Baba Budan's Magic Beans - The Magic Carpet - Class 8 - English

Underline the independent clauses and circle the dependent clauses.
1. When Mrs Bhaduri was in school, she took part in many plays.
2. We reached the station after the train had left.
3. It Sushma becomes more serious i her work she will become a leading fashion designer.
4. Unless I recover from my illness quickly, I won’t be able to join the school trip.
5. Priya has gone to college although she was not feeling well.
6. Even though Mr Dorothy King is a new teacher, she is like by all her students.

Write whether these are complex or compound sentences.
1. As soon as Madhavan reached home, he called his daughter.                                           _________
2. When I met David last year, he looked very healthy and happy.                                      _________
3. Soumen’s favourite game is cricket, but his son Sourish loves kabaddi.                        _________
4. If my plans fail, I shall go back to my village.                                                                             _________
5. Are you feeling hungry or are you tired?                                                                                   _________
6. Suresh will go back to Dubai soon or he will remain in Delhi for the wedding.           _________
7. Unless the children learn to be punctual, they will never become responsible.         _________
8. Although Grandpa is 65 years old, he remembers his school days very clearly.          _________
9. Alvia lives in the US and her husband works in Canada.                                                       _________
10. Whenever I see Mohan, I am reminded of Uncle Mohit.                                                   _________

Underline the essential relative clauses. Putt commas in case of non-essential clauses.
1.            Einstein who was born in Germany is known for his theory of relativity.
                Einstein, who was born in Germany, is known for his theory of relativity.
2.            A laptop is a computer which can be carried around.
3.            My great grandfather who is 87 won a marathon today.
4.            I will take you to the place where I found the necklace.
5.            Asha whose stories for children are popular won many literary awards this year.
6.            Priya who is fond of travelling has won a trip to Australia.
7.            My mother works in the hospital which won the cleanest hospital  award this year.
8.            The entry that had been submitted the last has been shortlisted for the prize.
9.            Sunder Nursery where we used to go regularly is really crowded these days.
10.          The flood which occur every monsoon submerged large parts of Kaziranga Nation Park.
11.          The tree that had been hollowed out by termites has finally been cut down.

Here are some arguments in favour of the topic, ‘All students should have daily chores.’ The paragraphs are jumbled up. Number them in the correct order.
The approach is in keeping with what we have been taught at home and at school; the balance between rights and responsibilities. We have the right to demand a clean environment, so it is our duty to keep our environment clean. Let’s take the example of our school bag, bookshelf, wardrobe, desk or eve our room. If we clean these on a daily basis, it will keep our things neat, well organised and easy to find. One the other hand, if we let thing pile up till we are forced to clean them up, It will be an extremely unpleasant and tedious task.
Dear friends, let’s being with defining what the word ‘chore’ means. There are two  ways of looking at it; a routine household task that keeps our homes running neatly and efficiently or an unpleasant, but necessary, task we are forced to do. Today I will argue that the first definition takes the right approach to chores and we should all do daily chores in our households.
In conclusion, all students should have daily chores. This will shape us as responsible citizens of tomorrow.
Furthermore, the same way of thinking applies to cleaning our shoes, uniforms, cycles, etc. We could also do simple tasks like chopping vegetables, laying the table, feeding our pet or helping our younger siblings and cousins with their homework. This would ensure that our family members bear a lighter load of chores and we get to spend more time together doing things we want to do.

Write a speech arguing against the above topic.

Write for or against the topic, ‘Playing video games pushes young people away from the real world.’