Do as directed: (From textual lessons)
Activities based on Contextual Grammar:
(1) Choose the correct question tag from the alternatives and write the complete answer :
He would give a great reward….
(a) would he?
(b) won’t he?
(c) wouldn’t he?
(d) will he?
Ans. He would give a great reward, wouldn’t he?
(2) Pick out the finite and non-finite verbs from the sentences :
(i) He always knew the right time to begin everything.
(ii) He was right in thinking this way.
Ans. (i) knew – finite; to begin – non-finite
(ii) was – finite; thinking – non-finite.
(3) They all gave different answers. (Rewrite using the opposite of different’)
Ans. None of them gave similar answers.
(4) He was convinced that he was right.(Pick out the clauses and name them)
Ans. He was convinced – Main clause. that he was right – Subordinate Noun clause.
(5) Pick out the finite and non-finite verbs from the sentences :
(a) He decides to go to a hermit.
(b) The hermit was digging the ground.
(c) I have come to you to ask you to answer three questions.
(d) He gave the reward to no one.
Ans.
(a) decides – finite; to go – non-finite.
(b) was – finite; digging – non-finite.
(c) have come – finite; to ask, to answer-nonfinite.
(d) gave – finite; This sentence has no non-finite verb.
(6) The king was convinced by none of these answers. (Rewrite beginning with ‘None of these answers …’.)
Ans. None of these answers convinced the king.
(7) Pick out the finite and non-finite verbs from the sentences :
(a) The king continued to dig.
(b) The sun began to sink.
Ans.
(a) continued – finite: to dig – non-finite.
(b) began – finite; to sink – non-finite.
(8) ‘Here comes someone running.’ said the hermit. (Rewrite in indirect speech.)
Ans. The hermit said that there came someone running.
(9) He fainted and fell to the ground. (Rewrite using a present participle in place of the underlined word.)
Ans. Fainting, he fell to the ground.
(10) The blood would not stop flowing. (Rewrite without ‘not’.)
Ans. The blood flowed continuously.