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Learn English Through a Mystery: Who Stole the Gold?

There are some exercises for use of "there" included in the last of Story exercises. Let's go through it...

The Story: The Secret of the Locked Room

 Kalu was a hardworking gardener. He saved 1,000 gold coins for his old age. He hid them under a pear tree in the royal garden. One morning, Kalu started crying. "My gold is gone!" he told Birbal.

Birbal was very clever. He asked, "Who knew about the gold?" Kalu said, "No one! I dug a hole and hid it secretly."

Birbal called all the doctors (Vaidyas). He asked, "Which part of the pear tree is medicine?" One doctor said, "The root of this tree is very rare. I used it to cure a greedy servant's master yesterday."

Birbal smiled. He had found the thief. The servant had dug up the root for medicine and found the gold!

Hindi Summary:  कालू एक माली था जिसने अपने बुढ़ापे के लिए 1000 सोने के सिक्के एक नाशपाती के पेड़ के नीचे छिपाए थे। एक दिन सिक्के चोरी हो गए। बीरबल ने अपनी चतुराई से पता लगाया कि एक नौकर ने अपने मालिक की बीमारी के लिए पेड़ की जड़ें खोदी थीं और उसे वहां सिक्के मिल गए। बीरबल ने चोर को पकड़ लिया।

1. Sentence

English: Kalu was a hardworking gardener.
Hindi: कालू एक मेहनती माली था।

Structure: Subject + Linking Verb + Complement (Adjective + Noun).

Part of Speech:
Kalu (Proper Noun – Subject), was (Linking Verb – Past form of be), a (Article), hardworking (Adjective), gardener (Common Noun – Subject complement).

2. Sentence

English: He saved 1,000 gold coins for his old age.
Hindi: उसने अपने बुढ़ापे के लिए 1000 सोने के सिक्के बचाए।

Structure: Subject + Verb + Object + Purpose Phrase.

Part of Speech:
He (Pronoun – Subject), saved (Main Verb – Past tense), 1,000 (Numeral adjective), gold (Adjective), coins (Common Noun – Object), for (Preposition), his (Possessive Adjective), old (Adjective), age (Noun – Object of preposition).

3. Sentence

English: He hid them under a pear tree in the royal garden.
Hindi: उसने उन्हें राजकीय बगीचे में एक नाशपाती के पेड़ के नीचे छिपा दिया।

Structure: Subject + Verb + Object + Prepositional Phrase (Place).

Part of Speech:
He (Pronoun – Subject), hid (Main Verb – Past tense), them (Pronoun – Object), under (Preposition), a (Article), pear (Noun used as Adjective), tree (Common Noun), in (Preposition), the (Article), royal (Adjective), garden (Common Noun).

4. Sentence

English: One morning, Kalu started crying.
Hindi: एक सुबह कालू रोने लगा।

Structure: Time Expression + Subject + Verb Phrase.

Part of Speech:
One (Determiner), morning (Noun – Time expression), Kalu (Proper Noun – Subject), started (Main Verb – Past tense), crying (Gerund/Verb-ing form functioning as object).

5. Sentence

English: "My gold is gone!"
Hindi: “मेरा सोना गायब हो गया!”

Structure: Possessive Determiner + Subject + Linking Verb + Complement.

Part of Speech:
My (Possessive Adjective), gold (Noun – Subject), is (Linking Verb), gone (Adjective/Past participle – Complement).

6. Sentence

English: He told Birbal.
Hindi: उसने बीरबल को बताया।

Structure: Subject + Verb + Indirect Object.

Part of Speech:
He (Pronoun – Subject), told (Main Verb – Past tense), Birbal (Proper Noun – Indirect Object).

7. Sentence

English: Birbal was very clever.
Hindi: बीरबल बहुत चतुर था।

Structure: Subject + Linking Verb + Adverb + Adjective.

Part of Speech:
Birbal (Proper Noun – Subject), was (Linking Verb), very (Adverb – Degree), clever (Adjective – Complement).

8. Sentence

English: He asked, "Who knew about the gold?"
Hindi: उसने पूछा, “सोने के बारे में कौन जानता था?”

Structure: Subject + Verb + Direct Speech (Interrogative Clause).

Part of Speech:
He (Pronoun – Subject), asked (Main Verb – Past tense), who (Interrogative Pronoun – Subject), knew (Main Verb – Past tense), about (Preposition), the (Article), gold (Noun – Object of preposition).

9. Sentence

English: Kalu said, "No one!"
Hindi: कालू ने कहा, “कोई नहीं!”

Structure: Subject + Verb + Direct Speech.

Part of Speech:
Kalu (Proper Noun – Subject), said (Main Verb – Past tense), no (Determiner – Negation), one (Pronoun).

10. Sentence

English: I dug a hole and hid it secretly.
Hindi: मैंने एक गड्ढा खोदा और उसे चुपके से छिपा दिया।

Structure: Subject + Verb + Object + Conjunction + Verb + Object + Adverb.

Part of Speech:
I (Pronoun – Subject), dug (Main Verb – Past tense), a (Article), hole (Common Noun – Object), and (Coordinating Conjunction), hid (Main Verb – Past tense), it (Pronoun – Object), secretly (Adverb – Manner).

