SSC (Marathi Semi-English) ९ वीं कक्षा - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English (Second/Third Language)

Margie uses a diary. What would it be like?

Underline the subject in the following sentence:

Paris had brought her to Troy.

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The Greeks waited to take revenge on Troy.

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The Greek armies sailed to Troy.

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The Trojans, too, fought hard.

Underline the subject in the following sentence:

The fighting went on.

What do we understand by the words, ‘took the teacher apart’?

Is Tommy Margie’s brother or friend?

Find the sentences that help you to decide that.

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.

What changes would you like to see in your own school?

How did Odysseus plan to defeat the Trojans?

What was the reason for Troy to rejoice and celebrate?

Do you agree with Margie’s thought that the kids must have had fun in the schools, in the old days?

Was it enough to use the wooden horse to hide?

What was done to make the Trojans take it inside the city?

Was the big wooden horse really an offering to the god of the sea?

Would you like your own mechanical teacher?

How did the cunning Greek explain the presence of such a large wooden horse?

What reckless/ thoughtless step did the Trojan’s take?

How did the Greek ships remain hidden from Troy?