Changing Sentences [Answers]

1. Dhaka Board-2015: Answer

(a) Positive→ Very few inventions of modern science are as wonderful as television.

(b) Active→ Scientists did not invent it overnight.

(c) Complex→ scientists spent many years and worked hard so that they could invent television.

(d) Negative→ Nowadays, there is no family is without a television set.

(e) Interrogative→ Don't people of all ages like to watch television?

(f) Complex→ The programmes which are telecast by television are very interesting.

(g) Passive→ Educative programmes should be telecast by television.

(h) Simple→ By watching television, you can learn many things.

(i) Compound→ People watch television and spend their free time.

(j) Superlative→ Television is one of the most useful things.

2. Chittagong Board-2015: Answer

(a) Complex→ My friend invited me so that I could pay a visit to Cox’s Bazar.

(b) Negative→ I was not at all unhappy.

(c) Passive→ The invitation was accepted by me.

(d) Simple→ On my reaching there, my friend received me cordially.

(e) Exclamatory→ How exciting I was to see the sea-beach!

(f) Comparative→ It is larger than any other sea-beach in the world.

(g) Positive→ Very few sea-beaches in the world are as beautiful as this one.

(h) Active→ People call it the pleasure seekers’ paradise.

(i) Compound→ A lot of people come, and they visit it every year.

(j) Assertive→ I wish I could visit the sea-beach.

3. Rajshahi Board-2015: Answer

(a) Interrogative→ Is not a flower a glowing gift of nature?

(b) Affirmative→ It is the symbol of love and beauty.

(c) Active→ People use flowers on different occasions.

(d) Active→ Flowers are presented by us to our nearest and dearest person.

(e) Complex→ We need flowers when we can decorate a place.

(f) Complex→ No other flower is as good as the rose.

(g) Compound→ We love it very much because it has a sweet scent and beauty.

(h) Superlative→ It is the loveliest of all flowers.

(i) Exclamatory→ What a nice flower the rose is!

(j) Simple→ Due to increasing demand for flowers, we should cultivate them on a commercial basis.

4. Barisal Board-2015: Answer

(a) Affirmative→ Haji Mohammad Muhsin was a very kind man.

(b) Interrogative→ Didn’t he inherit vast property from his father and sister?

(c) Negative→ He was not married.

(d) Complex→ During his lifetime, he spent money lavishly so that he could help the poor.

(e) Simple→ One night, during his prayer, a thief broke into his room.

(f) Compound→ The thief saw Muhsin and cried.

(g) Active→ Muhsin caught the thief.

(h) Assertive→ The thief was very needy.

(i) Passive→ The thief was given some food and money by him.

(j) Positive→ Very few philanthropists in the world were as good as Muhsin.

5. Sylhet Board-2015: Answer

(a) Positive→ The students who study regularly can expect a good result.

(b) Negative→ But most of our students are not attentive to their studies.

(c) Passive→ Their valuable time is wasted idly by them.

(d) Interrogative→ Isn’t wasting time harmful for them?

(e) Complex→ As they repeat this activity, they make a poor result.

(f) Assertive→ Nobody loves them then.

(g) Active→ Even their family members treat them badly.

(h) Simple→ Failing in the examination, a student suffers from inferiority complex.

(i) Superlative→ A failed student is the worst in the class.

(j) Simple→ A student should be aware of studying regularly and attentively to do well in the examination.

6. Dhaka Board-2016: Answer

(a) Complex→ We should read books so that we can acquire knowledge.

(b) Passive→ We are introduced to the realm of knowledge by books.

(c) Interrogative→ Don’t the books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas?

(d) Compound→ We read good books and enrich our mind.

(e) Exclamatory→ What a good habit reading books is!

(f) Negative→ This habit is not liked by almost everyone.

(g) Active→ We should read more and more books.

(h) Comparative→ Reading books is more interesting than any other thing.

(i) Simple→ By reading good books, we discover new worlds.

(j) Superlative→ A good book is one of the greatest friends.

