JUST GRAMMAR (WITH ANSWERS)

  Rewrite the sentence which follow as directed, without changing their

meaning

(i) I believe that charity begins at home. (Use the noun form of believe)



Ans: It is my belief that charity begins at home.



(ii) “Was it for this the clay grew tall ?” said the poet.

(Change into indirect

speech)



Ans: The poet asked if it was for that the clay had grown tall.



(iii) Where the mind is without fear (Omit, ;’without fear’)

Ans: Where the mind is fearless.


(iv) The poor of India have no enmity against each other. (Begin : there is

no…..)

Ans: There is no enmity among the poor of India.


(v) There is an aspect of what may be called disguised violence. (Split up

the sentence)

Ans: There is an aspect. It may be called disguised violence.


 B. Fill in the numbered blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions


Crosthwaite listened __(i)__ great interest __(ii)__ all I had told him __(iii)__

the passengers on __(iv)__ lower deck, and he now asked me who __(v)__

man was who was sitting __(vi)__ the bench near us


.

Ans: (i) with (ii) to (iii) about (iv) the (v) the (vi on.

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