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Transformation — Interrogative & Exclamatory MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Select the correct assertive form of the sentence: "How beautiful the moonlight is!"
An exclamatory sentence with "How + adjective" is changed into an assertive sentence by placing the subject first and using an intensifier such as "very" before the adjective. The cue is "How beautiful", so the only correct assertive form is "The moonlight is very beautiful." The full stop replaces the exclamation mark.
Q2Choose the correct interrogative transformation of the sentence: The assistant maintains the attendance register daily.
A simple present affirmative sentence with a main verb is changed into an interrogative by using do/does before the subject and the base form of the main verb. The cue is the singular subject 'the assistant', so the auxiliary must be 'does'. After 'does', 'maintains' changes to 'maintain'. Therefore, only 'Does the assistant maintain the attendance register daily?' is correct.
Q3Match List I with List II and choose the correct option. List I: 1. It is a very cold night. 2. This is not the proper way to speak to elders. 3. She is a very skilful typist. List II: P. Is this the proper way to speak to elders? Q. How cold the night is! R. What a skilful typist she is! S. How skilful typist she is!
For exclamatory transformation, 'very + adjective' becomes 'How + adjective', while 'a very + adjective + singular noun' becomes 'What a + adjective + noun'. A negative assertive sentence can become a rhetorical interrogative with the same sense. The cues are 'very cold', 'not the proper way', and 'a very skilful typist'. Therefore, the only correct matching is 1-Q, 2-P, 3-R. S is ungrammatical because 'How' cannot directly take the noun phrase 'skilful typist' in this pattern.
Q4Select the correct assertive form of the sentence: How neatly she arranged the files!
An exclamatory sentence beginning with 'How' plus an adverb is changed into an assertive sentence by replacing the exclamatory force with an intensifier such as 'very'. The cue is the adverb 'neatly', which describes the manner of arranging. The tense remains simple past, so only 'She arranged the files very neatly' preserves both grammar and meaning.
Q5Select the incorrectly transformed sentence.
A 'How + adverb' exclamatory sentence should become an assertive sentence that keeps the same quality and adds an intensifier such as 'very'. The cue is 'fast', so the correct sense is 'The train runs very fast.' Option D changes 'fast' to 'slowly', reversing the meaning. Hence only option D is incorrectly transformed.
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6Choose the correct interrogative transformation that preserves the exact meaning of the sentence: No one can deny that honesty is the best policy.
7Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R), then choose the correct option. Assertion (A): 'How foolish I was to trust that rumour!' can be changed into 'I was very foolish to trust that rumour.' Reason (R): In changing an exclamatory sentence beginning with 'How + adjective/adverb' into an assertive sentence, normal subject-verb order is used and an intensifier such as 'very' may be added.
8Assertion (A): The sentence 'What a noble act it is!' can be transformed into 'It is a very noble act.' Reason (R): In such exclamatory sentences, 'What + adjective + noun' is changed into an assertive form by keeping the noun phrase and using an intensifier such as 'very' before the adjective.
9Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R), then choose the correct option. Assertion (A): The assertive sentence "He is very kind" can be transformed into the interrogative sentence "Is he not very kind?" Reason (R): While changing an affirmative assertive sentence into an interrogative sentence without changing its meaning, a negative question form may be used.
10Match List I with List II and choose the correct option. List I: 1. What a fine performance it was! 2. Can anyone deny the value of time? 3. The peon rang the bell. 4. How foolish he was! List II: P. He was very foolish. Q. It was a very fine performance. R. Did the peon ring the bell? S. No one can deny the value of time.
11Which of the following is the correct assertive transformation of the sentence? What a courageous decision she made!
12Match List I with List II and choose the correct option. List I: 1. What a noble deed it is! 2. How foolish I was! 3. Who does not love freedom? List II: a. Everyone loves freedom. b. It is a very noble deed. c. I was very foolish.
13Which option contains an incorrect transformation?
14Choose the correct assertive transformation of the sentence: "Who can deny that honesty is the best policy?"
15Which of the following is NOT a correct exclamatory transformation of the assertive sentence: "He is a very intelligent child."