Changing Sentences
Read the text and change the sentences as directed:
1. Frugality is a good habit. (a) A man who is frugal does not like to spend money without
reasons. (Simple) (b) The target of a frugal man is to save money for future. (Complex) (c)
Everyone should practice frugality to make a well planned family. (Passive) (d) A frugal man
lives a solvent life. (Negative). (e) A frugal man is happier than a prodigal man. (Positive)
2. (a) Bangladesh, an over populated country, is situated in South Asia. (Complex) (b) To feed
the ever growing people is a major challenge. (Interrogative) (c) We should increase the
production of agriculture. (Passive) (d) As our country loses thousand hectors of cultivable land,
this task of increasing production is daunting. (Compound) Moreover, for human settlement, our
land is going to be fragmented. (e) River erosion is one of the important causes of diminishing
agricultural land. (Positive)
3. (a) The cow is the most useful animal. (Positive) (b) It gives us milk. (Passive) (c) It is liked
by all. (Active) (d) It gives birth to only one calf at a time. (Negative) (e) It is found everywhere
in the world for its usefulness. (Complex)
4. There was an old man, named Ibn Rashid. (a) He lived in Spain which is a very green and
beautiful country. (Simple) (b) Despite being a man of seventy, he read sixteen hours a day.
(Complex) (c) He read so many books that he could hardly count it. (Compound) His belief
about birth is to work. There is no scope to idle way time. (d) He began his study with recitation
of the Holy Quran. (Passive) (e) Nobody was as wise as Ibn Rushed. (Superlative)
5. Once upon a time there was a king. (a) He had a very beautiful daughter who he loved very
much. (Compound) (b) While crossing a rice farm, she saw a handsome farmer playing a flute
under a tree. (Complex) (c) This happened one day when the princess went to a country side and
accompanied by her friends. (Simple) (d) The princess was impressed by the melody of the flute.
(Active) (e) In the end, the princess called the farmer and rewarded him. (Negative)
6. (a) Jim and Della sacrificed their dearest possession in order to buy Christmas presents for
each other. (Compound)
(b) Della had an ardent desire to give her husband a worthy gift. (Complex)
(c) Jim also thought how he could give his wife a nice gift. (Simple)
(d) Della saved a scanty amount of money for this. (Passive)
(e) Jim was one of the sincerest husbands that we have ever known. (Positive)
7. (a) Helal refused the money. (Negative)
(b) Nasir earnestly desires to see her one. (Exclamatory)
(c) The house which I live in at present is comfortable. (Simple)
(d) He delivered a speech and everybody admired it. (Simple)
(e) It disturbed him but he did not know the reason. (Complex)
8. (a) The Chinese put a lot of emphasis on the unity.( Passive) (b) The parks are crowded.
(Negative) (c) There are lots of clean parks in the cities. (Compound) (d) In the evening many
families watch television and send their free time. (Simple) (e) Life becomes dull without
recreation. (Complex)
9. Dowry is a curse. (Negative) (b) It should be abolished from the society. (Active) (c) By
taking action, we can solve the problem. (Complex) (d) Today no other problem is as serious as
dowry. (Comparative) (e) Awareness should be created in the public (Active)
Changing Sentences Answer
1.
a) A frugal man does not like to spend money without reasons.
b) The target of a frugal man is to save money so that he can spend in future.
c) Frugality should be practiced by everyone to make a well planned family.
d) A frugal man does not live an insolvent life.
e) A prodigal man is not as happy as a frugal man.
2.
a) Bangladesh which is an overpopulated country is situated in South Asia
b) Isn’t it a major challenge to feed the ever growing people?
c) The production of agriculture should be increased.
d) Our country loses thousand hectres of cultivable land and so the task .of increasing production
is daunting.
e) Very few causes of diminishing agricultural land are as important as river erosion.
3.
a) No other animal is so useful as the cow.
b) We are given milk by it.
c) All like it.
d) It doesn’t give birth to more than one calf at a time.
e) Since it useful, it is found everywhere in the world.
4.
a) He lived in Spain, a very green and beautiful country.
b) Though he was a man of seventy, he read sixteen hours a day.
c) He read many books and he could not count them.
d) His study was begun by him with recitation of the Holy Quran.
e) Ibn Rushed was the wisest man.
5.
a) He had a very beautiful daughter and he loved her very much.
b) When she was crossing a rich farm, she saw a handsome farmer playing a flute under a tree.
c) This happened one day at the time of the princess going to the countryside accompanied by
her friends.
d) The melody of the flute impressed the princess.
e) In the end, the princess called the farmer and could not bur rewarded him.
6.
a) Jim and Della sacrificed their dearest possessions and bought Christmas presents for each
other.
b) Della had an ardent desire to give her husband a gift that is worthy of him.
c) Jim also thought of giving his wife a nice gift.
d) A scanty amount of money was saved for this Della.
e) Very few husbands that we have ever known were as sincere as Jim.
7.
a) Helal did not take/accept the money.
b) How earnestly Nasir desires to see her once!
c) At present, I live in a comfortable house
d) Everybody admired his speech.
e) Though it disturbed him, he did not know the reason. /He did not know what disturbed him.
8.
a) A lot of emphasis is put on the unity by the Chinese.
b) The Parks are not empty.
c) There are lots of parks in the cities and they are clean.
d) In the evening many families spend their free time watching television. /In the evening many
families watch television to spend their free time.
e) Life becomes dull if there is no recreation.
9.
a) Dowry is not a blessing.
b) We should abolish it from the society.
c) If we take action, we can solve the problem.
d) Today dowry is more serious than any other problem.
e) Govt. should create awareness in the public.
