Future Tense and Active and Passive Voice - Solved Book Exercise - English 10th

Text Book Exercise 1

Will / Shall

  1. They __________ (come) here again next year. (will come)
  2. I __________ (complain) to the principal sometimes next week. (shall complain)
  3. They __________ (do) business with us from next year. (will do)
  4. This time tomorrow, I __________ (be) very busy. (shall be)
  5. We __________ (be) in trouble for being late. (will be)

Future Continuous

  1. I __________ (appear) for my board exams this year. (shall be appearing)
  2. We __________ (go) out later in the evening. (will be going)
  3. He __________ (stay) home the whole evening. (will be staying)
  4. They __________ (watch) the cricket match tonight. (will be watching)
  5. I __________ (drive) the car as our driver is ill. (shall be driving)

Future Perfect

  1. We __________ (climb) the mountain by tomorrow afternoon. (shall have climbed)
  2. He __________ (have) his tooth pulled out by the time we reach. (will have had)
  3. I __________ (meet) the captain of the cricket team by six o’clock tomorrow. (shall have met)
  4. His tailor __________ (stitch) his clothes by the time we get there. (will have stitched)
  5. By the time we finish they __________ (leave). (will have left) 

Be going to
01. Tariq __________ (deliver) the speech on behalf of the class. (is going to deliver)
02. We __________ (cut) this tree as it is about to fall. (are going to cut)
03. I think they __________ (get) admission in the best college. (are going to get)
04. The tree __________ (shed) its leaves soon as it is autumn time. (is going to shed)
05. I __________ (go) join the new hockey club soon. (am going to go)

Present continuous
01. We __________ (take) a trip to Tharparkar next Sunday. (are taking)
02. I __________ (cook) biryani for lunch today. (am cooking)
03. They __________ (buy) a new house soon. (are buying)
04. He __________ (invite) several people to his son’s wedding next month. (is inviting)
05. She __________ (participate) in the debate competition to be held by the school. (is participating)

Present simple
01. We __________ (start) this work tomorrow. (start)
02. The train __________ (leave) in half an hour. (leaves)
03. The ship __________ (sail) for South Africa next week. (sails)
04. She __________ (begin) her career in the Pakistani air force next year. (begins)
05. He __________ (return) tomorrow after a week-long journey. (returns)

Two future actions
01. It __________ (cost) a lot more if we _____ (buy) it next year. (is going to cost, will buy)
02. He _____ (visit) us when he _____ (come) to Karachi on his next visit. (will visit, comes)
03. We __________ (wait) for you at the gate until you __________ (arrive). (will wait, arrive)
04. The cat __________ (drink) the milk by the time you __________ (move) the bowl. (will drink, will have moved)
05. The programme __________ (end) by the time they __________ (finish) their food. (will end, will have finished)

Text Book Exercise 2
Q. Work in pairs. Complete the sentences using the correct future form of the given verbs.

  1. Do you think people __________ (travel) to the moon again? (will travel)
  2. Tomorrow we __________ (rehearse) a school play in the gym. (are going to rehearse)
  3. Dad __________ (wait) for you at the station when you arrive next week. (will wait)
  4. By the end of this year, I __________ (visit) Brazil. (will be visiting)
  5. I __________ (make) a shelf for my technology project. (will make)
  6. Look at that car! It __________ (crash) if the driver doesn’t slow down. (will crash)
  7. If I won’t know the answer, I __________ (ask) my elder sister. (will have asked)
  8. We __________ (go) on a picnic next weekend. Would you like to come? (will go)
  9. Sara and Meena __________ (finish) their IT project by tomorrow afternoon. (will have finished)
  10. Raza __________ (take) his goat for a walk when his mother __________ (come) back from work. (is going to take, will come)

Text Book Exercise 3
Q. Here is a conversation between a palmist and a customer. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the future tense. After completing, compare your answers with your partner.

Customer: Can you tell me something about my future?
Palmist: I __________ (tell) you if you show me your palm. (am going to tell)

Customer: Tell me about my education.
Palmist: Initially, you __________ (study) till B.A. or B.Com. but you __________ (go) for higher education. (study, will go)

Customer: Where will I get my higher education?
Palmist: Probably you __________ (get) your first higher education degree in Pakistan. (will get)

Customer: How about travel?

Palmist:

You will travel (travel) a lot throughout your life.

Customer:
What about my earnings?

Palmist:
You will be (be) a rich person. You will earn (earn) a lot of money. But all of this will depend on how hard you work and how well you treat (treat) your parents.

Customer:
Can you tell me something about my health?

Palmist:
In the near future you enjoy (enjoy) good health, but later on you will suffer (suffer) from an unknown disease. The good news is that you will find (find) a good doctor who will treat (treat) you well and will cure (cure) you completely.

Customer:
Thank God for that! Anything else?

Palmist:
You will be (be) a highly successful person. Good luck to you.

Customer:
Thank you.

Text Book Exercise 4

Active Voice and Passive Voice

The passive form is commonly used in textbooks, in scientific, technical, and business reports, and in newspapers.
In some cases, ‘by’ may be used to clarify who the doer is; in other cases, the doer may just be implied. It is generally omitted when it is obvious who the ‘doer’ is.

Example:
The house is being painted.

Active and Passive Voice

We use passive voice when:

  1. We don’t know the agent.
    (ہم کام کرنے والے فرد کو نہیں جانتے ہیں۔)

  2. We don’t want to mention the agent.
    (ہم کام کرنے والے فرد کا ذکر نہیں کرنا چاہتے ہیں۔)

Pattern:
be (form) + V(pp)

طریقہ:
Passive Voice بنانے کے اصول:

  1. The subject of the active voice becomes the object of the passive voice.
    (active voice کا فاعل passive voice کا مفعول بن جاتا ہے۔)

  2. The object of the active voice becomes the subject of the passive voice.
    (active voice کا مفعول passive voice کا فاعل بن جاتا ہے۔)

  3. We use the form of ‘be’ according to the tense of the active voice.
    (ہم 'be' فارم کو active voice کے ٹینس کے مطابق استعمال کرتے ہیں۔)

  4. We always use the past participle (pp) of the verb in the passive voice.
    (verb past participle کا passive voice میں استعمال ہوتا ہے۔)

  5. We can omit the agent (the subject of the active voice) in the passive voice if it is a pronoun or it is unimportant.
    (ہم active voice کے فاعل کو passive voice میں چھوڑ سکتے ہیں اگر وہ ضمیر ہو یا اہم نہ ہو۔)

01. Passive Voice of Present Indefinite Tense:

SVO
Iwriteessays.

