Complete the New Item | Class 9 English Workbook Solutions
Exercise 18.2 (Interact in English Workbook Solutions)
Complete the following news item by choosing the correct word from the options given below.
Vana Mahotsava Celebrated at PPS School
Vanamahotsava (a) ……………………….. by Green Fingers, the Environment Club of the school, with great enthusiasm on the 24th August.
The District Forest Officer, Mr S. D. Bhambri (b) …………………. the chief guest. He (c) ………………………. a Bio-diversity Park in the school. The Principal, Ms Rajani Patel, (d) …………………. a sapling in the Park.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Bhambri (e) ……………………… the students to plant more trees and to launch a campaign to save the environment. Students of the Primary Wing of the school (f) ………………. a skit on conservation of the environment.
(a) (i) has celebrated; (ii) was celebrating; (iii) celebrated; (iv) was celebrated
(b) (i) were; (ii) was; (iii) was being; (iv) has been
(c) (i) was inaugurating; (ii) had inaugurated; (iii) inaugurated; (iv) inaugurating
(d) (i) had been planting; (ii) planted; (iii) were planting; (iv) had planted
(e) (i) had urged; (ii) had been urging; (iii) urged; (iv) urging
(f) (i) presented; (ii) was presented; (iii) were presenting; (iv) had presented
Solution
Vanamahotsava (a) was celebrated by Green Fingers, the Environment Club of the school, with great enthusiasm on the 24th August.
The District Forest Officer, Mr S. D. Bhambri (b) was the chief guest. He (c) inaugurated a Bio-diversity Park in the school. The Principal, Ms Rajani Patel, (d) planted a sapling in the Park.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Bhambri (e) urged the students to plant more trees and to launch a campaign to save the environment. Students of the Primary Wing of the school (f) presented a skit on conservation of the environment.
