21. Choose the most appropriate Affirmative form of the sentence given, from the options provided.Hurry up so that you don’t miss your class.
- C. Hurry up and don’t miss your class.
- A. Miss your class, if you don’t hurry up.
- B. Hurry up, lest you should miss your class.
- D. Don’t hurry and don’t miss your class.
व्याख्या: 'Lest' ka arth hai 'kahin aisa na ho ki', aur iske saath hamesha 'should' ka prayog hota hai. Yeh 'so that... not' ke arth ko affirmative tareeke se vyakt karta hai.
22. Choose the correct option for Assertive to Interrogative transformation of the sentence given.Man cannot die better than facing fearful odds.
- A. How can man die better than having to face fearful odds?
- C. Can man die better than having to face fearful odds?
- D. Can man die better than facing fearful odds?
- B. How can man die better than facing fearful odds?
व्याख्या: Jab assertive sentence mein 'cannot' ka prayog ho, to use interrogative mein badalte samay 'How can...?' ka prayog karke ek rhetorical question banaya jaata hai, jiska arth same rehta hai.
23. Directions: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. He said to me, “What a pity! You missed the party.”
- B. He told to me that it was a pity I had missed the party.
- A. He exclaimed what a pity it was that you missed the party.
- C. He exclaimed that it was a pity I had missed the party.
- D. He exclaimed that it was a pity you missed the party.
व्याख्या: 'What a pity!' exclamatory phrase hai, isliye 'exclaimed' ka use hoga. 'You' ko 'I' mein aur Simple Past ('missed') ko Past Perfect ('had missed') mein badla jayega.
24. Choose the correct affirmative sentence.She is not guilty.
- B. She is guilty.
- D. Innocent is she we know.
- C. She can be not guilty.
- A. She is innocent.
व्याख्या: Affirmative sentence banane ke liye, negative shabd ('not') ko hatakar uske opposite meaning waale shabd ka prayog kiya jaata hai. 'Not guilty' ka opposite 'innocent' hota hai.
25. Transform the given sentence into negative form choosing the best option from below :Everyone present there, cheered for her.
- B. There was no one present there who did not cheer for her.
- D. All but none cheered for her there.
- C. There was no one absent to cheer for her.
- A. There was no one present there who cheered for her.
व्याख्या: Bina matlab badle negative banane ke liye double negative ka use kiya jaata hai. 'No one... did not cheer' ka matlab hai 'sab ne cheer kiya'. Isliye yeh sahi hai.
26. Choose the correct option from Assertive to Exclamatory transformation for the sentence given :I wish I had wings of a dove.
- D. How can one have wings of a dove !
- A. O that I had wings of a dove !
- B. I am desirous of having wings of a dove !
- C. What if I had wings of a dove !
व्याख्या: 'I wish' se shuru hone waale assertive sentences ko exclamatory mein badalne ke liye 'O that...!' ya 'If only...!' jaise structures ka prayog kiya jaata hai, jo ek strong ichha (desire) ko darshate hain.
27. Ravi said, “I posted the letter.”
- B. Ravi could not post the letter.
- A. Ravi said that he had posted the letter.
- D. Ravi said I posted the letter.
- C. Was the letter not posted?
व्याख्या: Indirect speech mein, pronoun 'I' ko 'he' mein badla jaata hai. Simple Past Tense ('posted') ko Past Perfect Tense ('had posted') mein badalna zaroori hai kyonki reporting verb ('said') past mein hai.
28. The spectators said, “Bravo! well done, players.”
- C. The spectators applauded the players saying that they had done well.
- D. The spectators applauded the players joyfully to do well.
- A. The spectators shouted that the players were doing very well
- B. The spectators exclaimed with joy that the players were doing very well
व्याख्या: 'Bravo!' shabd ka upyog shaabaashi dene ke liye hota hai. Isliye, indirect speech mein reporting verb 'applauded' ka upyog sabse aavashyak hai. 'well done' past ki ghatna hai, isliye 'had done well' sahi hai.
29. The teacher said to the boys, ‘Don’t annoy me’.The indirect narration of the above sentence will be:
- D. The teacher said to the boys to annoy him.
- B. The teacher asked the boys not to annoy him.
- C. The teacher told the boys don't annoy him.
- A. The teacher forbade the boys to annoy him.
व्याख्या: 'Forbade' ka matlab hai 'mana kiya'. Yeh 'don't' waale aadeshon ke liye ek bahut accha alternative hai. Jab 'forbade' ka use hota hai to 'not' nahi lagta kyonki iska arth pehle se hi negative hota hai.
30. Choose the correct exclamatory form of the following sentence from the options given below : I wish I were a clown.
- B. If only I were a clown !
- A. I were a clown !
- C. I think I was a clown
- D. What a clown I were !
व्याख्या: 'I wish' se shuru hone waale assertive sentences ko exclamatory mein badalne ke liye 'If only...!' ya 'O that...!' jaise structures ka prayog kiya jaata hai, jo ek strong, adhoori ichha ko darshate hain.
