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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.
Prepare a list of subordinating conjunctions.
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उत्तर
but, and, than, that, which, when, who, as much as, etc.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Underline the verbs and arrange them in two columns, Past and Earlier past.
(a) My friends set out to see the caves in the next town, but I stayed at home, because I had seen them already.
(b) When they arrived at the station, their train had left. They came back home, but by that time I had gone out to see a movie!
(c) So they sat outside and ate the lunch I had packed for them.
(d) By the time I returned, they had fallen asleep!
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Past
Earlier past
Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
I found it last night in a ditch near my house. __________
Write the noun forms of the following word adding −ance or −ence to it.
maintain ____________
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
I offered the silent prayer in my heart.
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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From each line in the poem, pick out the word that is a homograph. Write its meaning in the context of the phrase used in the poem. Then write the other meaning implied in the question.
| Stanza | Word | One meaning | Other meaning | |
| First |
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piece of furniture | → | bottom of the river, sea, etc. |
| Second |
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____________ | → | ____________ |
| Third |
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____________ | → | ____________ |
Change the parts of speech of the given words in the chart.
| Noun | Verb | Adjective | Adverb |
| exhaustion | |||
| widen | |||
| mad | |||
| perfectly |
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
I swear I ____________ tell lies again. (promise)
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
I can be fifteen next April.
Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks with suitable modals.
| Dad: | ____________ we go out for dinner tonight? |
| Charan: | Yes, Dad. We ____________ go to a restaurant where I ____________ have some ice cream |
| Dad: | OK. Then, I ____________ be home by 7 p.m. Mom and you ____________ be ready by then. |
| Charan: | Sure. We ____________ . My friend told me that there is a magic show nearby.____________ you please take us there? |
| Dad: | We ____________ not have time to go for the magic show, I suppose. If we have enough time left, we ____________ plan |
| Charan: | By the way, ____________ we inform our gate keeper about our outing? |
| Dad: | Yes, we ____________ so that he ____________ be aware we aren’t at home |
| Charan: | ____________ I call up Mom and tell her about our plan today? |
| Dad: | You ____________ to. Otherwise, we might be in trouble when she returns home. |
| Charan | Hmm… by the time you come home in the evening, we ____________ be waiting for you. Hope you____________ be late. Bye. |
Everything falls to the ground _______ earth’s gravitational pull.
Complete the summary of the extract using the appropriate words from the box below.
| pain-killer | stopped | cruelty | remedies | teaspoon | school |
| summersets | Peter | pretended | dejected | health | crack |
Tom Sawyer felt _________ as Becky Thatcher had stopped coming to _______. His Aunt Polly was very concerned about his ________ condition. So, she began to try various ________ on him. Tom became fed up with his Aunt’s brand of remedies and __________ to like the pain-killer. He started to ask for it very often. But, Tom used the medicine to mend
the ______ on the floor. One day, Tom gave the pain-killer to his Aunt’s cat, _____. The ________ had an adverse effect on the cat and it started to jump around the room. Aunt Polly entered the room in time to see the cat throw a few ____________ and sail through the open window. She found the ___________ with a little pain-killer sticking to it and knew that Tom had treated the cat with it. She realized that what was _________ to the cat should be the same to the boy too and __________ giving medicines to him.
Change the following into passive voice.
He has already mended the TV set.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Saravanan always ______ (go) for a walk in the morning.
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
It is ___________ to cut sandalwood trees.(legai)
Complete the following sentence using the noun form of the word given in the bracket.
The monuments are to be preserved because of their historical __________. (significant)
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
My brother visits my father whenever he comes to Chennai.
This picture was drawn ______ the girl ______ charcoal.
- across
- with
- on
- to
- by
- since
- from
- about
- into
- at
- during
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Travelling with her family, Tara enjoyed every minute of it.
Replace the underlined word by a participle in the following sentence.
After her evening prayers, my grandmother went to the temple.
Fill in the blanks with correct travel words.
| schedule | reach | book | railway | pack | board |
To make travel convenient, we must ______tickets well in advance. Then we have to ______our things and ______our trip. We have to reach the ______station in time and ______the train in order to ______ our destination.
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- The past tense of leap ______
- Something to serve food on______
underline the modal verbs in the list given in the box.
| shall | should | will | have to | would | can | need to |
| could | may | ought to | might | dare | used to | need |
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.
______like to play hide and seek.
Work in pairs and say the sentence to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.
What a beautiful banyan tree!
Arya _______ (play) the same song for last three days. It has become boring now.
Don’t worry, we will be _______ (reach) the airport in time.
Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.
Cheerful
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
The florist ______ flowers on the street.
Punctuate the following sentence.
Hindus muslims sikhs christians live together in India.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
Her birthday is _____ 6th April.
Use the suitable verb.
Banu ______ the lesson.
Fill in the blank with the correct opposite.
Is this a dark room?
No, it is _____.
Write the word under the correct group and divide it.
muffin
purple
raven
cow
dinner
marble
man
tennis
dog
sample
recent
hotel
table
hammer
boy
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I missed the bus ______ I took a taxi.
Choose the correct pictures.
in front of
Write down clipped word for the given picture.
____________
(photograph)
Write down clipped word for the given picture.
____________
(gymnasium)
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun.
Please make ______ at home while you wait.
complete the sentence.
you______ a baby.
Change the sentence into the past perfect tense and future perfect tense.
She has bought a violin.
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
Niru _________ joined her family in 2 years.
Say what they are doing now?
She______.
Fill in the blank with present continuous tense of the given word.
He ______ (read) a news paper.
When the pole vaulter cleared 28 ______, it was declared a record ______. (feet/feat)
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
via media
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
I had my evening meals in a restaurant near my office.
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
Despite being a celebrity, Ravi mingles easily with everyone.
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
You must speak clearly to make yourself understood.
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.
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
I love eating ice creams.
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
The girl entered the room. She was singing a song.
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
Rural life is certainly more peaceful than urban life.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Mithra as well as her daughters enjoy singing
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Hilda has ______ a new toy to play.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
The tree was cut down ruthlessly. (Begin: They…)
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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Write compound words using the pictures.
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