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प्रश्न
Combine the pair of sentence given below into a single sentence using the noun form of the highlighted word.
The policeman arrived quickly. It made us happy.
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उत्तर
The quick arrival of the policeman made us happy.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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:__________________________________________
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
Its legs hung limply.
Understand the usage of the words given:
After consulting him and Nirmal Chander Singh, we decided to await confirmation from the GOC and Mountain Division.
You know the verb ‘wait’. But it is an intransitive verb. It doesn’t take a direct object; consequently, it cannot be cast into passive voice. Also, the past participle of the verb ‘to wait’ cannot act as an adjective.
‘The mother waited eagerly’ is a correct sentence as there is no direct object. But ‘The mother waited eagerly the answer from her son.’ is a wrong sentence. ‘The answer’ is the direct object. This sentence can be written by using the phrase ‘wait for’ as ‘The mother waited eagerly for the answer from her son.’ ‘Wait for’ can be taken as the transitive phrasal verb.
‘To await’ is a transitive verb and it does take a direct object.
For example, ‘The mother awaited the answer eagerly.’
The past participle of it can be used as an adjective.
The most awaited program started very late.
Note that the object of the verb ‘await’ is usually an inanimate object. We don’t usually await a person, but we await his answer/ call/ arrival/ letter.
There are more such words in English. All of them are not verbs.
For example: Aside, Ashore, Anew, Awake, Afoot.
Prefix ‘A’ provides a certain purpose in the formation of the word.
- Aside- to the side
- Ashore- towards the shore
- Afoot-on foot
- Anew- of new
- Apolitical- not political
- Asleep- in a state or manner
Share with your friends a few more words.
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.
value
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Their mission appeared __________ (be) in jeopardy.
When we reached the park, __________.
Change the possessive adjective into a possessive pronoun.
My bike is costly.
Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
_______ he was ill, he went to the doctor.
We use a variety of idioms in our daily life to describe various situations. Describe the narrator’s situation in your own words, making use of some of the new idioms you have just learnt.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Geomatric
