Question

Punctuate the sentence and and answer the questions that follow
Sentence- ramesh was late to work because had lost his way from th
station
1. Find the contraction and expand it.
2. Find the personal pronoun and link it to the noun it represents.
3. Change the sentence to the present tense.
4. Mark the prepositions and say whether they show time or place.
5. Find prepositional phrases, find the imposter verb.​

Answer 1

(there is an error in the question; the given sentence is supposed to be written in the following manner -

ramesh was late to work because he'd lost his way from th

e station

Now, we can solve each of the given questions in a step-by-step manner;

The punctuated form of the sentence will be as follows:-

Ramesh was late to work because he'd lost his way from th

e station.

1. The contraction in the above sentence is he'd. The expanded form of he'd is he had.

2. The personal pronoun in the given sentence is he, and it is linked with the subject of the sentence, i.e. Ramesh.

3. The sentence, if changed to present tense, would be -

Ramesh is late to work because he lost his way from th

e station.

4. The prepositions in the given sentences are -

Ramesh is late to work because he lost his way from th

e station.

to = placet (because Ramesh is late to arrive at his workplace)

from = place (because Ramesh lost his way while coming from the station)

None of the given prepositions denotes time, because neither to nor from designate a beginning or end of a certain time period. The only word that indicates 'time' in the sentence is the word 'late'.

5. The prepositional phrase in this sentence is -

Ramesh is late to work because he lost his way from th

e station.

The imposter verb here is "to work". While work can function either as a verb or a noun (depending on the context presented by the sentence), here the word work is used as a noun AND verb. Thus, Ramesh's arrival at his workplace got delayed, therefore he started working late.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Ramesh was late to work because he had lost his way from the station.

1. There is no contraction visible in the sentence. However, a possible contraction in the sentence might be 'd'lost'. Its expansion will be 'had lost'.

2. The personal pronouns in the sentence are 'he' and 'his'; they represent Ramesh.

3. Ramesh is late to work because he has lost his way from the station.

4. 'to and 'from' are the prepositions. Place

5. Prepositional phrase is 'from the station'; 'to work' is the imposter verb.