Answer Key: English Language Revision Worksheet I

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Answer Key: Revision Worksheet I

Question -3


Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions given:
[10]
a.
The book was too interesting to put down.

b.
Unless Mary catches the first bus, she won’t be on time for school.

c.
Despite being hungry, he refused to eat.

d.
I would rather read books than watch T.V.

e.
No sooner did he get into the cab than it rained.

f.
Hardly had the teacher entered the room when the students greeted her./Hardly did the teacher enter the room when the students greeted her.

g.
Not only the rich but also the poor should follow the rules.

h.
Although he is poor, he is an honest man.

i.
No sooner did the bell ring than the students rushed out./ No sooner had the bell rung than the students rushed out. 

j
In spite being wealthy, he is very stingy.





Question -4
[5]

Change the voice of the following sentences:

a.
Is football played by children?

b.
The building is being constructed by them.

c.
Those who help themselves are helped by God.

d.
The people welcomed Prince Hamlet.

e.
Let it be carried home.



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