TEACHING ENGLISH IS MY PASSION

MADHYAMIK/HIGHER SECONDARY ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR 2015

PREPARED BY TAIBUR RAHAMAN(B.ED,M.A IN ENGLISH,B.A IN ENGLISH)

Relative Clause

1. Rita bought a mango from the market. It was rotten.

From the market Rita bought a mango which was rotten.

2. One day I found the children of the bazaar tormenting a deformed retarded boy. (make it a complex sentence using relative clause)

One day I found the children of the bazaar who were tormenting a deformed retarded boy.

3. Some people die for their motherland. They are remembered forever.

Some people who die for their motherland, are remembered forever.

4. The gallery was crowded. It holds only one thousand people.

The gallery which was crowded, holds only one thousand people.

5. Macbeth wanted to be king. He murdered Duncan.

Macbeth who wanted to be king, murdered Duncan.

6. Some people are idle. They can not prosper in life.

Some people can not prosper in life because they are idle.

7. A drowning man catches a straw. (broaden the sentence by using a RC)

A man who is drowning catches a straw.

Noun Clause

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1. You have made a mistake. I think so.

I think that you have made a mistake.

2. She will come back. I don’t know the time.

I don’t know the time when she will come back.

Adverbial Clause1. The vendor was astonished. He said no more.

The vendor said no more because he was astonished.

2. He is very old. He enjoys good health.

Though he is very old but he enjoys good health.

3. Seeing him, they began to run. (Begin with: When)

When they saw him, they began to run.

4. He was morose and uncommunicative. He ate.

When he ate, he was morose and uncommunicative.

5. The train was very late. He could not reach office in time.

He could not reach office in time because the train was very late.

Narration Change1. “How did you get here child?” asked the man. (ME-09)

The man asked the child how he had got there.

2. The teacher said to his students, “You must love your motherland.” (ME-08)

The teacher told his studentsthat they must love their motherland.

3. The teacher said, “Man is mortal.” (ME-07)

The teacher said that man is mortal.

4. “What’s the matter”, my aunt would ask.

My aunt would ask what the matter was.

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5. “I can’t understand why the spring is so late in coming,” said the Giant.

The Giant said that he could not understand why the spring was so late in coming.

6. Rahul said to his friends, “Let us fulfil the mission of SSA.”

Rahul proposed his friends that they should fulfil the mission of SSA.

7. The poet Keats has said, “Beauty is truth, truth is beauty.”

The poet Keats has said that beauty is truth, truth is beauty.

8. “How many will you eat, old man?” said the vendor.

The venor asked the old man how many he would eat.

9. “Can you eat only one small bowl, then?” asked the vendor.

The vendor asked if he could eat only one small bowl, then.

10. “Why did you kill the goat?” I asked Suresh.

I asked Suresh why he had killed the goat.

11. The king said to his servant, “Go and catch the bird.”

The king ordered his servantto go and catch the bird.

12. “How selfish I have been!” said the Giant.

The Giant exclaimed with sorrow that he had been very selfish.

13. “Are cherry seeds lucky?” asked Rakesh.

Rakesh asked if the cherry seeds were lucky.

14. “How happy we were there!” said the children.

The children exclaimed with sorrow that they were very happy there.

15. The teacher said to the student, “Where did you go yesterday?”

The teacher asked the student where he had gone the previous day.

16. My father said to me, “Don’t cross the road now.”

My father advised me not to cross the road then.

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17. “What are your wishes?” the old lady said.

The old lady asked what his wishes were.

18. I said to her, “Did you have tea?”

I asked her if she had tea.

19. “Will you stop snorting!” shouted Paul to the man below his berth.

Paul shouted to the man below his berth to stop snorting.

20. The teacher said, “Why were you hit by the stranger?”

The teacher asked why he was hit by the stranger.

21. The captain said, “The man will be on duty tonight.”

The captain said that the man would be on duty that night.