MP Board Do as Directed – Mixed Grammar Set 1 (Solved)

Overview

Do as Directed Tips

• Read the instruction carefully (change tense/voice/narration etc.).

• Don’t change the meaning. Change only what is asked.

• Maintain correct punctuation and grammar.

• Attempt easy ones first to save time.

Prompt / Question

Do as Directed (Set 1)

1. Change into Passive Voice:
   (a) The teacher teaches us English.
   (b) She wrote a letter.

2. Change into Indirect Speech:
   (a) He said, “I am tired.”
   (b) The boy said, “I have finished my homework.”

3. Fill in the blanks with correct tense:
   (a) She _______ (go) to school every day.
   (b) They _______ (play) when it started raining.

4. Change into Negative:
   (a) He knows the answer.
   (b) They like coffee.

5. Rewrite using “too…to”:
   (a) He is very weak. He cannot walk.

Format / Key Points

• Passive voice: object becomes subject
• Indirect speech: tense and pronouns change
• Tenses: match time (habit/past continuous etc.)
• Negative: use do/does/did + not (if needed)
• “too…to”: very + adjective → too + adjective + to + verb

Sample Answer

Solved Answers

1. Passive Voice:
   (a) English is taught to us by the teacher.
   (b) A letter was written by her.

2. Indirect Speech:
   (a) He said that he was tired.
   (b) The boy said that he had finished his homework.

3. Fill in the blanks:
   (a) She goes to school every day.
   (b) They were playing when it started raining.

4. Negative:
   (a) He does not know the answer.
   (b) They do not like coffee.

5. too…to:
   (a) He is too weak to walk.

Practice Set

1. Change into passive: (a) The police caught the thief. (b) She will complete the work.
2. Change into indirect: (a) Riya said, “I can sing.” (b) He said, “We are going home.”
3. Fill in blanks: (a) I ______ (read) a book now. (b) She ______ (finish) her work yesterday.
4. Change into interrogative: (a) He plays cricket. (b) They went to market.
5. Transformation: Rewrite using “so…that”: He was very tired. He could not stand.