An Astrologer’s Day Textual Grammar MCQ : Clause, Participle, Gerund, Transformation of Sentences
An Astrologer’s Day Textual Grammar MCQ : Clause
1. He looked up and saw a man. The man was standing before him. [Adjective Clause]
(a) He looked up and saw a man who was standing before him.
(b) He looked up to see a man standing before him.
(c) Looking up he saw a man that stood before him.
(d) He looked up and saw a man standing before him.
2. The other lit a cheroot. The astrologer caught anta glimpse of his face by the matchlight. [Adverb Clause]
(a) So long as the other lit a cheroot, the astrologer caught a glimpse of his face by the matchlight.
(b) As soon as the other lit a cheroot, the astrologer caught a glimpse of his face by the matchlight.
(c) The other lit a cheroot so that the astrologer could catch a glimpse of his face by the matchlight.
(d) Lighting a cheroot, the astrologer caught a glimpse of his face by the matchlight.
3. The other sat down, sucking his cheroot. The astrologer felt very uncomfortable. [Adverb Clause]
(a) During the other sat down sucking his cheroot the astrologer felt very uncomfortable.
(b) Until the other sat down sucking his cheroot, the astrologer felt very uncomfortable.
(c) Though the other sat down sucking his cheroot, the astrologer felt very uncomfortable.
(d) While the other sat down sucking his ebsmercheroot, the astrologer felt very uncomfortable,
4. Never travel southward again. You will live to be a hundred. [Adverb Clause]
(a) If you never travel southward again, you will live to be a hundred.
(b) By never travelling southward again, you will live to be a hundred.
(c) When you never travel southward again, you will live to be a hundred.
(d) As you never travel southward again, you will live to be a hundred.
5. Here, take your anna back. I am not used to such challenges. [Adverb Clause]
(a) Here, take your anna back though I am not used to such challenges.
(b) Here, take your anna back because I am not used to such challenges.
(c) I am not used to such challenges and so take your anna back.
(d) Having not been used to such challenges, take your anna back.
6. He flung the coins. One man gave all that. [Adjective Clause]
(a) He flung all the coins which one man gave.
(b) He flung the coins because one man gave it.
(c) He flung the coins though one man gave them.
(d) He flung the coins after one man gave them.
7. The place did not have the benefit of municipal lighting. The place was lit up by shop lights. [Adjective Clause]
(a) The place which was lit up by shop lights did not have the benefit of municipal lighting.
(b) As the place was lit up by shop lights, there was no benefit of municipal lighting.
(c) The place lit up by shop lights did not require the municipal lighting.
(d) The place did not require the municipal light as it had shop lighting.
8. He deserved the wages. He carried it home at the end of the a day. [Adjective Clause]
(a) He deserved the wages that he carried home at the end of the day.
(b) He deserved the wages to carry home at the end of the day.
(c) He deserved the wages for carrying home at the end of the day.
(d) He deserved the wages though he carried it home at the end of the day.
9. You are bluffing. I may prove it. [Noun Clause]
(a) I may prove your bluffing.
(b) I may prove that you are bluffing.
(c) I may prove that bluffing of yours.
(d) I may prove your bluff.
10. I have something to say. Listen to it carefully. [Noun Clause]
(a) Listen to what I have to say.
(b) I have something to say which you will listen to.
(c) Listen to which I say.
(d) Listen to it which have been told by me.
An Astrologer’s Day Textual Grammar MCQ : Participle
1. Punctually at midday he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment.- Turn into a simple sentence by using a participle.
(a) Punctually at midday opening his bag, he spread out his professional equipment.
(b) Punctually at midday he opened his bag and spreading out his professional equipment.
(c) Punctually at midday he opening his bag and spread out his professional equipment.
(d) Punctually at midday he was opening his bag and spread out his professional equipment.
2. His forehead was resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion, and his eyes sparkled with a sharp, abnormal gleam.-Turn into a simple sentence by using a participle.
(a) His forehead was being resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion, and his eyes sparkled with a sharp, abnormal gleam.
(b) His forehead were resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion, and his eyes were sparkling with a sharp, abnormal gleam.