(Active)
Essays are written by me. (Passive)

Note:
There are 3 forms of ‘be’ (am/is/are) in the present. We use them according to the subject of the passive voice.
(Present میں 'be' کی تین اقسام ہیں۔ ہم ان کو passive voice کے فاعل کے مطابق استعمال کرتے ہیں۔)

S NoActive VoicePassive Voice
1He takes a catch.A catch is taken by him.
2She does not like tea.Tea is not liked by her.
3Do you love books?Are books loved by you?
4Who knows it?Who is it known by? or By whom is it known?

02. Passive Voice of Present Continuous Tense:

Here we add ‘being’ before the V(pp). The other rules are the same. The form of ‘be’ is already present; there can be a change according to the subject.

  • Active: I am writing letters.
  • Passive: Letters are being written by me.

Note: The form of ‘be’ (am) was already present, but we changed it into “are” because of the subject.

  • Active: What is troubling you?

  • Passive: What are you being troubled by?

  • Active: He is not helping.

  • Passive: We are not being helped by him.

03. Passive Voice of Present Perfect Tense:

Here we add ‘been’ before the V(pp). The other rules are the same.

  • Active: I have seen this film.

  • Passive: This film has been seen by me.

  • Active: Have you got the visa?

  • Passive: Has the visa been got by you?

  • Active: Who has done it?

  • Passive: Who has it been done by? / By whom has it been done? (old fashioned passive)

04. Passive Voice of Past Indefinite Tense:

  • There are two forms of ‘be’ (was/were) in the past. We use them according to the subject of the passive voice.

  • Active: He dug a hole.
    Passive: A hole was dug by him.

  • Active: We did not do it.
    Passive: It was not done by us.

  • Active: What caused the explosion?
    Passive: What was the explosion caused by?

05. Passive Voice of Past Continuous Tense:

  • The rule is the same as for the present continuous tense.

  • Passive voice is made for only two continuous tenses: Present continuous and past continuous.

  • Active: I was watching a play on TV.
    Passive: A play was being watched on TV by me.

  • Active: Were you doing homework?
    Passive: Was homework being done by you?

  • Active: Who was teasing you?
    Passive: Who were you being teased by?

06. Passive Voice of Past Perfect Tense:

  • The rule is the same as for the present perfect tense.

  • Active: She had visited Paris.
    Passive: Paris had been visited by her.

  • Active: Who had eaten my food?
    Passive: Who had my food been eaten by?
    Old-fashioned Passive: By whom had my food been eaten?

07. Passive Voice of Future Indefinite Tense:

  • We use ‘be’ in the future tense.

    Active: The police will catch the thief.
    Passive: The thief will be caught by the police.

    Active: Will you not help her?
    Passive: Will she not be helped by you?

    Active: How will you do it?
    Passive: How will it be done by you?

08. Passive Voice of Future Perfect Tense:

  • The rule is the same as for present perfect and past perfect.
    ‘Been’ is added before V(pp).

    Active: We will have completed the lesson by tomorrow.
    Passive: The lesson will have been completed by tomorrow by us.

    Active: Will he have learnt this lesson in a week?
    Passive: Will this lesson have been learnt in a week by him?

09. Passive with Modal Auxiliaries:

  • Modal auxiliaries or simply modals are:
    will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might, must, have to, has to, had to, ought to, had better, etc.

    Structure:
    Modals + be + V(pp)

    Active: She can type the letters.
    Passive: The letters can be typed by her.

    Active: They should not do it.
    Passive: It should not be done by them.

10. Passive with Two Objects:

  • When there are two objects after a verb, the first object is usually an indirect object (a pronoun) and the second object is a direct object (a noun).
    The subject of the passive voice is often the indirect subject.

    Example in Urdu:
    جس میں verb کے بعد دو مفعول objects ہوتے ہیں، پہلا مفعول (indirect) کہلاتا ہے اور دوسرا مفعول (object) direct کہلاتا ہے۔
    passive voice کے فاعل میں عام طور پر indirect object لیا جاتا ہے۔

11. Passive of Imperative Sentences:

Imperative sentences are of two types: ‘Do it.’ or ‘Don’t do it.’
They are made passive by the following pattern:

Pattern:
Let + object + be + V(pp)

Examples:

  • Active: Open the door.
    Passive: Let the door be opened.

  • Active: Don’t do it again.
    Passive: Let it not be done again.

Summary:

S NoTensesActive VoicePassive Voice
1Present Indefinite Tenselove/lovesam/is/are loved
2Present Continuous Tenseam/is/are lovingam/is/are being loved
3Present Perfect Tensehave/has lovedhave/has been loved
4Past Indefinite Tenselovedwas/were loved
5Past Continuous Tensewas/were lovingwas/were being loved
6Past Perfect Tensehad lovedhad been loved
7Future Indefinite Tensewill/shallwill/shall be loved
8Future Perfect Tensewill have lovedwill have been loved
9Modalscan/could/will/shall/may/might/would/modals (can/must/etc.) + be loved
must/have to/has to? had to/ought to/ had better love

Text Book Exercise 5

Q. Change the following passive voice into an active voice. After completing, compare your answers with your partner and make corrections where needed.

  1. The walls are being painted by them.
    Ans: They are painting the walls.

  2. The latest book of the writer is liked by the reader.
    Ans: The readers like the latest book of the writer.

  3. We had been given the wrong tickets.
    Ans: The wrong tickets had given to us.

  4. The thieves were caught.
    Ans: They caught the thieves.

  5. These three books had been written by him in 1873.
    Ans: He had written these three books in 1873.

  6. Why is time wasted by everyone?
    Ans: Why does everyone waste time?

  7. The new houses will be built by the new construction company.
    Ans: The new construction company will build the new houses.

  8. The official documents have been sent by the officer.
    Ans: The officer has sent the official documents.

  9. They can be given some information about the job by Ramiz.
    Ans: Ramiz can give some information about the job.

  10. A new road was being planned near my house by the government.
    Ans: The government was planning a new road near my house.

Text Book Exercise 6

Q. Change the following active voice into passive voice. After completing, compare your answers with your partner and make corrections where needed.

  1. The Students should study environmental problems at school.
    Ans: Environmental problems should be studied at school by the students.

  2. Teachers could include this topic in their classes.
    Ans: This topic could be included in their class by teachers.

  3. Some people buy returnable bottles and use recycled paper.
    Ans: Returnable bottles are bought and recycled paper is used by some people.

  4. Governments have constantly ignored important issues for economic reasons.
    Ans: Important issues have been constantly ignored for economic reasons by governments.

