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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
I need a ______of water to wash these cups.
विकल्प
pale
pail
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उत्तर
I need a pail of water to wash these cups.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following sentence:
(i) She muttered in reply and we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
(ii) These are two complete sentences underlying the above sentence.
- She muttered in reply.
- We looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
These two sentences are put together by using the coordinating conjunction ‘and’.
Such sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions (and/ but/ either...or; neither...nor) are called compound sentences.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ are Simple Sentences.
Each of them has only one subject and one predicate.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ can be written in another way.
As she muttered in reply, we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
This sentence begins with a subordinating conjunction ‘As’.
This is a complex sentence.
Two simple sentences joined by subordinate conjunctions are called complex sentences. The subordinate conjunction need not always be at the beginning of the sentence.
Prepare a list of subordinating conjunctions.
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
make up one’s mind
Complete the following comparisons.
- as white as ______
- as green as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as black as ______
- as bright as ______
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
give someone/get the ______ signal (give/get permission to do something).
Give other ‘-ly’ adverbs of similar meaning for the following. Use a thesaurus if needed.
| rapidly | ______ |
| merrily | ______ |
| gratefully | ______ |
| cheerily | ______ |
| manfully | ______ |
| fearlessly | ______ |
| gloriously | ______ |
| victoriously | ______ |
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to be prone to
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
You will get your teeth cleaned at least once a year.
Vijay __________ (repair) his car.
By the time Sundar got up ________.
Ashwin __________ (complete) M.B.A. in another two years.
Change the following into passive voice.
Stanley will inform you later.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of those books will be helpful to you.
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- Another word for gift _____
- A large snake or a dragon______
Read the passage. Choose between a little, a lot of, a few, few, fewer, many and much to fill in the gap.
DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU!
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The florist ______ flowers on the street.
______ summer, we have more holidays.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
It______ a car.
Use the suitable verb.
Banu ______ the lesson.
Write the correct preposition.
The doll is ____ the box.
Complete the sentence with a correct reflexive pronoun.
You made it harder for ______.
Fill in the blank with the pronoun.
The children made holiday decorations by _______.
Fill in the blank.
Harichandra was ______ honest king.
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
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a______wind.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Tharini acts as an interpreter at meetings between statesmen from different countries. She is also a much sought-after tour guide, as she is wellversed and fluent in multiple languages. Tharini is a ______.
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| Agriculture | |||
| Computer | |||
| Commerce | |||
| Medicine |
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Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
prescribed - proscribed
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
come upon
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
Where had you kept the book?
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
We ______ (select) story books for kids, if we allot time for storytelling.
