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title: "Rewrite sentences correctly set 2081"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 3
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# Rewrite sentences correctly set 2081

Communication English · Chapter 3: Contextual Grammar

- Asked in: 2081 Chaitra (new course), 5 marks
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
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- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/communication_english/chapter-3

## Question

Following the instructions, rewrite the sentences given below correctly.
i) He and I must arrange...........books. (Use pronoun.)
ii) Neither he nor his wife took...........purse. (Use pronoun.)
iii) None of the candidates (have) come.
iv) He is one of the best leaders who (have) served the nation perfectly.
v) Your windows need (clean).
vi) I can't understand her (behave) like that.
vii) He asked why I came. (Change into simple sentence.)
viii) Once upon a time a man owned a hen which laid a golden egg every day. (Change into compound sentence)
ix) She is working hard with a view to win this competition. (Edit the sentence.)
x) There are no less than thirty students in this class. (Edit the sentence.)

## Short answer

i) our; ii) her; iii) has; iv) have; v) cleaning; vi) behaving; vii) He asked the reason for my coming; viii) Once upon a time a man owned a hen, and it laid a golden egg every day; ix) winning; x) no fewer than.

## Answer

1. He and I must arrange **our** books. (The subject is first person plural.)
2. Neither he nor his wife took **her** purse. (The pronoun agrees with the nearer subject, "wife".)
3. None of the candidates **has** come. ("None" is treated as singular, meaning "not one"; "have" is also used by some writers.)
4. He is one of the best leaders who **have** served the nation perfectly. ("who" refers to the plural "leaders".)
5. Your windows need **cleaning.** (After "need", the gerund gives a passive sense; "need to be cleaned" means the same.)
6. I can't understand her **behaving** like that. ("behaving" is a gerund, and "her" before it is the possessive.)
7. He asked **the reason for my coming.** (Simple sentence.)
8. Once upon a time a man owned a hen, **and it laid** a golden egg every day. (Compound sentence joined by "and".)
9. She is working hard with a view to **winning** this competition. (The preposition "to" is followed by the gerund.)
10. There are **no fewer than** thirty students in this class. ("fewer" is used with countable nouns.)

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. 'He and I must arrange ___ books.'
   A. his
   B. our
   C. their
   D. my
   Answer: B. The subject is first person plural. (Key point: Pronoun agreement)

2. 'Neither he nor his wife took ___ purse.'
   A. her
   B. his
   C. their
   D. its
   Answer: A. The pronoun agrees with the nearer subject, 'wife'. (Key point: Neither...nor)

3. 'There are no ___ than thirty students in this class.'
   A. less
   B. lesser
   C. fewer
   D. little
   Answer: C. 'Fewer' is used with countable nouns. (Key point: No fewer than)

## Related in Communication English

- [Rewrite sentences correctly (pronoun, concord) set 2082](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_5%2Fcommunication_english%3Arewrite-sentences-pronoun-kartik) — Communication English, chapter 3