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प्रश्न
Why was Mathilde married to a ‘minor official’?
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उत्तर
Mathilde was a beautiful, charming young lady who was born into a family of clerks. This had decided her fate. Due to her unfavourable circumstances, she was forced to marry a "minor official."
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Why did Matilda not want to see her rich friends?
Why was Matilda in a hurry to go to her house after the ball?
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel − why is she always unhappy?
What kind of a person is her husband?
How is the problem solved?
How do they replace the necklace?
If you were caught in a situation like this, how would you have dealt with it?
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
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Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde was sad because she did not get any luxuries
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
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Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
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Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde borrowed a diamond necklace from her friend and wore it to the party.
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde lost the necklace.
Read the following :
- The necklace
- an error
- all these things
- another woman
- one evening
- her husband.
In all these phrases we see some words used before the nouns. They specify or make it clear what noun we are talking about. These words that are used at the beginning of a noun phrase are known as determiners.
Determiners include articles (a, an, the), possessive pronouns (my, our, your, her, etc.), demonstratives (words like this, that), quantifiers (much, many, etc.), numerals, etc.
Write your phrases using each type of determiner.
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Answer of the following question in 100-120 words:
Matilda was very proud of her beauty and charm and this led to her downfall. Elaborate.
Do you like jewellery and ornaments?
What makes a person happy and confident during special functions and parties?
Why did Mathilde weep with misery after visiting her schoolmate?
Why was Mathilde sad, restless and anxious though her dress was ready?
What was the arrangement with the jeweller? Do you think it was fair?
Who is Madame Loisel?
Why does Madame Forestier speak coldly to Mathilde?
Have you ever lost anything valuable?
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Read the conversations in the story (The Necklace) aloud using proper intonation.
