Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Kind of the underlined verb form) |
|---|---|
| (A) Riya is fond of singing old Hindi film songs. | (I) To-verb (infinitive) |
| (B) The falling leaves covered the path to the school gate. | (II) Past participle |
| (C) Mother swept up the broken glass before the children came in. | (III) Gerund |
| (D) After the summer camp, Arjun decided to learn the flute. | (IV) Present participle |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Riya is fond of singing old Hindi film songs. | (III) Gerund | Gerund: an -ing word used as a noun. “Singing” comes after the preposition “of” and works as a noun. |
| (B) The falling leaves covered the path to the school gate. | (IV) Present participle | Present participle: an -ing form that describes a noun. “Falling” describes the leaves (leaves that are falling). |
| (C) Mother swept up the broken glass before the children came in. | (II) Past participle | The past participle (V3) of “break” (break – broke – broken). It describes the glass: glass that has been broken. |
| (D) After the summer camp, Arjun decided to learn the flute. | (I) To-verb (infinitive) | To-verb (infinitive): “to” + the base form. “To learn” tells what Arjun decided. |