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प्रश्न
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Manoj ______ present along with his parents.
पर्याय
was
were
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उत्तर
Manoj was present along with his parents.
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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.
‘She went to one of the kitchen drawers’.
Look at the sentence carefully. The underlined word tells us that she went (some time ago) to a particular place (at one of the kitchen drawers). Now discuss with your partner and tell the class what you did ‘yesterday’ and what your friend did ‘yesterday’. Complete the table. One is done for you.
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Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
They liked his written stories.
Form groups and hold debates on the following topic. Make bulleted lists of points in favour (pros) and those against (cons) the given statement. Let the whole class vote on who won the debate.
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modern technique
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Rewrite the sentence nominalising the underlined word.
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______ mind going to the back bench?
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______play football?
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What a beautiful banyan tree!
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Kind
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Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
I (never) think of a career in medicine before I spoke to my Biology teacher but now I think (seriously) it.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Predicting the arrival of visitors…
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Good news is expected shortly.
Now, Blend the following word.
binary + digit
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Painting is an interesting hobby
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
The baby cried. She was feeling sleepy.
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