Class 11 1st Semester English Grammar Suggestion By PKG Sir 

An Astrologer's Day (R. K. Narayan)

1. "Punctually at midday he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment." (Change into a complex sentence)

2. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion. (Rewrite using the noun form of 'resplendent')

3. His eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam. (Change into negative)

4. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head. (Change the voice)

5. The colour scheme never failed. (Change into affirmative)

6. "Can you tell me when the next train leaves?" said the stranger. (Change into indirect speech)

7. He had left his village without any previous thought or plan. (Change into a simple sentence using a participle)

8. If he had continued there, he would have carried on the work of his forefathers. (Identify the type of conditional clause)

9. He had a working analysis of mankind's troubles: marriage, money, and the tangles of human ties. (Split into two simple sentences)

10. Long practice had sharpened his perception. (Change the voice)

11. Within five minutes he understood what was wrong. (Rewrite using a noun clause as the object)

12. He charged three pies per question. (Change into passive voice)

13. He never opened his mouth till the other had spoken for at least ten minutes. (Underline and name the subordinate clause)

14. "Stop," said the other. "I don't want all that." (Change into indirect speech)

15. He felt very uncomfortable. (Rewrite using the noun form of 'uncomfortable')

16. "Take the next train and be gone." (Change into indirect speech)

17. The place was lit up by shop lights. (Change the voice)

18. This was a bewildering criss-cross of light rays and moving shadows. (Pick out the participle and state its type)

19. He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent customers. (Change into comparative degree)

20. The nuts vendor blew out his flare and prepared to go home. (Turn into a simple sentence)

21. This was a signal for him to pack up too. (Rewrite using an infinitive clause)

22. He bundled up cowrie shells and square pieces of cloth. (Change the voice)

23. He saw a man standing before him. (Turn into a complex sentence)

24. "You call yourself an astrologer?" said the stranger. (Turn into indirect speech)

25. The astrologer pressed his invitation. (Rewrite using the noun form of 'invitation')

26. "Leave me alone," the stranger said. (Change into indirect speech)

27. The astrologer felt his grip weaken. (Rewrite using 'weak' instead of 'weaken')

28. "Tell me something worthwhile," demanded the passer-by. (Change into indirect speech)

29. You were left for dead. (Change the voice)

30. A knife has passed through you once. (Change into passive voice)

31. "A knife has passed through you once, said the astrologer." (Change into indirect speech)

32. The other bared his chest to show the scar. (Rewrite using a clause of purpose)

33. He was pushed into a well nearby in the field. (Change into active voice)

34. "I should have been dead if some passer-by had not chanced to peep into the well." (Identify the main clause and subordinate clause)

35. When will I get at him? (Change into passive voice)

36. "He died four months ago in a far-off town." (Change into indirect speech)

37. The other groaned on hearing it. (Change into a complex sentence)

38. "You know my name!" the stranger exclaimed. (Change into indirect speech)

39. "Your village is two days' journey due north of this town." (Change into indirect speech)

40. Take the next train and never travel southward again. (Change into a complex sentence)

41. The stranger had given him only an anna. (Change the voice)

42. It was nearly midnight when the astrologer reached home. (Change into a simple sentence)

43. His wife was waiting for him at the door and demanded an explanation. (Change into a simple sentence)

44. He flung the coins at her. (Change the voice)

45. "Count them, one man gave all that," he said. (Change into indirect speech)

46. "Twelve and a half annas," she said, counting. (Change into indirect speech)

47. She was overjoyed. (Rewrite using the noun form of 'overjoyed')

48. "He has cheated me! He promised me a rupee," said the astrologer. (Change into indirect speech)

49. She looked up at him and asked what was wrong. (Change into direct speech)

50. "Do you know a great load is gone from me today?" (Change into indirect speech)

The Model Millionaire (Oscar Wilde)

51. Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow. (Rewrite using 'If')

52. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed. (Change into a negative sentence)

