Exercise (Miscellaneous)

Exercise 87.

(Miscellaneous) Recast the following sentences as directed:

1. A soldier of the tenth legion leaped into the water as soon as the ship touched the

shore. (Begin with No sooner )

2. We have helped them with money as well as a body of workers, all well trained and

experienced. (Use the expression 'not only' and 'everyone'.)

3. Mrs. Smith is the wisest member of the family and of her four daughters Jane is the

prettiest. (Use the comparatives of 'wise' and 'pretty'.)

4. The difficulty was solved by means of a special service devised for the occasion.

(Make the word 'service1 the subject.)

5. The lady was compelled by the doctor to drink such vile medicine that she was all but

killed by him. (Use the active voice throughout.)

6. You are already as well acquainted with these affairs as I am. (Use 'known' for

'acquainted'.)

7. As soon as Sir Roger had seated himself, he called for wax candles. (Use 'no sooner'

for 'as soon as'.)

8. When supper had been prepared, Robinson Crusoe sat down expecting to enjoy

himself greatly. (Use noun forms instead of 'prepared' and 'expecting'.)

9. Nelson knew the value of obedience so well that he anticipated some censure for his

act. (Rewrite this sentence, using 'too' for 'so'.)

10. The secretary sent me no reply for ten days. (Rewrite, using the verb 'reply' instead of

the noun.)

11. Have a look at the newspaper and you will find a lot of space devoted to

advertisements. (Begin with if)

12. Her reason for not going with us was that she had no money. (Use there fore.)

13. Besides having a salary, he also has a private income. (Use not only but)

14. His parents were compelled by poverty to send him abroad that he might

earn his own living. (Simple sentence, active voice.)

15. His fondness for games increases with his proficiency. (Complex sentence, using

“the – the” and adjectives to replace the abstract nouns.) .

16. Of all the men I know none is less inclined than he is to believe ill of others. (Reduce

to two clauses.)

17. When the monsoon broke, the temperature fell rapidly. (Simple sentence, “break” as

subject; replace “fell” by noun).

18. He has squandered his fortune, estranged his friends and ruined his health by his

recklessness and extravagance. (Use “not only – but”.)

19. He has discovered new facts and advanced new arguments, but my opinion is

unchanged. (Complex sentence; negative principal clause with verb in active voice; two

adjectival clauses.)

20. He is notoriously mean in his treatment of his servants. [Rewrite in four ways:-

(1) Simple sentence with “treatment” as subject;

(2) Simple sentence with “treat” as the verb;

(3) Complex sentence with a noun clause;

(4) Complex sentence with an adjective clause and “meanness” as subject of the principal clause].

21. You can imagine my annoyance on learning of the postponement of the football

match. (Complex sentence; three subordinate clauses.)

22. His sole income is what he earns by his pen. (Make the principal clause negative.)

23. A sailing ship was wrecked here last December. [Rewrite in three ways so as to

emphasize (1) “sailing”, (2) “here”, (3) “December”].

24. It is probable that he will come back. (Simple sentence; replace “probable” and

“come back” by nouns.