Interchange of Parts of Speech
1.He possessed a true generosity of spirit.
[Use the adjective form of 'generosity' ]
2. We lived in our ancestral house. [Use the noun form of 'ancestral' ]
3. I would say mine was a very secure childhood.
[Replace the possessive pronoun with adjective]
4. I normally ate with my mother.
[Use of adjective form of normally']
5. Our locality was predominantly Muslim. [Use the adjective form of 'predominantly']
6. Our locality was predominantly Muslim.
[Use the noun form of 'pre-dominantly]
7. Hindu families were living amicably with their Muslim neighbours.
[Use the adjective form of 'amicably']
8. My father told me that there was nothing mysterious about prayer.
[Use the noun form of 'mysterious']
9. When you pray, you transcend your body.
[Use the noun form of 'pray']
10. I feel convinced that there exists a divine power. [Use the noun form of 'exist']
11 Despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom.
[Omit 'despite']
12. 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]
13.He was judging my capacity to comprehend his words. [Omit the infinitive]
14.Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.
[Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive]
15. This is not a correct approach at all and should never be followed.
[Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive)
16.Mr Sivasanker subjected him to a scrutiny.
[Use 'scrutiny' as a verb]
17. Leela gave a cry of joy.[Use the adverb form of 'joy']
18.His company made her supremely happy.
[Use the adjective form of 'supremely']
19.Leela keenly examined the ball for traces of the moon.
(Use the noun form of 'keenly']
20. Leela keenly examined the ball for traces of the moon.
(Use the adjective form of 'keenly')
21.He covered the ball tightly with his fingers. (Use the adjective form of the word 'tightly')
22.Leela clapped her hands. (Use the noun form of 'clapped']
23. She screamed in wonder.
[Use the noun form of the 'verb']
24.It gave her great joy to play the teacher to Sidda.
(Use the verb form of 'joy')
25.She pitied him. (Use the noun form of the 'verb')
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26. She accompanied him when he was sent on errands.
[Use the noun form of the verb]
27.Her mother gave her slap. (Use the verb form of 'slap']
28.Leela's mother threw a glance at him.
(Use the verb form of 'glance')
29 They seemed very anxious about her comfort. (Use the noun form of 'anxious')
30. The woman gave the girl detailed instructions. (Use the verb form of 'instruction)
31.She was silent. (Rewrite with noun form of 'silent')
32. I love the hills. (Use the underlined word as a noun)
33. I moved easily along the berth.
(Use the noun form of 'easily')
34. I answered quite confidently.
(Use the noun form of 'confidently')
35.It was a safe remark. (Use the noun form of 'safe')
36. Few girls can resist flattery.
(Use the noun form of 'resist')
37. She laughed pleasantly.
(Use the adjective form of 'pleasantly')
38. Her voice had the sparkle of a mountain.
(Rewrite using 'sparkle' as a verb)
39. The train drew slowly into the station.
(Use the adjective form of 'slowly)
40. I was prepared to sit there for almost any length of time. (Use the noun form of prepared')
41. The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie.
(Rewrite using the noun form of 'entered')
42. She was completely blind.
(Use the adjective form of 'completely')
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43. I faced it, making a pretence of studying the landscape. (Use the verb form 'pretence')
44.I wished to kill you. (Rewrite the underline word as noun)
45.I'm awfully excited.
[Use the adjective form of 'awfully'.]
46.It's been my continual desire.
[Use 'desire' as a verb]
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 'pre-dominantly]
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.
11 Despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom.
[Omit 'despite']
Ans. In spite of these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom.
12. 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.
13.He was judging my capacity to comprehend his words. [Omit the infinitive]
Ans. He was judging my capacity of comprehending his words.
14.Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.
[Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive]
Ans. Adversity always presents opportunities to be introspected.
15. 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 .
16.Mr Sivasanker subjected him to a scrutiny.
[Use 'scrutiny' as a verb]
Ans:.Mr Sivasanker scrutinized him.
17. Leela gave a cry of joy.[Use the adverb form of 'joy']
Ans:Leela cried out joyfully.
18.His company made her supremely happy.
[Use the adjective form of 'supremely']
Ans:His company gave her supreme happiness.
19.Leela keenly examined the ball for traces of the moon.
(Use the noun form of 'keenly']
Ans:Leela examined the ball with keenness for traces of the moon.
20. Leela keenly examined the ball for traces of the moon.
(Use the adjective form of 'keenly')
Ans:Leela made a keen examination of the ball for traces of the moon.
21.He covered the ball tightly with his fingers. (Use the adjective form of the word 'tightly')
Ans:He made a tight cover over the ball with his fingers.
22.Leela clapped her hands. (Use the noun form of 'clapped']
Ans:Leela gave a clap with her hands.
23. She screamed in wonder.
[Use the noun form of the 'verb']
Ans:.She gave a scream in wonder.
24.It gave her great joy to play the teacher to Sidda.
(Use the verb form of 'joy')
Ans:.She greatly enjoyed playing the teacher to Sidda.
25.She pitied him. (Use the noun form of the 'verb')
Ans:.She felt pity for him.
26. She accompanied him when he was sent on errands.
[Use the noun form of the verb]
Ans:She was his companion when he was sent on errands.
27.Her mother gave her slap. (Use the verb form of 'slap']
Ans:Her mother slapped her.
28.Leela's mother threw a glance at him.
(Use the verb form of 'glance')
Ans:Leela's mother glanced at him.
29 They seemed very anxious about her comfort. (Use the noun form of 'anxious')
Ans: They seemed to have much anxiety about her comfort.
30. The woman gave the girl detailed instructions. (Use the verb form of 'instruction)
Ans:The woman instructed the girl in detail.
31.She was silent. (Rewrite with noun form of 'silent')
Ans.: She maintained silence./ She kept silence.
32. I love the hills. (Use the underlined word as a noun)
Ans: I have love for the hills.
33. I moved easily along the berth.
(Use the noun form of 'easily')
Ans.: I moved with easiness along the berth.
34. I answered quite confidently.
(Use the noun form of 'confidently') Ans: I answered with confidence.
35.It was a safe remark. (Use the noun form of 'safe') Ans. It was a remark of safety.
36. Few girls can resist flattery.
(Use the noun form of 'resist')
Ans.: Few girls have resistance to flattery.
37. She laughed pleasantly.
(Use the adjective form of 'pleasantly')
Ans.: She laughed in a pleasant manner.
38. Her voice had the sparkle of a mountain.
(Rewrite using 'sparkle' as a verb)
Ans.: Her voice sparkled like a mountain.
39. The train drew slowly into the station.
(Use the adjective form of 'slowly)
Ans: The train drew into the station in a slow manner.
40. I was prepared to sit there for almost any length of time. (Use the noun form of prepared')
Ans: I had the preparation to sit there for almost any length of time.
41. The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie.
(Rewrite using the noun form of 'entered')
Ans.: The man who had made an entry into the compartment broke into my reverie.
42. She was completely blind.
(Use the adjective form of 'completely')
Ans.: She was in complete blindness.
43. I faced it, making a pretence of studying the landscape. (Use the verb form 'pretence')
Ans: I faced it and pretended to study the landscape.
44.I wished to kill you. (Rewrite the underline word as noun)
Ans:I had the wish to kill you.
45.I'm awfully excited.
[Use the adjective form of 'awfully'.]
Ans:My excitement is awful.
46.It's been my continual desire.
[Use 'desire' as a verb]
Ans:I desire it continually.
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