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प्रश्न
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
E-mail is the fastest means of communication.
उत्तर
E-mail is faster than any other means of communication.
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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 following dialogue choosing a suitable phrase from those given below.
Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love _________________.
David: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
The fawn sucked his fingers.
Make the following Negative using the negative words given.
She went around asking everyone about her plants. (No one/did not)
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
reject
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
Our army has defeated the enemy.
Underline the verb and identify the tense form.
Were the milk men milking the cow ______?
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(watch a horror film)
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Julian placed her lunchbox inside her bag.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Vinothini left the house before sunrise.
The head office is ______ Nungambakkam. It is ______ College Road. As you go ______ the station, the office is ______ the right side.
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
Muthu likes computer games, but he doesn’t play computer games very often.
______ please bring some water for me?
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
I am so excited to see my family for Christmas ____
Make a sentence of your own for any five words from the below.
| 1. | shady | misery |
| 2. | bored | calm |
| 3. | glee | interested |
| 4. | panic | slow |
| 5. | hasty | sunny |
Read the sentence, insert appropriate article in the blank and choose the noun phrase.
Srinath and Sandhya were bored at______ awful concert.
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
He _______ a house in America.
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
They visit their friends in the evenings. (Kavitha)
Fill in the blanks.
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| Students are going ______ school. | There are ______ chocolates. | The tree is ______ big. |
Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
You ______ (travel) around the world.
Can you try to fill the blank.
This is ______ Ink bottle.
Find the antonyms of the following words in the puzzle and shade them with a pencil. The first one has been done for you.
| seldom, admitted, methodical, reality, virtue, vile, indignant, relish, fact |
Spot the word
Change the voice of the following sentence.
Let the door not be slammed.
Match the following idioms related to difficult situations with their meanings.
| A | B | ||
| 1 | alarm bells ringing | a | abandoning one who is in difficulty |
| 2 | back to the wall | b | try any method to overcome a crisis |
| 3 | grasp/clutch at straws | c | sign of something going wrong |
| 4 | saved by the bell | d | in serious difficulty |
| 5 | hang out to dry | e | help at the last moment rescuing one from a difficult situation |
This paragraph has only simple sentences. Combine them into compound and complex sentences. The first one is done for you.
One day Ajay and Tijo went to the canal. They wanted to catch some fish. Some people were playing nearby. They chose a better place. They took out the fishing rods. Suddenly there was a loud splash. They also heard a loud scream. Both Ajay and Tijo looked up. They saw something moving in the water. Then they saw a hand waving. Someone had fallen into the canal. It was Yusuf. He had jumped into the water. He wanted to swim.
One day Ajay and Tijo went to the canal as they wanted to catch some fish______
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
One is liable to put in too much milk.
Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.
Big cotton merchant – owned a factory – many employees – one day a heap of cotton stolen – no clue – merchant’s secretary assured to find out - asked him to host dinner - invite all workers – merchant agreed – middle of feast – secretary suddenly shouted – cotton sticking to hair of thieves – the guilty dusted their heads – tried to clear – caught in the trap – punished.
UTHIRA is an event conducted by the NSS unit of ABC Hr Sec School. Imagine you are a volunteer and help a parent fill in the following registration form. (Invent necessary details)
The experience of nursing an injured bird left me ______ grateful for knowing the importance of being kind and compassionate to all creatures.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Figars
