Dr.M.Mazumdar

Change the Narration. Direct to indirect speech. Indirect to direct speech. 1. Mother told me that I should listen to her first and then do anything as I pleased. Ans:- Mother said to me, "You should listen to me first and then do anything as you please." 2. He said, "They will be using my car for the trip." Ans:- He said that they would be using his car for the trip. 3. The traveller said to me, "Do you know the way to the Asiad village?" Ans:- The traveller asked me if I knew the way to the Asiad Village. 4. The spectators applauded the young athelete saying that he had broken all previous records. Ans:- The spectators said to the young athelete, "Bravo! You have broken all records." 5. She said to Anita, "I cannot tell you now but I shall surely do so next week." Ans:- She told Anita that she could not tell her then but she would surely do so the following week. 6. He said, "The Prophet faced many awkward situations when he was

1. Who is the poet? Ans:- P. B. Shelley is the poet of 'To a Skylark'. 2. Shelley belonged to which age of literature? Ans:- Shelley belonged to the Romantic age of literature. 3. Shelley belonged to which generation of Romantic literature? Ans:- Shelley belonged to the second generation Romantic age. 4. Describe any image from the poem. Ans:- In 'Profuse strains of unmediated art' of 'To a Skylark' Shelley compares the song of the Skylark to large amounts of spontaneous art. This brings us the image of bright, carefree colours, tossed for a beautiful result. 5.How does Shelley describe the Skylark? A:- Shelley describes the skylark as a “blithe spirit’. He does not look upon it as a mere bird of flesh and blood. He fancies it as ‘an unbodied joy’, that has just come into existence. 6. Describe, after Shelley, the flight of the skylark. A:- The poet describes, in a romantic manner, the flight of the skylark. The bird flies from this earth. It moves higher and hi

1. Who wrote "A Photograph?" A:- Shirley Toulson wrote "A Photograph". 2. Why is the cardboard special to the poet? A:- The cardboard is special to the poet because her mother's photograph is pasted there along with the latter's two nieces.  3. What did the photograph tell about the poet's mother? A:- The photograph tells that the poet's mother has been to the sea beach along with her two nieces before her marriage. And later she narrated that day's event to Shirley Toulson. By the time the poet wrote the poem, the mother was already dead. 4. How could have been the life of the poet's mother before marriage? A:- The poet's mother's life and youth before marriage should have been a very happy with her brother and the nieces. 5. Which moment does the photograph depict? A:- The photograph depicts a sea holiday being enjoyed by the poet's mother along with the latter's two nieces. 6. Who took that photograph? A:- The poet's ma

1. Everybody is afraid o f death. 2. The hunter aimed a t the tiger. 3. I congratulated him o n his success. 4. She takes delight i n music. 5. I haven't seen him sinc e five days. 6. Happiness consists i n speaking the truth. 7. The beggar boy lives b y begging. 8. John is late fo r school. 9. This product is made i n China. 10. She is fond o f books. 11. A greedy man hankers afte r money. 12. A busy person has no time t o waste. 13. The old man lives b y begging. 14. What is the time b y your watch? 15. He sat o n a chair. 16. I work a t night nine to eleven. 17. I cannot accept less tha n three rupees for it. 18. Many people die o f malaria. 19. Everyone longs fo r peace. 20. I differ wit h you on this point. 21. All the players agreed to divide the cash prize amon g themselves without any argument. 22. He goes to office o n foot. 23. Right from his childhood he used to prefer sports t o studies. 24. It is very difficult to cope wit h three jobless children. 25. You are junior

1. Who is the poet? Ans:- William Blake is the poet. 2. When was the poem composed? Ans:- The poem was composed in 1789. 3. Where was the poem published? Ans:- The poem was published in 'Songs of Innocence'. 4. Who was Tom Darce? Ans:- Tom Darce was one of the chimney sweepers who cried when his head was shaved. 5. What was the dream of the chimney sweeper? Ans:- The chimney sweeper dreamt of relieving the suffering in this world through salvation. 6. Why did Tom Darcy cry? Ans:- Tom Darcy cried because his hair was being shaved off. 7. How did the speaker console him? Ans:- The speaker consoled him by saying that when his head was bald, soot would not be able to spoil his hair. 8. At what time did Tom and the speaker wake up? Ans:- Tom and the speaker woke when it was dark. 9. What kind of life did the speaker and the other children have? Ans:- The speaker and the other children worked from morning to night without enough food. They had miserable lives. 10. Why was Tom happy a

