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Lahore Grammar School: English (Revision)

This document contains an English grammar revision lesson on gerunds and participles, active and passive voice, and direct and indirect speech. It provides examples of gerunds and participles, explains how they differ, and gives practice questions for students to identify gerunds and participles. The document also includes examples for changing between active and passive voice and for converting direct speech into indirect speech, followed by practice questions for students to complete these tasks.

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Lahore Grammar School: English (Revision)

This document contains an English grammar revision lesson on gerunds and participles, active and passive voice, and direct and indirect speech. It provides examples of gerunds and participles, explains how they differ, and gives practice questions for students to identify gerunds and participles. The document also includes examples for changing between active and passive voice and for converting direct speech into indirect speech, followed by practice questions for students to complete these tasks.

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Lahore Grammar School

42-B/III, Gulberg, Lahore

English (Revision)
Grammar (Gerunds and Participles,
Active and Passive Voice, Direct and Indirect Speech)

Name: ___________________ Class 8 - ____ Date: _________

Gerund = verb + ing Vs. Participles = verb + ing

A gerund looks like a verb but it Participles are parts of a verb. They are
functions as a noun. We use gerunds called participles because they participate
when we want to focus on the general in forming the verb.
idea of an activity, not the specific Participles help to form the tenses of
action. verbs, but they can also act like adjectives.

For example, For example,

Swimming is good for your body. The man is sleeping on the couch. (sleeping is an action)
We are simply naming an activity. The sleeping (verb)
action isn’t taking place. The sleeping man was on the couch. (The word ‘sleeping’
is describing the noun ‘man.’)
sleeping (adjective)

Present Participle (verb) Present Participle (adjective)

The present participle is the part of the verb The present participle ends in ‘ing.’
which ends in ‘ing.’ (The baby is crying.) (She painted a picture of the rising sun.)

Past Participle (verb) Past Participle (adjective)

The past participle usually ends in -ed, -d, -t, The past participle usually ends in -ed, -d, -t,
-en or -n. (Sarah walked home.) -en or -n. (I was surprised when I heard the news.)
Q1. Decide if the underlined word is a gerund or a participle. Write it in the blank.

1. Drinking water is healthy. Gerund_____________


2. Sarah is drinking water. Particple_____________
3. Is this drinking water? Participle _____________
4. Edward did not approve of the hunting of animals and the shooting of birds.
Gerund_____________
5. My dog is eating my dessert. Participle _____________
6. The best part of a meal is eating dessert. Gerund_____________
7. The frightened audience gasped when the monster appeared for the first time. Participle
___________
8. The talking parrot was the biggest attraction at the festival. Participle___________
9. He has ruined his lungs by smoking. Gerund___________
10. Asking questions is easier than answering them. Gerund___________
11. We saw a clown standing on his head. Participle___________
12. He hates spending money. Gerund___________

Q2. Rewrite the following sentences by changing the active sentences to passive and
passive sentences to active.

1. The thieves have been arrested by the police.

The police has arrested the thieves.


___________________________________________________________________________

2. The spectacular performance of the children enthralled us.

We were enthralled by the children’s spectacular performance.


___________________________________________________________________________

3. We have shipped your order.


Your order has been
shipped .______________________________________________________________________
_____

4. The girl recited the poem beautifully.

The poem was recited beautifully by the girl.


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5. The guests enjoyed the party.

The party was enjoyed by the guests.


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6. The child impressed everyone with his polite manners.

The child’s polite manners impressed everyone.


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Q3. Turn the following sentences into indirect speech.

1. John said, ‘I am very busy now.’

John said that he was very busy at that time.


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2. He said, ‘The horse has been fed.’

He said that the horse had been fed.


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3. ‘I know her name and address,’ said John.

John said that he knew her name and address.


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4. ‘German is easy to learn,’ she said.


She said that German is easy to learn.
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5. Are you coming with us?’ he asked me.

He asked me if I was coming with them


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6. He asked, ‘When do you intend to make the payment?’

He asked me when did I intent to make the payment.


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7. ‘Can you solve this problem?’ he asked me.

He asked me whether I could solve that problem.


___________________________________________________________________________

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