53. The poor should be practical and prosaic. (Change into a negative sentence without changing meaning)

54. It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating. (Change to positive degree)

55. Hughie Erskine was wonderfully good-looking. (Change into an exclamatory sentence)

56. He had every accomplishment except that of making money. (Rewrite using 'save' or 'but')

57. He lived on two hundred a year that an old aunt allowed him. (Identify the subordinate clause)

58. He had tried everything. (Change the voice)

59. He had gone on the Stock Exchange for six months. (Make it a complex sentence)

60. Ultimately he became nothing, a delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession. (Split into two simple sentences)

61. To make matters worse, he was in love. (Rewrite using a gerund instead of infinitive)

62. The girl he loved was Laura Merton. (Turn into a simple sentence)

63. Her father was a retired Colonel who had lost his temper and his digestion in India. (Split into three simple sentences)

64. "Come to me, my boy, when you have got ten thousand pounds of your own," said the Colonel. (Change into indirect speech)

65. Hughie looked very glum on those days. (Change into negative)

66. He had to go to Laura for consolation. (Rewrite using the verb form of 'consolation')

67. Alan Trevor was a painter. (Change into negative)

68. He was a strange rough fellow, with a freckled face and a red ragged beard. (Turn into a complex sentence)

69. However, when he took up the brush he was a real master. (Rewrite using 'taking up')

70. He was much attracted by Hughie at first. (Change the voice)

71. The only people a painter should know are people who are bête and beautiful. (Identify the relative clause)

72. Generous commonplaces and delightful illusions will take their place. (Change the voice)

73. Hughie found Trevor putting the finishing touches to a wonderful life-size picture. (Change the voice)

74. The model himself was standing on a raised platform in a corner of the studio. (Identify the participle)

75. He was a wizened old man, with a face like wrinkled parchment. (Turn into a complex sentence)

76. Over his shoulder was flung a coarse brown cloak. (Change the voice)

77. In one hand he held a rough stick. (Change the voice)

78. "What an amazing model!" whispered Hughie. (Change into indirect speech)

79. "An amazing model?" shouted Trevor at the top of his voice. (Turn into indirect speech)

80. "Such models are not to be met with every day." (Change the voice)

81. "He is a great find!" said the artist. (Change into indirect speech)

82. "How much does a model get for sitting?" asked Hughie. (Change into indirect speech)

83. "A shilling an hour," replied Trevor. (Change into indirect speech)

84. "Well, I think the model ought to have a percentage," cried Hughie. (Change into indirect speech)

85. "Nonsense, nonsense! Why, look at the trouble of laying on the paint alone!" (Turn into indirect speech)

86. An old beggar like that is picturesque. (Change into negative)

87. A servant came in and told Trevor that the frame-maker wanted to speak to him. (Split into simple sentences)

88. "Don't run away, Hughie," he said; "I'll be back in a moment." (Change into indirect speech)

89. The old model took advantage of Trevor's absence to rest for a moment on a wooden bench. (Change into a complex sentence)

90. He looked so forlorn and wretched that Hughie could not help pitying him. (Use 'too... to')

91. Hughie felt in his pockets to see what money he had. (Rewrite using a noun clause)

92. He could find only a sovereign and some coppers. (Change into passive voice)

93. "Poor old chap," he thought to himself, "he wants it more than I do." (Change into indirect speech)

94. He slipped the sovereign into the beggar's hand. (Change the voice)

95. The old man started, and a faint smile flitted across his withered lips. (Turn into a simple sentence)

96. "Thank you, sir," he said, "thank you." (Change into indirect speech)

97. That night he went to the Palette Club about eleven o'clock. (Change into a complex sentence)

98. He found Trevor sitting by himself in the smoking-room. (Change the voice)

99. "Well, Alan, did you get the picture finished all right?" he asked. (Change into indirect speech)

100. "Finished and framed, my boy!" answered Trevor. (Change into indirect speech)

101. "That old model you saw is devoted to you," said Trevor. (Change into indirect speech)

102. "I had to tell him all about you." (Change the voice)

103. "My dear Alan," cried Hughie, "I shall probably find him waiting for me when I go home." (Change into indirect speech)

104. "He is one of the richest men in Europe," said Trevor. (Change into positive degree)

105. "What on earth do you mean?" exclaimed Hughie. (Change into indirect speech)

