Textual Grammar of Jimmy Valentine ,Part-1 :Voice Change

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Textual Grammar of Jimmy Valentine

A. Change the voice of the following sentences:

1. Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers.

2. A guard escorted him to the front door.

3. There the warden handed Jimmy his pardon which had been signed that morning by the governor.

4. Jimmy took it in a tired kind of way.

5. I never cracked a safe in my life.

6. Take him back.

7. Unlock him at seven in the morning.

8. The warden gave him a cigar.

9.He tasted the first sweet joys of liberty.

10. He never touched 'hard' drinks.

11. There was a neat job of safe burglary done in Richmond.

12. By comparing notes, a remarkable similarity in the methods of the burglaries was noticed.

13. He's resumed business.

14. Look how clean those tumblers were punched out.

15. Her pa owns this bank.

16. He had thought of the shoe-business.

17. The clerk was impressed by the clothes and manner of Jimmy.

18.Ben price investigated the scenes of robberies.

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1.Ans :Uppers were assiduously being stitched by Jimmy Valentine

2.Ans:He was escorted by a guard to the front door.

3.Ans: There Jimmy was handed his pardon ,which the governor had signed that morning ,by the warden.

4.Ans:It was taken by Jimmy in a tired kind of way.

5.Ans: A safe was never cracked by me in my life

6.Ans:Let him be taken back.

7.Ans: Let him be unlocked at seven in the morning.

8.Ans: He was given a cigar by the warden.

9.Ans: The first sweet joys of liberty were tasted by him

10.Ans: 'hard' drinks were never touched by him.

11.Ans :There he did a neat job of safe burglary in Richmond.

12.Ans:By comparing notes, he noticed a remarkable similarity in the methods of the burglaries.

13.Ans: Business has been resumed by him.

14.Ans: You are told to look how clean those tumblers were punched out.

15.Ans: This bank is owned by her pa.

16.Ans : The shoe-business had been thought of by him.

17.Ans :The clothes and manner of Jimmy impressed the clerk.

18.Ans :The scenes of robberies were investigated by Ben Price.

Textual Grammar of Jimmy Valentine,Part 2

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A. Change of Voice

1.Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers.

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2. A guard escorted him to the front office.

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3. There the warden handed Jimmy his pardon, which had been signed that morning by the governor.

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4. Jimmy took it in a tired kind of way.

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5. He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence.

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6. Brace up and make a man of yourself.

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7. Stop cracking safes.

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8. I never cracked a safe in my life.

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9. The warden gave him a cigar, and shook hands.

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10. There he tasted the first sweet joys of liberty.

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11. He tossed a quarter into the hat of a blind man.

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12. They had overpowered Jimmy to arrest him.

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13. Jimmy slid back a panel in the wall.

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14. I'm representing the New York Amalgamated Short Snap Biscuit Cracker and Frazzled Wheat Company.

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15. He never touched 'hard' drinks.

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16. There was a neat job of safe-burglary done in Richmond, Indiana.

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17. Burglar-proof safe in Logansport was opened like a cheese to the tune of fifteen hundred dollars, currency.

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18. Ben Price investigated the scenes of the robberies.

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19. He's resumed business.

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20. He's got the only clamps that can do it.

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21. He had learned them while working on the Springfield case.

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22. She lowered her eyes.

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23. Jimmy collared a boy loafing on the steps of the bank.

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24. Jimmy began to ask him questions about the town.

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25. Her pa owns the bank

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26. He had thought of the shoe business.

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27. The clerk was impressed by the clothes and manner of Jimmy.

28. While trying to figure out Jimmy's manner of tying his four-in-hand he cordially gave information.

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29. The dry-goods and general stores handled them.

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30. He would find it a pleasant town to live in.

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31. He would carry up his suitcase, himself.

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32. He opened a shoe-store and secured a good run of trade.

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33. And he accomplished the wish of his heart.

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34. He had won the respect of the community.

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35. Mr Adams, the typical, plodding, country banker, approved of Spencer.

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36. I want you to wind up some little matters for me.

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37. I'm making an honest living.

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38. I'm going to marry the finest girl on earth two weeks from now.

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39. I wouldn't touch a dollar of another man's money now for a million.

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40. I must see you.

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41. I'll bring along the tools with me.

