Do as instructed. Std 10

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Grammar Digest useful for std 10 and std 9.

Do as directed.

1. Choose the correct options for the following:  

(i) He could not rise. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘unable to’)

(a) He could unable to rise.

(b) He is unable to rise.

(c) He unable to rise.

(d) He was unable to rise.

2.  He was tired and weak. (Make it exclamatory)

(a) How tired and weak he was!

(b) How tired and weak he was.

(c) What tired and weak he was. 

(d) How tired and weak was he!

3.  Let us democratise knowledge. (choose the correct question tag and rewrite the sentence using it)

a) will you? b) shall we? c) Isn’t it? d) wasn’t it?

4.  May I please request you to put your hand close to your heart. (underline the ‘infinitive’

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4.  They have to have the skill and the will. ( Use ‘not only—but also’)

Ans : They have to have not only the skill but also the will.

5. We shall not achieve our goals. ( Choose correct ‘Q-tag)

a) shall we ? b) shan’t we ? c) d

5. She could see it. (Use ‘able to’.)

Ans : She was able to see it. 

6. I used to give my leftovers to this beggar every day.. (Use ‘would’.)

 Ans : I would give my leftovers to this beggar every day.

7. King Krishnadeva Raya would perform heavy exercises every morning. ( Use 'used to)

Ans : King Krishnadeva Raya used to perform heavy exercises every morning.

8. They advised the king to regulate his diet.

( Pick out the infinitive)

Ans : to regulate 

Q.1. A1. Do as directed (Any 4): [04 Marks]

i. Identify the type of sentence:

Don’t lose faith.

Ans : Imperative Sentence

ii. Punctuate the given sentence￾are you still hungry I asked faintly

Ans : "Hungry?" I asked faintly.

iii. Find out minimum four letter words from the given word:

Conversation-……………., ………….., ……………, …………………

Ans : Verse, station, cover, river, tone, actor, action, vase etc 

iv. Complete the following word chain for verbs :

Change-………………, ………………, …………………., …………………

Ans : Change, eager, rigid, demon, nation 

 

v. Arrange the given words in the proper alphabetical order.

solution, security, sleep, suddenly

Security, Sleep Solution, Suddenly

A2. Do as directed (Any 2): [04 Marks]

i. Rewrite in Indirect narration:

“Now young man” he said, “We’re ready to listen to Bach.”

Ans : He addressed the young man and said that then they were ready to listen to Bach. 

ii. Make meaningful sentences of your own to show the difference in homophones:

blue

blew 

 blue: The sky is blue.

 blew: The referee blew the whistle in the match. 

iii. Rewrite in the past perfect continuous tense:

The marlin fights for its life desperately.

Ans : The marlin had been fighting for its life desperately.

B. Do as directed (any one): [02 Marks]

i. Change the following sentence into positive and comparative degree:

 The biggest challenge knocking at the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.

Positive Degree: No other challenge knocking at the doors of humankind is as big as fear and intolerance. 

Comparative : The challenge like fear and intolerance is bigger than any other challenge knocking at the doors of humankind. 

ii. Pick out the Modal Auxiliary and state its function:

a. He would borrow one week, lend the next.

b. I knew, I could not afford caviar.

a. would - past habits, 

b. could - capability, 

Q.1. A1. Do as directed (Any 4): [04 Marks] 

i. 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 nights rain.

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

Ans : jogging, running, digging, stopping etc

iii. Write any 2 compound words of your own.

Ans : postman, dockyard, water bottle

iv. Identify the type of sentence:

 How utterly we have failed our children!

Exclamatory

v. Pick out the gerund from the following sentence :

 The attitude of taking destroys families.

Gerund - taking (object of preposition)

Set 2 

A2. Do as directed (any 2): [04 Marks]

i. Write a word register of 8 words related to:

‘Music’.

Lyric, instruments, musician, song, drum, piano, rhythm, direction, classical, notes, violin, singer, 

ii. Change the voice:

 Anil had already made the tea.

