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प्रश्न
Thinking about language
Complete the following sentence. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the question in brackets.
The school sports team hopes ____________ (What does it hope to do?)
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उत्तर
The school sports team hopes to win the match.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
At the interview, Sameer answered our questions ______ , shrugging his shoulders.
Make adverb from these adjective .
happy ______
Complete the following conditional sentence. Use the correct form of the verb.
Unless you promise to write back, I ______
Complete the following conditional sentence. Use the correct form of the verb.
Unless that little bird flies away quickly, the cat ______
Thinking about Language
Look at the following sentence.
Use an appropriate word from the synonyms given above in the following sentences.
Clues are given in brackets.
- She was ____ by the news of her brother’s wedding. (very pleased)
- I was ____to be invited to the party. (extremely pleased and excited about)
- She was ____ at the birth of her granddaughter. (extremely happy)
- The coach was ____ with his performance. (satisfied about)
- She was very ____ with her results. (happy about something that has happened).
Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.
He says he will enjoy the ride.
Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.
He answered that the price would go up.
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
A few years later, the marriage faltered. (failed, broke, became weak)
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
Einstein was constantly at odds with people at the university. (on bad terms, in
disagreement, unhappy)
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
Einstein got ever more involved in politics, agitating for an end to the arms buildup.
(campaigning, fighting, supporting)
Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.
David asked his colleague, “Where will you go this summer?”
Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.
He asked the little boy, “Why are you studying English?”
Adverbs
Find the adverbs in the passage below. (You’ve read about adverbs in Unit 1.) We thought that everything was over when suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun. Now I will not shoot a sloth-bear wantonly but, unfortunately for the poor beast, one of my companions did not feel that way about it, and promptly shot the bear on the spot.
(i) Complete the following sentences, using a suitable adverb ending in –ly.
(a) Rana does her homework ___.
(b) It rains ___in Mumbai in June.
(c) He does his work ___.
(d) The dog serves his master ___.
(ii) Choose the most suitable adverbs or adverbial phrases and complete the following sentences.
(a) We should ___get down from a moving train. (never, sometimes, often)
(b) I was ___in need of support after my poor performance. (badly, occasionally,
sometimes).
(c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her ___. (suddenly, seriously,
immediately)
A bird ______ hand is worth two in the bush.
I looked at the stars ______ the telescope.
The children have broken the window pane. (Begin: The window pane...)
I prefer a simple vanilla ice cream to fancy desserts. (Begin: I would rather...)
If the rain does not stop, Mariam will not be able to do the laundry. (Begin: Unless...)
