Look atthis sentence. The italicised adverb expresses an opinion or point ofview.
Obviously,the only dress Wanda had was the blue one she wore every day. (Thiswas obvious to the speaker.)
Othersuch adverbs are apparently,evidently,surprisingly,possibly,hopefully,incredibly,luckily.Use these words appropriately in the blanks in the sentences below.(You may use a word more then once and more than one word may beappropriate for a given blank.)
1. ____________,he finished his work on time.
2. ____________,it will not rain on the day of the match.
3._____________, he had been stealing money from his employer.
4.Television is ___________to blame for the increase in violence in society.
5.The children will _____________learn from their mistakes.
6. Ican’t ________________lend you that much money.
7.The thief had _____________been watching the house for many days.
8.The thief ______________escaped by bribing the jailor.
9. _________________,no one had suggested this before.
10.The water was ________________hot.
1. Can you say whosepoint of view the italicised words express?
(i) But on Wednesday,Peggy and Maddie, who sat down frontwith other children who got good marks and who didn’t track ina whole lot of mud, did notice thatWanda wasn’t there.
(ii) Wands Petronski.Most of the children in Room Thirteendidn’t have names like that. They had names easy to say, likeThomas, Smith or Allen.
Combinethe following to make sentences like those above.
1.This is the bus (what kind of bus?) Itgoes to Agra. (usewhichor that)
2.I would like to buy (a)shirt (which shirt?). (The)shirt is in the shopwindow. (use whichor that)
3.You must break your fast ata particular time(when?). You see the moon in the sky. (use when)
4.Find a word (what kind of word?). Itbegins with the letter Z.(use whichor that).
5.Now find a person (what kind of person). Hisor her name begins with the letter Z.(use whose)
6.Then go to a place (what place?). Thereare no people whose name begins with Z in that place.(use where)
Whatdoes Miss Mason think of Wanda’s drawings? What do the childrenthink of them? How do you know?
Whydoes Maddie stand by and not do anything? How is she different fromPeggy? (Was Peggy’s friendship important to Maddie? Why? Whichlines in the text tell you this?)
Howdoes Wanda feel about the dresses game? Why does she say that she hasa hundred dresses?
Howis Wanda seen as different by the other girls? How do they treat her?
Whowon the drawing contest? What had the winner drawn?
Whodid Maddie think would win the drawing contest? Why?
Why didn’tMaddie ask Peggie to stop teasing Wanda? What was she afraid of?
Whyis Maddie embarrassed by the questions Peggy asks Wanda? Is she alsolike Wanda, or is she different?
DidWanda have a hundred dresses? Why do you think she said she did?
Look atthis sentence. The italicised adverb expresses an opinion or point ofview.
Obviously,the only dress Wanda had was the blue one she wore every day. (Thiswas obvious to the speaker.)
Othersuch adverbs are apparently,evidently,surprisingly,possibly,hopefully,incredibly,luckily.Use these words appropriately in the blanks in the sentences below.(You may use a word more then once and more than one word may beappropriate for a given blank.)
1. ____________,he finished his work on time.
2. ____________,it will not rain on the day of the match.
3._____________, he had been stealing money from his employer.
4.Television is ___________to blame for the increase in violence in society.
5.The children will _____________learn from their mistakes.
6. Ican’t ________________lend you that much money.
7.The thief had _____________been watching the house for many days.
8.The thief ______________escaped by bribing the jailor.
9. _________________,no one had suggested this before.
10.The water was ________________hot.
1. Can you say whosepoint of view the italicised words express?
(i) But on Wednesday,Peggy and Maddie, who sat down frontwith other children who got good marks and who didn’t track ina whole lot of mud, did notice thatWanda wasn’t there.
(ii) Wands Petronski.Most of the children in Room Thirteendidn’t have names like that. They had names easy to say, likeThomas, Smith or Allen.
Combinethe following to make sentences like those above.
1.This is the bus (what kind of bus?) Itgoes to Agra. (usewhichor that)
2.I would like to buy (a)shirt (which shirt?). (The)shirt is in the shopwindow. (use whichor that)
3.You must break your fast ata particular time(when?). You see the moon in the sky. (use when)
4.Find a word (what kind of word?). Itbegins with the letter Z.(use whichor that).
5.Now find a person (what kind of person). Hisor her name begins with the letter Z.(use whose)
6.Then go to a place (what place?). Thereare no people whose name begins with Z in that place.(use where)
Whatdoes Miss Mason think of Wanda’s drawings? What do the childrenthink of them? How do you know?
Whydoes Maddie stand by and not do anything? How is she different fromPeggy? (Was Peggy’s friendship important to Maddie? Why? Whichlines in the text tell you this?)
Howdoes Wanda feel about the dresses game? Why does she say that she hasa hundred dresses?
Howis Wanda seen as different by the other girls? How do they treat her?
Whowon the drawing contest? What had the winner drawn?
Whodid Maddie think would win the drawing contest? Why?
Why didn’tMaddie ask Peggie to stop teasing Wanda? What was she afraid of?
Whyis Maddie embarrassed by the questions Peggy asks Wanda? Is she alsolike Wanda, or is she different?
DidWanda have a hundred dresses? Why do you think she said she did?