7. Rajshahi Board-2016: Answer

(a) Complex → Once upon a time, there were two friends who were passing by a forest.

(b) Interrogative → Weren’t they talking about their love for each other?

(c) Simple → Suddenly, they saw a bear coming towards them.

(d) Complex → When the first friend saw the bear, he climbed up a tree.

(e) Affirmative → The latter was unable to climb up a tree.

(f) Passive → No way was found by him.

(g) Simple → Lying down on the ground, he feigned death.

(h) Passive → His ears, nose, and face were smelt by the bear.

(i) Active → People thought that he was dead.

(j) Complex →The bear went away, and he escaped himself.

8. Dinajpur Board-2016: Answer

(a) Positive →Very few poets in English literature are as well-known as William Wordsworth.

(b) Negative → He was not the first of his father’s five sons.

(c) Complex → It was at Cumberland where he was born on April 4, 1770.

(d) Simple → He was eight years old at the time of his mother’s death.

(e) Compound → At the same year he was sent to the Grammar School of Hawkshead, and he got education there.

(f) Interrogative → Wasn’t he only 13 years old when his father died?

(g) Active → They gave him fundamental education at the school.

(h) Simple → The education learnt from this institution played a better role in his life.

(i) Simple → A new edition of his famous book “The Lyrical Ballads” was called for by the readers in 1800.

(j) Exclamatory → What a huge name and fame this book brought in his life!

9. Cumilla Board-2016: Answer

(a) Complex → Mr. Rahim, who is one of my cousins, is a good teacher.

(b) Positive → I am not so old as he.

(c) Complex → He wants that his students become good citizens.

(d) Affirmative → He turns every stone to teach them morality.

(e) Exclamatory → How happy he becomes when the students achieve good results!

(f) Simple → Mr. Rahim is both punctual and sincere.

(g) Negative → No other teacher in our area is as good as he.

(h) Affirmative → He must remain active in the class.

(i) Compound → He takes preparation, and then he goes to class.

(j) Passive → He is respected very much by all the students.

10. Chattogram Board 2016: Answer

(a) Assertive→ There is nobody who does not want to succeed in life.

(b) Passive→ Is it known to you?

(c) Complex→ A man who is industrious will shine in life.

(d) Active→ People need to work hard for success.

(e) Negative→ A life without an assignment is not an actual life.

(f) Simple→ No one can receive a reward without working hard.

(g) Interrogative→ Can one be successful without it?

(h) Exclamatory→ How happy a successful man is!

(i) Superlative→ A successful man is the happiest one.

(j) Positive→ An idle man is not as healthy as a hardworking man.

11. Sylhet Board 2016: Answer

(a) Compound→ Long time ago, there lived a young man, and he was called Ruplal.

(b) Interrogative→ Didn’t he live with his family and work on a farm?

(c) Complex→ Although it was a beautiful place, there were a lot of problems.

(d) Negative→ The village people were not peaceful.

(e) Complex→ Ruplal decided to go and live alone in the jungle because he wanted to find peace.

(f) Simple→ So, collecting his things, he went to live by himself.

(g) Passive→ A nice little hut was made by Ruplal in the jungle.

(h) Assertive→ I am very happy now.

(i) Positive→ Very few places in the world are as peaceful as my jungle hut.

(j) Simple→ That night, Ruplal heard a noise while sleeping. / That night, at the time of sleeping, Ruplal heard a noise.

12. Jessore Board-2016: Answer

(a) Positive→ Very few evils are as bad as corruption.

(b) Complex→ A man who is corrupted can do anything against morality.

(c) Passive→ A corrupted man is hated by people.

(d) Interrogative→ Does anybody respect him?

(e) Simple→ The man taking bribe is a devil.

(f) Compound→ We have strict law, but we are still affected by this evil.

(g) Superlative→ A corrupted man is the most hated person.

(h) Simple→ We hope Bangladesh to be free from this evil.

(i) Negative→ Nobody likes a corrupted man.

