Transformation of Sentences Questions and Answers - 1

Question: 1

He is short sighted. Otherwise he is fit for the post.
a. Except that he _____
b. If he was not ____
c. Despite being _____

(A) Only A

(B) Only B

(C) Only C

(D) A and B

Ans: A

Except that he is short sighted, he is fit for the post.

Question: 2

The Chief Guest arrived. The proceedings of the function began.
a. Having _____
b. Only who _____
c. The arrival _____

(A) Only A

(B) Only B

(C) Only C

(D) A and B

Ans: B

Only when the Chief Guest arrived did the proceedings of the function begin.

Question: 3

The boy got his leg badly injured. He was playing hockey.
a. While the boy was ____
b. While playing _____
c. Since the leg was _____

(A) A and B only

(B) Only A

(C) Only B

(D) Only C

Ans: A

While the boy was playing hockey, he got his leg badly injured.
While playing hockey, the boy got his leg badly injured.

Question: 4

The watchman waved his cane. In the nick of time the barking dog ran away.
a. As soon as the barking _____
b. Hardly was the watchman _____
c. No sooner does the watchman _____

(A) Only A

(B) Only B

(C) Only C

(D) None of these

Ans: D

The correct forms are
As soon as the watchman waved his cane, the barking dog ran away.
Hardly had the watchman waved his cane when the barking dog ran away.
No sooner did the watchman waved his cane than the barking dog ran away.

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