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प्रश्न
Use the following word as a noun as well as a verb and make meaningful sentences with each set, in your notebook.
honour
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उत्तर
Noun: The gold medal was an honour bestowed on Mother Teresa by the Prime Minister.
Verb: We must always honour our nation.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Make two separate sentences of your own, using the word ‘fish’ as a Noun in one and as a Verb in the other.
Look at these examples from the text, and say whether the modifiers (in italics) are nouns, proper nouns, or adjective plus noun.
| (i) | An otter fixation | (iv) | The London streets |
| (ii) | The iron railings | (v) | soft velvet fur |
| (iii) | The Tigris marshes | (vi) | A four-footed soccer player |
There are nouns in the text (formation, government) which are formed from the corresponding verbs (form, govern) by suffixing – (at)ion or ment. There may be change in the spelling of some verb – noun pairs ; such as rebel, rebellion; constitute, constitution.
Make a list of such pairs of nouns and verbs in the text
| Noun | Verb |
| Rebellion | Rebel |
| Constitution | Constitute |
Fill in the gaps in the table.
| WORD-FORMS |
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| Noun | Verb | Adjective | Adverb |
| 1. success | succeed | successful | successfully |
| 2. ........... | inspire | ........... | ........... |
| 3. ........... | ........... | safe | ........... |
| 4. ........... | harm | ........... | ........... |
| 5. thought | ........... | ........... | ........... |
| 6. ........... | ........... | ........... | brightly |
| 7. courage | ........... | ........... | ........... |
| 8. ........... | ........... | ........... | hastily |
Classify the following words in the given table appropriately.
(modest, luncheon, generously, rank, restaurant, appearance, large, expensive, watch, coffee, brought, afford, practical, apartment, moment, brightly, started, thoroughly)
| Noun | Verb | Adjective | Adverb |
Use the following word as a noun as well as a verb and make meaningful sentences with each set, in your notebook.
march
Pick out four Adjectives from the poem and write them down with the nouns they describe.
Fill in the gaps in the table.
WORD-FORMS
| Noun | Verb | Adjective | Adverb |
| 1. success | succeed | successful | successfully |
| 2. ............ | inspire | ............ | ............ |
| 3. ............ | ............ | safe | ............ |
| 4. ............ | believe | ............ | ............ |
| 5. thought | ............ | ............ | ............ |
| 6. ............ | ............ | ............ | brightly |
| 7. courage | ............ | ............ | ............ |
| 8. ............ | ............ | ............ | hastily |
Make two sentences by using the given word as a noun and as a verb:
dream
Notice the adjectives in phrases such as ‘infant loves’ and ‘brave clearness. What is the meaning of these adjectives
(i) in isolation
(ii) as part of these phrases.
