Question

The given sentence has been re-written. Choose the option that has not changed in meaning from the original :
The amateur dancer accepted the generous compliments in a happy mood.
a. Happily, the amateur dancer accepted the generous compliments.
b. The amateur dancer accepted the generous compliments since she was in a happy mood.
c. Having been happy, the amateur dancer accepted the generous compliments.
d. The amateur dancer accepted the generous compliments and was in a happy mood.

Answer 1

Hint: Check if any sentence has any kind of grammatical error and if the meaning of the sentence is even slightly changed. If yes, then that option cannot be the correct answer.

Complete step by step answer:
While re-phrasing/rewriting a sentence, the subject and predicate of the sentence remain unchanged, only some words are used differently. Generally, the words which change their place are adjectives. In the given sentence, an amateur dancer is accepting the generous compliments and is happy about it.
Let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :

Option ‘a’ – Happily, the amateur dancer accepted the generous compliments. Here, ‘Happily' is used at the beginning of the sentence and emphasizes the emotion mentioned at the end of the original sentence. All the other words in the given sentence are placed in correct order and the verb agrees to the subject appropriately. So, this is the correct option.

Option ‘b’ – The amateur dancer accepted the generous compliments since she was in a happy mood. Here, the sentence says that the dancer accepted the compliments because she was in a happy mood, which is not according to the given sentence. So, this is not the correct answer.
Option ‘c’ – Having been happy, the amateur dancer accepted the generous compliments. This sentence is grammatically incorrect and cannot be a possible answer.
Option ‘d’ – The amateur dancer accepted the generous compliments and was in a happy mood. This option also cannot be the correct option as the emphasis is not ensured and the meaning is also not retained in this, due to inappropriate ordering of events.
As we have analysed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Option ‘a' is the correct answer – Happily, the amateur dancer accepted the generous compliments.

Note: Even a minor change in the meaning of the given options may lead to its elimination. Pay attention to the subject and the emotion present in the given sentence while rephrasing it.