106. "The old man you saw on the platform was Baron Hausberg." (Identify the subordinate clause)

107. "Good heavens! I gave him a sovereign!" shouted Hughie. (Change into indirect speech)

108. Trevor burst into a roar of laughter. (Change into a complex sentence)

109. "I think you might have told me, Alan," said Hughie sulkily. (Change into indirect speech)

110. "I didn't think you would go about giving away sovereigns," said Trevor. (Change into indirect speech)

Amarnath from 'The Master as I Saw Him' (Sister Nivedita)

111. The pilgrimage to Amarnath was a great event in Swami Vivekananda's life. (Change into negative)

112. The journey was long and tedious. (Rewrite using 'not only... but also')

113. As the days went on, the Swami grew more and more silent. (Turn into a simple sentence)

114. He seemed to be enveloped in a mantle of thought. (Change the voice)

115. The line of pilgrims crept onward day by day. (Replace 'crept' with a suitable phrasal verb form)

116. We walked through valleys filled with wild roses. (Turn into a complex sentence)

117. The air became thinner and colder as we climbed. (Rewrite using 'climbing')

118. He said that the vision of Shiva was becoming clearer to him. (Change into direct speech)

119. They reached the base of the sacred glacier before evening. (Identify the prepositional phrases)

120. His face was lit by an unearthly glow. (Change into active voice)

121. "I have never seen anything so majestic," murmured the disciple. (Change into indirect speech)

122. The pilgrims began to chant hymns in praise of the Lord. (Change the voice)

123. It was difficult to breathe in those high altitudes. (Rewrite using a gerund)

124. Though he was exhausted physically, his spirit remained indomitable. (Change into a compound sentence)

125. He entered the cave with trembling reverence. (Rewrite using the adverbial form of 'reverence')

126. The great ice-lingam stood before him in the stillness of the cave. (Identify the main verb and subject)

127. He knelt down in absolute devotion. (Rewrite using a participle clause)

128. "The grace of the Lord has been bestowed upon me," the Swami said. (Change into indirect speech)

129. No mortal voice could describe the grandeur of that hour. (Change into passive voice)

130. He believed that he had received the boon of Amarnath. (Turn into a simple sentence)

131. The master came out of the cave completely transformed. (Change into a complex sentence)

132. The journey back was undertaken with solemn joy. (Change the voice)

133. Everyone felt the profound spiritual aura surrounding him. (Rewrite using a relative clause)

134. Sister Nivedita recorded every detail with loving accuracy. (Change the voice)

135. The cold wind blew continuously across the mountain ridges. (Change into present perfect continuous tense)

136. His health had suffered severely during the ascent. (Rewrite using the adjective form of 'severely')

137. He refused all offers of physical assistance. (Rewrite using the verb form of 'assistance')

138. The sight of the cave inspired profound silence among the travellers. (Change the voice)

139. He walked with rapid strides, leaving everyone behind. (Split into two simple sentences)

140. It was the culmination of all his spiritual aspirations. (Change into negative)

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge (William Wordsworth)

141. Earth has not anything to show more fair. (Change into affirmative)

142. Earth has not anything to show more fair. (Change into comparative degree)

143. Dull would he be of soul who could pass by a sight so touching in its majesty. (Change into an assertive sentence)

144. This City now doth, like a garment, wear the beauty of the morning. (Identify the figure of speech and change the voice)

145. The city is silent and bare. (Rewrite using 'neither... nor')

146. Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie open unto the fields. (Change into a negative sentence)

147. All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. (Turn into a complete simple sentence)

148. Never did sun more beautifully steep in his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill. (Change into affirmative)

149. Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! (Change into an assertive sentence)

150. The river glideth at his own sweet will. (Rewrite using the noun form of 'glideth')

151. Dear God! the very houses seem asleep. (Change into indirect speech)

152. And all that mighty heart is lying still! (Change into negative)

153. A sight so touching in its majesty could not be passed by. (Change the voice)

154. The sun steeps the valley in its first splendour. (Change into passive voice)

155. It is the fairest sight on Earth. (Change to positive degree)

156. The beauty of the morning is worn by the city like a garment. (Change the voice)

157. Who could pass by a sight so touching in its majesty? (Change into an assertive sentence)

158. The air is smokeless. (Rewrite using the noun form of 'smokeless')

159. The river glides slowly. (Turn into a negative sentence without changing meaning)

160. I never felt a calm so deep before. (Change into affirmative)

The Bangle Sellers (Sarojini Naidu)

