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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
Make a pair of sentences of your own to point out the different meanings of the following Homograph.
fine
Pick out two examples of Personification from the poem.
Classify the words in (a) and (b) into ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ words.
- great, beautiful, arrogant, impatient, quiet, worthless, proud, happy, thoughtless, hasty
- shouted at, wasted, answered, offered, smiled, refused, toiled, grew, dyed, rewarded, destroyed.
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
strong (city)
Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.
- safe
- comfortable
- quick.
When we reached the park, __________.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
in the rear of
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
The children ______ (play) in the ground when the teacher arrived.
Underline the verb and identify the tense form.
He received your messages last night ______.
Refer to your dictionary. Add a prefix or suffix to the following words and find their antonyms.
| 1. | privileged | |
| 2. | animate | |
| 3. | discriminate | |
| 4. | empty | |
| 5. | communicate | |
| 6. | learn |
Find out the clipped words for the following.
- aeroplane -
- microphone -
- exhibition -
- kilogram -
- cafeteria -
When the burglars broke into the house, everybody _________ (have) sound sleep.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
The town in which I live is very large.
Read the sentence, insert appropriate article in the blank and choose the noun phrase.
Srinath and Sandhya were bored at______ awful concert.
Change the sentence from past continuous to future continuous.
They were going to Coimbatore.
I ______ never seen a cobra.
Choose the correct prefix and write the new word.
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
A person who got no luck______.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
scattered
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
Turtles should be ______ in a healthy environment.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
The voyagers did not ______ to drop anchor at the unknown island.
Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable prepositions and read the paragraph aloud for better understanding of the use of prepositions.
Mr. Beek of New Jersey has invented a floating life-preserver, which gives complete protection (1) ______people who have been shipwrecked. The upper section is large enough (2)______the wearer to be able to move his head and arms (3) ______, and a month's supply (4 )______food and drinking water can also be stored (5) ______it. The cover can be closed in rough weather, and the wearer can see (6) ______the window in the front, and breathe (7) ______a curved pipe. The life preserver is made (8) ______water proof cloth attached (9) ______circular metal tubes, which protect the wearer (10) ______ sharp rocks and hungry fish.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
beside - besides
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
...that they only drink it in order to be warmed and stimulated.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
You have not returned my books yet.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Don’t commit this mistake again.
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
Elambrathi has a second-hand car.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Seker or his brothers ______ done it.
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II in the case.
(I) Sara said that she would come to my house the following day.
(II) Sara said to me, "____________."
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
