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  The red-headed league: Grammar worksheet Do as directed. Mr sherlock holmes were conversing with a  visitor. ( Identify the tense.) Holmes introduced me to the visitor. (Change the voice.) Mr. Jabez Wilson was a pawnbroker . (Make a w h question.) Homes asked him to repeat his story for me. (Change into direct speech.) The advertisement appeared in the newspaper 2 months ago. (Identify the tense and change it into simple past tense.) Now and then he left his work and went down to the seller to develop photographs (Rewrite utilizing used to.) Photography was his hobby. (Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.) There was nothing in the office but a couple of chairs and a table. (Make affirmative.) The pay was very good. ( Add a question tag.) The pay was very good and the work was light. (Use not only but also.) He told Mr. Wilson to start with the letter 'A'.  (Change into direct speech.) Mr. Wilson would drop in from time to time. (Rewrite using used to.) ...

Expansion of Idea After reading this blog on "writing expansion of ideas in English" students will learn how to expand an idea in effective, organized and clear way.  Knowledge is Power Knowledge gives us the power to control things and ignorance makes us powerless against them. So it was Francis Bacon who said that knowledge is Power which means knowledge and power are synonymous terms. It is a metaphorical statement if we see the history too, we find that kings were the rulers but they were guided by the priest or Rajpurohits. In the Tenaliram’s case, too, we find that, no doubt, King Krishna Dev Rai was a very scholar and intelligent king but he always took the advice of his Rajpurohit or Tenaliram. When we read the stories of Akbar-Birbal again, we find that we are on the same page to accept knowledge as power. Man is also a creature like other creatures. But only due to his brain i e. his knowledge, he is superior to all other mighty and ferocious wild animals. Shivaji c...

  Direct and indirect speech worksheet  based on  Maharashtra board standard 7  3.6 Think Before You Speak. Change the narration. 1. A young man went to his teacher and said, "I have spoken very harsh and unkind words to my friend." 2. He said, "How can I make ammends?" 3. He said, "I am afraid that I have lost my friendship with him." 4. The spiritual teacher said to the young man, "write down on this paper all the harsh things you said to him." 5. The wise teacher continued, " Now tear up the sheet of paper into as many small beads as you can." 6. "Throw the bits out of this window,"he said. 7. "Now, go out into the street and collect as many bits of the paper as you can, " the teacher ordered him. 8. The young man tammered, " But....but, that will be difficult..." 9. The teacher suggested, " It will be difficult indeed, but do give it a try." 10. The teacher said to him, " Once you have sp...

  Worksheet  on  tenses. Identify the tenses in the following sentences and change them as given in the bracket. She plays any musical instrument very well.(simple future tense) I ate bread and eggs for breakfast.(present continuous tense) My mother never scolds me for getting low marks.(simple past tense) My brother will love to play outdoor games.(simple present tense) That chemist was selling expired medicines.(simple present tense) A rolling stone gathers no moss.(simple future tense) I had bought this car last month.(simple past tense) They are going to the temple.(future continuous tense) I shall leave for Pune tomorrow.(present continuous tense) It will definitely rain soon.(simple present tense) The dog is looking sick.(past perfect tense) My mother had baked cake for me.(future perfect tense) They will have decorated the hall with balloons.(past perfect tense) I had celebrated my birthday with a grand party.(simple future tense) Navya has decided to join the army...

  Active and passive voice worksheet. Q.1 Change the following sentences into passive voice. The girls sang beautiful songs. I have seen a little bird. They won great victory. The teacher praised her students. God has given us intelligence. Spring makes everyone happy. We hear a soft humming in the spring season. His school honoured him with a medal for bravery. Shivaji Maharaj had conquered many forts before he was nineteen. The killers had murdered three people. My granny tells me adventurous stories everyday. The police are taking the thief to the police station. She was pulling the rope. My mother was driving the car. They will punish the guilty. Q. 2 Change the following passive voice sentences into active voice. Krishna was given the grave by Draupadi. A beautiful garland was made by her. I was given a good advice by my mother. Each parrot 🐦 was fed grains by the caretakers. India had been ruled by the British. The ceremony has been conducted by the president. This story was...

Conditional sentences Conditional sentences are used to guess about  The general truths/facts what could happen,  what might have happened,  and what we wish to happen.  In English, most sentences using the conditional sense contain the word 'if'.   There are four main ways of constructing conditional sentences in English. In all cases, these sentences are made up of an if clause and a main clause.   Conditional sentence type Usage Verb in if clause Verb in main clause Zero General truths Vi(simple present) Vi (simple present) Type 1 A possible condition and a probable result Vi(simple present) Shall/will + vi (simple future) Type 2 A hypothetical condition and it's probable result V2(simple past) Would+Vi Type 3 An unreal past condition and its probable result in the past Had+ V3(past perfect) Would have+V1 In many negative conditional sentences,...

