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Read the following example, and then complete the sentence using your own idea.
Manner: I love my country like a true Indian should.
I love my country ____________.
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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.
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of ________and many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
I __________ (phone) you when I ________ (get) home from school.
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
beautiful (woman)
Read the highlighted words. They are known as prepositions.
- for a walk
- around the farm
- specialities of plants
- in the soil
- with great effort
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
prepare for
Write a question for the answer.
________________?
Yes, She is writing a new book.
Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.
She ____________ to anybody.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
She invited most of her friends. They attended the party.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Mrs Meena asked the children to go into her classroom.
This picture was drawn ______ the girl ______ charcoal.
- across
- with
- on
- to
- by
- since
- from
- about
- into
- at
- during
Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.
the woman said to the student please help me cross the street
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Where is an exciting place to visit ____.
Choose the correct verb.
You ______ late to school.
Choose the correct verb.
You ______ late to school.
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
Maha ______ asked a question to his father.
Fill in the blank with present continuous tense of the given word.
He ______ (read) a news paper.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
I ______ not believe my eyes. Is Santhosh the one who is standing over there?
- We enacted a humorous ______in our school function.
- The children ______in the ground every afternoon.
Do as directed.
Varsha reached the railway station. She was waiting for them there. (combine into a compound sentence)
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
cut off
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
The ______of parents finally came to an end when their lost child was found with the help of police.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Fortuitously, a guest visited our house.
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
The culprit was sent to jail.
Underline the verbs and choose the correct option from the options.
Margie even wrote about it.
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: strange - stranger - strangest
brave - ______ - bravest
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following categories.
Idioms with colours:
- as black as ______
- as white as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as green as ______
- as pink as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
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) Sara said that she would come to my house the following day.
(II) Sara said to me, "____________."
We must carry ______ despite the challenges we come across.
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order.
Last summer, Emily had been working tirelessly on her garden. She______ (1) (plant) a variety of flowers, ______ (2) (envision) a vibrant and colourful display. Every morning, she would spend hours tending to the blossoms, ensuring they were thriving under the warm sun. One day, while she ______ (3) (admire) her handiwork, she noticed a rare butterfly that had landed on one of the flowers. She had never seen such a beautiful specimen before. Excitedly, Emily ran into the house to grab her camera, ______ (4) (hope) to capture the fleeting moment. By the time she returned, the butterfly______ (5) (fly) away. Disappointed, Emily ______ (6) (realise) that she had missed the opportunity. However, the memory of that elusive butterfly lingered in her mind, and she decided ______ (7) (create) a butterfly-friendly corner in her garden. Months later, as Emily walked through her garden, she saw a familiar flutter of wings. The rare butterfly had returned, ______ (8) (draw) by the blossoms that had bloomed since their last encounter. Grateful for the second chance, Emily ______ (9) (capture) the moment on her camera, cherishing the beauty that ______ (10) (elude) her once before.
