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प्रश्न
Read the given passages and rewrite them using the direct speech.
The cyclist warned the driver not to move his car till the police arrived. The driver pleaded that it was not his fault; he was ready to pay a hundred rupees to repair the damaged cycle. The cyclist refused the money and insisted that the police be called.
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उत्तर
| The cyclist | Don’t move your car till the police arrive. |
| Car driver | Sir, it is not my fault. I’m ready to pay hundred rupees for repairing the damaged cycle. |
| The cyclist | I don’t want the money. I want to call the police |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Syllable: A syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound and may or may not have consonant sounds before / after it.
Examples of words having:
One syllable: a, I, see, at, on, man, with, thread.
Two syllables: mother, seated, giraffe, parrot, active, happy.
Three syllables: happiness, wonderful, animal, surprising, adventure, ignorance
More than three syllables: consequently, encouragement, responsibility, identifying, encyclopedia.
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To show possession
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strong (city)
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| can, may, shall, will could, might, should, would l must, ought to, used to, need, dare. |
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Irine felt cold ______________ she was wearing a winter coat.
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A friend of mine is repairing the car./The car _______________ by a friend of mine.
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| A (Speaker) | B (Questioner) | C (Reporter) |
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He said that he wanted to go. (say) |
| Can you hear me? | What did she say? |
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| Consult the doctor. | What did he say? |
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| I won’t go to the party. | What did he say? | (say) |
| When did you come? | What did she say? | (ask) |
| Don’t touch the wire. | What did she say? | (warn) |
| What did he say? | ||
| What did he say? |
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The ___________ of the President has been expected for the last half an hour. (arrive)
But there are______ near it.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ books have been written by a great Indian writer.
This picture was drawn ______ the girl ______ charcoal.
- across
- with
- on
- to
- by
- since
- from
- about
- into
- at
- during
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| saxophone | ||
| volcano | ||
| Eiffel Tower | ||
| Boycott | ||
| Mount Everest |
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He takes pride in his job.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ______ | |
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The flight has lost the contact.
I ______.
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I have posted the letter.
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Nobody has been seen in the library this week.
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Dancing gives me joy.
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No, I didn't. What are hydrological resources?
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| Customer: | Really! Do you usually offer this advice? |
| Photographer: | No. I don’t. Your event is in an open and picturesque area and I want to capture the complete scene. |
The photographer told the customer that she wanted to use a drone for photographing his event. The customer exclaimed in surprise and asked (ii) ______. The photographer replied in the negative and shared that (iii) _______as his event was in an open and picturesque area.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write the compound words from the picture.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
The signboard in the park read 'Keep ______ the lawn'.
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
When will the Shatabdi Express pull up?
