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प्रश्न
Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause.
Nobody knows when the power supply will resume.
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उत्तर
Nobody knows when the power supply will resume.
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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.
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
You —————————— reach the island by land or air; you —————————— go by boat.
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
Old people often _______________ hear very well; they _______________ use a hearing aid.
Make the following Negative using the negative words given.
She went around asking everyone about her plants. (No one/did not)
Explain the figure of speech tautology with example.
Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence.
Ramanujan was self-taught : he knew nothing of the modern rigour.
Form groups and hold debates on the following topic. Make bulleted lists of points in favour (pros) and those against (cons) the given statement. Let the whole class vote on who won the debate.
A man should use animals for his own needs.
What are interjections? explain with some examples.
Try to find out synonyms (words that mean the same) for the following:
(You may use a dictionary / theasures)
- disapproved: ______
- bits/pieces: ______
- achievement: ______
- attracted: ______
- nuisance: ______
- mishap: ______
- controlled: ______
- rebuke: ______
Underline the main clause in the following sentence:
Just then a Stranger-man came along the river, but he belonged to a far tribe, the Tewaras, and he did not understand one word of Tegumai’s language.
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
Janu is studying in class X. In the event of the teachers __________________
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Sudha fell over during the basketball match.
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
There was a forest on the island.
Complete the Conditional Sentence. Decide whether to use Type I, II, or III.
If I had time, I __________ (go) shopping with you.
If he is late, we __________ without him.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
The town in which I live is very large.
Punctuate the following sentence.
my favourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent.
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
a heavy blow or hit______.
Write the plural form.
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tooth - _________ |
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knife - _________ |
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
Mohamad loses his purse in the crowd.
Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.
It ______ (snow) last winter.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
We were not able to stay overnight as we______not______(reserve) the tickets in advance.
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with appropriate preposition.
The clothes that he has put ______are very impressive. He is going ______his hometown to pay homage ______the village head.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
par excellence
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
Artificially flavoured juices are hazardous to health. Moreover, they lead to kidney problems. (and)
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
Tanya would not know the answer unless she referred to the answer key.
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
He lived alone. He had forgotten everybody.
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the live feed on a school news channel.
Congratulations Change Makers!
The regional competition awards have been announced and our school music club _____ the first prize.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Underline the verbs and choose the correct option from the options.
Margie even wrote about it.
