Interchange of Parts of Speech
1. The woman gave the girl detailed instructions.
(Use the verb form of 'instruction')
Ans: The woman instructed the girl in detail.
2. She was silent. (Rewrite with noun form of 'silent')
Ans: She maintained silence./ She kept silence.
3. I love the hills. (Use the underlined word as a noun)
Ans: I have love for the hills.
4. She was completely blind.(Use the adjective form of 'completely')
Ans: She was in complete blindness.
5. The train drew slowly into the station.(Use the adjective form of 'slowly')
Ans: The train drew into the station in a slow manner
6. I moved easily along the berth.(Use the noun form of 'easily')
Ans: I moved with easiness along the berth.
7. I answered quite confidently.(Use the noun form of 'confidently')
Ans: I answered with confidence.
8. It was a safe remark.
(Use the noun form of 'safe')
Ans.: It was a remark of safety.
9. Few girls can resist flattery.
(Use the noun form of 'resist')
Ans.: Few girls have resistance to flattery.
10. She laughed pleasantly.
(Use the adjective form of 'pleasantly')
Ans: She laughed in a pleasant manner.
11. Her voice had the sparkle of a mountain.
(Rewrite using 'sparkle' as a verb)
Ans: Her voice sparkled like a mountain.
12. I was prepared to sit there for almost any length of time.
(Use the noun form of 'prepared')
Ans: I had the preparation to sit there for almost any length of time.
13. The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie.
(Rewrite using the noun form of 'entered')
Ans: The man who had made an entry into the compartment broke into my reverie.
14. I faced it, making a pretence of studying the landscape. (Use the verb form 'pretence')
Ans.: I faced it and pretended to study the landscape.
15. They seemed very anxious about her comfort. (Use the noun form of 'anxious')
Ans: They seemed to have much anxiety about her comfort.
16.We lived in our ancestral house.[Use the noun form of 'ancestral']
Ans. We lived in the house of our ancestors.
17. I normally ate with my mother.
[Use of adjective form of 'normally']
Ans. I ate with my mother in normal situation.
18. Our locality was predominantly Muslim.
[Use the adjective form of 'predominantly']
Ans. Muslims were predominant in our locality.
Ans. He possessed a truly generous spirit.
20. Our locality was predominantly Muslim.
[Use the noun form of 'predominantly']
Ans. There was predominance of Muslims in our locality.
21. Hindu families were living amicably with their Muslim neighbours.
[Use the adjective form of 'amicably']
Ans. Hindu families lived in an amicable manner with their Muslim neighbours.
22. My father told me that there was nothing mysterious about prayer.
[Use the noun form of 'mysterious']
Ans. My father told me that there was no mystery about prayer.
23. When you pray, you transcend your body.
[Use the noun form of 'pray']
Ans. At the time of your prayer, you transcend you body.
24. I feel convinced that there exists a divine power. [Use the noun form of 'exist']
Ans. I feel convinced that there is an existence of divine power.
25. Others declared that it was impossible to decide.
(Rewrite the underlined word as noun)
Ans. Others gave the declaration that it was impossible to decide.
26. He was the most important man. (Rewrite the underlined word as noun)
Ans. He was the man of the most importance.
27.I wished to kill you.(Rewrite the underlined word as noun)
Ans:I had the wish to kill you./ My wish was to kill you.
28. I don't intend to give up what I have. (Noun form of 'intend')
Ans: I don't have the intention to give up what I have.
29. It means he is dead. (Verb form of 'dead')
Ans: It means he has died.
30.First you pretend that Meadows are yours. (Noun form of 'pretend')
Ans:First you have the pretention that the Meadows are yours.
31.His smile is like an infant's. (Adjective form of 'infant')
Ans:His smile is infantile.
32.The poetry of earth is never dead. (Verb form of 'dead')
Ans:The poetry of earth never dies.
33. I felt greedy. (Use the noun form of 'greedy')
Ans :I had a feeling of greed.
34.I believe you are hungry. (Noun form of 'believe')
Ans:I have the belief that you are hungry.
35.One should always attend to all. (Noun form of 'attend')
Ans:One should always pay attention to all.
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