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प्रश्न
Here, we see that the ‘-ing’ form of the verb ‘fight’ is used as a subject in ‘The fighting went on’. It does the work of a noun. When the ‘-ing’ form of a verb is used as a noun, it is known as a gerund or verbal noun. Read the following examples of gerunds:
- Gardening is an art.
- Cooking is a science.
- I enjoy reading poems.
- I like reading more than writing.
Rewrite the above sentences using other appropriate gerunds in place of the ones given here.
उत्तर
- Drawing is an art.
- Typing is a science.
- I enjoy narrating poems.
- I like baking more than cooking.
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| widen | |||
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- ________________________
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My father doesn’t drink ________ coffee.
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help of option.
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Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is your bag, you can take it anytime.
Construct meaningful sentences from the table given below.
| 1. | Silence |
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be | used in petrol bunks. |
| 2. | Cars | maintained in libraries hospitals etc. | ||
| 3. | Cleanliness | avoided as they cause cavities and toothache. | ||
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Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
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| 3. |  |
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| 4. |  |
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Lady
Fill in the blank with the collective noun.
A ________ of bees.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
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Choose the correct verb.
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Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
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Answer the following.
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| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
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