Verb - Class 9 English - Extra Questions

I speak the truth. I am not afraid of it.

I am not afraid to speak the truth. 
The sentence "I speak the truth" is  replaced by the phrase "to speak the truth" which contains the infinitive "to speak". 
Here, we wrote the second sentence first because that action happened first and then "to" direct towards what I am not afraid of.


He struck the man dead.

He struck the man dead.

Struck - Transitive verb.
the man - Object.
Object complement - dead.
Here, 'struck' requires a direct object, the subject and the verb together cannot make up a meaningful sentence:
He struck the man (dead).

A transitive verb has an object that receives the direct action of the verb. Generally, a transitive verb takes a single object.
An intransitive verb does not require an object. It can make a meaningful sentence without taking a direct object.


He was desirous of impressing his host. So he was on his best behaviour in his presence.

To impress his host he was on his best behavior in his presence. 
Here the sentence "He was desirous of impressing his host" has been replaced by the phrase "To impress his host" containing infinitive "To impress".


He wants to earn his livelihood. He works hard for that reason.

He works hard to earn his livelihood. 
The sentence "He wants to earn his livelihood" is replaced by the phrase "to earn his livelihood" containing the infinitive "to earn".
Here, the action of working hard takes place first and "to" points at the reason for working hard.


Name the verb in the following sentence, and tell in each case whether the verb is transitive or intransitive. Where the verb is transitive name the object.
Balu wrote a letter to his uncle.

Answer: wrote- transitive
object: a letter

Explanation:
A transitive verb is a verb that denotes an action which passes over from the doer or subject to an object.

Here, the action denoted by the verb wrote passes over from the doer/subject Balu to object a letter.



Supply suitable verb in agreement with the subject.
The ebb and flow of the tides ........ explained by Newton.

Answer: The ebb and flow of the tides was explained by Newton.

Explanation:
The ebb and flow is a compound subject and is considered as a single unit so the sentence will take a singular verb.



She visits the poor. She is anxious to relieve them of their sufferings.

She visits the poor to relieve them of their suffering. 
The sentence "She is anxious to relieve them of their sufferings" is converted into a phrase "to relieve them of their sufferings" containing infinitive "to relieve". 


Do as you are ___. He __us good-bye. He ___ two thousand rupees for the pony. (bid)

Do as you are bid. He bid us good-bye. He bid two thousand rupees for the pony.

He bid us good-bye. He bid two thousand rupees for the pony.
Past Tense: Past tense verbs are used to indicate an action, event or condition that has happened in the past.
Here simple past tense will be used, that is the V2 of the verb 'bid' which is also 'bid'.

Do as you are bid.
Past Participle: Past Participle used to indicate the actions that took place before some point of time in the past. Past participle uses the V3 form of the verb. It does not stand alone and uses an auxiliary before it.
Since 'are' is written, so the sentence is in passive voice, so the V3 form of the verb 'bid' is used, i.e., also 'bid'.


Fill up the blank with the correct alternative.
In him _____ (was/were) centred their love and their ambition.

Answer: In him were centred their love and their ambition.

Explanation:
Two or more singular nouns or pronouns joined by and require a plural verb.


Fill in blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order.
I ____________ (1) (realize) that I ___________ (2) (know) one of the two men by sight, and I _________ (3) (spend) a few seconds thinking why he _________ (4) (seek) me out on a Sunday afternoon.
During this pause, three small boys __________ (5) (walk) up the passage from the house behind me, _________ (6) (thread) a way around me and the two men outside, and silently ________ (7) (climb) like cats up into a tree in the middle of the lawn outside. There, the three figures ________ (8) (rest), _________ (9) (become) immobile, ________ (10) (lie) on their stomachs, deep in a secret game.

(1) realized
(2) knew
(3) spent
(4) sought
(5) walked
(6) threading
(7) climbed
(8) rested
(9) became
(10) lying


We finally $$(1)$$ _______________ (reach) a village where I $$(2)$$ __________(meet) a lady whose age I $$(3)$$ _____________ (can) not immediately make out. My translator $$(4)$$ ______________(find) it difficult to interpret the lady's words because her dialect was quite different. She $$(5)$$ ____________(is) a dark-skinned and dark-haired lady. She must have been around seventy years old but there was no grey in her hair. She obviously could not afford to dye her hair. So what was her secret? Nobody $$(6)$$ ____________(know). It must have been a 'secret' common to all for not one person in that whole village $$(7)$$ ____________(has) a trace of grey hair$$!$$ I $$(8)$$ _____________ (think) about it for long time.

$$(1)$$ Reached, $$(2)$$ met, $$(3)$$ could, $$(4)$$ found, $$(5)$$ was, $$(6)$$ knew, $$(7)$$ had, $$(8)$$ thought.


Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order.
Two carpenters _______ (1) (work) on Mr. Sharma's roof. When they _________ (2) (stop) work at 6 p.m., they ________ (3) (leave) their ladder __________ (4) (lean) against the house. At 7 p.m., Raju, a thief passed by the house and _______ (5) (see) the ladder. The house ___________ (6) (be) now empty as Mr. and Mrs. Sharma _________ (7) (go) to the market. Raju ________ (8) (climb) up the ladder ___________ (9) (get) in through a first-floor window, and _______ (10) (go) straight to the main bed room where he stole all of Mrs. Sharma's jewelry.

(1) were working
(2) stopped
(3) had left
(4) leaning
(5) saw
(6) was
(7) had gone
(8) climbed
(9) got
(10) went


Language study
(i) Pick out any one sentence from the passage where a modal auxiliary indicating advice is used.
(ii) Pick out the correct conjunctions from the given sentences :
(a) Kids should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high
(b) It is said that lack of sleep can lead to problems.

(i) They should avoid sugary cereals because they cause a sugar high.
    The modal 'should' indicates advice.

(ii) The correct conjunctions from the given sentences are:
(a) because     (b) that


Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed.
(i) The earth could withstand upto 200,000 times the current population.
(Rewrite the sentence using the modal auxillary showing 'certainty'.)
(ii) The earth would be too hot to be habitable.
(Remove 'too' and rewrite the sentence.)
(iii) These resources are being used.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with, 'We.......')

(i) The earth would withstand up to 200,000 times the current population.
(ii) The earth would be so hot that it would be inhabitable.
(iii) We are using these resources.


Rewrite the following sentence using another modal auxiliary showing 'compulsion':
You have to constantly watch out and talk to yourself.

The modal auxiliary 'must' expresses an obligation or compulsion. It would replace 'have to', which also refers to compulsion.

So, the right answer is:
You must constantly watch out and talk to yourself.


Rewrite the following sentence using 'can':
There would still be situations of temporary poverty.

The answer is:
There can still be situations of temporary poverty.

'Can' is a modal verb just like 'would'. The meaning differs though, as 'can' expresses possibility whereas 'would' expresses an action that will happen.
But, their placement would be the same in a sentence. Hence 'can' directly replaces 'would' in this sentence.


Make two sentences by using the given word as a noun and as verb:
dream

As a noun: I had a dream last night that I was the only human being left on this planet.
As a verb: I dream of travelling around the world.


Complete each sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.

  1. I ______ (phone) you when I (get) home from school.
  2. Hurry up! Madam  ______ (be) annoyed if we ______ (be) late.
  3. If it ______ (rain) today, we ______ (not) go to the play.
  4. When you  ______ (see) Mandal again, you  ______ (not/recognise) him. He is growing a beard.
  5. We are off today. We  ______  (write) to you after we ______ (be) back.

  1. shall phone: get
  2. will be; are
  3. rains, shall not go
  4. see; will not recognise
  5. shall write; are


Read the following sentences.

  • We 'should' go for a long bicycle ride.
  • I 'ought' to have been firm.
  • We 'mustn’t' lose any of them.
  • I suggested that he 'should' hold the fork and that I should handle the wheel.

The words in inverted commas are modal auxiliaries. Modal auxiliaries are used with verbs to express notions such as possibility, permission, willingness, obligation, necessity, etc. 'Should', 'must' and 'ought to' generally express moral obligation, necessity, and desirability.
Look at the following.

  • We should go on a holiday, (suggestion: It is a good idea for us to go on a holiday.)
  • He is no too well these days. He must see a doctor before he becomes worse, (compulsion or necessity: It is absolutely essential or necessary for him to see a doctor.)
  • You ought to listen to me. I am well over a decade older than you. (more emphatic than ‘should’: Since I am older than you, it is advisable that you listen to me.)

Note: 'Should' and 'ought to' are often used interchangeably.
Rewrite each of the following sentences using should / ought to / must in place of the italicised words. Make other changes wherever necessary.

  1. You are obliged to do your duty irrespective of the consequences. ………………………..
  2. You will do well to study at least for an hour every day. ……………………………….
  3. The doctor says it is necessary for her to sleep eight hours every night. …………………………
  4. It is right that you show respect towards elders and affection towards youngsters. ………………………….
  5. If you want to stay healthy, exercise regularly. ………………………….
  6. It is good for you to take a walk, every morning. ……………………………
  7. It is strongly advised that you don’t stand on your head. ……………………….
  8. As he has a cold, it is better for him to go to bed. ……………………….

