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प्रश्न
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Sweets have not been distributed to children by the organisers.
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उत्तर
The organization has not distributed sweets to children.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the sentences in the columns below.
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
Add -ly to the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blank.
1) perfect
2) near
3) kind
4) pleasant
5) eager
Why didn’t you turn up at the meeting? We all were _______ waiting for you.
Say WHY. . . . . .
Ramanujan’s letter bored and irritated Hardy, at first.
Read the following entries in the ‘Language Study’ pages :
- clause
- sentence
Underline the main clause in the following sentence.
The egg hunters follow this trail right up to the nest which is about half a metre deep.
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
a bolt from the ______ (a sudden shock, surprise).
Find the opposites of the following :
| cautious - | ______ |
| dogmatic - | ______ |
| contrary - | ______ |
| savage - | ______ |
| beneficial - | ______ |
| reasonable - | ______ |
| hypothetical - | ______ |
| cruelty - | ______ |
| immune - | ______ |
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | because | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Now try joining the sentences in the two columns using because.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Go for a jog early in the morning.
Complete the story using the past tense of the verbs.
The Hare and the Tortoise
One day a Hare and a Tortoise decided to have a race. The Tortoise _______ (know) that the Hare _________ (can) run faster than him. But the Tortoise _______ (be) more intelligent than the Hare. 'Yes, I'll race you,'_________ (say) the Tortoise. The Tortoise ______ (have) a clever plan. He ______ (find) his brothers and sisters and he ______ (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all ______ (hide) behind the trees along the path. The race ______ (begin)! The Tortoise ______ (run) as fast as possible. But the Hare ______ (be) faster, of course. 'This will be a very easy race', ______ (think) the Hare. So the Hare _________ (decide) to rest, and he quickly ____ (fall) asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the Hare ______ (wake up) and he ______ (see) a Tortoise ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the Hare asked himself. In fact, it ______ (be) not his friend the Tortoise: it ______ (be) the Tortoise's sister. But to a Hare, all tortoises look the same. The Hare ______ (run) past the Tortoise easily. Soon, he ______ (cannot) see the Tortoise, so he ______ (sit) down to rest. Then the Hare ______ (get up) and continued the race. But as the Hare _______ (turn) around the last corner before the finish line, his friend the Tortoise crossed the line and ______ (win) the race!
The doctor advised him against ______ in the sun.
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
Where had I gone? What had I done?
What had I seen?
I ______ never ______ (see) such beautiful sights before I visited Paris in 2012. I ____________(save) money for five years before I booked my trip to Paris. I was very excited! Before my trip to Paris, I ______ never ______(be) out of India. When I went to Paris, I spent many days touring the city. The city was big. Sometimes I got lost and asked for directions. I asked for directions in French. That was easy because I ______(study) French for two years before I visited Paris. By the time I left Paris, I ____________ (tour) many beautiful places. The Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Luxembourg Gardens were just a few of the places I saw. Before I visited Paris, I______ only ______(see) those places on television.
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
One always felt like drawing close to him
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
The doctor ______ the patient.
Write the plural word.
Catch

Give the correct verb form for following sentence
I ______ a doctor.

A conjunction is a word that joins two words or sentence.
He has a pencil _________ a paper.
Choose the correct place of the apple.

Write down clipped word for the given picture.

____________
(hippopotamus)
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
I ____(like) to spend time with my friend, whenever I ____(be) free.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
The Prime Minister ______(leave) for America to meet the delegates tomorrow.
Look at the newspaper item given below. Use the information in the headline to complete the sentence.
HEAVY RAINS LASH CHENNAI ______ threw normal life out of gear.
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
He ______ come today. (remote possibility)
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
Social media has brought about a ______ impact on the lives of millennials.
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
He was dissatisfied. He quit his job.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
As soon as the teacher enters, she is greeted by her students. (Begin: No sooner….)
Write the compound word using the pictures.
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| ____________ | ||
He turned ______ for the programme earlier than usual.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Figars
Write the opposites (antonyms) of the following.
- cheap × ______
- discouraged × ______
- inadequacy × ______
- accept × ______
- simple × ______
- irrational × ______
- understand × ______
- clear × ______
Write compound word using the pictures.
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