Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
en mass
Advertisements
उत्तर
En masse – in a group all together
The striking workers ran en masse to the gate when the boss arrived.
APPEARS IN
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.
Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.
I _______________repair my cycle yesterday.
Fill in the blank in the following dialogue choosing a suitable phrase from those given below.
Shieba: Your big moment is close _______________.
Jyoti: How should I welcome it?
Shieba: Get up and receive the trophy.
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
He lowered his fingers slowly into the milk.
Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.
fill in the blank using the correct form of the word given.
Rain water ____________ from the umbrella all over the carpet.
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
able - ________.
Give the Comparative and Superlative forms of -
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| (1) | ancient | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) | special | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) | significant | ____________ | ____________ |
| (4) | advanced | ____________ | ____________ |
| (5) | accurate | ____________ | ____________ |
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
Heart patients were treated with sedatives. They did not survive.
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To refer to events, activities, and experiences
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
plentiful supply
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Nobody should violate the rules.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
A friend of mine is repairing the car./The car _______________ by a friend of mine.
Find the antonym for the following word.
Disgrace ×
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
It is a ______ day.
Find me in the poem.
I can alert you
Punctuate the following sentence.
Hindus muslims sikhs christians live together in India.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
I will meet you _____ 7.30.
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
They eat all the bananas themselves.
Use the suitable verb.
My friends ______ a passage.
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
She writes a letter to her friend.
Fill in the blank.
Banana is ______ apple.
complete the sentence.
Kavi ______ kind to me.
complete the sentence.
The bus ______ brand new.
Write
______ egg
Explain the ______‘Cut your ______according to your cloth.’ (coat/quote)
Given below are the phrasal verbs with their meanings. Use the given phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.
| turn on | to open |
| took over | take lead |
| set of | start a journey |
| put of | postpone |
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Every man, woman and child ______ happy.
There is an urgent need ______ a bus stop in this village.
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Cranky
Form groups of 6-8. Think of similes using different objects, for example,
- Dry as land
- Wet as a puddle.
Now try to put together the similes to make a poem with rhyming lines.
