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प्रश्न
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
The sun having set, the temperature fell rapidly.
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उत्तर
fell
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You must 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.
Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.
She told me that she was a doctor.
Clause (1) ____________
Clause (2) ____________
Conjunction:
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knot
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a ______ list (a list of defaulters).
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Sudha told the truth to her friend.
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Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help of option.
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Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is your bag, you can take it anytime.
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The students were intelligent. They could answer the questions correctly.
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a ______ of tea.
Find out the clipped word for the following.
education + satellite -
Put the words in correct order and rewrite sentence.
I have sticks. (Long, Two, Brown)
Write the plural form.
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tooth - _________ |
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knife - _________ |
Choose the correct plural form.

Boy
Name the character or speaker.
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Fill in the blank with the correct opposite.

Is this a dark room?
No, it is _____.
Choose the correct place of the apple.

Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
Sakthi______ (earn) a lot of money.
What we say?

Fill in the blank.

______Vaigai
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
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Find the antonyms of the following words in the puzzle and shade them with a pencil. The first one has been done for you.
| seldom, admitted, methodical, reality, virtue, vile, indignant, relish, fact |
Spot the word

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look
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- at
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Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
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Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch his dream carrier.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
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Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
I saw a disabled man.
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following category.
Idioms with objects
- as black as coal
- ______
- ______
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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