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प्रश्न
Say whether the Verbs underlined in the sentence are finite (limited by the number or person of the subject) or non-finite (not governed by the subject, number or person).
“Forgive me.”
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उत्तर
forgive: Finite verb
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Find the sentence in the lesson that have the phrasal verbs given below. Match them with their meaning.
move up - make (them) remain quiet
Look at these words: upkeep, downpour, undergo, dropout, walk-in. They are built up from a verb (keep, pour, go, drop, walk) and an adverb or a particle (up, down,under, out, in).
Use these words appropriately in the sentences below. You may consult a dictionary.
- A heavy ______ has been forecast due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
- Rakesh will ______ major surgery tomorrow morning.
- My brother is responsible for the ______ of our family property.
- The ______ rate for this accountancy course is very high.
- She went to the Enterprise Company to attend a ______ interview.
Notice the highlighted words in the following sentences.
- “When I leave,’ Sophie said, coming home from school, “I’m going to have a boutique.”
- Jansie, linking arms with her along the street, looked doubtful.
- “I’ll find it,” Sophie said, staring far down the street.
- Jansie, knowing they were both earmarked for the biscuit factory, became melancholy.
- And she turned in through the open street door, leaving Jansie standing in the rain.
- When we add “ing” to a verb, we get the present participle form. The present participle form is generally used along with forms of “be’, (is, was, are, were, am) to indicate the continuous tense as in “Sophie was coming home from school.”
- We can use the present participle by itself without the helping verb when we wish to indicate that an action is happening at the same time as another.
- In example 1, Sophie “said” something. “Said”, here, is the main action.
- What Sophie was doing while she was “saying” is indicated by “coming home from school”. So we get the information of two actions happening at the same time. We convey the information in one sentence instead of two.
- Analyse the other examples in the same way.
- Pick out five other sentences from the story in which present participles are used in this sense.
Underline the verbs in the sentence and say whether it is Transitive (needing an Object) or Intransitive (need not have an Object).
One can witness and experience the beauty of Heaven
Say whether the Verbs underlined in the sentence are finite (limited by the number or person of the subject) or non-finite (not governed by the subject, number or person).
I have come to you, wise hermit.
In the following sentences the underlined words are called infinitives. Find such examples from the speech and underline the infinitives.
- Every child is free to grow.
- I refuse to accept that all the laws and constitutions, police and judges are unable to protect our children.
The climate control comment by an activist ______ on social media yesterday.
As I was standing on the dock, looking out at the lake for the last time, a feeling of emptiness ______ over me like darkness.
Complete the word chain of ‘verbs’. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of the previous word:
think → ______ → ______ → ______ → ______
In times of trouble you can always ______ your parents for help.
