Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Read the given passages and rewrite them using the direct speech.
The cyclist warned the driver not to move his car till the police arrived. The driver pleaded that it was not his fault; he was ready to pay a hundred rupees to repair the damaged cycle. The cyclist refused the money and insisted that the police be called.
Advertisements
Solution
| The cyclist | Don’t move your car till the police arrive. |
| Car driver | Sir, it is not my fault. I’m ready to pay hundred rupees for repairing the damaged cycle. |
| The cyclist | I don’t want the money. I want to call the police |
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.
I ____________cut my hair every month.
Add -ly to the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blank.
1) perfect
2) near
3) kind
4) pleasant
5) eager
It is ___________ believable that I am not responsible for this mess.
Read the lines below.
- 'To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds'.
The above line contain a human characteristic ‘dancing’ given to something non - human, ‘angels’. The Figure of Speech used in the line is called ‘Personification’. - ‘To believe is to know that
Everyday is a new beginning’. - To believe is to know ______ life is a gift
Lines in poetry, such as the above, state a general truth and can be used as sayings or quotes etc. They contain the Figure of Speech called Epigram.
Epigram closely resembles a proverb.
Find from the poem three other examples of Epigram.
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
Mantri Ji said Maharaj Pundit Shahane's visit to our court is an open challenge. (Punctuate)
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
fight (verb)
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
heart of hearts
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Their mission appeared __________ (be) in jeopardy.
I’ve got to solve ________ math problems before I go to sleep.
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
Nancy ______ always ______ (ask) for help.
They_____ to write the exercises neatly.
Write the plural form of the given words.
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| 1 | food | 6 | commander-in-chief | ||
| 2 | radius | 7 | thesis | ||
| 3 | governor-general | 8 | forum | ||
| 4 | syllabus | 9 | cattle | ||
| 5 | datum | 10 | genius |
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
We will be ______in Chennai in approximately ten minutes.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The ______ sky looks beautiful at night.
Let's go for a walk, ________.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
I am so excited to see my family for Christmas ____
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
Her birthday is _____ 6th April.
Use the suitable verb.
Suresh ______ the poem.
Choose the correct word.
I will be coming in _____ days.
Choose the correct word.
We bought _______ pens.
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
| Clever, stormy, beautiful, dusty, good, hot, bright, cloudless, honest, lovely, fat, tall |
a______ boy.
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
| Clever, stormy, beautiful, dusty, good, hot, bright, cloudless, honest, lovely, fat, tall |
a______ friend.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
I ______never______(see) such a beautiful sunrise before I came here.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
ex gratia
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
eminent - imminent
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I have completed my work.
Satya ______
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
You must speak clearly to make yourself understood.
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
Subsidies are given to the poor.
Use the proper punctuation mark.
What’s it about
Write the pairs of rhyming words.
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
One day I was playing with the new doll.