(c) His forehead shone resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion, and his eyes sparkled with a sharp, abnormal gleam.
(d) His forehead being resplendent with sacred ash and vermilion, his eyes sparkled with a sharp, abnormal gleam.
3. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their position-placed as they were between the painted forehead and the dark whiskers which streamed down his cheeks. – A participle adjective in the sentence quoted is
(a) enhanced
(b) streamed
(c) painted
(d) was.
4. People were attracted to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks. – Turn into a simple sentence by using a participial adjective.
(a) People were attracted to him like bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks.
(b) People were attracted to him like cosmos or dahlia stalks attracted bees.
(c) People were attracting to him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks.
(d) People attracted him as bees are attracted to cosmos or dahlia stalks.
5. He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running Sains through the Town Hall Park. – Turn into simple sentence by using a participle.
(a) He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree that was flanking a path running through the Town Hall Park.so
(b) Sitting under the bough of a spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the Parkolourbon neve
(c) He sat under the boughs of a tamarind tree which was spreading to flank a path running through the Town Hall Park.
(d) He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree flanking a path running through the Town Hall Park.
6. A surging crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road morning till night. Here ‘surging’ is a/an
(a) gerund
(b) participial adjective
(c) form of a verb in continuous tense
(d) adverb.
7. A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way: medicine sellers, sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians, and, above all, an auctioneer of cheap cloth, who created enough din all day to attract the whole town.-Rewrite the sentence using participle forms of ‘create’ and ‘attract’.
(a) A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way: medicine sellers, sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians, and, above all, an auctioneer of cheap cloth, who created enough din all day attracted the whole town.
(b) A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way: medicine sellers, sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians, and, above all, an auctioneer of cheap cloth, who creating enough din all day to attract the whole town.
(c) A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way: medicine sellers, sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians, and, above all, an auctioneer of cheap cloth, creating enough din all day, attracting the whole town.
(d) A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way: medicine sellers, sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians, and, above all, an auctioneer of cheap cloth, who was created enough din all day attracting the whole town.
8. The astrologer transacted his business by the light of a flare which crackled and smoked up above the groundnut heap nearby. – Rewrite the sentence into a simple one by using Noor participles.
(a) The astrologer transacted his business by the light of a flare which was crackled and smoked up above the groundnut heap nearby.
(b) The astrologer transacted his business by the light of a flare which crackled and was smoked up above the groundnut heap nearby.
(c) The astrologer transacting his business by the light of a flare which crackled and smoked up above the groundnut heap nearby.
(d) The astrologer transacted his business by the light of a flare crackling and smoking up above the groundnut heap nearby.
9. Some had naked flares stuck on poles.- Rewrite the sentence into a complex one by removing the participial adjective.
(a) Some had naked flares were stuck on poles.
(b) Some having naked flares were stuck on poles.
(c) Some had naked flares which were stuck on poles.
(d) Some had naked flares being stuck on poles.
10. It was a bewildering criss-cross of light rays and moving shadows. – Here ‘bewildering’ is a-
(a) participial adjective
(b) form of a verb in continuous tense
(c) adverb
(d) gerund.
11. Yet he said things which pleased and astonished everyone. – Rewrite the sentence into a simple one using participles.
(a) Yet he saying things which pleased and astonished everyone.
(b) Yet he said things pleasing and astonishing everyone.
(c) Yet he said things that pleased and astonished everyone.
(d) Yet things he said pleased and astonished everyone.
12. He had a working analysis of mankind’s troubles. – Here ‘working’ is a –
(a) participial adjective
(b) form of a verb in continuous tense
(c) adverb
(d) gerund.
13. He charged three pice per question, never opened his mouth till the other had spoken for at least ten minutes, which provided him enough ons arstuff for a dozen answers and advices. Rewrite the sentence using the participial form of ‘provide’.
(a) He charged three pice per question, never opened his mouth till the other had spoken for at least ten minutes, which was provided him enough stuff for a dozen answers and advices.
(b) He charged three pice per question, never opened his mouth till the other had spoken for at osob least ten minutes, which providing him enough yohee stuff for a dozen answers and advices.
