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Grammar of Class-XII WBCHSE ,Important Textual Grammars of 'Strong Roots ' with answers.

Grammar of 'Strong Roots ' with answers.

 Strong Roots

👉A. VOICE CHANGE

➡️Change the voice of the following sentences:

1. He possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.

Ans: Great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit were possessed by him.

2. My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple.[H.S. 2017]

Ans: People widely regarded my parents as an ideal couple.

3. She would place a banana leaf before me.

Ans: A banana leaf would be placed before me by her.

4. However all necessities were provided for.

Ans: My parents provided for all necessities.

5. Many of them offered bowls of water to my father.

Ans: Bowls of water were offered to my father by many of them.

6. This water was then carried home for invalids.

Ans: Then they carried this water home for invalids.

7. I also remember people visiting our home.

Ans: People visiting our home are also remembered by me.

8. I asked my father about the relevance of prayer.

Ans: My father was asked about the relevance of prayer by me.

9. My father told me that there was nothing mysterious about prayer.

Ans: I was told by my father that there was nothing mysterious about prayer.

10. Prayer made possible a communion of the spirit between people.

Ans: A communion of the spirit between people was made possible by prayer.

11. You transcend your body.

Ans: Your body is transcended by you.

12. My father could convey complex spiritual concepts in very simple, down-to-earth Tamil.

Ans :Complex spiritual concepts could be conveyed in very simple, down-to-earth Tamil by my father.

13. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.

Ans:  Opportunities for introspection are always presented by adversity.

14. He put his hands on my shoulders.

Ans: His hands were put on my shoulders.

15. His answer filled me with a strange energy and enthusiasm.

Ans: I was filled with a strange energy and enthusiasm by his answer.

16.They look for someone to help them.

Ans: Someone to help them is looked for by them.

17. He was judging my capacity to comprehend his words. 

Ans: My capacity to comprehend his words  was being judged by him.

18. This should never be followed.

Ans: One should never follow this.

19. The fundamental truths were revealed to me by my father.

Ans: My father revealed the fundamental truths to me.

20. Try to understand the relevance of your sufferings.

Ans: You are advised to try to understand the relevance of your sufferings.

👉B. NARRATION CHANGE👲

➡️Change the narration of the following:

1. "My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple", he said.

Ans: He said that his parents had been widely regarded as an ideal couple.

2. I asked my father about the relevance of prayer. 

Ans: I said to my father, "What is the relevance of prayer?

3. My father told me there was nothing mysterious about prayer

Ans: My father said to me, "There is 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".

Ans: He said that when we prayed, we transcended our body and became a part of the cosmos which knew no division of wealth, age, caste or creed.

5.He once told me, "When troubles come, try to understand the relevance of your sufferings."

Ans: He once advised me to try to understand the relevance of our sufferings when troubles came.

6. He once told me, "Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection."

Ans: He once told me that 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.

Ans: I asked my father why he did not say that to the people who came to him for help and advice.

8. He answered in a low deep voice, "Whenever human beings find themselves alone, as a natural reaction, they start looking for company".

Ans: He answered in a low deep voice that whenever human beings found themselves alone, as a natural reaction, they started looking for company.

9. Father said, "Whenever they are in trouble, they look for someone to help them."

Ans: Father opined that whenever they were in trouble, they looked for someone to help them.

10. He said to me, "Every recurrent anguish, longing, and desire finds its own special helper".

Ans: He told me that every recurrent anguish, longing and desire found its own special helper.

11. He said, " This is not a correct approach at all and should never be followed".

Ans: He remarked that that was not a correct approach at all and should never be followed.

👉 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]

Ans. I was born into a middle class family in the island town of Rameswaram in the erstwhile Madras State.

2. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother. It was my mother. Her name was Ashiamma. [Join into a simple sentence]

Ans. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother, Ashiamma.

3. She fed a number of people everyday. I do not recall the exact number.[Join into a complex sentence]

Ans. I do not recall the exact number of people whom she fed everyday

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]

Ans. My mother's lineage was the more distinguished, one of her forebears having been bestowed the title of 'Bahadur' by the British.

5. We lived in our ancestral house. It was built in the middle of the 19th century.(Join into a complex sentence]

Ans. We lived in our ancestral house which was built in the middle of the 19th century.

