Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence. Choose the correct options.
As soon as he reaches home, his friends call him.
(Begin: Hardly ...)
Options
Hardly does he reach home when his friends call him.
Hardly had he reached home than his friends called him.
Hardly, he reaches home, his friends call him.
Hardly when he reaches home than his friends call him.
Solution
Hardly does he reach home when his friends call him.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Make adverb from these adjective .
merry ______
Make adverb from these adjective .
sleepy ______
Thinking about language
Complete the following sentence. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the question in brackets.
We all want (What do we all want to do?)
Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.
I wondered why he was screaming.
Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.
He asked the little boy, “Why are you studying English?”
Thinking about Language
Find these words in the lesson. They all have ie or ei in them.
- f___ld
- ingred ___nts
- h ___ght
- misch ___vous
- fr ___nds
- ___ghty-seven
- rel ___ved
- p ___ce
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
Our school will (host/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife
conservation.
Rewrite the paragraph below, using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
How Helmets Came To Be Used in Cricket
Nari Contractor was the Captain and an opening batsman for India in the1960s. The Indian cricket team went on a tour to the West Indies in 1962. In a match against Barbados in Bridgetown, Nari Contractor (seriously injure and collapse). In those days helmets (not wear). Contractor (hit) on the head by a bouncer from Charlie Griffith. Contractor’s skull (fracture). The entire team (deeply concern). The West Indies players (worry). Contractor (rush) to hospital. He (accompany) by Frank Worrell, the Captain of the West Indies Team. Blood (donate) by the West Indies players. Thanks to the timely help, Contractor (save). Nowadays helmets (routinely use) against bowlers.
Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.
He has failed many times. Still, he hopes to succeed
I prefer a simple vanilla ice cream to fancy desserts. (Begin: I would rather...)
