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प्रश्न
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
I love eating ice creams.
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उत्तर
I love eating ice creams.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
I offered the silent prayer in my heart.
Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives.
Read the sentences.
- Yatin is strong.
- Amit is stronger than Yatin.
- Pravin is the strongest of all.
In sentence (i) the Adjective 'strong' is in its simple form. It is called Positive Degree.
In sentence (ii) the Adjective 'stronger' refers to a higher degree, when there is a comparison of two nouns. It is called Comparative Degree. (-er is added to the basic Adjective)
In sentence (iii) the adjective 'strongest' refers to the highest degree of comparison of one with more than two nouns. It is called Superlative Degree. (-est is added to the basic Adjective)
Complete the table of degrees of comparison.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| (1) great | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) famous | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) ____________ | easier | ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | worse | ____________ |
| (5) ____________ | ____________ | poorest |
| (6) ____________ | ____________ | laziest |
| (7) little | ____________ | ____________ |
| (8) ____________ | worthier | ____________ |
| (9) popular | ____________ | ____________ |
Two separate words combine together to make a new word with a different meaning. They form Compound Words. Using a dictionary, find the meaning of the following compound word.
footprints
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“How will you have it?” he said.
“In the fifties,” I said.
Use the following word to construct a meaningful sentence on your own.
coward -
Match the words in column A with their Antonym in column B.
| S.No. | A | B |
| 1. | concentrate | incomplete |
| 2. | inevitable | distract |
| 3. | occasional | wise |
| 4. | complete | continual |
| 5. | insane | preventable |
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.
Prabhu was hiding behind the door when his sister came looking for him.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
Kannan ______ have been looking for a job for a long time.
Match words from the different columns to make reasonable predictions. Then write them down in the space below. One has been done as an example.
Write the sentences.
- In 50 years the ice cap will have melted.
- ________________________
- ________________________
- ________________________
- ________________________
- ________________________
- ________________________
Observe the following call-outs. Reporter (C) has reported the sentences of Speaker (A). Now, help Reporter (C) report the rest of the sentences of Speaker (A).
| A (Speaker) | B (Questioner) | C (Reporter) |
| I have to go. | What did he say? |
He said that he wanted to go. (say) |
| Can you hear me? | What did she say? |
She asked if you could hear her. (ask) |
| Consult the doctor. | What did he say? |
He advised you to consult the doctor (advice) |
| I won’t go to the party. | What did he say? | (say) |
| When did you come? | What did she say? | (ask) |
| Don’t touch the wire. | What did she say? | (warn) |
| What did he say? | ||
| What did he say? |
Identify the character, speaker, or both of the following line.
Our first complete silence in months!
Fill in the blank with the connector that goes with the underlined word.
No sooner did I enter the house _________ it started drizzling.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
She invited most of her friends. They attended the party.
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
You must present the ______at the gate.
______ please close the door?
Use the blended word in your own sentence.
smog -
Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.
Be ______ (general) when you are telling us what you need.
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
The doctor ______ the patient.
Punctuate the following sentence.
Tanya said to ilarahul is a nice guy.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ______ | |
Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
The boy speaks loudly. ______
Fill in the blank.
3 is ______ 4.
Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
Sakthi______ (earn) a lot of money.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
illicit - elicit
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
The laudable thoughts were apparent ______many scholars in a conference.
Read the dialogue between Shabnam and her mentor, Sara, regarding her summer internship programme.
| Sara: | Why did you choose to participate in this internship programme? |
| Shabnam: | Ah! I am convinced this programme has the potential to enhance my abilities. |
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.
Sara asked Shabnam _____ in that internship programme. Shabnam sighed and exclaimed that she was convinced that programme had the potential to enhance her abilities.
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: strange - stranger - strangest
fine - ______ - finest
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ____________ | ||
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
They opened the window because they did not want the smoke to go into the kitchen.
(Use: so…. that)
