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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Tharini acts as an interpreter at meetings between statesmen from different countries. She is also a much sought-after tour guide, as she is wellversed and fluent in multiple languages. Tharini is a ______.
विकल्प
thespian
sadist
polyglot
ambidextrous
philanthropist
misanthrope
bibliophile
nonagenarian
teetotaller
globetrotter
optimist
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उत्तर
Tharini acts as an interpreter at meetings between statesmen from different countries. She is also a much sought-after tour guide, as she is wellversed and fluent in multiple languages. Tharini is a polyglot.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You must have noticed that when we report someone’s exact words, we have to make some changes in the sentence structure. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the above pairs of sentences. One has been done for you.
1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked (as in Sentence Set 1).
2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.
3. The adverb of place here changes to ___________.
4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the ______________ tense (as in Sentence Set 3).
5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was getting.
6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverb _______________in the reporting clause (as in Sentence Set 1).
7. The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to third person pronouns such as____________, ___________, ___________ or __________in reported speech.
Speech or dialogues can be reported in two ways - Direct and Indirect. When. the exact words of the speaker are reported we call it Direct Speech. When the exact words of the speaker are not reported, but just its contents we call it Indirect Speech.
Direct Speech: Amar said, "I shall come to meet you tomorrow, Sanket."
Indirect Speech: Amar told Sanket that he would go to meet him the next day.
Note down the changes you observe in the Indirect Speech.
Rewrite these comparison using the comparative degree.
The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.
attack:
- Noun - __________________.
- Verb - __________________.
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | and | • 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 and.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
Keerthi ______ his work by next week. (do).
Lithisha was praised ______ her father.
Underline the conjunction in the following sentence.
Revathy and Rohini are friends.
Make meaningful sentences from the table given below.
| A turtle |
live in the sea. is huge. have a connection with the land. are found in coastal waters. are wonderful creatures. has flippers to swim. |
| Turtles |
So you bought a car, ________.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
My favorite team won the game ____
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Pick the abstract noun.
Iniya is very tall for her age.
Choose the abstract noun.
| fear | box | beauty | tree | taste |
| pencil | happiness | anger | honesty | book |
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
We______police.
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
We _________ the animal in our trap.
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
It _________ the bus stop.
Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.
I ______(lose) my balance.
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
She plays the piano.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
This medicine will ______your pain.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
We are not completely sure but Kishore ______ come back tomorrow.
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
have cold feet
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ rain, take an umbrella.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
I am ______(neither/either) an ascetic in theory ______(nor/or) in practice.
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Understand the concept well, otherwise you cannot solve the problem.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
She is so busy that she finds no time to entertain her friends. (Rewrite using ‘too’)
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
renouned
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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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
I had to pull over a tough situation to meet the project deadline.
