The thief's story - grammar

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Communication Skills in English For Engineers and Technologists

 Do as directed. 

1. I was an experience and fairly successful hand. (Identify the parts of speech.}

2. Anil was watching a wrestling match when I approach him. (Identify the tense.)

3. He was about 25- a tall, lean fellow. (Make a w h question.)

4. I might be able to get into the young men's confidence. (Rewrite using 'could')

5. "What's your name?" he asked. "Hari Singh," I lied. (Change into indirect speech.)

6. After this introduction, Anil talked about the well oil wrestlers. (Make a complex sentence.)

7. Anil talked about the well oiled wrestlers who wear grunting. (Identify the clause.)

8. "I want to work for you," I said. (Change into indirect speech.)

9. "But I can't pay you," he said. 

10. I asked, " Can you feed me?" (Change into indirect speech.)

11. " Can you cook?" he said. "I can cook," I lied again. 

12. If you can cook, then maybe I can feed you. (Rewrite using unless.)

13. He took me to his room over the Jamuna sweet shop. ( Make a complex sentence.)

14. I he told me that I could sleep on the balcony. (Change into direct speech.)

15. The meal I cooked that night must have been terrible. (Identify the type of sentence.)

16. Anil give that food to a stray dog and told me to be off. (Make a simple sentence.)

17. He couldn't help laughing. (Make affirmative.)

18. He patted me on the head and said never mind he would teach me to cook. (Make a simple sentence.)

19. He patted me on the head and said never mind he would teach me to cook. (Change into direct speech.)

20. He also taught me to write my name. (Change the voice.)

21. He said he would soon teach me to write whole sentences and to add numbers. (Change into direct speech.)

22. He would teach me to write whole sentences and to add numbers. (Rewrite using not only but also.)

23. I was grateful. (Make exclamatory.)

24. Once I could write like an educated man, there would be no limit to what I could achieve. (Make affirmative.)

25. It was quite pleasant working for Anil. (Make exclamatory.)

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