CLASS 9 2ND SUMMATIVE
TEXTUAL GRAMMAR SUGGESTION 2026
BY PKG SIR
A. Voice Change (Active / Passive)
1. Heavy storms caused tidal waves.
2. A thousand forests crushed under the rain had grown up.
3. They set up a civilization in this raining world.
4. They could not recall the sun.
5. They had written small stories, essays or poems.
6. A hurricane had lost its sound.
7. The children put their hands to their ears.
8. A boom of thunder startled them.
9. Then they closed the doors.
10. They heard the gigantic sound of the rain.
B. Direct to Indirect Speech (Reporting)
11. “Ready?” they said.
12. “Will it happen today, will it?”
13. “Look, look, see for yourself.”
14. “I think the sun is a flower,” she said.
15. “Where’s our teacher?” asked a child.
16. “She’ll be back,” someone said.
17. “She must hurry or she’ll miss it,” said the children.
18. “Now, don’t you go too far,” their teacher called.
19. “You’ve only an hour, you know,” she added.
20. “Oh, it’s better than lamplights, isn’t it?”
21. “Oh, look, look,” she said trembling.
22. “Will it be seven more years before the sun comes out again?”
B. Transformation of Sentences (Simple, Complex, Compound)
23. It had been raining for seven years. Thousands of days were filled with rain. (Combine into Compound)
24. When the sun came out last time seven years ago, they were too young. (Simple)
25. They could not recall the sun when it came out for just an hour. (Simple)
26. They learned how like a lemon it was and how hot. (Simple)
27. I think the sun is a flower that blooms for just one hour. (Compound)
28. She must hurry or she’ll miss it. (Complex using 'if')
29. The rain stopped. The sun came out. (Simple using Participle)
30. The sky darkened into midnight in a flash. (Complex)
31. With pale faces they looked out of the window. (Complex)
D. Degree of Comparison
32. It’s better than lamplights. (Positive Degree)
33. It was very large. (Comparative)
34. They gathered at the great thick windows. (Comparative)
35. The silence was so immense. (Comparative)
E. Interchange of Parts of Speech
36. Heavy storms caused tidal waves. (Change 'heavy' to Noun)
37. The silence was so immense. (Change 'immense' to Noun)
38. Their smiles had vanished. (Change 'smiles' to Verb)
39. They ran among the trees. (Change 'ran' to Noun)
40. She said trembling. (Change 'trembling' to Noun)
41. The sky darkened into midnight. (Change 'darkened' to Noun)
42. They looked out of the window steadily. (Change 'steadily' to Adjective)
F. Identifying Clause & Sentence Structure
43. Identify the type of clause in bold: When the sun came out last time, they were too young.
44. Identify the clause: They learned how like a lemon it was.
45. Identify the clause: ...a flower that blooms for just one hour.
46. Identify the clause: ...children belonging to men and women who came by rockets.
47. Identify the sentence type: The rain stopped.
48. Identify the sentence type: The door slid back and the smell came to them.
G. Affirmative and Negative Transformations
55. They could not recall the sun. (Affirmative without changing meaning)
56. The jungle never stopped growing. (Affirmative)
57. There were no motions or tremor but peace. (Affirmative)
58. They did not stop running. (Affirmative)
59. They were too young to remember. (Negative)
60. She will miss it. (Negative)
H. Sentence Joining / Synthesis
79. Join using 'Too...to': The children were very young. They could not remember the sun.
80. Join using 'As soon as': The rain stopped. The sun came out.
81. Join using a Relative Pronoun: A girl wailed. She was standing in the open.
A.Voice Change (Active / Passive)
