2: Fill in the blanks in the sentences below (the verbs given in brackets will give you a clue).
(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____________. (tremble)
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of ________and many animals escaped into the
countryside. (confuse)
(iii) We heard with _________that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his _______ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)
(v) There was much ____________in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)
Answers
Answer:
1)termbling/termors
2, confusion
3. relief
4. rescue
5, excitement.
Answer:
(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the trembling.
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of confusion and many animals escaped into the countryside.
(iii) We heard with relief that the lion had been recaptured.
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his rescue was filmed by the TV crew.
(v) There was much excitement in the village when the snake charmer came visiting.
Additional Information :
★ What is a verb ?
• Verbs are action words,they also stand for the state of being or condition.
• Some verbs are called helping verbs when they are used with other verbs.
Example :-
→ The children are in the theatre (state of being Verb)
→ They watched a good movie. (action Verb)
→ They are planning to see another movie next week (helping Verb)
Types of Verbs :
Verbs : Finite and Non - finite
Finite Verbs : Change their form according to the number and person of the subject.
Example :
He is eating rice → They are eating rice
Types of Finite verbs :
1. Transitive
2. Intransitive
3. Auxillary → Helping words and Modals
Non Finite Verbs :-
A Non Finite verb does not change according to the person ( 1st person 2nd person....) number (singular/Plural) or tense (present past/future).
Example :-
➙ They are trying to learn French.
➙ She is trying to learn French.
Types of Non Finite Verbs :-
1) Infinitive
2) Gerund
3) Participle