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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
Each member of the team had all their ______.
पर्याय
wait for the dust to settle
get/have all your ducks in a row
fetch and carry
do the math
round the corner
उत्तर
Each member of the team had all their get/have all your ducks in a row.
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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).
We heard with _________that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
Match the word connectors with reference to parts I, II, III respectively. Make sentences of each of these connectors.
| No | Word | Connector | |
| 1. | government | (a) | person |
| 2. | betterment of | (b) | curbs |
| 3. | pure and ethical | (c) | degradation |
| 4. | community's | (d) | launch |
| 5. | religions | (e) | dialogue |
| 6. | astonishing | (f) | silence |
| 7. | technological | (a) | motivation |
| 8. | frank | (g) | aspect |
| 9. | social | (h) | life |
| 10. | faith | (i) | centre |
| 11. | inquisitive | (j) | officials |
| 12. | academic | (k) | problems |
| 13. | environmental | (l) | humanity |
| 14. | pin-drop | (m) | service |
| 15. | alternate | (n) | bodies |
| 16. | remarkable | (o) | evils |
| 17. | silent | (p) | advancement |
| 18. | famished | (q) | brilliance |
| 19. | unsuccessful | (s) | accommodation |
| 20. | space-research | (t) | discipline |
Find any two Alliterative lines.
List all the phrases from the poem in which two or more words are joined with ‘and’.
Study the following sets of words :
- Set A – pleased, happy, joyful, ecstatic
- Set B – letter, word, sentence, paragraph
The words in these sets are arranged in ascending order, each word showing a higher degree than the previous one.
Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.
- mountain
- peak/summit
- mound
- hill
Change the following into Passive voice.
Will you help me?
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
prepare for
Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.
How long __________?
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Roshan dreams of becoming an architect.
Read the list of words. Write down all the words related to those words. Create a “map” using a graphic organizer and discuss it in groups. One is done for you.
| library | building | garden | student |
| teacher | advertisement | animal | art |
Find out the clipped word for the following.
motor + hotel -
Put the words in correct order and rewrite sentence.
They have a post-box. (Red, Small, Rectangular)
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
My favorite team won the game ____
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable word.
Paul______plays cricket with his friends.
Look at the pictures given below. Arrange the jumbled words into a sentence. Write the sequence of the sentences according to the pictures in the blanks given. Pick the adjectives from the sentences and write them below the picture.
- order/a yummy, round and big cake/her parents.
- her/a wonderful doll/present/Madhu’s friends/with
- which falls on Sunday/for her birthday celebration/ Madhu/her close friends/invites
- welcome/she and her parents/with a broad smile/their/ guests
- enjoyed the day/felt/happy and/Madhu and her parents
- the house with colourful balloons/her parents/ decorate/and attractive cartoon
- pink/Madhu/frock/wears/on her/birthday/a long.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
They ______ to school.
Use the suitable verb.
We ______ loudly.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Scientists predict that by 2050, man ______ on Mars. (land)
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
Poonam ______ not catch the bus yesterday.
Fill in the blank with appropriate correlative conjunction.
I would ______starve ______ beg.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
We ______ (select) story books for kids, if we allot time for storytelling.
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
Gold is not more useful than iron.
The most noticeable difference between American and British English is in the vocabulary usage. There are hundreds of everyday words that are different.
i. Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases in the given dialogue to create a meaningful sentence. (1)
Did you know that the lack of hydrological resources affects more than 40% of the world population?
No, I didn't. What are hydrological resources?
(i) WATER RESOURCES, / SURVIVAL / AND PLANT / TO HUMAN, / ANIMAL, / REFER TO / WHICH / ARE VITAL / HYDROLOGICAL RESOURCES
ii. Report the dialogues to complete the paragraph that follows. (2)
| Photographer: | I want to use a drone for photographing your event. |
| Customer: | Really! Do you usually offer this advice? |
| Photographer: | No. I don’t. Your event is in an open and picturesque area and I want to capture the complete scene. |
The photographer told the customer that she wanted to use a drone for photographing his event. The customer exclaimed in surprise and asked (ii) ______. The photographer replied in the negative and shared that (iii) _______as his event was in an open and picturesque area.
Write the compound word from the picture.
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| ______ | |
Use the proper punctuation mark.
What’s it about
Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.
Today Tommy found a new book.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Mithology
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
They opened the window because they did not want the smoke to go into the kitchen.
(Use: so…. that)
