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प्रश्न
There ___ ten dogs in my street.
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उत्तर
There are ten dogs in my street.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You mush 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.
Choose the correct option.
______ he was honest, he was punished.
She had no umbrella with her; the weather ______ (seem) so fine just a few hours ago.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Fifteen minutes ___ allowed to read the question paper.
Let’s compare two things.
Which is faster? A train or a plane?
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
It______ a car.
Fill in the blank.
1 is ______ 2.
Fill in the blank with a pronoun.
Every morning, I brush my teeth and stare at _____in the mirror.
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
I ______ TV.
In the following paragraph, insert ‘a, an’, or ‘the’ wherever necessary and rewrite the sentences.
In our family, we have planned to take children to zoo next Sunday. Van has been arranged and we are sure to have comfortable journey. Zoo is interesting place for children who enjoy watching animals and want to know more about them. Even youngsters love to visit zoo.
