Textual Grammar of Strong Roots with answers,Grammar of Strong Roots , Strong Roots by APJ Abdul Kalam
Textual Grammar of Strong Roots
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A. Change the voice of the following sentences:
1. He possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of
spirit.
2. My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple.[H.S.
2017]
3. She would place a banana leaf before me.
4. However all necessities were provided for.
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5. Many of them offered bowls of water to my father.
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6. This water was then carried home for invalids.
7. I also remember people visiting our home.
8. I asked my father about the relevance of prayer.
9. My father told me that there was nothing mysterious about
prayer.
10. Prayer made possible a communion of the spirit between
people.
11. You transcend your body.
12. My father could convey complex spiritual concepts in
very simple, down-to-earth Tamil. [H.S. 2018]
13. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.
14. He put his hands on my shoulders.
15. His answer filled me with a strange energy and enthusiasm.
16. They look for someone to help them.
17. He was judging my capacity to comprehend his words.
18. This should never be followed.
19. The fundamental truths were revealed to me by my father.
20. Try to understand the relevance of your sufferings.
B. Change the narration of the following:
1."My parents were widely regarded as an ideal
couple", he said.
2. I asked my father about the relevance of prayer.
3. My father told me there was nothing mysterious about
prayer.
4. "When you pray," he said, "you transcend
your body and become a part of the cosmos, which knows no. division of wealth,
age, caste or creed".
5. He once told me, "When troubles come, try to
understand the relevance of your sufferings."
6. He once told me, "Adversity always presents
opportunities for introspection".
7. "Why don't you say this to the people who come to
you for help and advice?" I asked my father.
8. He answered in a low deep voice, "Whenever human
beings find themselves alone, as a natural reaction, they start looking for
company".
9. Father said,
"Whenever they are in trouble, they look for someone to help them."
10. He said to me, "Every recurrent anguish, longing,
and desire finds its own special helper".
11. He said, " This is not a correct approach at all
and should never be followed".
C. Joining of
Sentences
1. I was born into a middle class family. The family lived
in the island town of Rameswaram in the erstwhile Madras State. [Join into a
simple sentence]
2. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother. It was my mother. Her name was Ashiamma.[Join into a simple sentence]
3. She fed a number of people everyday. I do not recall the
exact number.[Join into a complex sentence]
4. My mother's lineage was the more distinguished. One of
her forebears had been bestowed the title of 'Bahadur' by the British.[Join
into a simple sentence]
5. We lived in our ancestral house. It was built in the
middle of the 19th century. Join into a complex sentence]
.
6. My father was an austere man. He used to avoid all
inessential comforts and luxuries.[Join into a simple sentence]
7. Mine was a very secure childhood. It was secure,
materially and emotionally.[Join into a simple sentence]
8. I normally ate with my mother. I would sit on the floor
of the kitchen.[Join into a simple sentence]
9. She would place a banana leaf before me. She then ladled
rice and aromatic sambar, a variety of sharp, home-made pickle and a dollop of
fresh coconut chutney.[Join into a complex sentence]
10. The Shiva temple made Rameswaram so famous to pilgrims. It
was about a ten-minute walk from our house. [Join into a complex sentence]
11. Our locality was predominantly Muslim. There were quite
a lot of Hindu families too. They lived amicably with their Muslim neighbours.
(Join into a complex sentence]
12. There was a very old mosque in our locality. My father
would take me there for evening prayers.[Join into a complex sentence]
13. The Arabic prayers reached God. I was totally convinced
of it. [Join into a complex sentence
14. My father came out of the mosque after the prayers.
People of different religions would be sitting outside. They were waiting for
him. [Join into a complex sentence]
15. This water was then carried home. It was for invalids.
[Join into a simple sentence]
16. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was the high priest of Rameswaram
temple. He was a very close friend of my father's. [Join into a simple
sentence]
17. I was old enough to ask questions. I asked my father
about the relevance of prayer.[Join into a complex sentence]
18. There was nothing mysterious about prayer. My father
told me this. [Join into a complex sentence]
.
19. You pray. You transcend your body.(.Join into a complex
sentence)
20. My father could convey complex spiritual concepts. He
could do it in very simple, down-to-earth Tamil.[Join into a simple sentence]
21. He put his hands on my shoulders. He looked straight
into my eyes. [Join into a simple sentence]
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22. He gave an answer. It filled me with a strange energy
and enthusiasm. [Join into a simple sentence]
23. They are in trouble sometimes. They look for someone to
help them. [Join into a complex sentence]
24. At times they reach an impasse. They look to someone to
show them the way out.[Join into a complex sentence]
.
