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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with appropriate correlative conjunction.
I would ______starve ______ beg.
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उत्तर
I would rather starve than beg.
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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.
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
There was much ____________in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)
Two separate words combine together to make a new word with a different meaning. They form Compound Words. Using a dictionary, find the meaning of the following compound word.
fireplace
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To show possession
From the story (Part I and Part II), find 4 words that begin with the prefix ‘un-’ and write their opposites.
- ______ × ______
- ______ × ______.
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to be wary of
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘not only but also’ and ‘as well as’ in 2 seperate sentences.
World Heritage Sites can be a combination of both cultural and natural areas
____________ hill is 13 km away from Darjeeling.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Think of your fellow astronauts who wouldn’t hesitate __________ (help) you in time of trouble.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
Latha_______ (wait) for her daughter.
Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in bracket.
Be careful, that mirror ______ (fall) on the floor.
Match the words with correct Synonym and Antonym from the table.
| S.No | Word | Synonym | Antonym |
| 1 | wide | privilege | freedom |
| 2 | noble | valiant | public |
| 3 | oppress | valuable | coward |
| 4 | honour | personal | ignoble |
| 5 | worthy | gentle | dishonour |
| 6 | private | broad | narrow |
| 7 | brave | subdue | unworthy |
In the following passage, some words are missing. Choose the correct words from the given options to complete the passage.
Raghav (a) ______ in a middle-class family. He is a (b) ______ boy of 8. His mother (c) ______ as a software engineer in an MNC. (d) ______ is his favourite hobby. He (e) ______ the first prize in school level competition for drawing last week. He (f) ______ drawing at the age of 3. His mother (g) ______ he (h) ______ a great painter in future.
| (a) | (i) will be born | (ii) is born | (iii) born | (iv) has born |
| (b) | (i) school-going | (ii) going to school | (iii) school coming | (iv) school gone |
| (c) | (i) working | (ii)works | (iii) has worked | (iv) will work |
| (d) | (i) drawn | (ii) had drawn | (iii) drawing | (iv) having drawn |
| (e) | (i) win | (ii) was winning | (iii) wins | (iv) won |
| (f) | (i) was starting | (ii) starting | (iii) started | (iv) is starting |
| (g) | (i) hoped | (ii)hoping | (iii) hopes | (iv) has hoped |
| (h) | (i) will become | (ii) becomes | (iii) would become | (iv)will be becoming |
Combine the pair of a sentence using the appropriate connector.
We came late. We did not miss the train.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
I have sold the house. It was located at the bank of a river.
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- The past tense of leap ______
- Something to serve food on______
Kevin will come tonight, _______?
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Govern your passions or they will govern you.
Find me in the poem.
I can carry you
Find me in the poem.
You can lay down on me
Read the sentences and put the adverbs in the correct boxes. Give two more examples of your own in each box.
- Anand has decided to submit his project tomorrow.
- The cat ran behind.
- Paraman sang in the choir happily.
- We never come late to the office.
- The stray elephant was set free in the forest yesterday
- Arun and Vimala usually complete their homework on time.
- Raghav looked at his sister affectionately.
- I prefer to leave early.
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I have dinner at 8 p.m. (She)
Fill in the blanks
The dove______ the ant are friends.
Answer the following.
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| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You ______ help the needy. (moral obligation)
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Nobody has been seen in the library this week.
Complete the sentences choosing the right endings.
| We were thoroughly disappointed | to find out his address |
| Hardly had he stepped out | we could not go further |
| They wanted | since our team did not get a prize |
| Since we had run out of petrol | was his reckless driving |
| The cause of his injury | when it began to rain |
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
The peacock is more colourful than any other bird found in India.
Find the meaning of the following from a good dictionary:
radicals
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following category.
Idioms with objects
- as black as coal
- ______
- ______
