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प्रश्न
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.
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उत्तर
Simple – It was April 2004.
Compound – It was just before sunrise and the sky was turning a bright orange.
Complex – I stood watching the sunrise above the towering trees across the fence and slowly made my way back to the house, a white structure in the middle of this greenery.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
There was much ____________in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)
Study the sentences in the columns below.
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A |
B |
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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:
Here is a question of indirect speech. Put it into reported speech.
Penny said, “Do you really want it son?”
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
enormous - ________.
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.
He ______ have a new bicycle now; he______ wait till next year.
Make a pair of sentences of your own to point out the different meanings of the following Homograph.
fine
Find at least 5 words with prefixes and identify the prefix in each word.
Make sentences of your own to show the difference in usage of the following Homophones.
- device ______
- devise ______
Children are given toys ____________ sweets on Children’s day.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We have been taught how __________ (endure) hardships during our training and now we can’t afford __________ (waste) money. We’re on our way!
You ____________ drive fast. It’s not safe.
My mother ______ in a factory.
Write a negative sentence.
Raja is driving a new car.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
Amith and Ravi ___ (not/swim) in the lake.
Could you bring me ________ tools I left in the garden?
Pick out the idioms and phrases from the box and write them in the blanks equivalent to their meanings. One is done for you.
| find one’s voice | lend an ear | sharp as a tack | over the moon | on the ball |
| bring it on | come across | get along | hang on | work out |
| Sr.No. | IDIOMS | Sr.No. | PHRASES |
| 1. | Competent - on the ball | 1. | to meet or find by chance - ______ |
| 2. | Become more confident in expressing oneself - ______ | 2. | to exercise - ______ |
| 3. | Extremely happy - ______ | 3. | To accept a challenge with confidence - ______ |
| 4. | Mentally agile - ______ | 4. | To have a friendly relationship - ______ |
| 5. | Listen - ______ | 5. | To keep something - ______ |
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
They ______ (request) him when the manager arrived.
Combine the words in column A with those in column B to form compound words as many as you can.
| Column A | Column B | Answers |
| rain | light | |
| snow | thing | |
| star | fall | |
| draw | ball | |
| play | back | |
| lottery | ticket | |
| under | walk | |
| man | note | |
| side | world | |
| foot | hole |
Read this text and fill in the blanks with future perfect tense
Iniya moves to Chennai to join an IAS coaching class. Tomorrow by this time, she ______ (join) the class. She ______ (undergo) training till next year. She ______(work)very hard by the time she comes home. Her parents______ (worry) about her health all the time. They______ (write)many letters by the time she comes home. They will be very happy when Iniya becomes an IAS officer
Given below are some idiomatic phrases. Find the meaning of it using the dictionary.
| A | B |
| put on | walk away |
| come in | time out |
| try again | try again |
Mahatma Gandhi ______ the father of our nation.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
The quality of dal ___ not good.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
He is sick but he attends the rehearsal. (into Simple)
I will come if I __________ time.
Kevin will come tonight, _______?
Find me in the poem.
You can lay down on me
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
My favorite team won the game ____
Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
Beautifully/the house/have/they/decorated.
______ summer, we have more holidays.
We ______ not found the dog yet.
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
They visit their friends in the evenings. (Kavitha)
Some tips to change singular to plural
Change the y into ies, if any one of a, e, i, o, u does not come before y
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
She bought a new ________ (refrigerator).
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun.
The children made holiday decorations by _______.
Change the masculine noun to feminine noun in the given sentence.
May I come in sir?
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
They draw picture of a boy.
Adhi had taken ______ photos during the programme.
______ girls who attended the class informed the others about the test.
Read the following extract and fill in the spaces with the right form of verbs and complete the passage. The first one is done for you.
During the monsoon, a tender slightly warm breeze 1 ______(blow) on a cloudless afternoon. A sort of fragrance 2 ______(rise) from the wet grass and trees in the sunlight. It 3 ______(seem) as if the warm breath of the exhausted earth 4 ______(fall) against one’s skin. A sweet voiced bird somewhere 5 ______(chirp) repeatedly.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
Rekha and her sisters (watch, watches) television everyday.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
One of the cookies (is, are) missing.
Use the following phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.
look
- into
- at
- through
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
People get sun-burnt, ______.
Read the given passages and rewrite them using the direct speech.
The cyclist warned the driver not to move his car till the police arrived. The driver pleaded that it was not his fault; he was ready to pay a hundred rupees to repair the damaged cycle. The cyclist refused the money and insisted that the police be called.
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
Yuvan has been studying well ______childhood.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
I am ______(neither/either) an ascetic in theory ______(nor/or) in practice.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Don’t commit this mistake again.
Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.
Mr. X, a rich businessman – runs a company - always very busy with office work – one day his son – 10 years old – approaches dad and asks – how much he earns in one hour – father gets furious – boy persuades – father says Rs. 500 – immediately son asks for Rs. 300 – father shouts – wasting money on toys - son leaves to his room crying – father feels bad – thinks might need some stationery – enters boy’s room and gives money – boy becomes happy – takes some crumpled notes – under his pillow – counts everything together – total Rs.500 – gives it to dad – wants to buy – one hour of his time – father realizes his mistake – feels sorry and guilty – hugs son – closes
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
The Boss had full confidence on his Manager for successful completion of the project.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
We ______ (select) story books for kids, if we allot time for storytelling.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
If my mother ______(know) of my poor performance in the exam, she will not allow me to watch a movie.
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
Dheeraj is unemployed.
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
Elambrathi has a second-hand car.
Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
Huckleberry Finn was responsible for ______(signal).
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
I cannot do anything better for you than this.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Find the phrase/line in the poem that mean the following:
Hope offers comfort to your soul
Fill in the following blanks using proper word from ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘how’ or ‘why’.
The person ______ is making the speech is my friend.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
