Unit- 8
A VILLAGE CRICKET MATCH
A.G. Macdonell
IV. Vocabulary:
2.
The train team was very hopeful of winning, but their defeat left them hopeless.
3.
The young have vitality out the old have to cope with their lethargy.
4.
The heroic mood was lost after the unheroic
battle.
5.
Don’t be reckless: be prudent.
6.
Joshua remains imperturbable even in
highly perturbable situation?
7.
Don’t be crooked: be open and straight.
8. Peter, a highly indisciplined chap, could never be a part of
the highly disciplined residential school.
V. Language Activities:
(#)
“What is your name?”
(#)
“My name is Ram Sharma”.
(#)
“Is Vinod Sharma your cousin?”
(#)
“Yes, Vinod Sharma is my cousin”.
(#)
“I know him very well. We used to go out together.”
(#)
“You must be Madan.”
(#)
“Yes, that is my name.”
(#) “My cousin has often told me about you.”
B. Rewrite the following passage in
Direct Speech:
Look
up the meanings of the following words and make sentences of your own:
2. Possessed: under a spell
3. Somersaults: aerobatics
4. Outrage: Resentful/ anger
5. Set out: go out
6. Scowl at: frown at
7. Trip over: stumble and fall
8. Grab at: to catch hold of
9. Dictum: an authoritative statement
10. In vain: useless
I. Simple to Simple:
A Combine each set of the
following simple sentences into one simple sentence by using at least one
participle. The first one is done for you. Your teacher will help you with the
rest.
1. i.
He first selected a site.
ii..
Then he leveled it.
iii.
Then he dug the earth for a foundation.
iv.
Finally, he began to build a house.
Having selected a site, leveled it and
dug the earth for foundation, he finally began to build a house.
2. i.
Policemen and firemen combed the smoking rubble.
ii.
They found guns.
iii.
They found spent cartridges.
iv.
They found a charred corpse.
While combing the smoking rubble, the
policemen and firemen found guns, spent cartridges and a charred corpse.
3. i.
Strip mining completely alters the topography.
ii. It
destroys all original vegetation.
iii. It
also destroys most of the animal, life.
iv. It
leaves barren rubble behind.
Strip mining completely alters the
topography by destroying all original vegetation, most of the animal life
leaving barren rubble behind.
4. i.
Shells boomed.
ii. The
shells were artillery.
iii.
The booming was in the distance.
iv. The
shells shook the ground.
v. The
shelling was slight.
The slightly booming shells of the
artilleries in the distance shook the ground.
5. i.
One of the soldiers was playing the harmonica.
ii. Its
sounds were a counterpoint to the boom.
iii.
The boom was in the distance.
iv. The
counterpoint was strangely cheerful.
v. The
boom was ugly.
vi. The
boom was menacing.
The strangely cheerful sounds, of one
of the soldiers playing the harmonica, were a counterpoint to the ugly,
menacing boom in the distance.
B. Combine each set of the
following simple sentences into one simple sentence by using at least one
absolute phrase. The first one is done for you. Your teacher will help you with
the rest.
1. i.
The evening grew more menacing.
ii. The
breeze became gustier.
iii.
Whitecaps gave the lake a frothy, sinister appearance.
The evening grew more menacing, the
breeze becoming gustier, whitecaps giving the lake a frothy, sinister
appearance.
2. i.
The prisoner was questioned.
ii. No
witnesses came forward.
iii.
The judge dismissed the case.
After questioning the prisoner, the
judge dismissed the case in the absence of any witnesses.
3. i.
The morning had been cool.
ii. It
had been comfortable.
iii. The afternoon was growing sultry.
Despite the morning being cool and
comfortable, the afternoon was growing sultry.
4. i.
The fish didn’t take the lines.
ii.
They periodically teased the boys.
iii.
They nibbled the bait.
iv.
They jumped.
v. The
jumping was within arm’s reach of the boys.
vi. The
boys were on the bank.
The fish periodically teased the boys
on the bank by not taking the lines, by nibbling the bait and by jumping within
arm’s reach of the boys.
5. i.
The boys tried changing bait.
ii.
They tried changing rods.
iii.
They tried changing places.
iv.
Nothing worked.
Despite trying to change bait, rods and
places, nothing worked for the boys.
