Instructions: Transform sentences as directed. Click "Show Answer" to check your answer.
Section A: Affirmative to Negative (10 Questions)
1. Transform to negative: "She likes coffee."
Answer: She does not like coffee. - Add "does not" with base form for simple present.
2. Transform to negative: "He can swim very well."
Answer: He cannot swim very well. - Add "not" after modal verb "can".
3. Transform to negative: "They have finished their work."
Answer: They have not finished their work. - Add "not" after auxiliary "have".
4. Transform to negative: "I am going to the market."
Answer: I am not going to the market. - Add "not" after "am".
5. Transform to negative: "We should help the poor."
Answer: We should not help the poor. - Add "not" after modal "should".
6. Transform to negative without changing meaning: "Only he knows the answer."
Answer: No one else knows the answer. - Use "no one else" to maintain meaning.
7. Transform to negative: "Everybody was present."
Answer: Nobody was absent. - Change "everybody" to "nobody" and "present" to "absent".
8. Transform to negative: "She always tells the truth."
Answer: She never tells a lie. - Change "always" to "never" and "truth" to "lie".
9. Transform to negative: "Both of them are guilty."
Answer: Neither of them is innocent. - Change "both" to "neither" and "guilty" to "innocent".
10. Transform to negative: "As soon as he came, it started raining."
Answer: No sooner did he come than it started raining. - Use "no sooner...than" structure.
Section B: Simple to Complex Sentences (10 Questions)
11. Transform to complex: "He is too weak to walk."
Answer: He is so weak that he cannot walk. - Replace "too...to" with "so...that" structure.
12. Transform to complex: "I saw a wounded bird."
Answer: I saw a bird that was wounded. - Add adjective clause with "that".
13. Transform to complex: "On reaching home, he had his lunch."
Answer: When he reached home, he had his lunch. - Convert phrase to adverb clause.
14. Transform to complex: "Being ill, she could not attend school."
Answer: As she was ill, she could not attend school. - Add adverb clause of reason.
15. Transform to complex: "I know his name."
Answer: I know what his name is. - Add noun clause beginning with "what".
16. Transform to complex: "In spite of his poverty, he is honest."
Answer: Although he is poor, he is honest. - Replace phrase with adverb clause of contrast.
17. Transform to complex: "Tell me the time of your arrival."
Answer: Tell me when you will arrive. - Convert noun phrase to noun clause.
18. Transform to complex: "This is my native village."
Answer: This is the village where I was born. - Add adjective clause with "where".
19. Transform to complex: "She hoped to win the prize."
Answer: She hoped that she would win the prize. - Convert infinitive to noun clause.
20. Transform to complex: "He worked hard to pass the exam."
Answer: He worked hard so that he could pass the exam. - Add adverb clause of purpose.
Section C: Simple to Compound Sentences (10 Questions)
21. Transform to compound: "Being tired, he went to bed."
Answer: He was tired, so he went to bed. - Use coordinating conjunction "so".
22. Transform to compound: "In spite of his wealth, he is unhappy."
Answer: He is wealthy, but he is unhappy. - Use coordinating conjunction "but".
23. Transform to compound: "He must work hard to succeed."
Answer: He must work hard, or he will not succeed. - Use coordinating conjunction "or".
24. Transform to compound: "Besides being rude, he was also arrogant."
Answer: He was rude, and he was also arrogant. - Use coordinating conjunction "and".
25. Transform to compound: "Having finished his work, he went home."
Answer: He finished his work, and then he went home. - Use "and then" to show sequence.
26. Transform to compound: "To avoid punishment, he ran away."
Answer: He wanted to avoid punishment, so he ran away. - Add subject and use "so".
27. Transform to compound: "Owing to bad health, he could not come."
Answer: His health was bad, so he could not come. - Use coordinating conjunction "so".
28. Transform to compound: "He must apologize to escape punishment."
Answer: He must apologize, or he will be punished. - Use coordinating conjunction "or".
29. Transform to compound: "He worked hard to stand first."
Answer: He worked hard, and he stood first. - Use coordinating conjunction "and".
30. Transform to compound: "The teacher punished the boy for disobedience."
Answer: The boy was disobedient, so the teacher punished him. - Use coordinating conjunction "so".
