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Read the items given below. Some are sentences and have a finite verb. Others are phrases and have a non-finite verb. Write [S] for sentences and [P] for phrases in the boxes provided.
1. Subroto is playing with my brother. .........
2. Playing the piano ........
3. Trees fallen on the road .......
4. Rohan fell down and hurt himself. ........
5. The medals won by our house ..........
6. This year we won the gold medal. .........
7. Hanging on a silver chain ........
8. Sheetal is hanging the decorations in the room. ......
9. It is impossible to ignore the beggars on the roads. ........
10. Ignoring my warnings ........
11. I swim for an hour daily. .......
12. To swim in the pool. .........
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Solution
1. Subroto is playing with my brother. S
2. Playing the piano P
3. Trees fallen on the road P
4. Rohan fell down and hurt himself. S
5. The medals won by our house P
6. This year we won the gold medal. S
7. Hanging on a silver chain P
8. Sheetal is hanging the decorations in the room. S
9. It is impossible to ignore the beggars on the roads. S
10. Ignoring my warnings P
11. I swim for an hour daily. S
12. To swim in the pool. P
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