36. Change the following sentence as directed in the brackets.

(a) We are human beings.(Interrogative).

(b) All men must die. (Negative).

(c) It  matters little if a man lives many years or not.(Interrogative).

(d) Our life is not  measured by months or years.(Affirmative).

(e) The life of the people is not better than that of a beast (positive).

Answer: (a) Aren’t we human beings?

(b) No man avoid death.

(c) Doesn’t it matter little if a man lives many years or not?

(d) Is our life measured by months or years. Or, our life is measured by anything but months or years.

(e) The life of people is as good as that of a beast.

37. Change the following sentence as directed in the brackets.

(a) No other problem in Bangladesh is as great as illiteracy.(Comparative).

(b) So the literacy rate in Bangladesh is very poor.(Negative).

(c) It is too poor to imagine.(Interrogative).

(d) It is the duty of the educated people to educate the illiterate.(Interrogative).

(e) We should take necessary  steps to eradicate illiteracy.(Imperative)

Answer: (a) Illiteracy is greater than any other problem in Bangladesh.

(b) so the literacy rate in Bangladesh is not so high.

(c) Isn’t it too poor in imagine?

(d) Isn’t it the duty of the educated people to educate the illiterate?

(e) Let’s take necessary steps to eradicate literacy.

38. Change the following sentence as directed in the brackets.

(a) Mohammad Mohsin was a kind man. (Negative).

(b) He was a great man.(Exclamatory). 

(c) He inherited vast property from his father and sister.(Interrogative).

(d) He did not marry. (Affirmative).

(e) He spent money to help the poor.(Interrogative).

Answer: (a) Wasn’t Mohammad Mohsin is a kind man?

(b) What a man he was!

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

(d) He was unmarried or, he was a confirmed bachelor.

(e) Didn’t he spend money to help the poor?

39. Change the following sentence as directed in the brackets.

(a) Have you ever heard the name of the poet kazi nazrul islam?(Assertive).

(b)Very few poets are as famous as Nazrul Islam in Bangla literature.(Comparative).

(c) His  poetic works were full of patriotism and optimism.(Negative).

(d) He inspired the people to fight for independence.(Interrogative).

(e) Would that I were a great poet  like Nazrul! (Assertive).

Answer: (a) You have heard the name of the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

(b) Nazrul Islam is more famous than most other poets in Bangladesh literature.

(c) His patriotic works were not devoid of patriotism and optimism.

(d) Didn’t he inspire the people to fight for independence?

(e) I wish I were a great poet like Nazrul.

40. Change the following sentence as directed in the brackets.

(a) No other country in the world is as populous as Bangladesh.(Comparative).

(b) Farmers are living in the villages.(Negative).

(c) The farmers are not rich.(Affirmative).

(d) The farmers work hard to support themselves.(Interrogative).

(e) We should take care of them. (Imperative).

Answer: (a) Bangladesh is more populous than any other country in the world.

(b) farmers are not living in the towns.

(c) The farmers are poor.

(d) Don’t the farmers work hard to support themselves?