Unit 4 - 4.4 Ramanujan English - Unit 4 - 4.4 Ramanujan

Rewrite using the underlined word as a verb:
He sent word to Littlewood that they must have a discussion.

Change the voice:
They needed a certain amount of help from a superhuman agency.

Say whether the sentence is Simple, Compound, or Complex:
If it had been summer, he would have walked down to Fenner’s to watch cricket.

Underline the adjectives in the following sentence:
He seems to have listened with a patient smile on his good, friendly, homely face.

Rewrite as a negative sentence:
It seemed impossible that he could break the ban and cross the water.

Ramanujan had to be hospitalized.

Hardy calls teaching Ramanujan an unusual experience.

Say why mother agreed to send Ramanujan to England.

What surprised everyone one morning?

What superstition did Ramanujan’s mother believe in?

What were the two drawbacks of Ramanujan’s career?

Personal Response:
In the earlier days, people used to die of illnesses like tuberculosis and pneumonia. Do you think that is still the case?

Personal Response:
Ramanujan did not have a proper formal education. Yet he became a famous mathematician. Does this mean that proper education is not necessary?

Personal Response:
Do you believe in superstitions?

Underline the finite verbs in the following sentence:
She had a dream the previous night, in which she saw her son seated in a big hall among a group of Europeans and the goddess of Namakkal had commanded her not to stand in the way of her son fulfilling his life’s purpose.

Interview Question :
A brilliant student from your school has on a Mathematics Quiz at the National Level.
Frame questions to ¡ntervie him / her when the school felicitates him / her. Follow the steps given below.

• Greeting
• Introduction of the interviewee and achievements.
• 2 or 3 questions about growing years.
• 4 to 6 questions about the achievements.
• 2 or 3 questions about future plans and prospects.
• Expression of thanks and good wishes.

Ramanujan was sometimes confused with Hardy’s conversation.

Ramanujan did not get admission to Madras University.

Hardy thought that Ramanujan was an untrained genius.

Ramanujan was a bad-tempered person.