Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
The Manager ______ not excuse you, if you fail to complete your assignment today
Options
Can
Could
May
Might
Must
Ought to
Shall
Should
Will
Would
Need
Dare
Used to
Advertisements
Solution
The Manager Will not excuse you, if you fail to complete your assignment today
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
You mush have noticed that when we report someone’s exact words, we have to make some changes in the sentence structure. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the above pairs of sentences. One has been done for you.
1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked (as in Sentence Set 1).
2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.
3. The adverb of place here changes to ___________.
4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the ______________ tense (as in Sentence Set 3).
5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was getting.
6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverb _______________in the reporting clause (as in Sentence Set 1).
7. The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to third person pronouns such as____________, ___________, ___________ or __________in reported speech.
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
Stop/and tell me/beating about/what you want/the bush
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
By filling appropriate letters in the blank spaces, you will get a past participle from it. Use the word as an adjective in your own sentence. One is done for you.
(a) s _ _ n _ d
Word- signed. The advocate took all the signed documents to the court.
(b) p_ _ z _ d
(c) f_ _ t_ e n e_
(d) b _ i _ e_
Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of the following. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and idioms.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“How will you have it?” he said.
“In the fifties,” I said.
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
in his mind’s eye
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
I can be fifteen next April.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
The salesman answered all the questions patiently.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
stand-in
Work with a partner and fill in the table with information about your locality. You may add more information, if necessary. When you finish filling the table, write a short paragraph comparing the two places.
| Locality | Your Place | Your Partner's Place |
| ♦ proximity to the railway station | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane proximity to the airport | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane number of shopping centers | ||
| ♦ Telegram-plane number of temples | ||
| ♦ important heritage centres | ||
| ♦ sea, lakes, rivers, or ponds | ||
| ♦ traffic | ||
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank
The astronauts managed ___________ (complete) their training in record time.
Make a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb given in bracket.
What are you __________? (do)
I __________ (listen) to music.
Pick out the contractions from the lesson and expand them.
| Contractions | Expansions |
Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.
shankar said to his teacher madam i had prepared my project assignment but i forgot to bring it
Read the sentence carefully and fill in the blank with suitable tense form of the verb given in bracket.
The doorbell rang, while I ______(do) my homework.
Write the plural form.
| mango |  |
_______. |
Answer the following.
 |
||
| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
I saw some wild animals in the _______ (zoological park).
Fill in the blank
They _______ everyone to the marriage by next week. (invite)
Fill in the blank.
It _____ all the candies. (eat)
Write
______ egg
They came early but there was ______work to do.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
My brother ______ go abroad to pursue his higher studies next year.
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
Expressing gratitude ______ others is common in a vote of thanks.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
You are advised to help the poor and needy.
Pick out the compound sentences in the following passage.
The food we eat has to be digested and then thrown out of the body. The air we breathe in has to be thrown out, to help us survive. But we hold negative emotions like insecurity, anger, and jealousy within ourselves for years. If these negative emotions are not eliminated, the mind grows corrupt and diseased. Let us do away with hatred and lead a healthy life filled with peace and joy
Write the compound word from the picture.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
 |
 |
| ______ | |
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Geomatric
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II in the case.
(I) Michelangelo was an architect and a poet.
(II) Not only _____________.