6. My father was an austere man. He used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.[Join into a simple sentence]

Ans. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.

7. Mine was a very secure childhood. It was secure, materially and emotionally.[Join into a simple sentence]

Ans. Mine was a very secure childhood, materially and emotionally.

8. I normally ate with my mother. I would sit on the floor of the kitchen.[Join into a simple sentence]

Ans.Sitting on the floor of the kitchen, I normally ate with my mother.

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]

Ans. She would place a banana leaf before me, on which she then ladled rice and aromatic sambar, a variety of sharp, home-made pickle and a dollop of fresh coconut chutney.

10. The Shiva temple made Rameswaram very famous to pilgrims. It was about a ten-minute walk from our house. [Join into a complex sentence]

Ans. The Shiva temple, which made Rameswaram so famous to pilgrims, was about a ten-minute walk from our house.

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]

Ans. Although our locality was predominantly Muslim, there were quite a lot of Hindu families too, living amicably with their Muslim neighbours.

12. There was a very old mosque in our locality. My father would take me there for evening prayers.[Join into a complex sentence]

Ans. There was a very old mosque in our locality where my father would take me for evening prayers.

13. The Arabic prayers reached God. I was totally convinced of it. [Join into a complex sentence].

Ans. I was totally convinced that the Arabic prayers reached God.

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]

Ans. When my father came out of the mosque after the prayers, people of different religions would be sitting outside, waiting for him.

15. This water was then carried home. It was for invalids. [Join into a simple sentence]

Ans. This water was then carried home for invalids.

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] 

Ans. Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, the high priest of Rameswaram temple, was a very close friend of my father's.

17. I was old enough to ask questions. I asked my father about the relevance of prayer.[Join into a complex sentence]

Ans. When I was old enough to ask questions, I asked my father about the relevance of prayer.

18. There was nothing mysterious about prayer. My father told me this. [Join into a complex sentence]

Ans. My father told me that there was nothing mysterious about prayer.

19. You pray. You transcend your body.(Join into a complex sentence)

Ans. When you pray, you transcend your body.

20. My father could convey complex spiritual concepts. He could do it in very simple, down-to-earth Tamil.[Join into a simple sentence] 

Ans. My father could convey complex spiritual concepts in very simple, down-to-earth Tamil.

21. He put his hands on my shoulders. He looked straight into my eyes. [Join into a simple sentence]

Ans. Putting his hands on my shoulders, he looked straight into my eyes.

22. He gave an answer. It filled me with a strange energy and enthusiasm. [Join into a simple sentence]

Ans. His answer filled me with a strange energy and enthusiasm.

23. They are in trouble sometimes. They look for someone to help them. [Join into a complex sentence]

Ans. Whenever they are in trouble, they look for someone to help them.

24. At times they reach an impasse. They look to someone to show them the way out.[Join into a complex sentence]

 Ans. Whenever they reach an impasse, they look to someone to show them the way out.

25. This is not a correct approach at all. This should never be followed. [Join into a complex sentence]

Ans. This approach, which is not correct at all, should never be followed.

26. I remember my father. He would start his day at 4 am by reading the namaz before dawn. [Join into a simple sentence]

Ans. I remember my father starting his day at 4 am by reading the namaz before dawn.

27. I remember my father. He would start his day at 4 am by reading the namaz before dawn.[Join into a complex sentence]

Ans. I remember my father who would start his day at 4 am by reading the namaz before dawn.

28. He was in his late sixties. This routine remained till then. [Join into a simple sentence] 

Ans. This remained his routine till in his late sixties.

29. I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths. Those truths were revealed to me by my father. [Join into a simple sentence]

Ans. I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths revealed to me by my father.

30. There exists a divine power. It can lift one up father from confusion, misery, melancholy and failure.[Join into a complex sentence]

Ans. There exists a divine power that can lift one up from confusion, misery, melancholy and failure.

👉D.Split Up🧍‍♂️

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. 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 our 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.

👉E.Do as directed 📚

1.Despite these disadvantage, he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.[Turn into a complex]

Ans. Although he had these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.

2. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother,Ashiamma.[Tum into a complex sentence]

Ans. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother whose name was Ashiamma.

3. We lived in our ancestral house.[Turn into a complex sentence] )

Ans. We lived in the house which belonged to our ancestors.

4. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the middle of the 19th Century. [Turn into a simple sentence]

Ans. We lived in our ancestral house built in the middle of the 19th century.

5. It was a fairly large pucca house.[Turn into a complex sentence]

Ans. It was a pucca house which was fairly large.

6. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.[Turn into a complex sentence]

Ans. My austere father used to avoid all comforts and luxuries that were inessential.

7. Mine was a very secure childhood, materially and emotionally. [Turn into a complex sentence]

Ans. Mine was a childhood that was very secure, both materially and emotionally.

8. Our locality was predominantly Muslim but there were quite a lot of Hindu families too.[Turn into a complex sentence]

Ans. Though our locality was predominantly Muslim, there were quite a lot of Hindu families too.

9. There was a very old mosque in our locality where my father would take me for evening prayers.[Turn into a simple sentence]

Ans. My father would take me for evening prayers to a very old mosque in our locality.

10. 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)

Ans. Although I had not the faintest idea of the meaning of the Arabic prayers chanted, I was totally convinced that they reached God,

11. I was totally convinced that they reached God. [Turn into a simple sentence]

Ans. I was totally convinced of them reaching God.

12. When my father came out of the mosque after  the prayers, people of different religions would be sitting outside.[Turn into a simple sentence

Ans. My father having come out of the mosque after the prayers, people of different religions would be sitting outside.

13. There were quite a lot of Hindu families too, living amicably with their Muslim neighbours. [Turn into a complex sentence]

Ans. There were quite a lot of Hindu families who lived amicably with their Muslim neighbours too.

14. This water was then carried home for invalids. [Turn into a complex sentence]

Ans. This water was then carried home for those who were invalids.

15. I also remember people visiting our home to offer thanks after being cured. [Turn into a complex sentence]

Ans. I also remember people who would visit our home to offer thanks after being cured.

16. Many of them offered bowls of water to my father who would dip his fingertips in them.[Turn into a simple sentence]

Ans. Many of them offered bowls of water to my father for dipping his fingertips in them.

18. The high priest of Rameswaram temple, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, was a very close friend of my father's [Turn into a complex sentence].

Ans. Pakshi Lakshman Sastry, who was the high priest of Rameswaram temple was a very close friend of my father's.

19. When I was old enough to ask questions, I asked my father about the relevance of prayer, [Turn into a simple sentence]

Ans. On being old enough to ask questions, I asked my father about the relevance of prayer.

20. When you pray, you transcend your body and become a part of the cosmos.

[Turn into a simple sentence]

Ans. At the time of your prayer you become a part of the cosmos, transcending your body.

21. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection [Turn into a complex sentence]

Ans. Adversity always presents opportunities that are meant for introspection.

22. He put his hands on my shoulders and looked straight into my eyes.

Ans. Putting his hands on my shoulders, he looked straight into my eyes.

23. Then he answered in a low, deep voice. [Turn into a complex sentence]

Ans. Then he answered in a voice that was low and deep.

24. Whenever they are in trouble, they look for someone to help them.

[Turn into a simple sentence]

Ans. During their trouble, they look for someone to help them.

 25. Whenever they reach an impasse, they look to someone to show them way out.

[Turn into a simple sentence]

Ans. Reaching an impasse, they look to someone to show them way out.

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.

27. I remember my father starting his day at 4 am by reading the namaz before dawn.

[Turn into a complex sentence]

Ans. I remember that my father would start his day at 4 pm by reading the namaz before dawn.

28. This remained his routine even when he was in his late sixties. [Turn into a simple sentence]

Ans. This remained his routine even in his late sixties,

29. I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths revealed to me.

[Turn into a complex sentence]

Ans. I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths which were revealed to me.

30. I feel convinced that there exists a divine power.

[Turn into a compound sentence]

 Ans. There exists a divine power and I feel convinced of it.

👉 F. Interchange of Assertive, Interrogative and Exclamatory Sentences:

1. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother. [Turn into an interrogative sentence]

Ans. Did he not have an ideal helpmate in my mother?

