Chapter 6 English Honeycomb workbook
(1) He can't be poor if he's a crook on the run.
(Use ‘unless’)
Answer:
He can’t be poor unless he is a crook on the run.
Explanation:
Unless means if not.
“He can’t be poor if…” becomes “He can’t be poor unless…”
The meaning remains the same.
Similar Sentences:
You cannot enter the room unless you have permission.
She won’t succeed unless she works hard.
(2) Mr Mehta told us he doesn't work anywhere.
(Turn into Affirmative)
Answer:
Mr Mehta told us that he works nowhere.
Explanation:
Negative sentence → Affirmative sentence
doesn’t work anywhere → works nowhere
Meaning remains unchanged.
Similar Sentences:
She doesn’t like anything → She likes nothing.
He didn’t say anything → He said nothing.
(3) Seven had been quite upset about Mr Nath's gaunt appearance.
(Turn into Exclamatory)
Answer:
How upset Seven had been about Mr Nath’s gaunt appearance!
Explanation:
Exclamatory sentences express strong emotion.
Use How / What + subject + verb.
End with an exclamation mark (!).
Similar Sentences:
She was very happy.
→ How happy she was!
The scene was beautiful.
→ What a beautiful scene it was!
(4) Mr Nath pays cash and tips well.
(Use ‘not only… but also’)
Answer:
Mr Nath not only pays cash but also tips well.
Explanation:
Not only… but also is used to add emphasis.
It connects two positive qualities or actions.
Similar Sentences:
She is not only intelligent but also hardworking.
He not only sang but also danced beautifully.
(5) We'll have to sort out all the facts like expert detectives, so that we can trap the crook.
(Remove ‘so that’)
Answer:
We'll have to sort out all the facts like expert detectives to trap the crook.
Explanation:
So that shows purpose.
It can be replaced with to + verb for conciseness.
Similar Sentences:
She studies hard so that she can succeed.
→ She studies hard to succeed.
He whispered so that no one could hear.
→ He whispered to avoid being heard.
Quick Revision Table
Grammar Concept. Key Word / Structure
Condition. unless
Negative → Affirmative. nowhere / nothing
Exclamatory. How / What
Addition & Emphasis. not only… but also
Purpose. to + verb(suitable verb like)
Chapter 5 English Honeycomb workbook
(1) It was not possible to go to him very often.
(Turn into Affirmative)
Answer:
It was impossible to go to him very often.
Meaning:
The sentence says that going to him frequently could not be done.
Example:
It is not possible to finish this work today.
It is impossible to finish this work today.
Rule:
Not possible → Impossible
(2) He spoke long and bitterly.
(Use “Not only … but also”)
Answer:
He spoke not only long but also bitterly.
Meaning:
He spoke for a long time and his words were full of bitterness.
Example:
She is not only intelligent but also hardworking.
He not only sang but also danced.
Rule:
Use not only before the first quality/action and but also before the second.
(3) Those boots were the best he had ever made.
(Change the Degree – Positive Degree)
Answer (Positive Degree):
No other boots he had ever made were as good as those boots.
Meaning:
Among all the boots he had made, these were the finest.
Example:
Superlative: This is the tallest building.
Positive: No other building is as tall as this.
Rule:
Best → No other … as good as
Comparative Degree:
Those boots were better than any other boots he had ever made.
Explanation (short):
best (superlative) → better than any other
(4) How splendidly the new boots fitted!
(Turn into Assertive)
Answer:
The new boots fitted very splendidly.
Meaning:
The sentence expresses that the new boots fitted extremely well.
Examples:
Exclamatory: How beautifully she sings!
Assertive: She sings very beautifully.
Rule:
Remove How/What, change the structure into a statement, and keep the meaning same.
(5) What could you expect with his ideas?
(Turn into Negative)
Answer:
You could not expect anything with his ideas.
Meaning:
His ideas were not useful, so no good result was expected.
Examples:
Interrogative: What could he do?
Negative: He could not do anything.
Rule:
What → Not … anything
(6) When he got an order, it took him such a time.
(Turn into Simple Sentence)
Answer:
On getting an order, it took him such a time.
Meaning:
Whenever he received an order, he took a long time to complete it.
Examples:
Complex: When she saw the police, she ran away.
Simple: On seeing the police, she ran away.
Rule:
When + subject + verb → On + verb-ing
(7) He put his hand down and pressed a finger on the place.
(Turn into Simple Sentence)
Answer:
Putting his hand down, he pressed a finger on the place.
Meaning:
He lowered his hand and pressed his finger at that spot.
Examples:
Compound: She opened the door and entered the room.
Simple: Opening the door, she entered the room.
Rule:
Combine actions using verb-ing to make one simple sentence.
