Sunday, April 18, 2010

FORMAL LETTER - CLASS VIII

1. Write a letter to the Editor of a NEWSPAPER describing a dance performance you have seen or an art gallery you have visited.

2. Write a letter to the Editor of your local newspaper complaining about the menace of stray dogs, thereby suggesting some remedies. These notes may be helpful
Menace
Barking at night
Dirtying the place
Bite can pass on rabies

Remedies
Shooting them
Catching and leaving them in far off places
Sterilizing and vaccinating them

You are Anand Shah at 138, Gandhi Marg, Ahmedabad.

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

CHANGE THE VOICE -

1. Ms Sullivan teaches us grammar.
2. The teacher praised him.
3. The firemen took the injured to the hospital.
4. An earthquake destroyed the town.
5. The boy’s work pleased the teacher.
6. The fire damaged the building.
7. The manager will give you a ticket.
8. Spectators thronged the streets.
9. Everyone will blame us.
10. The wind blew down the trees.
11. The police caught the thieves.
12. Alice posted the letter.
13. The hostess received us.
14. They/somebody killed the snake with a stick.
15. The people welcomed the minister.
16. They found him guilty of murder.
17. John Mathews built this house in 1991.