Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
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.
I remembered him.
Advertisements
Solution
He was remembered by me.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Rudimentary general stores
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 spent the night at Camp Eight.
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 Negative using the negative words given.
There were a few potted plants in the courtyard. (not many)
Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.
He ran fast but he did not win the race.
Clause (1) ____________
Clause (2) ____________
Conjunction:
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
Hardy corrected his statement.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
Tenali Raman was a poet scholar and jester in Vijaynagar in Krishnadevarayas court. (Punctuate)
The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.
attack:
- Noun - __________________.
- Verb - __________________.
- Write at least 5 common nouns and 5 proper nouns each. Proper nouns are always written with a capital letter at the beginning.
- Can you think of proper nouns that include two or more words? How are they written? Find at least ten such nouns.
Underline the clauses in the below sentence and also the words that link or connect the clauses.
It is believed that The Iliad and The Odyssey were composed and recited by a blind poet named Homer, who lived about 900 BCE and who wandered from one Greek city or village to another, singing his poems to all who would receive him in their homes.
What are conjunctions? explain with some example?
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
narrow
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The tiger jumped into the river.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank
They learned how __________ (survive) in space without gravity.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We told them ____________ (come) with us on our trip, but some of them think it is a waste of time ____________ (search) for life that doesn’t exist.
Find the synonyms for the underlined word.
The narrator was in trouble because he took the oranges.
When she was eighteen, she ______ run fast.
Make a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb given in bracket.
It is better not to disturb her, she ____________ (work).
Match the words with correct Synonym and Antonym from the table.
| S.No | Word | Synonym | Antonym |
| 1 | wide | privilege | freedom |
| 2 | noble | valiant | public |
| 3 | oppress | valuable | coward |
| 4 | honour | personal | ignoble |
| 5 | worthy | gentle | dishonour |
| 6 | private | broad | narrow |
| 7 | brave | subdue | unworthy |
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Saravanan always ______ (go) for a walk in the morning.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
Keerthi ______ his work by next week. (do).
Underline the verb and identify the tense form.
Were the milk men milking the cow ______?
An ______is an information we have that proves us that something is true.
This fruit is ______ the Mexican capital.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Gullivers Travels ___ an excellent story.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Fifteen minutes ___ allowed to read the question paper.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
The boy could not attend the special classes due to his mother’s illness. (into Compound)
List out the transitive and intransitive verbs in the following words.
come, buy, teach, learn, arrive, sing, run, draw, jump, write.
Syllabify the following words.
| 1. |
education |
|
| 2. | school | |
| 3. | college | |
| 4. | English | |
| 5. | opportunity | |
| 6. | friend | |
| 7. | teacher | |
| 8. | simultaneously | |
| 9. | laboratory | |
| 10. | beneficiary |
Look at the picture and write eight sentences using prepositions.
Where is the rabbit?
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
Usha Rani had to struggle all through her life.
Sinduja is getting ready to sleep. She starts writing her diary. Help her complete it by using the verbs given in brackets.
(start, eat, have, finish, go, reach)
- I got up at 7’O clock.
- . I ______breakfast.
- I______ to office by car.
- I______ to work.
- I______ lunch at______ .
- I ______my task at 7 p.m.
- I______ home at 8 p.m.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
I can't wait to go on summer vacation ___
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| news + ______ | = ______ |  |
Read the sentence, insert appropriate article in the blank and choose the noun phrase.
Purvaja ate______ salad of raw vegetables for dinner.
Circle the vowel letters.
a c d i f o e h
Complete the sentence with a correct reflexive pronoun.
Teachers teach _________ a new lesson every day.
The fisher caught the _______.
Choose the correct prefix and write the new word.
Write
______ flag
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.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Aruna always looks at the bright side of things. Even in the face of misfortune, she firmly believes that everything will work out for the best in the end. Aruna is an ______.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Antony has the amazing ability to use both his hands, equally well. He can write, draw and perform various other tasks with equal speed and efficiency with his left as well as his right hand. Antony is ______.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
emigrate - immigrate
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
aural - oral
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
Poonam ______ not catch the bus yesterday.
Fill in the boxes with the correct answers. The first one has been done for you.
| S. No | Word with meaning and part of speech | Sentence | Noun/Verb/ Adj. form | Sentence |
| 1 | Word: wise meaning: clever part of speech: adjective | My brother is wise. | wisdom | My brother showed great wisdom in business. |
| 2 | harm | |||
| 3 | stimulate | |||
| 4 | argue | |||
| 5 | strong | |||
| 6 | destroy |
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
Who taught her Computer Science?
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
You are advised to help the poor and needy.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
The boys broke the window pane last evening.
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
sense + issue -
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
Getting down from the car, the Chief Guest walked towards the dais amidst applause.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
If my mother ______(know) of my poor performance in the exam, she will not allow me to watch a movie.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Fortuitously, a guest visited our house.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
Only ______ people can afford to buy a flat in Chennai.
Write the compound word from the picture.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
One day, while I was playing ______.
Write a compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ______ | ||