  5. At school, teachers often tell students about pollution and its prevention.
    Ans: At school, students are often told about pollution and its prevention by teachers.

  6. In developed countries, authorities expect everybody to cooperate.
    Ans: In developed countries, everyone is expected by authorities to cooperate.

  7. Everyone should throw their bottles in the bottle recycling bins.
    Ans: Bottles should be thrown in the bottle recycling bins by everyone.

  8. Parents must teach their children how to dispose of the rubbish.
    Ans: Children must be taught how to dispose of the rubbish by their parents.

  9. Last year several nations held a meeting to discuss environmental problems.
    Ans: Last year, a meeting was held by several nations to discuss environmental problems.

  10. Organizations like Greenpeace are giving people leaflets about what to do.
    Ans: People are being given leaflets about what to do by organizations like Greenpeace.
    OR
    Leaflets about what to do are being given to people by organizations like Greenpeace.

Text Book Exercise 7

Q. Work in pairs and change the voice in the following two passages. After completing, compare your work with another pair. Make changes in your work if needed.

(a)
A local jewellery shop was robbed yesterday by two men. When the shop had been locked up by the owner, a gun was held at his head by one of the robbers. He was told by the other to unlock the shop and hand over the diamonds in the safe. A search has been organized for the robber by the police, and it is hoped that he will be captured by them in a few days. The owner is being treated by the doctors at a local hospital. He has been badly affected by the incident. No one knows how soon the shop will be opened by him again.

Ans:
Two men robbed a local jewellery shop yesterday. When the owner had locked up the shop, one of the robbers held a gun at his head. The other told him to unlock the shop and hand over the diamonds in the safe. The police have organized a search for the robber, and they hope that they will capture him in a few days. The owner is receiving treatment at a local hospital. The incident has badly affected him. No one knows how soon he will open the shop again.

(b)
Our school is organizing a contest. The student council members will organize the event. The school management will provide administrative and financial support. Parents will also play a role in the activity. Students will prepare different projects about the environment. They will also be required to write articles related to the environment. The teachers will guide them in developing the projects. A team of experts will judge the work of the students. They will select two projects and two articles for award prizes. Famous publishers have given a set of encyclopedias and some books to be given as prizes.

Ans:
A contest is being organized by our school. The event will be organized by the student council members. The administrative and financial support will be provided by the school management. A role in the activity will also be played by parents. Different projects about the environment will be prepared by students. They will also be required to write articles related to the environment. They will be guided by the teachers in developing the projects. The work of the students will be judged by a team of experts. Two projects and two articles for award prizes will be selected by them. A set of encyclopedias and some books have been given by a famous publisher, to be given as prizes.

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Embark on Your Academic Journey with SZABIST University

 

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Social Media - Solved Book Exercise - English 10th

 

Text Book Exercise 1

Q. Work individually and circle one of the options to fill in the blanks. After completing the exercise, compare your answers with your partner.

  1. According to the text, social media is a:
    (a) good thing
    (b) bad thing
    (c) neither
    (d) ✓ both

  2. The social media is something that is used by:
    (a) old people
    (b) young people
    (c) ✓ people of all ages
    (d) children

  3. In conclusion, the writer says that the social media should be:
    (a) ignored
    (b) ✓ used with care
    (c) given up
    (d) used every day

Text Book Exercise 2

Q. Work in pairs. Read the text and underline the following words. The meanings of all these words are given in the exercise below. Find out the word which has the given meaning and fill in the blanks.

Word Bank:

revolutionizedstupendousvistasfantasyaccessibility
injudicioustardydetrimentalfraudulentmaterialize
deteriorationconsequencesdisproportionatelyaddictiveobesity
devastatingmitigatedself-portrayalinconvenienceprudent

Meanings and Answers:

  1. The meaning of stupendous is extremely great.

    • Answer: Stupendous

  2. The meaning of inconvenience is trouble.

    • Answer: Inconvenience

  3. The meaning of obesity is being overweight.

    • Answer: Obesity

  4. The meaning of materialize is happen or take shape.

    • Answer: Materialize

  5. The meaning of prudent is caring for the future.

    • Answer: Prudent

  6. The meaning of tardy is late submitted.

    • Answer: Tardy

  7. The meaning of revolutionize is changed completely.

    • Answer: Revolutionized

  8. The meaning of disproportionately is not in the right amount.

    • Answer: Disproportionately

  9. The meaning of self-portrayal is showing off oneself.

    • Answer: Self-portrayal

  10. The meaning of addictive is habit-forming.

  • Answer: Addictive
  1. The meaning of accessibility is easy to reach.
  • Answer: Accessibility
  1. The meaning of fraudulent is dishonest, cheating.
  • Answer: Fraudulent
  1. The meaning of vistas is prospects.
  • Answer: Vistas
  1. The meaning of consequences is negative results.
  • Answer: Consequences
  1. The meaning of devastating is highly damaging.
  • Answer: Devastating
  1. The meaning of injudicious is unwise.
  • Answer: Injudicious
  1. The meaning of fantasy is imagining of impossible things.
  • Answer: Fantasy
  1. The meaning of mitigated is made less severe.
  • Answer: Mitigated

Text Book Exercise 3

Q. Work individually. Skim through the text and identify the paragraphs that give the following information. Write the paragraph number in the given blanks. After completing, compare your answers with your partner and make corrections where necessary.

InformationParagraph Number
(a) Lack of quality communication(8)
(b) Promotion and identification of skills and talents(4)
(c) Basic rules for minimizing the harmful effects(12)
(d) Becoming a part of the global community(2)
(e) Impact on mental health(10)
(f) Using the social media prudently(13)
(g) Advent of the Internet and the social media(1)
(h) Psychological disorders(11)
(i) Negative impact on the studies(6)
(j) Effects on physical health(9)
(k) Use of the social media for business purposes(3)
(l) Fraudulent companies cheating people(7)
(m) Connecting friends and families(5)

Text Book Exercise 4

Q. Read the text and mark the statements as true or false. After completing, compare your answers with your partner.

S NoStatementsTrueFalse
1The social media has not affected the world in any major way.✓
2Some vendors on the social media cheat their customers.✓
3Use of the social media does not have any disadvantages.✓
4Professionals do not use the social media.✓
5Increase in the use of the social media has affected relationships adversely.✓
6Students can contact teachers from any part of the world and learn from them.✓
7Employers do not use the social media to look for people whom they want to hire.✓
8Disproportionate use of the social media has devastating effects on physical health.✓
9A careless user can get the benefits from the positive aspects of the social media.✓

Text Book Exercise 5

Q. The following sentences have the wrong information. Work in pairs. Read the text and write the corrected sentences in the space provided.

