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प्रश्न
Complete the sentence below by filling in the blank with suitable participial clause.
The information that has to be used in the phrases is provided as a sentence in bracket.
1. ____, the fire fighters finally put out the fire. (They worked round the clock.)
2. She watched the sunset above the mountain, ____ (She noticed the colours blending
softly into one another.)
3. The excited horse pawed the ground rapidly, ____ (While it neighed continually.)
4. ____, I found myself in Bangalore, instead of Benaras. (I had taken the wrong train.)
5. ____, I was desperate to get to the bathroom. (I had not bathed for two days)
6. The stone steps, ____ needed to be replaced. (They were worn down).
7. The actor received hundreds of letters from his fans, ____ (They asked him to send
them his photograph.)
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उत्तर
1. Working round the clock, the fire fighters finally put out the fire.
2. She watched the sunset above the mountain, noticing the colours blending softly into one another.
3. The excited horse pawed the ground rapidly, neighing continually.
4. Having taken the wrong train, I found myself in Bangalore, instead of Benaras.
5. Having not bathed for two days, I was desperate to get to the bathroom.
6. The stone steps, being worn down, needed to be replaced.
7. The actor received hundreds of letters from his fans, asking him to send them his
photograph.
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use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
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Make adverb from these adjective .
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Thinking about language
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The authorities permitted us to (What did the authorities permit us to do?)
Thinking about language
Complete the following sentence. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the question in brackets.
A musician decided to (What did the musician decide to do?)
Study the use of the word big in the following sentence.
He was so big− his hands and his neck, especially his mouth…
Here, big means large in size.
Now, consult a dictionary and find out the meaning of big in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.
(i) You are a big girl now.older
(ii) Today you are going to take the biggest decision of your career. ____
(iii) Their project is full of big ideas. ____
(iv) Cricket is a big game in our country. ____
(v) I am a big fan of Lata Mangeskar. ____
(vi) You have to cook a bit more as my friend is a big eater. ____
(vii) What a big heart you’ve got, Father dear. ____
Some verbs of reporting are given in the box. Choose the appropriate verbs and fill in
the blanks in the following sentences.
were complaining , shouted , replied
remarked , ordered , suggested
(i) “I am not afraid,” ____ the woman.
(ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother ____.
(iii) The children ____ that the roads were crowded and noisy.
(iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” ____the master.
(v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” ____ the sports teacher.
(vi) The traffic police ____ all the passers-by to keep off the road.
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
The newspapers proclaimed his work as “a scientific revolution.” (declared, praised,
showed)
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The table below has some proverbs telling you what to do and what not to do. Fill in the blanks and add a few more such proverbs to the table.
| Positive | Negative |
| (i) Save for a rainy day. | (i) Don’t cry over spilt milk. |
| (ii) Make hay while the sun shines. | (ii) Don’t put the cart before the horse. |
| (iii) ____ before you leap. | (iii) ____ a mountain out of a mole hill. |
| (iv) ____ and let live. | (iv) ____ all your eggs in one basket. |
Now here are some more words. Complete them with ei or ie. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
- bel___ ve
- rec ___ve
- w ___rd
- l ___sure
- s ___ze
- w ___ght
- r ___gn
- f ___gn
- gr ___f
- p ___rce
(There is a popular rule of spelling: ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’. Check if this rule is true by looking at the words above.)
Adverbs
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(i) Complete the following sentences, using a suitable adverb ending in –ly.
(a) Rana does her homework ___.
(b) It rains ___in Mumbai in June.
(c) He does his work ___.
(d) The dog serves his master ___.
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(a) We should ___get down from a moving train. (never, sometimes, often)
(b) I was ___in need of support after my poor performance. (badly, occasionally,
sometimes).
(c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her ___. (suddenly, seriously,
immediately)
Simple Present Tense
In these sentences words like everyday, often, seldom, never, every month, generally, usually, etc. may be used.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
The heart is a pump that ___(send) the blood circulating through our body. The
pumping action ___(take place) when the left ventricle of the heart ___(contract). This
___(force) the blood out into the arteries, which ___(expand) to receive the oncoming blood.
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
The fog had an adverse (affect/effect) on the traffic.
Rewrite the sentence below, changing the verb in bracket into the passive form.
In spite of financial difficulties, the labourers (pay) on time.
A bird ______ hand is worth two in the bush.
She was tired ______ fighting and struggling all the time.
Choose the correct option to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
This work must be completed. There is a deadline.
Choose the correct option to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
He began late. He finished first.
The apples are so cheap that they cannot be good. (Use: 'too')
