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प्रश्न
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
emigrate - immigrate
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उत्तर
emigrate (leaving homeland) – immigrate (come to live permanently in a foreign country)
Priyanka Chopra does not wish to emigrate to the UK where her husband is living. Candidates who wish to immigrate to the USA are increasing in number every year.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____________. (tremble)
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
make up one’s mind
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Complete the following story using the verbs in the brackets in their proper form:-
Footprint
One night a man ______ (have) a dream. He ______ (dream) that he was ______ (walk) along the beach with god. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one ______ (belong) to him and the other, to God.
After the last scene ______ (flash), he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He ______ (observe) that many times along the path of his life there ______ (be) only one set of footprints and that it ______ (happen) at the saddest, most ______ (trouble) times of his life.
He ______ (question) God about it. “God, you ______ (say) that once I ______ (decide) to follow you, you ______ (will) walk with me all the way. So I don’t understand, why you ______ (leave) me alone when I ______ (need) you most.”
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Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
Janu is studying in class X. In the event of the teachers __________________
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
My brother ____ (not/do) his homework.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
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The car was travelling ______ a great speed.
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Top Left Corner: Write the word’s opposite.
Lower Left Corner: Write a sentence that uses the definition of the word.
Lower Right Corner: Draw a graphic to help you visualize the concept.
In the Centre: Write the word.
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- use
- buy
- sail
- watch
- operate
- foreign
- bake
- write
- govern
- act
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Govern your passions or they will govern you.
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| 1. | shady | misery |
| 2. | bored | calm |
| 3. | glee | interested |
| 4. | panic | slow |
| 5. | hasty | sunny |
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While the boy was playing, the girl _____.
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- welcome/she and her parents/with a broad smile/their/ guests
- enjoyed the day/felt/happy and/Madhu and her parents
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Circle the consonant letters.
p r l o j s a k i y d q
Fill in the blank with the pronoun.
The children made holiday decorations by _______.
complete the sentence.
We ______ in New York, last week.
Write
______ unicorn
Change the voice of the following sentence.
The team was trained by the coach.
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tight corners
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
You should add a little salt to the buttermilk
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
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Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
My village cannot achieve 100 % literacy rate, unless the elders of the village cooperate with the education department.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
______ concession, you have to apply well in advance.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
A number of books ______ missing.
Read the following example, and then complete the sentence using your own idea.
Place: You may sit wherever you like.
You may sit ____________.
