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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.
I remembered him.
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उत्तर
He was remembered by me.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
It had been thrown there. __________
Find two lines that contain Inversion.
- ____________
- ____________
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive / Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
He watched the working seamen.
Complete the following comparisons.
- as white as ______
- as green as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as black as ______
- as bright as ______
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
When words with the same spelling or pronunciation are used in such a way that they convey more than one meaning, the figure of speech involved is called a pun.
A pun is a play upon words. For example,
- Hello! How’s life?
- Hell, O! It’s a strife.
Find other examples of pun with the help of your parents/teacher.
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
Read the following entries in the ‘Language Study’ pages :
- clause
- sentence
Underline the main clause in the following sentence.
When the female turtle comes onshore to nest and to lay eggs, she leaves behind a trail just like a track of wheels on the sand.
Find one example of the following punctuation mark from the story and copy the sentence in which they are used - colon.
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
turn down the offer
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
in store for...
Rewrite the following passage in Passive Voice.
A few days ago, someone stole Ambrose’s motorbike. Ambrose had left it outside his house. He reported the theft to the police. The police told him that they would try to find his motorbike. This morning, they found his motorbike. The police called Ambrose to the police station. The thieves had painted it and then sold it to someone else. The new owner had parked the motorbike outside a mall when the police found it. After an enquiry, the police arrested the thieves.
As a ________ of his hard work, he achieved the target.
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
she is a disciplined student. In addition to her poverty, she __________________.
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.
My dog sat on my hat and squashed it.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Being an astronaut will enable you __________ (achieve) great success in life.
Underline the verb and identify the tense form.
He received your messages last night ______.
Combine the pair of a sentence using the appropriate connector.
Yusuf was running high temperature. He could not take part in the competition.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Mathematics ___ a branch of study.
If you __________ me, I would tell you.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The tray has______ vegetables.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
I called him, but he gave me no answer.
Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.
We must drink tender ______water in summer
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable word.
Paul______plays cricket with his friends.
Write the plural form.
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tooth - _________ |
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knife - _________ |
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
My birthday falls ____ September.
Recite the poem ‘Patriotism’.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
They ______ to school.
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
She _________ her exam.
Rewrite the sentence using the given word.
Shanmathi has given the book.
We ______
He lost the key _______ he couldn’t open his room.
Write down clipped word for the given picture.
____________
(centum)
Change the sentence into past perfect tense and future perfect tense.
They have cooked their meal.
The teacher gave ______ student a separate topic for the assignment.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Richard Burton was a gifted theatre artist. He donned several roles with ease and is especially famous for the Shakespearean parts he played on stage. Mr. Burton is a born ______.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
The Chairman of this concern seems to derive pleasure from inflicting pain on others. He humiliates and hurts his subordinates for no reason. He is a real ______.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
One of the cookies (is, are) missing.
Idioms:
An idiom is an expression in English with a special meaning of its own. Idioms do not give the literal meaning of the individual words used in them.
You come across the idiom ‘by the skin of one’s teeth’ in the lesson. It means ‘a narrow escape’.
Fill in the blanks in the following dialogue.
| Gopal | What’s wrong, Muthu? You look terrible! |
| Muthu | Well, you ______(look) terrible today, too, if you ______(have) a day like mine yesterday. My car slid into a tree, because the roads were slippery |
| Gopal | Oh! I was driving on the slippery roads yesterday, and I didn’t have such trouble. What happened? |
| Muthu | Well, I think if I ______(not, drive) so fast, I ______(not, slide) into the tree. |
| Gopal | Slippery roads and speed don’t mix. If drivers ______(speed) on wet roads, they’re likely to spin their car in circles. |
| Muthu | I know. But I had one more problem. I didn’t have my driver’s license with me. If I ______(have) it, I ______(not, have to) pay an extra fine in the court next week. |
| Gopal | Why were you driving without your license? |
| Muthu | Well, I lost my wallet some days ago. It slipped out of my pocket, while I was riding the bus to work. |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! If you ______(not, take ) that bus, you ______(not, lose) your wallet. If you ______(not, lose) your wallet, you ______(have) your driver’s license with you when you hit the tree. If you ______(have) your driver’s license with you, you ______(not, have to pay) a big fine when you go to court next week. And of course, if you ______(not, drive) too fast, you ______(not, run into) a tree, and you ______(not, be) in this mess now. If I ______(be) you, I ______(take) it easy for a while and just ______(stay) at home where you would be safe. |
| Muthu | Enough about me! How about you? |
| Gopal | Well, things are really looking up for me. I’m planning to take off for Goa as soon as I finish my finals. I’m sick of all this old, rainy weather we’ve been having. |
| Muthu | I wish I ______(go) with you. How are you planning to reach there? |
| Gopal | If I ______(have) enough money, I ______(fly). Otherwise, I ______(take) the bus. I wish ______(drive) my own car because it ______(be) nice to drive there, but it’s such a long trip. I’ve been looking for a friend to go with me and share the driving. |
| Muthu | I have a super idea! Why don’t I go with you? I can share the driving. I’m a great driver! |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! I can’t believe it. |
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
conscience - conscious
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
I can’t remember what my teacher (say) yesterday about our homework. I (not listen) properly because Hussain (talk) to me at the same time.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Everyone______ when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Where ______ your last holidays? (you spend)
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
Many tourists visited Ooty ______ heavy rains
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ his laziness, the boy remained passive for a long time.
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
Caesar was declared emperor. The conspirators killed him. (After)
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
My mother rarely travels by bus.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
Rex would have played with me, if he ______(has) time.
Begin the sentence with "Hardly......."
She heard the news, she collapsed.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
The tree was cut down ruthlessly. (Begin: They…)
Write the compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Use the proper punctuation mark.
Sure, if they were the same age
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Circals
Find the meaning of the following from a good dictionary:
infusion
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Apprentice
Fill in the following blanks using proper word from ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘how’ or ‘why’.
They wondered ______ had happened to him.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
