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प्रश्न
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
In spite of the very hot weather, Kevin stepped out to buy some bread. (Begin: Despite.…)
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उत्तर
Despite the very hot weather, Kevin stepped out to buy bread.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The table below contains a list of nouns and some adjectives. Use as many adjectives as you can to describe each noun. You might come up with some funny descriptions!
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Noun |
Adjective |
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elephant |
circular, striped, enormous, multicoloured, round, cheerful, wild, blue, red, chubby, large, medium-sized, cold |
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face |
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building |
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water |
Fill in the blank in the following dialogue choosing a suitable phrase from those given below.
Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love _________________.
David: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
He dipped his fingers in the milk.
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
He lowered his fingers slowly into the milk.
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
If it ___________ (rain) today, we ________ (not) go to the play.
Find proverbs, maxims, and Idioms related to ‘friendship’.
- For example: Birds of a feather flock together.
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Read the following sentence:
(i) She muttered in reply and we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
(ii) These are two complete sentences underlying the above sentence.
- She muttered in reply.
- We looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
These two sentences are put together by using the coordinating conjunction ‘and’.
Such sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions (and/ but/ either...or; neither...nor) are called compound sentences.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ are Simple Sentences.
Each of them has only one subject and one predicate.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ can be written in another way.
As she muttered in reply, we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
This sentence begins with a subordinating conjunction ‘As’.
This is a complex sentence.
Two simple sentences joined by subordinate conjunctions are called complex sentences. The subordinate conjunction need not always be at the beginning of the sentence.
Make pairs and groups and find out some more simple, complex, and compound sentences from the text.
A word chain consists of words of a certain category that begin with the letter, that the previous word has ended with.
Complete the word chain adding Four Nouns from the text.
Music - courtyard - d______, ______, ______, ______.
Make the following Negative using the negative words given.
There were a few potted plants in the courtyard. (not many)
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
Under a bridge, two little boys were lying close together to keep warm.
‘We are so hungry!’ they said. ‘You cannot lie there!’ shouted a guard.
Form groups. List a few articles of everyday use. Discuss how they can be improved.
Two separate words combine together to make a new word with a different meaning. They form Compound Words. Using a dictionary, find the meaning of the following compound word.
footprints
Find what the young one of the following animal is called:
donkey -
Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of the following. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and idioms.
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
fatal mistake.
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We really look forward _____________ (meet) alien creatures and ________ (find) out what they are really like.
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
The voice in his head asked the narrator to eat the evidence.
Find the antonym for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Pongo locked the narrator inside the cabin.
Write a question for the answer.
_________________?
No, they aren’t singing.
I’m not going to the party tonight _______________ I didn’t get an invitation.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
She will not recognize us./We ____________ by her.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
Her silence worries me./I _______________ her silence.
Combine the pair of a sentence using the appropriate connector.
Yusuf was running high temperature. He could not take part in the competition.
Combine the pair of sentence given below into a single sentence using the noun form of the highlighted word.
He speaks well. It attracts all.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Fifteen minutes ___ allowed to read the question paper.
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
A ______ of grapes.
Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Her shift finished ____ 7 p.m.
Match the two halves of the sentences and read them.
| 1. | Sea turtles | threaten the survival of sea turtles. |
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2. |
Hatchlings | uses its front flippers to swim. |
| 3. | A turtle | come ashore to lay eggs. |
| 4. | Many factors | cut open the leathery egg shell. |
Fill in the blank with the correct verb form.
If you ________ out with your friends tonight, I _____ the football match on TV.
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
Being compared to Sachin is an absolute privilege.
We won't be late, ________.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Man proposes, but God disposes.
Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.
The toy______ boat danced on the pond.
A conjunction is a word that joins two words or sentence.
He has a pencil _________ a paper.
Choose the correct word.
I ate _____ many chocolates.
Write down clipped word for the given picture.
____________
(gymnasium)
Complete the sentence with correct reflexive pronoun.
I like _____.
complete the sentence.
They ______ friends.
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
The fly _________ sat in the food before she covered it.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
Mariappan knew Pudukottai so well because he ______(live) there for five years.
Now, write the clipped and unclipped forms of the given words and complete the table.
| UNCLIPPED | CLIPPED |
| chimpanzee | |
| photo | |
| mike | |
| cafeteria | |
| gas | |
| helicopter | |
| telephone | |
| varsity | |
| memo | |
| influenza | |
| hippo | |
| bridegroom | |
| fan | |
| demonstration | |
| pram | |
| refrigerator |
- The ______is not clear; we cannot read the sentences.
- We ______wedding cards here.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
en route
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
affect - effect
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
The plane ______off in a few minutes. (take)
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
...but they are sufficient to show how subtilized the whole business has become.
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ rain, take an umbrella.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
This is ______ it must be done.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Somebody must bell the cat.
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
Many victims of the pipeline explosion in an oil refinery were left permanently______.
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
muscle + pain -
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
nerve + disorder -
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
My grandfather is well-known in the village for his nobel deeds.
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
We could not believe that with a few more whacks of the ice axe in the firm snow we were ______to the top.
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Our father rejected it, saying it wouldn’t be sturdy.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
Shakespeare is greater than many other dramatists of the world.
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
Rural life is certainly more peaceful than urban life.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.
...when you’re through.
