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Question 11 Mark
I heard him thumbing through his engagement book. (Change the Voice)
Answer
He was heard thumbing through his engagement book by me.
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Question 31 Mark
Although respectful of religion, he remained a firm believer in the separation of politics and  religious practice. (Make it Simple)
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Inspite of being respectful of religion, he remained a firm believer in the separation of politics and religious practice.
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Question 51 Mark
His voice was like none I had ever heard before. (Make it Interrogative)
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Was his voice like anyone I had ever heard before?
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Question 61 Mark
We'll have some decent manners in this house. (Make it Negative)
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We'll not have any indecent manners in this house.
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Question 71 Mark
I am not the only one who speaks glowingly of Hosahalli. (Make it Affirmative)
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I am hardly the only one who speaks glowingly of Hosahalli.
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Question 81 Mark
We had been invited to a friend’s house for lunch. (Change the Voice)
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A friend had invited us to his house for lunch.
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Question 91 Mark
Leap out of the window if you want to ride. (Use Unless)
Answer
Don’t leap out of the window unless you want to ride.
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Question 101 Mark
Even when his eyesight was failing, he could tell from the smell alone. (Make it Simple)
Answer
Inspite of his eyesight failing, he could tell from the smell alone.
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Question 111 Mark
I would have told myself that I was not a poet. (Add a Question tag)
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I would have told myself that I was not a poet, wouldn't I?
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Question 121 Mark
He would tolerate no deviation from the traditional methods. (Make it Interrogative)
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Would he tolerate any deviation from the traditional methods?
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Question 141 Mark
I will not object to your questioning. (Make it Affirmative)
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I will refrain from objecting to your questioning.
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Question 161 Mark
If Mourad couldn't have bought the horse he must have stolen. (Use Unless)
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Unless Mourad could have bought the horse he must have stolen.
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Question 171 Mark
When the hospital orderly returned with the wheelchair Shahid gave him a beaming smile. (Make it Simple)
Answer
On the hospital orderly’s returning with the wheelchair, Shahid gave him a beaming smile.
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Question 181 Mark
Shahid never had any doubt about his calling. (Add a Question tag)
Answer
Shahid never had any doubt about his calling, had he?
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Question 191 Mark
Shahid was ‘never so distracted as to lose track of the Progress of the evening’s meal. (Make it Interrogative)
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Was Shahid ever so distracted as to lose track of the progress of the evening’s meal?
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Question 211 Mark
There is no mention of it in any geography book. (Make it Affirmative)
Answer
There fails to be any mention of it in any geography book.
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Question 241 Mark
His head was shaved and the shape of the tumour. (Make it Simple)
Answer
On his head being shaved, the shape of the tumour was visible upon his bare scalp.
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Question 251 Mark
Shahid’s gregariousness had no limit. (Add a Question tag)
Answer
Shahid’s gregariousness had no limit, had it?
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Question 261 Mark
There was never an evening when there wasn't a party in his living room. (Make it Interrogative)
Answer
Was there ever an evening when there wasn’t a party in his living room?
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Question 301 Mark
If he hadn’t cut the mummy free, thieves would have ripped it apart to remove the gold. (Use Unless)
Answer
Unless he had cut the mummy free, thieves would have ripped it apart to remove the gold.
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Question 311 Mark
Shahid was enthusiastic and we began to meet regularly. (Make it Simple)
Answer
On Shahid’s being enthusiastic, we began to meet regularly.
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Question 321 Mark
He had no premonition that this night call would prove unusual. (Add a Question tag)
Answer
He had no premonition that this night call would prove unusual, had he?
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Question 351 Mark
I didn’t know the cutlery we ate off every day was silver. (Make it Affirmative)
Answer
I was unaware that the Cutlery we ate off every day was silver.
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Question 361 Mark
He pulled out the child from under the bed. (Change the Voice)
Answer
The child was pulled out from under the bed by him.
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Question 371 Mark
6.  We aren‘t afraid of dying if we can all be together. (Use Unless)
Answer
We are afraid of dying unless we can all be together.
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Question 381 Mark
5.  The writer Suketu Mehta, who also lives in Brooklyn, joined us for lunch. (Make it Simple)
Answer
The writer Suketu Mehta, living in Brooklyn, joined us for lunch.
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Question 391 Mark
The head no longer lay back spinelessly. (Add a Question tag)
Answer
The head no longer lay back spinelessly, did it?
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Question 401 Mark
I hope this doesn’t mean that I’m dying. (Make it Interrogative)
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Don’t I hope that this doesn’t mean that I'm dying?
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Question 411 Mark
Besides I’m so fond of them even if they are so. (Make it Negative)
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Besides I don’t dislike them even if they are so.
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Question 421 Mark
My mother seemed to notice that I was not entirely convinced. (Make it Affirmative)
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My mother seemed to notice that I was hardly Convinced.
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Question 441 Mark
If you are from a difficult place and that’s all you have to write about then you should stop writing. (Use Unless)
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Unless you are from a difficult place and that's all you have to write about then you shouldn’t stop writing.
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Question 451 Mark
Shahid’s condition was already serious, yet his illness did not impede the progress of our friendship. (Make it Simple)
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Inspite of Shahid’s condition already being serious, his illness did not impede the progress of our friendship.
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Question 461 Mark
The limbs were no longer boneless. (Add a Question tag)
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The limbs were no longer boneless, were they?
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Question 481 Mark
Ranga accompanied me without any protest. (Make it Negative)
Answer
Ranga accompanied me with no protest.
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Question 501 Mark
Her meditation had pursued a different course. (Change the Voice)
Answer
A different course had been pursued by her meditation.
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