1. The day has wept its fill.
2. The day has spent its store of silent sorrow.
3. I watch this cloudy evening fall.
4. Blue mists pall the horizon’s mountain-chain.
5. Dreamy scents of fragrance breathe of other years.
B. Transformation of Sentences (Simple, Complex, Compound)
6. I am a child once more and I am 'neath my father's sheltering roof. (Simple)
7. The day has wept its fill and spent its store of silent sorrow. (Simple using Participle)
8. Mild is the mist upon the hill. (Complex)
9. Dreamy scents of fragrance pass that breathe of other years. (Simple)
10. I watch this cloudy evening fall after a day of rain. (Complex)
11. The damp stands in the long, green grass as thick as morning's tears. (Comparative to Positive/Complex)
C. Interchange of Parts of Speech
12. The mist is mild upon the hill. (Change 'mild' to Noun)
13. The day spent its store of silent sorrow. (Change 'silent' to Noun)
14. The day spent its store of silent sorrow. (Change 'sorrow' to Adjective)
15. My father's sheltering roof. (Change 'sheltering' to Noun)
16. I watch this cloudy evening fall. (Change 'cloudy' to Noun)
17. Sweet mists of summer pall the horizon. (Change 'sweet' to Noun)
18. Dreamy scents of fragrance pass. (Change 'dreamy' to Noun)
19. Dreamy scents of fragrance pass. (Change 'fragrance' to Adjective)
D. Degree of Comparison
20. The damp stands as thick as morning's tears. (Comparative Degree)
21. Mild is the mist upon the hill. (Comparative Degree)
22. The old hall door. (Superlative Degree)
E. Affirmative and Negative Transformations
23. Telling not of storms to-morrow. (Affirmative)
24. No; the day has wept its fill. (Affirmative)
25. I am a child once more. (Negative)
26. Mild the mist upon the hill. (Negative)
27. The day has spent its store of silent sorrow. (Negative)
in using 'So...that': The silence was very immense. One would feel as if the ears were stuffed.
A. Voice Change (Active / Passive)
1. His parents had taught them the art of flight.
2. He had seen his elder brother catch his first herring.
3. The sight of the food maddened him.
4. His mother had picked up a piece of fish.
5. Terror seized him.
6. He flapped his wings.
7. He uttered a joyous scream.
8. He saw a vast green sea beneath him.
9. His belly touched it.
10. He had made his first flight.
B. Direct to Indirect Speech (Reporting)
11. He cried, “Ge, ga, ga,” begging her to bring him some food.
12. “Gaw-ool-ah,” she screamed back.
13. He thought, "On what could I walk?"
14. His parents said, "Come and fly."
15. He thought, "Why does she not come nearer?"
C. Sentence Transformations (Simple, Complex, Compound)
16. He ran forward to the brink of the ledge and became afraid. (Simple)
17. When he ran forward to the brink of the ledge, he became afraid. (Compound)
18. He felt certain that his wings would never support him. (Simple)
19. The sun was now ascending the sky, blazing warmly on his ledge. (Complex)
20. Maddened by hunger, he dived at the fish. (Complex)
21. He was no longer afraid. (Affirmative without changing meaning)
22. He flapped his wings once and he soared upwards. (Simple)
D. Interchange of Parts of Speech
23. His parents circled around proudly. (Change 'proudly' to Noun)
24. The sun was blazing warmly. (Change 'warmly' to Noun)
25. He uttered a joyful scream. (Change 'joyful' to Noun)
26. He had been afraid. (Change 'afraid' to Noun)
27. Terror seized him. (Change 'terror' to Adjective)
28. He turned his beak sideways and crowed amusedly. (Change 'amusedly' to Noun)
E. Degree of Comparison
29. He soared higher. (Positive Degree)
30. She did not come nearer. (Positive Degree)
31. It was a vast green sea. (Comparative Degree)
F. Affirmative and Negative Transformations
42. He could not move. (Affirmative)
43. His parents took no notice of him. (Affirmative)
44. He was no longer afraid. (Negative with 'not')
45. There was no ledge. (Affirmative)
Assertive to Exclamatory
• Assertive: Tom, you gave me a great shock.
