English

Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence. It had been thrown there. __________

Advertisements
Advertisements

Question

Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.

It had been thrown there. __________

Options

  • A

  • P

MCQ
Fill in the Blanks
Advertisements

Solution

It had been thrown there. P
shaalaa.com
Grammar
  Is there an error in this question or solution?
Chapter 2.1: The Tsunami - Working with Language [Page 31]

APPEARS IN

NCERT English Honeydew Class 8
Chapter 2.1 The Tsunami
Working with Language | Q 3.4 | Page 31

RELATED QUESTIONS

Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.

Great - ________.


When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.

Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.

  • We have done it.
    It has been done by us.

We made a pact.


Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.

There is a mountain for away.

And on the mountain stands a tree.

And on the tree, there is a branch.

And on the branch, there is a nest.

And in the nest, there is an egg.

And in the egg, there is a bird

One day the bird will fly.

One day we will be free.

Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.

  • a mountain – the mountain
  • a tree – the tree
  • a branch – the branch
  • a nest – the nest
  • an egg – the egg
  • a bird – the bird.

The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.

simple device

Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.


Report the following sentence.

Ebin said, “Have you booked the tickets to Delhi?”


Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.

(cook biryani)


Choose the correct synonym for the Italic word.

Ajay started to paint happily.


Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.

Tiny


Find me in the poem.

I can help you to cross the river.


Join the sentence of Column A with B using the words given in the box.

A B
1. The clouds moved away he helped Velu in time.
2. Velu thanked his friend the sun came out.
3. It rained heavily you will get choked.
4. Eat slowly the match continued.

 

and but or because

Fill in the blank with the collective noun.

A ________ of bees.


Choose the correct place of the apple.


Write the correct clipped word on the line.

I saw some wild animals in the _______ (zoological park).


Fill in the blank


Underline the prepositional phrase.

We are proud of our children.


Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following

The landlady will charge me for the damage, shan’t she?


______ you help me cross the road, young man?


Write the compound words from the pictures.

____________

In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.

Some seats are set by for the handicapped.


Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.


Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×