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प्रश्न
Make a list of four things you remember doing as a young child •
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Now, make a list of things you must remember to do this coming week •
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उत्तर
Make a list of four things you remember doing as a young child.
- I remember reading fairy stories as a young child.
- I remember playing kabbadi.
- I remember going to school on foot.
- I remember eating raw guavas.
Now, make a list of things you must remember to do this coming week.
- I remember to study hard during examination days.
- I remember to donate some money to the orphanage.
- I remember to feast the street children on my next birthday.
- I remember to donate some clothes to the needy this Diwali.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the items given below. Some are sentences and have a finite verb. Others are phrases and have a non-finite verb. Write [S] for sentences and [P] for phrases in the boxes provided.
1. Subroto is playing with my brother. .........
2. Playing the piano ........
3. Trees fallen on the road .......
4. Rohan fell down and hurt himself. ........
5. The medals won by our house ..........
6. This year we won the gold medal. .........
7. Hanging on a silver chain ........
8. Sheetal is hanging the decorations in the room. ......
9. It is impossible to ignore the beggars on the roads. ........
10. Ignoring my warnings ........
11. I swim for an hour daily. .......
12. To swim in the pool. .........
Now read the items again. Circle the non-finite verbs. Write them in the box below. How many types of non-finite verbs do you have?
Underline the present participle and circle the noun it describes in the
following sentences as shown in the example above.
a) The policeman saw a thief escaping on a motorbike.
b) Hearing a loud sound, the students rushed out of the classroom.
c) I can hear the school choir practicing in the auditorium.
d) The player was happy seeing that his opponent was growing tired.
Given below is an extract from the story 'The Iron Man and The Space Being'. Complete the story using suitable non-finite verbs. You may choose words from the box given below.
| worry change peer hit frighten blaze |
One day there came some strange news. Everybody was talking about it.
Round eyes, busy mouths,_________ voices - everybody was talking about it.
One of the stars of the night sky had begun______This star had always been a very tiny star, of no importance at all. It had shone up there for billions and trillions and zillions of years in the Constellation of Orion. In all its time this tiny star had never changed in any way.
Now suddenly, it began to get bigger. Astronomers, _______through their telescopes, noticed it first. They watched it with _______ frowns.
The tiny star was definitely getting bigger. And not just bigger. But bigger and bigger and Bigger. Each night it was BIGGER. Bigger than the Dog-star, the large, coloured twinkler the heel of the Hunter
Orion.
Bigger than Jupiter, the great __________ planet. Everybody could see it clearly, night after night, as it grew and Grew and GREW. They stared up with frightened faces.
Till at last it hung there in the sky over the world, blazing down, the size of the moon, a deep gloomy red. And now there could be only one explanation. The star was getting bigger because it was getting nearer. And nearer and Nearer and, NEARER.
It was rushing towards the world.
Faster than a bullet.
Faster than any rocket.
Faster even than a meteorite.
And if it hit the world at that speed, the whole world would simply be blasted to bits in the twinkling of an eye. It would be like an express train _________ a bowl of goldfish.
No wonder the people stared up with frightened faces. No wonder the astronomers watched it through their telescopes with worried frowns.
Complete the sentences using 'ing' form of the verbs from the box.
| apply buy use meet |
1. The doctor advised Neelam to avoid ____ ghee as a cooking medium.
2. I have had to put off _____ a scooter for my son until he completes
his college studies.
3. How about for the post of teacher in the neighbouring
school?
4. By the time we finished the house, the children had become
hungry.
5. She went around all the tenants in the apartment house,
canvassing support for her cleanliness campaign.
6. I am afraid the doctor is busy now. Would you mind _____ a few
minutes?
Now combine the following pair of sentence using a suitable verb in its
'ing' form.
We all make mistakes. It is human.
Now combine the following pair of sentence using a suitable verb in its
'ing' form.
We tried to enter the pavilion. The police prevented us.
Now combine the following pair of sentence using a suitable verb in its
'ing' form.
She talks too much. I don't like it.
Explain the following sign using to+ verb :
_______________________________-
Why don’t you try?
Give the solution to the problem below using the ‘ing’ form of the verb. Make the solution as unusual as possible.
A man is trying to steal my ear!
Why don’t you try ______?
Work in pair. One of you will ask the question, the other will give the answer with the help of the clue in bracket. Write down in the spaces provided.
- Why did you travel by bus? (save money)
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Combine each of the following pairs of sentences, using the correct form of the verbs. The first one has been done for you as an example:
| Nithin was irritated by the noise. Nithin left the place. Irritated by the noise, Nithin left the place. |
1. Leander was surprised by Asifs return of service.
Leander started playing in earnest.
__________________________________________
2 Rajani has completed her homework.
She wants to go to play.
__________________________________________
3 Gopal was utterly bored with his studies.
He went out for a walk.
__________________________________________
4 Sita was startled by the noise.
She jumped out of her bed.
__________________________________________
5 The police chased the smuggler. The smuggler hid in a thicket.
__________________________________________
6 The news stunned Meenu. She stood rooted to the spot.
Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .
- ________________________
Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .
- ______________________________
Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .
- __________________________
Study the following table
| with verb+ing | with to+verb | ||
| Avoid | imagine | agree | learn |
| Consider | involve | allow | manage |
| delay | prevent | ask | promise |
| deny | resent | decide | refuse |
| excuse | risk | expect | seem |
| mind | enjoy | fail | want |
| favour | stop | intend | wish |
| finish | suggest | ||
Now complete the following sentences appropriately using 'ing' or
infinitive construction. Use the grid given above to write your answers.
You may have to add prepositions in some sentences.
1) Would you mind______________________________________
2) Most children enjoy___________________________________
3) I'll never forget ___________ when I was 18 years old.
4) I remember_________________________________________
5) Our teacher dislikes__________________________________
6) The commander told the soldiers________________
7) I do not intend________________________________
8) The inspector is certain______________________
9) My father was vecy angry with the grocer ________________
10) My brother likes________________________________
Correct the following sentence :
- Her actions make my blood to boil.
Correct the following sentence :
- We were prevented to enter the classroom.
