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Voice

  Change the following sentences as indicated in brackets: 1.              They will give papers in exam. (into passive) 2.              Play the Madal. (into passive) 3.              He has taken this photo. (into passive) 4.              Stop the car. (into passive) 5.              Nobody hurt him. (into passive) 6.              A tanker knocked over a cyclist yesterday. (into passive) 7.              She has given me a pen. (into passive) 8.           ...

Question Tag

   Complete the following sentences with correct question tags: 1.              Ram will go to market tomorrow, ..... ? 2.              The students play football, . ? 3.              Rita and Shyam had their lunch, . ? 4.              Rohit does not go to temple, ? 5.              Don't make a noise, .... ? 6.              Somebody is coming here, .. ? 7.              Nobody helped me, ......... ? 8.              Everything is in well condition,  ...

Subject-Verb Agreement || Exercise

  Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. 1.              Everybody .. ….to get success. (want/wants/have wanted) 2.              All her money ……kept into her pocket. (is/are/have) 3.              One of his cousins……from Boston. (comes/come/coming) 4.              A number of girls …….. fighting in school. (was/were/have) 5.              Five thousand dollars…….too much for that bus. (is/are/have) 6.              Every member of the club ……. present today. (is/are/am) 7.              Five miles .. …very l...

Writing a News Story

The question on newspaper story is of 6 marks in the SEE examination. Generally a news story has the following parts: Headline :    Your headline for the news story must be attractive and eye-catching. Place         :     The name of the place, where the story occurred or is filed from, must be written. Date          :     You must mention the date of your story. Source : The source must be clearly written i.e. who gave you or where did you get the story from? Body : The first sentence of the body generally describes the headline. Other sentences must give the background and detail for the headline. The language must be simple and grammatically correct. Useful Tips for writing News Reports l     Go through the given outlines very carefully and try to under...