(c) He charged three pice per question, never opened his mouth till the other had spoken for at least ten minutes, providing him enough stuff for a dozen answers and advices.
(d) He charged three pice per question, never opened his mouth till the other had spoken for at least ten minutes, that providing him enough stuff for a dozen answers and advices.
14. The nuts-vendor blew out his flare and rose to go home. – Rewrite the sentence into a simple one by using a participle.
(a) The nuts-vendor was blown out his flare and rose to go home.
(b) Blowing out his flare the nuts-vendor rose to go home.
(c) The nuts-vendor blew out his flare and was Stoec rising to go home.
(d) The nuts-vendor was blown out his flare and rose to go home.
15. It left him in darkness except for a little shaft of green light which strayed in from somewhere.- Janwr Rewrite the sentence into a simple one by using a participle.
(a) It left him in darkness except for a little shaft of green light which was strayed in from enim somewhere.
(b) It left him in darkness except for a little shaft of green light which straying in from somewhere.
(c) It left him in darkness except for a little shaft of green light was strayed in from somewhere.
(d) It left him in darkness except for a little shaft of green light straying in from somewhere.
16. He looked up and saw a man standing before him.-Rewrite the sentence into a simple one by using a participle.
(a) He looked up and saw a man who was standing before him.
(b) He looked up and seeing a man standing before him.
(c) Looking up, he saw a man standing before him.
(d) He who looked up saw a man standing before him.
17. He sensed a possible client and said something. Rewrite the sentence into a simple one by using a participle.
(a) He sensed a possible client and saying something.
(b) He sensed a possible client to say something.
(c) He was sensed a possible client and said something. 02
(d) Sensing a possible client, he said something.
18. The astrologer felt challenged and tilted the other person’s palm towards the green shaft of light. – Rewrite the sentence into a simple one using a participle.
(a) The astrologer was feeling challenged and tilted the other person’s palm towards the green shaft of light.
(b) The astrologer felt that he was challenged and tilted the other person’s palm towards the green shaft of light.
(c) Feeling challenged, the astrologer tilted the other person’s palm towards the green shaft of light.
(d) The astrologer feeling challenged tilting the other person’s palm towards the green shaft of light.
19. Our friend felt piqued. – Here ‘piqued’ is a
(a) participial adjective
(b) form of a verb in continuous tense
(c) adverb
(d) gerund.
20. At this the other withdrew his arm, took out an anna, and flung it out to him. – Rewrite the sentence into a simple one using participles.
(a) At this the other withdrew his arm, took out an anna, and flinging it out to him.
(b) At this the other withdrawing his arm, taking out an anna, flung it out to him.
(c) At this the other had withdrawn his arm, took out an anna, and flung it out to him.
(d) At this the other withdrew his arm to take out an anna, and flung it out to him.
21. If you find my answers satisfactory, will you give me five rupees? – Rewrite the sentence into a simple one using participles.
(a) If you finding my answers satisfactory, will you give me five rupees?
(b) Finding my answers satisfactory, will you give me five rupees?
(c) If you find my answers satisfactory, will you be giving me five rupees?
(d) If my answers are found satisfactory, will you give me five rupees?
22. The astrologer sent up a prayer to heaven as the other lit a cheroot. Rewrite the sentence into a simple one using the present participle of ‘send’.
(a) The astrologer sending up a prayer to heaven as the other lit a cheroot.
(b) The astrologer was sent up a prayer to heaven as the other lit a cheroot.
(c) The astrologer being sent up a prayer to heaven as the other lit a cheroot.
(d) The astrologer sending up a prayer to heaven, the other lit a cheroot.
23. The other sat down, sucking his cheroot. Rewrite the sentence into a compound one, removing the participle.
(a) The other sat down and sucking his cheroot.
(b) The other sat down was sucking his cheroot.
(c) The other sitting down and sucking his cheroot.
(d) The other sat down and sucked his cheroot.
24. The astrologer proceeded with his throat drying up. Rewrite the sentence into a compound one, removing the participle.
