Question Bank HSC Solved SET 2: Q. 1B NON-TEXTUAL GRAMMAR (4 Marks) by Mrs. Premjit Sunil Gatigante

QUESTION BANK FOR SYJC  (HSC EXAMINATION)  SUBJECT- ENGLISH 

SET 2: Q. 1B NON-TEXTUAL GRAMMAR (4 Marks) 

Q. 1 B1 Do as directed/ Transformation of the sentences. (4)

SENTENCES: TRANSFORMATION

 

Choose correct alternative to transform the sentence into a simple sentence. 

1. I know that he has stolen the necklace. 

a. I know he stole the necklace. 

b. I know him to have stolen the necklace. 

c. I know him to be a thief of the necklace. 

d. I know him as he stole the necklace. 

Answer: b. I know him to have stolen the necklace.

2. The sword that is made of pure steel is brought from India. 

a. The pure steel sword is brought from India. 

b. The steel sword is pure and brought from India. 

c. The sword from India is pure steel. 

d. The pure sword from India is steel. 

Answer: a. The pure steel sword is brought from India. 

3. They took shelter under a building because they were tired by walking. 

a. They took shelter under a building as they were tired

by walking. 

b. Taking shelter under a building, they were tired by walking. 

c. Tired by walking, they took shelter under a building. 

d. They were tired and took shelter under a building. 

Answer: c. Tired by walking, they took shelter under a building. 

4. Not only did his teachers give him enough practice, but his parents too.

a. His parents with his teachers gave him enough practice. 

b. His teachers and the parents gave him enough practice. 

c. Besides his teachers giving him enough practice, his parents gave practice also.

d. Besides his teachers giving him enough practice, his parents did the same.

Answer: b. His teachers and the parents gave him enough practice. 

5. He was a mere student but he offered to solve the problem.  

a. He was a mere student who offered to solve the problem. 

b. In spite of being a mere student, he offers to solve the problem. 

c. In spite of a mere student, he has offered to solve the problem. 

d. In spite of his being a mere student, he offered to solve the problem.

Answer: d. In spite of his being a mere student, he offered to solve the problem.

6. He must not be absent or he will be declared fail. / In the event of his being late, he  will be punished. 

a. He will be declared fail when he is absent. 

b. In the event of his being absent, he will be failed. 

c. In the event of his being absent, he will be declared fail. 

d. In the event of being declared fail, he will be absent. 

Answer: c. In the event of his being absent, he will be declared fail.

Choose correct alternative to transform the sentence into a compound sentence. 

1. Satish must work very hard to rescue his brother. 

a. Satish must work very hard so as to rescue his brother. 

b. Satish must work hard as well to rescue his brother. 

c. Satish must rescue his brother and work very hard. 

d. Satish must work very hard and rescue his brother. 

Answer: d. Satish must work very hard and rescue his brother. 

2. The witness said that Mohan was guilty. / He declared his innocence.

a. The witness told that Mohan was guilty. 

b. Mohan was guilty told the witness. 

c. The witness confirmed Mohan’s guilt. 

d. The witness found Mohan guilty. 

Answer: b. Mohan was guilty told the witness. 

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3. The citizens who have paid the taxes are always respected. 

a. Tax paying citizens are always respected. 

b. The citizens paid the taxes and get respect. 

c. The citizens paid the taxes for respect. 

d. The citizens pay the taxes and are always respected. 

Answer: d. The citizens pay the taxes and are always respected. 

4. The interviewer was annoyed that he had not answered his queries.

a. The interviewer was annoyed as he had not answered his queries. 

b. The interviewer was annoyed at his not answering his queries. 

c. The queries were not answered and the interviewer was annoyed. 

d. The interviewer was annoyed at answering his queries. 

Answer: c. The queries were not answered and the interviewer was annoyed. 

5. I was surprised when I heard him reveal the secret. / I was surprised to hear him talk  so. 

a. I was surprised to hear him reveal the secret. 

b. I was surprised for his revealing of the secret. 

c. I was surprised to hear his revealing the secret. 

d. I was surprised to hear his reveal the secret.  