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42. The clerks were pleased to be greeted by the good looking agreeable young man who was going to marry Miss Annabel.

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43. The Elmore Bank had just put in a new safe and vault.

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44. The two children, May and Agatha, were delighted by the shining metal and funny clock and knob.

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45. He told the teller that he didn't want anything.

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46. He was just waiting for a man he knew.

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47. May, in a spirit of play, had shut Agatha in the vault.

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48. She had then shot the bolts and turned the knobs of the combination as she had seen Mr Adams to do.

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49. The door can't be opened.

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50. The clock hasn't been wound nor the combination set.

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51. Listen to me.

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52. During the following silence they could just hear the faint sound of the child.

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53. Open the door!

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54.I never cracked a safe in my life.

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B. Change the mode of Narration:

1. "Now, Valentine," said the warden, "you'll go out in the morning" [Annual Exam, 2015]

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2. "Brace up, and make a man of yourself", said the warden.

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3. "You are not a bad fellow at heart. Stop cracking safes and live straight," the warden said to Valentine.

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4. "Take him back, Cronin!" said the warden, and fix him up with outgoing clothes.

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5. "Better think over my advice, Valentine," said the warden.

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6. "Sorry we couldn't make it sooner, Jimmy, me boy", said Mike.

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7. "Fine", said Jimmy. "Got my key?"

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8. "Isn't that young lady Polly Simpson?" asked Jimmy.

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9. "Why'd you come to Elmore for?" said the boy to Jimmy .

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10. He said he had come to Elmore to look for a location to go into business.

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11. "Going to marry the banker's daughter are you, Jimmy?" said Ben to himself.

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12. "Lot of nickel-plated shoe-horns in there", said Jimmy coolly." "that I'm going to return."

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13. He told the teller that he didn't want anything: he was just waiting for a man he knew.

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14. "The door cannot be opened." he groaned.

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15. "All be quiet for a moment. Agatha!" he called as loudly as he could. "Listen to me."

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C. Transformation of Sentences

1. Jimmy took it in a tired kind of way. [Use the noun form of 'tired"]

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2. He had expected to stay only about three months, at the longest. [Use the comparative degree of 'longest']

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3. He had expected to stay only about three months, at the longest. (Use the positive degree of 'longest']

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4. When a man with as many friends on the outside as Jimmy Valentine had is received in the 'stir' it is hardly worthwhile to cut his hair. [Change into a simple sentence]

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5. I never cracked a safe in my life.[Omit 'never']

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6. It's always one or the other with you innocent victims.[Change into a negative sentence]

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7. I never was in Springfield in my life.[Change into an affirmative sentence]

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8. He had a pair of the stiff, squeaky shoes.[Change into a complex sentence]

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9. He had a pair of the stiff, squeaky shoes that the state finishes to its discharged compulsory guests. [Use 'discharged' as verb]

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10. Disregarding the song of the birds, the waving green trees, and the smell of the flowers, Jimmy headed straight for a restaurant. [Change into a negative sentence]

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11. From there he proceeded leisurely to the depot.[Use the noun form of 'leisurely']

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12. He tossed a quarter into the hat of a blind man sitting by the door.

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13. He shook hands with Mike, who was alone behind the bar. [Change into a simple sentence]

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14. There on the floor was still Ben Price's collar-button that had been torn from that eminent detective's shirt-band when they had over powered Jimmy to arrest him. [Change into a simple sentence]

15. He gazed fondly at the finest set of burglar's tools in the East. [Use positive degree of 'finest']

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16. He gazed fondly at the finest set of burglar's tools in the East. (Change into a complex sentence using comparative degree of 'finest')

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17. He was now dressed in tasteful and well-fitting clothes.[Use the noun form of 'dressed']

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18. He carried his dusted and cleaned suitcase in his hand. [Use 'dusted' and 'cleaned as verbs/change into a complex sentence]

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19. He never touched 'hard' drinks.[Change into an affirmative sentence]

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20. He got his key and went upstairs. [Change into a simple sentence] [Annual Exam. 2015]

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21. A scant eight hundred dollars was all that was secured.[Change into a simple sentence]

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22. The losses were now high enough to bring the matter up into Ben Price's class of work. [Change into a complex sentence]

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23. By comparing notes, a remarkable similarity in the methods of the burglaries was noticed. [Change into a complex sentence]

