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प्रश्न
Here, we see that the ‘-ing’ form of the verb ‘fight’ is used as a subject in ‘The fighting went on’. It does the work of a noun. When the ‘-ing’ form of a verb is used as a noun, it is known as a gerund or verbal noun. Read the following examples of gerunds:
- Gardening is an art.
- Cooking is a science.
- I enjoy reading poems.
- I like reading more than writing.
Rewrite the above sentences using other appropriate gerunds in place of the ones given here.
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उत्तर
- Drawing is an art.
- Typing is a science.
- I enjoy narrating poems.
- I like baking more than cooking.
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Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
The fawn followed him.
Complete the sentence below by using an appropriate phrase from the ones given below.
I saw thick black clouds in the sky. And ___________ ___________ it soon started raining heavily.
Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.
There is a mountain for away.
And on the mountain stands a tree.
And on the tree, there is a branch.
And on the branch, there is a nest.
And in the nest, there is an egg.
And in the egg, there is a bird
One day the bird will fly.
One day we will be free.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.
- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
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.
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Underline the main clause in the following sentence:
And she was Tegumai Bopsulai’s Best Beloved and her own Mummy’s Best Beloved, and she was not spanked half as much as was good for her, and they were all three very happy.
______________ several warnings, he continued to swim.
Make a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb given in bracket.
My brother __________ (work) in London now.
Make a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb given in bracket.
I ______ (wait) for my mother.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
Amutha and Praba _____ (play) tennis
Complete the sentences in the paragraph using the appropriate form of words given in brackets.
My sister wanted to go to Mumbai last week. She made a __________ (decide) to buy a ticket at once. As __________ (reserve) could be done online, she gave __________ (prefer) to book a ticket that way. First, she collected __________ (inform) about the __________ (arrive) and __________ (depart) of trains and airplanes.
In column A are some of the idiomatic phrases from the essay. Match them with equivalent single words in column B.
| A | B |
| go far | reveal |
| blow up | submit |
| show up | explode |
| call on | succeed |
| break off | finish |
| knuckle under | require |
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
Muthu likes computer games, but he doesn’t play computer games very often.
Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.
The toy______ boat danced on the pond.
Divide and list out the words under each pattern.
| party | teacher | speaker | starfish | curtain | snowman |
| garden | pancake | heater | cowboy | farmer | weasel |
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Join the word and write the new word.
entertain + ment - _____.
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
He _______ a house in America.
Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
The boy speaks loudly. ______
She _________ a job in America by next year. (get)
Vijay had ______ idea about the problem.
Expand the following new headline in a sentence each.
Card license to replace paper driving license
Expand the following new headline in a sentence each.
ATMs without security guard to close
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
A lady with ten cats (live, lives) in that big house.
Read the list of words formed by adding suffixes.
| frequently | satisfaction | willingness |
| comfortable | resemblance | nobility |
Form two derivatives from each of the following words by adding prefixes and suffixes.
| Word | Prefix | Suffix |
| patient | patient | patiently |
| honour | ||
| respect | ||
| manage | ||
| fertile | ||
| different | ||
| friend | ||
| obey |
Match the following with their right field, choosing appropriately from the box given.
| snow-board | Machinery |
| snow-mobile | Sports |
| snow-chains | Transportation |
| snow-storm | Geography |
| snow-bird | Weather |
| snow-belt | Travel |
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
His coat is tattered. It needs mending.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
One or the other of those men ______ lodged a complaint.
Write the compound word from the picture.
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This narrative is written in the first person - using ‘I’. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘Helen Keller/Young Helen’ appropriately in place of ‘I’ and making other necessary changes in the sentence.
The morning after my teacher came she led me into her room and gave me a doll.
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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