HSC Science (Electronics) 12th Standard Board Exam - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English

Rewrite the sentence by using 'not only ..... but also':

The petrified Langurs speeded to the trees near and far and secured their places on the tree tops.

Rewrite the sentence by using 'not only ..... but also':

Umbarzara is the haven for Tigers, Leopards and Sloth Bears.

Rewrite the sentence by using 'not only ..... but also':

I crossed the cement pillar and stones stacked by the Forest Development Corporation.

The boy had to find books and read them before the day ended. (Rewrite using 'not only ---- but also')

Do as directed.

Advertisers are one of the biggest players in Big Data.

Begin the sentence with ‘Very few _______’

Do as directed.

Advertisers are one of the biggest players in Big Data.

Use ‘bigger than’ and rewrite the sentence.

Do as directed.

No other diagnosis is as good as the diagnosis done with the help of Big Data.

Use ‘best’ and rewrite the sentence.

Do as directed.

No other diagnosis is as good as the diagnosis done with the help of Big Data.

Use ‘better than’ and rewrite the sentence.

Do as directed.

These internet giants provide the greatest data about people.

Begin the sentence with ‘No other____’

Do as directed.

These internet giants provide the greatest data about people.

Use ‘greater than’ and rewrite the sentence.

The words in bold type show to + verb form. These are Infinitives. An Infinitive is the base form of the verb. Infinitives are formed from a verb but they do not act as verbs because they are not verbs; ‘s’, ‘es’, or ‘ing’ cannot be added to that.

However, sometimes infinitives may occur without ‘to’. For example,
Thus even as holidays help you appreciate your own home more – …..
In this sentence, though ‘to’ is skipped off, ‘appreciate’ acts as an infinitive’.

Read the following sentence carefully from the text and find out the infinitive.

We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves.

The words in bold type show to + verb form. These are Infinitives. An Infinitive is the base form of the verb. Infinitives are formed from a verb but they do not act as verbs because they are not verbs; ‘s’, ‘es’, or ‘ing’ cannot be added to that.

However, sometimes infinitives may occur without ‘to’. For example,
Thus even as holidays help you appreciate your own home more – …..
In this sentence, though ‘to’ is skipped off, ‘appreciate’ acts as an infinitive’.

Read the following sentence carefully from the text and find out the infinitive.

We travel to bring what little we can,…..

The words in bold type show to + verb form. These are Infinitives. An Infinitive is the base form of the verb. Infinitives are formed from a verb but they do not act as verbs because they are not verbs; ‘s’, ‘es’, or ‘ing’ cannot be added to that.

However, sometimes infinitives may occur without ‘to’. For example,
Thus even as holidays help you appreciate your own home more – …..
In this sentence, though ‘to’ is skipped off, ‘appreciate’ acts as an infinitive’.

Read the following sentence carefully from the text and find out the infinitive.

Yet one of the subtler beauties of travel is that it enables you to bring new eyes to the people you encounter.

Read the sentence given below and state whether the underlined word is Gerunds or Present Participles.

As it’s a hot day, many people are swimming.

Read the sentence given below and state whether the underlined word is Gerunds or Present Participles.

This is a swimming pool.

Read the sentence given below and state whether the underlined word is Gerunds or Present Participles.

It’s very bad that children are begging.

Read the sentence given below and state whether the underlined word is Gerunds or Present Participles.

Begging is a curse on humanity.