The tea had already been made by Anil. 

iii. Change the following sentences into indirect speech :

Robert asked, “Joan.how old are you ?” “I am 13 years old,” she replied.

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

B. Do as directed (Any 1): [02 Marks]

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

 dream

Ans . It's my dream to become a pilot.

I dream to become a pilot. 

ii. Begin the sentence with ‘No sooner ……

 As soon as the thief escaped the family informed the police……………

No sooner did the thief escape than the family informed the police. 

Do as directed

i) Spider webs are delicate, yet very strong.

(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Although ..........’)

Ans : Although spider webs are delicate, they are very strong.

 ii. We touch it and become gold ourselves.

(Add a question tag and Rewrite the sentence)

Ans : We touch it and become gold ourselves, don't we ? 

i. The concert came to an end; the audience gave the artists a standing ovation.

 (Begin the sentence with No sooner than) 

No sooner did the concert come to an end than the audience gave the artists a standing ovation. 

ii. In the wings a small crowd had gathered to talk about the evening concert

 (Pick out the determiners from the given sentence) 

Ans : In the wings

i. Pixar is the world’s most successful animation studio.

 (Rewrite the sentence in Positive degree)

Ans : No other animation studio of the world is as successful as Pixar. 

ii. Don’t lose faith. (Rewrite as an Assertive sentence)

Ans : You should not lose faith. 

i. He is unable to catch any fish for eighty-four days.

(Pick the infinitive in the sentence)

Ans : to catch 

ii. Hemingway always talks about the need to struggle against defeat or death.

 (Rewrite the sentence as a Negative sentence, without changing its meaning)

Hemingway never fails to talk about the need to struggle against defeat or death.

 

Do as directed SSC

1. Match the following sentences with their correct question tag:

A	B
The word cereal comes from Ceres,	will you?
Atta is prepacked and milled,	can't you?
You can smell the river in the grain,	isn't it?
Get your Atta freshly ground from a local chakki,	doesn't it?
I was like any other kid	am I?
I am not surprised with these ressults,	don't they?
People shoo birds away,	wasn't I?

Key The word cereal comes from Ceres,doesn't it? Atta is prepacked and milled,isn't it? You can smell the river in the grain,can't you? Get your Atta freshly ground from a local chakki,will you? I was like any other kid,wasn't I? I am not surprised with these ressults,am I ? People shoo birds away,don't they?
2. Complete the following sentences by using passive voice.
1. You can save eight to ten trees every year.
• Eight to ten trees can be saved every year by you.

Your family uses a ton of paper every year.

• A ton of paper is used by your family every year.

He vacated the seat.

• The seat was vacated by him.

Language Study

1. "It's so unfair!"said the boys.(Rewrite as indirect speech.)
• The boys exclaimed that it was very unfair.
2. People are consuming packaged food.(Frame 'wh' question to get the underlined part as an answer.)
• Who are consuming packaged food?
3. One needs to do a little bit of time management and planning.
• What does one need to do ?
4. These medals are bigger than any other awards.(Begin the sentence with "No other award....")
• No other award is as big as these medals.
5. Their expansion was put on hold.(Rewrite using the Present Perfect tense of the underlined verb)
• Their expansion has been put on hold.
6. The true survival rate is not adequate.(Rewrite as an affirmative sentence.)
• The true survival rate is inadequate.
7. Playing for India gave me the opportunity to travel the world, to play on some of the greatest grounds of the world.(Rewrite using 'not only ..... but also)
• Playing for India gave me the opportunity not only to travel the world but also to play on some of the greatest grounds of the world.
8. Virdhawal Khade is the fastest swimmer in the world.(Begin your sentence with 'No other swimmer.....)
• No other swimmer is as fast as Virdhawal Khade.
9. He holds several records.(Begin with 'The several records.....)
• The several records are held by him.
10. She looked across at Geraldine Wong.(Frame 'wh' question to get the underlined part as an answer.)
• Whom did she look across at?
11. She thought wryly. (Frame Yes/No type question.)
• Did she think wryly?

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