Answer: a. I was surprised to hear him reveal the secret. 

Choose correct alternative to transform the sentence into a complex sentence. 

1. Search his room and you will find the clue.  

a. If you searched his room, you would find the clue. 

b. If you search his room, you found the clue. 

c. If you search his room, you will find the clue. 

d. If you searched his room, you will have found the clue. 

Answer: c. If you search his room, you will find the clue. 

2. The luggage was not misplaced but it was kept deliberately.  

a. The luggage was not misplace but kept deliberately. 

b. The luggage was not misplaced although it was kept deliberately. 

c. The luggage was kept deliberately although it was not misplaced. 

d. The luggage was kept deliberately to misplace it. 

Answer: b. The luggage was not misplaced although it was kept deliberately. 

WH QUESTION 

Choose correct alternative to Frame a wh-question to get the underlined answer. 

1. Some thugs tried to snatch her gold chain. 

a. What some thugs tried to snatch? 

b. What did some thugs tried to snatch? 

c. What some thugs snatch? 

d. What did some thugs try to snatch? 

Answer: d. What did some thugs try to snatch? 

2. Arunima was retrained as a mountaineer. 

a. What was Arunima retrained as? 

b. What was Arunima retrained? 

c. What did Arunima retrain? 

d. What was retrained Arunima? 

Answer: a. What was Arunima retrained as? 

3. An exceptional battle had begun inside the train on the move? 

a. Where had an exceptional battle begun on the move? 

b. When had an exceptional battle on the move begun? 

c. Where had an exceptional battle begin on the move? 

d. Where an exceptional battle had begun on the move?

Answer: a. Where had an exceptional battle begun on the move? 

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4. With the help of the technology, I started responding the treatment.

a. How I started responding the treatment? 

b. How did I started responding the treatment? 

c. How I start responding the treatment? 

d. How did I start responding the treatment? 

Answer: d. How did I start responding the treatment? 

5. Ishita invites my family members on my birthday for celebration. a. When Ishita invited my family members for celebration? 

b. When Ishita invite my family members for celebration? 

c. When do Ishita invite my family members for celebration? 

d. When does Ishita invite my family members for celebration?

Answer:  d. When does Ishita invite my family members for celebration?

SENTENCES 

Choose correct alternative to make the given sentence exclamatory. 

1. You performed the very energetically in front of the visitors. 

a. How energetically in front of the visitors you perform! 

b. How energetical in front of the visitors you performs! 

c. How energetically in front of the visitors you performed! 

d. How energetically you perform in front of the visitors! 

Answer: c. How energetically in front of the visitors you performed! 

2. You have narrated a very romantic book. 

a. What have you narrated a very romantic book! 

b. What book you have narrated a very romantic! 

c. What a romantic book you have narrated! 

d. What a romantic book you have narrate! 

Answer: c. What a romantic book you have narrated! 

Choose correct alternative to make the given sentence negative. 

1. Sunita is the most loyal employee of our firm. 

a. Sunita is not the most disloyal employee of our firm. 

b. Sunita is the most not disloyal employee of our firm. 

c. No other employee of our firm is as loyal as Sunita. 

d. No other employee of our firm is the most loyal as Sunita. 

Answer: c. No other employee of our firm is as loyal as Sunita. 

2. As soon as he entered the room, he noticed the unusual presence.

a. As soon as he entered the room, he did not miss the unusual presence.

b. As soon as he entered the room, he unnoticed the unusual presence.

c. No sooner did he entered the room than he noticed the unusual presence.

d. No sooner did he enter the room than he noticed the unusual presence. 

Answer: d. No sooner did he enter the room than he noticed the unusual presence. 

VOICE 

1. The cashier refused him any cash. 

a) He was refused any cash by the cashier. 

b) He were refused any cash by the cashier 

c) He were refused cash by the cashier. 

d) Any cash were refused by the cashier to him.  

Answer: a) He was refused any cash by the cashier. 

