Changing Sentence for Half Yearly Examination – 2025

Class: Nine
(Practice with Answers)
1. (a) How charming a moonlit night is! (Assertive)
(b) It presents a very beautiful sight. (Exclamatory)
(c) It dazzles our eyes and soothes our heart. (Negative)
(d) People of all ages enjoy a moonlit night. (Interrogative)
(e) Little boys and girls make merriment to enjoy themselves. (Complex)
(f) Everybody likes a moonlit night. (Passive)
(g) Though the moon gives us light, it does not have the light of its own. (Compound)
(h) Very few beauties of nature are as charming as a moonlit night. (Comparative)
(i) Unless one enjoys the beauty of a moonlit night, one cannot explain it properly. (Simple)
(j) In fact, a moonlit night is very pleasant. (Negative) [Dhaka Board-2024]

2. (a) Corruption is one of the worst evils. (Positive)

(b) A corrupt person can do anything against morality. (Complex)
(c) People hate a corrupt person. (Passive)
(d) Nobody respects him. (Interrogative)
(e) Though we have strict laws, we are still affected by this evil. (Compound)
(f) No other person is as hated as a corrupt person. (Superlative)
(g) We hope that Bangladesh will be free from this evil. (Simple)
(h) Everybody avoids a corrupt person. (Negative)
(i) A corrupt person leads a very unhappy life. (Exclamatory)
(j) Let us all work together to make Bangladesh a corruption-free country. (Assertive) [Mymensingh Board-
2024; Sylhet Board-2019]

3. (a) Water is one of the most useful elements in nature. (Positive)

(b) It is a very important asset. (Exclamatory)
(c) We cannot pass a single day without water. (Interrogative)
(d) Its main source is the rain that creates streams, lakes and rivers. (Compound)
(e) We have rain during the monsoon. (Complex)
(f) Heavy rainfall often causes flood. (Passive)
(g) Crops are damaged. (Active)
(h) Our winter is dry and rainless. (Negative)
(i) Does rainless winter bring good harvest? (Assertive)
(j) We can grow more crops if we can make the best use of rain. (Simple) [Rajshahi Board-2024]

4. (a) A journey by train is always enjoyable. (Negative)

(b) People are fond of a journey by train. (Interrogative)
(c) It is not unpleasant. (Affirmative)
(d) When a man makes a journey by train, he can enjoy natural scenery. (Simple)
(e) People like it as it is cheap. (Compound)
(f) There are class distinctions in a train and people can buy tickets of various classes. (Complex)
(g) Train is one of the most comfortable vehicles. (Comparative)
(h) A man can enjoy a train journey. (Passive)
(i) It was introduced by the British govt. (Active)
(j) A train journey is very safe. (Exclamatory) [Dinajpur Board-2024]

5. (a) Water is a liquid substance. (Interrogative)

(b) It is used for various purposes in our daily life. (Active)
(c) We drink water to satisfy our thirst. (Complex)
(d) We get water from many sources. (Passive)
(e) Surface water is not safe for drinking. (Affirmative)
(f) We should drink tube-well water. (Imperative)
(g) Polluted water is very dangerous for our life. (Exclamatory)
(h) If we throw waste and dirt into water, we make it polluted. (Simple)
(i) Pure water is one of the most valuable things for our lives. (Positive)
(j) Who can live without water? (Negative) [Jashore Board-2024]

6. (a) Strategy is the most important thing in the examination. (Comparative)

(b) No answer in the exam should be elaborated unnecessarily. (Active)
(c) When a student gets the question paper, he should read it attentively. (Simple)
(d) Initially the questions may seem difficult. (Negative)
(e) A student should try to answer all the questions to do good in the exam. (Complex)
(f) If a student answers all the questions correctly, he will get good marks. (Simple)
(g) A student should not write irrelevant answers. (Affirmative)
(h) How irritated the examiners become to see such irrelevant answers! (Assertive)
(i) The examinee should not waste time by doing so. (Passive)
 (j) By following the process, every student can achieve a good result in an examination.
(Negative) [Cumilla Board-2024]

7. (a) The Internet is a computer-based networking system. (Interrogative)

