‘Textual Grammar’ from the Previous year H.S. Exams, class 12, WBCHSE
• ARTICLES AND PREPOSITIONS (1 – 6)
• VOICE CHANGE (7 – 11)
• NARRATION CHANGE (12–17)
• TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (18 – 33)
• SPLITTING INTO TWO SIMPLE SENTENCES (34 – 37)
• INTERCHANGE OF PARTS OF SPEECH (38 – 42)
• JOINING OF SENTENCES (43 – 52)
• ERROR CORRECTION (53 – 58)
Q ➤ 1. I have endeavoured …….(i)………. understand ……..(ii)………. fundamental truths revealed ……(iii)…….. me ……. (iv)……… my father, and feel convinced that there exists …..(v)……… divine power that can lift one up from confusion, misery, melancholy and failure and guide one ……(vi)……… one’s true place. [H.S. = 2015]
Q ➤ 2. I was prepared …..(i)…… sit there ……(ii)…… almost any length …..(iii)……. time, just to listen …..(iv)……. her talking. Her voice had …..(v)……. sparkle ……(vi)…… a mountain stream. [H.S. = 2016]
Q ➤ 3. We lived ……(i)……. our ancestral house, which was built ……(ii)……… the middle ……(iii)…… the 19th century. It was a fairly large pucca house, made ……(iv)……. limestone and bricks, ……(v)……. the mosque street ……(vi)…… Rameswaram. [H.S. = 2017]
Q ➤ 4. The Tsar turned round and saw ……(i)……. bearded man come running …..(ii)……. ……(iii)…….. the wood. The man held his hands pressed ……(iv)……. his stomach and blood was flowing …….(v)………. ……(vi)…… them. [H.S. = 2018 & 2022 ]
Q ➤ 5. When my father came out …….(i)…….. the mosque after the prayers, people of different religions would be setting outside, waiting ……..(ii)…….. him. Many of them offered bowls of water ……(iii)…….. my father, who would dip his fingertips ……(iv)……. them and say …….(v)…….. prayer. This water was then carried home ……(vi)……… invalids. [H.S. = 2019 & 2022 ]
Q ➤ 6. I moved easily ……(i)…….. the berth and felt ……(ii)……. the window ledge. The window was open and I faced it, making a pretence ……(iii)……. studying the landscape. I heard the panting ……(iv)…….. the engine, the rumble of the wheels, and, ……(v)…….. my mind’s eye, I could see telegraph posts flashing ……(vi)…… [H.S. = 2020]
Q ➤ 7. The hermit was digging the ground. (Voice Change) [H.S. = 2015, 2020 & 2022]
Q ➤ 8. I found the window. (Voice Change) [H.S. = 2016]
Q ➤ 9. My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple. (Voice Change) [H.S. = 2017]
Q ➤ 10. My father could convey complex spiritual concepts in very simple down-to-earth Tamil. (Voice Change) [H.S. = 2018 & 2022]
Q ➤ 11. The man would have attacked you. (Voice Change) [H.S. = 2019]
Q ➤ 12. You have already been answered,” said the hermit to the Tsar. (Narration Change) [H.S. = 2015]
Q ➤ 13. Then I won’t turn you loose,” said the woman to the boy. (Narration Change) [H.S. = 2016]
Q ➤ 14. We’ll soon be at your station,” I said to the girl. (Narration Change) [H.S. = 2017]
Q ➤ 15. Was I bothering you when I turned that corner?” asked the woman. (Narration Change) [H.S. = 2018]
Q ➤ 16. The Tsar said, “I come to you, wise man, for an answer to my questions.” (Narration Change) [H.S. = 2019 &2022 ]
Q ➤ 17. Lomov: I’ll show the documents, Natalya Stepanovna! (Narration Change) [H.S. = 2020]
Q ➤ 18. Who doesn’t know Ramlal. (Rewrite as an assertive sentence) [H.S. = 2015]
Q ➤ 19. This is the best time. (Use the positive degree) [H.S. = 2015]
Q ➤ 20. I was the most important man. (Use the positive degree) [H.S. = 2017]
Q ➤ 21. I am the most unhappy of men. (Change into positive degree) [H.S. = 2018]
Q ➤ 22. The most important thing in the world was science. (Change into positive degree) [H.S. = 2019 & 2022]
Q ➤ 23. This is not a correct approach. (Rewrite as an affirmative sentence) [H.S. = 2016]
Q ➤ 24. She did not leave the door shut. (Rewrite as an affirmative sentence) [H.S. = 2016]
