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Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the disclaimer given by a news channel.
Except for the headline, this story ______ edited by YTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.
Options
will be
has not been
has not
have not been
Solution
Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by YTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.
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Find the sentences in the story with the following phrasal verbs.
| lined up | thought up | took off | stood by |
Now fill in the blanks in the sentences given below by combining the verb given in brackets with one of the words from the box as appropriate.
|
over |
by |
through |
out |
up |
down |
(i) The Army attempted unsuccessfully to ___________ the government. (throw)
(ii) Scientists are on the brink of a major ___________in cancer research. (break)
(iii) The State Government plans to build a ______________for Bhubaneswar to speed up traffic on the main highway. (pass)
(iv) Gautama’s ____________on life changed when he realised that the world is full of sorrow. (look)
(v) Rakesh seemed unusually _______________ after the game. (cast)
Phrasal verbs are “multi-word verbs”. These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words. The other word (s) can be prepositions and/or adverbs that modify or change their meaning. For example ‘give up’ is a phrasal verb that means ‘stop doing’ something, which is very different from ‘give’. In the article that you have just read there are a few phrasal verbs like :
- pull off : Manage to do something difficult or tricky/to steer or turn a vehicle off the road
- roll down : roll down (something) or roll (something) down : to move (something) down especially by turning handle
- head for : to go or cause to go (towards)
- woke up : arose from sleep/realized
Now look through the unit of Health and Medicine, figure out the phrasal verbs that you come across and list them.
Notice the highlighted words in the following sentences.
1. “When I leave,’ Sophie said, coming home from school, “I’m going to have a boutique.”
2. Jansie, linking arms with her along the street, looked doubtful.
3. “I’ll find it,” Sophie said, staring far down the street.
4. Jansie, knowing they were both earmarked for the biscuit factory, became melancholy.
5. And she turned in through the open street door leaving Jansie standing in the rain.
– When we add “ing” to a verb we get the present participle form. The present participle form is generally used along with forms of “be’, (is, was, are, were, am) to indicate the continuous tense as in “Sophie was coming home from school.”
– We can use the present participle by itself without the helping verb, when we wish to indicate that an action is happening at the same time as another.
– In example 1, Sophie “said” something. “Said”, here, is the main action.
– What Sophie was doing while she was “saying” is indicated by “coming home from school”. So we get the information of two actions happening at the same time. We convey the information in one sentence instead of two.
I. Analyse the other examples in the same way.
II. Pick out five other sentences from the story in which present participles are used in this sense.
Pick out from the lesson the - Verb forms of -
global - _________________.
Pick out from the lesson the - Verb forms of -
resolution - ______________.
Pick out from the lesson the - Verb forms of -
liberty - _______________.
Say whether the words underlined are infinitives/ participles or gerunds.
I like to eat fruits rather than eating sweets.
Underline the gerund/present participles/infinitive.
Finding the right footing, precisely mastering the skills and getting to the next place, all depend on how we approach and tackle the problem.
In the following sentences, the underlined words are called infinitives. Find such examples from the speech and underline the infinitives.
- Every child is free to grow.
- I refuse to accept that all the laws and constitutions, police, and judges are unable to protect our children.
- ________________________
- ________________________
- ________________________
- ________________________
Find Verb form of:-
thought ____________
Find Verb forms of:-
description ____________
Complete the following word chain of verbs:
Examine, e______, ______, ______, ______
Write two infinitives of your own.
Pick out from the text the VERB form of
negligence _______________
Pick out from the text the VERB form of
decisions _______________
Schools ______ instruct students to wear full sleeved shirts during monsoon time.
Each of the boys ______ rewarded.
The students with the help of their teacher ______ (create) a beautiful poster.
The policeman gave no ______ (indicate) that there was a road banner ahead.
