Tales of Bhola Grandpa
1. Everyone in our party was surprised. (Use ‘surprise’ as Noun)
2. Then someone asked Bhola Grandpa what he was gripping. (Use the Noun form of ‘gripping’)
3. At once father and his friends started looking for the hidden treasure. (Use ‘hidden as Verb)
4. Bhola Grandpa confessed that there was no real treasure. (Use the Noun form of ‘confessed’)
5. People took care to move about only in groups, particularly after sundown. (Use the Adjective form of ‘care’)
6. Bhola Grandpa turned and found the bright gaze of the tiger on his face. (Use the Adverb form of ‘bright’)
7. Bhola Grandpa instantly climbed up a nearby banyan tree. (Use the Adjective form of ‘instantly’)
8. With nightfall, the forest grew dark and silent. (Use the Noun form of ‘dark’ and ‘silent’)
9. She said with a sigh, “the old man must have forgotten to breathe.” (Use the Adverb form of ‘sigh’)
All about a Dog
10. It was bitterly cold night. (Use an Adjective Clause)
11. The younger woman carried a little Pekinese dog. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
12. The conductor came and took their fares. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
13. Then his eyes rested on the beady-eyed dog. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
14. This was the opportunity for which the conductor had been waiting. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
15. I had marked him as the type who had a general vague grievance about everything. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
16. I shall certainly do nothing of the kind. (Make it an Affirmative Sentence)
17. She had evidently expected the challenge and knew the reply. (Use ‘evident’ in place of ‘evidently’)
18. It seemed indifferent to the shouts of the passengers to stop. (Use the Noun form of ‘indifferent’)
19. The passengers burst out with indignant protests and appeals. (Use the Adverb form of ‘bright’)
20. You have kept the rule, but broken its spirit. (Make it a Complex/ Simple Sentence)
A Day in the Zoo
21. You can hear a Robin singing. (Make it an Interrogative Sentence)
22. The white-headed thrush bursts into an excited cry. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
23. At eight o’clock the zoo staff arrives. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
24. You can hear them shout greetings to each other. (Make it an Interrogative Sentence)
25. I’m a very fine bird. (Make it an Interrogative Sentence)
26. The gorillas have been let out of their cages while the cages are cleaned. (Use the Noun form of ‘cleaned’)
27. You pass slowly down the house to the big cage. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
28. You come out of the bird house, then walk to the reptile house. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
29. As they come flooding into the grounds, everyone has to be alert. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
30. Towards evening the visiting crowd thins out. (Use ‘visitor’ in place of ‘visiting’)
All Summer in a Day
31. She must hurry or she will miss it. (Make it an Interrogative Sentence)
32. The children were eager to see the sun. (Use the Noun form of ‘eager’)
33. It was as if a hurricane had lost its sound. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
34. The children put their hands to their ears. (Make it an Interrogative Sentence)
35. The smell of the silent, waiting world came to them. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
36. It was the color of flaming bronze and it was very large. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
37. The jungle burned with sunlight. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
38. Oh, it’s better than lamplight. (Use a Positive Degree)
39. They took off their jackets, and let the sun warm their arms. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
40. They tumbled upon each other, and ran. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
Tom Loses a Tooth
41. He investigated his body with the hope of finding some ailment. (Use ‘to find’ in place of ‘finding’)
42. He had found symptoms of stomach trouble. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
43. However, the symptoms soon grew feeble and wholly went away. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
44. Tom thought he would hold the tooth in reserve for the patient. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
45. He did not know the necessary symptoms. (Make it an Affirmative Sentence)
46. No response came from Sid. (Make it an Interrogative Sentence)
47. Tom became excited. (Use the Noun form of ‘excited’)
48. Don’t call anybody. (Make it an Interrogative Sentence)
49. Don’t wait, come quick. (Make it an Affirmative/ Simple Sentence)
50. She flew upstairs with Sid and Mary, Tom’s cousin. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
His First Flight
51. He felt certain that his wings would never support him. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
52. So he bent his head and ran away back to the little hole where he slept at night. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
53. His father and mother had come around calling to him shrilly. (Use the Adjective form of ‘shrilly’)
54. Now there was not a single scrap of food left in the nest. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
55. He was trying to find some means of reaching his parents without having to fly. (Make it a Negative Sentence)
56. Still his parents took no notice of him. (Make it an Affirmative Sentence)
57. Still his parents took no notice of him. (Use ‘notice’ as Verb)
58. Only his mother was looking at him. (Make it a Negative Sentence)
59. After a minute or so, he uttered a joyful scream. (Use the Adverb form of ‘joyful’)
60. He waited a moment in surprise, wondering why she did not come nearer. (Use the Noun form of ‘waited’)
The price of Bananas
61. I had arrived at the station half an hour in advance of the time for the train’s departure. (Use the Noun form of ‘arrived’)
62. I sat on a bench watching the monkeys frolicking on the tree and on the open platform. (Use the Noun form of ‘watching’)
63. The younger monkeys sat on the boughs of neem and tamarind trees. (Use the ‘Positive of ‘younger’)
64. Just then the train was announced by the ringing of the station bell. (Use the Noun form of ‘announced’)
65. I concentrated on securing a seat for myself in the train. (Use the Noun form of ‘concentrated’)
66. We were all sweating from the rising heat of the summer. (Use the Verb form of ‘rising’)
67. A great deal of general amusement was caused by this incident. (Change the Voice)
68. The businessman shouted, in utter confusion. (Use the Adverb form of ‘confusion’)
69. Everyone laughed. (Make it a Negative Sentence)
70. He was dressed in a white muslin dhoti, a delicate tunic and an embroidered cap on his head. (Use the Noun form of ‘dressed’)
A Shipwrecked Sailor
71. During a violent storm, I came on shore on his dismal island. (Use the Adverb form of ‘violent’)
72. I had neither food and house, nor clothes. (Make it an Affirmative Sentence)
73. I slept in a tree for fear of wild creatures. (Use the Noun form of ‘slept’)
74. I cut the wood I collected, into stakes. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
75. I saw nothing but husks and dusts in the bag. (Make it an Affirmative Sentence)
76. I began to keep a journal of every day’s employment. (Make it a Complex Sentence)
77. I collected a little tallow and a small clay dish. (Use the Noun form of ‘collected’)
78. I did not, because I still hoped to be rescued by some passing ship on the sea. (Make it a Simple Sentence)
79. I did not want to enclose myself in hill and woods. (Make it an Affirmative Sentence)
THE END ASIT BARICK