2. The management made him the leader of the project. 

a) Project leader was made to him by management. 

b) He was made project leader by the management. 

c) He had made a project leader by the management. 

d) He was made as a project leader by the management. 

Answer: d) He was made as a project leader by the management. 

 

3. Government is building a project for poor and downtrodden.  

a) Poor and downtrodden are being made a project by government. 

b) Building is being made as a project for poor and downtrodden. 

c) A project is being made for poor and downtrodden by government. 

d) Downtrodden people are being offered a project by government.

Answer:  c) A project is being made for poor and downtrodden by government. 

4. We expect every child to have equal interest in all activities. 

a) It is expected from every child to have equal interest in every activity.

b) Every child is expected to have equal interest in every activity. 

c) Every child was expected to have equal interest in every activity. 

d) Every child is being expected to have equal interest in every activity.

Answer:  b) Every child is expected to have equal interest in every activity. 

TENSES 

Choose correct alternative so as to get the sentence of desired tense in the following. 

Choose correct alternative so as to get the sentence in present perfect tense in the  following. 

1. The wild-fire burned the jungle entirely. 

a) The wild fire has burned the jungle entirely. 

b) The wild fire have burned the jungle entirely. 

c) The wild fire has have burned the jungle entirely. 

d) The wild fire has been burned the jungle entirely.  

Answer: a) The wild fire has burned the jungle entirely. 

Choose correct alternative so as to get the sentence in past perfect tense in the following.

2. The medical staff is working round the clock. 

a) The medical staff had been worked round the clock. 

b) The medical staff had worked round the clock. 

c) The medical staff had had worked round the clock. 

d) The medical staff was had worked round the clock. 

Answer: b) The medical staff had worked round the clock. 

Choose correct alternative so as to get the sentence in past continuous tense in the  following. 

3. All the neighboring countries are receiving vaccines at a very cheap rate from India.

a) All the neighboring countries was receiving vaccines at a very cheap rate from  India. 

b) All the neighboring countries had receiving vaccines at a very cheap rate from  India. 

c) All the neighboring countries were receiving vaccines at a very cheap rate from  India. 

d) All the neighboring countries had been receiving vaccines at a very cheap rate from  India. 

Answer: c) All the neighboring countries were receiving vaccines at a very cheap rate from  India. 

CHANGING THE NARRATION: DIRECT-INDIRECT 

Choose correct alternative so as to get Indirect-Narration of the given sentence:

1. The Prime minister said, “We are ready for any challenge.” 

a) The Prime minister said that they were ready for any challenge. 

b) The Prime minister said that they had been ready for any challenge. 

c) The Prime minister said that they are ready for any challenge. 

d) The Prime minister said that we were ready for any challenge.

Answer: a) The Prime minister said that they were ready for any challenge. 

 

2. Teacher said to the principal, “I assessed all the assignments.” 

a) The teacher told to the principal that he/she has assessed all the assignments.

b) The teacher told to the principal that he/she had assessed all the assignments.

c) The teacher told to the principal that he/she was assessed all the assignments.

d) The teacher told to the principal that he/she were assessed all the assignments. 

Answer: b) The teacher told the principal that he/she had assessed all the assignments.

3. Goalkeeper said to the captain, “I am ready here now.” 

a) The goalkeeper told the captain that he was ready here then. 

b) The goalkeeper told the captain that he was ready there then. 

c) The goalkeeper told the captain that he was ready there now. 

d) The goalkeeper told the captain that he would be ready there then. 

Answer: b) The goalkeeper told the captain that he was ready there then. 

4. The forest guard said to the young boy, “What are you doing here?” 

a) The forest guard asked the young boy what he was

doing here. 

b) The forest guard asked the young boy what he was doing there. 

c) The forest guard asked the young boy what the boy was doing there. 

d) The forest guard told the young boy what he was doing there.

Answer: b) The forest guard asked the young boy what he was doing there. 

