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प्रश्न
Here, we see that the ‘-ing’ form of the verb ‘fight’ is used as a subject in ‘The fighting went on’. It does the work of a noun. When the ‘-ing’ form of a verb is used as a noun, it is known as a gerund or verbal noun. Read the following examples of gerunds:
- Gardening is an art.
- Cooking is a science.
- I enjoy reading poems.
- I like reading more than writing.
Rewrite the above sentences using other appropriate gerunds in place of the ones given here.
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उत्तर
- Drawing is an art.
- Typing is a science.
- I enjoy narrating poems.
- I like baking more than cooking.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
The tyres were deflated by the traffic police. _________
Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.
fill in the blank using the correct form of the word given.
The ____________ of the raven disturbed the child’s sleep.
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Rickety table
Find the antonym of the following from the passage.
Peace × ______
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
fight (verb)
Underline the main clause in the following sentence:
And she was Tegumai Bopsulai’s Best Beloved and her own Mummy’s Best Beloved, and she was not spanked half as much as was good for her, and they were all three very happy.
Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.
This is the old kind of school.
(singular/plural)
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them
When I moved back to the city, things had changed considerably.
Find the antonyms for the underlined word in the following sentence.
The narrator of the story felt very sick for a week.
Write a question for the answer.
_________________?
No, they aren’t singing.
The girls _______ (learn) their lessons.
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help option.
Doing ______ every day in the morning keeps one healthy.
Fill in the blank with the connector that goes with the underlined word.
Either Raghu _________ Bala will have to buy vegetables from the market.
We wish she continues ______ healthy.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
On seeing the teacher, the children stood up. (into Complex).
______ please open the window?
Sea turtles live their______ life in the sea .
______like to play hide and seek.
Answer the following.
| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Write.
______ book.
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
Pinku works in a power plant.
The ______dancer turned ______after the final performance. (weary/wiry)
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
tight corners
Fill in the blanks with suitable homophones or confusables.
| wallet | ______ | hoard | ______ |
| fairy | ______ | desert | ______ |
| medal | ______ | night | ______ |
| wait | ______ | sweet | ______ |
| yoke | ______ | plain | ______ |
| grown | ______ | might | ______ |
| earn | ______ | quite | ______ |
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
We ______ a wonderful film at the cinema last night. (see)
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Let’s clean the shelves this weekend.
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Understand the concept well, otherwise you cannot solve the problem.
Now, Blend the following word.
electronic + mail
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Innar
Write the opposites (antonyms) of the following.
- cheap × ______
- discouraged × ______
- inadequacy × ______
- accept × ______
- simple × ______
- irrational × ______
- understand × ______
- clear × ______
