Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Sweets have not been distributed to children by the organisers.
Advertisements
Solution
The organization has not distributed sweets to children.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
We heard with _________that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
Jody then went to the kitchen.
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
1950s Boy - I have watered the garden.
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
unappetizing diet
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Read the following aloud and note the highlighted words. They are conjunctions.
|
"I am terribly afraid of falling, myself," said the Cowardly Lion, "but I suppose there is nothing to do but try it. So get on my back and we will make the attempt." The Scarecrow sat upon the Lion’s back, and the big beast walked to the edge of the gulf and crouched down. "Why don’t you run and jump?" asked the Scarecrow. "Because that isn’t the way we Lions do these things," he replied. Then giving a great spring, he shot through the air and landed safely on the other side. |
My sister is an architect. She __________ skyscrapers.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
Amith and Ravi ___ (not/swim) in the lake.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
quick as a flash.
My father doesn’t drink ________ coffee.
Rewrite the sentence nominalising the underlined word.
She failed and it disappointed her.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
___ your father and mother at home?
Replace the underlined word by a participle in the following sentence.
While Sudha was climbing the stairs, she tripped and fell down.
Arrange the words in alphabetical order, find the meaning of the words from the dictionary and fill in the blanks.
| Ikebana, Ikebana, Origami, Calligraphy, Tapestry, |
- ______ - ______
- ______ - ______
- ______ - ______
- ______ - ______
- ______ - ______
Let's go for a walk, ________.
We won't be late, ________.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
They always talk who never think.
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| news + ______ | = ______ |  |
Pick the abstract noun.
Iniya is very tall for her age.
Write the past continuous forms for the given verb.
I ______ while he was singing. (dance)
He missed his purse _______ he was sad.
Match the rhyming word.
| 1. | green | can |
| 2. | society | care |
| 3. | man | clean |
| 4. | welfare | duty |
Choose the correct one to show future perfect tense.
By this time tomorrow, we _______ (arrive)in Chennai.
Mark (✓) if it is past perfect tense and (x) future perfect tense.
I had gone to my grandma’s home.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
aural - oral
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Somebody must bell the cat.
Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
______ (shop) is my favourite hobby.
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
naughty - ______ - ______
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Nuisance
