HSC Grammar Exercise For Practice
HSC Grammar Exercise For Practice
HSC Grammar Exercise For Practice
1.He would go straight up and ask him if he really knew what he was talking
about.
2. “The oracle,” he said, “chose me as the wisest Athenian.”
3. “Did you visit the tower when you were in paris last year ?” I asked my
friend.
4. Doctor said to Meena, “You will have to stay in bed for a week or more.”
5. Father said to the teacher, “Is my son doing well ?”
6. “I bought a new dress yesterday,” said she.
7. “Don’t argue with your father ” Mrs. Goel said to her son.
8. The Custom Officer said, “I like the old parsi.”
9. He said, “What a foolish job he has done !”
10.“I know Hidden Treasure like my own backyard,” He told the dispatcher.
11. The principal said to Rahul, “Obey your teachers.”
12. “How amazing it is !” I said.
13. He said to her, “You will get a letter tomorrow”.
14. The father said to his son, "I shall buy you a bicycle for your birthday."
15. I said to him, "I don't think this case should be taken to court at all."
16. "Have you finished the job, David ?" asked John.
17. Mohan said, "I am hungry. I want something to eat."
18. "Are you her husband ?" I said to the man.
19. "Do you wish to open an account ?" The clerk said to the man.
20. "What do you want ?" he said to her.
21. “How will the confession made before me avail you ?” I said to him.
22. “You have wronged not me but Government,” I replied gently.
23. Ravi asked Meena what her favourite game was.
(Change it into ‘Direct speech’)
24. Sachin said to Sarika, “will you dance with me ?”
25. His friend said to him, “ please wait here for me till I return.”
26. “Dear Students, how did you enjoy your trip?” said the teacher.
27. The doctor said, “I have given an injection and it will make you sleep.”
28. “Who are you and what are you doing here ?” she asked him. “I am a
painter and I’m drawing pictures on my pitcher,” he said.
(Change it into ‘Indirect speech’)
29. “I did not come to college, yesterday”, Lata said to the teacher.
(Change it into ‘Indirect speech’)
30. “Brush your teeth and gargle with a mouthwash after every meal,’ said
the dentist to Meena, ‘I will make it my habit,’ said Meena.
20. As soon as the Government announces the relief funds, people become
happy.
21. No sooner did the teacher enter the class than the pupils greeted him.
(Use ‘As soon as’)
22. As soon as the shopkeeper arrives, the gate opens automatically.
23. As soon as the leaf fell from the tree, the wind swept it away.
(Use ‘No sooner...... than’)
24. She returns from school at 4 pm and rushes for her IIT entrance exam.
coaching class.
(Rewrite it by using ‘As soon as’) (Oct. 2011-B)
25. As the evening aarti time nears, I trace my steps to the mahalaxmi
temple.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘No sooner ...... than’) (Oct. 2011-C)
26. After dinner, she spends an hour or more on homework.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘As soon as .....’) (Feb. 2012-A)
27. My wife enters the kitchen to find them scurrying away after a night of
feasting.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘As soon as’) (Feb. 2012-B)
28. I am near a missal tupri, the moment a series of tantalizing aromas waft
by.
(Rewrite using “As soon as”) (Feb. 2012-D)
29. They have excuses ready when they reach office late.
(Use “No sooner ...... than”) (Feb. 2014)
30. She smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her arms.
(Use “As soon as”) (Oct. 2014)
31. They have excuses ready when they reach office late.
(Rewrite the sentence using “As soon as”) (Oct. 2014-D)
32. When I saw the prizes, I was stupefied.
(Rewrite the sentence using “No sooner ...... than”) (Feb. 2015-A)
33. When paddy is ripe enough to harvest, flocks of parrots would land
there.
(Rewrite using “No sooner ....... than”) (Feb. 2015-D)
34. As soon as the king arrived in the court humming a happy tune to
himself, he cleared his throat.