2. My parents were widely regarded as an ideal couple. (Turn into an interrogative sentence]

Ans. Were not my parents widely regarded as an ideal couple?

3. It was a fairly large pucca house.

[Turn into an interrogative sentence]

Ans. Was it not a fairly large pucca house?

4. It was a fairly large pucca house. [Turn into an exclamatory sentence]

Ans. How large a pucca house it was!

5. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.[Turn into an exclamatory sentence] 

Ans. How austere was my father who used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries!

6. Why be afraid of difficulties, sufferings and problems ?[Turn into an assertive sentence]

Ans. You should not be afraid of difficulties, sufferings and problems.

7. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection. [Turn into an interrogative sentence]

Ans. Does not adversity always present opportunities for introspection?

8. Why don't you say this to the people who come to you for help and advice? [Turn into an assertive sentence]

Ans. You should say this to the people who come to you for help and advice.

9. This is not a correct approach at all. [Turn into an interrogative sentence]

Ans. Is this a correct approach at all?

10. This approach should never be followed.

[Turn into an interrogative sentence]

Ans. Should this approach be ever followed?

👉G. 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

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]

Ans. I was not a tall boy.

4. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. [Turn into a negative sentence]

Ans. My austere father did not indulge in any essential comforts and luxuries.

5. Mine was a very secure childhood. [Turn into a negative sentence] [2017]

Ans. Mine was not at all an insecure childhood.

6. I was totally convinced that they reached God. [Turn into a negative sentence]

Ans I was not at all unconvinced that they reached God.

7. I also remember people visiting our home to offer thanks after being cured. [Turn into a negative sentence] [H.S. 2017]

Ans. I do not forget also people visiting our home to offer thanks after being cured.

8. Why be afraid of difficulties sufferings and problems? [Turn into a negative sentence]

Ans. You should not be afraid of difficulties, sufferings and problems.

9. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection. [Turn into a negative sentence]

Ans. Adversity never stops presenting opportunities for introspection.

10. Then he answered in a low voice.[Turn into a negative Sentence ]

Ans. Then he did not answer in a loud voice.

11. This is not a correct approach. [Turn into an affirmative sentence]

Ans. This is an incorrect approach.

👉H.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]

Ans. All the members of our own family put together were not as many as the outsiders who ate with us.

2. My mother's lineage was the more distinguished than my father's .(Turn into a positive degree .)

Ans. My father's lineage was not so . distinguished as  my mother's.

3. One of the most vivid memories of my early childhood is of the two men.[Turn into an positive degree]

Ans. Very few memories of my early childhood are so vivid as the memory of the two men.

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] 

Ans. The memory of the two men discussing spiritual matters is more vivid than most other memories of my early childhood. 

 👉I.Interchange of Parts of Speech

1. He possessed a true generosity of spirit. [Use the adjective form of 'generosity ')

Ans. He possessed a truly generous spirit.

2. We lived in our ancestral house. [Use the noun form of 'ancestral']

Ans. We lived in the house of our ancestors.

3. I would say mine was a very secure childhood. [Replace the possessive pronoun with adjective ]

Ans. I would say my childhood was a very secure one.

4. I normally ate with my mother.[Use of adjective form of 'normally'] 

Ans. I ate with my mother in normal situations.

5. Our locality was predominantly Muslim. [Use the adjective form of 'predominantly']

Ans. Muslims were predominant in our locality.

6. Our locality was predominantly Muslim.[Use the noun form of 'predominantly]

Ans. There was predominance of Muslims in our locality.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. When you pray, you transcend your body.

[Use the noun form of 'pray']

Ans. At the time of your prayer, you transcend your body.

10. 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.

J. Do as directed

1. Despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom.[Omit 'despite']

Ans. In spite of these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom.

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]

Ans. Many of them offered bowels of water to my father to dip his fingers in them and say a prayer. 

3. He was judging my capacity to comprehend his words.[Omit the infinitive]

Ans. He was judging my capacity of comprehending his words.

4. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.[Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive] 

Ans. Adversity always presents opportunities to be introspected.

5. This is not a correct approach at all and should never be followed.[Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive]

Ans. This is not a correct approach at all to be followed.