A Short Monsoon Diary - Textbook Questions
Q1. Who is the author?
Ruskin Bond.
Q2. How does the author describe the first day of monsoon mist?
He says the mist conceals the hills and blankets them in silence. The birds stop singing suddenly.
Q3. What happens on August 2?
It rained all night. The roof leaked, but the author enjoyed the feeling of being untouched by rain yet in touch with it.
Q4. Which animals come out during the monsoon?
Leopards, leeches, and scarlet minivets.
Grammar Exercises: The Gerund
Q1. Identify Gerund
1. **Swimming** is good exercise.
2. I enjoy **reading**.
3. He is fond of **eating**.
Q2. Diff from Participle
**Walking** stick (Gerund - stick for walking). **Walking** man (Participle - man who walks).
Grammar Rules: The Gerund
1. Gerund
Verb + ing. Acts as a Noun (Verbal Noun).
2. Usage
Subject of verb, Object of verb, Object of preposition.
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