Q ➤ 25. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed every day. (Rewrite as an affirmative sentence) [H.S. = 2017]
Q ➤ 26. But thy eternal summer shall not fade. (Rewrite as an affirmative sentence) [H.S. = 2018]
Q ➤ 27. The poetry of earth is never dead. (Rewrite as an affirmative sentence) [H.S. = 2020]
Q ➤ 28. She was silent. (Rewrite as a negative sentence) [H.S. = 2016]
Q ➤ 29. Mine was a very secure childhood. (Rewrite as an affirmative sentence) [H.S. = 2017]
Q ➤ 30. As soon as she left the train, she would forget our brief encounter. (Turn into a negative sentence) [H.S. = 2018 & 2022]
Q ➤ 31. The door was open. (Turn into a negative sentence) [H.S. = 2019 & 2022 ]
Q ➤ 32. I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes. (Turn into a complex sentence) [H.S. = 2014]
Q ➤ 33. The sun began to sink behind the trees, the Tsar stuck the spade into the ground at last. (Turn into a complex sentence) [H.S. = 2019]
Q ➤ 34. The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie. [H.S. = 2015]
Q ➤ 35. A man, getting into the compartment, stammered an apology. [H.S. = 2016]
Q ➤ 36. The water dripping from his face, the boy looked at her. [H.S. = 2017]
Q ➤ 37. There was a very old mosque in our locality where my father would take me for evening prayer. [H.S. = 2020]
Q ➤ 38. I wished to kill you. (Use the underlined word as a noun and new retention) [H.S. = 2018]
Q ➤ 39. I don’t intend to give up what I have. (Use the underlined word as a noun and rewrite) [H.S. = 2019 & 2022]
Q ➤ 40. He answered in a low deep voice. (Use the underlined word as a noun and rewrite the sentence) [H.S. = 2020]
Q ➤ 41. He is confident of his brother’s diligence. (Use the underlined word as a noun and rewrite the sentence) [Extra]
Q ➤ 42. I was responsible for the running of the steamer. (Use the underlined word as a noun and rewrite the sentence) [Extra]
Q ➤ 43. The sun’s rays were bright. They lit up the valley. (Combine and turn into a simple sentence) [H.S. = 2020]
Q ➤ 44. A young lady crossed the street. She passed him at the corner. (Combine and turn into a simple sentence) [Extra]
Q ➤ 45. The mirror was made in India. It was obvious. (Combine and turn into a simple sentence) [Extra]
Q ➤ 46. He will be late today. It is certain. (Combine and turn into a complex sentence) [Extra]
Q ➤ 47. She may be innocent. I don’t know. (Combine and turn into a complex sentence) [Extra]
Q ➤ 48. She was suffering a tension. It was extremely worse. (Combine and turn into a complex sentence) [Extra]
Q ➤ 49. The sun rises. The room becomes full of light. (Combine and turn into a compound sentence) [Extra]
Q ➤ 50. Rabindranath Tagore was a great poet. He was a successful playwright. (Combine and turn into a compound sentence) [Extra]
Q ➤ 51. He is a good boy. He is a bad boy. (Combine and turn into a compound sentence) [Extra]
Q ➤ 52. I could not wear the shirt. It was too short for me. (Combine and turn into a compound sentence) [Extra]
Q ➤ 53. It is a fascinated game, guessing what went on out there. (Options : fascination / fascinate / fascinating)
Q ➤ 54. They seemed very ancient about her comfort. (Options : anxious / anxiety / anxiously) [H.S. = 2016]
Q ➤ 55. Few girls can resist flattering. (Options : flatter / flattery / flatterer) [H.S. = 2017 & 2022 ]
Q ➤ 56. His answers filled me with a strange energy and enthuastic. (Options : enthuse / enthusiastically / enthusiasm) [H.S. = 2018 & 2022 ]
Q ➤ 57. You might run that comb through your hair so you will look pserent. (Options : presently / presentable / presenting) [H.S. = 2019]
Q ➤ 58. I would say my was a very secure childhood. (Options : I / me / mine) [H.S. = 2020]