English Grammar and Literature Review

Flashcards reviewing key vocabulary, literary devices, direct/indirect speech rules, and active/passive voice tense transformations based on English study material.

Wrath

Extreme anger.

Foe

Enemy.

Wiles

Tricks or traps.

Vaco Baissac

A famous Mauritian painter known for portraying local flora and fauna in his artwork.

Personification in "Childhood dream"

A literary device used when sunlight is compared to a sleepy child, nodding in and out.

Direct to Indirect Speech: "Now"

Changes to "Then" when converting from direct to indirect speech.

Direct to Indirect Speech: "Here"

Changes to "There" when converting from direct to indirect speech.

Direct to Indirect Speech: "Today"

Changes to "On that day" when converting from direct to indirect speech.

Simple Present Tense (Passive Voice)

Active: "She brings the cups." -> Passive: "The cups are brought by her."

Future Simple Tense (Passive Voice)

Active: "She will bring the cups." -> Passive: "The cups will be brought by her."

Simple Past Tense (Passive Voice)

Active: "She brought the cups." -> Passive: "The cups were brought by her."

Conditional Tense (Passive Voice)

Active: "She would bring the cups." -> Passive: "The cups would be brought by her."

Present Continuous Tense (Passive Voice)

Active: "She is bringing the cups." -> Passive: "The cups are being brought by her."

Past Continuous Tense (Passive Voice)

Active: "She was bringing the cups." -> Passive: "The cups were being brought by her."

Present Perfect Tense (Passive Voice)

Active: "She has brought the cups." -> Passive: "The cups have been brought by her."

Past Perfect Tense (Passive Voice)

Active: "She had brought the cups." -> Passive: "The cups had been brought by her."

Modals (Passive Voice)

Active: "She must bring the cups." -> Passive: "The cups must be brought by her."

Direct to Indirect Speech (Present Tense)

Direct: "I live in the city centre," said Ananth. -> Indirect: Ananth said that he lived in the city centre.

Direct to Indirect Speech (Past Tense)

Direct: "We went home late yesterday," said Villas -> Indirect: Villas said that they had been home late the day before.

Direct to Indirect Speech (Present Continuous Tense)

Direct: "He is calling us," said Vedant -> Indirect: Vedant said that he was calling them.

Direct to Indirect Speech (Present Perfect Tense)

Direct: "I have got a new job," said Father -> Indirect: Father said that he had got a new job.

Direct to Indirect Speech (Past Perfect Tense)

Direct: "I had never been to America," said the young girl. -> Indirect: The young girl said that she had never been to America.

Direct to Indirect Speech (Future Tense)

Direct: "I will be there in half an hour," said the worker. -> Indirect: The worker said that he would be there in half an hour.

Direct to Indirect Speech (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)

Direct: "I have been studying a lot," said Francois -> Indirect: Francois said that he had been studying a lot.