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Test Yourself

IV. Find out the participles in the given sentences. Write in the blanks whether it is present
participle or past participle.

1. Poems learnt easily are soon forgotten. _______________________

2. What were the words of the going man? _______________________

3. He was caught stealing a mobile set. _______________________
4. The dazzling light almost blinded us. _______________________

5. Living beings need air, water and food. _______________________

V. Find out the gerund in the given sentences and write it in the blank.

1. A lie has no legs and no heads is a popular saying. _______________________

2. The old man was tired of walking. _______________________

3. Selecting the candidate was in my hand. _______________________

4. Plucking flowers is prohibited. _______________________

5. Playing chess is a mental exercise. _______________________

VI. Give a suitable participle in each blank.

1. Dusk is the beauty of the _______________ sunlight.

2. Let us pray to God for the _______________ girl.
3. _______________ things include human beings, plants and animals.

4. The _______________ pool is about one and half metre deep.

5. A _______________ building loses it colour and beauty.

6. No rest is allowed during the _______________ hours.

VII. Give a suitable gerund in each blank.

1. Ravi does not like at all him _______________ here.

2. The spoilt child needs a sound _______________.

3. _______________ is a big social evil. It must be abolished.

4. _______________ is not only a big sin but a crime as well.
5. _______________ with good children will make you also a good child.

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