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English Kumarbharati Chapter 1 Section 1 Language Study Solutions

Q1. Arrange the given words in the proper alphabetical order. solution, security, sleep, suddenly

Security, sleep, solution, suddenly

Q2. Change the following sentence into the positive and comparative degree: The biggest challenge knocking at the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.

P: No other challenge knocking on the doors of humankind is as big as fear and intolerance.

C: Fear and intolerance are bigger than any other challenges knocking at the doors of humankind.

Q3. Change the following sentences into indirect speech: Robert asked, “Joan. how old are you?” “I am 13 years old,” she replied.

Robert asked Joan how old she was. Joan replied that she was 13 years old.

Q4. Change the voice: Anil had already made the tea.

The tea had already been made by Anil.

Q5. Complete the following word chain for verbs: Change- ______,______,______,______.

Change- Examine, enact, teach, hit.

Q6. Find out minimum four-lettered words from the given word: Conversation- ______, ______, ______, ______

Conversation- Nation, ration, version, convent.

Q7. Form two present participle in which the last letter is doubled.

cut + ing = cutting
sit + ing = sitting

Q8. Identify the type of sentence Don’t lose faith.

Imperative sentence

Q9. Make meaningful sentences of your own to show the difference in homophones: blue: blew:

BLUE: He was beaten up black and blue by his mother for his grave mistake.

BLEW: I think the wind blew that old Maple over.

Q10. Make two sentences by using the given word as a noun and as a verb: dream

I had a scary dream last night.

You should dream big to achieve big.

Q11. Pick out the gerund from the following sentence: The attitude of taking destroys families.

Taking – Gerund

Q12. Pick out the Modal Auxiliary and state its function: He would borrow one week, lend the next. I knew, I could not afford caviar.

Would - likelihood

Could - ability

Q13. Punctuate the given sentence- are you still hungry I asked faintly

“Are you still hungry?” I asked faintly.

Q14. Rewrite in Indirect narration: “Now young man,” he said, “We’re ready to listen to Bach.”

He told the young man that they were ready to listen to Bach.

Q15. Rewrite in the past perfect continuous tense: The marlin fights for its life desperately.

The marlin had been fighting for its life desperately.

Q16. Rewrite the following sentences, replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than’. As soon as the thief escaped, the family informed the police.

No sooner had the thief escaped than the family informed the police.

Q17. Say whether the following sentence is Assertive (Statements), Imperative (Commands, Requests, etc.), Interrogative (Questions), or Exclamatory (Exclamations). How utterly we have failed our children!

How utterly we have failed our children! - Exclamatory Sentence.

Q18. Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite it: When I took the note, I saw it were still wet from the nights rain.

When I took the note, I saw it was still wet from the night’s rain.

Q19. Write a word register of 8 words related to: ‘Music’.

Answer

Music: Piano, Jazz, Song, Guitar, Lyrics, Compose, Singer, Concert.

Q20. Write any 2 compound words of your own.

Answer

bookmark = book + mark
landlord = land +lord

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