EXERCISE-16
Read the following passages and fill in the blanks with correct forms of verbs given in brackets.
Usually, we (a)………………. (come) across beggars at all the public places like railway stations, bus stops etc. They (b) ………………. (present) a very sad condition of human life. One surely (c) ………………. (feel) sad about this human condition. Last week, I (d) ………………. (see) a beggar aged about 60 years. He (e) ………………. (be)dark skinned and (f) ………………. (have) a starved look. He (g) ………………. (wear) torn and patched trousers and a holed grey shirt. I was moved to see him and (h) ………………. (offers) to feed him at a food stall.
ANSWERS:
(a)come, (b) present, (c) feels, (d) saw, (e) was, (1) had, (g) was wearing, (h) offered
EXERCISE-17
Read the following passages and fill in the blanks with correct forms of verbs given in brackets.
The railway journey has always (a) ………………. (seem) to me something romantic. I (b) ………………. (love) (h)……………… to travel by the train .Once again I had this opportunity when I (c)…………………….(go) to Shimla. We (d) (start) from Delhi (c)by the Kalka Mail and (e)……………. (enjoy) the scene as usual. At Kalka,(f)………….. (board) the toy train which (g)…………… (take) people to Shimla. I had not (h) …………….. (expect) the pleasure that this journey gave me.
Answers:-
(a)seemed, (b) love, (c) went, (d) started. (e) enjoyed, (f) boarded, (g) took. (h) expected
EXERCISE-18
Underline the verbs in the following sentences and write whether transitive or intransitive in the space provided.
(a) Pretty loves her mother. …………………………………….
(b) Anita is reading a book. …………………………………….
(c) The children laughed. …………………………………….
(d) The children are playing football. …………………………………….
(e) They listened to music. …………………………………….
(f) They cried. …………………………………….
(g) He has created a masterpiece. …………………………………….
(h) All the cookies were eaten by the boys. …………………………………….
Ans.
(a) transitive
(b) transitive
(c) intransitive
(d) transitive
(e) transitive
(f) intransitive
(g) transitive
(h) intransitive