(j) Exclamatory→ What an unhappy life a corrupted man leads!

13. Rajshahi Board 2017: Answer

(a) Complex→ My friend invited me so that I could visit Cox’s Bazar.

(b) Negative→ I was not sad at all.

(c) Passive→ The invitation was accepted by me.

(d) Simple→ On my reaching there, my friend received me cordially.

(e) Exclamatory→ How excited I was to see the sea beach!

(f) Positive→ No other sea beach in the world is as large as it.

(g) Comparative→ It is more beautiful than most other sea beaches in the world.

(h) Active→ eople call it the pleasure seekers’ paradise.

(i) Compound→ Every year a lot of people come and visit it.

(j) Assertive→ I wish I could visit the sea beach.

14. Dhaka Board 2017: Answer

(a) Interrogative→ Is not Mother Teresa an icon to many people?

(b) Active→ Everybody respects her.

(c) Positive→ Very few persons in the world are as great as she.

(d) Negative→ She was not at all unkind to the needy and the ill-fated.

(e) Compound→ Charity is a great virtue, and she believed it.

(f) Complex→ Actually, Mother Teresa was a person who had a noble heart.

(g) Exclamatory→ What a passionate woman Mother Teresa was!

(h) Simple→ She helped the helpless.

(i) Compound→ She set up “Nirmal Hridoy” and it was in Kolkata.

(j) Assertive→ Everybody knows about the charity of Mother Teresa.

15. Dinajpur Board 2017: Answer

(a) Negative → We are not ungrateful to the freedom fighters.

(b) Positive→ Nothing is as great as their contribution.

(c) Compound→ The freedom fighters died in the Liberation War, and they are called martyrs.

(d) Complex→ The National Memorial has been built so that we can pay tribute to their memories.

(e) Comparative→ A freedom fighter is greater than any other son of the soil.

(f) Simple→ Fighting bravely they snatched the red sun of independence.

(g) Exclamatory→ How brave they were!

(h) Compound→ Their weapons were ordinary, but they had much courage in their mind.

(i) Affirmative→ Their contribution will always be remembered.

(j) Passive→ Some steps have been taken by the government to improve the condition.

16. Sylhet Board 2017: Answer

(a) Complex→ We should read books so that we can gain knowledge.

(b) Passive→ We are introduced to the realm of knowledge by books.

(c) Interrogative→ Don’t the books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas?

(d) Simple→ Reading books can enrich our minds.

(e) Positive→ No other friends are as great as books.

(f) Negative→ They do not give us only knowledge but also pleasure.

(g) Compound→ They are our real friends, and they remain with us in times of danger.

(h) Exclamatory→ How interesting some books are!

(i) Complex→ We can build a developed society if we read books.

(j) Affirmative→ Only books can remove the darkness of ignorance.

17. Barishal Board-2017: Answer

(a) Interrogative: Wasn’t there an old man in a village?

(b) Complex: Though he was poor, he was honest.

(c) Positive: Very few cap makers with palm leaves were as good as he.

(d) Passive: They were sold by him in the neighbouring market.

(e) Compound: He earned money in this way and maintained his family.

(f) Affirmative: One day he had to go to a market.

(g) Negative: The market was not near his house.

(h) Complex: He had a basket which was full of caps.

(i) Compound: He was very tired, so he couldn’t walk.

(j) Simple: Sitting under the tree, he fell asleep.

18. Jashore Board 2017: Answer

(a) Comparative: Strategy is more important than any other thing in the examination.

(b) Active: Students should not elaborate any answer in the exam.

(c) Simple: He should read the question paper carefully after getting it.

(d) Negative: At first glance, the questions may not seem easy.

(e) Complex: A student should attempt to answer all the questions if they want to get good marks.

(f) Simple: The examiner becomes glad to see answers all the questions answered.

(g) Positive: Not answering the questions is not as good as it.

(h) Exclamatory: How sensible it is!

(i) Passive: Time should not be wasted by by doing it.