(a) The astrologer proceeded with his throat was drying up.
(b) As the astrologer proceeded, his throat dried up.
(c) The astrologer proceeded and his throat dried up.
(d) The astrologer proceeded to dry up his throat
25. The astrologer muttered a few incantations and replied. – Rewrite the sentence into a simple one using a participle.
(a) The astrologer muttered a few incantations and replying.
(b) The astrologer muttered a few incantations to be replied.
(c) The astrologer muttering a few incantations and replied.
(d) Muttering a few incantations the astrologer replied.
26 And then you were pushed into a well nearby in the field. You were left for dead. – Join the two sentences into a simple one using a participle.
(a) And then you were being pushed into a well nearby in the field where you were left for dead.
(b) And then you were pushed into a well nearby in the field where you were left for dead.
(c) And then being pushed into a well nearby in the field you were left for dead.
(d) And then you were pushed into a well nearby in the field being left for dead.
An Astrologer’s Day Textual Grammar MCQ : Gerund
1. He opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment.
(a) After he had opened his bag, he spread out his professional equipment.
(b) Opening his bag, he spread out his professional equipment.
(c) To spread out his professional equipment, he opened his bag.
(d) After the opening of his bag, he spread out his professional equipment.
2. To crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
(a) For crowning the effect, he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
(b) In order to crown the effect, he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
(c) As he wanted to crown the effect he wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head.
(d) He wound a saffron-coloured turban around his head to crown the effect.
3. He created enough din all day to attract the whole town.
(a) He created enough din all day attracting the whole town.
(b) He created enough din all day for attracting the whole town.
(c) He created enough din all day aiming to attract the whole town.
(d) To attract the whole town, he created enough din all day.
4. The nuts-vendor blew out his flare and rose to go home.
(a) Blowing out his flare, the nuts-vendor rose to go home.
(b) The nuts-vendor rose to go home after he blew out his flare.
(c) After blowing out of the flare, the nuts-vendor rose to go home.
(d) Rising to go home, the nuts-vendor blew out his flare.
5. This was a signal for the astrologer to bundle up too.
(a) This was a signal for the artrologer’s bundling up too.
(b) This was a signal by which the astrologer should bundle up.
(c) The astrologer bundled up after getting a signal.
(d) This signalled the astrologer to bundle up.
6. He made preparations to bundle up.
(a) He made preparations in order to bundle up.
(b) To bundle up, he made preparations.
(c) He made preparations before bundling up.
(d) He making preparations for bundling up.
7. He bared his chest to show the scar.
(a) He intends to show the scar and so he bared his chest.
(b) He bared his chest for showing the scar.
(c) To show the scar, he bared his chest.
(d) Baring his chest he showed the scar.
8. The astrologer proceeded with his throat drying up.
(a) The astrologer proceeded to dry up his throat.
(b) The astrologer proceeded with the drying up of his throat.
(c) The astrologer proceeded when his throat dried up.
(d) The astrologer proceeded through his throat dried up.
9. You were left for dead.
(a) You were left to die.
(b) You were left for dying.
(c) You were left for death.
(d) You were left so that you may die.
10. The other looked gratified to hear it.
(a) The other looked gratified on hearing it.
(b) The other looked gratified when he heard it.
(c) The other looked gratified as soon as he heard it. DAD
(d) The other looked gratified in order to hear it.
An Astrologer’s Day Textual Grammar MCQ : Transformation of Sentences
1. Punctually at midday he opened his bag. [Make it interrogative]
(a) Where did punctually he open his bag?
(b) Why did he open his bag?
(c) When did he punctually open his bag?
(d) How often did he open his bag?
2. The colour scheme never failed. [Make it affirmative]
(a) The colour scheme always failed.
(b) The colour scheme ever failed.
(c) Did not the colour scheme ever succeeded?
(d) The colour scheme always worked out.
3. People were attracted to him. [Make it interrogative]
(a) Did people attract him?
(b) Did not people attract him?
(c) Were not people attracted to him?
(d) Was he not attracted by people?
4. He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree. [Make it complex]
(a) He sat under the tamarind tree which was spreading.