  1. Incorrect: With social media, one has become a part of the regional community.
    Correct: With social media, one has become a part of a global community.

  2. Incorrect: The speed with which social media users are increasing is slow.
    Correct: The speed with which social media users are rising is stupendous.

  3. Incorrect: The extended family members are not important in the Pakistani family structure.
    Correct: The extended family members occupy an important place in the Pakistani family structure. 

(4)

Original: Social media is a major cause of weakness in children and teenagers.
Corrected: Social media is a major cause of obesity in children and teenagers.

(5)

Original: Rumours travel very slowly on social media.
Corrected: Rumours travel very fast on social media.

(6)

Original: Posting selfies can lead to physical disorders.
Corrected: Posting selfies can lead to psychological disorders.

(7)

Original: Using social media has neither pros nor cons.
Corrected: Using social media has both pros and cons.

(8)

Original: One needs to see how one can maximize the harmless effects of social media.
Corrected: One needs to see how one can minimize the harmless effects of social media.

(9)

Original: The ills of social media can be reduced by following all the rules.
Corrected: The ills of social media can be mitigated if we follow certain basic rules.

(10)

Original: Giving up social media may be the only option we have today.
Corrected: Giving up social media may not be a realistic option.

Text Book Exercise 6

Q: Work in pairs, read the text, and write down the positive aspects and negative aspects of social media with respect to the following. Also, write down what needs to be done to reduce the negative impact, as stated in the text.

Business

Positive Aspects:
Businesspersons can initiate a business with the click of a button, rather than with the touch of a finger. They can post their products and invite buyers from every nook and corner of the world. They can interact with their customers on a case-by-case basis and readily respond to their queries, comments, and needs. Social media has facilitated online business and the promotion of skills and talents.

Negative Aspects:
One may get cheated by fake virtual companies and organizations. Hence, despite the innumerable benefits of online business, it may be misused by fraudulent companies. People may suffer financial loss by paying for goods that may be of poor quality.

Business (Reducing Negative Impact):

One should be discreet when selecting online products or responding to online offers of jobs and other opportunities.

Students

Positive Aspects:
Social media has opened new vistas for students and professionals, who can easily interact with their counterparts in any part of the world and exchange views on matters of mutual interest. Students can also easily interact with educators and researchers globally and gain knowledge and wisdom from them.

Negative Aspects:
Its injudicious use often results in incomplete school assignments, tardiness, and poor academic performance. Moreover, when students accumulate pending work, they often resort to online distractions, such as social media websites, cutting down their study time. This harms their academic growth and performance. Furthermore, students without access to such services may fall behind in their studies.

Reducing Negative Impact:
Creating a balance between study time and physical activities is essential for achieving academic and personal growth.

Communication with Friends and Family

Positive Aspects:
Social media has not only made constant connection with distant relatives possible, but it has also reconnected long-lost friends and relatives. Thanks to its affordability and accessibility, it has strengthened the bond of love and care among family members living far apart. Today, all family members can participate virtually in events when physical participation isn't possible.

Negative Aspects:
Increased time on social media has limited face-to-face communication, leading to compromised relationships. People now spend more time on social media, resulting in a decline in the quality of one-on-one conversations with both immediate and extended family members. This trend diminishes meaningful interactions that play an important role in Pakistani family culture. Although social networks allow quick interaction with many people, these interactions are often superficial and cannot replace meaningful face-to-face conversations. The lack of quality communication can weaken relationships, with negative consequences over time.

Reducing Negative Impact:
We should limit our time on social media and prioritize real-world interactions with family and friends. Strengthening face-to-face relationships will allow us to share each other’s joys and sorrows more meaningfully.

Promotion of Skills and Talents

Positive Aspects:
Social media has made the promotion of skills and talents very easy, leading to the opening up of innumerable avenues for many people. Skilled and talented individuals no longer need to seek contacts or venture out to showcase their capabilities. They can display their talents and promote their skills and products through virtual platforms, achieving great heights and recognition in their respective fields. Social media allows people to advertise their skills and capabilities, making it easier for employers to find the right candidates for vacant positions.

Negative Aspects:
Those aspiring for good jobs and better opportunities may face physical harm by participating in fake interviews.

Reducing Negative Impact:
One should be discreet when selecting online offers of jobs and other opportunities.

Text Book Exercise 7

Q: Answer the following questions:

  1. How has social media revolutionized the concept of communication?
    Ans: Social media has changed the way we communicate and with whom we interact. It allows people to communicate across geography, cultures, and languages, creating a globally interconnected community. Social media makes it possible to connect with friends and relatives in distant places at a much lower cost. Family members can also virtually participate in family events when physical presence is not possible.

  2. How is social media assisting students and professionals in their respective fields?
    Ans: Social media has opened new vistas for students and professionals, enabling them to interact with peers worldwide and exchange views on topics of mutual interest. Students can also connect with educators and researchers from different parts of the world, gaining knowledge and insights to enhance their learning.

  3. How can a business be initiated on a virtual platform?
    Ans: Social media has emerged as a fast-growing platform for online businesses. Entrepreneurs can start a business with the click of a button, rather than with the touch of a finger. They can post products and invite buyers from across the globe. Through social media, businesses can interact with customers on a case-by-case basis and respond to their queries, comments, and needs.

  4. How can employers hunt for the right candidates for their job positions?

    Ans: Skilled and talented people can advertise their skills and capabilities through social media, making it easy for employers to hunt for the right people for any vacant position that they might have. Moreover, employers looking for people with specific qualifications and capabilities can also freely use their social media groups to advertise their vacant positions.                                                                                                                                                                                    5. Why can people easily have a constant connection with relatives in distant parts of the world?

    Ans: Social media has not only made a constant connection with distant relatives possible, but it has also helped establish contact with long-lost friends and relatives. Due to its affordability and easy accessibility, it has aided and strengthened the bond of love and care between family members living in distant parts of the world. Today, all family members can virtually participate in any family event in which physical participation is not possible for any reason.

    6. How is social media affecting the relationships of people?

    Ans: Humans are social animals, and for strengthening social bonds, the physical sharing of moments of joy and grief is important. Increased time on social media has limited face-to-face communication, leading to weakened relationships. This increased usage has reduced the frequency and quality of close, one-to-one communication between both immediate and extended family members, who occupy an important place in the Pakistani family structure. While social networks enable interaction with a large number of people, these interactions are often shallow and cannot adequately replace everyday face-to-face communication. This lack of quality communication can weaken relationships, which may, in turn, have damaging consequences.

