Chapter 4
Conversion of simple sentences to verbs
1. Below are some sentences converted to verbs.
(a) Not all swans are white.
O- Some ducks are not white.
(b) Not every animal is a carnivore.
O- Some animals are not carnivores.
(c) No writer is ignorant.
E- No writer is ignorant.
(d) Only the righteous are humble.
A- Not all humble people are righteous.
E- No unrighteous humble.
I- Some are not righteous but humble.
(e) Human learning is never complete.
E- No human learning is complete.
(f) No one is a believer except the saints.
E- No one is a believer except the saints.
(g) Only honest people are trustworthy.
A- All trustworthy people are honest.
E- No dishonest person is trustworthy.
I- Some honest people are not trustworthy.
(h) No one likes his birthplace.
A- All people are those who love their birthplace.
(i) He who can think exists.
A- Not all thinking persons exist.
(j) Fewer people are physically disabled.
O- Some people are not physically handicapped.
(k) Only adults are eligible to vote.
A- All eligible voters are adults.
E- No minors are eligible to vote.
I- Some adults are eligible to vote.
2. Convert the following sentences into verbs and mark them with appropriate punctuation:
(a) The wise are generally generous.
(b) Most students are not good at sports.
(c) Only the uneducated believe in superstition.
(d) Not all scientists are Americans.
(e) Kindness is a great virtue.
(f) Not every disease is incurable.
(g) Teachers are often generous.
(i) Few people are conscientious.
(j) Scholars are always respected.
(k) Not all students are equally competent.
(l) Most people are not present at the meeting.
(m) Only men can enter the mosque.
(n) Humans are the only growth-induced creatures.
(o) Everest is the highest peak in the world.
(p) Almost all Indians are religious.
(q) A triangle can never be a square.
(r) Casteism never brings unity.
(s) Only a wise person is peaceful.
3. Fill in the blanks:
(a) A sentence consists of parts.
(b) In simplification, logical statements are taken to form.
(c) In simplification of sentences, sentences and modified sentences are not replaced.
(d) In the case of verbs, the negative sign is always written with
(e) The first word used in the case of verbs is .
(f) It is between the intention and the statement.
(g) Negative sentences beginning with words like all, each etc. are converted into verbs.
(h) Sentences beginning with the word 'only' are converted to verbs.
(i) Sentences containing the word 'rarely' are always taken to verbs.
4. Give a short answer:
(a) What is sentence simplification? Write with examples.
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(b) How many other forms of verbs are obtained after sentence simplification?
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(c) What verbs are negative sentences with total quantity converted to? Write with examples.
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(d) Why are sentences with words like rarely, rarely, etc. negative?
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(e) Write down three general rules to follow when converting all types of sentences into words.
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(f) What sentences with purpose-specific prominent terms should be changed to? Write examples of both positive and negative forms.
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