(b) He sat under a tree that was tamarind.
(c) He sat under a tamarind tree whose boughs were spreading.
(d) A tamarind tree was spreading and he sat under its boughs.
5. The place was lit up by shop lights. [Make it interrogative]
(a) Was not the place lit up by shop lights?
(b) The place was not lit up by shop lights?
(c) Was the place lit up by shop lights?
(d) Was the place not lit up by shop lights?
6. He said things which pleased and astonished everyone. [Make it simple]
(a) Everyone said pleased and astonished things to him.
(b) Pleased and astonished things were said to him by everyone.
(c) He said everyone the things that were pleasing and astonishing.
(d) He said pleasing and astonishing things to everyone.
7. It was as much an honest man’s labour as any other.live [Change the degree]
(a) It was the most honest man’s labour.
(b) It was more an honest man’s labour than any other.
(c) It was more any other’s labour than an honest man’s.
(d) None of these.
8. He deserved the wages he carried home. [Make it compound]
(a) He carried home wages and he deserved them.
(b) He deserved the wages that he carried home.
(c) He deserved the wages and he carried home.
(d) Although he deserved the wages, he carried them home.
9. He had left his village without any previous thought or plan. [Make it negative]
(a) He had not left his village without any previous thought or plan.
(b) Had he left his village without any previous thought or plan?
(c) Why had he not left his village without any previous thought or plan?
(d) He had not left his village with any previous thought or plan.
10. He could not rest till he left it behind a couple of hundred miles. [Make it a wh-question]
(a) Why could he not rest?
(b) What did he leave behind a couple of hundred miles?
(c) How long could he not rest?
(d) He could not rest till when?
11. To a villager it is a great deal. [Make it negative]
(a) To a villager is it a great deal?
(b) Is it a great deal to a villager?
(c) It is not a great deal to a villager.
(d) Is it not a great deal to a villager?
12. Long practice had sharpened his perception. [Make it interrogative]
(a) Did long practice not sharpened his pereception?
(b) Have it not long practice sharpened his perception?
(c) Had not long practice sharpened his perception?
(d) Had long practice not sharpened his perception?
13. Long practice had sharpened his perception. [Make it Wh-questestion]
(a) What had long practice sharpened?
(b) What long practice had sharpened?
(c) Had long practice sharpened his perception?
(d) Had not long practice sharpened his perception?
14. Within five minutes he understood what was wrong. [Make it simple]
(a) He understood what was wrong within five minutes.
(b) What was wrong was understood by him within five minutes.
(c) Within five minutes he understood it was wrong.
(d) Within five minutes he understood the wrong.
15. Is there any woman in your family? [Make it affirmative]
(a) There is no woman in your family.
(b) He questioned that there was any woman in my family.
(c) He questioned whether there is any woman in your family.
(d) There is a woman in your family.
16. The nuts vendor blew out his flare and rose to go home. [Make it simple]
(a) The nuts vendor blew out his flare to go home.
(b) Blowing out his flare the nuts vendor rose to go home.
(c) Because he rose to go home, the nuts vendor blew out his flare.
(d) Rising to go home the nuts vendor blown out his flare.
17. The other grumbled some reply vaguely. [Make it negative]
(a) The other did not grumble some reply vaguely.
(b) Why did the other grumble some reply vaguely?
(c) The other did not grumble some reply clearly.
(d) Did not the other grumble some reply clearly?
18. Tell me something worthwhile. [Make it Complex]
(a) Worthwhile is something you should tell me.
(b) The other said that you told him something worthwhile.
(c) The other forbade to tell him some worthwhile.
(d) Tell me something that is worthwhile.
19. The astrologer felt very uncomfortable. [Use the noun of ‘felt’ and rewrite the sentence]
(a) The astrologer had the feeling of much discomfort.
(b) The astrologer has very uncomfortable feeling.
(c) The astrologer did feel very uncomfortable.
(d) The astrologer had nothing but discomfort feeling.
20. He died as he deserved. [Make it simple]
(a) He died and he deserved it.
(b) He died deservedly.
(c) His death was deserved.
(d) He was given a deserving death.
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