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प्रश्न
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
They ______ (request) him when the manager arrived.
उत्तर
They requested him when the manager arrived.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
(1) Do as directed :
Master: “Well Shailesh, I hear you are taking part in the speaking competition.”
Pupil: “Yes; and I came to ask you to give me some hints on the art of public speaking.” [Change into indirect speech]
(2) The people regarded him ………….. imposter and called him …………. Villain[Insert correct articles]
(3) go then said the ant and dance winter away [Punctuat]
You mush have noticed that when we report someone’s exact words, we have to make some changes in the sentence structure. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the above pairs of sentences. One has been done for you.
1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked (as in Sentence Set 1).
2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.
3. The adverb of place here changes to ___________.
4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the ______________ tense (as in Sentence Set 3).
5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was getting.
6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverb _______________in the reporting clause (as in Sentence Set 1).
7. The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to third person pronouns such as____________, ___________, ___________ or __________in reported speech.
Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of the following. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and idioms.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
child ______.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
After lunch, the children were allowed to play.
She _________ a job in America by next year. (get)
Match the adjective with the appropriate picture.
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brave |
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shady |
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long |
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spicy |
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sweet |
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fast |
Say what they are doing now?
He ______.
Write the compound word using the pictures.
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Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Acheiving