Board GRAMMAR

*HSC February 2013*
1) I want to tell you three stories. (Add question tag)
2) I didn't have adorm room. (Rewrite u*sing past perfect tense)
3) I loved it. (Rewrite beginning with 'it')
4) the best way to learn musical instrument is to find enthusiastic teacher. (Insert the appropriate articles wherever necessary)
5) he wanted to look ___ the beautiful girl ___ the platform. (Prepositions)
6) “what do you want?" He said to her. “give me a glass of water", said she. (Indirect speech)
7) But nobody had responded. (Affirmative sentence)
8) Carterbeheld _an astonishing sight_. (From wh - question to get the underlined part as an answer)
9) He canvassed for support in the streets and in restaurants. (Rewrite using 'not only-but also')
10) I was amazed. (Exclamatory sentence)
11) Sunlight would pour in through the window -to light- a freshday. (Use gerund form of the underlined words)
12) This was the cry that would wake me from my slumber two decades ago. (Make it simple)

*HSc February 2012*
1) Out societymust weed this malaise out from the root. (Use modal auxiliary showing less certainty)
2) After dinner, she spends an hour or more on homework. (Use ‘as soon as')
3) I asked her when she gets time to play. (Rewrite using ‘if')
4) I found myself in ___ maidan and sat down on ___ bench. (Articles)
5) A massive non-co-operation movement was ___ full swing all ___ the country. (Preposition)
6) “Would you like to come with us a service in the Maori Church?" asked my hostess. “indeed, I would," I replied. (Indirect narration)
7) it looks like Aiyarisation. (Add a question tag)
8) I cannot speak for the whole kargudi clanwhich -ranges- from rigid Tamil Brahmins to beef-eating, pizza-guzzling, hip-hope dancers. (Use ‘ing' form of the underlined word.)
9) I am a kargudi villager. I am an Indian. (Not only-but also)
10) they held a trial. They condemned him to death. (Use ‘which')
11) But he refused to do so. (Rewrite using a gerund)
12) Plato wrote many books. (Rewrite using the past perfect tense.)

*HSC September 2011*
1) I would spend hours under it. (Rewrite it using ‘used to'.)
2) I could be part of the action. (Replace themodal auxiliary by another showing probability.)
3) I had no clue. (Make it affirmative.)
4) my friend has got appointment in television company. (Insert the appropriate articles wherever necessary.) 5) Every man is conditioned ___the age ___ which he lives. (Prepositions.)
6) “How did you prepare for your exam.?" Asked the teacher. “I practiced writing of answers to the key questions," said Ruby. (Indirect speech.)
7) we took autorikshaws to fetch petrol. (Begin with ‘autorikshaws'.)
8) we met some great people -along the way-. (Frame a wh-question to get the underlined part as its answer.)
9) They had seen a flying machine for the first time in their lives. (Add question tag.) 10) Visually challenged people can read them. (Use ‘able to'.)
11) The school had only 14 special books which were bulky and heavy. (Remove ‘which'.)
12) The positions of different dots -represent- the different letters of the alphabet. (Rewrite the sentence using noun form of the word underlined.)

*HSC October 2012*
1) we were awestruck by the absolutely level plains of the Ganges. (Use the past perfect tense)
2) The green and watery Kerala was amazing. (Make it an exclamatory sentence.)
3) we saw pretty villages of Tamil nadu. (Begin the sentence with ‘pretty villages'.) 4) He was ___ round-cheeked simple lad and ___ story he told us was simple too. (Articles.)
5) My sincere thanks ___ all the people ___ the vishva Bharati family. (Prepositions) 6) The teacher took him to task : “why don't you ply your books with more care?" He replied : “My interests aren't confined to books alone." (Indirect speech.)
7) I would spend hours under it. (Use ‘used to'.)
8) I began __taking__ interest in many things. (Rewrite using the infinitive form of the underlined word.)
9) The war raged and India was fighting on both fronts. (Use ‘when'.)
10) wellness is much more than theabsence of illness. (Change the degree.)
11) we must be healthy in order to be happy. (Replace the modal auxiliary withoutchanging the meaning.)
12) we must strive to be happy in order to be healthy. (Rewrite using ‘if....not....'.)

*HSC February 2011*
1) “Father," he said,“tell me honestly. Do you think I can ever bea doctor?" (Indirect speech.)
2) How could he give a flat no to a boy like Dave? (Make itassertive.)
3) The time had come __to set__ David straight. (Use present participle form of the underlined words.)
4) As soon as the bell rang, the men went to open the door. (Use ‘Hardly____When'.) 5) The boy was looking ______ the hoarding which was just _____ his school building. (Prepositions.)
6) My teacher is ____ M.A. in English and is ____ honest teacher. (Articles.)
7) The Ganges is one of the longest rivers in India. (Change into comparative degree.)
8) For most people the sky is __the limit__. (Frame a wh-question to get the underlined words as the answer.)
9) Pilots take no special joyin walking. Pilots like flying. (Join the sentences to make a compound sentence.)
10) You haven't seen a tree if you haven't seen its shadow from the sky. (Use ‘unless')
11) you will feel the joy of having contributed. (Use present perfect tense.) 12) it is hard to answer. (Make the sentencenegative.)
13) Thoreau raised a provocativequestion. (Add question tag.)

*HSC February 2010*
1) you will never know unless you try. (Rewriteusing ‘if...not'.)
2) Both he and David grinned. (Add question tag.)
3) The four hartmans were lingering at the sinner table.(Name the tense used in the sentence.)
4) Itwas ____ excellent lunch. The meal cost him____ hundred and fifty rupees. (Articles)
5) We have a break ____ tea. We start again ____ 3:30 p.m. (Prepositions.)
6) “somethingis burning," said the man. “can you smell it, Vinay?" (Indirect speech.)
7) The train had divided Mumbai into two. (Rewrite beginning with “Mumbai......".)
8) The sky poured turbulent waters on Mumbai -to transform- lanes and streets into rivers. (Rewrite using gerund form of the underlined word.)
9) It was never heard of in the history of Mumbai. (Make it affirmative without change in meaning.)
10)The distances shrunk , the geographical boundaries disappeared. (Rewrite using ‘not only.....but also'.)
11) Eight year ago we witnessed the change of century. (Begin with ‘the change of century _____'.)
12) Clearly it is *associated * with knowledge. (Rewrite using the noun form of the underlined word.)

*September 2010*
1) I have tried*getting* you into the kitchen. (Use infinitive form of the underlined word.)
2) A few moths ago, I bragged to you. (Make it complex.)
3) I can cook. (Use ‘be able to'.)
4) In ____ significant development ____ world bank has decided to cut interest rates. (Articles.)
5) The assembly is composed _____ members chosen _____ direct election. (prepositions.)
6) Geeta will come back soon I said will you be here. (Punctuate the sentence.)
7) “Where did youfind your lost ring, Neha?" said Saniya. (Change it into indirect speech.)
8) It identifies the changes in institutions and policies. (Use ‘not only.....but also'.)
9) It offers tools *for managing* the environment. (Use infinitive form of the underlined word.)
10) Experts warn of the likelihood of potentially abrupt changes which could seriously affect human well-being. (Remove ‘which'.)
11) Irrigation may be the most obvious response to drought. (Rewrite it replacing the modal auxiliary showing ‘certainty'.) 12) We remain ignorant of its Value. (Make it negative.)
13) It can be stored for direct use. (Rewrite it beginning with ‘we........'.)

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