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Question
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Figars
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Solution
Figars - Figures
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You must 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.
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
I __________ (phone) you when I ________ (get) home from school.
Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.
Rani : Why are you turning on the radio?
Ravi : I ________ (listen) to the news.
Read the following sentence:
(i) She muttered in reply and we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
(ii) These are two complete sentences underlying the above sentence.
- She muttered in reply.
- We looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
These two sentences are put together by using the coordinating conjunction ‘and’.
Such sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions (and/ but/ either...or; neither...nor) are called compound sentences.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ are Simple Sentences.
Each of them has only one subject and one predicate.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ can be written in another way.
As she muttered in reply, we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
This sentence begins with a subordinating conjunction ‘As’.
This is a complex sentence.
Two simple sentences joined by subordinate conjunctions are called complex sentences. The subordinate conjunction need not always be at the beginning of the sentence.
Make pairs and groups and find out some more simple, complex, and compound sentences from the text.
Make the following Affirmative using the word given.
Her mother knew nothing about it. (denied)
'Worms play a very important role in maintaining ecological balance. They are friends of farmers.'
Form groups and discuss the significance of worms in the above two roles.
Complete the following comparisons.
- as white as ______
- as green as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as black as ______
- as bright as ______
Read the following entries in the ‘Language Study’ pages :
- clause
- sentence
Underline the main clause in the following sentence.
When the female turtle comes onshore to nest and to lay eggs, she leaves behind a trail just like a track of wheels on the sand.
Find the opposites of the following :
| cautious - | ______ |
| dogmatic - | ______ |
| contrary - | ______ |
| savage - | ______ |
| beneficial - | ______ |
| reasonable - | ______ |
| hypothetical - | ______ |
| cruelty - | ______ |
| immune - | ______ |
Find and list the rhyming words from the poem.
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
The magistrate ordered that he might pay the fine.
In the following sentence the verbs have two object namely Direct and Indirect object. Change each of the following sentence into two passive using direct object as the subject in one and indirect in the other.
Sudha told the truth to her friend.
Find the antonym for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Clem Jones was ordered to open the box.
‘What is that noise?’ I think it is ________ aeroplane.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Arun a ______ eagerly ______ (wait) to meet her friend since morning.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Sheeba ______ (move) to a new house next week.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
Keerthi ______ his work by next week. (do).
Write the noun form of the following word.
Dangerous ______.
Combine the pair of a sentence given below into a single sentence using the noun form of the highlighted word.
He is an honest person. Everyone likes him.
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(cook biryani)
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
A ______ of shoes.
Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
______ it was cloudy, we decided to take an umbrella.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Do you know what time it is ____
Write the plural form.
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tooth - _________ |
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knife - _________ |
Appropriate suffix to the word with the clues given.
Very pretty ______.
| words | suffixes |
| penny, beauty, develop, teach. | ful, ment, er, less. |
Fill in the blanks with to, too and two.
Mom had promised ____ take Ben and Jill ____ the zoo. The ____ children were _____ excited, that they could hardly wait for Saturday ____ come. They wanted _____ take their baby sister with them, but mom said she was _____ young.
Fill in the blanks with to, too and two.
These clothes are ______ expensive.
Write the correct preposition.
The doll is ______ the box.
Fill in the blank
He _______ all the money within an hour. (spend)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners. (Articles have been included)
Once the emperor gave a bag of seeds to his council of ministers and said that he would give them six months’ time to grow the seeds. Whoever does a good job will be made the ______ emperor of that empire. ______ the ministers took their task seriously. After six months ______ ministers had small plants in their pots. A ______ had very large plants. ______ had medium sized plants. The emperor entered the hall. He was ______ amused to see ______ plants. He called the ______ minister and asked him what he did with the seed. ______ minister explained the process he adopted to make ______ plant grow. The emperor called ______ the other ministers to explain what they did. Only ______ minister had come with an empty pot. They laughed loudly at the foolishness of this minister. But the Emperor applauded him and made him the ______ Emperor. Do you know why? He had given them boiled seeds which will not grow. Only ______ minister was honest.
Words belonging to different semantic fields.
Now, read the following statements taken from Arignar Anna’s address:
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
via media
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Nothing much ______when I got to the meeting (happen).
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
My grandfather ______ visit this temple when he was young.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
I am always the winner.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
raise – rise– rice
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Our father rejected it, saying it wouldn’t be sturdy.
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
They could help one another with the homework and talk about it.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
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.
A young man had a beautiful garden in his mansion. As he loved flowers, shrubs and trees, he tended to the garden himself. Next to his mansion, there was a small house in which ______ (1) (live) an old man. One day, when the young man was ______ (2) (expect) some special guests, he took extra care in ______ (3) (tend) to the garden. He pulled the weeds, ______ (4) (trim) the shrubs, combed the moss and spent a long time meticulously ______ (5) (rake) up and carefully arranging all the dry autumn leaves. As he worked, the old man ______ (6) (watch) him with interest from across the wall that ______ (7) (separate) their houses. When he had finished, the young man stood back to ______ (8) (admire) his work. “Isn't it beautiful”, he called out to the old man. "Yes", replied the old man, “but there is something missing. Help me over this wall and I'll put it right for you.” After a slight hesitation, the young man ______ (9) (lift) the old fellow over and set him down. Slowly, the old man walked to the tree near the centre of the garden, grabbed it by the trunk, and shook it. Leaves ______ (10) (shower) down all over the garden and formed a beautiful carpet.
“There”, said the old man, “now it is perfect!”
