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प्रश्न
Change the voice of the following sentence.
The team was trained by the coach.
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उत्तर
The coach trained the team.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You must 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.
Say whether each of the verbs underlined below, are Finite or Non-finite.
We lack the confidence to see ourselves as developed nations.
Find at least two examples of consonance from poems that you study in this book.
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
foreign customs
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Find a suitable adverb for the following verb. (At least 3)
walk
______________ several warnings, he continued to swim.
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them
When I moved back to the city, things had changed considerably.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We really look forward _____________ (meet) alien creatures and ________ (find) out what they are really like.
Present perfect with “ever and never”
Have you ever…?
Have you ever eaten a kiwi fruit?
Yes, I have eaten a kiwi fruit. Or No, I have never eaten a kiwi fruit.
| Activity | Yes, I have (name) | No, I have never. (name) |
| … been to Ooty | ||
| … traveled by plane | ||
| … visited a museum | ||
| …tried swimming in sea | ||
| … gone hiking | ||
| … sung karaoke | ||
| ……… lost money | ||
| …… taken a cold shower in winter | ||
| … listened to French music | ||
| … eaten a peach |
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable conjunction from the option.
Sudharshan will succeed ______ he works hard.
Sea turtles live their______ life in the sea .
Work in pairs.
A rhyme is a repetition of the same sound in two or more words. Usually they come at the end of lines in poems and songs. Eg. tower – power; king – sing
Discuss with your partner and pick out the rhyming words in the poem.
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
Children ______ ice-creams.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Whatever you do, do well.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
I will meet you _____ 7.30.
Use the suitable verb.
Suresh ______ the poem.
Write the correct preposition.
The doll is ______ the box.
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
She acted in the ______ (advertisement) first time.
Change the sentence into the past perfect tense and future perfect tense.
I have posted the letter.
What we say?
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
moist
Expand the following new headline in a sentence each.
Municipal elections in December
Complete the mind map given below and write a brief summary of the story in your own words.
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
I (get) up at 7 every morning but this morning I (sleep) for a long time and I (not get) up until 8.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
They ______about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
When did you feel the tremors?
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The employees are seldom allowed to meet their boss, aren’t they?
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
A few people from the house of bereavement stood outside.
Now, Blend the following word.
foreign + exchange
He has poor eyesight and is in need ______ glasses.
