Saturday 10 November 2018

English Grammar Test

1.       The expert ran his eye quickly over the face of the incoming patient. ( use the noun form of quickly)
Ans. – the expert ran his eye with quickness over the face of the incoming patient.
2.       That’s unfortunate. ( change to a negative )
Ans. – that’s not fortunate.
3.       Dr.Kinnaswami can arrange something for you. ( use arrangement and rewrite the sentence )
Ans. - Dr.Kinnaswami can make an arrangement for something or you.
4.       Pray do not trouble about that. ( change into the passive )
Ans. – you are requested not to trouble about that.
5.       You are in need of a little warning. ( use need as a verb )
Ans – you need a little warning.
6.       There was no comparison between Rajam and Mani. ( use the verb form of comparison )
Ans. – Rajam and Mani could not be compared.
7.       The teacher resumed his lessons. ( change the voice )
Ans. – His lessons were resumed by the teacher.
8.       That is a lie. ( change into a negative )
Ans. – that is not a truth.
9.       He danced with joy. ( use joyfully )
Ans. – He danced joyfully.
10.   She found no object worth her constancy. ( voice)
Ans. – No object worth her constancy was found by her.
11.   The mind is without fear. ( use adjective form of fear )
Ans. The mind is fearless.
12.   Move him into the sun. ( change into passive voice )
Ans. – Let him be moved into the sun.
13.   It is hopeless. ( Rewrite using hope)
Ans. – It is without hope.
14.   You will break my heart. ( change into passive voice )
Ans. – My heart will be broken by you.
15.   I’m too old a bird to be caught with chaff. ( Rewrite removing too )
Ans. – I’m so old a bird that I cannot be caught with chaff.
16.   He confessed his guilty.(noun clause)
Ans.- He confessed that he was guilty.
17.   He was the first boy to reach school.
Ans.- He was the first boy who reached school.
18.   The mother leads her child to bed when the day is over. ( turn into  a simple sentence )
Ans.- The mother leads her child to bed at the end of the day.
19.   We are too full of sleep to understand. ( Change into a complex sentence )
Ans.- We are so full of sleep that we cannot understand.
20.   It was fortunate I had them. ( change into a simple sentence )
Ans.- Fortunately, I had them.
21.   Africa was a land of forests. ( Wh-word-which )
Ans.- Which was a land of forests?
22.   Nile was the most important river in Africa. ( Wh-word-what)
Ans.- What was nile ?
23.   Swaminathan stood between them. ( Wh-word-where)
Ans.- Where did Swaminathan stand?
24.   I am proud of candelsticks. ( Wh-word-which )

Ans.- Which are you proud of ?