25. This is not a correct approach at all. This should never
be followed. [Join into a complex sentence]
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26. I remember my father. He would start his day at 4 am by
reading the namaz before dawn.[Join into a simple sentence]
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27. I remember my father. He would start his day at 4 am by
reading the namaz before dawn.[Join into a complex sentence]
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28. He was in his late sixties. This routine remained till
then. [Join into a simple sentence]
29. I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths.
Those truths were revealed to me by my father. [Join into a simple sentence]
30. There exists a divine power. It can lift one up f father
from confusion, misery, melancholy and failure.[Join into a complex sentence]
C. Split up
1. I was born into a middle-class family in the island town
of Rameswaram in the erstwhile Madras State.
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2. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal
education nor much wealth
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3. Despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate
wisdom and true generosity of spirit.
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4. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed
everyday.
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5. My mother's lineage was the more distinguished, one of
her forebears having been bestowed the title of 'Bahadur' by the British.
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6. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the
middle of 19th century.
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7. I normally ate with my mother, sitting on the floor of
the kitchen.
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8. The Shiva temple, which made Rameswaram so famous to
pilgrims, was about a ten-minute walk from our house.
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9. Our locality was predominantly Muslim, but there were
quite a lot of Hindu families too, living amicably with their Muslim
neighbours.
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10. I had not the faintest idea of the meaning of the Arabic prayers chanted.
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11. I was totally convinced that they reached God.
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12. Many of them offered bowls of water to my father who would dip his fingertips in them and say a prayer,
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13. I also remember people visiting our home to offer thanks after being cured.
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14. Father always smiled and asked them to thank Allah, the merciful.
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15. The high priest of Rameswaram temple, Pakshi Lakshmana
Sastry, was a very close friend of my father's.
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16. When I was old enough to ask questions, I asked my father about the relevance of prayer.
17. My father told me there was nothing mysterious about prayer.
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18. When you pray, you transcend your body.
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19. There was a very old mosque in our locality where my father would take me for evening prayers.
20. Why don't you say this to the people who come to you for
help and advice?
21. He put his hands on my shoulders and looked straight into my eyes.
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22. Wherever they are in trouble, they look for someone to help then.
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23. Whenever they reach an impasse, they look to someone to
show them the way out.
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Ans. At times they reach an impasse. They look to someone to
show them the way out.
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24. This is not a correct approach at all and should never
be followed.
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25. I remember my father starting his day at 4 am by reading
the namaz before dawn.
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26. After the namaz he used to walk down to a small coconut grove we owned, about four miles from our home.
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27. He would return with about a dozen coconuts tied
together thrown over his shoulder.
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28. I have, throughout my life, tried to emulate my father
in my own world of science and technology.
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29. I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths
revealed to me by my father.
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30. I feel convinced that there exists a divine power.
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D.Do as directed.
2.Despite these disadvantage, he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.[Turn into a complex]
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3. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother, Ashiamma.[Tum into a complex sentence]
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4. We lived in our ancestral house. [[Turn into a complex
sentence] )
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5. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the
middle of the 19th Century. [Turn into a simple sentence]
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6. It was a fairly large pucca house. [Turn into a complex sentence]
7. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.[Turn into a complex sentence]
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8. Mine was a very secure childhood, materially and
emotionally. [Turn into a complex sentence]
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9. Our locality was predominantly Muslim but there were
quite a lot of Hindu families too.[Turn into a complex sentence]
Ans.
10. There was a very old mosque in our locality where my
father would take me for evening prayers.
[Turn into a complex sentence]
Ans. .
11. I had not the faintest idea of the meaning of the Arabic prayers chanted, but I was totally convinced that they reached God.[Turn into a complex sentence]
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12. I was totally convinced that they reached God. [Turn
into a simple sentence]
13. When my father came out of the mosque after the prayers,
people of different religions would be sitting outside. [Turn into a simple sentence]
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14. There were quite a lot of Hindu families too, living amicably
with their Muslim neighbours. [Turn into a complex sentence]
Ans.
15. This water was then carried home for invalids. [Turn
into a complex sentence.]
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16. I also remember people visiting our home to offer thanks
after being cured. [Turn into a complex sentence]
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17. Many of them offered bowls of water to my father who
would dip his fingertips in them.
[Turn into a simple sentence]
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18. The high priest of Rameswaram temple, Pakshi Lakshmana
Sastry, was a very close friend of my father's.[Turn
into a complex sentence].
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19. When I was old enough to ask questions, I asked my
father about the relevance of prayer, [Turn into a simple sentence]
Ans.
20. When you pray,
you transcend your body and become a part of the cosmos. [Turn into a simple
sentence]
Ans.
21. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection
[Turn into a complex sentence]
Ans.
22. He put his hands on my shoulders and looked straight into my eyes.[Turn into a simple sentence]
Ans.
23. Then he answered in a low, deep voice.[Turn into a complex sentence]
Ans.
24. Whenever they are in trouble, they look for someone to help them.[Turn into a simple sentence]
Ans. .
25. Whenever they reach an impasse, they look to someone to
show them way out.
[Turn into a simple sentence]
Ans.
26. This is not a correct approach at all and should never
be followed. [Turn into a complex sentence] Ans. As this is not a correct
approach at all, it should never be followed.
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27. I remember my father starting his day at 4 am by reading
the namaz before dawn.
[Turn into a complex sentence]
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28. This remained his routine even when he was in his late
sixties. [Turn into a simple sentence]
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29. I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths
revealed to me
[Turn into a complex sentence]
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30. I feel convinced that there exists a divine power.
[Turn into a compound sentence]
(ii) Interchange of Assertive, Interrogative and
Exclamatory Sentences:
1. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother. [Turn into an
interrogative sentence]
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2. My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple. [Turn
into an interrogative sentence]
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3. It was a fairly large pucca house.
[Turn into an interrogative sentence]
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4. It was a fairly large pucca house. [Turn into an
exclamatory sentence]
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5. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.[Turn into an exclamatory sentence]
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6. Why be afraid of difficulties, sufferings and problems?
[Turn into an assertive sentence]
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7. Adversity always presents opportunities for
introspection. [Turn into an interrogative sentence]
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8. Why don't you say this to the people who come to
you for help and advice? [Turn into an assertive sentence]
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9. This is not a correct approach at all. [Turn into an interrogative
sentence]
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10. This approach should never be followed.
[Turn into an interrogative sentence]
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E.Interchange of Affirmative and Negative Sentences:
1. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed
everyday [Turn into an affirmative sentence]
Ans. I hardly recall the exact number of people she fed
everyday
[H.S. 2017]
2. My father had neither much formal education nor much
wealth. [Turn into an affirmative sentence]
Ans. My father had little education and less wealth.
3. I was a short boy. Turn into a negative sentence] [H.S.
2017]
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4. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts
and luxuries. Sentence][Turn into a negative]
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5. Mine was a very secure childhood. [Turn into a negative sentence] [H.S. 2017
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6. I was totally convinced that they reached God. [Turn into
a negative sentence]
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7. I also remember people visiting our home to offer thanks
after being cured. [Turn into a negative sentence] [H.S. 2017]
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8. Why be afraid of difficulties, sufferings and problems? [Turn into a negative sentence]
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9. Adversity always presents opportunities for
introspection. [Turn into a negative sentence]
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10. Then he answered in a low voice.[Turn into a negative sentence]]
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11. This is not a correct approach. [Turn into an
affirmative sentence]
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(iv) Change of Degrees of Comparison:
1. More outsiders ate with us than all the members of our
own family put together.
[Turn into a positive degree]
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2. My mother's lineage was more distinguished than [Turn
into a positive degree]
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3. One of the most vivid memories of my early child hood is of the two men.
[Turn into an positive degree]
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4. One of the most
vivid memories of my early child hood is of the two men discussing spiritual
matters.[Turn into a comparative degree]
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(v) Interchange of Parts of Speech
1. He possessed a true generosity of spirit. [Use the
adjective form of 'generosity ]
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2. We lived in our ancestral house. [Use the noun form of 'ancestral']
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3. I would say mine was a very secure childhood. [Replace the possessive pronoun with an adjective ]
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4. I normally ate with my mother.[Use of adjective form of 'normally']
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5. Our locality was predominantly Muslim. [Use the adjective
form of 'pre dominantly']
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6. Our locality was predominantly Muslim.[Use the noun form of 'predominantly]
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7. Hindu families were living amicably with their Muslim
neighbours. (Use the adjective form of 'amicably']
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8. My father told me that there was nothing mysterious about
prayer. [Use the noun form of 'mysterious"]
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9. When you pray, you
transcend your body.[Use the noun form of 'pray']
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10. I feel convinced that there exists a divine power. [Use the noun form of 'exist"]
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(vi) Miscellaneous Changes
1. Despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate
wisdom.
[Omit 'despite']
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2. Many of them offered bowls of water to my father who
would dip his fingers in them and say a prayer.
[Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive]
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3. He was judging my capacity to comprehend his words.
[Omit the infinitive]
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4. Adversity always presents opportunities for
introspection.[Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive]
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5. This is not a correct approach at all and should never be
followed. [Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive]
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