Thursday 14 July 2016

Non-finites

Join the following pairs of sentences by making the first in each

case an – ing phrase.

1. The woman held her child tightly. The woman boarded the train.

2. The athlete stretched his leg muscles. He got into position for the

race.

3. The boy took the aim. He hit the target.

4. The clown entered the arena. He rode a stilt bicycle.

5. The woman wore her shawl. She went out for a walk.

6. She opened the box. She found some coins missing.

7. They found the door of the house unlocked. They checked for an

intruder inside the house.

8. Mother sifted the flour. She added the flour to the beaten eggs.

9. The policeman walked down the street. He found a bundle of

notes on the sidewalk.

10. Jane switched on the geyser. She got ready to take a shower.

Join the following sentences by using enough followed by an

infinitive.

1. Vishwanath is a very strong boy. He can carry a piano on his back.

2. Nisha was very cautious. She did not make any mistakes.

3. The old lady couldn’t hear very well. She did not know that a car

was coming up behind her.

4. Inam is very honest. He owned up to his mistake at once.

C. Join the following sentences by using ‘having’. Change the first

sentence into a phrase.

1. She completed her homework. She went to play.

2. They finished the assignment. They went to have some coffee.

3. The bees made a hive outside my window. They went to gather

nectar from the roses.

4. Reshma cooked all evening. Then she laid the table for dinner.

5. We cleaned the classroom. We sat down to rest.

D. Join the following sentences using en/ed phrases.

1. The shop is situated in a busy market of Mumbai. It is one-stop shop

for all household goods.

2. They were beaten by the host team. They decided to practice

harder for the next championship.

3. The thief was chased by the police. He decided to hide under the

bridge.

4. The traitor was exiled by the king. He led a life of disgrace and

shame.

5. The herd of wildebeests were terrified by the pride of lions. They

charged through the forest at breakneck speed.

E. Change each of the following pairs of sentences by replacing the

underlined verb with its gerundial form. Do use the preposition for a

gerund that is used as the object of a preposition.

1. May I borrow your bicycle? Do you mind?

2. Vijay fought with his neighbour. He was ridiculed by many. (for)

3. She made a brilliant movie. She was hailed by the critics. (for)

4. Miss Nair teaches Bharat Natyam to her students. She is excellent

at it.

5. She became a private investigator. Her family objected to it.

F. Complete the following sentences with either the –ing form or the

to +verb form of the verbs given in the brackets.

Rakesh was hell bent on ______________ (study) the various species

of butterflies found around his house. ______________ (take) a net

he set off on foot ______________ (head) for the hill nearby. ______________(catch)

 butterflies is not an easy task especially on

a hot summer day. He saw a young boy ______________ (sit) on a

rock holding a jar with two butterflies in it. ______________ (walk) up

to the boy he questioned him about the butterflies. The boy spoke

to him about his hobbies. He said that he was fond of ______________, (trek) and ______________(swim) . He loved

______________ (go) to Mahableshwar for his treks. He was ready

______________ (share) some information about ______________

(trek) with Rakesh.

G. Complete the following paragraph using the right form of the verbs

given in brackets.

It ___________ (be) Monday morning, Rudra was reluctant to open

his eyes. ___________ (consider) Monday especially unpleasant in

the calendar he was ___________ (determine) to stay in bed all

morning. After an ___________ (excite) Sunday spent in ___________

(fly) kites from Raksha’s terrace he had no intention of ___________

(get) up to draw water from the well for the family. ______________

(see) him ______________ (lie) in bed and ______________ (stare) at

the ceiling his mother flew into a rage. She ______________ (stride)

into the bedroom and pulled the blanket off his ______________

(sleep) form. ______________ (know) that he could not win her

empathy, he walked with a ______________ (measure) stride to the

well outside the compound. ______________ (throw) the blue plastic

pot into its cool depths he drew out water to wash his face.

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