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Question
Rewrite the sentence below, changing the verb in bracket into the passive form.
In yesterday’s competition the prizes (give away) by the Principal.
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Solution
In yesterday’s competition the prizes were given away by the Principal.
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use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
The President of the Company is ______ busy and will not be able to meet you.
Make adverb from these adjective .
happy ______
Make adverb from these adjective .
sleepy ______
Complete the following conditional sentence. Use the correct form of the verb.
If I don’t go to Anu’s party tonight, ______
Thinking about language
Complete the following sentence. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the question in brackets.
We all want (What do we all want to do?)
Tick the right answer.
When something is revived, it (remains dead/lives again).
Thinking about Language
Look at the following sentence.
Use an appropriate word from the synonyms given above in the following sentences.
Clues are given in brackets.
- She was ____ by the news of her brother’s wedding. (very pleased)
- I was ____to be invited to the party. (extremely pleased and excited about)
- She was ____ at the birth of her granddaughter. (extremely happy)
- The coach was ____ with his performance. (satisfied about)
- She was very ____ with her results. (happy about something that has happened).
Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.
I wondered why he was screaming.
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
A few years later, the marriage faltered. (failed, broke, became weak)
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
The newspapers proclaimed his work as “a scientific revolution.” (declared, praised,
showed)
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled that he left the school for good, (permanently,
for his benefit, for a short time)
Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.
He asked the little boy, “Why are you studying English?”
Adverbs
Find the adverbs in the passage below. (You’ve read about adverbs in Unit 1.) We thought that everything was over when suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun. Now I will not shoot a sloth-bear wantonly but, unfortunately for the poor beast, one of my companions did not feel that way about it, and promptly shot the bear on the spot.
(i) Complete the following sentences, using a suitable adverb ending in –ly.
(a) Rana does her homework ___.
(b) It rains ___in Mumbai in June.
(c) He does his work ___.
(d) The dog serves his master ___.
(ii) Choose the most suitable adverbs or adverbial phrases and complete the following sentences.
(a) We should ___get down from a moving train. (never, sometimes, often)
(b) I was ___in need of support after my poor performance. (badly, occasionally,
sometimes).
(c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her ___. (suddenly, seriously,
immediately)
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
The (site, cite) of the accident was (ghastly/ghostly).
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
Our school will (host/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife
conservation.
Rewrite the paragraph below, using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
Oil from Seeds
Vegetable oils (make) from seeds and fruits of many plants growing all over the world, from tiny sesame seeds to big, juicy coconuts. Oil (produce) from cotton seeds, groundnuts, soya beans and sunflower seeds. Olive oil (use) for cooking, salad dressing etc. Olives (shake) from the trees and (gather) up, usually by hand. The olives (ground) to a thick paste which is spread onto special mats. Then the mats (layer) up on the pressing machine which will gently squeeze them to produce olive oil.
Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.
Do not be a jeweller. Do not be a goldsmith.
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence. Choose the correct options.
If the boys do not reach the school on time, they will be punished.
(Begin: Unless...)
Choose the correct option to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
He fled somewhere. His pursuers could not follow him.