1. Abide, Abode, Abode, Abode, Abiding, Abides 2. Arise, Arose, Arisen, Arising, Arises 3. Awake, Awoke, Awoken, Awaking, Awakes 4. Bear, Bore, Bearing, Bore 5. Be/Is/Am/Are, Was/Were, Being, Been. 6. Begin,  Began,  Begun,  Beginning,  Begins. 7. Beat, Beat, Beaten, Beating, Beats. 8. Beget, Begot, Begotten, Begetting, Begets. 9. Bend, Bent, Bent, Bending, Bents 10. Bespeak, Bespoke, Bespoken, Bespeaking, Bespeaks 11. Bestride, Bestrode, Bestridden, Bestreading, Bestrides 12. Bet, Bet, Bet, Betting, Bets. 13. Bid, Bade/Bid, Bidden/Bid, Bidding, Bids. 14. Bind, Bound, Bound, Bound, Binding, Binds 15. Blow, Blew, Blewn, Blowing, Blows. 16. Become, Became, Become, Becoming, Becomes 17. Bring,  Brought,  Brought, Bringing,  Brings 18. Breed, Bred, Bred, Breeding, Breeds. 19. Break, Broke, Broken, Breaking, Brokes. 20. Bleed, Bled, Bled, Bleeding, Bleeds. 21. Bite, Bit, Bitten, Biting, Bites 22. Bend, Bent, Bent, Bending, Bents 23. Behold, Beheld, Beheld, Behelding, Behelds. 24. Befall, Be

An army of soldiers A bevy of ladies A band of musicians A band of robbers A board of directors A body of men A bunch of crooks A caravan of gypsies A choir of singers A class of pupils A class of students A company of soldiers A congregation of worshippers A crew of sailors A crowd of spectators A crowd of people A dynasty of kings

1. Who is the author of The Open Window? Ans:- Saki is the author of The Open Window. 2. What is Saki's real name? Ans:- H. H. Munro is the real name of Saki. 3. Who are three main characters? Ans:- Vera, Framton Nuttel and Mrs. Sappleton are the three main characters in 'The Open Window'. 4. Why had Nuttel come to the ''rural retreat"? Ans:- Framton Nuttel was suffering from nervous disorder and anxiety. So he had come to the "rural retreat" or village for relaxation and recuperate. 5. Why had his sister given him letters of introduction to people living there? Ans:- Nuttle would meet very few people in the countryside or villages. He also suffered from anxiety disorder. His condition was worsening. So, his sister gave him letters of introduction to all she knew there. One such letter was addressed to Mrs. Sappleton. 6. What did Mrs. Sappleton say about the open window? Ans:- Mrs. Sappleton said that her husband and brothers would be entering the hou

Types of determiners:- Articles- a, an,  the  Demonstrative- this,  that,  these,  those. Possessive - my,  our,  your,  his,  her,  its, their,  one's Definite numbers- one,  two,  three, first,  last,  third   etc Indefinite numerals or quantifiers  - some,  any,  no,  all,  both,  much,  many,  few,  less,  several,  little, a lot of,  most,  most of,  enough.  Distributives - each, every,  either,  neither, both,  all,  half,  Interrogatives- what,  which,  whose. Possessive proper nouns- Mariam's, India's,  Mrs. Bannerjee's,  Ahmed's. Pre-determiners- not really,  indeed,  both,  all,  quite,  such,  rather,  half,  twice, double Intensifiers- What, quite,  rather, such.  Fractions - of Cardinal numbers- 1,2,3,5,10 Ordinal - first,  second,  third. 1. She is an NCC Cadet.  2. Ever y minute of our life is precious.  3. They weren't man y apples on the tree.  4. Only a fe w students appeared in the exam.  5. I need the littl e money I have.  6. The teacher ga