Ques tion No. 6
Changing Sentence
[পূর্বপ্রকাশের পর]
3.
(a) No other poet in Persia was as great as Sheikh Saadi. (Comparative)
(b) He was simple in his way of life. (Negative)
(c) Once he was invited to the emperor’s palace. (Active)
(d) He put on an ordinary dress and set out for the emperor’s palace. (Simple)
(e) On the way, he took shelter in a courtier’s house. (Complex)
(f) Seeing him in an ordinary dress, the courtier and his men did not show much honour hospitality to him. (Compound)
(g) On his way back home, Saadi again took shelter in the same courtier’s house. (Complex)
(h) This time he put on a very gorgeous dress. (Exclamatory)
(i) The courtier received him cordially and entertained him with rich and delicious foods. (Simple)
(j) The courtier’s men were surprised to see Saadi’s putting his foods in the pockets of his dress. (Complex)
4.
(a) It was Friday and we were going to Chittagong. (Simple)
(b) After walking for ten minutes, we arrived at the station. (Compound)
(c) But scarcely had we reached there when the train left. (Negative)
(d) So, we waited long to get the next train. (Complex)
(e) At last it came when the sun was about to set. (Simple)
(f) We bought the tickets and got on the train. (Simple)
(g) The train started running fast. (Interrogative)
(h) The scenery of setting sun surprised me. (Passive)
(i) Very few sceneries were so nice as it. (Comparative)
(j) We reached our destination in the morning. (Complex)
Solutions
3.
(a) Sheikh Saadi was greater than any other poet in Persia.
(b) He was not pompous in his way of life. .
(c) Once the emperor invited him to his palace.
(d) Putting on an ordinary dress, he set out for the emperor’s palace.
(e) On the way, he took shelter in a house that belonged to a courtier.
(f) The courtier and his men saw him in ordinary dress and so they didn’t show much honour and hospitality to him.
(g) When Saadi was coming back home, he took shelter in the same courier’s house.
(h) What a gorgeous dress he put on this time!
(i) Receiving him cordially the courtier entertained him with rich and delicious foods.
(j) The courtier’s man were surprised because Saadi was putting his foods in the pocket of his dress.
4.
(a) We were going to Chittagong on Friday.
(b) We walked for ten minutes and arrived at the station.
(c) But no sooner had we reached there than the train left.
(d) So we waited long so that we might get the next train.
(e) At last it came just before sun-set.
(f) Buying the tickets, we got on the train.
(g) Didn’t the train start running fast?
(h) I was surprised at the scenery of the setting sun.
(i) It was nicer than most other sceneries.
(j) When we reached the destination, it was morning.
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