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REVISION OF PAST TENSE

 

REVISION OF ARTICLES

UNIT # 3.3

Text Book Exercise 1

Q. Use the correct form of the Past Simple to fill the following blanks. Use the words given below. You can use one word only once. Once you have completed, compare your answers with your partner and make corrections where necessary, in this and all exercises from 1 to 8.

Word Bank:
eat, close, sell, belong, live, make, lock, run

  1. We __________ delicious food at their house.

    • Answer: ate

  2. The mouse __________ under the cupboard.

    • Answer: ran

  3. The guard __________ and __________ the gate before going to bed.

    • Answer: locked, closed

  4. The house in which we __________ till last year __________ to my uncle.

    • Answer: lived, belonged

  5. The parrots __________ a lot of noise so we __________ them.

    • Answer: made, sold

Text Book Exercise 2

Q. Use the correct form of the Past Continuous to fill the following blanks. Use the words given below. You can use one word only once.

Word Bank:
do, drive, shake, tell, fly, wash, fight, fall

(a) The papers __________ in all directions due to strong winds.

  • Answer: were flying

(b) The boys __________ over who would play first.

  • Answer: were fighting

(c) We __________ the tree and the ripe fruits __________ on the ground.

  • Answer: were shaking, were falling

(d) My sister __________ her homework while I __________ dishes.

  • Answer: was doing, was washing

(e) The driver __________ the car and my brother __________ him the directions.

  • Answer: was driving, was telling

Text Book Exercise 3

Q. Use the correct form of the Past Simple or Continuous to fill the following blanks. Use the words provided in the brackets.

When Kakenya Ntaiya, from Kenya, was fourteen, she requested (request) her father to let her finish high school. She was dreaming (dream) high as she was making (make) good progress and was achieving (achieve) good grades. Her teachers knew (know) that she was (be) very intelligent and they were encouraging (encourage) her to go for higher education. She promised (promise) her father that he would be proud of her one day if he allowed (allow) her to continue her education. Very few Maasai girls to which she belonged (belonged) ever finished (finish) high school, but her father accepted (accept) her request.

Ntaiya kept (keep) her promise to her father. She began to work even harder and soon she won (win) a scholarship to go to the USA. The village where she lived (live) was small. However, the villagers were so proud of her that they all came (come) to see her off when she was leaving (leave). Ntaiya was crying (cry) as she was leaving (leave). It was (be) a touching scene. Everyone was waving (wave) their hands, and Ntaiya shouted (shout) that she would come back to serve the people in the village.

When she graduated, she worked (work) for a while at the UN and then got a doctorate degree. Then she returned (return) home and wanted (want) to set up a primary school in her old village. At first, some villagers refused (refuse) to give Ntaiya the land for the school, but many parents now realized (realise) how important a good education could be for their daughters. Till last year, the school was providing (provide) education to more than 150 girls. The girls at the school praised (praise) Ntaiya. They were working (work) hard to become teachers, doctors, or lawyers.

Text Book Exercise 4

Q. Use the correct form of the Past Perfect to fill the following blanks. Use the words given below. You can use one word only once.

Word Bank:
sweep, leave, spend, die, travel, reach, cover, finish

(a) We __________ a lot of money on buying gifts, so we decided to stop.

  • Answer: had spent

(b) As soon as Samina __________ the yard, there was a storm.

  • Answer: had swept

(c) The group __________ several miles and __________ a big part of their journey.

  • Answer: had travelled, had covered

(d) The students __________ their work and __________ for home when the rain started.

  • Answer: had finished, had left

(e) She __________ before they __________ the hospital.

  • Answer: had died, had reached

Text Book Exercise 5

Q. Use the correct form of the Past Perfect Continuous to fill the following blanks. Use the words given below. You can use one word only once.

Word Bank:
refuse, worry, cry, ring, fly, point, warn, dig, bark, read

  1. He __________ for help for five hours when the rescue team finally arrived.

    • Answer: had been crying

  2. I __________ for two hours before I fell asleep.

    • Answer: had been reading

  3. He __________ for 16 hours and everyone was very tired.

    • Answer: had been flying

  4. I __________ about my results the whole week.

    • Answer: had been worrying

  5. The labourers __________ and the painters __________ for several days before they were allowed to go home.

    • Answer: had been digging, had been painting

  6. The bell __________ and the dog __________ for nearly 20 minutes before someone opened the door.

    • Answer: had been ringing, had been barking

  7. The MET department __________ about a storm, but the people __________ to listen.

    • Answer: had been warning, had been refusing

Text Book Exercise 6

Q. Use the correct form of the Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous to fill the following blanks. Use the words provided in the brackets.

Her toothache had been bothering (bother) her all night. She had taken (take) painkillers, but the pain had continued (continue). She had been seeing (see) a dentist for two weeks, who had said (say) that nothing could be done until the pain subsided. She had consulted (consult) her grandmother for natural remedies and had been trying (try) everything to combat the pain, but no results. Also, she had been searching (search) for remedies on the Internet for five days, but even that medium had failed (fail) to provide any solution. Not knowing what else to do, she had come (come) to the conclusion that she had done (do) all that she could, when her mother had thought (think) of a simple solution. She had agreed (agree) to try it. It had worked (work) wonders, and she had been sleeping (sleep) peacefully for the past five hours when we went to her house.

Articles

  • ‘a,’ ‘an,’ and ‘the’ are called articles.
  • Uses of ‘a’ and ‘an’:
    We use ‘a’ and ‘an’ with singular countable nouns.
    ہم 'a' اور 'an' واحد قابل شمار اسموں کے ساتھ استعمال کرتے ہیں۔

Usage of ‘a’:

We use ‘a’ with a word beginning with a consonant sound.
e.g., a book, a university, a young man, a table, etc.
ہم 'a' ایسے لفظ کے ساتھ استعمال کرتے ہیں جو consonant کی آواز سے شروع ہوتا ہو۔

Usage of ‘an’:

We use ‘an’ with a word beginning with a vowel sound.
e.g., an elephant, an hour, an heir, an orange, etc.
ہم 'an' ایسے لفظ کے ساتھ استعمال کرتے ہیں جو vowel کی آواز سے شروع ہوتا ہو۔

Use of ‘the’

‘the’ کا استعمال

  1. Unique things.
    e.g. the sun, the moon, the sky, the environment, etc.
    منفرد اشیاء سے پہلے

  2. Singular nouns representing the whole class.
    e.g. the rose, the computer, the teacher, the scientist, etc.
    واحد اسم جو پوری جماعت کا حوالہ دے رہے ہوں۔

