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CBSE English - Chap 1 - The Fun They Had -
CBSE English - Chap 1 - The Fun They Had -
Q1 - Think about Languages
I. Adverbs
Read this sentence taken from the story:
They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely.
The word complete is an adjective. When you add –ly to it, it becomes an adverb.
Read this sentence taken from the story:
They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely.
The word complete is an adjective. When you add –ly to it, it becomes an adverb.
1. Find the sentences in the lesson which have the adverbs given in the box below.
awfully sorrowfully completely loftily
carefully differently quickly nonchalantly
awfully sorrowfully completely loftily
carefully differently quickly nonchalantly
Answer:
1. Find the sentences in the lesson which have the adverbs given in the box below.
Awfully: They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to — on a screen, you know.
Sorrowfully: The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the CountyInspector.
Completely: They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely.
Loftily and Carefully: He added loftily, pronouncing the word carefully, “Centuries ago.”
Differently: But my mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that each kid has to be taught differently.
Quickly: “I didn’t say I didn’t like it,” Margie said quickly.
Nonchalantly: “May be,” he said nonchalantly.
2. Now use these adverbs to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
Answer:
(i) The report must be read carefully so that performance can be improved.
(ii) At the interview, Sameer answered our questions nonchalantly, shrugging his shoulders.
(iii) We all behave differently when we are tired or hungry.
(iv) The teacher shook her head sorrowfully when Ravi lied to her.
(v) I forgot about it completely.
(vi) When I complimented Revathi on her success, she just smiled loftily and turned away.
(vii) The President of the Company is awfully busy and will not be able to meet you.
(viii) I finished my work so that I could go out to play quickly.
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