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प्रश्न
Pick the abstract noun.
The dove is a symbol of peace.
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उत्तर
Peace.
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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
I was __________ surprised to see him at the railway station. I thought he was not coming.
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.
________________________
3. (Every soft drink except this one) has lots of ‘empty calories’.
________________________
4. (The majority of) films are romances, (a few) are on other topics.
________________________
5. (A majority of) people agree that he is a good leader, (just a few) disagree.
________________________
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
_________ she ________ (watch) TV?
But there are______ near it.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Ben saw Daisy playing across the road.
Vijay had ______ idea about the problem.
Complete the sentences choosing the right endings.
| We were thoroughly disappointed | to find out his address |
| Hardly had he stepped out | we could not go further |
| They wanted | since our team did not get a prize |
| Since we had run out of petrol | was his reckless driving |
| The cause of his injury | when it began to rain |
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
Jessie enjoys bothering others.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Manoj ______ present along with his parents.
We have seen that clauses are parts of a sentence, and they are classified as main and subordinate or dependent clauses. Dependent clauses can be further classified as follows according to the work they do in a sentence.
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 ____________.
