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प्रश्न
In the following passage, circle(bold) the verbs in simple present tense and underline the verbs in simple past. The first one has been done for you.
Unless one is upright there is no use in being a charming fellow. Sometimes it is better to be honest than attractive. These are the great truths of modern life which Shyam never realised. He never said an ill-natured word in his life. He was always polite and spoke softly to everybody
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उत्तर
Unless one is upright there is no use in being a charming fellow. Sometimes it is better to be honest than attractive. These are the great truths of modern life which Shyam never realised. He never said an ill-natured word in his life. He was always polite and spoke softly to everybody
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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.
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 lifted its nose.
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
She ________________ accept this decision; she __________________question it.
Read the following sentence:
(i) She muttered in reply and we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
(ii) These are two complete sentences underlying the above sentence.
- She muttered in reply.
- We looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
These two sentences are put together by using the coordinating conjunction ‘and’.
Such sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions (and/ but/ either...or; neither...nor) are called compound sentences.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ are Simple Sentences.
Each of them has only one subject and one predicate.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ can be written in another way.
As she muttered in reply, we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
This sentence begins with a subordinating conjunction ‘As’.
This is a complex sentence.
Two simple sentences joined by subordinate conjunctions are called complex sentences. The subordinate conjunction need not always be at the beginning of the sentence.
Make pairs and groups and find out some more simple, complex, and compound sentences from the text.
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
Cardiac Surgery was tried in the past. Patients did not survive.
Write the homophones (words which sound the same) of the following words in the story.
- no:
- went:
- through:
- dear:
- pair:
- soul:
- here:
- knew:
- whole:
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
lent
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The tiger jumped into the river.
Can You do It?
Talking about the abilities of your class members is a great way to review the use of the modal can.
| Can you? |
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Example: Can you play the guitar? Can you ______? |
Write the noun form of the following word.
familiar ______.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
Kavita is my teacher. She teaches us English.
Kumaravel has lived in this city ______2012.
Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.
The new boss decided to ______ (appoint) the lazy workers.
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
Our school is ______ at 9.00 in the morning.
Read the sentence carefully and fill in the blank with suitable tense form of the verb given in bracket.
The television was on but nobody______ (watch) it.
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
any building of a past age, regarded as a historically important place______.
She wakes up _____5 o’clock.
Here are some naming words that denote the person and things in particular.
Write.
______ book.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
carte blanche
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
born - borne
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You______ not waste time on it. (necessity)
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Good news is expected shortly.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
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Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
quiet – quite – quit
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
nerve + disorder -
Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
______ (fly) a kite is fun.
Write the compound word from the picture.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Read the following example, and then complete the sentence using your own idea.
Time: I entered the school when the bell was ringing.
I entered the school ____________.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
