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प्रश्न
Do as directed.
Dinesh and Prabhu left the bus stop. Varsha rang them. (combine into a complex sentence)
उत्तर
After/When Dinesh and Prabhu left the bus stop, Varsha rang them.
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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.
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____________. (tremble)
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
We made a pact.
Make the following Affirmative using the word given.
There was no breeze. (hardly)
List at least 10 verbs, the last letter of which is doubled in the present participle. Example: put- putting
List the prepositions you find in this poem.
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
modern technique
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Look at the prefixes given and frame two new words. One is done for you.
| Prefix | Word-1 | Word-2 |
| sub | subway | subconscious |
| un | ||
| re | ||
| en | ||
| dis | ||
| ir |
Choose the correct option.
We use ______ when something is compulsory, obligatory, and important.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
My brother ____ (not/do) his homework.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
Ezhil _______ a cake when they came when they came.
Identify the phrase in the following sentence and classify them as Adjective, Adverb, or Noun phrase.
Kohli hopes to win the trophy.
Form compound words from the boxes given below and fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow with the appropriate compound words.
| waiting | out | income |
| green | sun | room |
| tax | alarm | dry |
| traffic | wall | house |
| clock | jam | glasses |
| hair | cleaning | cut |
| put | paper |
- Siva visited the hair stylist to have a clean __________.
- Tharani had given the sarees for __________.
- The __________ is a natural process that warms the earth’s surface.
- Never wait for an __________ to wake you up.
- The children were late to school as there was a __________ near the toll plaza.
- The government expects every individual to promptly pay the __________.
- People usually wear __________ during summer.
- The patients were asked to sit in the__________ until the doctor arrived.
- With teamwork we are able to multiply our __________.
- The room was looking bright with the colourful __________.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
Here is your watch. It has been found in the garden.
Given below are some idiomatic phrases. Find the meaning of it using the dictionary.
| A | B |
| put on | walk away |
| come in | time out |
| try again | try again |
Fill in the blanks with correct travel words.
| schedule | reach | book | railway | pack | board |
To make travel convenient, we must ______tickets well in advance. Then we have to ______our things and ______our trip. We have to reach the ______station in time and ______the train in order to ______ our destination.
Match the rhyming words.
| health | charm |
| hook | wealth |
| harm | look |
Fill in the blank with the collective noun.
a ________ of birds.
Use the suitable verb.
Banu ______ the lesson.
A conjunction is a word that joins two words or a sentence.
Do you want apple _________ pear?
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
I have an _______ (examination) next week.
Write the past form of the verbs.
run - ______
Write
______ unicorn
What we say?
Match each sentence to the correct picture by writing the number in the box.
- . A brown and white puppy is having fun.
- Wild animals are in the thick forest.
- A cute boy is painting with green colour.
- A naughty boy is riding horse with his sleepy dog
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
______ I use your mobile phone? It’s an emergency.
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
shot his bolt
- We usually ______ tickets for movies in advance.
- Thirukkural is my favourite ______.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
The plane ______off in a few minutes. (take)
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The archaeologists are trying ______ the ruins of Keelady.
