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प्रश्न
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
The militants were being taken to prison by the police.
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उत्तर
The police were taking the militants to the prison.
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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.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
I’m sure they would also enjoy __________ (travel) with our crew.
I have ________ pencils with me.
Read the sentence given below. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the appropriate laughter word from the exercise above.
The show was enjoyed by all the audience and they ______ out loudly all the while.
Write the past continuous forms for the given verb.
I ______ while he was singing. (dance)
Choose the correct place of the apple.
Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate compound words from those given in the box:
Reeta hurried along the road, dressed in her ______new dress towards the bus stop. Before ______, she had to reach the house of her ______. But the first ______of her travel was slow due to traffic jam. Her ______would be regarded with joy. She was ______ herself to reach the place. When she finally stepped into the ______, she was received with a big hug by her kind aunt. She was in time to join the ______at the village, for a ______.
| singsong | overstraining | spotless |
| gentlefolk | grandmother | courtyard |
| sunset | half-hour | homecoming |
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
digestion + enzymes -
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
How ______sugar do you want?
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
This is the most challenging task I have ever undertaken.
