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प्रश्न
Underline the prepositional phrase.
Ravi was appreciated by his teachers.
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उत्तर
Ravi was appreciated by his teachers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the lines below.
- 'To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds'.
The above line contain a human characteristic ‘dancing’ given to something non - human, ‘angels’. The Figure of Speech used in the line is called ‘Personification’. - ‘To believe is to know that
Everyday is a new beginning’. - To believe is to know ______ life is a gift
Lines in poetry, such as the above, state a general truth and can be used as sayings or quotes etc. They contain the Figure of Speech called Epigram.
Epigram closely resembles a proverb.
Find from the poem three other examples of Epigram.
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
Pick out one line that contains the following Figure of Speech.
Tautology
Read the following aloud and note the highlighted words. They are conjunctions.
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"I am terribly afraid of falling, myself," said the Cowardly Lion, "but I suppose there is nothing to do but try it. So get on my back and we will make the attempt." The Scarecrow sat upon the Lion’s back, and the big beast walked to the edge of the gulf and crouched down. "Why don’t you run and jump?" asked the Scarecrow. "Because that isn’t the way we Lions do these things," he replied. Then giving a great spring, he shot through the air and landed safely on the other side. |
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
heart of hearts
Use the following word to construct a meaningful sentence on your own.
courageous -
Nagarajan and Dhanalakshmi want to buy a new house. They have come to see a house for sale. Complete the conversation below by adding a, an, or the.
| Nagarajan: | Well, here we are, No.8, Kaveri Street. I think this is house we saw online. What do you think of ____________ location? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | It is in ____________ nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station. |
| Nagarajan: | And ____________ bus stop is not too far away. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | How many rooms are there? |
| Nagarajan: | There are three rooms, ____________ kitchen and ____________ balcony. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | There is a ____________ lawn behind ____________ house, right? |
| Nagarajan: | That’s right ____________ lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of ____________ living room, online? What does it look like? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | ____________ living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has ____________ nice view of ____________ hills. But ____________ kitchen looks ____________ Little small. |
| Nagarajan: | And, I remember you said there isn’t ____________ store room, right? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | No, but there is ____________ attic, where we can store things. |
| Nagarajan: | I hope this house is ____________ better option. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | Lets wait for____________ real estate agent. She said, she would be here at three o’clock. |
| Nagarajan: | Look there she is! |
Complete the story using the past tense of the verbs.
The Hare and the Tortoise
One day a Hare and a Tortoise decided to have a race. The Tortoise _______ (know) that the Hare _________ (can) run faster than him. But the Tortoise _______ (be) more intelligent than the Hare. 'Yes, I'll race you,'_________ (say) the Tortoise. The Tortoise ______ (have) a clever plan. He ______ (find) his brothers and sisters and he ______ (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all ______ (hide) behind the trees along the path. The race ______ (begin)! The Tortoise ______ (run) as fast as possible. But the Hare ______ (be) faster, of course. 'This will be a very easy race', ______ (think) the Hare. So the Hare _________ (decide) to rest, and he quickly ____ (fall) asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the Hare ______ (wake up) and he ______ (see) a Tortoise ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the Hare asked himself. In fact, it ______ (be) not his friend the Tortoise: it ______ (be) the Tortoise's sister. But to a Hare, all tortoises look the same. The Hare ______ (run) past the Tortoise easily. Soon, he ______ (cannot) see the Tortoise, so he ______ (sit) down to rest. Then the Hare ______ (get up) and continued the race. But as the Hare _______ (turn) around the last corner before the finish line, his friend the Tortoise crossed the line and ______ (win) the race!
Add a suitable prefix or suffix and make new words.
| -ship | -hood | un- | after- | -ion |
| -less | - ful | -ment | im- | -ous |
| child ___ | wonder___ |
| ____noon | count___ |
| relation___ | __patient |
| ___happy | excite____ |
| danger___ | perfect___ |
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(visit the Tajmahal)
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ have come to know the truth.
Frame sentences of your own using the below idiomatic phrases.
| go far | blow up | show up | call on | break off | knuckle under |
Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Buy me a present ____ my birthday.
Look at the picture and write eight sentences using prepositions.
Where is the rabbit?
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
______ it was cloudy, we decided to take an umbrella.
Find me in the poem.
I can border your garden
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
I had a great time at your party ___
Give the correct verb form for following sentences.
She______ to school.
Use the suitable verb.
I ______ the book.
Some tips to change singular to plural
Simply add s.
Fill in the blank.
Watermelon is ______ pineapple.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
In schools, students ______ wear uniforms. It is compulsory.
Explain the ______‘Cut your ______according to your cloth.’ (coat/quote)
Do as directed.
Varsha reached the railway station. She was waiting for them there. (combine into a compound sentence)
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
How are you?
Satish ______
Underline the prepositional phrase.
My brother will return home in the evening.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the option and complete the sentence.
It started raining, ______we could not play.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The Chief Guest spoke a few words, did he?
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
final – finale – feline
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
Compulsive gambling is the worst habit a man can develop
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
My scissors is missing.
