Transformation of Sentences

Choose the appropriate alternative from the options given below to rephrase the following sentence using 'so....that'.

The cliff is too steep for us to climb.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

The counter clerk asked the visitor, "What is your name"?

Choose the option that shows the correct change in the Degrees of Comparison, without changing the meaning.

Samudra Gupta was one of the greatest of Indian kings.

Use the correct form of the given Adjective to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

'Useful'

Iron is the _____ of all metals.

Use the correct form of the given Adjective to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

'Useful'

Iron is _____ than any other metal.

Choose the option that represents a change in the Degree of Comparison in the given sentence without changing the meaning.

Soya beans are at least as nutritious as meat.

Transform the following Complex sentence into a Compound sentence.

His precept is as beautiful as his practice is disgraceful.

(Miscellaneous) Combine the following sentences into one Simple sentence.

He alienated his friends. His conduct was disgraceful. He was put in gaol.

Choose the correct option that contains the correct form of the following compound sentence converted to simple:

The ink had dried up, and I could not write.

Choose the correct option that contains the correct form of the following compound sentence converted to a simple sentence.

The servant brought the lamp and I began my homework.

Choose the correct option that contains the correct form of the following compound sentence converted to simple:

My friend arrived and we went for a walk.

Choose the correct option that contains the correct form of the following compound sentence converted to a simple sentence.

He neither returned the goods nor paid the bill.

Choose the correct option that contains the correct form of the following compound sentence converted to simple:

He is very poor, but he does not complain.

Choose the correct option that contains the correct form of the following compound sentence converted to simple:

I have a lot of work and must do it now.

Convert the following Simple sentence to a Complex sentence.

With your permission I will go away.

(Miscellaneous) Rewrite the following sentence as directed.

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

Change the following compound sentence into a complex sentence.

He is deaf but he will always pretend to hear.

Convert the following compound sentence into a complex sentence.

I tell him to be quiet and he takes no notice.

Convert the following Simple sentence to a Complex sentence containing an Adjective clause.

My friend, the magistrate of this place, is on leave.

Convert the following Simple sentence to a Complex sentence containing an Adjective clause.

I have nowhere to sit.