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Question
They gave him whatever made him ______. (happy / happily)
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Solution
They gave him whatever made him happy.
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There are nouns in the text (formation, government) which are formed from the corresponding verbs (form, govern) by suffixing – (at)ion or ment. There may be change in the spelling of some verb – noun pairs ; such as rebel, rebellion; constitute, constitution.
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| Rebellion | Rebel |
| Constitution | Constitute |
Use the following word in two different sentences as a noun and as a verb:
‘Watch’.
Fill in the gaps in the table.
| WORD-FORMS |
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| Noun | Verb | Adjective | Adverb |
| 1. success | succeed | successful | successfully |
| 2. ........... | inspire | ........... | ........... |
| 3. ........... | ........... | safe | ........... |
| 4. ........... | harm | ........... | ........... |
| 5. thought | ........... | ........... | ........... |
| 6. ........... | ........... | ........... | brightly |
| 7. courage | ........... | ........... | ........... |
| 8. ........... | ........... | ........... | hastily |
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Life went out of him ______. (gentle / gently)
Use the following word as a noun as well as a verb and make meaningful sentences with each set, in your notebook.
march
Use the following word as a noun as well as a verb and make meaningful sentences with each set, in your notebook.
honour
Say whether the underlined word in the following sentence is used as a Noun or Verb or Adjective.
They gave me a gift everyday.
Fill in the gaps in the table.
WORD-FORMS
| Noun | Verb | Adjective | Adverb |
| 1. success | succeed | successful | successfully |
| 2. ............ | inspire | ............ | ............ |
| 3. ............ | ............ | safe | ............ |
| 4. ............ | believe | ............ | ............ |
| 5. thought | ............ | ............ | ............ |
| 6. ............ | ............ | ............ | brightly |
| 7. courage | ............ | ............ | ............ |
| 8. ............ | ............ | ............ | hastily |
Notice the adjectives in phrases such as ‘infant loves’ and ‘brave clearness. What is the meaning of these adjectives
(i) in isolation
(ii) as part of these phrases.