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24. Ben Price investigated the scenes of the robberies.[Use the noun form of 'investigated"]

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25. That's Dandy Jim Valentine's autograph.[Use 'autograph' as verb]

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26. He had learned them while working on the Springfield case.[Change into a complex sentence]

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27. This statement delighted Mike.[Use the noun form of verb]

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28. Young men of Jimmy's style and looks were scarce in Elmore.[Change into a negative sentence]

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29. Jimmy collared a boy loafing on the steps of the bank.[Change into a complex sentence]

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30. He leaned on the desk and declared his platform to the clerk.[Change into a simple sentence]

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31. Hoped Mr Spencer would decide to locate in Elmore.[Use the noun form of 'decide']

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32. He now perceived his shortcomings..[Use the noun form of the verb]

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33. He would find it a pleasant town to live in, and the people very sociable.[Change into a complex sentence]

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34. Mr Spencer thought he would stop over in the town a few days and look over the situation. [Change into a simple sentence]

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35. Socially he was also a success.[Use the verb form of 'success']

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36. He made many friends.[Use the verb form of 'friends']

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37. He became more and more captivated by her charms.[Change into a complex sentence]

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38. He and Annabel were engaged to be married in two weeks. [Use the noun form of 'engaged"]

39. Annabel's pride in him almost equalled her affection.[Use the comparative degree and rewrite]

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40. Annabel's pride in him almost equalled her affection.[Use the adjective form of 'pride']

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41. He was as much at home in the family of Mr Adams and that of Annabel's married sister as if he were already a member.[Change into a simple sentence]

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42. I'm going to marry the finest girl on earth. (Change into a complex sentence using positive degree of the adjective )

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43. There won't be so much danger of having old scores brought up against me. [Change into an affirmative sentence]

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44. I must see you.[Change into a negative sentence]

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45. There stood Jimmy's horse and buggy and Dolph Gibson, who was going to drive him over to the railroad station.[Change into a simple sentence]

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46. Annabel, whose heart was bubbling with happiness and lively youth, put on Jimmy's hat. [Use the adverb form of 'happiness']

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47. I'm getting awfully economical. (Use the noun form of 'awfully')

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48. I'm getting awfully economical. (Use the adjective form of 'awfully')

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49. Mr Adams insisted on an inspection by everyone.(Use the verb form of inspection']

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50. The vault was a small one, but it had a new, patented door. [Change into a simple sentence)

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51. Unperceived by the elders, May, in a spirit of play, had shut Agatha in the vault. [Change into a negative sentence)

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52. She will die of fright! [Use the noun form of die']

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53. Agatha's mother, frantic now, beat the door of the vault with her hands.(adverb form of "frantic)

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54. Somebody wildly suggested dynamite.[Use the noun form of the verb)

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55. Agatha, almost collapsed, but safe, was gathered into her mother's arms. [Change into a complex sentence]

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56. Jimmy Valentine put on his coat, and walked outside the railings towards the front door. [Change into a simple sentence]

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57. And Ben Price turned and strolled down the street.(Change into a simple sentence]

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58. At the end of a year the situation of Mr Ralph Spencer was this.[Change into a complex sentence]

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59. After I get married, I am going to sell out and go west. [Use the noun from of 'married']

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60. He had won the respect of the community.[Use the adjective form of 'respect']

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61. He had won the respect of the Community.[Use the verb form of 'respect']

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62. He was much at home in the family of Mr Adams and that of Annabel's married sister as if he were already a member.[Use comparative degree and rewrite]

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63 . After I get married I'm going to sell out and go West. (Change into a simple sentence]

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64. He's got the only clamps that can do it. [Change into a negative sentence]

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65. You are not a bad fellow at heart.[Change into an affirmative sentence]

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66. Mr Adams was very proud of it and insisted on an inspection by everyone. [Change into a complex sentence]

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67. You couldn't duplicate the lot for a thousand dollars. [Use the noun form of 'duplicate"]

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E. Joining of Sentences

1. You're not a bad fellow at heart. Stop cracking safes and live straight. [Join into a complex sentence]

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2. He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence. He had expected to stay only about three months, at the longest.[Join into a complex sentence]

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3. He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence. He had expected to stay only about three months, at the longest.(Join into a simple sentence]

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4. Let's see, now. How was it you happened to get sent up on that Springfield job?[Join into a complex sentence]

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5. Ben Price knew Jimmy's habits. He had learned them while working on the Springfield case. [Join into a simple sentence]

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D.Change the voice of the following sentences:

1. Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers.