161. Bangle sellers are we who bear our shining loads to the temple fair. (Change into a simple sentence)

162. Who will buy these delicate, bright rainbow-tinted circles of light? (Change into an assertive sentence)

163. These are lustrous tokens of radiant lives. (Change into a complex sentence)

164. Some are meet for a maiden's wrist, silver and blue as the mountain mist. (Change into comparative degree)

165. Some are flushed like the buds that dream on the tranquil brow of a woodland stream. (Pick out the subordinate clause)

166. Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves to the limpid glory of new born leaves. (Identify the adjective clause)

167. Some are like fields of sunlit corn, meet for a bride on her bridal morn. (Turn into a negative sentence)

168. Some, like the flame of her marriage fire, are rich with the hue of her heart's desire. (Identify the simile and split into two sentences)

169. Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear, like her bridal laughter and bridal tear. (Turn into a complete assertive sentence)

170. Some are purple and gold-flecked grey for her who has journeyed through life midway. (Change into a simple sentence)

171. Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest. (Identify the clauses)

172. She has cradled fair sons on her faithful breast. (Change the voice)

173. She serves her household in fruitful pride. (Rewrite using the adjective form of 'pride')

174. She worships the gods at her husband's side. (Change the voice)

175. We carry shining loads to the temple fair. (Change the voice)

176. Who will buy these bangles? (Change into passive voice)

177. The bangles are rainbow-tinted circles of light. (Rewrite as a complex sentence using a relative clause)

178. The mist on the mountain is silver and blue. (Combine with "The bangles are silver and blue" using 'as... as')

179. Her heart desires a rich hue. (Rewrite using the noun form of 'desires')

180. These tokens represent radiant lives. (Change the voice)

General Transformations & Prepositions/Phrasal Verbs (Contextual to Marked Units)

181. The astrologer ________ his professional equipment at midday. (Fill in the blank with a phrasal verb meaning 'displayed/unfolded')

182. Hughie could not ________ the demands of the Colonel without money. (Fill in with a phrasal verb meaning 'satisfy/meet')

183. The pilgrims decided to ________ for Amarnath at dawn. (Fill in with a phrasal verb meaning 'depart/start a journey')

184. The old man begged Hughie not to ________ him. (Fill in with a phrasal verb meaning 'despise/look down on')

185. The astrologer ________ his wife's queries impatiently. (Fill in with a phrasal verb meaning 'dismissed/brushed aside')

186. The vendor blew ________ his flare. (Fill in with the appropriate preposition)

187. Hughie was moved ________ pity on seeing the beggar. (Fill in with the appropriate preposition)

188. Swami Vivekananda set ________ on his arduous trek. (Fill in with the appropriate preposition)

189. Earth has not anything superior ________ this view. (Fill in with the appropriate preposition)

190. Bangles meet ________ a maiden's wrist are sold at the fair. (Fill in with the appropriate preposition)

191. He gave the beggar a sovereign. (Change into passive voice using two different objects)

192. "Do not shoot," the stranger cried. (Change into indirect speech)

193. As soon as the astrologer saw the man, he felt shivers down his spine. (Rewrite using 'No sooner... than')

194. Having completed his painting, Trevor rested on the armchair. (Change into a compound sentence)

195. Hughie was both generous and reckless. (Rewrite using 'not only... but also')

196. The beauty of nature is greater than city monuments. (Change to positive degree)

197. Entering the shrine, he fell into deep meditation. (Change into a complex sentence)

198. Although Hughie was penniless, he was universally admired. (Rewrite using 'In spite of')

199. He muttered a prayer before he answered the stranger. (Identify the gerund or participle)

200. "Are you going to London tomorrow?" said Hughie to Trevor. (Change into indirect speech)

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