WORKSHEET (B.A. II)
GRAMMAR
1. Do as directed :
(i) “Do you know many of the prominent writers in our country “ ? Said the young man.
(Change the narration)
(ii) The next war will destroy humanity.
(Change into interrogative)
(iii) He is so weak that he cannot stand. (Use ‘too’)
(iv) O that my mother were alive ! (Change into assertive)
(v) Mohan is smarter that any other boy in his class.
(Change the degree of comparison)
(vi) No sooner did the meeting end than I started for home. (use as soon as)
(vii) He must work very hard to make up for the lost time.
(Change into a compound sentence)
(viii) We must eat, or we cannot live. (Rewrite as a simple sentence)
(ix) The telephone wires have been cut. (Change the voice)
(x) I shall not go unless I am invited. (Begin with ‘if’)
2. Correct any five of the following :
(i) May I take your leave.
(ii) There is no place for us in the bus.
(iii) Everthing settled between you and I.
(iv) Little money is better than none.
(v) This pen is more inferior than that.
(vi) Walking on the road, a snake bit him.
(vii) It is no good to visit him today.
3. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions of the following sentences :
(i) Do not scoff _________ old men.
(ii) We all look _________ better days.
(iii) I am sick _________ advising you.
(iv) She is confined _________ bed these days.
(v) He has a distaste _________ country life.
(vi) Do not jeer _________ him.
(vii) He is intemperate _________ his habits.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
B.A. II WORKSHEET NO. 1
Transformation of Sentences (Some Rules)
A. The transformation of sentences is an interesting exercise of changing a sentence from one grammatical structure to another, retaining, however, almost the original meaning of the sentence, e.g.—
A
By the Change in the adverb ‘too’.
Following rules govern this change :—
(a) Use ‘that’ in place of ‘to’.
(b) Use ‘so’ in place of ‘too’.
(c) If the sentence is in the past tense, ‘could’ is used in the subordinate clause.
(d) If the sentence is in the past tense, ‘could’ is used in the subordinate clause.
Example :—
1. He is too poor to give money.
He is so poor that he cannot give money.
2. She is too weak to walk.
She is so weak that she cannot walk.
3. She was too angry to talk to him.
She was so angry that she could not talk to him.
4. The car was too full to accommodate us.
The car was so full that it could not accommodate us.
5. I am so hungry to wait.
I am so hungry that I cannot wait.
Removing “too” with “not”
When ‘too’ is to be removed in a sentence construction in the negative, the Subordinate Clause has the ‘Future’ construction, and the negative adjunct (no or not) is turned into positive.
Examples :—
1. He is too touchy not to mind it.
He is so touchy that he will mind it.
2. He is too clever not to see through your moves.
He is so clever that he will see through your moves.
3. The joke was too good not to excite laughter.
The joke was so good that it would excite laughter.
B. Transformation of Affirmative sentences to Negative ones and vice-versa.
In the transformation of Affirmative sentences to Negative sentences (or vice-versa) the word opposite in meaning (antonym) is used. In no case should the sense of the sentences undergo change, though we cannot of course, rule out the obvious difference, of meaning, so far as the degree of quality, intensity, number of quantity is concerned.
Examples :—By putting a ‘No’ or ‘not’ in the sentence so transformed.
Affirmative Negative
1. The climate of Chandigarh is good. The climate of Chandigarh is not bad.
2. This glass is empty. This glass is not full.
3. His offer was quite bid. His offer was not too small.
BY USING DOUBLE NEGATIVES
Examples :—
Affirmative Negative
1. Ram is polite Ram is not impolite.
2. Sohan is courteous. Sohan is not discourteous.
3. He came here punctually. He did not fail to come here punctually.
BY CHANGING THE DEGREE OF COMPARISON
Examples :—
Affirmative Negative
1. He is taller than you. You are not as tall as he.
2. Butter is better than milk. Milk is not as good as butter.
3. Simla is higher than Solan. Solan is not as high as Simla.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
B.A. I WORKSHEET NO. 1
Change the Voice
1. We cook our meals here.
2. They are building the house.
3. Some boys have insulted their teacher.
4. Today he missed his lunch.
5. They were building the house.
6. Some boys had insulted their teacher.
7. The principal will expel him from college.
8. I shall have written my letters by 6 p.m.
9. They couldn’t grind their axe.
10. Some day somebody may break his head.
11. We might not invite our Chief.
12. You should not waste your time.
13. Listen to me.
14. Kindly forgive this boy.
15. They speak highly of me.
16. He does not care for her.
17. Are you speaking the truth ?
18. Whom is he teaching ?
19. It is time to take tea.
20. Quinine tastes bitter.
21. Success has made him vain.
22. The thief was arrested.
23. He has been sentenced to death.
24. I hate people looking at me.
25. Show me a man who has not wasted his time.
26. He likes his children to serve him.
27. By whom was this letter written ?
28. I regret to say you have to fly tomorrow.
29. You are supposed to know how to serve.
30. Some people dress their children very well.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
B.A. I WORKSHEET NO. 2
Prepositions
Fill in the blanks :—
1. I am fed………….with my tailor.
2. I must consult you …………. that matter.
3. We must provide …………. our children ………….the evil day.
4. Do not live …………. riches.
5. Kindly refer …………. my letter of 5th instant.
6. He was …………. standing his subordinates.
7. I differ …………. you on the point.
8. We rely …………. your word.
9. He substituted the usual dinner ……….. one which was not so good.
10. The wife of the doctor was stunned …………. shock.
11. The rich should not look …………. the poor.
12. The headmaster exempted him …………. the payment of fine.
13. I have no faith …………. you.
14. The earth revolves …………. the sun.
15. He is not interested …………. cricket.
16. Why are you gazing …………. me ?
17. I am sought …………. in college.
18. He died …………. cholera.
19. He acceded …………. my request.
20. I acted according …………. his advice.
21. She insists …………. your doing it.
22. His house is infested …………. rats.
23. The first lesson we should learn is obedience and respect ………….
others.
24. Success consists …………. hard work.
25. How did you come …………. this watch ?
26. He deals kindly …………. me.
27. He is free …………. debt.
28. Do not fall …………. with your friends.
29. He has the gift …………. the gab.

30. I called him a Shakespeare ………….way of joke.