Grammars of "Strong Roots" : Split Up ,Important Grammars of Class XII , Split into simple Sentences
Grammars of "Strong Roots": Split Up ,Important Grammars of Class XII , Split into simple Sentences
1.I was born into a middle-class family in the island town of Rameswaram erstwhile Madras State
Ans. I was born into a middle-class family in the island town of Rameswaram. It was in the erstwhile Madras State.
2. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal education nor much wealth.
Ans. My father,Jainulabdeen had not much formal education. He had not much wealth.
3. Despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and true generosity of spirit.
Ans. There were some disadvantages. Yet he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.
4. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed everyday.
Ans. She fed a number of people everyday. I do not recall the exact number.
5. My mother's lineage was the more distinguished, one of her forebears having been bestowed the title of 'Bahadur' by the British.
Ans. My mother's lineage was the more distinguished. One of her forebears had been bestowed the title of 'Bahadur' by the British.
6. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the middle of 19th century.
Ans. We lived in our ancestral house. It was built in the middle of the 19th century.
7. I normally ate with my mother, sitting on the floor of the kitchen.
Ans. I normally ate with my mother. We would sit on the floor of the kitchen.
8. The Shiva temple, which made Rameswaram so famous to pilgrims, was about a ten-minute walk from our house.
Ans. The Shiva temple was about a ten-minute walk from our house. It made Rameswaram so famous to pilgrims.
9. Our locality was predominantly Muslim, but there were quite a lot of Hindu families too, living amicably with their Muslim neighbours.
Ans. Our locality was predominantly Muslim. But there were quite a lot of Hindu families too. They would live amicably with their Muslim neighbours.
Or
Our locality was predominantly Muslim.But there were quite a lot of Hindu families too living amicably with their Muslim neighbours.
10. I had not the faintest idea of the meaning of the Arabic prayers chanted.
Ans. The Arabic prayers were chanted. I had not the faintest idea of them.
11. I was totally convinced that they reached God.
Ans. They reached God. I was totally convinced of it.
12. Many of them offered bowls of water to my father who would dip his fingertips in them and say a prayer.
Ans. Many of them offered bowels of water to my father. He would dip his fingertips in them to say a prayer.
13. I also remember people visiting our home to offer thanks after being cured.
Ans. People are cured. They would visit our home to offer thanks. I also remember it.
Or
People would visit our home to offer thanks after being cured.I also remember it.
14. Father always smiled and asked them to thank Allah, the merciful.
Ans. Father always smiled. He asked them to thank Allah, the merciful.
15. The high priest of Rameswaram temple, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, was a very close friend of my father's.
Ans. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was the high priest of Rameswaram temple. He was a very close friend of my father's.
16. When I was old enough to ask questions, I asked my father about the relevance of prayer.
Ans. 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.
Ans. There was nothing mysterious about prayer. My father told me this.
18. When you pray, you transcend your body.
Ans. You pray. At that time, you transcend your body.
19. There was a very old mosque in our locality where my father would take me for evening prayers.
Ans. There was a very old mosque in our locality. My father would take me there for evening prayers.
20. Why don't you say this to the people who come to you for help and advice?
Ans. People come to you for help and advice. Why don't you say this to them?
21. He put his hands on my shoulders and looked straight into my eyes.
Ans. He put his hands on my shoulders. He looked straight into my eyes.
22. Whenever they are in trouble, they look for someone to help then.
Ans. At times they are in trouble. They look for someone to help them then.
23. Whenever they reach an impasse, they look to someone to show them the way out.
Ans. At times they reach an impasse. They look to someone to show them the way out.
24. This is not a correct approach at all and should never be followed.
Ans. This is not a correct approach at all. It should never be followed.
25. I remember my father starting his day at 4 am by reading the namaz before dawn.
Ans .My father would start his day at 4 am by reading the namaz before dawn. I remember this.
or I remember my father. He would start his day at 4 am by reading the namaz before dawn.
26. After the namaz he used to walk down to a small coconut grove we owned, about four miles from our home.
Ans. After the namaz he used to walk down to their small coconut grove. It was about four miles from our home.
27. He would return with about a dozen coconuts tied together thrown over his shoulder.
Ans. About a dozen coconuts would be tied together. They would be thrown over his shoulder. He would return with them.
Or About a dozen coconuts would be tied together thrown over his shoulder. He would return with them.
Or About a dozen coconuts would be tied together. He would return throwing them over his shoulder.
28. I have, throughout my life, tried to emulate my father in my own world of science and technology.
Ans. I have, throughout my life, tried to emulate my father in my own world. My world is related to science and technology.
29. I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths revealed to me by my father.
Ans. I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths. Those truths were revealed to me by my father.
30. I feel convinced that there exists a divine power.
Ans. There exists a divine power. I feel convinced of it.
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