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प्रश्न
Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.
He answered that the price would go up.
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उत्तर
He answered that the price would go up.
संबंधित प्रश्न
use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
I ______ forgot about it.
use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
The President of the Company is ______ busy and will not be able to meet you.
Make adverb from these adjective .
tidy ______
Complete the following conditional sentence. Use the correct form of the verb.
If I don’t go to Anu’s party tonight, ______
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.
If she doesn’t play any games, ______
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?)
Tick the right answer.
When something is revived, it (remains dead/lives again).
Some verbs of reporting are given in the box. Choose the appropriate verbs and fill in
the blanks in the following sentences.
were complaining , shouted , replied
remarked , ordered , suggested
(i) “I am not afraid,” ____ the woman.
(ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother ____.
(iii) The children ____ that the roads were crowded and noisy.
(iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” ____the master.
(v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” ____ the sports teacher.
(vi) The traffic police ____ all the passers-by to keep off the road.
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled that he left the school for good, (permanently,
for his benefit, for a short time)
Complete the sentence below by filling in the blank with suitable participial clause.
The information that has to be used in the phrases is provided as a sentence in bracket.
1. ____, the fire fighters finally put out the fire. (They worked round the clock.)
2. She watched the sunset above the mountain, ____ (She noticed the colours blending
softly into one another.)
3. The excited horse pawed the ground rapidly, ____ (While it neighed continually.)
4. ____, I found myself in Bangalore, instead of Benaras. (I had taken the wrong train.)
5. ____, I was desperate to get to the bathroom. (I had not bathed for two days)
6. The stone steps, ____ needed to be replaced. (They were worn down).
7. The actor received hundreds of letters from his fans, ____ (They asked him to send
them his photograph.)
Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.
Seema asked her, “How long have you lived here?”
Thinking about Language
Find these words in the lesson. They all have ie or ei in them.
- f___ld
- ingred ___nts
- h ___ght
- misch ___vous
- fr ___nds
- ___ghty-seven
- rel ___ved
- p ___ce
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
Our school will (host/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife
conservation.
Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in the correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example:
(0) One night, four college students ______ (be) out partying late and did not study for the test scheduled for the next day.
Answer: were
In the morning, they (1) ______ (think) of a plan. They (2) ______ (make) themselves look dirty with grease and dirt. Then they (3) ______ (go) to the Dean and (4) ______ (say) they (5) ______ (go) out to a wedding last night and on their way back the tyre of their car burst and they had to push the car all the way back. The Dean thought for a minute and said that they could have the re-test after three days. They (6) ______ (thank) him and said they would be ready. On the day of the test, they were made to sit in separate rooms. They agreed as they (7) ______ (prepare) well. But they (8) ______ (get) a rude shock!
She was tired ______ fighting and struggling all the time.
The police station is ______ the right.
Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.
He has failed many times. Still, he hopes to succeed
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence. Choose the correct options.
He said to me, "I don't believe you."
(Begin: He said ...)
If the rain does not stop, Mariam will not be able to do the laundry. (Begin: Unless...)
