Essential Grammar for all Classes 

Essential Grammar for Class VII, Class VIII, Class IX ,Class X

A. Change the voice :

1.  I knew the reply.

2.We found the way.

3.Sayani called Rupsa.

4.Arjun did not help Akash.

5.Arik killed the goat.

6.Who made a mistake ?

7.Arya  kicked the dog.

8.Ayush was planting the saplings.

9.Jannat will disturb Anita.

10.Shreya saw the elephant yesterday.

B.Narration Change 

1.Sampurna said to Rupsa ,"Don't disturb me."

2.Trisha said , " What are  you doing now ?"

3.Ashna said to the boy ," May God bless you."

4.Poulami said to Rupsa ," When will you come to my house?"

5.Arin said to Akash ," Please call me .

6.Ratul said to the boy ," Alas ! I have lost my pen."

7.Riju said to the teacher ," I ate 100 sweets."

8.We said to him ," We have seen the movie ,Blast."

9.Sayani said to Anita ,"Rupsa saw the ghost yesterday."

10. Sampurna said ," I shall go to Bishnupur to buy dress for me."

C. Degree Change 

1.Ashna is one of the tallest girls in the class.

2.Very few boys in the class are as popular as Ram.

3.Sachin is the best cricketer in the world.

4. No other boy in the class is as famous as Raja.

5.Sita is more beautiful than any other girl in the class.

6.Rabon was more powerful than most other fighters.

7.Sneha is more popular than Sumana.

8.Sumana is more intelligent than the girl.

9.She is not as tall as I.

10.I know that he is the tallest boy.

Answer Key 

A. Change the Voice

1. The reply was known to me

2. The way was found by us.

3. Rupsa was called by Sayani.

4. Akash was not helped by Arjun.

5. The goat was killed by Arik.

6. By whom was a mistake made?

7. The dog was kicked by Arya.

8. The saplings were being planted by Ayush.

9. Anita will be disturbed by Jannat.

10. The elephant was seen by Shreya yesterday.

B. Narration Change

1. Sampurna ordered Rupsa not to disturb her. 

     Or:  Sampurna forbade Rupsa to disturb her.

2. Trisha asked what I was doing then. 

3. Ashna prayed that God might bless the boy.

4. Poulami asked Rupsa when she would come to her house.

5. Arin requested Akash to call him.

6. Ratul exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his pen.

7. Riju told the teacher that he had eaten 100 sweets.

8. We told him that we had seen the movie, Blast.

9. Sayani told Anita that Rupsa had seen the ghost the previous day.

10. Sampurna said that she would go to Bishnupur to buy a dress for her.

C. Degree Change

1. Ashna is one of the tallest girls in the class. (Superlative)

Positive: Very few girls in the class are as tall as Ashna.

Comparative: Ashna is taller than most other girls in the class.

2. Very few boys in the class are as popular as Ram. (Positive)

Comparative: Ram is more popular than most other boys in the class.

Superlative: Ram is one of the most popular boys in the class.

3. Sachin is the best cricketer in the world. (Superlative)

Positive: No other cricketer in the world is as good as Sachin.

Comparative: Sachin is better than any other cricketer in the world.

4. No other boy in the class is as famous as Raja. (Positive)

Comparative: Raja is more famous than any other boy in the class.

Superlative: Raja is the most famous boy in the class.

5. Sita is more beautiful than any other girl in the class. 

Positive: No other girl in the class is as beautiful as Sita.

Superlative: Sita is the most beautiful girl in the class.

6. Rabon was more powerful than most other fighters. 

Positive: Very few fighters were as powerful as Rabon.

Superlative: Rabon was one of the most powerful fighters.

7. Sneha is more popular than Sumana. 

Positive: Sumana is not as popular as Sneha.

8. Sumana is more intelligent than the girl. 

Positive: The girl is not as intelligent as Sumana.

9. She is not as tall as I. 

Comparative: I am taller than she.

10. I know that he is the tallest boy. (Superlative clause)

Positive: I know that no other boy is as tall as he.

Comparative: I know that he is taller than any other boy.