Class 9 English Unit 9: Grammar I: Causative Verbs and Writing I: Charts Interpretation

 

Grammar I: Causative Verbs

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The five structures of causative verbs are;

i.       sub + causative verb (make) + agent + verb+ obj…..

ii.     sub + CV (get) + agent + to + verb + obj….

iii.  sub + CV (get) + obj. + Past Participle (V#3) ….

iv.   Sub + CV (have) + agent + verb + obj…..

v.     Sub + CV (have) + obj. + PP…..

B.    Fill in the gaps with the correct form of have, get, or make.

a.      Did they …make... you give a speech on behalf of the group?

b.     Instead of buying a new car, why don't you …get… the old one fixed?

c.      I …have… my hair cut tomorrow morning.

d.     The teacher …has…. every one of us to write an essay yesterday.

e.      Ms. Shrestha usually …gets…. her hair dried at the hairdresser’s.

f.       My mum always …makes.. me clean my room on Saturdays.

g.     I …get…. my landlord to fix the broken windowpane this morning.

h.     Suman …has. all the Maths problems solved by the teacher.

 Quiz Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKn5OsyESls

 

C.    Rewrite the sentences with have, get, or make.

Example: I painted my house last week.

           I had my house painted last week.

a.      She will ask her sister to light the lamp.

b.     I am going to ask the dentist to fill my teeth.

c.      Will you ask the barber to cut your hair?

d.     I can’t design my house myself. So I am going to ask an architect to do it.

e.      The girl asked her mechanic to repair her moped.

f.       The landlady asks the gardener to cut the grass. 

Quiz Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk45J46iCBk

 

D.   Choose the best alternatives and complete the sentences.

a.      Mina got Shambhu … to carry … (carry/ /carried) her suitcase.

b.     Rita had Ankit … wash …… (/to wash/washed) her clothes.

c.      They got me ……to dance… (dance/to dance/danced) at my brother's wedding.

d.     Kumari was made…turn on….(turn on/to turn on/turned on) the television.

e.      Barsha got new books …bought… (buy/to buy//bought) her last week.

f.       Upendra got Mukesh …to watch… (watch/to watch/watched) his house.

g.     My father is very kind. He never makes us …do (do/to do/ done) heavy work.

h.     The film was very humorous. It made us all…laugh… (laugh/to laugh/laughed) throughout the film.

i.       His hair was too long. So he had it …cut… (cut/to cut/ cutting) yesterday.

j.       The manager…made..(made/got/make) his secretary attend the conference.

k.     Mathew made the mechanic…overhaul (overhaul/to overhaul/overhauling) his car.

l.       Smith had Jacque …fetch… (fetch/to fetch/fetched) a pail of water.

m.   My maths teacher asked us to remember all the theorems. In other words, we were made … remember… (remember/remembered/to remember) all the theorems.

Quiz Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlh16xEPEd4 

Writing I: Charts Interpretation

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A.   Study the chart below and answer the following questions.

a.      What kind of chart is this?

It is a bar chart.

b.     What data does it represent?

It represents average daily attendance. 

B.    The following verbs are used to describe different trends or patterns of data. Put them under the appropriate headings.

Upward Trend	Downward Trend	Stable Trend
Climb, go up grow increase, jump, rise rocket	drop, plummet, decline go down, decrease, fall plunge	Steady, maintain remain constant

C.    Interpret the bar chart above using appropriate verbs. Make comparisons where applicable. You may use the expressions given below.

The chart illustrates the average daily attendance of students by month for September, October, November, and December.

According to the chart, attendance in September was high, with an average of 25 students per day. This increased slightly in October when the average daily attendance reached its peak at around 27 students. However, in November, there was a decline, with the average daily attendance dropping to approximately 23 students. This downward trend continued into December, where the average daily attendance further decreased to about 17 students. While September and October showed relatively high and stable attendance figures, November and December saw a noticeable reduction in the number of students attending daily. Likewise, the comparison between the peak in October and the low in December indicates a significant decline in student attendance over the four months.

Overall, the chart shows that student attendance was highest in October and experienced a steady decline towards December.

 

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