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Voice Changes (Textual Grammar) from NOBEL LECTURE

All Important Voice Changes (Textual Grammar) from NOBEL LECTURE : Class - XI ★★★★★ 1. Let us thank God for the opportunity. [Change the voice] Ans: Let God be thanked by us for the opportunity. 2. He gave him to Virgin Mary. [Change the voice] Ans: He was given to Virgin Mary by Him. 3. They can teach you so many beautiful things. [Change the voice] Ans: So many beautiful things can be taught us by them. 4. I want you to find the poor here. [Change the voice] Ans: 5. I love God, but I do not love my neighbour. [Change the voice] Ans: God is loved by me but my neighbour is not loved by me. 6. We have been created to love and be loved. [Change the voice] Ans: God has created us to love and be loved. 7. We are talking of peace. [Change the voice] Ans: Peace is being talked of by us. 8. We are carved in the palm of His hand. [Change the voice] Ans: The palm of His hand carved us. 9. We will take care of you. [Change the voice] Ans: You will be taken ...

Articles | Uses of - A, An, The

ARTICLES A, An, The are called Articles. ★An article is a determiner that signals the coming of a noun. ★ Articles are a type of adjective. They are always used with a noun. 👉Articles are divided into two parts— 1. Indefinite Articles ‘A’ and ‘An’ are called Indefinite Articles. ‘A’ and ‘An’ are not used to refer to any particular person, place or thing. A and An are the abbreviated form of the adjective ‘one’. They are used with singular countable nouns to denote ‘one’. Did you know ? The use of A and An depends on the vowel and consonant sound, not on the opening letter. 2. Definite Article ‘The’ is called the definite article because it refers to a definite or particular person, place or thing. ‘The’ is the abbreviated form of the adjectives this, that, these, and those. Remember: ‘The’ can be used with both singular and plural nouns and also with uncountable nouns. : Uses of ‘A’ : Rule 1 : ‘A’ is generally used before singular nouns beginning with a consonant. Examples ...

character of Natalya and Lomov and Chubukov in the play ‘The Proposal’

Question : Sketch the character of Natalya. Answer : In the play ‘The Proposal’, Natalya is the twenty-five year old unmarried daughter of the wealthy landowner Stephen Stepanovitch Chubukov. We learn from from Lomov’s soliloquy that she is an excellent housekeeper, not bad-looking and well-educated, even before she appears. When finally she makes her entry, she appears as a quarrelsome lady, ill-tempered without any courtesy.  At first, she begins a bitter quarrel with Lomov over the ownership of the Oxen Meadows. But when she comes to know about the purpose of Lomov’s visit, she gets extremely excited and restless to call him back. And when Lomov comes back she again get involved into an argument over the superiority of their respective family dogs. Though finally marriage proposal is settled, Natalya proves herself as an unworthy lover. Question : Give a brief sketch of the character of Lomov in the play ‘The Proposal’. Answer :  In Anton Chekhov’s play ‘ The Proposal’,...