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Report These Question Using If/Whether Or Why/When/Where/How/Which/What.Remember the Italicised Verb Change into the Past Tense.Sheila Asked the Children “Are You Ready to Do the Work?”

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प्रश्न

Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.

Sheila asked the children “Are you ready to do the work?”

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उत्तर

Sheila asked the children if they were ready to do the work.

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अध्याय 5.1: The Snake and the Mirror - Thinking about Language [पृष्ठ ६३]

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एनसीईआरटी English Beehive [English] Class 9
अध्याय 5.1 The Snake and the Mirror
Thinking about Language | Q 4.7 | पृष्ठ ६३

संबंधित प्रश्न

use  adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.

The report must be read ______ so that performance can be improved.


use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.

At the interview, Sameer answered our questions ______ , shrugging his shoulders.


Make adverb from these adjective .

gloomy ______


Tick the right answer.

When something is revived, it (remains dead/lives again).


Thinking about Language
 Look at the following sentence.

Use an appropriate word from the synonyms given above in the following sentences.
Clues are given in brackets.

  1.  She was ____ by the news of her brother’s wedding. (very pleased)
  2. I was ____to be invited to the party. (extremely pleased and excited about)
  3. She was ____ at the birth of her granddaughter. (extremely happy)
  4. The coach was ____ with his performance. (satisfied about)
  5. She was very ____ with her results. (happy about something that has happened).

Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.

He says he will enjoy the ride.


Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.

No one told us that the shop was closed.


Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.

Ben told her to wake him up.


Some verbs of reporting are given in the box. Choose the appropriate verbs and fill in
the blanks in the following sentences.
were complaining ,  shouted  ,  replied
remarked               , ordered    , suggested

(i) “I am not afraid,” ____ the woman.
(ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother ____.
(iii) The children ____ that the roads were crowded and noisy.
(iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” ____the master.
(v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” ____ the sports teacher.
(vi) The traffic police ____ all the passers-by to keep off the road.


Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

Science wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the dashing young man with the walrus
moustache. (interested, challenged, worried)


Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.

Meena asked her friend, “Do you think your teacher will come today?”


Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.

He asked the little boy, “Why are you studying English?”


Now here are some more words. Complete them with ei or ie. Consult a dictionary if necessary.

  1. bel___ ve
  2. rec ___ve
  3. w ___rd
  4. l ___sure
  5. s ___ze
  6. w ___ght
  7. r ___gn
  8. f ___gn
  9. gr ___f
  10. p ___rce

(There is a popular rule of spelling: ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’. Check if this rule is true by looking at the words above.)


Thinking about the Language
 Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.

Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant (artist/artiste).


Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.

Screw the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and (shake/shape) well before using the contents.


He opted ______ of the race.


He asked, "When do you intend to make the payment?". (Begin: He asked...)


This is the best movie I have ever seen.  (Begin: Never...)


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