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प्रश्न
Combine the pair of sentence below into simple, complex, and compound.
Radha was ill. She was not hospitalised.
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उत्तर
Simple: Despite being ill, Radha was not hospitalised.
Complex: Although Radha was ill, she was not hospitalised.
Compound: Radha was ill, but she was not hospitalised.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Make the following Negative using the negative words given.
She refused to share her secret. (would not)
Use of although/ though/ even though/but
Read the following sentences.
- Although the café was crowded, we found a vacant table.
Although Sadie has passed her test, she never drives.
The clause with although can also come after the main clause.
For example: We found a vacant table, although the café was crowded. - Though I liked the pullover, I didn’t buy it.
Though it was pouring cats and dogs, he set out for his journey.
We can use though at the end of the sentence.
For example: I liked the pullover; I didn’t buy it, though. - We can use ‘even though’ in the same way.
John looked quite fresh even though he had just recovered from jaundice.
‘Even though’ can be used at the beginning of the sentence also.
‘Even though’ I hate Gopal, I shall try to be nice with him.
‘Even though’ is stronger and more emphatic than ‘although’ - We can join two clauses with ‘but’.
For example: We wanted to go abroad, but our passports were not ready.
We use these words (although, though, even though, but) to show the contrast between two clauses or two sentences.
Although, though, even though and but can be used as conjunctions to introduce afterthoughts, contrasts, or restrictions and conditions.
Find out the sentences from the lesson in which any of these words are used.
Discuss in pairs/groups the purpose they serve.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘not only but also’ and ‘as well as’ in 2 seperate sentences.
The state parties are responsible for identifying and nominating new sites.
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
zoological park -
Complete this table with the help of the given example.
e.g: Portugal is the name of the country. People from Portugal are called the Portuguese.
| COUNTRY | NATIONALITY |
| Ex: Portugal | Portuguese |
| French | |
| Chinese | |
| American | |
| Sri Lankan | |
| Spanish | |
| Burmese | |
| Indian | |
| Thai |
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
Her birthday is _____ 6th April.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the option and complete the sentence.
______ I got up early, I managed to reach school on time.
Now the teacher will read the following words. Listen carefully to the stress in each word. Write against each word whether it is a noun or a verb and mark the stress.
| 'contract | con'tract |
| conduct | con'duct |
| 'object | ob'ject |
| 'subject | sub'ject |
| 'present | pre'sent |
| 'desert | de’sert |
| 'project | pro'ject |
| 'refuse | re'fuse |
| 'address | ad'dress |
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order.
A young man had a beautiful garden in his mansion. As he loved flowers, shrubs and trees, he tended to the garden himself. Next to his mansion, there was a small house in which ______ (1) (live) an old man. One day, when the young man was ______ (2) (expect) some special guests, he took extra care in ______ (3) (tend) to the garden. He pulled the weeds, ______ (4) (trim) the shrubs, combed the moss and spent a long time meticulously ______ (5) (rake) up and carefully arranging all the dry autumn leaves. As he worked, the old man ______ (6) (watch) him with interest from across the wall that ______ (7) (separate) their houses. When he had finished, the young man stood back to ______ (8) (admire) his work. “Isn't it beautiful”, he called out to the old man. "Yes", replied the old man, “but there is something missing. Help me over this wall and I'll put it right for you.” After a slight hesitation, the young man ______ (9) (lift) the old fellow over and set him down. Slowly, the old man walked to the tree near the centre of the garden, grabbed it by the trunk, and shook it. Leaves ______ (10) (shower) down all over the garden and formed a beautiful carpet.
“There”, said the old man, “now it is perfect!”
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
I had to pull over a tough situation to meet the project deadline.
