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Underline the prepositional phrase. With reference to your advertisement in a local newspaper, I am applying for the post of a salesman. - English

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Underline the prepositional phrase.

With reference to your advertisement in a local newspaper, I am applying for the post of a salesman.

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With reference to your advertisement in a local newspaper, I am applying for the post of a salesman.

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अध्याय 2.1: A Nice Cup of Tea - Grammar- Prepositions Phrases [पृष्ठ ४५]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
अध्याय 2.1 A Nice Cup of Tea
Grammar- Prepositions Phrases | Q 1. a) | पृष्ठ ४५

संबंधित प्रश्न

Write the noun forms of the following word adding −ance or −ence to it.

maintain ____________


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’).

It bleated frantically and butted him.


Write in your notebook an imaginary telephonic conversation between you and your family - doctor’s secretary, asking for an appointment to consult the doctor for a health problem you are suffering from. Begin with .......

Secretary: Good morning! This is XYZ Clinic. How can I help you?

Myself: Good morning! I am ................


Say WHY. . . . . .

Ramanujan’s letter bored and irritated Hardy, at first.


Change the voice in the following sentence.

He could not break the ban.


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.

crosscurrents


Find at least 5 words with prefixes and identify the prefix in each word.


Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.

to have a beneficial effect


Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.

to undo


Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.

How long __________?


Report the following sentence.

Pushpa said, “Do not spoil the eco-system.”


Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.

If you listen carefully, you ______ my point. (understand).


Fill in the blanks with the help of the picture clues.


Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.

The ___________ of the President has been expected for the last half an hour. (arrive)


Identify the phrase in the following sentence and classify them as Adjective, Adverb, or Noun phrase.

The train halts at every junction.


Find the antonym for the following word.

Secret ×


Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.

The new boss decided to ______ (appoint) the lazy workers.


Circle the prepositions.

The meeting starts at 10’o clock in the morning, on Wednesday, on 22nd of March, in 2019.


Choose the correct plural form.

Bench


Read the situation given. Write the response of the subject in a sentence. Tick the correct box to identify the kind of sentences.

D- Declarative; In- Interrogative; E- Exclamatory; Im- Imperative

    D In E Im
 

Example: (Vendor) while weighing the fruits

How many kilos do you want?

     
1.

(Children) while eating ice-cream

       
2. (Teacher) while noticing students talking in the classroom        
3. (Waiter) while attending a new customer        
4. (Student) while introducing oneself        
5. (Tourist) while visiting the Taj Mahal        
6. (TTR) while checking the tickets of passengers        
7. (Critic) while writing a review of a book        
8. (Receptionist) while attending to a guest in the hotel        

Choose the correct verb.

Boy ______the cake.


Change the sentence into present continuous tense.

Pinku works in a power plant.


Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.

shot his bolt


Read the following dialogue and complete the report in the space provided.

Teacher Why are you late?
Divya I missed the bus.
Teacher You should have reached the bus stop on time.
Divya My grandmother is ill. So, I had to take her to the doctor.
Teacher I am sorry. What ails her?
Divya She has high fever.

The teacher asked Divya why she was late. Divya replied that (a) ______.The teacher told her that (b) ______. Divya said that her grandmother was ill so she had to take her to the doctor. The teacher felt sorry and further asked her (c) ______. Divya explained that she (d) ______ high fever.


Here are some compound words chosen from the text.

ice-fall knife-edge wind-proof sleeping-bags
half-way never-ending partly-full ice- axe

Underline the gerund in the following sentence.

Boys love playing cricket.


Write the compound word from the pictures.

____________

In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II.

(I) Not only was he a famous actor but also a renowned director.

(II) Besides ______


Here, we see that the ‘-ing’ form of the verb ‘fight’ is used as a subject in ‘The fighting went on’. It does the work of a noun. When the ‘-ing’ form of a verb is used as a noun, it is known as a gerund or verbal noun. Read the following examples of gerunds:

  • Gardening is an art.
  • Cooking is a science.
  • I enjoy reading poems.
  • I like reading more than writing.

Rewrite the above sentences using other appropriate gerunds in place of the ones given here.


Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.

Today Tommy found a new book.


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