• Exclamatory: What a great shock you gave me, Tom! / How greatly you shocked me, Tom
A. Assertive to Exclamatory Transformation
1. The silence was very immense. (Turn into Exclamatory)
2. It is a very beautiful sunny day. (Turn into Exclamatory)
3. They were extremely eager to see the sun. (Turn into Exclamatory)
4. I wish I was a child once more. (Turn into Exclamatory)
5. The mist upon the hill is very mild. (Turn into Exclamatory)
6. It is very awful to hear him groan so. (Turn into Exclamatory)
7. I wish I could stay home from school. (Turn into Exclamatory)
8. The sight of the food was very maddening. (Turn into Exclamatory)
9. He uttered a very joyous scream. (Turn into Exclamatory)
10. It was a very vast green sea beneath him. (Turn into Exclamatory)
B. Exclamatory to Assertive Transformation
11. “How hot the sun is!” (Turn into Assertive)
12. “Oh, it’s better than lamplights!” (Turn into Assertive)
13. “What a gigantic sound the rain makes!” (Turn into Assertive)
14. “Oh, 'neath my father's sheltering roof!” (Turn into Assertive)
15. “How thick the damp stands in the grass!” (Turn into Assertive)
16. “Oh, Tom, you aren’t dying!” (Turn into Assertive)
17. “What rubbish!” (Turn into Assertive)
18. “How fast the wind rushed against his feathers!” (Turn into Assertive)
19. “How high he soared into the sky!” (Turn into Assertive)
20. “What a terrifying experience it was!” (Turn into Assertive)
A. Noun ↔ Verb Transformations
1. Heavy storms caused tidal waves. (Rewrite using 'cause' as a Noun)
2. They listened to the silence. (Rewrite using 'silenced' as a Verb)
3. The day has wept its fill. (Rewrite using 'weeping' as a Noun)
4. Dreamy scents of fragrance pass. (Rewrite using 'passage' as a Noun)
5. He investigated his body. (Rewrite using 'investigation' as a Noun)
6. He began to feel pain in the toe. (Rewrite using 'beginning' as a Noun)
7. He uttered a joyous scream. (Rewrite using 'utterance' as a Noun)
8. He pretended to be falling asleep. (Rewrite using 'pretence' as a Noun)
9. The jungle burned with sunlight. (Rewrite using 'burning' as an Adjective)
10. The sun faded behind a cloud. (Rewrite using 'fading' as an Adjective)
B. Adjective ↔ Noun Transformations
11. The silence was so immense. (Rewrite using 'immensity' as a Noun)
12. Mild is the mist upon the hill. (Rewrite using 'mildness' as a Noun)
13. The day spent its store of silent sorrow. (Rewrite using 'silence' as a Noun)
14. Dreamy scents of fragrance pass. (Rewrite using 'fragrant' as an Adjective)
15. Monday mornings were miserable. (Rewrite using 'misery' as a Noun)
16. His groans had gathered a genuine tone. (Rewrite using 'genuineness' as a Noun)
17. He had been afraid. (Rewrite using 'fear' as a Noun)
18. He felt certain that his wings would support him. (Rewrite using 'certainty' as a Noun)
19. My father's sheltering roof. (Rewrite using 'shelter' as a Noun)
20. Her face grew pale. (Rewrite using 'paleness' as a Noun)
C. Adverb ↔ Noun / Adjective Transformations
21. They looked out of the window steadily. (Rewrite using 'steady' as an Adjective)
22. She said trembling. (Rewrite using 'trembling' as a Noun)
23. He eagerly drew his sore toe. (Rewrite using 'eagerness' as a Noun)
24. Sid looked in his face anxiously. (Rewrite using 'anxiety' as a Noun)
25. Sid looked in his face anxiously. (Rewrite using 'anxious' as an Adjective)
26. His parents circled around proudly. (Rewrite using 'pride' as a Noun)
27. The sun was blazing warmly. (Rewrite using 'warmth' as a Noun)
28. He crowed amusedly. (Rewrite using 'amusement' as a Noun)
29. He turned his beak sideways and crowed. (Rewrite using 'amused' as an Adjective)
30. They ran among the trees wildly. (Rewrite using 'wildness' as a Noun)
D. Mixed Parts of Speech Transformations
31. Terror seized him. (Rewrite using 'terrified' as an Adjective)
32. The sky darkened into midnight. (Rewrite using 'dark' as an Adjective)
33. The symptoms soon grew feeble. (Rewrite using 'enfeebled' as a Verb)
34. The sight of the food maddened him. (Rewrite using 'madness' as a Noun)
35. The old lady sank into a chair. She laughed a little. (Rewrite using 'laughter' as a Noun)
36. They were eager to see the sun. (Rewrite using 'eagerness' as a Noun)
37. He felt lucky. (Rewrite using 'luck' as a Noun)
38. I think the sun is a flower. (Rewrite using 'thought' as a Noun)
39. The children chattered in the room. (Rewrite using 'chatter' as a Noun)
40. He groaned louder. (Rewrite using 'groan' as a Noun)
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