HSC 12TH STANDARD IMPORTANT GRAMMAR SENTENCES WITH SOLUTION

These grammar sentences, taken from the Std. 12 coursebook of the MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD, are intended for learners' practice.

Questions

It was dinner time when he finished. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
On the hooks were more fish than the others had caught all together. (Change the degree)
He has become the fourth-largest manufacturer of personal computers in America. (Rewrite in Future Perfect Tense)
Michael Dell was the youngest man ever to head Fortune 500 corporation. (Change the degree)
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Michael and his two brothers were imbued by their parents. (Rewrite as compound sentence)
I wasn't a bad doctor. (Add a question tag)
I wasn't quite sure of myself. (Rewrite as affirmative)
I had successive ideas of specializing in dermatology, in aural surgery, in pediatrics but discarded them all. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
I took him around with me. (Change the voice)
When I saw the prizes and read the citation Chaitanya had received, I was stupefied. (Use 'No sooner......than')
He was a special child. (Rewrite as Rhetorical question)
One day, King Amrut and Chandan were taking a walk on the terrace of the palace. (Rewrite the sentence using Past Perfect Continuous Tense)
They could see far into the distance. (Use 'able to')
He was delighted to see the prosperity of his kingdom. (Use gerund form of the underlined word - implied 'to see')
What more could they ask for? (Rewrite as Assertive sentence)
Soon he walked up to the king and whispered something in his ears. (Use 'No sooner....than')
"Did you like the story, Meenu?" Raghu asked. (Rewrite into Indirect speech)
I would show him my finger. (Use 'used to')
I would close the cage and put it near my pillow. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
At 6 sharp in the morning, he would start to be restless. (Frame wh-question to get the underlined part as an answer)
When he became a fully grown up one, he began to go far and wide. (Use 'No sooner......than')
The bird was spotted in pairs almost everyday. (Change the voice)
How can they be seen? (Rewrite as Assertive)
It is achievable. (Rewrite as negative)
All this is being done very efficiently and at a low cost. (Change into Active Voice)
Parking will be difficult and expensive. (Use "not only .... but also")
People will use public transport rather than cars. (Make it less certain)
There are some glimmers of hope. (Add a question tag)
They have excuses ready when they reach office late. (Identify the clause)
They have never seen a sunrise. (Change the voice)
She felt terrible about this tendency. (Rewrite as Exclamatory)
His father would undoubtedly be left shaking his head and burying himself deeper into his newspaper. (Use 'not only...but also')
"They have promised that the funds we have given to initiate the process will be returned to us," Mr. Pawar says. (Rewrite as Indirect speech)
Can you please hold it for me? (What does underlined Modal Auxiliary indicate?)
It should keep for a while. (Replace the Modal Auxiliary with another indicating obligation)
Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap. (Rewrite the sentence using adjective form of the underlined word.)
He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site. (Rewrite as simple sentence)
Dora had never received such a gift. (Rewrite in Present Perfect tense)
A religious ceremony was attended by nearly two lakh people. (Begin with -Nearly two.....)
As we were nearing the steps leading to a foot over bridge, people started pushing from behind. (Use 'no sooner ... than')
There was nothing she could do about it. (Rewrite as Rhetorical Question)
"They have promised that the funds that we have given to initiate the process will be returned to us," Mr. Pawar said. (Rewrite as Indirect Speech)
The school had no regular calendar. (Rewrite as Affirmative)
India's present epoch maker has come over here to bless the state of Maharashtra. (Use gerund form of underlined word)
Both India and Maharashtra can progress only when there is oneness of interest. (Use 'If ..not')
I had no anxiety and no high ambitions. (Use 'neither......nor')
It was tough but intellectually satisfying. (Rewrite as complex sentence)
He brought the coconuts down. (Change the voice)
It is a book about the transformation of India. (Begin with - 'The book....')
Can anyone really conceive of a world without poverty? (Rewrite as Assertive Sentence)

Solutions

He finished at dinner time.
The others had not all together caught as many fish as there were on the hook.
He will have become the fourth-largest manufacturer of personal computers in America.
No other man ever to head Fortune 500 corporation was as young as Michael Dell.
Michael and his two brothers grew up in Houston, Texas, and were imbued by their parents.
I wasn't a bad doctor, was I?
I was doubtful of myself.
In spite of having successive ideas of specializing in dermatology, in aural surgery, in pediatrics, I discarded them all.
He was taken around with me.
No sooner did I see the prizes and read the citation Chaitanya had received than I was stupefied.
Wasn’t he a special child?
One day, King Amrut and Chandan had been taking a walk on the terrace of the palace.
They were able to see far into the distance.
He was delighted seeing the prosperity of his kingdom.
They could not ask for any more.
No sooner did he walk up to the king than he whispered something in his ears.
Raghu asked Meenu if she had liked the story.
I used to show him my finger.
Closing the cage, I would put it near my pillow.
When would he start to be restless?
No sooner did he become a fully grown up one than he began to go far and wide.
We spotted the bird in pairs almost every day.
They cannot be seen.
It is not unachievable.
We are doing all this very efficiently and at a low cost.
Parking will not only be difficult but also be expensive.
People may use public transport rather than cars.
There are some glimmers of hope, aren’t there?
Adverb clause of time (referring to 'when they reach office late').
A sunrise has never been seen by them.
How terrible she felt about this tendency!
His father would undoubtedly be left not only shaking his head but also burying himself deeper into his newspaper.
Mr. Pawar says that they have promised that the funds they have given to initiate the process will be returned to them.
‘Can’ indicates polite request.
It must keep for a while.
Reuben touched his worn cap with respect.
Running towards the sound, he stopped at a construction site.
Dora has never received such a gift.
Nearly two lakh people attended a religious ceremony.
No sooner did we near the steps leading to a foot over bridge than people started pushing from behind.
Was there anything she could do about it?
Mr. Pawar said that they had promised that the funds that they had given to initiate the process would be returned to them.
The school had an irregular calendar.
India's present epoch maker has come over here for blessing the state of Maharashtra.
Both India and Maharashtra cannot progress if there is not oneness of interest.
I had neither anxiety nor high ambitions.
Though it was tough, it was intellectually satisfying.
The coconuts were brought down by him.
The book is about the transformation of India.
No one can really conceive of a world without poverty.

Difficult Words & Meanings

Imbued: Filled with or inspired by (a quality or feeling).
Successive: Following one after another in a sequence.
Dermatology: The branch of medicine focused on skin and its diseases.
Aural: Relating to the ear or the sense of hearing.
Pediatrics: The branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases.
Citation: An official mention of a praiseworthy act or achievement.
Stupefied: Astonished and shocked; unable to think clearly.
Rhetorical Question: A question asked for effect or to make a point, not expecting an answer.
Prosperity: The state of being successful, flourishing, or wealthy.
Glimmers: Faint or wavering signs (e.g., glimmers of hope).
Initiate: To cause a process or action to begin.
Epoch-maker: A person or event that marks the beginning of a new and important period or era.
Conceive: To form an idea or plan in the mind; to imagine.