NCERT Solutions Class 10th English Grammar – Sentence Transformation Exercises With Answers

Rewrite the following sentences by removing the adverb ‘too’.
1. Shweta is too weak in studies to pass.
2. My sister is too good to harm anyone.
3. My boss is too busy to pick up the phone.
4. The patient is too weak to go upstairs.
5. This house is too expensive for me to buy.
6. Anil is too lazy to get up early in the morning
7. Rakesh is too slow to win the race.
8. Anika is too short to touch the painting.
??‍♂️Answer:
1. Shweta is so weak in studies that she cannot pass.
2. My sister is so good that she cannot harm anyone.
3. My boss is so busy that he cannot pick up the phone.
4. The patient is so weak that he cannot go upstairs.
5. This house is so expensive that I cannot buy it.
6. Anil is so lazy that he cannot get up early in the morning.
7. Rakesh is so slow that he cannot win the race.
8. Anika is so short that she cannot touch the painting.

Rewrite the following sentences using the adverb ‘too’.
1. The man was so tired that he could not climb the hill.
2. Hari is so simple that he cannot tell a lie.
3. This question is so difficult that the children cannot solve it.
4. My mother is so simple that she cannot look after our business.
5. The gardener was so old that he could not climb the tree.
6. The new teacher is so lenient that she cannot control the class.
7. The river was so deep that the child cannot cross it.
8. The chair was so heavy that the painter couldn’t lift it.
??‍♂️Answer:
1. The man was too tired to climb the hill.
2. Hari is too simple to tell a lie.
3. This question is too difficult for the children to solve.
4. My mother is too simple to look after our business.
5. The gardener was too old to climb the tree.
6. The new teacher is too lenient to control the class.
7. The river was too deep for the child to cross it.
8. The chair was too heavy for the painter to lift it.

B. Transformation of “subject + verb + Adjective/Adverb + enough + infinitive” to “principal clause (with so + that + adverb clause)”.

• He is tall enough to touch the fan.

So that he can
He is so tall that he can touch the fan.

• ‘Enough’ is replaced by so.
• Infinitive is changed into that + positive adverbial clause of result.

Rewrite the following sentences by removing enough’.
1. Raju is old enough to go to market.
2. This table is strong enough to hold 100 kg. weight.
3. My brother is intelligent enough to impress the boss.
4. Sohan is smart enough to impress the boss.
5. Rathika is foolish enough to believe the strangers.
6. Kalpana is tall enough to clean the ceiling fan.
7. Meenu is fast enough to catch the train.
8. Anamika is rude enough to insult her seniors.
??‍♂️Answer:
1. Raju is so old that he can go to market.
2. This table is so strong that it can hold 100 kg weight.
3. My brother is so intelligent that he can impress the boss.
4. Sohan is so smart that he can impress the boss.
5. Rathika is so foolish that she can believe the strangers.
6. Kalpana is so tall that she can clean the ceiling fan.
7. Meenu is so fast that she can catch the train.
8. Anamika is so rude that she can insult her senior.

C. Transformation of Degree

(i) Transformation from positive to comparative degree

1. Soni is as beautiful as Moni.
   Moni is not more beautiful than Soni.
2. Ram is as strong as his brother.
   Ram’s brother is not stronger than him.
   • Adjective/adverb is put into the comparative form along with ‘than’.
   • The Affirmative sentence is made negative and negative affirmative.

Similar rules are followed while transforming a comparative degree into a positive degree, i.e. adjective is changed into a positive degree and the affirmative sentence is made negative and vise–versa.

Rewrite the following sentences after changing the degree of comparison from positive to comparative.
1. Radha is as smart as Krishna.
2. My school is as famous as yours.
3. Mohan is as strong as Sohan.
4. My brother is as brilliant as my sister.
5. Mr. Sharma is as strict as Mr. Desai.
6. Kamla’s hair is as long as that of Shanta.
7. This book is as interesting as that one.
8. Your car is as expensive as mine.
??‍♂️Answer:
1. Krishna is not smarter than Radha.
2. Your school is not more famous than mine.
3. Sohan is not stronger than Mohan.
4. My sister is not more brilliant than my brother.
5. Mr. Sharma is not less strict than Mr. Desai.
6. Shanta’s hair is not longer than Kamla’s.
7. This book is not less interesting than that.
8. Your car is not less expensive than mine.

Rewrite the following sentences after changing the degree of comparison from comparative to positive.
1. Mansi is brighter than her sister.
2. The Taj Mahal is more beautiful than any other building of the country.
3. The children are more playful than their parents.
4. Ajay is more handsome than his brother.
5. Mamta is more intelligent than Sunita.
6. Gold is more precious than any other metal.
7. Shakespeare is greater than any other dramatist.
8. I love you more than anybody else.
??‍♂️Answer:
1. Mansi’s sister is not as bright as Mansi.
2. No other building of the country is as beautiful as The Taj Mahal.
3. The parents are not as playful as their children.
4. Ajay’s brother is not as handsome as Ajay.
5. Sunita is not as intelligent as Mamta.
6. No other metal is as precious as gold.
7. No other dramatist is as great as Shakespeare.
8. Nobody else loves you as much as I do.

(ii) Transformation from comparative to a superlative degree

1. Babu is faster than any other boy in the class.
   Babu is the fastest boy in the class.
2. Gold is more expensive than any other metal.
   Gold is the most expensive metal.
   • Any other/no other is left out.
   • The comparative form is changed into a superlative form.
   • ‘Than’ is removed, “the’ is added before superlative degree.

Question 1.
(a) Boys and girls heat the pieces of coloured glasses.
(b) Their hands solder the glasses into the circles of bangles.
(c) Then they put them into the tray of cold water.

Vandana had an opportunity to visit the Bangle factory in Firozabad. She was surprised that the pieces ……………………. by the boys and girls. Then the glasses (b) …………………… After this the circles of bangles (c) …………………….
??‍♂️Answer:
(a) of coloured glasses were heated
(b) were soldered by them manually into the circles of bangles.
(c) were put by them into a tray of cold water.