  3. Superlative degrees of adjectives.
    e.g. the tallest, the coldest, the most interesting thing, etc.
    اسم صفت کی برتر ڈگری سے پہلے

  4. Before adjectives used as nouns.
    e.g. the rich, the poor, the disabled, the unemployed, the brace, etc.
    ایسے صفتوں سے پہلے جو بطور اسم استعمال ہوں۔
    Note: Only a few adjectives are used as nouns.
    صرف چند صفات بطور اسم استعمال ہوتی ہیں۔

  5. Before names of newspapers, magazines.
    e.g. the Newsweek, the Time, etc.
    اخبارات اور رسائل کے ناموں سے پہلے

  6. Before ordinals.
    e.g. the first, the next, the last, the third, etc.
    عدد ترتیبی سے پہلے

  7. Before Holy Books.
    e.g. the Quran, the Bible, the Ramayana, etc.
    مقدس کتابوں سے پہلے

  8. Before the nouns which are in context.
    e.g. the window, the kitchen, the door, the TV, etc.
    ان اسموں سے پہلے جو سابقہ جملے سے متعلق ہوں۔

  9. When a thing is mentioned the second time.
    e.g. I collided with a tree. The tree was in the center of the road.
    I met a boy yesterday. The boy could speak many languages fluently.
    جب کسی کا دوبارہ ذکر کرو۔

Omission of ‘the’

'the' کا حذف

  1. Before proper nouns

    • پرپر ناموں سے پہلے

  2. Before abstract nouns

    • غیر مادی اسموں سے پہلے

  3. Before material nouns

    • مادی اسموں سے پہلے

  4. Before names of meals

    • کھانے کے ناموں سے پہلے

  5. Before names of languages

    • زبانوں کے ناموں سے پہلے

  6. Before names of relations

    • رشتے داروں کے ناموں سے پہلے

  7. Before names of games

    • کھیلوں کے ناموں سے پہلے

  8. Before names of diseases

    • بیماریوں کے ناموں سے پہلے

  9. Before names of colours

    • رنگوں کے ناموں سے پہلے

  10. Before fixed phrases
    e.g. by bus, by air, catch fire, in trouble, in debt, at home, on duty, on time, etc.

  • مخصوص فقرات میں

A/An

  • ‘A’ and ‘An’ are indefinite articles and are used to indicate a single item.
    Examples:
    Take a pencil. (Take one pencil.)
    I won a hundred dollars. (I won one hundred dollars.)

  • Do not use ‘a’ or ‘an’ with a plural noun.
    Examples:
    They talked about a good restaurant to visit.
    They talked about the good Italian restaurant on Main Street.

  • Use ‘a’ as an unspecific reference before a consonant sound.
    Examples:
    He likes to read a book. (He likes to read any book, not a specific one.)
    That was a funny story. (That was one of many funny stories.)

  • Use ‘a’ when the word following it starts with a consonant sound.
    Examples:
    a book, a hospital, a leg, a one-inch pipe, a youth

  • Use ‘an’ as an unspecific reference before a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).
    Examples:
    an apple, an opera, an eagle, an idea, an SOS (the ‘s’ here is pronounced as a vowel sound)

Words that begin with U or H

Words that begin with U or H can have either a vowel or a consonant sound. Make the choice based on the sound of the first word after the article, even if that word is not the noun.

Examples:

  • a union, a uniform
    (use "a" when the u sounds like the y in "you")
  • an unbelievable event, an umbrella, a unique umbrella
  • an honor, an hour, an honest person
  • a hotel, a history book, a historian
  • an historian, an historic event
    (NOTE: words like "historic" can take either 'a' or 'an')

The

  • Use 'the' as a specific reference to a common noun or something that is one of a kind.
    Examples:

    • Give me the book on the table. (Identifies a specific book)
    • The sun rose at seven o’clock. (Identifies something that is one of a kind)

  • Use 'a' or 'an' to introduce a noun the first time it is mentioned, and then 'the' is used afterwards whenever the noun is mentioned again.
    Examples:

    • I bought a sandwich for lunch.
    • I shared the sandwich with my friend.

  • A proper noun names unique people, places, or things and does not use an article.
    Example:

    • "I went to New York City."

  • An exception is proper nouns with "of" as part of the name:
    Examples:

    • the Fourth of July
    • the University of Virginia
    • the United States of America
    • the President of Mexico
    • the Statue of Liberty

  • Plural proper nouns use the:
    Examples:

    • the Chicago Bulls
    • the Johnsons
    • the Blue Ridge Mountains

  • A proper common noun that names a group (a collective noun) also uses the:
    Examples:

    • the Commonwealth of Virginia
    • the United Arab Emirates
    • the Society of Friends

  • Some geographical features use the:
    Examples:

    • the Gobi Desert
    • the Atlantic Ocean
    • the Pyramids
    • the Amazon

  • Other geographical features do not use the:
    Examples:

    • Lake Superior
    • Albemarle County
    • Route 29
    • Mount Vesuvius

Text Book Exercise 7

Q. Work individually and fill the following blanks with a / an, where necessary. Put a cross (x) in the blanks where an article is not required. After completing, compare your answers with your partner.

  1. ________ giraffe has ________ long neck.
  • Answer: (A, a)
  1. ________ Australian sheep gives us ________ good wool.
  • Answer: (An, x)
  1. He is ________ honest man but his friend is ________ crook.
  • Answer: (an, a)
  1. To help the students, ________ example has been given in the exercise.
  • Answer: (an)
  1. Would you like to have ________ cup of tea or ________ something to eat?
  • Answer: (a, x)
  1. ________ factory is being built next to our house.
  • Answer: (A)
  1. Boil ________ eggs and make ________ sandwiches for breakfast.
  • Answer: (x, x)
  1. It was ________ honour to be nominated.
  • Answer: (an)
  1. I want to buy ________ uniform when school reopens in August.
  • Answer: (a)
  1. One old friend is staying at ________ hotel on the River Indus.
  • Answer: (a)

Text Book Exercise 8

Q. Work individually and fill the following blanks with the article ‘the’ where necessary. Put a cross (x) in the blanks where ‘the’ is not required. After completing, compare your answers with your partner.

