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प्रश्न
Rewrite the sentences using an infinitive instead of the underlined clause.
1. Shah found that Rs. 20,000 of the sales money was missing from the box.
2. The Court declared that the officer was guilty of gross negligence.
3. Evidence showed that the document was a fabrication.
4. The court warned the representatives that they should not tamper with the
evidence.
5. The minister was annoyed when he learnt that he had lost the elections.
6. You would be silly if you dyed your hair green.
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उत्तर
1. Shah found that Rs. 20,000 of the sales money was missing from the box.
2. The Court declared that the officer was guilty of gross negligence.
3. Evidence showed that the document was a fabrication.
4. The court warned the representatives that they should not tamper with the evidence.
5. The minister was annoyed when he learnt that he had lost the elections.
6. You would be silly if you dyed your hair green.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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?
Look at the pictures and complete the story below them, using an appropriate form of one of the verbs in the box below.
| look, | watch, | view, | steal, | find, |
| jump, | climb, | run, | search, | live, |
| stay, | land, | peer, | speed |
One night Bhola, while + ____________the sky from his verandah,
heard a strange sound. Just about + _____________in the forest nearby was a
spacecraft. Next day the people of the town were +________ away from
their homes, frightened by the strange creatures who had landed in their
midst. The intruders ran all over the town, +_________ food, money
and all that they could lay their hands on. Scared out of his wits, Bhola hid in
the bushes. +__________ through his binoculars, Bhola* ________one of
the intruders +_______ into a box. On +_______ a small mouse
+_________ out of the box, the intruder* _______off in terror. This gave
Bhola an idea. He spent the next day+________ for mice.
Next morning Bhola* ________ a cage full of mice to the spacecraft
and set them free. On+ ________ the mice, the intruders were
too frightened + ________on Earth any longer, and they
* ______ in their spacecraft immediately.
Here is part of a letter that Anuradha wrote to Raji about her experience in a city that she was visiting. Complete the letter using suitable nonfinites.
When I saw a beggar__________ near the Big Temple, I decided to help him. But when the other beggars saw me_________ him some money, they started ____ around me. I was a little embarrassed and_______ the menace, I entered a hotel nearby. The manager of the hotel made me _______the need for caution while _______beggars. After _____me, he went on to ask me if I would like __________a guide _________me round the city. I politely refused his offer of help and went back to my own hotel.
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.
Murari passed the examination. I congratulated him.
Now combine the following pair of sentence using a suitable verb in its
'ing' form.
We must appreciate other people's achievements. It promotes goodwill.
Give the solution to the problem below using the 'ing' form or the verb.
Make the solution as unusual as possible.
My hand sand feet are frozen!
Give the solution to the problem below using the 'ing' form or the verb.
Make the solution as unusual as possible.
My sister /brother doesn't stop talking.
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 are you waiting here? (meet the teacher)
- __________________________________________
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 return home early? (help with the housework)
- _______________________________________________________
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)
- ____________________________________________
No accounting for tastes
Fill in the blanks with verb + ing. Share your lists with your partner.
| What I love doing | What I hate doing | What I don't mind doing |
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Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .
- __________________________
Correct the following sentence :
- Her actions make my blood to boil.
'Remember to do' and 'Remember doing'
Study the examples given below.
(a) I must remember to take my science book.
(b) I remember meeting you in the park.
Some verbs might take either form depending on their meaning.
Which sentence refers to something which actually happened?
___________________________________________________________________
Which sentence refers to something which hasn't actually happened?
__________________________________________________________________________
Complete the sentences using the correct non-finite form of the verbs
given in brackets.
1. I regret (be) rude to you.
2. I regret _______ (inform) you that you have not qualified in
the interview.
3. I want to stop now ____ (eat) lunch.
4. I must stop ______ (eat) so much.
5. It was rude of him ____ (say) that.
Correct the following sentence :
- I am hopeful to secure full marks in the Mathematics paper.
A student has written a letter to Sagarika Sen asking for advice. Complete the letter using appropriate non-finites(· ing, - ed, and to +verb form)
Dear Sagarika Sen,
I am a Class XII student. My exams are a few months away and I need ______all
my time to my studies. But whenever I start____________ in the morning, a friend
of mine who is in the same class comes to my house. He stays for about 30
minutes and keeps__________ all kinds of nonsense. I feel very _______ as it hampers my studies at the start of the day.
Please advise me how I can ensure that he never comes to my house while I am
busy________ for my examination. How can I ask him _________away without hurting him?
Som Shankar Lahir
Kolkata
Here is the advice that Sagarika Sen has given to Som Shankar. Complete the letter using non-finites:
Dear Som Shankar,
The easy way out would be__________ your servant to say that you are not at home, or that you have left strict instructions that you are not___________ at any cost. If you feel that your friend would be offended by this, then tell him that your parents do not approve of your_______ and_____ when you should be spending your time______ . Explain to him how you are getting_______ (by you parents) because he wants ___ time with you.
But please make it clear that your parents do not disapprove of him. (It's just, at the moment, they would rather want you to spent your time _______).
Once the exams are over, he would be welcome to your house any time. But, for now, he should stay away.
Sagarika Sen
(Source: The Telegraph Weekend, 5/ 10/96)
