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Question
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
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Study the sentences in the columns below.
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B |
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
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 offered the silent prayer in my heart.
Match the words in Column A with what they imply in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| (1) pilgrim | (a) threat to life |
| (2) journey | (b) trap |
| (3) evening or close of day | (c) life |
| (4) chasm, deep and wide | (d) death |
| (5) building a bridge | (e) old age |
| (6) pitfall | (f) a dutiful man |
| (7) close of day | (g) solving the problem/getting rid of the threat to life |
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/ Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
He is trying to finish a story.
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To show ownership
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
brave
Underline the clauses in the below sentence and also the words that link or connect the clauses.
They may be composed and sung or recited for many years before they are actually written down.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
The manager appointed many office assistants.
Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.
- eco-friendly
- economical
- safer.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Think of your fellow astronauts who wouldn’t hesitate __________ (help) you in time of trouble.
Engineers ___________ bridges.
Ashwin __________ (complete) M.B.A. in another two years.
Match the words with correct Synonym and Antonym from the table.
| S.No | Word | Synonym | Antonym |
| 1 | wide | privilege | freedom |
| 2 | noble | valiant | public |
| 3 | oppress | valuable | coward |
| 4 | honour | personal | ignoble |
| 5 | worthy | gentle | dishonour |
| 6 | private | broad | narrow |
| 7 | brave | subdue | unworthy |
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help of option.
Venkat felt happy to ______ the neighbours in the new locality.
Ram takes a ______ of soup before food.
Combine the words in column A with those in column B to form compound words as many as you can.
| Column A | Column B | Answers |
| rain | light | |
| snow | thing | |
| star | fall | |
| draw | ball | |
| play | back | |
| lottery | ticket | |
| under | walk | |
| man | note | |
| side | world | |
| foot | hole |
Fill in the blank with the connector that goes with the underlined word.
Both the minister _________ the officers visited the affected areas.
The doctor advised him against ______ in the sun.
Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.
the woman said to the student please help me cross the street
Pick a suitable prefix and suffix from the given box and complete the following words.
| able,ful, ly, sub, ion, un, tri, re, im, mis |
| _____call | comfort_____ |
| _____category | _____understand |
| _____proper | success_____ |
| equal_____ | _____colour |
| construct_____ | new_____ |
Pick the abstract noun.
He takes pride in his job.
Read the sentence given below. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the appropriate laughter word from the exercise above.
The show was enjoyed by all the audience and they ______ out loudly all the while.
Write the plural form.
| leaf |  |
_______. |
Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
Sakthi______ (earn) a lot of money.
Fill in the blank.
I am ______ university student.
Read the following dialogue and complete the report in the space provided.
| Priya | Where are you going? |
| Vijay | I am going to the railway station. |
| Priya | Why are you going there? |
| Vijay | I want to receive my uncle who is coming from Bangalore. |
| Priya asked Vijay | (a) ______ |
| Vijay replied | (b) ______ |
| Priya further inquired | (c) ______ |
| Vijay stated that | (d) ______ |
Underline the prepositional phrase.
Ravi was appreciated by his teachers.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
The President gave the commander an award.
Underline the verbs and choose the correct option from the options.
Margie even wrote about it.
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
angry - ______ - ______
