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प्रश्न
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
ad hoc
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उत्तर
Ad hoc – created for a particular
An ad-hoc committee was set up to probe the scam in the universities.
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Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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near - ________.
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Shaggy monsters
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
My new house is ______________ the one I used to live in. (big)
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Inversion
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
a ______ list (a list of defaulters).
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘not only but also’ and ‘as well as’ in 2 seperate sentences.
The state parties are responsible for identifying and nominating new sites.
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
I swear I ____________ tell lies again. (promise)
Choose the correct option.
We use ______ when something is compulsory, obligatory, and important.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals.
(will, shall, would, should, can, could, may, might, ought to)
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Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
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Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in bracket.
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Change the following into passive voice.
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Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
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Recite the poem Farmer’s friend with the correct intonation.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
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Choose the correct option that shows the future perfect tense.
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Read the following passage and correct the error you come across.
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Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
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| frequently | satisfaction | willingness |
| comfortable | resemblance | nobility |
Form two derivatives from each of the following words by adding prefixes and suffixes.
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| patient | patient | patiently |
| honour | ||
| respect | ||
| manage | ||
| fertile | ||
| different | ||
| friend | ||
| obey |
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
My uncle ______have reached by now. (possibility)
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
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Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
They say he is a spy.
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
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Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
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close - ______ - ______
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