1. When the pilot heard the weather report, he decided not to fly.

(Begin:
Having ______)

2. (A) Mamta wanted to report on the war in spite of the danger. (B) Although
______

3. (A) My father is the fittest person I know in our neighbourhood. (B) No

4. (A) “I must leave now,” he said to his mother. (B) He told ______

5. (A) He was so old that he could have been my grandfather. (B) He was old
enough ______

6. (I) Is there any information on the label about the ingredients? (II) Does
______

7. (I) They had hardly got out of the hall when the roof collapsed. (II) No
sooner ______

8. (I) She is said to have been an eminent writer. (II) People ______

9. (I) The doctor said, “You must not lift weights.” (II) The doctor forbade
______

10. (I) Hunger drove the poor man to steal food. (II) The poor man ______

11. (I) If you do not reach the theatre early, you will not get a good seat. (II)
Unless ______

12. (I) I am as strong as he. (II) He ______

13. (I) She said that she would return the book to the library the next day. (II)
She said ______

14. (I) No sooner did we see a flash of light in the sky than we heard a loud
explosion nearby. (II) As soon as ______

15. (I) We did not know that Mr. Francis was retiring and leaving for Ooty. (II)
Little ______
 16. (A) As soon as she bought everything on her list, she went home to cook
the dinner. (B) No sooner ______

17. (A) I have never eaten such a bad meal. (B) This ______

18. (A) Priya said, “Please forgive me for having been so rude to you
yesterday.” (B) Priya ______

19. (A) Arundhati Roy is the best modern Indian writer in English India has
ever produced. (B) No ______

20. (A) If he hadn’t warned me in time, I would have fallen to my death. (B)
Had ______

21. (A) I will buy the car if it is quite good. (II) Unless ______

22. (A) The driver helped the children, because they were in danger. (use so
that)

23. (A) Mumbai is the busiest city in India. (End: ______ Mumbai)

24. (A) He was so old that he could be my grandfather. (Use enough ______)

25. (A) The boss said, “What an extraordinary success!” (The boss exclaimed
______)

26. (1) He never helps me. (End: ______ helped)

27. (2) The teachers warned Ranjan several times, but he continued to neglect
his studies. (Begin: Despite ______)

28. (3) It is a pity that I did not win the prize. (Transform into affirmative)

29. (4) Tim failed in the examination, and it is very unfortunate. (Use: failure)

30. (5) Seeing is believing. (Begin: If I ______)

31. (1) A. He said, “I will do it now or never.” (B) He said ______

32. (2) A. You must do the job. (B) The job ______

33. (3) A. You or I must tidy up the house. (B) If either ______
 34. (4) A. Someone reported the matter to the police. (B) The police ______

35. (5) A. Stop advising me all the time! (B) I wish ______

36. (1) He never helps me. (End: ______ helped)

37. (2) The teachers warned Ranjan several times, but he continued to neglect
his studies. (Begin: Despite ______)

38. (3) It is a pity that I did not win the prize. (Transform into affirmative)

39. (4) Tim failed in the examination, and it is very unfortunate. (Use: failure)

40. (5) Seeing is believing. (Begin: If I ______)

41. (1) “If you don’t open the door, we will break it down,” the policeman said.
(Begin: The policeman warned ______)

42. (2) Both her sons never help her with the housework. (Begin: Neither
______)

43. (3) The veteran batsman made a successful comeback and got selected for
the tour of Australia. (Begin: Not only ______)

44. (4) Pramod cannot go out to play until his mother returns. (Begin: Pramod
can only ______)

45. (5) Had Rishav not scored a century, India would have followed on. (Begin:
But for ______)

46. (1) The people in the town saw a strange object in the sky. (Use: ______ by
______)

47. (2) The little boy said, “What makes a balloon go up in the air, Mummy?”
(End: ______ air.)

48. (3) She leaned out of the window and immediately her face was covered
with dust. (Begin: No sooner ______)

49. (4) There are few tulips left in the garden. (Use: ______ any ______)
 50. (5) She didn’t know where the books were and I didn’t either. (Begin:
Neither she ______)

51. (1) “Don’t leave the house without informing me,” she said. (End: ______
her.)

52. (2) She will not attend the meeting if she does not finish her work. (Use:
______ unless ______)

53. (3) They left the building as soon as the fire alarm went off. (Begin: No
sooner ______)

54. (4) This exercise is too difficult for me to complete on my own. (Use:
______ so ______ that ______)

55. (5) I studied hard because I wanted to pass the exam. (Use: ______ lest
______)

56. (1) Deepa was visibly upset at the reception she got. (Begin: The reception
______)

57. (2) The police are expected to make an arrest shortly. (Begin: It is ______)

58. (3) In spite of his wealth, he is not happy. (Use: however ______)

59. (4) On going upstairs, I heard a noise in the attic. (Use: As soon as ______)

60. (5) He complained: “I have lost everything I won last year.” (Change the
narration ______)