Grammar: Reporting Commands
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Learning Materials
Grade:10English
Grade:10
Unit 4
Reporting Commands Task: A
Lesson: 15 Full Marks: 30
Time: 40 Minutes Pass Mark: 12
Please note that all the tasks and items prepared below are
authentic materials and will be used as they are in your terminal, Pre SEE and
SEE Preparation Examinations. You are therefore required to sincerely complete
these tasks on a daily basis. Parents are kindly advised to be observant and
with their children monitoring and supervising their studies and most of these
contents contain a number of materials on the internet, especially YouTube. Just make sure that they do not get digitally
distracted.
Scene Setting: Study this sample
paragraph and the essay and watch the video on the link provided below and
create your own text as instructed below.
1. Observe
what the teacher says to his students.
1) “Brijesh,
put your book down”.
2) “Leki, give me your homework.”
3) “Ravi, let the boys clear up this mess.”
4) “Shakti, Wait for me.”
5)“Bishnulal, finish
your classwork first.”
2. The principal asked Kala to report what the English teacher
was asking his students to do. Now match the teacher’s commands with how Kala reported
them. [5]
1) The teacher asked Bishnulal to finish
his classwork first.
2) The teacher asked Leki to give him her homework.
3) The teacher asked Ravi to put his book down.
4) The teacher told Shakti to wait for him.
5) The teacher said that the boys were to clear up that mess.
3. Now read each sentence below, and write a new sentence with
the same meaning as in the example. You may use any pronoun as the reporter. [7]
Note: The words in italics are called reporting verbs.
Example:
“Don’t leave me alone.”
Gita
told Amrit not to leave her alone.
a)“Don’t
wait.”
He asked me
.......................................................
b)“Remember to post the letter.”
® She reminded me
c)“Keep
out of these rooms at all times.”
® Kripa warned
d) “Don’t shout.”
® Bill ordered Jane
e)“Please
don’t tell anyone what happened.”
® Anuj advised me
............................................
f)
“Open the door for her.”
® Tom asked her
g) “Listen carefully.”
® Shabdik asked
Prasiksha
4.Report
the following sentences using appropriate reporting verbs learned in the
previous unit. [10]
a.
“Eat more vegetables and fruits,” the doctor said.
®…………………………………………
b.“Shut
the door,” dad said.
®…………………………………………
c.
Arnav said, “Thank you!”
®…………………………………………
d.The
notice said, “Welcome to Manang!”
® …………………………………………
e.
“Don’t drive too fast,” I begged him.
® …………………………………………
f.
“Fry it in oil,” she advised me.
® ....………………………………………
g.He
advised me, “Don’t lend her anything.”
® …………………………………………
h.She
warned me, “Never tell a lie.”
®…………………………………….. ……
i.
She said, “Thank you!”
® …………………………………………
j.
He said, “Congratulations!”
® …………………………………............
C. Follow-up activity
Write any eight commands that you usually get/hear from your
elders in your exercise book and then report them. [8]
Some Useful Links
1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVhpXezRPSI[<11 min]
Note:
Please use a separate Notebook for all your tasks
or A4 size paper well-maintained in a
portfolio/file in the same order for submission and
evaluation later.
The End
Compiled,
Edited and Prepared by Jaya Narayan Bhusal
Department of
English
