Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —
(a) Tell me your agE- (Complex)
(b) Some poets are at least as great as Tennyson. (Superlative)
(c) What though the field be lost? (Assertive)
(d) My watch was lost. (Active)
(e) He confessed that he was guilty. (Simple)
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Explanation:
(a) Tell me what your age is./Tell me how old you arE-
(b) Tennyson is not the greatest of all poets. Or, Tennyson is one of the greatest poets.
(c) It does not matter though the field is lost. Or, It matters little if the field is lost.
(d) I lost my watch.
(e) He confessed his guilt./He confessed himself to be guilty.
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