  1. You must do your duty irrespective of consequences
  2. You should study at least for an hour every day.
  3. The doctor says she must sleep eight hours every night.
  4. You ought to show respect towards elders and affection towards youngsters.
  5. To stay healthy, you must exercise regularly.
  6. You should take a walk, every morning.
  7. You must not stand on your head.
  8. As he has a cold, he should go to bed.


Look at these two sentences.

He tumbled backward.

It turned its head.

The first sentence has an intransitive verb, a verb without an object. The second sentence has a transitive verb. It has a direct object. We can ask: "What did it turn?" You can answer. "It's head. It turned its head."
Say whether the verb in each sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a "what" question about the verb, as in the example above. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question "who" instead of "what").

(i) Jody then went to the kitchen.
(ii) The fawn wobbled after him.
(iii) You found him.
(iv) He picked it up.
(v) He dipped his fingers in the milk.
(vi) It bleated frantically and butted
(vii) The fawn sucked his fingers.
(viii) He lowered his fingers slowly into the milk.
(ix) It stamped its small hoofs impatiently.
(x) He held his fingers below the level of the milk,
(xi) The fawn followed
(xii) He walked all day.
(xiii) He stroked its sides.
(xiv) The fawn lifted its nose.
(xv) Its legs hung limply.

(i) intransitive      (ii) intransitive                       (iii) transitive       (iv) transitive
(v) transitive        (vi) intransitive                      (vii) transitive     (viii) transitive
(ix) transitive       (x) transitive                          (xi) transitive       (xii) intransitive 
(xiii) transitive     (xiv) transitive                       (xv) intransitive


It was (1) ________ (gaze) at its own reflection in the mirror. I (2) _________ (go) for grandfather but by the time we (3) ______ (return) to the room, the python (4) ______ (move) on. He was seen in the garden and once the cook saw him (5) _______ (crawl) up the ladder to the roof. Then we (6) _______ (find) him on the dressing table again (7) _____ (admire) himself in the mirror. "He's trying to look better for Aunt Mabel" I said. I (8) _______ (regret) this remark immediately because grandmother overheard and held up my pocket money for the rest of the week!

(1) gazing
(2) went 
(3) returned
(4) had moved
(5) crawling 
(6) found
(7) admiring
(8) regretted.


After they ____ $$(1)$$ (walk) for a while, they ____ $$(2)$$ (see) an isolated cottage. They ____ $$(3)$$ (peep) through the broken window, ____ $$(4)$$ (look) for someone who ____ $$(5)$$ (guide) them back to the main road. They ____ $$(6)$$ (find) that the cottage ____ $$(7)$$ (be) dirty, cobwebs ___ $$(8)$$ (hang) across the roof and it ___ $$(9)$$ (seem) to be unoccupied. They ____ $$(10)$$ (be) disappointed

In this sentence, we would fill in the blank with the right forms of verb
1. walked
2. saw
3. peeped
4. looked
5. could guide
6. found
7. was
8. hung
9. seemed
10. were


Fill in blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order.
We decided to travel by car and ____ $$(1)$$ (leave) the house early. We _____ $$(2)$$ (be) on the road for two hours, when our car _____ $$(3)$$ (hit) a stone that _____ $$(4)$$ (lie) in the middle of the road. The car ____ $$(5)$$ (go) off the road but we ____ $$(6)$$ (escape) with minor injuries. Had we _____ $$(7)$$ (travel) faster, we _____ $$(8)$$ (involve) in a serious accident. The mishap ____ $$(9)$$ (delay) us but did not ____ $$(10)$$ (damp) our enthusiasm

$$(1)$$ left
$$(2)$$ Had been
$$(3)$$ hit
$$(4)$$ was lying
$$(5)$$ Went
$$(6)$$ escaped
$$(7)$$ been traveling
$$(8)$$ would have been involved
$$(9)$$ delayed
$$(10)$$ dampen


Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word:
The postman ..................(deliver-correct form of verb) the post by 11 a.m. every day.

A word used to describe an action, state or occurrence which forms the main part of the predicate, in a sentence is a verb. In this sentence we would understand the usage of verbs. This is a sentence with third person as a subject and the sentence is in the present tense. When the subject is in the third person, “s” is usually added to the end. The answer for this blank would be “delivers”.


