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Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence. I could not complete my paper in the examination ______ I was slow in answering the questions.

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Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.

I could not complete my paper in the examination ______ I was slow in answering the questions.

पर्याय

  • because

  • but

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I could not complete my paper in the examination because I was slow in answering the questions.

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पाठ 2.1: A Nice Cup of Tea - Grammar- Connectives or Linkers [पृष्ठ ४७]

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पाठ 2.1 A Nice Cup of Tea
Grammar- Connectives or Linkers | Q 1 a) | पृष्ठ ४७

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Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.

Someone stole my bicycle. ________


Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.

Rani : Why are you turning on the radio?
Ravi : I ________ (listen) to the news.


Say whether each of the verbs underlined below, are Finite or Non-finite.

We lack the confidence to see ourselves as developed nations.


Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.

The thief stole the money and he ran away.

Clause (1) ____________

Clause (2) ____________

Conjunction:


List at least 10 verbs, the last letter of which is doubled in the past tense form. Example: sob - sobbed.


Write the adjective that is used to describe the following.

evening


Write the homophones (words which sound the same) of the following words in the story.

  1. no: 
  2. went:
  3. through:
  4. dear:
  5. pair:
  6. soul:
  7. here:
  8. knew:
  9. whole:

Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.

We____________ preserve our natural resources. (duty)


______ fire, break the glass to escape.


Complete the following sentence using appropriate Connector from the option.

The store was out of chocolate chips; ______________ they would need to make a different type of cookies.


Underline the prefix in each word in the boxes.

unlock rewrite dislike unsafe remix relocate
distrust untrue unhook unlucky disown disclose

Peter played handball yesterday, _______?


Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.


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Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.

The train will be arriving on 2nd platform.


Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.

We play cricket on Sundays. (Aravind)


Some tips to change singular to plural

Simply add s.


A conjunction is a word that joins two words or a sentence.

Do you want apple _________ pear?


Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.

where is my cat


Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.

The exam __________ when I reached the exam hall. (start)


The world of sports has given us many idiomatic expressions like ‘blow-by-blow.’ Read the description of each of the idioms given below. Then match these idioms with their meaning given in the box.

Idioms Meaning
i) throw in the towel: Wet towels are kept near a boxing ring to wipe the sweat of boxers between rounds. When a boxer was getting badly beaten, his manager would throw a towel in the ring to end the fight. a. state of near collapse or defeat
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iii) on the ropes: Boxing rings are typically enclosed by four ropes. As a boxer when your opponent has forced you against the ropes with his/her attack, you are in trouble. c. prepare for a conflict
iv) below the belt: Hits below the beltline are generally considered illegal in boxing. d. on your side in an argument or dispute
v) square off: facing each other at the beginning of a match e. to give up

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This seat is not very comfortable to sit ______.


Nobody can say ______there will be an improvement in the______

(whether/weather)


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____________

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Examples: sweet - sweeter - sweetest

bright - ______ - ______


Write the compound word from the pictures.

+
                        ____________

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