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1] The  eight-and-a-half-hour-long  day  inside  the  hide was  as  fruitful  as  the  Jambha  tree  standing  tall  on  the edge of Umbarzara. (Change the degree)

Ans: The  Jambha  tree  standing  tall  on  the edge of Umbarzara was not more  fruitful than the eight-and-a-half-hour-long  day  inside  the  hide.

2] Before wrapping up my day at this natural waterhole, I took entries of the avifauna in my field notes. (Wh- Question)

Ans: When did I take entries of the avifauna in my field notes?

3] I camouflaged the hide, took my essentials, came out of the hide and stretched out to my heart’s content. 

4] I lifted my camera bag and took the familiar trail (path/track) to Pitezari. (Rewrite beginning with “Lifting……..”/ Make Simple)

Ans: Lifting my camera bag, I took the familiar trail to Pitezari.

5] I was treading cautiously among the woods. (Rewrite using “Past perfect continuous tense”)

Ans: I had been treading cautiously among the woods.

6] Walking alone in a jungle needs more alertness than walking with a companion (Change the degree).

Ans: Walking with a companion does not need as alertness as Walking alone in a jungle.

7] The leader of the gang of Langurs was sitting on the  tall  tree  making  alarm calls out of fear for life. (Make Compound and complex sentences)

Ans: Complex - The leader of the gang of Langurs was sitting on the  tall  tree  that was making  alarm calls out of fear for life. .

Compound:  The leader of the gang of Langurs was sitting on the  tall  tree and was making  alarm calls out of fear for life.

8] All this upheaval was created by only one animal’s presence- a Leopard. (Change the voice)

Ans:  Only one animal’s presence- a Leopard created all this upheaval.

9] Many animals make alarm calls when they see a predator. (No sooner---than)

Ans: No sooner do many animals see a predator than they make alarm calls

10] The Langur is most reliable. (Change the degree)

Ans: Comparative- The Langur is more reliable than any other animal.

Positive - No other animal is as reliable as the Langur.

11] A fresh scat was lying before me on the trail (Wh- Question).

Ans: Where was a fresh scat lying?

12] But the big cat was not visible. (Remove not and rewrite the sentence)

Ans: But the big cat was invisible.

13] It is an elusive animal. (Rewrite as an exclamatory sentence)

Ans: What an elusive animal it is!

14] As I moved forward on the trail to Pitezari, the fading alarm calls were still heard in the background. (No sooner—than)

Ans: No sooner did I move forward on the trail to Pitezari than the fading alarm calls were still heard in the background.

15] I could tell instinctively that the Leopard had moved away. (Voice)

Ans: The Leopard had moved away could be told instinctively by me.

16] I saw a man standing at a distance with a stick in his hand.  (Use who and rewrite the sentence) 

Ans: I saw a man who stood at a distance with a stick in his hand.