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प्रश्न
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
sawmill
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उत्तर
A factory where wood is cut into boards.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Add -ly to the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blank.
1) perfect
2) near
3) kind
4) pleasant
5) eager
He fell over the step and __________ broke his arm.
Look at these sentences.
- Most snakes are quite harmless, but a few are poisonous.
- Most snakes lay eggs, but the rattlesnake gives birth to its young.
Now write five sentences like these using ‘most’ and the clues below.
1. (90% of) people are honest (10%) are dishonest.
________________________
2. (Lots of) fruit have plenty of sugar, (some) citrus fruit are low in sugar.
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3. (Every soft drink except this one) has lots of ‘empty calories’.
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4. (The majority of) films are romances, (a few) are on other topics.
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5. (A majority of) people agree that he is a good leader, (just a few) disagree.
________________________
Underline the clauses in the below sentence and also the words that link or connect the clauses.
It is believed that The Iliad and The Odyssey were composed and recited by a blind poet named Homer, who lived about 900 BCE and who wandered from one Greek city or village to another, singing his poems to all who would receive him in their homes.
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.
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to be wary of
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
begun
There is a temple right ________ my house.
Failure is often the __________ negligence.
Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.
She ____________ to anybody.
Underline the verb and identify the tense form.
I have been ill for a couple of days ______.
Choose the correct option.
My salary is low _________ I find the work interesting.
Choose the correct option.
The passengers rushed to board the bus _________ it arrived.
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
My brother visits my father whenever he comes to Chennai.
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Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
I work faster ____ night.
Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
The box was heavy ______ he could not lift it.
complete the sentence.
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Write the word given in the bracket in correct tense.
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Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
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Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
The rich industrialist donated a huge sum of money to set up a public library in his native village. He is a ______ and a social reformer.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
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Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
I wish you ______ tell me the truth.
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I have just come back from Chennai.
Akshita ______
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
You should add a little salt to the buttermilk
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
The new health care scheme announced by the Government will bring relief to the children suffering with acute tuberculosis.
Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause.
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How do we decide whether a clause is a noun clause, an adjective clause or an adverb clause? There is a simple rule - we can replace an adverb clause with an adverb, an adjective clause with an adjective and a noun clause with a noun.
Look at the following examples -
- But I don’t know the answer. (Noun)
But I don’t know what they want. (Noun clause) - He told us a funny story. (Adjective)
He told us a story that was funny. (Adjective clause) - They went away. (Adverb)
They went when you were talking to your friend. (Adverb clause)
Now complete the following on your own :
- But I don’t know ____________.
- He told us ____________.
- They went ____________.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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Write compound word using the pictures.
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