Class 11 Grammar Notes

Class 11 Grammar Notes

Lesson-1

 

62. Leela would keep him there pinned to his seat till his stiff, inflexible wrist cracked.

Ans. He would be kept there pinned to his seat by Leela till his stiff, inflexible wrist cracked.

63. Magicians could conjure up golden castles. 

Ans. Golden castles could be conjured up by magicians.

64. Her mother gave her a slap.

 Ans. A slap was given to her by her mother.

65. She shouted at him.

Ans. He was shouted at by her.

 66.Leela made a noise of depreciation.

 Ans. A noise of depreciation was made by Leela.

67. She had left something in the oven.

 Ans. Something had been left in the oven by her.

68. Leela followed her whinning.

Ans. She was followed  by Leela whinning  .

69. Give me some sugar.

Ans. Let me be given some sugar.

70. You are always abusing and worrying Sidda.

 Ans. Sidda is always being abused and worried by you.

71. But he has taken away your chain. 

Ans. But your chain has been taken away by him.

72. The thought of Sidda made her panicky

Ans. She was made panicky at the thought of Sidda. 

73. He hadn't killed the child for the chain.

Ans. The child hadn't been killed  for the chain by him.

74. Can't you tell the story of the elephant?

Ans. Can't the story of the elephant be told by you? 

75. The police knew his haunts.

 Ans.His haunts were known to the police.

76. They will pick him up very soon.

 Ans. He will be picked up very soon by them. 

77. I didn't consult him.

Ans. He was not consulted by me. 

78. Don't worry.

Ans. You are asked/advised not to worry. 

79. Have you done it?

Ans. Has it been done by you?

80. A police inspector and a constable brought in Sidda.

Ans: Sidda was brought in by a police inspector and a constable.

81. Leave him alone.

Ans: Let him be left alone.

82. He hasn't taken the chain.

Ans: The chain hasn't been taken by him. 

83. Mr. Sivasanker carried Leela back into the house.

Ans Leela was carried back into the house by Mr. Sivasanker.

84. She washed off the coating of tamarind on it.

 Ans: The coating of tamarind on it was washed off by her.

85. Did you put it in ? 

Ans: Was it put in by you ?

86. She must have dropped it into the pot

sometime.

Ans: It must have been dropped into the pot sometime by her.

87. We couldn't have kept a criminal like him the house.

Ans: A criminal like him couldn't have been kept in the house by us.

Textual Grammar from Leela's Friend.

Transformation of sentences

1:  He stopped near the well and pointed down.  [Change into a simple sentence]

2:  That good fellow, though an adept at controlling the moon, was utterly incapable of plying the pencil.  [Change into a simple sentence]

3:  He blinked and answered that he did not know. [Change into a simple sentence]

4:  She mentioned the police and shouted at him. [Change into a simple sentence]

5:  It was God's mercy that he had not killed the child for the chain. [Change into a simple sentence]

6:  One evening he went out to buy sugar and Leela went with him. [Turn into a complex sentence]

7:  It was mistakenly Leela’s chain. [Turn into a complex sentence]

8:  Mr Sivasankar was unable to make up his mind. [ Turn into a negative sentence]

9:  Her mind was disturbed. [ Turn into a negative sentence]

10: After meal Leela refused to go to bed. [ Turn into a negative sentence]

11.  Nothing can make them confess. [ Turn into an affirmative sentence]

12:  Can we touch the sky? [ Turn into an assertive sentence]

13:  What a risk we took in engaging that fellow! [ Turn into an assertive sentence]

14: Leela’s face became red. [ Rewrite using the verb from of ‘red’]

15:  Her mother gave her a slap. [ use the verb from of ‘slap’]

16:  It was unmistakably Leela’s chain. [ Use the adjective from of ‘unmistakably’]