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v)
I need his services.
(Change into simple past)
(vi) Nilofer is singing a song.
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(Pick out the gerund)
(vii) Anil said, "It is very hot today."
(Change the narration)
Answers
(v)I needed his service.
(vi)The gerund is "is singing".
(vii)Ani told that it was very hot that day.
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Answer:
I needed his service.
gerund - singing
Anil said that it was very hot that day.
Explanation:
Simple past :
simple past tense shows that action which has already happened and it was completed in the past. It is unlike continuous tense which shows the past actions which happened over a period of time.
Given sentence - I need his services.
Simple past - I needed his services.
Gerund: A gerund is any of various nonverbal forms in various languages; Most often, but not exclusively, one that functions as a noun. In English, it has the properties of both a verb and a noun, such that it is possible to be modified by an adverb and to take a direct object.
Given sentence: Nilofer is singing a song.
Gerund: singing.
Indirect speech :Indirect speech is a grammatical mechanism for reporting the content of another utterance without directly quoting it. For example, the English sentence Jill said she was coming is indirect discourse while Jill said "I am coming" would be direct discourse.
Given sentence : Anil said, "It is very hot today."
Indirect Speech: Anil said that it was very hot that day.