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प्रश्न
My mother advised me never to jump ______ conclusions.
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उत्तर
My mother advised me never to jump to conclusions.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
The village/tried/the crime/on the young woman/to pin
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence.
He glanced at a letter.
Study the following sets of words :
- Set A – pleased, happy, joyful, ecstatic
- Set B – letter, word, sentence, paragraph
The words in these sets are arranged in ascending order, each word showing a higher degree than the previous one.
Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.
- adult
- aged
- infant
- youth
Find the antonym of the following from the passage.
Cowardly × ______
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
I can be fifteen next April.
Complete the passage by filling in appropriate prepositions from the list- (with, out, to, in, from, during, of, for, by). Some prepositions may be used more than once.
In Tamil Nadu, a very interesting form of recitation named Villupattu developed (a) ____________ the 15th century. Villupattu means bow-song because a bow-shaped musical instrument (b) ___________ strong high tension string is used (c) __________ placing it (d) _______________ an earthen pitcher. It is believed that this narrative form was an invention (e) __________ Arasa Pulavar. The troupe gives its performance mostly (f) ___________ temple festivals. There are seven to eight persons in a troupe who form a kind (g) ___________ chorus that supports the main singer-narrator. When the chief narrator sings, the chorus takes (h) ____________ the refrain (i) _______________ the song and repeats it in unison. The whole party sits (j) _____________ the ground and performs (k) __________ a lot (l) ____________ gesticulation and facial expression to suit the narrative they have taken. The ballad style songs are composed (m) __________ the rural dialect which appeals (n) ___________ the audience who sometimes join the troupe (o) ____________ suitable notes or words.
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help of option.
Venkat felt happy to ______ the neighbours in the new locality.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Ilakiya and Adhira ______ (enjoy) each other's company very much.
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
Nancy ______ always ______ (ask) for help.
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
There was only a ___________ of people in the theatre.(hand)
Write the noun form of the following word.
deafen ______.
When Usha looked out of the window dark clouds ______ (gather) over the mountains.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
The boy could not attend the special classes due to his mother’s illness. (into Compound)
Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Families often argue ____ Christmas time.
______like to play hide and seek.
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
The boy was taken by surprise when he learnt about Mithali Dorai Raj.
Fill in the blank with the collective noun.
a ________ of birds.
complete the sentence.
The bus ______ brand new.
Fill in the blank.
We ______________ the painting by tomorrow. (complete)
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
Niru _________ joined her family in 2 years.
The main idea of the passage is______.
You are a commentator for a 5000 metre running race. Use simple present and present continuous tenses and complete the commentary from the beginning to the end of the race. Read the completed passage aloud.
The 5000 metre race is about to begin. Lined up at the starting point, from left to right, are John of Great Britain, Peter of Nigeria, and Jeeva of India. The runners are warming up for the great event. Now they 1 ______(take) their positions on the track. They 2 ______(be) all ready for the start. There 3 ______(go) the starter’s gun! Yes, the race has begun. John 4 ______(lead) and Jeeva 5 ______(follow) him closely.
Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentence given below.
The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage.
Was it worth waiting ______?
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
conscience - conscious
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
Caesar was declared emperor. The conspirators killed him. (After)
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The bear climbed up the tree ______ the honey.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
Shakespeare is greater than many other dramatists of the world.
Write the compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
naughty - ______ - ______
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Prussian
