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प्रश्न
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Might
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उत्तर
Physical strength
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
It had been thrown there. __________
Write the noun forms of the following word adding −ance or −ence to it.
signify _____________
Pick out one line that contains the following Figure of Speech.
Tautology
Pick out examples of Inversion from the poem.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
Your words of praise are my greatest reward. (Begin the sentence with ‘No other .......)
The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.
value
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
1950s Boy - I have watered the garden.
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
1950s Boy - dusted the living room.
Make sentences of your own to show the difference in usage of the following Homophones.
- advice ______
- advise ______
Find the opposites of the following :
| cautious - | ______ |
| dogmatic - | ______ |
| contrary - | ______ |
| savage - | ______ |
| beneficial - | ______ |
| reasonable - | ______ |
| hypothetical - | ______ |
| cruelty - | ______ |
| immune - | ______ |
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
I swear I ____________ tell lies again. (promise)
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
she is a disciplined student. In addition to her poverty, she __________________.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
Kannan ______ have been looking for a job for a long time.
______ Earth revolves around the sun.
There ___ ten dogs in my street.
Underline the conjunction in the following sentence.
If you say so, I will believe it.
Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
I don’t know _________ I can afford to buy a new dress or not.
Complete the Conditional Sentence. Decide whether to use Type I, II, or III.
I would have told you, if I __________ (see) him.
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
_x_i_e_ - thrilled
Write the past continuous forms for the given verb.
She ________ the homework at 6 ‘o’ clock. (write)
Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.
Lucy will be getting ready.
Match the following.
| 1. | The cat was hungry | because I had a headache. |
| 2. | The cat was hungry | so it ate a fish. |
| 3. | He was afraid of the dog | because she had to attend function. |
| 4. | She went home early | so he ran away. |
Read the sentence and write the word with the same meaning for the underlined word.
I ate the big apple.
Fill in the blank.
Banana is ______ apple.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
en mass
Look at the list of idioms given below. Find their meanings from a dictionary. Read the sentences that follow and replace the words in italics with the appropriate idioms, making suitable changes wherever necessary.
- right up one’s alley -
- drive one up the wall –
- hit the road –
- take (one) for a ride –
- in panic mode –
- The old man got irritated at the loud noise outside.
- We were driving, when it started raining heavily. After stopping for an hour, we began the journey again.
- Ramesh gave false excuses for not attending the meeting and deceived me.
- At the interview when questions were fired at me rapidly, I forgot everything and grew irritated
- I love thrillers and this book appeals to me strongly.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
I cannot do anything better for you than this.
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order.
A young man had a beautiful garden in his mansion. As he loved flowers, shrubs and trees, he tended to the garden himself. Next to his mansion, there was a small house in which ______ (1) (live) an old man. One day, when the young man was ______ (2) (expect) some special guests, he took extra care in ______ (3) (tend) to the garden. He pulled the weeds, ______ (4) (trim) the shrubs, combed the moss and spent a long time meticulously ______ (5) (rake) up and carefully arranging all the dry autumn leaves. As he worked, the old man ______ (6) (watch) him with interest from across the wall that ______ (7) (separate) their houses. When he had finished, the young man stood back to ______ (8) (admire) his work. “Isn't it beautiful”, he called out to the old man. "Yes", replied the old man, “but there is something missing. Help me over this wall and I'll put it right for you.” After a slight hesitation, the young man ______ (9) (lift) the old fellow over and set him down. Slowly, the old man walked to the tree near the centre of the garden, grabbed it by the trunk, and shook it. Leaves ______ (10) (shower) down all over the garden and formed a beautiful carpet.
“There”, said the old man, “now it is perfect!”
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instructions given in the bracket.
I don't know Helen very much; nevertheless, I like her.
(Begin: In spite of ………)
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
The doctor gave away hope when she fell into a coma.
