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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.
Colonel Hunt gave me three flags.
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उत्तर
Three flags were given to me by Colonel Hunt.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
There was much ____________in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)
Write the noun forms of the following word adding −ance or −ence to it.
abhor ______________
Break the words below into syllables as shown in the first one.
- belonging: be - long - ing
- morning: ______
- unfriendly: ______
- citizen: ______
- anything: ______
- message: ______
- difficulty: ______
- mayor: ______
- captain: ______
- elected: ______
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.
fireplace
Read the following entries in the ‘Language Study’ pages :
- clause
- sentence
Underline the main clause in the following sentence.
There are a few people in every village who keep combing the beach in the early hours of the morning, throughout the year.
Write your opinion, in your own words:-
Write down two or three proverbs/axioms that suit the message in Bertha’s story.
Make sentences of your own to show the difference in usage of the following Homophones.
- practice ______
- practise ______
Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than’ (Note: The phrase, ‘No sooner’ must always be followed by an auxiliary (helping verb).)
As soon as you have finished, you can submit your answer-papers.
Use the following word to construct a meaningful sentence on your own.
gradual -
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
My father ____________ play badminton in the evenings when he was at college. (past habit)
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
Would I have your autograph?
Here are a few sentences already done for you. The clues given would be helpful to\make more sentences on your own.
- I would suggest that you take the Uzhavan Express to Thanjavur from Chennai.
- You will be more comfortable if you could book 3 tier A/C.
- You could enjoy __________________.
- You should visit __________________.
- You mustn’t miss __________________ .
- You can buy __________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
Nagarajan and Dhanalakshmi want to buy a new house. They have come to see a house for sale. Complete the conversation below by adding a, an, or the.
| Nagarajan: | Well, here we are, No.8, Kaveri Street. I think this is house we saw online. What do you think of ____________ location? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | It is in ____________ nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station. |
| Nagarajan: | And ____________ bus stop is not too far away. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | How many rooms are there? |
| Nagarajan: | There are three rooms, ____________ kitchen and ____________ balcony. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | There is a ____________ lawn behind ____________ house, right? |
| Nagarajan: | That’s right ____________ lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of ____________ living room, online? What does it look like? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | ____________ living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has ____________ nice view of ____________ hills. But ____________ kitchen looks ____________ Little small. |
| Nagarajan: | And, I remember you said there isn’t ____________ store room, right? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | No, but there is ____________ attic, where we can store things. |
| Nagarajan: | I hope this house is ____________ better option. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | Lets wait for____________ real estate agent. She said, she would be here at three o’clock. |
| Nagarajan: | Look there she is! |
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Travelling to far away planets involves ____________ (risk) our lives for the thrill of discovery.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Scientists admit to __________ (be) intensely curious about life on other planets.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
We worked ______ in the city for ten years before we moved to the village.
Report the following sentence.
Ebin said, “Have you booked the tickets to Delhi?”
My mother throws a______ of grains for the parrots every day.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
understand __________.
Combine the pair of a sentence using the appropriate connector.
They checked the packet twice. Then they sealed it.
Combine the pair of a sentence using the appropriate connector.
Robert completed the project. He submitted it to the teacher.
Complete the following sentence using the noun form of the word given in the bracket.
At one point in life, he had no __________ but to trust his friend. (choose)
All was dark again. Night ______ (fall).
I like ______ rasam.
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
zoological park -
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
Come here.
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
Grandfather’s dream had come true.
If he is late, we __________ without him.
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
s_e_ta_u_ar - eye catching
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
The doctor ______ the patient.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Man proposes, but God disposes.
Complete the following using their group names.
She bought a new ______ of shoes for her birthday.
Match the phrases with their meanings.
Phrase: Phrases are groups of two or more words that work together to perform a single grammatical function in a sentence. Phrases do not contain a subject or a predicate.
| 1. drew level with | ran very quickly in panic |
| 2. whoop with glee | to leave a place quickly |
| 3. jammed on the brakes | as if one’s life depends on it |
| 4. clung for dear life | tried to stop the motion immediately |
| 5. charged up the road | rose to an equal level |
| 6. beat a hasty retreat | shout with enthusiasm and happiness |
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
threatening and extremely angry______.
Change the sentence from past continuous to future continuous.
She was waiting for bus.
Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
English/classes/during/always/we/English/speak.
Read the sentence, insert appropriate article in the blank and choose the noun phrase.
Sujatha is reading______ interesting story in the library.
Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.
We will be sleeping in terrace.
They ________ written three letters already.
Fill in the blank
Can you try to fill the blank.
This is ______ ball.
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
Ananthi helps her friend Janu.
Adhi had taken ______ photos during the programme.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
I ______never______(see) such a beautiful sunrise before I came here.
Read the following passage and correct the error you come across.
Games and sports helps in recreation. Soccer, cricket, lawn tennis or wrestling is eagerly watched by millions of fans all over a world. It helps one got a temporary relief from the tensions of a day. The dedication displayed by all player in the field indicates the mental and spiritual development of the player.
Explain the ______‘Cut your ______according to your cloth.’ (coat/quote)
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
Measles (is, are) very serious.
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
I tried to climb up the tree, but______ not.
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I have completed my work.
Satya ______
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
It is time to stop the work.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
Where had you kept the book?
Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause.
No one knows when he will return.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
______ information that she gave proved false.
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
Gold is not more useful than iron.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Neither Veena nor her sisters has been informed of the accident.
Comment on the changes in poetic expression in English from the time of Donne to that of Kamala Das with reference to
- prosodic features (rhyme, rhythm and metre)
- vocabulary
- language
- themes.
The experience of nursing an injured bird left me ______ grateful for knowing the importance of being kind and compassionate to all creatures.
Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.
And the teachers were people ...
We have seen that clauses are parts of a sentence, and they are classified as main and subordinate or dependent clauses. Dependent clauses can be further classified as follows according to the work they do in a sentence.
How do we decide whether a clause is a noun clause, an adjective clause or an adverb clause? There is a simple rule - we can replace an adverb clause with an adverb, an adjective clause with an adjective and a noun clause with a noun.
Look at the following examples -
- But I don’t know the answer. (Noun)
But I don’t know what they want. (Noun clause) - He told us a funny story. (Adjective)
He told us a story that was funny. (Adjective clause) - They went away. (Adverb)
They went when you were talking to your friend. (Adverb clause)
Now complete the following on your own :
- But I don’t know ____________.
- He told us ____________.
- They went ____________.
The police promised to carry ______ thorough investigation.