(b) It is a speedy transmitting system of information. (Complex)
(c) Its functions are not only smooth but also rapid. (Affirmative)
(d) A man has an Internet connection and gets a link soon. (Simple)
(e) Many educational institutions are greatly benefited through the use of the Internet. (Complex)
(f) A student can visit all the renowned libraries of the world without going there. (Passive)
(g) It plays an effective role in the field of trade and commerce. (Exclamatory)
(h) E-commerce has become one of the most popular topics to the customers. (Comparative)
(i) It helps the customers to buy anything easily without going to market. (Compound)
(j) What an amazing milestone it is in the modern world of communication! (Assertive) [Chattogram Board-
2024; Barishal Board-2019]

8. (a) Who does not want to succeed in life? (Assertive)

(b) Being industrious, everyone can prosper in life. (Negative)
(c) It is not an easy thing. (Affirmative)
(d) The idle always lag behind. (Complex)
(e) We must work hard so that we can earn money. (Simple)
(f) By working hard, we can improve our lot. (Compound)
(g) The light of prosperity can be seen by a hard-working person. (Active)
(h) Women should work as much as men. (Comparative)
(i) We should remember that industry is the key to success. (Passive)
(j) An idle man leads a very miserable life. (Exclamatory) [Sylhet Board-2024; Chattogram Board-2017]

9. (a) The Padma is one of the mightiest rivers of Bangladesh. (Positive)

(b) It is a very turbulent river. (Exclamatory)
(c) When it is winter, the river remains calm and tranquil. (Simple)
(d) But during the rainy season, the river assumes a terrible shape. (Compound)
(e) Everybody knows this. (Interrogative)
(f) The river is used for different purposes. (Active)
(g) As our farmers use its water for irrigation purpose, they can grow plenty of crops. (Compound)
(h) Everyone likes the Hilsa fish of the river. (Negative)
(i) The river destroys the houses of men but it is still very useful to us. (Complex)
(j) So, we should save this useful river. (Imperative) [Barishal Board-2024]

10. (a) Simplicity is a great virtue. (Exclamatory)

(b) Everybody appreciates this quality. (Negative)
(c) It is one of the best qualities. (Positive)
(d) One should practise this virtue. (Passive)
(e) Very few men are as happy as a simple man. (Comparative)
(f) By practising simplicity, one can earn people’s favour. (Negative)
(g) A simple man leads a very carefree life. (Exclamatory)
(h) No other person among us is as happy as a simple man. (Superlative)
(i) Everybody should like simplicity. (Imperative)
(j) So, a simple life should be led by all. (Active) [Mymensingh Board-2023]

Answer Sheet
1. (a) A moonlit night is very charming.
(b) What a beautiful sight it presents!
(c) It not only dazzles our eyes but also soothes our heart.
(d) Don't people of all ages enjoy a moonlit night?
(e) Little boys and girls make merriment so that they can enjoy themselves.
(f) A moonlit night is liked by everybody.
(g) The moon gives us light but it does not have the light of its own.
(h) A moonlit night is more charming than most other beauties of nature.
(i) Without enjoying the beauty of a moonlit night, one cannot explain it properly.
(j) In fact, a moonlit night is not unpleasant at all.

2. (a) Very few evils are as bad as corruption.

(b) A person who is corrupt can do anything against morality.
(c) A corrupt person is hated (by people.)
(d) Does anybody respect him?
Or, Who respects him?
(e) We have strict laws but we are still affected by this evil.
(f) A corrupt person is the most hated person.
(g) We hope for Bangladesh to be free from this evil.
Or, Hopefully, Bangladesh will be free from this evil.
(h) There is nobody but avoids a corrupt person.
Or, Nobody mixes with a corrupt person.
(i) What an unhappy life a corrupt person leads!
(j) We all should work together to make Bangladesh a corruption-free country.

3. (a) Very few elements in nature are as/so useful as water.