(Rewrite it using “No sooner ...... than”) (Feb. 2017-B)
35. When a computer is down, the customer wants it back up in working
right away.
(Rewrite using “No sooner ...... than”) (July 2017-A)
36. When I saw the prizes, I was stupefied
(Rewrite the sentence using “No sooner ...... than”) (Feb. 2019-B)
37. When I saw the prizes, I was stupefied.
(Use “As soon as ......” and rewrite it) (July 201
18. The gobar gas obtained by processing dung is used as fuel. (Feb. 2015)
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with “People.....”)
20. Many rare birds like the Smew Duck Mallard, nakta, Marbled Teal and
Goliath Heron have also
been spotted.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with “They .........”)
21. The divine intervention answered her
prayers. (Rewrite it beginning with, “Her prayers
........”)
22. These resources are being used.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with “We .......”)
23. He could sell them back to the factory.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with “They ......”)
24. Vasectomy has been made compulsory by the villagers.
(Rewrite it beginning with “The villagers ......”)
25. He has discovered the power of another good idea.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with, “The power of ..........”)
26. I treated everything that came my way.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with, “Everything ........”)
27. Start a waste segregation system in your
building. (Rewrite it beginning with, “The villagers
.......”)
28. Summon people from all walks of life to the court.
(Rewrite it beginning with, “Let ........”)
29. Vasectomy has been made compulsory.
(Rewrite it beginning with, “The villagers .......”)
30. Co-education encourages familiarity.
(Rewrite it beginning with, “Familiarity .......”)
31. A religious ceremony was attended by two lakh people.
(Rewrite beginning with, “Two lakh people .....”)
32. Dell gave his customers money-back
guarantees. (Rewrite beginning with, “His
customers ......”)
33. Temporary problems could be taken care of by market
mechanism. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with, “Market
Mechanism .....”)
34. He scattered her ashes over the Himalayas.
(Rewrite it beginning with, “Her ashes .........”)
36. The smartphone application with paper-strip can be operated. (July 2019)
(Begin the sentence with “They .......”)
(Begin with, “The infiltration of soil contamination and rewrite) (Feb. 2020)
30. Parents and teachers should take precautions in ensuring a proper balance
between education and moral values.
(Rewrite it using the ‘Infinitive form’ of the underlined words) (July
2017-C)
Rewrite the sentences using the “Gerund form” of the underlined word.
1. To die is better than to surrender. (Oct. 1997)
16. The time had come to set David straight. (Feb. 2011-A)
17. Most mornings my wife enters the kitchen to find them scurrying
away. (Feb. 2011-B)
18. I cannot speak for the whole Kargudi clan which ranges from rigid Tamil
Brahmins to beefeating, pizza-guzzling, hip-hop dancers.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘ing-form’ of the underlined word) (Feb.
2012-A)
20. Sunlight would pour in through the window to light a fresh day.(Rewrite
the sentences using the ‘Gerund form’ of the underlined word) (Feb. 2013)
(Rewrite the sentence using the ‘Gerund form’ of the underlined word)
(Feb. 2015-D)
(Rewrite the sentence using the ‘Gerund form’ of the underlined word)
(Oct. 2015-B
(Rewrite the sentence using the ‘Gerund form’ of the underlined word)
(Oct. 2015-B)
20. Sachin Tendulkar is the best batsman in the Indian Cricket Team.
(Change it into ‘Positive degree’)
5 Unless you run fast, you will not catch the train.
8. Unless the authorities are satisfied, Manoj will not be called as a witness.
8. If you have enough prayers, hope and faith, things will work out.
9. If you do not get your child vaccinated, it is a sin against the whole society.
10. If you deliver the box in all secrecy, your efforts will be rewarded.
11. If you cannot behave yourself, you will have to find another job.
13. If the government does not look into the matter, prices cannot go down.
14. If Sumit does not go to bed early, he will not wake up in time.
15. If the child does not take medicine, it will not recover fast.
18. If he does not pay his telephone bill, they’ll cut off the connection.