Grammar The Fall of Troy 9 MH board

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Communication Skills in English For Engineers and Technologists

The fall of Troy 

Do as Directed – Grammar Questions

1. The Trojans were delighted to hear this.

(Underline the infinitive.)

2. “The Greeks have gone,” they said, “and the walls are no longer necessary.”

(Change into indirect speech.)

3. They said, “Let us make a hole in the wall and drag the horse in.”

(Change into indirect speech.)

4. Let us make a hole in the wall and drag the horse in.

(Add a suitable question tag.)

5. Their wise priest warned them not to do so.

(Change the voice.)

6. It may be a trick that will ruin us.

(Underline the subordinate clause.)

(Rewrite the sentence using an infinitive.)

7. “It may be a trick that will ruin us,” he said.

(Change the narration.)

8. They were so excited that they paid no attention to his words.

(Rewrite using “too … to”.)

9. That day of rejoicing was soon followed by a night of terror and death.

(Change the voice.)

10. The Greek ships had not sailed far.

(Identify the tense.)

(Change into simple past tense.)

11. As soon as they were hidden by an island, they had lowered their sails.

(Rewrite using “No sooner … than” or “Hardly … when”.)

12. The Greek, who was watching for the return of the fleet, crept to the wooden horse.

(Underline the subordinate clause.)

13. The Greeks climbed out and opened the gates.

(Rewrite using “Not only … but also”.)

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