(j) Compound: You follow this process, or you cannot bring a good result.

19. Cumilla Board 2017: Answer

(a) Positive: No other man in this subcontinent was as generous as Haji Mohammod Mohsin.

(b) Complex: It is Hoogly where he was born.

(c) Interrogative: Didn’t he inherit a vast property from his father and sister?

(d) Passive: This wealth was not misused by him.

(e) Active: People call him a friend of humanity.

(f) Affirmative: He remained unmarried.

(g) Compound: During his lifetime, he spent money lavishly and helped the poor.

(h) Negative: He was not at all unkind to the poor.

(i) Simple: One night at the time of his praying, a thief broke into his room.

(j) Complex: Although he caught the thief, he didn’t punish him.

20. Chittagong Board 2017: Answer

(a) Assertive: Everybody wants to succeed in life.

(b) Affirmative: It is a difficult thing.

(c) Negative: Nobody can prosper in life without being industrious.

(d) Complex: Those who are idle always lag behind.

(e) Simple: We must work hard to earn money.

(f) Compound: We can work hard and improve our lot.

(g) Active: A hard-working person can see the light of prosperity.

(h) Comparative: Women should not work less than men.

(i) Passive: It should be remembered by us that industry is the key to success.

(j) Exclamatory: What a miserable life an idle man leads!

21. All Boards 2018: Answer

(a) Superlative: Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world.

(b) Active: Young Taimur once attacked the province of a powerful prince.

(c) Compound: He entered the kingdom of the prince and captured a large village.

(d) Passive: All of Taimur’s soldiers were killed by the army.

(e) Complex: He disguised himself as a poor traveler because he wanted to survive.

(f) Simple: Coming to a house, he asked for something to eat.

(g) Complex: In the house, there lived a woman who was old.

(h) Interrogative: Didn’t the woman become sympathetic to Taimur?

(i) Exclamatory: What hot food it was!

(j) Negative: Taimur was so hungry that he could not wait.

22. Dhaka Board 2019: Answer

(a) Comparative: Man is better than all other creations of God.

(b) Assertive: It is our responsibility to do good deeds.

(c) Active: We do not measure our life by months or years.

(d) Complex: People who are honest lead a happy life.

(e) Interrogative: Does it matter much if a man lives many years or not?

(f) Affirmative: Everybody is more or less unhappy on earth.

(g) Passive: So, time should not be wasted in vain by us.

(h) Simple: We can benefit by using time properly.

(i) Negative: No man can avoid death.

(j) Compound: We take utmost care, but we cannot avoid death.

23. Chattogram Board 2019: Answer

(a) Positive: Very few evils are as bad as corruption.

(b) Complex: A man who is corrupt can do anything against morality.

(c) Passive: A corrupt man is hated by people.

(d) Interrogative: Does anybody respect him?

(e) Simple: The bribe-taking man is next to the devil.

(f) Compound: We have strict laws, but we are still affected by this evil.

(g) Superlative: A corrupt man is the most hated person.

(h) Simple: We hope Bangladesh to be free from this evil.

(i) Negative: Nobody befriends a corrupt man.

(j) Exclamatory: What an unhappy life a corrupt man leads!

24. Rajshahi Board 2019: Answer

(a) Interrogative: Isn’t patriotism a noble virtue?

(b) Comparative: It is greater than all other virtues in a man’s life.

(c) Negative: It does not persuade a man to do anything unjust.

(d) Simple: This quality motivates a man to sacrifice his life for the country.

(e) Assertive: It is a very outstanding quality.

(f) Complex: A man who has patriotic zeal is called a patriot.

(g) Affirmative: A patriot fears only the Creator.

(h) Compound: He obeys the law and pays taxes.

(i) Active: All respect him.

(j) Imperative: Be patriots.

25. Barishal Board 2019: Answer

(a) Interrogative: Is not internet a computer-based networking system?

(b) Complex: It is a system that transmits information speedily.