  1. ________ English language is ________ most spoken language in the world.
  • Answer: (The, the)
  1. There are ________ beautiful flowers in ________ park.
  • Answer: (x, the)
  1. My sister lives in ________ USA.
  • Answer: (the)
  1. There is ________ dirt on this plate and there is a dirty mark on ________ tablecloth.
  • Answer: (x, the)
  1. ________ lions are dangerous animals, but ________ dogs are good friends of people.
  • Answer: (The, the)
  1. When you drive a car in ________ UAE, you must keep to ________ right.
  • Answer: (the, the)
  1. ________ inventor of the telephone was ________ Graham Bell.
  • Answer: (The, x)
  1. ________ directions to ________ central library are clear.
  • Answer: (The, the)
  1. ________ butcher opposite ________ library sells good meat.
  • Answer: (The, the)
  1. One of ________ persons I love ________ most is my mother.
  • Answer: (the, the)

Text Book Exercise 9

Q. Work individually and fill the following blanks with article 'a / an / the’ where necessary. Put a cross (X) in the blanks where an article is not required. After completing, compare your answers with your partner.

Who has not heard of the famous Khyber Pass in Pakistan? It is a narrow mountain valley in X Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. We can go to the Khyber Pass from Peshawar. Many people who want to go to X Afghanistan cross the border from the Khyber Pass.

The Khyber Pass has been famous in history for thousands of years. The Aryans crossed it to reach the sub-continent about four thousand years ago. After them came X Mongols and X Tartars.

Moreover, Khyber Pass is an ancient trade route. It is a route that has been used extensively by X caravans carrying bales of cotton and silk. Occasionally, a caravan would also carry a ton or two of spices. Although it is an old route, the trade is still carried out through this route but now X buses, trucks, and trains carry goods from one country to another.

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King Bruce and the Spider – Text Book Exercise


Text Book Exercise 1

Q. Read the poem silently and answer the following questions.

01. Was the king happy or unhappy?
Ans: The king was unhappy because after the English repeatedly defeated his armies, the famed King of Scots was forced into hiding.

02. What attracted his attention as he was thinking?
Ans: As he was thinking, a spider attracted his attention by attempting to reach its web. The spider tried and failed over and over.

03. What lesson did he learn from what he saw?
Ans: The spider wanted to reach its destination, so it kept trying. The King learned from it that hope should never be dashed, and a man should keep up his struggle till he succeeds.

Text Book Exercise 2

Q. Column A has words from the poem, underline words in the poem. Column B has the meanings of these words, but they are jumbled up. Work in pairs and try and find the correct meaning of each word and write the answer in the Answer column. The first one has been done as an example.

S NoColumn AAnswerColumn B
1flungc(a) fall with arms and legs spread out
2monarchm(b) challenged
3deedh(c) threw
4despairk(d) climbed

Text Book Exercise 2 (Continued)

S.NoColumn AAnswerColumn B
5ponderedn(e) fall suddenly
6divinei(f) walk carefully
7endeavourl(g) work hard continuously
8sprawla(h) an action
9treadf(i) work out an answer
10mountedd(j) prepared to do something difficult
11toilg(k) hopelessness
12tumblee(l) attempt
13defiedb(m) king
14bracedj(n) thought

Text Book Exercise 3

Q. Read the poem and find out which of the following statements are correct and which are not. For correct statements put a tick (✔) for true, and for incorrect ones put a cross (✘) for false. After completing, compare your answers with your partner.

StatementsTrue/False
(a) The poem is about a war.✔ True
(b) King Bruce cared for his people.✔ True
(c) He was in a happy mood.✘ False
(d) When he saw the spider, he decided to kill it.✘ False
(e) The spider stayed on the ground when it slipped down.✘ False
(f) After trying for some time, the spider felt weak.✘ False
(g) As soon as it felt better, it went up again.✔ True
(h) It made more than twenty attempts.✘ False
(i) It moved up very slowly when it was near its home.✘ False
(j) It did not succeed in reaching its home.✘ False
(k) The king decided to follow the spider’s example and try again.✔ True

02. Before he saw the spider, what did he decide to do?
Ans:
Before he saw the spider, he decided to give up his efforts.

03. Why did King Bruce think that the spider would not be able to reach its home?
Ans:
King Bruce thought that the spider would not be able to reach its home because the spider tried to go home many times but failed. The spider would fall down again and again. Bruce thought the spider was tired and could no longer get home.

04. Did the spider climb at the same speed all the time or at a different speed?
Ans:
No, the spider’s speed was not the same all the time. Each time she made a new attempt, her speed changed.

05. How did the spider finally reach its home?
Ans:
The spider kept rising inch by inch. At the last moment, she ran bravely and went home.

06. Why did the king decide to try again?
Ans:
While lying in the cave, the king saw a spider on the wall climbing to its home. The spider climbed a little but fell down. The spider made nine attempts, but each time it failed. As he was thinking, the king saw the spider making another attempt. This time the spider was successful in reaching its home. This successful attempt of the spider gave a ray of hope to the king. Therefore, he decided to try again.

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Verbs, Tenses and Sentences - Solved Book Exercise - English 10th

 

Text Book Exercise 1

Q. Use the correct form of the Present Simple to fill the following blanks. Use the words given below. You can use one word only once. Remember that a verb used with the third person always takes 's' or 'es' in Present Simple.

Word Bank:
build, remember, play, dress, forget, listen, study, get

Sentences:

  1. Birds usually __________ their nests in the summer.

    • Answer: build

  2. I always __________ carefully to parent’s advice.

    • Answer: listen

  3. He __________ up late and __________ quickly for school.

    • Answer: gets, dresses

  4. We __________ in the afternoon and __________ in the evening.

    • Answer: play, study

  5. My friend __________ name but __________ numbers.

    • Answer: remembers, forgets                                                                                                   

      Text Book Exercise 2

      Q. Use the correct form of the Present Continuous to fill the following blanks. Use the words given below. You can use one word only once. Remember that in the Continuous form, ‘ing’ is added to the verb and am/is/are is used before the verb.

      Word Bank:
      write, sing, rain, make, explain, swim, enjoy, learn

      Sentences:

      1. Look! It __________ so hard.

        • Answer: is raining

      2. We __________ English these days.

        • Answer: are learning

      3. The birds __________ and the farmers __________ their songs.

        • Answer: are singing, are enjoying

      4. The teacher __________, and the students __________.

        • Answer: is explaining, are writing

      5. Some children __________ in the pond, and some __________ clay toys.

        • Answer: are swimming, are making

      Text Book Exercise 3

      Q. Use the correct form of the Present Simple and Present Continuous to fill the following blanks. Use the words given below. You can use one word only once.

