Question 3 - Sentence Transformation - Grammar - English Class 9

Complete the given conversations using appropriate words, phrases, or sentences. 

Shyam meets Rahul at his residence on his way to school. Shyam: Hi Rahul. (a) ...............?

Rahul: I am good. Thank you, (b) ...............?

Shyam: Fine, thanks. (c) ...............?

Rahul: It is only half past eight. By the way, (d) ...............?

Shyam: No, I haven’t finished the assignment. (e) ...............? I will be ready in about ten minutes.

Rahul: Sure, (f) ................

Shyam: Thank you very much

(a) (A) Who are you? (B) How are you? (C) What are you? (D) Where are you?

(b) (A) and you (B) and where are you (C) and where were you (D) and how do you do

(c) (A) what is it time? (B) what time it is? (C) what time is it? (D) which time it is?

(d) (A) you have finished the assignment. (B) has you finished the assignment?

(C) have you finish the assignment? (D) have you finished the assignment?

Answer:

For part 1

• Option (a) - will be eliminated as ‘who’ is used when one meets a stranger and want to know his identity
• Option (b) - This is correct
• Option (c) - will be eliminated as ‘what’ is used when one wants to enquire about the species or a non living subject
• Option (d) - will be eliminated as ‘where’ is used when the question is about the location of the subject

For part 2

• Option (a) - This is correct
• Option (b) - will be eliminated as ‘where’ is used when the question is about the location of the subject and not his condition
• Option (c) -  will be eliminated as ‘where’ is used when the question is about the location of the subject and not his condition
• Option (d) - will be eliminated as it does not contain all parts of the sentence which include subject, predicate, verb, adverb etc

For part 3

• Option (a) - will be eliminated as the parts of the sentence are not in correct order
• Option (b) - will be eliminated as ‘it’ is used before ‘is’ and the reverse has to be done when a question is asked
• Option (c) -  This is correct
• Option (d) - will be eliminated as ‘which’ is not used with time

For part 4

• Option (a) - will be eliminated as it is a statement and not a question
• Option (b) - will be eliminated as ‘has’ is not used with ‘you’
• Option (c) -  will be eliminated as ‘finish’ is not the correct form of the verb that has to be used
• Option (d) - This is correct

For part 5

• Option (a) - This is correct
• Option (b) - will be eliminated as ‘is’ is not used with future tense
• Option (c) -  will be eliminated as ‘have is not the correct verb that has to be used
• Option (d) - will be eliminated as ‘did’ is used with past tense and not with future tense

For part 6

• Option (a) - This is correct
• Option (b) - will be eliminated as ‘why’ is not used when one agrees with something
• Option (c) -  will be eliminated as ‘what’ is not used with reasoning
• Option (d) - will be eliminated as ‘how’ is not used with reasoning and is rather used with methodology 

Thus the correct paragraph is

Shyam: Hi Rahul. How are you ?   

Rahul: I am good. Thank you, and you ?   

Shyam: Fine, thanks. What time is it ?   

Rahul: It is only half past eight. By the way, have you finished the assignment ?  

Shyam: No, I haven’t finished the assignment. Will you wait for me ? I will be ready in about ten minutes. 

Rahul: Sure, why not.  

Shyam: Thank you very much.