Textual Grammar set- 1

    1.2. An Encounter of a Special Kind

v Choose the correct options for the following:

(1) I became deeply absorbed in the book. (Choose the correct 'Question tag')           

(a)   did I?

(b)  didn't I?

(c)   don't I?

(d)  didn't he?

(2) Leaving the book aside, I rushed to the veranda. (Make it compound sentence)  

(a)   I left the book aside and rushed to the veranda.

(b)  Leaving the book aside and I rushed to the veranda.

(c)   I left the book aside and I rushed to the veranda.

(d)  As I left the book aside, I rushed to the veranda.

(3) She surveyed the area for the vicious male langur.

(Frame a ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer)           

(a)   When did she survey the area?

(b)  How did she survey the area?

(c)   Why did she survey the area?

(d)  Why did she surveyed the area?

(4) The silence was occasionally broken by the sound.

(Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'The sound...')    

(a)   The silence occasionally broke the sound.

(b)  The sound occasionally breaks the silence.

(c)   The sound was occasionally broken the silence.

(d)  The sound occasionally broke the silence.

(5) She could keep the baby safe from further assault.

 (Rewrite the sentence using ‘be able to’)

(a) She is able to keep the baby safe from further assault.

(b) She was able to keep the baby safe from further assault.

(c) She was able to kept the baby safe from further assault.

(d) She could able to keep the baby safe from further assault.

(6) The langur was so infuriated that it hardly took any notice of my assault.

(Rewrite the sentence by using ‘too…to’)

(a) The langur was too infuriated to it hardly took any notice of my assault.

(b) The langur was too infuriated to took any notice of my assault.

(c) The langur was too infuriated to take any notice of my assault.

(d) The langur was too infuriated that it hardly to take any notice of my assault. 

(7) I gathered a stout stick in one hand and hurled a piece of stone at marauding langur. (Make it a simple sentence) 

(a)  Gathering a stout stick in one hand, I hurled a piece of stone at marauding langur.

(b)  I gathering a stout stick in one hand and hurled a piece of stone at marauding langur.

(c)  Gathering a stout stick in one hand, and I hurled a piece of stone at marauding langur.

(d)  Gathered a stout stick in one hand, hurled a piece of stone at marauding langur.

(8) I glanced towards the roof of the club house and saw something horrible.

 (Rewrite using ‘As soon as’)

(a) I glanced towards the roof of the club house as soon as I saw something horrible.

(b) As soon as I glanced towards the roof of the club house and saw something horrible.

(c) As soon as I glanced towards the roof of the club house, saw something horrible.

(d) As soon as I glanced towards the roof of the club house, I saw something horrible.

(9) The baby remained motionless.

     (Make negative without changing the meaning.)

(a) The baby remained still.

(b) The baby did not move.

(c) The baby did not remain motionless.

      (d) The baby kept motionless.

(10) The baby appeared inert and lifeless.

(Rewrite the sentence using ‘not only……but also’.)

(a) Not only the baby appeared inert but also lifeless.

(b) The baby not only appeared but also inert and lifeless.

(c) The baby not only appeared inert but also lifeless.

(d) The baby appeared not only inert but also lifeless.

v Do as directed. 

(1) Writer’s father was a medical professional.

(Make ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer) 

(2) The silence was occasionally broken by the sound.

(Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'The sound...') 

(3) I became deeply absorbed in the book.

(Rewrite it in Simple Present Tense)

(4) I chose to ignore the commotion. (Underline the infinitive)

(5) The compound was luxurious with green grass.

(Choose the correct question tag.)                                                                                                    (i) doesn’t it?  (ii) does it?  (iii) wasn’t it? (iv) was it?

(6) The writer’s house was in a corner of the campus.                                             

(Make ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer) 

(7) She simply sat there quietly. (Add a question tag.)