9. Reproduce the following sentences as:
a. Somebody works hard, .........? (add a suitable tag)
b. Prativa did the work herself. (into negative)
c. Simba didn't like crime. (into 'what' question)
d. They (write) their assignment. (into ‘future continuous tense)
e. Columbus discovered America. (into passive voice)
f. She said to me, "Bring a bucket of water". (into indirect speech)
Answer (2)
I reformulated the sentences as per the student's request, including adding tag questions, transforming sentences into negatives, 'what' questions, future continuous tense, passive voice, and indirect speech. Each transformation follows standard English grammar rules. This exercise helps in understanding sentence structure and various grammatical forms.
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Let's address each part of the question one by one:
Somebody works hard, .........? (add a suitable tag)
For sentences where the main clause is positive, the question tag is usually negative. Thus, the sentence with the question tag is:
"Somebody works hard, doesn't he/she?"
Since 'somebody' is an indefinite pronoun and typically refers to a person, the pronoun should be gender-neutral or agree with the context if specified.
Prativa did the work herself. (into negative)
To convert this into a negative sentence, negate the main verb:
"Prativa did not do the work herself."
Simba didn't like crime. (into 'what' question)
To form a 'what' question, you can ask about the object:
"What didn't Simba like?"
They (write) their assignment. (into ‘future continuous tense’)
To change this into the future continuous tense, use the structure 'will be' + 'verb-ing':
"They will be writing their assignment."
Columbus discovered America. (into passive voice)
In passive voice, the object becomes the subject of the sentence. The sentence is:
"America was discovered by Columbus."
She said to me, "Bring a bucket of water". (into indirect speech)
To convert direct speech to indirect speech, change the pronoun and verb tense as necessary:
"She told me to bring a bucket of water."
