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Habitats and Adaptations

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The squirrel is excellent in climbing. state the function of underline gerund climbing

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Climbing over here is a noun as it signifies an activity.

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Q. Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed :
(i) The duck was excellent in swimming.
(Frame a Wh-type question to get the underlined part as an answer.)
(ii) The duck was better than his instructor.
(Change the sentence into positive degree.)
(iii) The squirrel was excellent in climbing.
(Mention the function of the underlined gerund.)

Identify if the verb in italics is a Gerund or Present Participle:

Mountain climbing is a sport.

Q. Find the power with which a 250 g squirrel climbing up a tree at a rate of

0.5 m s^{- 1}

, moves upwards against the force of gravity ?

(g = 10 m s^{- 2})

Q. Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point.
He climbed the highest mountain in the state.

Q. A squirrel of mass m climbs slowly on a thin straight vertical rod of length 8 m. Mass of rod is negligible. Due to the weight of squirrel, the rod rotates and a restoring torque

c θ

is developed. If c = 2 mgL, then maximum length that squirrel can climb on rod without touching ground is (Write upto two digits after the decimal point.)

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