  Direct to indirect speech  Interrogative Sentences There are two types of questions  WH questions  verbal questions. While changing interrogative sentences from direct speech to indirect speech we have to  Follow the following rules: Reporting verb - ask is used  (enquire, question, demand, etc. can also be used.) Connective - if/ whether   is used for verbal questions. In questions introduced by WH question words (who, what, how, when, which, where, why, etc.), this word serves as a link (connective) between the reporting verb and the reported question. No other conjunction is used with them. For reporting a question it is changed into a simple statement (assertive sentence). Show the question mark is dropped. Tenses, pronouns, possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns undergo the changes as per rule. You should not add change the meaning of all about any important part of the direct switch statement while converting it into the indirect. Examples...

Direct speech  to  Indirect speech Exclamatory sentences direct to indirect For the detailed study of Direct and indirect speech or Changing the narration you can go through the given link. https://eeducationplusall.blogspot.com/2022/03/direct-and-indirect-speech.html While changing exclamatory sentences into indirect speech following are the steps. The reporting verb is changed to give an appropriate sense as: exclaimed, prayed, thanked, whispered, applauded,etc.  If any strong expression is revealed from the exclamatory sentence, adverbs like angrily, lovingly, sadly, or adverb phrases like with fear, with sorrow, with joy, with surprise, with wonder can be used after using the reporting verb exclaimed. Connective that is used to remove inverted commas. Exclamatory sentence in the reported speech is changed into a statement or assertive sentence . The exclamatory mark is removed. (Because the sentence is converted into a  statement) Personal pronouns dangerous a...

The author of - Communication Skills in English For Engineers and Technologists English Grammar  Direct and Indirect Speech W e can report the words of a speaker in two ways: We may quote his actual words. This is called Direct Speech . We may report what he said without quoting his actual words. This is called Indirect (or Reported) Speech. So we can define: Direct speech : When the actual words spoken by a person are produced it is said to be in direct speech. Indirect speech : When the words are reported by someone is in his or her words, it is said to be in indirect speech. Ram said to Mohan, "I am busy today." - Direct Speech Ram told Mohan that he was busy that day. - Indirect Speech A sentence in Direct speech has two parts - Ram said to Mohan - reporting verb "I am busy today"  - reported speech Let's look at the difference between direct speech statements and indirect switch statements. Direct speech Indirect speech They are always enclosed within inve...

  Maths Sample paper Class 6 CBSE Based on chapters- Playing with numbers Fractions Decimal numbers Basic Geometrical Ideas Practical Geometry Marks - 50     Time - 2hrs. All questions are compulsory. Section A comprises of 5 questions carrying 1 mark each.(5*1) Section B comprises of 5 questions carrying 2 marks each.(5*2) Section C comprises of 5 questions carrying 3 marks each.(5*3) Section D comprises of 5 questions carrying 4 marks each.(5*4) Section A (Questions 1 to 5 carry one marks each.) 1. Which of the following numbers is a prime number? A. 24 B. 55 C. 13 D. 49 2. The fraction equivalent to 15/ 27 is A. 3/9 B. 5/9 C. 2/9 D. 5/3 3. Add. 3.5+45.3 A. 48.8 B. 75.8 C. 80.3 D. 49.1 4. --------- is a flat surface with no thickness and extends indefinitely in all directions. A. Paper B. Plane C. Line D. Angle 5. 8.6 when written as a fraction in a mixed fraction form is A. 8 whole 6/10 B. 86/10 C. 86/100 D. 8.6/10 Section B (Questions 6 to 10 carry 2 marks each.) 6. W...

  Direct and Indirect Spe ech (Request and commands) Ex. 1.  Change the following sentences into the indirect speech. 1.  The manager requested the audience, "Please keep silence." 2. The old man advised Hari, "Respect your parents and follow their advice."  3. The gardener warned the children,  "Don't touch plants and pluck flowers."  4.  The policeman told the people, "Keep to your left." 5. The manager told the customers, "Don't wait here without any work."  6.The doctor advised the patient,  "Be punctual in your eating habits."  7. Ram said, "Sita, sit down." 8. Gopal said to Sanjay," Please, help me to write this letter." 9. Ajay said, "Ramesh, please don't remain absent at the meal." 10. The teacher said to him, "Don't be late again." Ex. 2.  Report the following into indirect speech, using the verb given in the brackets as the reporting verb: 1. He said to me. ...