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प्रश्न
Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.
First passenger train/inaugurated /India /1853
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उत्तर
The first passenger train was inaugurated in 1853.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Rewrite the following sentences in the way instructed
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Offended × ______
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- about
- into
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- during
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Help the space ship reach the correct planet.
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______ |
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______ ______ |
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______ |
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An idiom is an expression in English with a special meaning of its own. Idioms do not give the literal meaning of the individual words used in them.
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stand
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| disapprove | |||
| brisk | |||
| engaging | |||
| humble | |||
| eager | |||
| resistance | |||
| persuade | |||
| scarce | |||
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I don’t like to go out.
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We feel sorry for our mistakes.
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Examples: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
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One day, while I was playing ______.
