English Grammar

Do as directed.

1) The tents had been burnt.

     ( Rewrite beginning with They...)

Ans. They had burnt the tents.

2) As soon as they were hidden by an               island,they had lowered their sails and       dropped anchors.

     (Rewrite beginning with No sooner....)

Ans. No sooner were they hidden by an              island than they had lowered their              sails dropped anchors.

3) Menelaus forgave her and she went             back with him..

     (Choose the correct type of above                sentence from the following options)

 i) Simple sentence

 ii) Compound sentence

iii) Complex sentence

Ans. Compound sentence.

4) The young man did as he was told.

      (Underline and name the subordinate           clause.)

Ans. Subordinate clause - as he was told

         Name - Adverb clause

5) "Now, go out into the street and collect        as many bits of the paper as you                  can," said the teacher to him.

      (Rewrite in indirect narration form.)

Ans. The teacher ordered him then to go             out into the street and collect as                 many  bits of the paper as he could.