‘Hermans’
are sentences that use a pun on a person’s name, modelled on the sentence:
‘She’s my woman,’ said Herman. Hermans can include more complicated examples
like: ‘What comes after H?’ said I, Jay, Kay, Ella, and Emma.Suggest
appropriate female names for the speakers of these sentences.
Example:
‘Bless this meal,’ said . . .Ans: Grace.
1)‘Can
you see I’ve been dieting?’ said . . . Lena
2)
‘Is that a horse I hear?’ asked . . . Winnie
3)‘Everything
in the garden is lovely,’ said . . . Fleur or Flora
4)‘I’m
an egotist,’ said . . . Mimi
5)‘I
only just got up,’ said . . . Rose.
6)‘I’m
shrinking!’ said . . . Violet
7)‘Sing
doh, ray, me, fah, soh, te, doh,’ said . . . Nola.
8)‘This
house has two lavatories,’ said . . . Lulu
9)‘I’m
the greatest,’ said . . . Charity
10)‘Anna’s
not going anywhere,’ said . . . Anastasia.
Now
suggest suitable male first names for the speakers of these sentences:
11)‘I
am the winner,’ said . . . Victor
12)‘I
cannot tell a lie,’ said . . . Frank.
13)‘That
can’t be a window,’ said . . . Isadore.
14)‘I’ve
finished the excavation,’ said . . . Doug
15)‘On
your knees!’ shouted . . . Neil
16)‘I’m
only joking,’ said . . . Josh
17)‘Do
you like my telescope?’ said . . . Seymour.
18)‘I
can’t get mumps twice,’ said . . . Adam.
19)‘How
does that famous soliloquy start?’ asked . . . Toby
20)‘Over
and out,’ said . . . Roger.
21)What
comes between the sun and the moon? And
22)I
am on your face when you are happy but not when you are sad. You can’t catch me
but I am there. Can you guess who I am? Smile
23)I
have a round face and three big teeth. Who am I ? Fan
24)What
is all over the building? The Roof
25)When
will water stop running down the mountain? When it reaches the bottom
26)What
can you add to a pot of water which will make it weigh less? Holes
27)Which
is better than presence of mind in a road accident? Absence of body
28)What
are six balls? An over in cricket.
29)What
does not exist but still has a name? Nothing
30)Onus - Responsibility
31)Silt - Fine
sand and mud carried and left behind by flowing water.
32)Pall - cloth
which covers the coffin at afuneral
33)Gist - main
Point or points
34)Dais - Raised
Platform
35)Weir - dam
across a river
36)Peon - Labourer
in Spanish – speaking America
37)Iota
- very
small quantity
DIRECT SPEECH to
REPORTED SPEECH
38)"I
live in Paris." (Simple Present)
He said he lived in Paris. (Simple Past)
39)"I'm
not feeling well."(Pres.Conti.)He said he wasn't feeling well.(Past Conti)
40)"I've
never been there"(Pres.Perf)He said he had never been there(Pst Per)
41)(Present
Perfect Conti) "She's been working."
He said she had been working (Past Perfect Continuous)
42)"I
saw my mother."(SimplePast)He said he had seen his mother.(Past Perf)
43)"There
will be a problem."(Future) He
said there would be a problem.(Conditional)
44)"I'll
be leaving soon."(Future Continuous) He said he would be leaving soon.
(Conditional Continuous)
MODALS-relating to the mood of a verb. A
modal verb is an auxiliary verb expressing necessity or possibility. e.g. must,
shall, will etc.
Present Modals Past Modals
45)"I
will go." He
said he would go.
46)"I
can swim." He
said he could swim.
47)"It
may rain." He
said it might rain.
48)"I
must go to the bank." He
said he had to go to the bank.
49)"I
needn't phone her." He said he didn't need to phone her.
THE
FOLLOWING MODAL VERBS DO NOT CHANGE:
Would,
could, might, ought to, needn't have, must have, used to
50)"I'll
go if they go." (First Conditional)
He
said he would go if they went. (Second Conditional)
51) The
heating ___ last night and we couldn't fix it.
went off turned off
52) He ___
his last chance of being promoted. gave
away took away
53)I'm ___
with your complaints. filled up fed up
54)Don't
___ his campaign promises. fall for feel for
55)It took
the firefighters many hours to ___ the fire. die
out put out
56)I can't
hear you. ___ the radio. Put down Turn down
57)The
meeting had to be ___ until next week. put
off set off
58)She
couldn't ___ all the candles on the cake with one breath.
blow out throw out
59)I ___
the letter before throwing it in the trash. zipped up tore up
60)Are you
___ a place to stay in San Francisco?looking for watching for
61) The
plane will ___ soon. eave off take off
62) (In
place of) a job, he's looking for a course to take.--Instead of
63) Please
(go on). This story is very interesting.--continue
64)I'm
getting (accustomed) to coming here all by myself.--used
65) Last
night a train ran into a (bank of snow).--snowdrift
66) Don't forget
to bring a (pail) of milk when you come home.--bucket
67) It's
extremely cold (outside; in the open air).--outdoors
68) The
champion (fought better than) his opponent.--outfought
69) From my
hotel window I (have a view of) the bay.--overlook
70) She did
not (forgive; pardon) him for his rudeness.--excuse
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