(c) Negative: Its functions are not slow or rough.

(d) Simple: A man gets a link soon with an Internet connection.

(e) Complex: Many educational institutions are greatly benefited because they use internet.

(f) Passive: All the renowned libraries of the world can be visited by a student without going there.

(g) Exclamatory: What an effective role it plays in trade and commerce!

(h) Positive: Very few topics have as popular to customers as e-commerce.

(i) Compound: It helps customers buy or choose anything, and they do not have to go to the market.

(j) Assertive: It is an amazing milestone in the modern world of communication.

26. Sylhet Board 2019: Answer

(a) Positive: Very few evils are as bad as corruption.

(b) Complex: A man who is corrupt can do anything against morality.

(c) Passive: A corrupt man is hated by people.

(d) Interrogative: Does anybody respect him?

(e) Simple: A man taking bribe is next to devil.

(f) Compound: We have strict law, but we are still affected by this evil.

(g) Superlative: A corrupt man is the most hated person.

(h) Simple: We hope Bangladesh to be free from this evil.

(i) Negative: Nobody associates with a corrupt man.

(j) Exclamatory: What an unhappy life a corrupt man leads!

27. Dinajpur Board 2019: Answer

(a) Negative: Facebook is not an uncommon social network.

(b) Active: People are using it all over the world now.

(c) Interrogative: Doesn’t everybody use it? / Who does not use it?

(d) Affirmative: Every student has a smart phone.

(e) Assertive: Everybody likes social networks.

(f) Positive: No other social network is as good as Facebook.

(g) Simple: In spite of its giving pleasure, we cannot get freedom to use it.

(h) Complex: If you do not use it, you cannot keep pace with the modern world.

(i) Compound: We can use it and get many new pieces of information.

(j) Assertive: I wish I could open a Facebook account.

28. Cumilla Board—2019: Answer

(a) Positive: Few inventions of modern science are as great as computer.

(b) Negative: Computer is not a curse on earth.

(c) Simple: It is a blessing with some dark sides.

(d) Active: People are using computers in almost every sphere of life nowadays.

(e) Affirmative: We have to depend on it.

(f) Interrogative: Can anyone deny its necessity?

(g) Comparative: It is more used than any other device in our life.

(h) Passive: We are helped a lot by it.

(i) Compound: It is useful, so it has become very popular.

(j) Complex: We cannot imagine our modern life if we do not have a computer.

29. Jashore Board-2019: Answer

(a) Exclamatory→ What a devastating phenomenon terrorism is in the modern world!

(b) Interrogative→ Isn’t it increasing alarmingly at present?

(c) Comparative→ Terrorism is more disastrous than anything else.

(d) Positive→ Very few problems of the modern world are as corrosive as it.

(e) Active→ People hate a terrorist.

(f) Assertive→ Everybody is now in the threat of violence.

(g) Compound→ There are laws to punish the terrorists, but they are not properly applied.

(h) Complex→ If we apply the laws properly, we can get rid of terrorism.

(i) Assertive→ A terrorist leads a very miserable life.

(j) Active→ We should bring them to book.

30. Dhaka Board-2020: Answer

(a) Compound→ Once upon a time, there was a little girl and she was named Tarin.

(b) Simple→ In spite of being a nice little girl, she was not an ordinary child.

(c) Interrogative→ Didn’t she pass her time in reading and writing?

(d) Negative→ Her parents did not dislike her at all.

(e) Passive→ She was praised by everyone.

(f) Exclamatory→ How attentive she was to her study!

(g) Complex→ She also helped her mother when she had free time.

(h) Interrogative→ Did she ever tell a lie?

(i) Positive→ Very few girls in the school were as intelligent as she.

(j) Complex→ She worked hard so that she could shine in life.

31. Mymensingh Board-2020: Answer

(a) Exclamatory→ What an exciting game cricket is!

(b) Passive→ This game is enjoyed by people of all ages.

(c) Active→ People play it all over the world.

(d) Comparative→ At present, it is more popular than any other game in our country.

