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प्रश्न
When words with the same spelling or pronunciation are used in such a way that they convey more than one meaning, the figure of speech involved is called a pun.
A pun is a play upon words. For example,
- Hello! How’s life?
- Hell, O! It’s a strife.
Find other examples of pun with the help of your parents/teacher.
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उत्तर १
- When his wife died, he cried for a second.
- Living life depends on the liver.
- You cannot buy a cap for your knee.
- Don't cross the bridge of your nose.
उत्तर २
- Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
- I’ve been to the dentist many times, so I know the drill.
- The calendar’s days are numbered.
- A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it’s two-tired.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.
There is a mountain for away.
And on the mountain stands a tree.
And on the tree, there is a branch.
And on the branch, there is a nest.
And in the nest, there is an egg.
And in the egg, there is a bird
One day the bird will fly.
One day we will be free.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.
- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.
She told me that she was a doctor.
Clause (1) ____________
Clause (2) ____________
Conjunction:
Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.
The traveller arrived at the station after the train had left.
Clause (1) ____________
Clause (2) ____________
Conjunction:
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To refer to events, activities, and experiences
Find one example of the following punctuation mark from the story and copy the sentence in which they are used - colon.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
earn one’s name.
Divide and list out the words under each pattern.
| party | teacher | speaker | starfish | curtain | snowman |
| garden | pancake | heater | cowboy | farmer | weasel |
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Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
It ______ to school.
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
My uncle ______have reached by now. (possibility)
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Sixty miles are a long distance.
