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प्रश्न
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
I claim to be a person of faith and prayer, aren’t I?
उत्तर
I claim to be a person of faith and prayer, don’t I?
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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.
Complete the following comparisons.
- as white as ______
- as green as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as black as ______
- as bright as ______
List the pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Find from the poem, three examples of Alliteration :
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
turn down the offer
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The children were asked to come without their parents.
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
Make me a cup of tea, shall you?
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
The manager appointed many office assistants.
In the following sentence, the verb has two object namely Direct and Indirect object. Change each of the following sentence into two passive using a direct object as the subject in one and indirect in the other.
John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill.
What are they doing? Use the verbs below and write sentences.
eat cry play read sing watch
He said that he wanted to become ________ engineer.
My father doesn’t drink ________ coffee.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Honour and glory ____ his reward.
Find out the clipped word for the following.
education + satellite -
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The ______ sky looks beautiful at night.
Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.
We can see a ______bow after summer showers.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Terry Sam and Jeremy went to the movies together ____
Change the sentence from past continuous to future continuous.
Prasanth was reading newspaper.
He lost the key _______ he couldn’t open his room.
Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.
First passenger train/inaugurated /India /1853
Complete the passage by filling the blanks with the passive forms of the verbs.
The water should be boiled in a vessel. Then tea leaves and milk ______to the water. The vessel ______ with a lid. The tea ______ and ______ into the cups. Sugar ______and ______ well.The tea ______ hot.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
I think Suresh ______ for Tiruvallur next morning. (leave)
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
...tea is one of the mainstays of civilization in the country.
Underline the prepositional phrase.
We feel sorry for our mistakes.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
The Governor inaugurated the exhibition at ten o’clock.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Not a word was spoken by the convict in self–defense.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Using your own ideas, frame three sentences that show continuous action. Example: You are leading me.
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
At one stroke
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
The Minister gave off the prizes.
