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प्रश्न
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
a ______ herring (something that diverts attention from the main issue).
विकल्प
blue
black
green
red
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उत्तर
a red herring (something that diverts attention from the main issue).
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Understand the usage of the words given:
After consulting him and Nirmal Chander Singh, we decided to await confirmation from the GOC and Mountain Division.
You know the verb ‘wait’. But it is an intransitive verb. It doesn’t take a direct object; consequently, it cannot be cast into passive voice. Also, the past participle of the verb ‘to wait’ cannot act as an adjective.
‘The mother waited eagerly’ is a correct sentence as there is no direct object. But ‘The mother waited eagerly the answer from her son.’ is a wrong sentence. ‘The answer’ is the direct object. This sentence can be written by using the phrase ‘wait for’ as ‘The mother waited eagerly for the answer from her son.’ ‘Wait for’ can be taken as the transitive phrasal verb.
‘To await’ is a transitive verb and it does take a direct object.
For example, ‘The mother awaited the answer eagerly.’
The past participle of it can be used as an adjective.
The most awaited program started very late.
Note that the object of the verb ‘await’ is usually an inanimate object. We don’t usually await a person, but we await his answer/ call/ arrival/ letter.
There are more such words in English. All of them are not verbs.
For example: Aside, Ashore, Anew, Awake, Afoot.
Prefix ‘A’ provides a certain purpose in the formation of the word.
- Aside- to the side
- Ashore- towards the shore
- Afoot-on foot
- Anew- of new
- Apolitical- not political
- Asleep- in a state or manner
Share with your friends a few more words.
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
Heart patients were treated with sedatives. They did not survive.
Underline the main clause in the following sentence:
And she was Tegumai Bopsulai’s Best Beloved and her own Mummy’s Best Beloved, and she was not spanked half as much as was good for her, and they were all three very happy.
______ fire, break the glass to escape.
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- Another word for gift _____
- A large snake or a dragon______
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
I _________ the Tajmahal.
Match the masculine noun with the feminine noun.
| 1. | Son | princess |
| 2. | Tiger | heroine |
| 3. | King | daughter |
| 4. | Prince | queen |
| 5. | Hero | tigress |
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
One does not feel wise, braver or more optimistic.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Ten thousand rupees a month are an insufficient income.
There is an urgent need ______ a bus stop in this village.
