She said to me, “Please lend me your book.”

1.The word "despite" in “Despite the rain, we continued our journey” is a/an —

2.The word '$herself^{\prime} in$ “She blamed herself for the mistake” is a/an —

3.The word “to run” in “He loves to run early in the morning” is a/an —

4.By the time we reached the theater, the movie ___ .

5.Neither of the answers ___ correct.

6.The passive form of “They are cleaning the streets of Khilgaon Taltola” is —

7.The book ___ by next week.

8.Change the statement into Indirect Speech —He said, 'What a beautiful garden!'

9.She is good ___ mathematics.

10.He divided the money ___ the three sons.

11.After months of tension, they finally decided $\to bury the$ hatchet. What does 'bury the $hatchet^{\prime}$ mean?

12.He was taken aback by the unexpected news. What does 'Taken $aback^{\prime}$ mean?