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1. 1.

   Rewrite the following sentences by doing away with the adverb 'too'.

   1. He speaks too fast to be understood.
   2. He is too ignorant for a postman.
   3. He is too proud to beg.
   4. She was sobbing too deeply to make any answer.
   5. It is never too late to mend.
   6. This tree is too high for me to climb.
2. 2.

   Rewrite each of the following sentences in as many different ways as you can.

   1. Beware of pick-pockets, and there will be no further trouble.
   2. But for his shyness, he would certainly have made his mark as a speaker.
   3. Had you been less rash, the consequences would not have been so serious.
   4. If he is seriously ill, I shall call you.
   5. Supposing a taxi is not available, a cab will do.
   6. But for your unfortunate remark, the conference would not have ended in a fiasco.
   7. I will not buy the horse unless it is quite sound.
   8. If you resist the first temptation the next will be easier to overcome.
   9. Are you not anxious to make money? Then buy these shares.
   10. If money was plenty, nobody would care for it.
3. 3.

   Rewrite each of the following sentences in as many different ways as you can.

   1. This man is never satisfied however much I pay him.
   2. Though he is his brother, he does not resemble him.
   3. He finished first though he began late.
   4. He has hardly any chance; all the same I shall use my influence on his behalf.
   5. His father still trusted him though he had deceived him.
   6. He has his weakness; all the same he is a kind-hearted man.
   7. Although he was maliciously criticised, he never any ill will to those who persecuted him.
   8. Though this be madness, yet there's method in it.
4. 4.

   Change the degree of comparison, without changing the meaning.

   1. Akbar was one of the greatest of kings.
   2. Helen of Troy was more beautiful than any other woman.
   3. Very few boys are so industrious as Latif.
   4. Samudra Gupta was one of the greatest of Indian kings.
   5. He would sooner die than tell a lie.
   6. This newspaper has a bigger circulation than any other morning paper.
   7. Some people have more money than brains.
   8. A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.
   9. Ooty is as healthy as any hill-sanitarium in India.
   10. Mahatma Gandhi was one of the greatest men in the world.
5. 5.

   Change the following sentences into the passive form.

   1. Peter the Hermit preached the first Crusade.
   2. The curator of the museum showed us some ancient coins.
   3. Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.
   4. Lincoln emancipated four million African slaves.
   5. The public will learn with astonishment that war is imminent.
   6. Macbeth hoped to succeed Duncan.
   7. We shall hear his voice no more.
6. 6.

   Change the following sentences into the active form.

   1. The telegraph wires have been cut.
   2. Without effort nothing can be gained.
   3. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
   4. We shall be blamed by every one.
   5. I was struck by his singular appearance.
   6. He was chosen leader.
   7. By whom was this jug broken?
   8. Harsh sentences were pronounced on the offenders.