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प्रश्न
Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.
Fish
पर्याय
Fish
Fishes
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उत्तर
Fish.
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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.
Which form of the verb is more natural in below sentence?
Don’t worry about the dog. It won’t hurt/isn’t hurting you
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
These procedures can be performed through very small incisions. Our patients experience a number of benefits.
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
Hardy corrected his statement.
Only ______ are green.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The ______ sky looks beautiful at night.
Match the following.
| 1. | The cat was hungry | because I had a headache. |
| 2. | The cat was hungry | so it ate a fish. |
| 3. | He was afraid of the dog | because she had to attend function. |
| 4. | She went home early | so he ran away. |
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
scattered
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
I ______never______(see) such a beautiful sunrise before I came here.
Given below are some idiomatic comparisons with ‘like’. Can you guess their meaning? Look them up in a good dictionary. You won’t find them under ‘like’. Which words will you look up to find these comparisons?
- Like a bull in a china shop (Here, china means delicate articles of porcelain)
- Like a cat on a hot tin roof.
- Like a red rag to a bull.
- Like a cat that stole the cream.
- Like water off a duck’s back.
- Memory like a sieve.
Using your imagination write more comparisons using ‘like’
