English

Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options. Margie was scornful. - English (Second/Third Language)

Advertisements
Advertisements

Question

Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.

Margie was scornful.

Options

  • singular

  • plural

MCQ
One Line Answer

Solution

Margie was scornful. - singular

shaalaa.com
Grammar
  Is there an error in this question or solution?
Chapter 1.2: The Fun they Had - ENGLISH WORKSHOP [Page 10]

APPEARS IN

Balbharati My English Coursebook 9 Standard Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 1.2 The Fun they Had
ENGLISH WORKSHOP | Q 6. (b) 1 | Page 10

RELATED QUESTIONS

Change the following sentence into indirect speech.

First man: We must educate our brothers.
Second man: And try to improve their material conditions.
Third man: For that, we must convey our grievances to the British Parliament

The first man said that _____________________________________________________

The second man added that ____________________________________________________

The third man suggested that ____________________________________________________


Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.

 Rani : We need some bread and butter for breakfast.
Ravi : All right. I ___________ (go) to the bakery and get some.
(Before he goes out, Ravi talks to their father.)
Ravi : I ___________ (get) some bread and butter. Do you want any thing from the bakery?
Father : Yes, I want some salt biscuits.
Ravi : Fine, I ___________ (get) you a packet.


Write down eight to ten Onomatopoetic words on your own.


Read the following words and name the degree of comparison shown.

good – better – best 


From the passage, find and write any two examples of the following:

Use of the verb 'be' (am, is, are, etc) as the main verb.  


Make a table of verb forms for your own reference. Try to arrange the verbs in alphabetical order. Keep adding new verbs to your table from time to time. When you write, check your work to see whether you have used the correct verb form.


Underline the main clause in the following sentence:

They were miles and miles from home and Tegumai had forgotten to bring any extra spears.


Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.

earn one’s name.


The soldier climbed ______ a horse and rode away.


______ on the flute, Krishna returned it.


______ please close the door?


Work in pairs and say the sentence to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.

This is a banyan tree.


Read the sentences given below. Does the action happen every day or is it happening at this moment?

1. Deepa waters the plants every morning.  
2. A triangle has three sides.  
3. Sandhya is writing a letter.  
4. The children are playing in the garden.  
5. I go to school regularly.  

Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, _______?


Recite the poem ‘Beyond the Universe’.


Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.

I _______ (read) the poem.


Frame as many sentences as possible from the substitution table given below.

Example: I enjoy playing badminton and carrom daily

I

We

You

They

hate

prefer

like

love enjoy wish dislike

playing watching coaching

football

volleyball

hockey

kabaddi

cricket

tennis basketball kho-kho badminton

and or carrom chess table-tennis squash fencing

everyday usually rarely

often occasionally generally sometimes daily

Samritha Kavish prefers enjoys hates likes

I ______ never seen a cobra.


Circle the pictures that denotes person or things in particular.


Imagine yourself as the rabbit and tell your friend deer where you are.

I am ______ the tree.


Write down clipped word for the given picture.


____________

(hippopotamus)


Answer the following.

Name of the object In your mother tongue Use in a sentence
     

Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.

The temple is ______the bank.


Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.

The boys were stealing mangoes from a grove. At that time, the owner of the grove came in.(while)


Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.

Mr. X, a rich businessman – runs a company - always very busy with office work – one day his son – 10 years old – approaches dad and asks – how much he earns in one hour – father gets furious – boy persuades – father says Rs. 500 – immediately son asks for Rs. 300 – father shouts – wasting money on toys - son leaves to his room crying – father feels bad – thinks might need some stationery – enters boy’s room and gives money – boy becomes happy – takes some crumpled notes – under his pillow – counts everything together – total Rs.500 – gives it to dad – wants to buy – one hour of his time – father realizes his mistake – feels sorry and guilty – hugs son – closes


Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.

The rescue team would not have saved the victims unless they had received the call in time.


Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.

There he was sitting in splendour on his chair.


Now, Blend the following word.

parachute + troop


Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.

Dheeraj is unemployed.


In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II.

(I) As soon as I solved one problem, the teacher gave me another.

(II) No sooner ______


Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×