what is gerund?

give some examples of gerunds???

how was gulliver carried by lilliputians to the metropolis

 Read the paragraph given below and fills in the blanks with the help of options that follow.

Fill in the blanks using suitable options.
Rivers are considered holy (a) ----- India but they are hardly treated (b) ----- respect.All kinds of dust and filth find (c) ----- way into the rivers.If we have to treat and purify the water (d) ----- drinking it,how can the fish survive in (e) ----- waters?Every year river Gomti becomes (f) ----- death bed of thousands of fish because the water released in the reservoir upstream carries effluents from the neighbouring industries.
(a)   i) in  ii) on  iii) at  iv) of
(b)   i) in  ii) with  iii) at  iv) of
(c)   i) their  ii) his  iii) its  iv) over
(d)   i) in  ii) on  iii) for  iv) of
(e)   i) these  ii) this  iii) that  iv) their
(f)    i) the  ii) a  iii) their  iv) those
 

have you read any book ________ agatha christie.

what would be the apprpiate preposition?

1. To gossip is fault, to libel is a crime, to slander is a sin.

2. O mischief, thou art swift

1. They speak like saints and act like devils.

2. How could he be a king, a soldier and a peon?

3. How high, his highness holds his haughty head.

4. What avail me, all my Kingdoms?

5. Hasten slowly.

6. Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.

7. Life is a dream.

8. The old, sick dog was put to sleep.

9. She was as proud as a peacock.

10. It crackled and growled and roared and howled.

11. He was conspicuous by his absence.

12. More haste, less speed.

13. The troops were swifter than eagles and stronger than lions.

14. She dropped the pail and turned deathly pale.

15. While her mother did fret and her father did fume,

Sher Singh's father was known far and wide as Sher Singh Bahudar. He (a)__________ a quiet life here in Laldwani village, grazing his cattle, cultivating his bit of land. But (b)_________ there was an expedition (c)__________ the jungle in search of a big game, (d)___________ to shoot or photograph them, they sent for (e)___________ man, Bahudar the Brave. He(f)____________ find tigers where there were (g)__________ tigers at all. He could look at the dry grass and tell everything that (h)_________there.

(a)1.lives 2.has lived 3. is living 4. lived

(b)1.since 2. when 3. whenever 4. whereas

(c)1.for 2. in 3.into 4. at

(d)1.and 2. neither 3. either 4. but

(e)1. this 2. that 3. these 4. a

(f)1. will 2. can 3. should 4. could

(g)1. no 2. none 3. nothing 4. never

(h)1. happened 2. happens 3. has happened 4. had happened

Brer Rabbit (a)_______ (decided/ had decided) gardening was too much hard work. So he (b)_______(had gone/went) back to his old ways of eating from everybody else's garden. Earlier, he (d)________(had been/was) planting that summer and his eyes (e)_______(was/had been) caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch.

DIALOGUE COMPLETION

What is "SUBJECT-VERB CONCORD"?

Complete the following passage by choosing the correct word from the given options.

Our sun and (i) ________ planets, including earth, (ii) ________ into existence at the same time and from a common source. Evidence (iii) __________ that the solar system (iv) _________ formed about 4.5-5 billion 
years ago. It is thought to have (v) _________ from a huge, spinning cloud of cosmic dust and gas (vi) __________ solar nebula. 

(i) (a) their              (b) its                          (c) it's              (d) these
(ii) (a) come            (b) coming                 (c) came           (d) will come
(iii) (a) suggests      (b) suggested             (c) suggest       (d) suggesting

(iv) (a) became        (b) was                      (c) is                 (d) will
(v)  (a) risen             (b) arisen                  (c) arising         (d) arose
(vi) (a) termed         (b) term                    (c) terming        (d) terms 
  

1. (i)  Bobby waited in front ____________ the school.

2. (ii)  The children were told to return home ____________ it became dark.

3. (iii)  He wore an old muffler wrapped ____________ his neck.

4. (iv)  We saw the bird fly high ____________ the tower and disappear.

5. (v)  Music therapy is a cure ____________ many ills.

6. (vi)  The thief ran ____________ the staircase and out into the yard.

7. (vii)  Mr. Roy jumped into his car and drove ____________ as fast as he could.

8. (viii)  Please do not get carried ____________ by these rumours.