Answers- 219, 220, 221, 222

219.Improve the bracketed part:

Before I met him, I (had) a poor opinion of him.

a.have b.☑️had had c.am having d.No improvement

Expl.

1+Before+2= Before+2,+1

1= past perfect

2= past indefinite

220.Fill in:

All criminal attitudes must be ..........

a.nipping at the mud b.☑️nipped in the bud c.nip in the bud d.nipped in the mud

Expl.

Nip in the bud= शुरू में ही ख़त्म करना 

Be+ v3✔ (passive voice)

221.Which one is correct?

After the heavy rains, the water in the river ...........

A.raised another two feet.  ❌ Raised तो transitive verb है जबकि इस वाक्य में object नहीं है। Intransitive verb "rise" की form आएगी।

B.rise another two feet. ❌- Rise में -es होना चाहिए था

C. ☑️ rose another two feet.

D.risen another two feet. ❌ - Subject "The water" के तुरंत बाद v3 गलत है। 

Expl.

Rise rose risen rising (intransitive v)

खुद ऊपर उठना 

......

Raise raised raised raising (transitive v)

किसी को ऊपर उठाना 

दिये विकल्पों में,

Intransitive verb "v2= rose" का प्रयोग होगा।

222.Narration

He said to me," Help me, will you?"

a. ☑️ He requested me to help him.

b. He asked me whether I would helped him. 

c. He asked me if I will help him.

d. He asked me if I should help him.

Expl.

यदि reported speech में Question tag (Imperative sentence) हो तो question tag "will you" और question mark को निकालकर बचे हुए imperative sentence को narration के सामान्य नियम द्वारा indirect speech में परिवर्तित कर देते हैं! Reporting verb = request/ advise etc. का प्रयोग भाव के अनुसार करते हैं!

He said to me," Help me, will you?"

Step1= Question tag= will you तथा question mark को रिमूव करिये!

Step2= बचा हुआ वाक्य He said to me," Help me." है जिसको सामान्य नियमों द्वारा बना सकते हैं!