(b) What an important asset it is!
(c) Can we pass a single day without water?
(d) Its main source is the rain and it creates streams, lakes and rivers.
(e) When it is the monsoon, we have rain.
(f) Flood is often caused by heavy rainfall.
(g) Heavy rainfall damages crops.
(h) Our winter is not only dry but also rainless./Our winter is not wet and rainy.
(i) Rainless winter does not bring good harvest.
(j) By making the best use of rain, we can grow more crops.

4. (a) A journey by train is never boring/unenjoyable/unpleasant/monotonous.

(b) Aren't people fond of a journey by train?
(c) It is pleasant.
(d) During a journey by train, a man can enjoy natural scenery.
Or, At the time of making a journey by train, a man can enjoy natural scenery.
Or, While making a journey by train, a man can enjoy natural scenery.
(e) It is cheap, so people like it.
(f) As/Since there are class distinctions in a train, people can buy tickets of various classes.
(g) Train is more comfortable than most other vehicles.
(h) A train journey can be enjoyed by a man.
(i) The British govt. introduced it.
(j) How safe a train journey is!

5. (a) Isn't water a liquid substance?

(b) We use it for various purposes in our daily life.
(c) We drink water so that we can satisfy our thirst.
(d) Water is got by us from many sources.
(e) Surface water is unsafe for drinking.
(f) Let's drink tube-well water.
(g) How dangerous polluted water is for our life!
(h) By throwing wastage and dirt into water, we make it polluted.
(i) Very few things for our lives are as valuable as pure water.
(j) No one/Nobody/None can live without water.

6. (a) Strategy is more important than any other thing in the examination.
(b) A student should not elaborate any answer in the exam unnecessarily.
(c) Getting the question paper, a student should read it attentively.
(d) Initially, the questions may not seem easy.
(e) A student should try to answer all the questions so that s/he can do good in the exam.
(f) By answering all the questions correctly, a student will get good marks.
(g) A student should write relevant answers.
(h) The examiners become very irritated to see such irrelevant answers.
(i) Time should not be wasted by doing so by the examinee.
Or, Time should not be wasted by the examinee by doing so.
(j) No student can achieve a good result in the examination without following the process.

7. (a) Isn't Internet a computer-based networking system?

(b) It is a transmitting system of information, which is speedy.
(c) Its functions are both smooth and rapid.
(d) A man having an Internet connection gets a link soon.
(e) Many educational institutions are greatly benefited when/as/since they use Internet.
Or, As many educational institutions use Internet, they are greatly benefited.
(f) All the renowned libraries of the world can be visited by a student without going there.
(g) What an effective role in the field of trade and commerce it plays!
(h) E-commerce has become more popular than most other topics to the customers.
(i) It helps the customers to buy anything easily and they can do so without going to market.
(j) It is a very amazing milestone in the modern world of communication.

8. (a) Everybody wants to succeed in life.

(b) Without being industrious, none can prosper in life.
(c) It is a difficult thing.
(d) Those who are idle always lag behind.
(e) We must work hard to earn money.
(f) We work hard, and this way we can improve our lot.
(g) A hard-working person can see the light of prosperity.
(h) Women should not work less than men.
(i) It should be remembered (by us) that industry is the key to success.
Or, That industry is the key to success should be remembered by us.
(j) What a miserable life an idle man leads!

9. (a) Very few rivers of Bangladesh are as/so mighty as the Padma.
(b) What a turbulent river it is!
(c) During winter, the river remains calm and tranquil.
(d) The river assumes a terrible shape, and it does so during the rainy season.
(e) Who doesn't know this?
(f) People/We use the river for different purposes.
(g) Our farmers use its water for irrigation purpose and can grow plenty of crops.
(h) There is none/no one but likes the Hilsa fish of the river.
(i) Though/Although the river destroys the houses of men, it is still very useful to us.
(j) So, let's save this useful river.

10. (a) What a virtue simplicity is!

(b) There is nobody but appreciates this quality.
Or, Nobody avoids /ignores this quality.
(c) Very few qualities are as good as it.
(d) This virtue should be practised.
(e) A simple man is happier than most other men.
(f) Without practising simplicity, no one can earn people's favour.
(g) What a carefree life a simple man leads!
(h) A simple man is the happiest person among us.
(i) Let's like simplicity.
(j) So, all should lead a simple life.