Language study :
(i) He wants to create near, the Pavitra Vana, a Brihat Panchavati. [Pick out an infinitive, from the given line and use it in your own sentence]
(ii) Reddy is one of the most well-known environment specialists in India. [Begin with : Very few .................]

(i) Infinitive -- 'to create'
Sentence - The members of the parliament need to create a new plan to eradicate illiteracy.
(ii) Very few environment specialists are as well-known as Reddy in India.


He rubbed his fingers nervously against the small notebook in his pocket and (1)_____(tell) himself to be patient. The old man in the toy booth (2)_____(argue) with the girl. She (3)_____(be) about Hugos' age and he often saw her go into the booth and (4)_____(disappear) behind the counter. The old man (5)_____(look) agitated today. Had he figured out some of his toys were (6)_____ (miss)? Well, there was nothing to be (7)_____(do) about that now. The old man and the girl argued some more and finally, she closed her book and (8)_____(run) off.

(1) told                  (2) was arguing          (3) was          (4) disappear
(5) was looking    (6) missing                  (7) done        (8) ran


Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word:
While the doctor ..................(examine-correct form of verb) the patient, there was an uproar in the hall.

A word used to describe an action, state or occurrence which forms the main part of the predicate, in a sentence is a verb. In this sentence we would understand the usage of verbs. This sentence is in the continuous past tense. Thus, the verb would be “was examining”.


Breathing is good, on this we ______ $$(1)$$ (can) agree. That is why sleep apnoea, a condition in which sufferers repeatedly ______ $$(2)$$ (stop) breathing and _______ $$(3)$$ (awake) during the night, _____ $$(4)$$ (be) so distressing and dangerous. Doctors ___ $$(5)$$ (have) long known that the majority of people with sleep apnoea also ___ $$(6)$$ (have) gas and reflux, so they often _____ $$(7)$$ (treat) the reflux with hearburn medication. To prove the connection between reflux and sleep apnoea, scientists at an army hospital ____ $$(8)$$ (observe) apnoea patients as they ____ $$(9)$$ (sleep). They _____ $$(10)$$ (find) that reflux could, in fact, be the cause of many night-time awakenings

1. can
2. stops
3. awakens
4. being
5. have
6. has
7. treat
8. observed
9. slept
10. found


Students _________ submit the record books on time.[Use a quasi-modal verb]

"Ought to" is used to say what is the right thing to do, like submitting record books on time for convenience.  Hence, "ought to" is the appropriate sem-auxiliary verb. 


Reframe the sentence using the underlined word as a verb.

The construction of this building has been done well.

They have constructed this building well. "Have constructed" is the verb in present perfect tense.


What is an intransitive complete verb ?

Answer
An intransitive complete verb is a type of verb that does action but no one receives the action of the verb.
Explanation:
Intransitive verbs are verbs that do not transfer action to anyone or anything.
Classifications-
Two kinds of intransitive verbs-
(i) Linking Verbs(ii) Intransitive Complete Verbs
Linking Verbs- Don't show any action. Simply link the subject with a noun or adjective.Example- I (am) a teacher.
Intransitive Complete Verbs- They are complete without transferring their action to anyone or anything.Example- Dogs (bark).


Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Mahesh : We have to organise a class party for our teacher. (Do) anyone play an instrument?
Vipul : Rohit (play) the flute.
Mahesh : (Do) he also act ?
Vipul : No, he (compose) music.
Mahesh : Thats wonderful!

Mahesh : We have to organise a class party for our teacher. Does anyone play an instrument?
Vipul : Rohit plays the flute.
Mahesh :  Does he also act ?
Vipul : No, he only composes music.
Mahesh : That’s wonderful!


What are examples of transitive verbs?

A transitive verb is a verb which needs an object to complete its meaning.
Examples of transitive verbs.
1.write "John has just written a letter."
2.'Hear "Can you hear that noise?"
3.'Help' "He Helped me"
In the above sentences, all the verbs have objects after them, it shows that they are transitive verbs.


What is a subject-verb disagreement?

Subject-verb agreement is when the subject and the verb agree in number/plurality.

On the other hand, subject-verb disagreement is simply the lack of that agreement. So, one way we can look at this is by negating a case of agreement.

The banks store money.

Banks is the plural subject and store is the plural verb associated with the plural subject. Hence there is an agreement between the subject and the verb.

In subject-verb disagreement, you could see:

The banks stores money.

The bank store money.

The first one places a singular verb after a plural subject. The second one places a plural verb after a singular subject.

Hence, there is a disagreement between the subject and the verb.



Class 9 English Extra Questions