      Word Bank:
      come, sleep, behave, speak, clean, drink, understand, wash, travel, watch

      Sentences:

      (a) We __________ to Gilgit tomorrow.

      • Answer: are travelling

      (b) My sister __________ nicely with everyone.

      • Answer: behaves

      (c) His brother __________ tea three times a day.

      • Answer: drinks

      (d) Our uncle __________ to our house this weekend.

      • Answer: is coming

      (e) She __________ and __________ Persian very well.

      • Answer: understands, speaks

      (f) I __________ my room every day, and I also __________ my clothes sometimes.

      • Answer: clean, wash

      (g) My mother usually __________ television at this time, but today she __________.

      • Answer: watches, is sleeping                                                                                         
      

Text Book Exercise 4

Q. Work in pairs and fill the blanks in the following paragraph by using the correct Present Simple and Present Continuous form of the words given below. You can use one word only once. After you have completed, discuss with another pair and compare your answers.

Word Bank:
dress, see, move, set, plan, go, take, enjoy, begin, agree, gather, wait, come, give, shout, know, hire, inform, ask, jump, sit, look, get, reach, tell

Paragraph:

The school holidays are beginning tomorrow. The children are sitting together and are planning what to do. They agree to go to the village fair on Saturday. On Saturday morning, they all get up early, dress quickly, and gather outside. They inform their mother that they are going to the village fair with their father. As soon as father comes outside, they all shout with joy. The father knows that his children are looking forward to the trip. He hires a carriage and takes them to the fair. As soon as they reach there, the children jump from the carriage. They move from one stall to another. Their father gives them some money and tells them to enjoy themselves. After some time, although the father sees that the children are enjoying a lot, he asks everyone to gather as the sun is setting and their mother is waiting for them to get home.

Text Book Exercise 5

Q. Use the correct form of the Present Perfect to fill the following blanks. Use the words given below. You can use one word only once. Remember to use 'has' with the third person singular.

Word Bank:
eat, throw, help, go, read, make, apply, complain, climb, complete

Sentences:

(a) I __________ this book twice already.

  • Answer: have read

(b) We __________ all the mangoes.

  • Answer: have eaten

(c) My brother __________ for a job.

  • Answer: has applied

(d) They will win this match as they __________ ninety runs already.

  • Answer: have made

(e) Seema __________ her work as Beena __________ her throughout.

  • Answer: has completed, has helped

(f) We __________ so many times but they __________ the garbage here again.

  • Answer: have complained, have thrown

(g) Tariq’s little sister __________ up the tree, now he __________ up to get her.

  • Answer: has climbed, has gone 

Text Book Exercise 6

Q. Use the correct form of the Present Perfect Continuous to fill the following blanks. Use the words given below. You can use one word only once.

Word Bank:
jump, watch, rain, cook, drive, work, plan, talk, chase, sit

Sentences:

  1. We __________ since twelve noon.

    • Answer: have been driving

  2. It __________ for three hours continuously.

    • Answer: has been raining

  3. They __________ for an hour.

    • Answer: have been talking

  4. I __________ all morning.

    • Answer: have been working

  5. She __________ food for us without a break while we __________ this match.

    • Answer: has been cooking, have been watching

  6. My grandmother __________ outside and my father __________ vegetables.

    • Answer: has been sitting, has been planting

  7. The dog __________ the cat and the cat __________ all around.

    • Answer: has been chasing, has been jumping

Text Book Exercise 7

Q. Work in pairs and fill the blanks in the following paragraph by using the correct Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous forms of the words given below. You can use one word only once. After you have completed, discuss with another pair, and compare your answers.

Word Bank:
start, cook, wait, do, work, help, announce, made, study, pray, manage, complete, struggle, go

Paragraph:

Our principal has announced the date for the exams finally; we have been waiting for this announcement since last week. My friend and I have been working since last week as we want to get good marks. We have been studying about six hours every day. We have started revising English and have completed Urdu today. We have been going to Faisal’s house to learn Mathematics from his brother. He has been helping us, and we have managed to complete more than half of the course. However, since the last semester, we have been doing history and try to read more, and I think we have made some progress. My mother has been praying for us every day. I have been doing my best, and my friend’s mother has been cooking delicious food for us to keep up our spirits. Now, we have to perform well.

Text Book Exercise 8

Simple and Compound Sentences

A simple sentence usually has a single verb. It has a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.
Example:

  • Jamil plays tennis every Saturday.

A compound sentence refers to a sentence made up of two independent clauses (or complete sentences) connected to one another with a linking word.
Example:

  • Jamil plays tennis every Saturday, but this Saturday he is playing golf.

Linking Words (FANBOYS):

FANBOYS
orndorutreto

There are other linking words also, e.g., because, as, etc.

Text Book Exercise 9

Q. Look at the following sentences. Write 'S' if it is a simple sentence and 'C' if it is a compound sentence, in the answer column. An example has been done for you.

S.NoSentencesAnswer
01You have been sleeping since morning.S
02I don’t know the answer.S
03I want to lose weight, yet I eat chocolates daily.C
04Atif is famous, but he is very humble.C
05You may eat a mango or have mango pickle.C
06He is totally dependent on his parents.S
07He was feeling sick, so he went to the doctor.C
08No one is traveling these days.S
09I go to the library, for I love reading.C
10He is rich and he has a good heart.C

Text Book Exercise 10

Q. After identifying the simple and compound sentences in the above exercise, convert the compound sentences into two simple sentences by removing the linking words. Sentence 3 in the above exercise has been done as an example. Compare your answers with your partner.

Examples:

  • Sentence 3: I want to lose weight. I eat chocolates daily.
  • Sentence 4: Atif is famous. He is very humble.
  • Sentence 5: You may eat a mango. You may have mango pickle.
  • Sentence 7: He was feeling sick. He went to the doctor.
  • Sentence 9: I go to the library. I love reading.
  • Sentence 10: He is rich. He has a good heart.

Text Book Exercise 11

Q. Work in pairs and make five simple sentences and five compound sentences, using the linking words given earlier in FANBOYS.

S.NoSimple SentencesCompound Sentences
01Waris waited for the train.I like coffee, and Abid likes tea.
02The train was late.Rashid ran fast, but he could not catch Sohail.
03Ahmed and Sameer took the bus.Sajid never wrote the letter, nor did he call him.
04Tahir is writing a letter.He felt cold, for it was snowing.
05I am buying a new pair of shoes.Waris waited for the train, but the train was late.

This exercise practices creating simple and compound sentences. Simple sentences contain a single subject and verb, while compound sentences join two independent clauses using coordinating conjunctions from FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So).

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