Textual grammar(Class XII of WBCHSE)
The Eyes Have It
Ruskin Bond
Change the mode of narration
1. "Where are you going?" She asked
She asked where I was going.
2. "What is it like outside ?" I asked
Ans. I asked what it was like outside.
3. " Why don't you look out of the window?" she asked
Ans. She asked why the narrator did not look out of the window.
4. "Goodbye", the girl said
Ans. The girl bade goodbye.
5. I said , "Can you tell me - did she keep her hair long or short?
Ans. I asked whether he could tell me if she had kept her hair long or short.
6. "Are you going all the way to the Dehra?" I asked the girl .
Ans. I asked the girl if she was going all the way to Dehra.
7. She said , "I didn't know anyone else was here ."
Ans. She said that she had not known anyone else was there.
Change the voice
1. Few girls can resist flattery
Ans. Flattery can be resisted by few girls.
2. Then I made a mistake .
Ans. Then a mistake was made by me.
3. I heard the painting of the engine.
Ans. The panting of the engine was heard by me.
4. It is nice to be told that I have an interesting face .
Ans. It is nice to tell that I have an interesting face.
5. They have too much to take in.
Ans. Too much have to be taken in by them.
Do as directed:
1. She was silent .(Rewrite as a negative sentence )
Ans. She was not talking.
2. A man, getting into the compartment, stammered an apology . ( Turn into a complex sentence)
Ans. A man who got into the compartment, stammered an apology.
3. As soon as she left the train, she would forget our brief encounter (Use no sooner.... than )
Ans. No sooner had she left the train than she would forget our brief encounter.
4. The train drew slowly into the station (Use the adjective form of 'slowly' )
Ans. The train drew into the station in a slow speed.
5. Her voice had the sparkle of a mountain stream. (Rewrite using 'sparkle' as 'verb')
Ans. Her voice sparkled like a mountain stream.
6. It was a safe remark (Use the noun form of 'safe')
Ans. It was a remark of safety.
7. This is the best time. (Use the positive degree of 'best')
Ans. No other time is as good as this.
8. October is the best time. (Use the comparative degree of 'best')
Ans. October is better than any other time.
9. Few girls can resist flattery. (Use noun form of 'resist')
Ans. Few girls have the resistance to flattery.
10. I answered quite confidently.( Use noun form of 'confidently')
Ans. I answered with full confidence.
11. She was totally blind. (Turn into negative sentence)
Ans. She was not at all sighted.
12. Where are you going? (Turn into an assertive sentence.
Ans. I wonder where you are going.
13. Are you going all the way to Dehra? ( Turn into an assertive sentence)
Ans. I wonder if you are going all the way to Dehra.
14. She seemed to find nothing strange in the question.(Make it affirmative sentence)
Ans. She seem to find everything familiar in the question.
15. Few girls can resist flattery. (Change into Complex sentence)
Ans. There are few girls who can resist flattery.
