Mission Grammar 01. Sentences - Solution

 

Mission Grammar

 

 

Warm-up Mission (Page 9)

Rewrite text messages as meaningful sentences with correct punctuation:

1. u coming tmrw? - Are you coming tomorrow?
2. pls submit forms today - Please submit the forms today.
3. canteen food = not great - The canteen food is not great.
4. bring the lab coats ok? - Please bring the lab coats, okay?
5. why no lights in the corridor - Why are there no lights in the corridor?
6. yay results out! - Yay! The results are out!

 

Power Drill: Identify Sentence Types (Page 11)

D+ (Declarative Positive), D- (Declarative Negative), I (Interrogative), Im (Imperative), E (Exclamatory)

1. Please switch off the projector after class. — Im
2. How politely the prefect handled the situation! — E
3. Do you know the way to the seminar room? — I
4. Nobody has submitted the late fee yet. — D-
5. The auditorium lights are not working. — D-
6. What a relief it is to see blue skies again! — E
7. Kindly leave your bags at the counter. — Im
8. Will the chief guest arrive on time? — I
9. The jury announced its decision. — D+
10. Isn’t the staircase newly painted? — I
11. Keep your voice down during assembly. — Im
12. How brilliantly the pianist performed! — E
13. The school garden smells of jasmine. — D+
14. Do not enter the laboratory without goggles. — Im
15. Where did you place the attendance sheet? — I
16. The library remained closed yesterday. — D+
17. Why is this corridor so crowded? — I
18. Be careful while crossing the parking lot. — Im
19. The nurse checked every student patiently. — D+
20. How unfortunate that the match was washed out! — E

 

Power Drill: Transformation of Sentences (Pages 14–15)

1. The hill is too steep to climb. — The hill is so steep that one cannot climb it.
2. The driver drove rashly. — The driver was a rash driver.
3. Very few cities are as clean as Indore. — Indore is one of the cleanest cities.
4. We cannot forget her help. — Can we ever forget her help?
5. He realised his mistake. — He had a realisation of his mistake.
6. The lake is deeper than most lakes here. — The lake is one of the deepest lakes here.
7. The room is not noisy. — The room is quiet.
8. Close the gate. — Let the gate be closed.
9. Everyone praised the orchestra.— No one failed to praise the orchestra.
10. How inspiring the folk musicians were! — The folk musicians were very inspiring.
11. The bag was so heavy that I couldn't lift it. — The bag was too heavy for me to lift.
12. No other sprinter in the school is as quick as Arsh. — Arsh is the quickest sprinter in the school.
13. This puzzle is easier than that one. — That puzzle is not as easy as this one.
14. Friendship is something to cherish. — Friendship is not something to disregard.
15. Russia is a large country. — Russia is not a small country.
16. Let the spectators keep silent. — The spectators should remain silent.
17. The school will inaugurate the new lab tomorrow. — The new lab will be inaugurated by the school tomorrow.
18. Why should we ignore these warnings? — We should not ignore these warnings.
19. I always remember your advice. — I never forget your advice.
20. The Nile is the longest river in the world. — No other river in the world is as long as the Nile.
21. The nurse seldom makes mistakes. — The nurse rarely makes mistakes. (Or: The nurse is usually accurate.)
22. I request you to submit the forms today. — Please submit the forms today.
23. It is not uncommon to see peacocks after rain. — It is common to see peacocks after rain.

 

Mission Scan: Error Correction (Page 17)

1. No other team is better than the Falcons this season. (Removed "more")
2. The results will be announced tomorrow by the committee. (Passive voice correction)
3. How quickly the work finished, didn't it? (Tag question matches the verb "finished")
4. He seldom arrives late for practice. (Removed double negative "doesn't")
5. The museum was so crowded that we could not see anything. (Too...that is incorrect; use so...that)
6. What a breathtaking view it is from here! (Removed "seen")
7. Let the mobile phones be switched off during the play.
8. The Nile is longer than any other river in the world.
9. She is as smart as her sister. (Positive degree used in "as...as")
10. No sooner did the bell ring than the players started to warm up.
11. Until you finish the worksheet, you cannot leave. ("Until" implies the condition; "don't" is redundant)
12. They have submitted the designs, haven't they? (Tag must match the auxiliary "have")