  

5. The thirsty soldier said, “Please give me some water.” 

a) The thirsty soldier begged them to give him some water. 

b) The thirsty soldier ordered them to give him some water. 

c) The thirsty soldier commanded them to give him some water. 

d) The thirsty soldier begged them to gave him some water. 

Answer: a) The thirsty soldier begged them to give him some water. 

6. “Alas! The king is dead.” Said the courtiers. 

a) The courtiers sadly exclaimed that the king was dead. 

b) The courtiers sadly exclaimed that the king had been dead. 

c) The courtiers sadly exclaimed that the king is dead. 

d) The courtiers exclaimed that alas the king was dead. 

Answer: a) The courtiers sadly exclaimed that the king was dead. 

GERUNDS 

Choose the correct alternative so as to use the Gerund form of the underlined verb in  the given sentences: 

1. I like to play football out on the ground. 

a) I like playing football out on the ground. 

b) I am liking playing football out on the ground. 

c) I like footballing out on the ground. 

d) I am like playing football out on the ground. 

Answer: a) I like playing football out on the ground. 

2. To visit an old age home is always a good experience for me 

a) Visit an old ageing home is always a good experience for me. 

b) Visiting an old ageing home is always a good experience for me. 

c) To visit an old ageing home is always a good experience for me. 

d) Visiting an old age home is always a good experience for me.

Answer:  d) Visiting an old age home is always a good experience for me.

INFINITIVE – TO 

Choose the correct alternative to get the gerund form of the underlined verb as an  answer: 

1. When the little girl saw a beautiful flower, she gave a cry of joy.  

a) Seeing a beautiful flower, the little girl gave a cry of joy. 

b) Seeing a beautiful flower, the little girl was giving a cry of joy. 

c) Seeing a beautiful flower, the little girl had given a cry of joy. 

d) Seeing a beautiful flower, the little girl had been giving a cry of joy.

Answer: a) Seeing a beautiful flower, the little girl gave a cry of joy. 

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Choose the correct alternative to get the to-infinitive form of the underlined verb as an  answer: 

2. He likes looking at the stars in the sky with bare eyes. 

a) He likes to look at the stars in the sky with bare eyes. 

b) He likes to look at the star in the sky with bare eyes. 

c) He likes to look at the stars in the sky with bare eye. 

d) He like to look at the stars in the sky with bare eyes. 

Answer: a) He likes to look at the stars in the sky with bare eyes. 

USE ‘NO SOONER_THAN’ 

Choose the correct alternative: 

1. As soon as the students finished the first test, they were given the next.

a) No sooner did the students finished the first test, than they were given the next.

b) No sooner the students finished the first test, then they were given the next.

c) No sooner did the student finish the first test, then they were given the next.

d) No sooner did the students finish the first test, than they were given the next. 

Answer: a) No sooner did the students finished the first test, than they were given the next.

HARDLY_WHEN 

Choose the correct alternative: 

1. Scarcely had I reached the station when the train arrived. 

a) Hardly had I reached the station when the train arrived. 

b) Hardly I reached the station when the train arrived. 

c) Hardly had I reach the station when the train arrived. 

d) Hardly had I reached the station when the train arrive. 

Answer: a) Hardly had I reached the station when the train arrived. 

MODAL AUXILIARY 

State the function of the underlined modal auxiliary in the following statement.

1. Hundreds of these little birds would land on the mango tree. 

a) Possibility 

b) Ability 

c) Probability 

d) Habitual Past  

Answer: d) Habitual Past  

2. Free your minds from the bonds and shackles of ignorance. (select the correct  statement showing ‘advice’) 

a) You should free your mind from the bonds and shackles of ignorance.

b) You shall free your mind from the bonds and shackles of ignorance. 

c) You would free your mind from the bonds and shackles of ignorance.

d) You could free your mind from the bonds and shackles of ignorance.

Answer: a) You should free your mind from the bonds and shackles of ignorance.

3. Choose the correct alternative which has modal auxiliary used for obligation 

a) Government shall take good care of the poor and downtrodden. 

b) Government must take good care of the poor and downtrodden. 

c) Government will take good care of the poor and downtrodden. 

d) Government may take good care of the poor and downtrodden.  