11. Sentence

English: Birbal called all the doctors (Vaidyas).
Hindi: बीरबल ने सभी वैद्यों को बुलाया।

Structure: Subject + Verb + Object.

Part of Speech:
Birbal (Proper Noun – Subject), called (Main Verb – Past tense), all (Determiner), the (Article), doctors (Common Noun – Object), Vaidyas (Noun in apposition).

12. Sentence

English: He asked, "Which part of the pear tree is medicine?"
Hindi: उसने पूछा, “नाशपाती के पेड़ का कौन-सा भाग दवा है?”

Structure: Subject + Verb + Direct Speech (Wh-Interrogative Sentence).

Part of Speech:
He (Pronoun – Subject), asked (Main Verb – Past tense), which (Interrogative Determiner), part (Noun – Subject), of (Preposition), the (Article), pear (Noun used as adjective), tree (Noun), is (Linking Verb), medicine (Noun – Complement).

13. Sentence

English: One doctor said, "The root of this tree is very rare."
Hindi: एक डॉक्टर ने कहा, “इस पेड़ की जड़ बहुत दुर्लभ है।”

Structure: Subject + Verb + Direct Speech (Statement).

Part of Speech:
One (Determiner), doctor (Noun – Subject), said (Main Verb – Past tense), the (Article), root (Noun – Subject), of (Preposition), this (Demonstrative Determiner), tree (Noun), is (Linking Verb), very (Adverb – Degree), rare (Adjective – Complement).

14. Sentence

English: I used it to cure a greedy servant's master yesterday.
Hindi: मैंने इसे कल एक लालची नौकर के मालिक को ठीक करने के लिए इस्तेमाल किया।

Structure: Subject + Verb + Object + Infinitive Phrase (Purpose) + Time Expression.

Part of Speech:
I (Pronoun – Subject), used (Main Verb – Past tense), it (Pronoun – Object), to (Infinitive marker), cure (Verb – Base form), a (Article), greedy (Adjective), servant's (Possessive Noun), master (Noun – Object), yesterday (Adverb – Time).

Quick Quiz: Are you a Detective?

Question:

Where did Kalu hide his gold?

A) Inside his house B) Under a Pear tree C) In a secret box

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Practice Exercise: Use of "There" (सभी Tenses में)

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को English में Translate करने की कोशिश करें। (Try to translate these sentences into English.)

1. मेरे गाँव में एक पुराना मंदिर है।

2. इस बोतल में पानी नहीं है।

3. क्या बाग में फूल हैं?

4. क्या इस क्लास में कोई छात्र नहीं है?

5. तुम्हारे थैले में क्या है?

6. जंगल में एक खूंखार शेर था।

7. कल स्कूल में कोई शिक्षक नहीं था।

8. क्या छत पर बंदर थे?

9. क्या बाल्टी में पानी नहीं था?

10. मेज पर कितनी किताबें थीं?

11. अगले साल इस शहर में एक नया मॉल होगा।

12. आज रात कोई पार्टी नहीं होगी।

13. क्या कल कोई मीटिंग होगी?

14. क्या अगले हफ्ते कोई छुट्टी नहीं होगी?

15. बॉक्स में क्या होगा?

16. यहाँ खतरा हो सकता है।

17. वहाँ शांति होनी चाहिए थी।

18. क्या वहाँ कोई समस्या हो सकती है?

19. क्या जीवन में खुशियाँ नहीं होनी चाहिए?

20. वहाँ केवल धूल ही धूल क्यों है?

Answer Key:

1. मेरे गाँव में एक पुराना मंदिर है।
   There is an old temple in my village.

2. इस बोतल में पानी नहीं है।
   There is no water in this bottle.

3. क्या बाग में फूल हैं?
   Are there flowers in the garden?

4. क्या इस क्लास में कोई छात्र नहीं है?
   Is there no student in this class?

5. तुम्हारे थैले में क्या है?
   What is there in your bag?

6. जंगल में एक खूंखार शेर था।
   There was a ferocious lion in the forest.

7. कल स्कूल में कोई शिक्षक नहीं था।
   There was no teacher in the school yesterday.

8. क्या छत पर बंदर थे?
   Were there monkeys on the roof?

9. क्या बाल्टी में पानी नहीं था?
   Was there no water in the bucket?

10. मेज पर कितनी किताबें थीं?
    How many books were there on the table?

11. अगले साल इस शहर में एक नया मॉल होगा।
    There will be a new mall in this city next year.

12. आज रात कोई पार्टी नहीं होगी।
    There will be no party tonight.

13. क्या कल कोई मीटिंग होगी?
    Will there be a meeting tomorrow?

14. क्या अगले हफ्ते कोई छुट्टी नहीं होगी?
    Will there be no holiday next week?

15. बॉक्स में क्या होगा?
    What will there be in the box?

16. यहाँ खतरा हो सकता है।
    There may be danger here.

17. वहाँ शांति होनी चाहिए थी।
    There should have been peace there.

18. क्या वहाँ कोई समस्या हो सकती है?
    Can there be any problem there?

19. क्या जीवन में खुशियाँ नहीं होनी चाहिए?
    Should there not be happiness in life?

20. वहाँ केवल धूल ही धूल क्यों है?
    Why is there only dust there?