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Underline the gerund in the following sentence. Dancing gives me joy. - English

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Underline the gerund in the following sentence.

Dancing gives me joy.

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Dancing gives me joy.

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  या प्रश्नात किंवा उत्तरात काही त्रुटी आहे का?
पाठ 5.1: The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language - Grammar- Non-finite verbs [पृष्ठ १५६]

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पाठ 5.1 The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language
Grammar- Non-finite verbs | Q 1 5. | पृष्ठ १५६

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Find from the poem, three examples of Personification :

  1. ___________________
  2. ___________________
  3. ___________________

Find at least 5 words with prefixes and identify the prefix in each word.


Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.

We travelled to Mumbai by train.


The girls _______ (learn) their lessons.


Who am I? (Use a pair of …)

We cut things with ______


Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.

The ___________ of the President has been expected for the last half an hour. (arrive)


When Usha looked out of the window dark clouds ______ (gather) over the mountains.


There ___ ten dogs in my street.


______ please close the door?


Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

Where had I gone? What had I done?

What had I seen?

I ______ never ______ (see) such beautiful sights before I visited Paris in 2012. I ____________(save) money for five years before I booked my trip to Paris. I was very excited! Before my trip to Paris, I ______ never ______(be) out of India. When I went to Paris, I spent many days touring the city. The city was big. Sometimes I got lost and asked for directions. I asked for directions in French. That was easy because I ______(study) French for two years before I visited Paris. By the time I left Paris, I ____________ (tour) many beautiful places. The Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Luxembourg Gardens were just a few of the places I saw. Before I visited Paris, I______ only ______(see) those places on television.


If you ________ to learn a musical instrument, you have to practice.


Find me in the poem.

I can alert you


Complete the following using their group names.

She bought a new ______ of shoes for her birthday.


See and write what they were doing.


While the boy was playing, the girl _____.


Choose the correct plural form.

Bench


Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.

They eat all the bananas themselves.


Recite the poem ‘The Swimmer’.


Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.

I ______(lose) my balance.


Choose the correct prefix and write the new word.


Complete the story using present continuous tense.

Shaheen Hello, Varun?
Varun Tell me Shaheen.
Shaheen What are you doing?
Varun I ______.
Shaheen Good. What is your Dad doing?
Varun He ______.
Shaheen Your Mom?
Varun She ______.

Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:

I need a ______of water to wash these cups.


Words that define a belief, attitude or theory end with the suffix ‘-ism’. Here is a sentence from the speech of Dr. Annadurai: ‘I admit that the environment is such that even people with robust optimism will be discouraged and forced to take to the path of ease and comfort’.

The meaning of the word ‘optimism’ is ‘the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well’. Match the ‘-ism’ words with their appropriate meanings.

S. No Meanings S. No. Meanings Words
1 e.g. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it patriotism
2 a brutal, barbarous, savage act nationalism
3 the doctrine that your country’s interests are superior egocentrism
4 participating in sports as a hobby rather than for money feminism
5 belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued criticism
6 a serious examination and judgment of something amateurism
7 habitual failure to be present at work barbarism
8 a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women idealism
9 concern for your own interests and welfare heroism
10 exceptional courage when facing danger absenteeism

Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.

He ______ come today. (remote possibility)


Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.

People burn a great deal of wood in winter.


Change the following sentence into Active Voice.

The mail has just been received.


Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause.

Nobody knows when the power supply will resume.


Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.

______ of my students have become doctors.


Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.

Apprentice


Write compound word using the pictures.

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______

It is not easy to keep ______ with the rapidly changing fashions.


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