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Aisha : What does he show off about?

Asif : He is always boasting about how good he is at batting.

Aisha : Do you boast, too?
Asif : No, I don’t. I am the fastest runner in the class and also the best debater, but
I never boast.

Asif told Aisha (a) ________________________________________________________.
Aisha asked why. Asif said because he is/was always showing off. Aisha asked (b)_____
___________________________________________________. Asif replied (c) ________
________________________________________. Then, Aisha asked (d) _____________
___________________________________. Too this, Asif replied in the negative that he
didn’t, and further said that he was the fastest runner in class and also the best debater,
(e) _____________________________________________________________________.
VII. Transform the following sentences from simple sentence to interrogative sentence or
vice versa.

1. Everybody wants to be successful. (Interrogative)
2. Shimla is the best place to visit in summer. (Interrogative)

3. Ms Parvati Mangal went to home early today. (Interrogative)

4. How will she come here? (Assertive)
VIII. Transform the following sentences from exclamatory sentence to interrogative sentence
or vice versa.

1. I am afraid to make friends.
2. If only I were rich again!

3. How you have been successful!
4. How pleased she was with the news!

5. What a piece of art man is!

IX. Transform the following sentences as directed.
1. It is too cold here. (Remove ‘too’)

2. She is too old to walk properly. (Remove ‘too’)

3. My uncle is too away to visit him. (Remove ‘too’)
4. They are very happy today. (Add ‘too’)

5. I was very sick to go to the doctor. (Add ‘too’)
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