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प्रश्न
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
The President gave the commander an award.
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उत्तर
An award was given to the commander by the president.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of ________and many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)
Study the sentences in the columns below.
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
Bepin Babu/orders to/telling people/under/loved/doctor’s/eat early/that he was
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
the student/The teacher/his eyebrows/when/said that/all their lessons/raised/they had revised
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence.
When he opened it, he found sheets of paper.
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.
knock
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
at any cost
Change the following into Passive voice.
No one is borrowing the novels from the library
Given below is a picture of a carnival. Complete the factual description by filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
Fairs and festivals form an integral part of the culture of Tamil Nadu. They are an excellent platform to promote and preserve the vibrant art and culture of the Tamils.
A thiruvizha (festival) is a source of excitement and thrill for villagers. The village thoroughfare wears a festive look, as the open spaces are cleaned, spruced up and decorated (a) ________colourful streamers.
People throng the premises (b) ______catch a glimpse (c)________their village deity (d)______ a magnificently decorated chariot, and pay their respects. There is a big crowd (e)_____ the food stalls that serve free piping hot sakkarai pongal (sweet pongal), lemon rice and curd rice.
People (f)______nearby villages and towns display their wares attractively, and call out loudly (g)______the people (h)_______buy their wares. Cotton candy, cut raw mangoes smothered (i)________salt and chilly powder, boiled groundnuts, murukku, sweets, buttermilk etc are sold. Men, women, grandmas, grandpas and little children dressed (j)_________their best clothes, enjoy the Thiruvizha greatly.
You can hear the shrieks (k)________happy children enjoying the rides on ferris wheels and carousels, elders looking (l)_________ each other with smiles on their faces.
The entire day is spent (m) _______fun and gaiety. All the village people irrespective of their age, look forward (n)_________the thiruvizha every year.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
However we won’t delay ____________ (blast) off into space.
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(visit the Tajmahal)
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
We will be ______in Chennai in approximately ten minutes.
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
The island was a green paradise.
If Karthik _________ (not + make) any mistake, he will be rewarded.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
There is a ______ ground in my school.
Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
The box was heavy ______ he could not lift it.
Read the sentence given below. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the appropriate laughter word.
Kavitha's face ______ with joy as she arrived India.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
It ______ (play).
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I have dinner at 8 p.m. (She)
Some tips to change singular to plural
Simply add s, if any one of a, e, i, o, u comes before y.
Can you try to fill the blank.
This is ______ Ink bottle.
Describe the picture with adjectives.
The apple is ______.
It tastes ______.
It is ______ in shape.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets and read the completed passage aloud.
The people of India, as a whole, 1 ______(be) warm-hearted and hospitable. Any calamity in any part of the world immediately 2 ______(arouse) their charity and generosity and a committee 3 ______(be) promptly 4 ______(set ) up to collect funds to help the distressed. The most endearing quality in them 5 ______(be) the respect they show for the work done in any capacity. They 6 ______(believe) in what we 7 ______(call) the dignity of labour.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
The groom ______ certainly be over 30 years of age.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
par excellence
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
______ concession, you have to apply well in advance.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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He has poor eyesight and is in need ______ glasses.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Mithology
Read the following example, and then complete the sentence using your own idea.
Time: I entered the school when the bell was ringing.
I entered the school ____________.
