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प्रश्न
Fill the blank with the clipped word.
He broke his __________. (spectacles)
उत्तर
He broke his specs.
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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.
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
The narrator was quiet when Pongo questioned him.
Match the Squares to form proper sentences.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
We ______ not ______ to the market, in case it rains. (go).
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
By next year, I ______ in Chennai for fifteen years. (live).
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
Walk carefully lest you will fall down. (into Complex)
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
You ______ be joking
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You ______ help the needy. (moral obligation)
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
A number of books ______ missing.
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
I learnt a great many new words that day.