C. Combine each set of the following simple
sentences into one simple sentence by using at least one appositive. The first
one is done for you. Your teacher will help you with the rest.
1. i.
Milton was a blind poet.
ii. He
wrote “Paradise Lost”.
iii. It
is one of the nest epics in the English language.
Milton, a blind poet, wrote “Paradise
Lost”, one of the nest epics in the English language.
2. i.
They were slim.
ii.
They were tanned.
iii.
They were Levi-clad.
iv.
They rode motorcycles while swigging their colas.
v. They
rode surfboards while swigging their colas.
vi.
They were the Pepsi generation.
vii.
They were the flower children of the sixties.
The Pepsi generation, the flower
children of the sixties, slim, tanned, Levi-clad, rode motorcycles and
surfboards while swigging their colas.
3. i.
Pepsi generation changed the lifestyle of America.
ii. The
change was profound.
iii. The
Pepsi generation was the product of the baby boom.
iv. The
baby boom was post-war.
The Pepsi generation, the product of
the post-war baby boom, profoundly Changed the lifestyle of America.
4. i.
The Pepsi generation was affluent.
ii.
They were numerous.
iii.
Manufacturers catered to their whims.
iv.
Advertisers pandered to their fancies.
The Pepsi generation affluent and
numerous were catered and pandered to their whims and fancies by the
manufactures and the advertisers.
5. i.
Joshua is young.
ii.
Joshua is a soccer enthusiast.
iii.
Joshua adores Leo Messi.
iv. Leo
Messi is the world’s greatest player.
v.
Messi .plays for Barcelona.
Joshua, a young soccer enthusiast
adores Leo Messi, the World’s greatest player playing for Barcelona.
D. Combine each set of the
following simple sentences into one simple sentence by using at least one
prepositional phrase/infinitive phrase. The first one is done for you. Your
teacher will help you with the rest.
1. i.
Julius Caesar entered the forum.
ii.
Julius Caesar was as majestic as usual.
iii.
The conspirators closed in behind him.
iv.
They were determined to assassinate him.
The conspirators were determined to
assassinate Caesar closed in behind him on his entering the Forum with his usual
majesty.
2. i.
Your son doesn’t have enough diligence.
ii. Therefore
he has lost his place as a topper.
iii. He
does not even figure in the top ten list.
Without enough diligence, your son has
lost his place as a topper, to even figure in the top ten list.
3. i.
It is very easy in our films.
ii. You
can tell the heroes from the villains.
iii.
The heroes always do only good.
iv. The
villains always do only bad.
It is very easy in our films to tell
heroes always doing only good from the villains always doing only bad.
4. i.
Most do agree with this.
ii. The
clothes you wear identify your social status.
iii.
The clothes you wear to identify your authority.
iv. The
clothes you wear to identify your sophistication.
The identification of your social
status, authority and sophistication through clothes is agreed by most.
5. i.
You may want to move up the corporate ladder.
ii.
Then be prepared for this.
iii.
Dress properly in suits.
iv. The
suits are dark.
v. The
suits are pin-striped.
In case of you want to move up the corporate
ladder, be prepared to dress properly in dark, pin-striped suits.
6. i.
Her husband died.
ii. She
heard the news.
iii.
She was shocked.
iv. She
fainted.
She fainted out of shock upon hearing
the news of her husband’s death.
E. Combine each set of the
following simple sentences into one simple sentence by using at least one
Adverbial phrase. The first one is done for you. Your teacher will help you
with the rest.
1. i.
Vishwanathan Anand is one of the best Chess players in the world.
ii.
There is no doubt about it.
Vishwanathan Anand is, undoubtedly,
one of the best Chess players in the world.
2. i.
He forgot to bring the keys.
ii.
That was unfortunate.
iii.
The keys were of the main gate and the main door.
He, unfortunately, forgot to bring the
keys of the main gate arid the main door.
3. i.
The sunset.
ii. The
boys had not reached home.
iii.
The boys were naughty.
The naughty boys had not reached home
despite the sun having set.
4. i.
The villains attacked our hero.
ii. The
blows were cruel.
iii.
The villains had masked their faces.
iv.
There was no reason for their attack.
The villains with masked faces
attacked our hero unreasonably with cruel blows.
5. i.
He has succeeded.
ii. He
has worked hard.
iii.
His success has been beyond our expectations.
His hard work has resulted in his
success beyond our expectations.
