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प्रश्न
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
You _________ a beautiful painting.
पर्याय
have made
has made
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उत्तर
You have made a beautiful painting.
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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 the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
Someone stole my bicycle. ________
Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives.
Read the sentences.
- Yatin is strong.
- Amit is stronger than Yatin.
- Pravin is the strongest of all.
In sentence (i) the Adjective 'strong' is in its simple form. It is called Positive Degree.
In sentence (ii) the Adjective 'stronger' refers to a higher degree, when there is a comparison of two nouns. It is called Comparative Degree. (-er is added to the basic Adjective)
In sentence (iii) the adjective 'strongest' refers to the highest degree of comparison of one with more than two nouns. It is called Superlative Degree. (-est is added to the basic Adjective)
Complete the table of degrees of comparison.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| (1) great | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) famous | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) ____________ | easier | ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | worse | ____________ |
| (5) ____________ | ____________ | poorest |
| (6) ____________ | ____________ | laziest |
| (7) little | ____________ | ____________ |
| (8) ____________ | worthier | ____________ |
| (9) popular | ____________ | ____________ |
Say whether the verb underlined below is Finite or Non-finite.
Indians never try to force their way of life on others.
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
The florist ______ flowers on the street.
Fill in the blanks with correct euphemisms for the given words.
| deaf, or hard of hearing | |
| mentally ill | |
| fat | |
| blind | |
| liar |
Fill in the blank with present continuous tense of the given word.
Bharathi ______ (write) his home work.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
Being a Monday, the shops _________ not be crowded today.
- The ______ of the photo is broken.
- We ______questions on all topics.
'The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude.' Relate this to a real-life experience you have had. Share your thoughts in class.