Answer: b) Government must take good care of the poor and downtrodden. 

4. Choose the correct alternative which has modal auxiliary used for permission.

a) You should sit here down if you want. 

b) You may sit here down if you want. 

c) You will sit here down if you want. 

d) You can sit here down if you want.  

Answer: b) You may sit here down if you want. 

5. Choose the correct alternative which has modal auxiliary used for possibility.

a) Train shall come late because of bad weather.

b) Train will come late because of bad weather. 

c) Train might come late because of bad weather. 

d) Train may come late because of bad weather. 

Answer: d) Train may come late because of bad weather. 

Choose the correct alternative which has modal auxiliary used for ability.

a) Sujata can dance well. 

b) Sujata will dance well. 

c) Sujata could dance well. 

d) Sujata would dance well. 

Answer: a) Sujata can dance well. 

DEGREE OF COMPARISON 

Choose the correct alternative to transform the given statement in positive degree.

1. TV is one of the greatest scientific achievements of our times.  

a) Very few scientific achievements of our time are as great as tv. 

b) No other scientific achievements of our time are as great as tv. 

c) very few scientific achievement of our time are as great as tv. 

d) Very few scientific achievements of our time are as greater as tv. 

Answer: a) Very few scientific achievements of our time are as great as tv. 

2. Food is one of the most essential factors in building and maintaining good health. 

a) Food is more essential than many other factors in building and maintain good  health. 

b) Food is more essential than many other factor in building and maintain good  health. 

c) Food is more essential than any other factors in building and maintain good health.

d) Food is more essential than any other factor in building and maintaining good  health. 

Answer: c) Food is more essential than any other factors in building and maintain good health.

3 Mumbai is the most filthy and mismanaged city in India.  

a) No other city is as filthy and mismanaged as Mumbai in India. 

b) No other cities are as filthy and mismanaged as Mumbai in India. 

c) No other city are as filthy and mismanaged as Mumbai in India. 

d) No other cities is as filthy and mismanaged as Mumbai in India 

Answer: a) No other city is as filthy and mismanaged as Mumbai in India. 

Q. 1 B2 Spot the error and rewrite the correct sentences. 

1. The number of people do not matter. 

Answer: The number of people does not matter. 

2. I am liking to see movies at the theatre. 

Answer:I like to see movies at the theatre. 

3. I never forgets the given responsibility. 

Answer:I never forget the given responsibility. 

4. He has often ask me to think before I speak. 

Answer:He has often asked me to think before I speak. 

5. No sooner did I challenged the man than he accepted it. 

Answer:No sooner did I challenge the man than he accepted it. 

6. We are the more strongest community in the world. 

Answer:We are the strongest community in the world. 

7. I entered the room for search the documents. 

Answer:I entered the room to search the documents. 

8. We can plant the trees in order saving the earth. 

Answer:We can plant the trees in order to save the earth.

9. I usually asks my employees to be punctual in their tasks. 

Answer:I usually ask my employees to be punctual in their tasks.

10. The training came to an end before you left the city. 

Answer:The training had came to an end before you left the city. 

11. If you challenge me, I had accept it. 

Answer:If you challenge me, I will accept it. 

12. He said he did not wanted to go to bazaar yesterday. 

Answer:He said he did not want to go to bazaar yesterday. 

13. Mango is the bestest among all the Indian fruits. 

Answer:Mango is the best among all the Indian fruits. 

14. She would have doing it again and again. 

Answer: She would do it again and again.

15. Trains to Howrah was delayed due to heavy downpour. 

Answer:Trains to Howrah were delayed due to heavy downpour.

16. English language is becomed very popular these days. 

Answer:English language became very popular these days.

17. Childrens love to go to school on Sundays too. 

Answer:Children love to go to school on Sundays too.

18. The White Tiger will not a different species of tiger.

Answer:The White Tiger is not a different species of tiger.