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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: Answer Key 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
    in forming the verb.
    when we want to focus on the general
    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. participle (verb)
    3. Is this drinking water? participle (adjective)
    4. Edward did not approve of the hunting of animals and the shooting of birds. gerunds
    5. My dog is eating my dessert. participle (verb)
    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
    (adjective)
    8. The talking parrot was the biggest attraction at the festival. participle (adjective)
    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 have arrested the thieves.

    2. The spectacular performance delivered by the children enthralled us.

    We were enthralled by the spectacular performance delivered by the children.

    3. We have shipped your order.

    Your order has been shipped by us.

    4. The girl recited the poem beautifully.

    The poem was beautifully recited by the girl.


    5. The guests enjoyed the party.

    The party was enjoyed by the guests.

    6. The child impressed everyone with his polite manners.

    Everyone was impressed by the child’s polite manners.

    Q3. Turn the following sentences into indirect speech.

    1. John said, ‘I am very busy now.’

    John said that he was very busy then.

    2. He said, ‘The horse has been fed.’

    He said that the horse had been fed.

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

    John said that he knew/knows her name and address. (Note that the tenses may not
    change if the statement is still relevant or if it is a universal truth.)

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

    She said that German is/was easy to learn.

    5. ‘Are you coming with us?’ he asked me.

    He asked me if I was coming/going with them.

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

    He asked/enquired when I/he/she intended to make the payment.

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

    He asked me if I could solve that problem.

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