Please select a subject first
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Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The fighting went on.
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What do we understand by the words, ‘took the teacher apart’?
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Is Tommy Margie’s brother or friend?
Find the sentences that help you to decide that.
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Here, we see that the ‘-ing’ form of the verb ‘fight’ is used as a subject in ‘The fighting went on’. It does the work of a noun. When the ‘-ing’ form of a verb is used as a noun, it is known as a gerund or verbal noun. Read the following examples of gerunds:
- Gardening is an art.
- Cooking is a science.
- I enjoy reading poems.
- I like reading more than writing.
Rewrite the above sentences using other appropriate gerunds in place of the ones given here.
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What changes would you like to see in your own school?
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How did Odysseus plan to defeat the Trojans?
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What was the reason for Troy to rejoice and celebrate?
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Do you agree with Margie’s thought that the kids must have had fun in the schools, in the old days?
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Was it enough to use the wooden horse to hide?
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What was done to make the Trojans take it inside the city?
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Was the big wooden horse really an offering to the god of the sea?
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Would you like your own mechanical teacher?
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How did the cunning Greek explain the presence of such a large wooden horse?
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What reckless/ thoughtless step did the Trojan’s take?
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How did the Greek ships remain hidden from Troy?
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What did the Greek soldiers hidden in the wooden horse do after nighfall?
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What distressing sounds and sights could be witnessed at Troy, that fateful night?
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What was the destiny of the royal family of Troy and that of Helen?
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Refer to the Language Study pages and read the following entries:
- word
- phrase
- clause
- sentence.
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A phrase is a meaningful group of words. Read the following phrases:
- The wise Odysseus
- A great horse of wood
- A skilful engineer
- The greatest heroes
- The secret of opening and shutting the entrance
- On the seashore outside the walls
- In the darkness
- Watching for the return of the fleet
- Part of their strong wall
Write three phrases on your own.
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