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HSSLC General English Paper 2023

Interactive Grammar Quiz

Section C: Narration

The gentleman said to the salesman, "What is the price of this Dictionary?" The salesman said to him, "It is a bit expensive. But I can give it to you at a 10 percent discount".

The gentleman asked the salesman what is the price of this Dictionary. The salesman replied it is a bit expensive but he can give it at a 10 percent discount.

The gentleman told the salesman the price of the Dictionary. The salesman said it was expensive but he would give a discount.

The gentleman asked the salesman about the price. The salesman said it was expensive and offered a discount.

The gentleman asked the salesman what the price of that Dictionary was. The salesman replied that it was a bit expensive but that he could give it to him at a 10 percent discount.

I asked the old lady where Professor Sarmah lived. The lady replied regretfully that she didn't know. (Change to Direct)

I said to the old lady, "Where did Professor Sarmah live?" The lady said, "I don't know."

I asked the old lady, "Where does Professor Sarmah live?" The lady said, "Sorry, I don't know."

I said to the old lady, "Where does Professor Sarmah live?" The lady regretfully said, "I don't know."

I said to the old lady, "Where does Professor Sarmah live?" The lady replied, "Alas! I don't know."

The girl said to the teacher, "Madam, I am weak in English and seek your advice." The teacher said, "Read the text thoroughly and try to express your ideas in simple correct English."

The girl told the teacher she is weak in English and seeks her advice. The teacher advised her to read the text thoroughly.

The girl said to the teacher that she was weak in English and sought her advice. The teacher said to her to read the text thoroughly.

The girl told the teacher that she was weak in English and asked for her advice. The teacher told her to read and express ideas in English.

The girl respectfully told the teacher that she was weak in English and sought her advice. The teacher advised her to read the text thoroughly and try to express her ideas in simple correct English.

"Let's buy some milk and prepare milkshake for us", said Aruna. "The milkshake we're drinking now is utterly tasteless."

Aruna said let us buy some milk and prepare milkshake. The milkshake we are drinking now is tasteless.

Aruna suggested to buy milk and prepare milkshake and said the current milkshake was tasteless.

Aruna proposed to buy milk for a milkshake and complained that the milkshake they were drinking was tasteless.

Aruna proposed that they should buy some milk and prepare milkshake for them, adding that the milkshake they were drinking then was utterly tasteless.

Section C: Voice Change

He was instructed by his coach to play that shot.

His coach was instructing him to play that shot.

To play that shot was instructed by his coach.

His coach gave him instructions to play that shot.

His coach instructed him to play that shot.

Please give me some more time.

Let me be given some more time.

Some more time should be given to me.

I should be given some more time.

You are requested to give me some more time.

Is the gardener watering the plants?

Is the plants being watered by the gardener?

Are the plants watered by the gardener?

Were the plants being watered by the gardener?

Are the plants being watered by the gardener?

Rome was not built in a day.

People did not build Rome in a day.

Someone did not build Rome in a day.

Rome was not being built in a day.

The Romans did not build Rome in a day.

The girl is reading a novel.

A novel is read by the girl.

A novel has been read by the girl.

The girl is being read a novel.

A novel is being read by the girl.

I saw a road accident yesterday.

Yesterday a road accident was seen by me.

A road accident has been seen by me yesterday.

By me a road accident was seen yesterday.

A road accident was seen by me yesterday.

Section C: Tense Correction

This family (live) in this place since 1970.

is living

lived

had been living

has been living

She (go) home when we met her.

went

had gone

is going

was going

We reached the stadium after the match (start).

started

has started

was starting

had started

Ice (float) on water.

is floating

has floated

float

floats

If I (be) you, I would not do that.

was

had been

were

He suddenly realized that he (leave) the bag in the bus.

left

has left

was leaving

had left

We already (have) breakfast.

already had

already have

were already having

have already had

Section C: Prepositions

They will come here ___ a month.

for

within

I am sorry ___ what I have done.

about

for

She usually falls ___ her bicycle.

from

down

off

He is taller than you ___ three inches.

with

from

I am not satisfied ___ my Performance.

with

The police ran ___ the thief.

behind

for

with

after

Section C: Sentence Transformation

This fact is too evident to require any proof. (Use 'so...that' instead of 'too...to')

This fact is so evident that it requires no proof.

This fact is so evident to require any proof.

This fact is very evident that it requires any proof.

This fact is so evident that it does not require any proof.

I shall remember your help forever. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)

I will not remember your help forever.

I shall not always remember your help.

I shall forget your unkindness forever.

I shall never forget your help.

Having completed her project here she returned to her native country. (Change it into a complex sentence)

She completed her project here and returned to her native country.

After she completed her project here, she returned to her native country.

Because she completed her project, she returned to her native country.

When she had completed her project here, she returned to her native country.

She is the tallest girl in the classroom. (Change it into comparative degree)

No other girl in the classroom is as tall as she.

She is the taller of all girls in the classroom.

She is taller than most other girls in the classroom.

She is taller than any other girl in the classroom.

No one can do this. (Make it interrogative)

Who can do this?

Can no one do this?

Isn't it that no one can do this?

Can anyone do this?

There is a slight difference between the two shades. (Rewrite the sentence by using the adjective form of 'difference')

The difference between the two shades is slight.

The two shades have a slight difference.

Slightly, the two shades are different.

The two shades are slightly different.

As he was ill, he could not appear in the examination. (Change it into a simple sentence)

He could not appear in the examination due to his illness.

Because of his illness, he could not appear in the examination.

He was ill and could not appear in the examination.

Being ill, he could not appear in the examination.

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