Please select a subject first
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On the basis of your reading of the passage complete the “Mindmap” given below :
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Match the news items with the headlines. Write the correct headline above each news item.
| 1. Business Firms Involved in Pooja Celebrations | 3. Mr. Das Appointed MD of ODC |
| 2. NPI Taxation Relaxed | 4. Schoolboy Kidnapped |
| a . The UMI board has cleared the appointment of Mr. Das as the new Managing Director of the Overseas Development Council .......... | c. Vinodh, an eight year old boy studying in a local public school, has been missing since yesterday. An eye-witness saw the boy being forcibly taken in a black car and reported the matter to the police. Unfortunately, the car's registration number was not noted down. |
| b. The Advance Ruling Authority, functioning under the Income Tax Law, has relaxed procedure rules governing taxation of non-resident Indians ...... | d. While people are gearing up to celebrate the 'Pooja' with customaiy zest, sponsors have not been slow to take advantage. |
Discuss
How do these words - appointed, relaxed and kidnapped - help in framing the headlines ?
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Provide suitable headlines for the following news items. In your headlines, use the past participle form or appropriate verbs.
| LYON (France): Playing in his first tournament since walking off the court in the Davis Cup in Brazil, top-seeded Thomas Muster was beaten in the first round of the Lyon Grand Prix by American Chris Woodruff, 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday. |
NEW DELHI: A man allegedly posing as a police officer from Punjab was arrested by Chandni Chowk police on Tuesday. Harinder Sharma had introduced himself as a superintendent of police from Amritsar to a police official at the Chandni Chowk police station. He wanted to see records to get details of how many militants had been arrested by the police. |
| NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said that the job of reporting court proceedings should be assigned only to journalists having experience of legal reporting. |
RAIGANJ (West Bengal): Nine persons, including one woman and two children, were roasted alive and 65 others suffered serious bums when a mob of about one thousand people torched 156 houses at Bhangapara village under Karanighi police station in north Dinajpur district on Thursday. |
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Complete the following letter. Put the verbs in brackets into either the
'ing' form or the infinitive with to. Use the box below to help you.
| + -ing | +to do |
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Suggest be Worth Mind look Forward to |
Want Offer hope Propose arrange promise hesitate |
Dear Mr. Banerjee
Thank you for your letter offering (offer) to help build an auditorium for our
school. You will be happy to learn that the parents of our school have
suggested___________ (approach) their association for funds. It is an idea worth
_____ (pursue) and we propose _____________(hold) a meeting on the
15th of this month. I would very much like you to attend the meeting as I want
_____ (introduce) you to the parents and I hope ____________(be) able to
use your kind offer as a motivating factor for others.
The architect has arranged ____________(supply} us with the blueprints
of the building. The contractor has promised _____________(deliver) the
materials within a month. So our management does not mind ________ _
(start) the work even before the funds have been arranged in full.
Please do not hesitate _____ (contact} me if your have any further queries.
I look forward to _____________(hear) from you soon.
Yours sincerely
K.S. Bhatt
(Principal}
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Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .
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Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .
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Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .
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Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .
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Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .
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Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .
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Rewrite the following sentences making the necessary changes so that they convey the intended meaning:
1. Having bitten the postman, the farmer decided to punish the dog.
2. Being a rainy day, the organizers decided to postpone the match.
3. Being fond of sweets, we planned to gift Mazy a big box of chocolates on her
birthday.
4. Having finished his work for the day, the supervisor let him leave the
factory early.
5. Riding on a horse, the tiger jumped at him.
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Study the following table
| with verb+ing | with to+verb | ||
| Avoid | imagine | agree | learn |
| Consider | involve | allow | manage |
| delay | prevent | ask | promise |
| deny | resent | decide | refuse |
| excuse | risk | expect | seem |
| mind | enjoy | fail | want |
| favour | stop | intend | wish |
| finish | suggest | ||
Now complete the following sentences appropriately using 'ing' or
infinitive construction. Use the grid given above to write your answers.
You may have to add prepositions in some sentences.
1) Would you mind______________________________________
2) Most children enjoy___________________________________
3) I'll never forget ___________ when I was 18 years old.
4) I remember_________________________________________
5) Our teacher dislikes__________________________________
6) The commander told the soldiers________________
7) I do not intend________________________________
8) The inspector is certain______________________
9) My father was vecy angry with the grocer ________________
10) My brother likes________________________________
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Correct the following sentence :
- Her actions make my blood to boil.
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Imagine that Class X of your school is planning a trip to Andaman and Nicobar Islands from 25th Dec to 01st Jan. Based on your reading of the text and your imagination complete the following itinerary :
25th Dec : fly from the nearest airport. to Port Blair
26th Dec : (morning) : ………………
(afternoon) : ………………
(evening) : Sound and Light Show at Cellular Jail
27th Dec : (morning) : take bus to National Park at Wandoor
(afternoon) : ………………
(evening) : enjoy local cuisine at hotel
28th Dec : (morning) : visit the Chidiya Tapu to observe the magnificent birds
(afternoon) : ………………
(evening)
29th Dec : (morning) ………………
(afternoon) : free to explore local market
(evening) : ………………
30th Dec : (morning) ………………
(afternoon): Island Tourism Festival
(evening) : ………………
31st Dec : (morning) : relaxed Breakfast at hotel
(afternoon) : ………………
(evening) : cultural evening at hotel to celebrate New Year Eve
1st Jan : (morning) : by bus to Katchal for
(afternoon) : transfer to Airport to reach home destination
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Correct the following sentence :
- They are counting on me playing for their team.
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'Remember to do' and 'Remember doing'
Study the examples given below.
(a) I must remember to take my science book.
(b) I remember meeting you in the park.
Some verbs might take either form depending on their meaning.
Which sentence refers to something which actually happened?
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Which sentence refers to something which hasn't actually happened?
__________________________________________________________________________
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Correct the following sentence :
He is thinking to write his autobiography.
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Complete the sentences using the correct non-finite form of the verbs
given in brackets.
1. I regret (be) rude to you.
2. I regret _______ (inform) you that you have not qualified in
the interview.
3. I want to stop now ____ (eat) lunch.
4. I must stop ______ (eat) so much.
5. It was rude of him ____ (say) that.
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Correct the following sentence :
- I am hopeful to secure full marks in the Mathematics paper.
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Correct the following sentence :
- We were prevented to enter the classroom.
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