not catch up with Mark.
5. Since he has already delivered a good performance, nobody can question his eligibility.
6. I know that he is a brave boy.
7. He asked whether I would like to accompany him.
8. We all respect him because he is an honest man.
9. She cannot go to work before she fully recovers from her illness.
10. Both Jane and her sister are quite warm and friendly.
11. He will neither spend his money nor invest it.
12. Both John and his wife are doctors.
13. He is so ill that doctors do not expect him to recover.
14. As Tom was down with flu, he could not attend the class. / Tom could not attend the class because he was down with flu.
15. Iron as well as coal is found in India.
16. Although I had no ticket, I was able to get in.
17. If John worked hard, he would not fail in the examination.
18. Although he left home early, he arrived late.
19. He is too fat to walk fast.
20. If he does not come on time, he will not be able to see me. / Unless he comes on time, he will not be able to see me.
21.I used a torchlight as it was very dark by then.
22.I wanted to go with them very badly but my father would not let me go.
23.I went to see the manager personally for I had a very serious complaint to make.
24.The bull rushed straight at the little boy but he quickly moved to one side.
25.I locked myself in my bedroom so that I would not be disturbed by the children.
26.We had waited for you for a long time but you did not turn up at all.
27.He was very pleased with himself as he had won first prize in the competition.
28.The girl did not buy that expensive pair of shoes though she liked them very much.
29.He walked out of the room very angrily and slammed the door hard.
30.I shouted for help as loudly as I could but no one heard me.
31.You must come early so that we will have time to make all the arrangements.
32.The boys are afraid to go near that place because they have heard that it is haunted.
33.I did not steal the pears from your orchard nor did my brother
34.I could not find him in his own house so I went over to Alex's house to see if he was there.
35.We were walking to the other side of the island when we found a small stream.

Exercise -2
Answers
. I don’t have much work to do. / Do you have much work to do?
2. Not many people want to buy cars. / Are there many people who want to buy cars?
3. There isn’t much controversy about the language problem. / Is there much controversy about the language problem?
4. The sea isn’t far off. / Is the sea far off?
5. Not much research has been done on the subject. / Has much research been done on the subject?
6. Not much money has been spent on the project. / Has much money been spent on the project?
7. This is not the kind of dress to wear to work.
8. This is not the way a gentleman should behave.
9. Everybody knows the vulture.
10. You cannot gather grapes from thorns.
11. I shall never forget that experience
12.She asked him what he wanted.
13. He asked me if I was coming/going with them.
14. He enquired when I/he/she intended to make the payment.
15. The prince asked the girl if she came from China.
16. The poor man exclaimed whether none of them would help him.
17 The little girl asked which way she should go.
18. Alladin asked the magician what he had done to deserve so severe a punishment.
19. I asked her whether she did not know the way home.
20. The teacher asked the student if he/she wrote a good hand.
21. The judge finally asked whether he/she had anything to say on behalf of the accused.
22. Ulysses asked the little bird whether it had anything to tell him.
23. They asked who he was and what he wanted
24. Ms Sullivan teaches us grammar.
25 The teacher praised him.
26. The firemen took the injured to the hospital.
27. An earthquake destroyed the town.
28. The boy’s work pleased the teacher.
29. The fire damaged the building.
30. Who taught you French?