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‘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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Buxone Out Of The Box March 04, 2020