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1.2 An Encounter of a Special Kind - (Grammar Activities) ~ Purushottam Thoke

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Q1. Do as directed.
 1.   The officers of the company were                housed in individual bungalows                    inside a large campus.
        ( Choose the correct active voice                  from the following options and                   rewrite.)
 i.     The company housed their officers               in individual bungalows inside a                   large campus.
ii.     The company will house their                       officers  in individual bungalows                 inside a large campus.
iii.    The company has housed their                     officers in individual bungalows                   inside a large campus.

2.     After a hearty lunch, my parents and          my younger sisters lay down for an            afternoon nap.
        (Rewrite as a compound sentence)

3.    Leaving the book aside, I rushed to             the veranda to see the happening.
       (Rewrite as a compound sentence.)

4.    I glanced towards the roof of the club         house and saw something horrible.
       (Rewrite as a simple sentence.)

5.   I recalled the terrible custom in the            animal clan.
      (Rewrite the sentence beginning with           The terrible custom......)

6.   The langur was so infuriated that it            hardly took any notice  of my assault.
      (Remove so.... that and rewrite using           too.....to    )

7.   As it's body started slide down, the            excitement of the pack of dogs grew          manifold at the prospect of a good kill        and meal.
      (Use No sooner....... than and rewrite.)

8.   I managed to catch hold of the baby            langur's tail.
      (Remove the underlined infinitive by             replacing it's present participle form           and rewrite the sentence.)l
                         Or
      (Use succeeded in and rewrite the               sentence.)

9.   I took the baby langur to our backyard.
      (Rewrite the sentence beginning with           The baby langur.........)

10.  I offered him a peeled banana.
        (Rewrite the sentence beginning with           He.......)

11.  I offered him a peeled banana which            he accepted with his unsteady hand.
        (Write the clauses separately and                 name the subordinate clause.)

12.   No harm was being done to her child.
         ( Add question tag and rewrite.)

13.  The baby found great solace in his               mother's caring arms.
       (Frame a Wh- question to get                        underlined part as an answer.)

14.  I can not forget that look in her eyes,         showering silent gratitude on me for           saving her child.
       (Rewrite as an affirmative sentence.)

15.  Fifty five years have passed since               that day.
       (Name the tense.)
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                                                May 5, 2020
                        Answers
1.  The company housed their officers in          individual bungalows inside a large            campus. 

2.  My parents and my younger sisters              had a hearty lunch and they lay down          for an afternoon nap.

3.   I left the book aside and rushed to the        veranda to see the happening.

4.   Glancing towards the roof of the club          house, I saw something horrible.

5.   The terrible custom in the animal clan        was recalled by me. 

6.   The langur was too infuriated to take          any notice of my assault.

7.   No sooner did it's body start slide                down than the excitement of the pack         of dogs grew manifold at the                       prospect of good kill and meal.

8.   I succeeded in catching hold of the            baby Langer's tail.

9.  The baby langur was taken by me to            the backyard.

10. He was offered a peeled banana by            me.

11. Main clause:
      I offered him a peeled banana

      Subordinate clause:
      which he accepted with his unsteady          hand.

      Type of clause : Adjective clause

12. No harm was being done to her                    child, was it?

13. Where did the baby find great solace?

14. I am unable to forget that look in her          eyes, showering silent gratitude on            me for saving her child.

15. Present Perfect Tense

                 ~~ Purushottam Thoke
                       Navrachana Vidyalaya
                       Nashik 13.
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