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2. I never cracked a safe in my life.

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3. The clerk handed him a railroad ticket and the five dollar bill.

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4. Can't you do something, Ralph?

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5. She had then shot the bolts.

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6. I'm representing the New York Amalgamated Short Snap Biscuit Cracker and Frazzled Wheat Company.

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7. He's resumed business.

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8. An old fashioned bank safe threw out of its crater an eruption of bank-notes amounting to five thousand dollars.

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9. I've quit the old business.

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10.The next morning Jimmy took breakfast at the Adamses.

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11. Going to marry the banker's daughter are you, Jimmy?

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12. Jimmy's pet drill was biting smoothly into the steel door.

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13. He laid out the shining, queer implements swiftly and orderly.

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14. She unpinned the bud from the bosom of her dress and placed it in his hand.

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15. I'm making an honest living.

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16. I wouldn't touch a dollar of another man's money now for a million.

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17. She had then shot the bolts.

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E. Change the narration of the following sentences:

1. "Now Valentine", said the warden, "You'll go out in the morning." (Annual Exam-2018, 2015)

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2. "Brace up and make a man of yourself," said the warden.

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3. "Why, warden, I never was in Springfield in my life!" said Jimmy.

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4."Take him back Cronin," said the warden. "and fix him up with outgoing clothes."

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5. "Sorry we couldn't make it sooner, Jimmy," said Mike.

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6. Mike said, "We had that protest from Springfield to buck against and the governor nearly balked."

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7. Jimmy said in a puzzled tone. "I don't understand. I'm representing the New York Amalgamated Short Snap Biscuit Cracker and Frazzled Wheat Company."

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8. Ben Price remarked, "That's Dandy Jim Valentine's autograph, He's resumed business."

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9. "Isn't that young lady Polly Simpson?" asked Jimmy with specious guile.

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10. The boy said, "She's Annabel Adams, He also informed that her pa owns this bank,"

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11. "I want you to be at Sully's place, in Little Rock, next Wednesday night at nine o'clock", wrote Jimmy.

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12. Jimmy wrote, "I've quit the old business-a year ago. I've got a nice store."

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13. Jimmy wrote "I'm making an honest living and I'm going to marry the finest girl on earth two weeks from now.

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14. "Woundn't I make a nice drummer?" said Annabel.

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15. Annabel said, "Feels like it was full of gold bricks".

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16. "I'm getting awfully economical," said Jimmy.

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17. "Going to marry the banker's daughter are you, Jimmy?" said Ben to himself softly.

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18. "Hello Ben!" said Jimmy with his strange smile. "Got around at last, have you?"

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19. He said, "Your buggy's waiting for you, ain't it?"

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20. "Get away from the door, all of you," he commanded.

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21. "Annabel," he said, "give me that rose you are wearing, will you?"

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22. 'She will die of fright! Open door!" said the mother.

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23. "The door can't be opened" he groaned. "The clock hasn't been wound nor the combination set."

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E.Join the following sentences into a single one:

1. She is Annabel Adams. Her pa owns the bank. (Join into a complex sentence)

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2. She will die of fright. Open the door. (Join into a compound sentence)

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3. The old banker sprang to the handle. He tugged at it for a moment. (Join into a compound sentence)

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4. Jimmy disregarded the song of the birds, the waving tree, the smell of the flowers. He headed straight for a restaurant.(Join into a simple sentence)

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5. Jimmy pulled out from the wall a folding-bed. He slid back a panel in the wall. (Join into a simple sentence.

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6. A guard came to the prison shoe-shop. Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers there. (Join into a complex sentence)

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7. Mr. Adams was the typical, plodding country banker. He approved of Spencer.(Join into a simple sentence)

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8. Lot of nickel-plated shoe-horns is there. I'm going to return them. (Join into a complex sentence)

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9. Be sure to be at Sully's. I must see you. (Join into a compound sentence)

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10. There the warden handed Jimmy his pardon. It had been signed that morning by the governor.