(e) Simple→ Cricket is a costly game, but people of all classes enjoy playing it.

(f) Complex→ The game is played between two teams, each of which consists of eleven players.

(g) Simple→ Two umpires conduct the game.

(h) Interrogative→ Is it full of thrill and excitement for the spectators?

(i) Compound→ Bangladesh is a test-playing country, and it is developing its standard day by day.

(j) Negative→ We must not fail to try our best to improve its present position.

32. Rajshahi Board-2020: Answer

(a) Exclamatory→ What a devastating phenomenon terrorism is in the modern world!

(b) Active→ At present, people call it a challenge to fight against terrorism.

(c) Assertive→ Everyone is now in the threat of violence.

(d) Positive→ Nothing is as disastrous as terrorism.

(e) Comparative→ It is more corrosive than many other problems of the modern world.

(f) Interrogative→ Who wants his children to be terrorists in the future?

(g) Simple→ In spite of there being a law to punish terrorists, it is not properly applied.

(h) Complex→ If we apply the law properly, we can get rid of it.

(i) Compound→ We have to create social awareness, and fight against corruption.

(j) Negative→ None of us should support the killers of mankind.

33. Cumilla Board-2020: Answer

(a) Complex→ It is health which is wealth.

(b) Positive→ A sick moneyed man is not so happy as a healthy poor man.

(c) Compound→ A healthy man is an asset to his family, but an unhealthy man is a liability.

(d) Interrogative→ Can’t he succeed in life?

(e) Affirmative→ So, everybody must be conscious of his health.

(f) Negative→ Nobody should neglect taking care of his health any time.

(g) Active→ Regular physical exercise and a balanced diet can improve health.

(h) Simple→ Poor people cannot afford to take a balanced diet.

(i) Exclamatory→ How concerned they are with the quantity of food!

(j) Passive→ It should be known to everybody that malnutrition causes weakness.

34. Chattogram Board-2020: Answer

(a) Simple→ We notice the achievement of science everywhere we look.

(b) Negative→ The electricity lights not only the streets but also the houses.

(c) Passive→ News, songs, and lectures are broadcast by the radio.

(d) Complex→ There is cinema that delights in the evening.

(e) Positive→ Very few inventions of modern science are as important as computer.

(f) Assertive→ Nobody can go without it.

(g) Comparative→ Internet is not less important than computer.

(h) Compound→ It helps us and we know about the world.

(i) Superlative→ It is the greatest of all inventions of modern science.

(j) Exclamatory→ What a miraculous event the invention of the computer is!

35. Sylhet Board 2020: Answer

(a) Positive→ No other man in this subcontinent was as gracious as Haji Mohammad Mohsin.

(b) Complex→ It was born in Hoogli, where he was born.

(c) Interrogative→ Didn’t he inherit a vast property from his father and sister?

(d) Passive→ This wealth was not misused by him.

(e) Active→ People call him a friend of humanity.

(f) Affirmative→ He remained unmarried.

(g) Compound→ During his lifetime, he spent money lavishly, and he helped the poor.

(h) Negative→ He was not unkind to the poor.

(i) Simple→ One day, he caught a thief entering his room.

(j) Complex→ Although he caught the thief, he did not punish him.

36. Barishal Board-2020: Answer

(a) Interrogative→ Isn’t man the maker of his own fortune?

(b) Simple→ By making proper use of his time, he is sure to prosper in life.

(c) Complex→ The person who does otherwise is sure to repent later.

(d) Exclamatory→ How miserably the lazy suffer in the long run!

(e) Interrogative→ Isn’t to kill time equivalent to committing suicide?

(f) Assertive→ Our life is only a sum total of hours, days, and years.

(g) Positive→ No season of life is as valuable as youth.

(h) Simple→ The soft mind in youth can easily be shaped.

(i) Compound→ Use the morning hours of life, or you will have to pay a heavy price afterwards.

(j) Active→ People call it the seedtime of life.