A. Do as directed
1. I didn't know anyone else was there. (Change into affirmative)
Ans. I thought it was empty.
2. " If I turn you loose, will you run?" (Change the voice)
Ans. " If you are turned loose by me, will you run?"
3. It grows slowly.(Use the noun form of growth)
Ans. Its growth is slow.
4. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?(Turn into assertive sentence)
Ans. I shall not compare thee to a summer's day.
5. I cannot continue this discussion as my heart is palpitating.(split into simple sentences)
Ans. i) My heart is palpitating. ii) I cannot continue this discussion.
6. "Why don't you say this to the people who come to you for help and advice?" I asked my father.( Turn into indirect speech)
Ans. I asked my father why he did not say that to the people who come to him for help and advice.
Exercise 71 1. The poet sat in this tower and gazed on the sea. 2. The project completely failed and everyone was surprised. 3. We saw the rain coming on and took shelter under a tree. 4. He not only educated his nephew but also set him up in business. 5. The fog was very dense and so the steamer sailed at less than half speed. 6. Raleigh took off his cloak politely and placed it in the muddy street. 7. He was occupied with important matters and so had no leisure to see us. 8. He is popular, yet he cannot be called a great writer. 9. He rushed against Horatius and smote with all his might. 10. He was very learned, yet he was far from being a pedant. 11. Little Jack Horner sat in a corner and ate his Christmas pie. 12. He must reign or he will be publicly dismissed. 13. There is draught and so the crop is Short. 14. The sun set, yet the men had not completed their work. 15. He made several efforts but failed. 16. He had plea...
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