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प्रश्न
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
hungry - ______ - ______
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उत्तर
hungry - hungrier - hungriest
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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.
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
I took photographs of Tenzing holding aloft the flags.
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
They liked his written stories.
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
be ______ with envy (feel very jealous).
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
out of the ______ (suddenly, unexpectedly).
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to undo
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
If you give up ____________ (study) now, our mission will be scrubbed.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Can you imagine ___________ (walk) up to a Martian and shaking hands and ____________ (say), “Hello, how are you? “
Match the Squares to form proper sentences.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of your friends can guide you.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of his family members would come to visit you.
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.
The island was a green paradise.
Read the sentence given below. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the appropriate laughter word from the exercise above.
Bharani didn't mean any harm, he just did it for______.
Uma’s family is going on a holiday. Write what they will be doing there.
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Uma _________ |
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Her brother ______ |
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Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
I will meet you _____ 7.30.
Choose the correct plural form.
Bench
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I watch television in the afternoon. (My mother)
Write the past form of the verbs.
run - ______
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
We should never misuse or ______natural resources.
Now, write the clipped and unclipped forms of the given words and complete the table.
| UNCLIPPED | CLIPPED |
| chimpanzee | |
| photo | |
| mike | |
| cafeteria | |
| gas | |
| helicopter | |
| telephone | |
| varsity | |
| memo | |
| influenza | |
| hippo | |
| bridegroom | |
| fan | |
| demonstration | |
| pram | |
| refrigerator |
- My teachers ______me towards the path of success.
- The tourist ______explained the historical importance of the site.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
en route
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
People who live in glass houses______ not throw stones.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
severe – sever – sewer
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
surgery + instruments -
Fill the empty boxes with suitable words under each word class.
| NOUN | VERB | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| amusement | |||
| appreciate | |||
| proudly | |||
| hopeful |
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
The sun having set, the temperature fell rapidly.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
Deva forgot ______the letter.
Write the compound word using the pictures.
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Write compound word using the pictures.
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