Sentence Transformation
6 Grade 7 English questions on Sentence Transformation, with worked marking schemes. 6 questions are available on this topic in full.
Question 1
1 markReport the speech: She said, "I am going to Nairobi tomorrow."
A. She said that I am going to Nairobi the next day.
B. She said that she is going to Nairobi tomorrow.
C. She said that she was going to Nairobi the next day.
D. She said she goes to Nairobi tomorrow.
(1 mark)
Marking scheme
C. Tense shift: am→was; tomorrow→next day; I→she
Question 2
1 mark"She said, 'I am going home.'" Change to reported speech:
A. She said that she was going home.
B. She says she is going home.
C. She said she goes home.
D. She said that she is going home.
(1 mark)
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1 mark"He is too young to drive." Rewrite using "enough":
A. He is enough to drive.
B. He drives enough.
C. He has enough to drive.
D. He is not old enough to drive.
(1 mark)
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1 markThe passive of "The chef prepared the meal" is:
A. The meal was prepared by the chef.
B. The meal prepared the chef.
C. The chef was preparing the meal.
D. The meal is prepared.
(1 mark)
Marking scheme
A. Passive: meal (obj) + was + prepared + by + chef
Question 5
1 mark"The dog chased the cat." Change to passive voice:
A. The cat chased the dog.
B. The cat is chasing the dog.
C. The cat was chased by the dog.
D. The dog was chased by the cat.
(1 mark)
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1 mark"She is the tallest girl." Change to comparative:
She is _______ than any other girl.
A. taller
B. more tall
C. tall
D. tallest
(1 mark)
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