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प्रश्न
Comment on the literary device, used in the following line:
Titania: Be kind and courteous to this gentleman….
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उत्तर
- Personification – Bottom, who has the head of an ass is personified by being called a 'gentleman‘.
- Tautology – The words 'kind‘ and 'courteous‘ having the same meaning are placed in the same line.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
(1) Do as directed :
Master: “Well Shailesh, I hear you are taking part in the speaking competition.”
Pupil: “Yes; and I came to ask you to give me some hints on the art of public speaking.” [Change into indirect speech]
(2) The people regarded him ………….. imposter and called him …………. Villain[Insert correct articles]
(3) go then said the ant and dance winter away [Punctuat]
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
knew no bounds
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive / Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
He began to cry.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
Your words of praise are my greatest reward. (Begin the sentence with ‘No other .......)
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To show possession
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
plentiful supply
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
heart of hearts
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | because | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Now try joining the sentences in the two columns using because.
Read the following sentence and change the form of the underlined word as directed.
The successful flight of the bird was a proud moment for the seagull’s family. (to verb)
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
______ your mother ____ (work) today?
Observe the following call-outs. Reporter (C) has reported the sentences of Speaker (A). Now, help Reporter (C) report the rest of the sentences of Speaker (A).
| A (Speaker) | B (Questioner) | C (Reporter) |
| I have to go. | What did he say? |
He said that he wanted to go. (say) |
| Can you hear me? | What did she say? |
She asked if you could hear her. (ask) |
| Consult the doctor. | What did he say? |
He advised you to consult the doctor (advice) |
| I won’t go to the party. | What did he say? | (say) |
| When did you come? | What did she say? | (ask) |
| Don’t touch the wire. | What did she say? | (warn) |
| What did he say? | ||
| What did he say? |
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
They ______ (request) him when the manager arrived.
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
There was only a ___________ of people in the theatre.(hand)
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
She invited most of her friends. They attended the party.
Frame sentences of your own using the below idiomatic phrases.
| go far | blow up | show up | call on | break off | knuckle under |
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
A ______ of ants.
Fill in the blank with the correct verb form.
If he __________ harder, he __________ his goals.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Wow___What a wonderful event ____
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
It ______ (play).
Match the rhyming words.
| health | charm |
| hook | wealth |
| harm | look |
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
I _______ (read) the poem.
Choose the correct plural form.
Bench
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
I go to school.
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
She _________ her exam.
Fill in the blank with the correct opposite.
Is this a small tree?
No, it is _____.
Give the correct verb form using come.
- I ______ by bus
- They ______ by bus.
- He ______ by bus.
- She ______ by bus.
Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
Our mum spoke to us angrily. _______
Circle the pronouns.
An old man lived in a village. He was one of the most unfortunate men in the world. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained, and was always in a bad mood.
complete the sentence.
They ______ friends.
She ________ the bill. (pay)
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
Do not approve______.
Write the past form of the verbs.
swim - ______.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
frivolous
Frame meaningful sentence of your own using the following expression from the story. Use a dictionary if required.
accepted her seclusion with resignation
Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners. (Articles have been included)
Once the emperor gave a bag of seeds to his council of ministers and said that he would give them six months’ time to grow the seeds. Whoever does a good job will be made the ______ emperor of that empire. ______ the ministers took their task seriously. After six months ______ ministers had small plants in their pots. A ______ had very large plants. ______ had medium sized plants. The emperor entered the hall. He was ______ amused to see ______ plants. He called the ______ minister and asked him what he did with the seed. ______ minister explained the process he adopted to make ______ plant grow. The emperor called ______ the other ministers to explain what they did. Only ______ minister had come with an empty pot. They laughed loudly at the foolishness of this minister. But the Emperor applauded him and made him the ______ Emperor. Do you know why? He had given them boiled seeds which will not grow. Only ______ minister was honest.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
At the moment they____ (wait) at the bus-stop. But I ______(not know) their plans for the journey.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
______ I use your mobile phone? It’s an emergency.
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
We will miss our train, ______.
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
Hima Das ran so fast that she______ win the medal.
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
The patient is critical. He ______ be taken to the hospital. (compulsion)
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You ______ follow the traffic rules. (regulation)
Read the following dialogue and complete the report in the space provided.
| Priya | Where are you going? |
| Vijay | I am going to the railway station. |
| Priya | Why are you going there? |
| Vijay | I want to receive my uncle who is coming from Bangalore. |
| Priya asked Vijay | (a) ______ |
| Vijay replied | (b) ______ |
| Priya further inquired | (c) ______ |
| Vijay stated that | (d) ______ |
Underline the prepositional phrase.
With reference to your advertisement in a local newspaper, I am applying for the post of a salesman.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Why were you scolded by your parents?
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The Chief Guest spoke a few words, did he?
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
Thomas Alva Edison did not lose his ______, even after facing a series of experimental failures in his quest to discover tungsten.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
He greeted me with his usual smile and banter.
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
Boys love playing cricket.
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
He was dissatisfied. He quit his job.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
______ information that she gave proved false.
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
E-mail is the fastest means of communication.
The coach hoped that in his absence the team would ______ with the practice.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ____________ | |
Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.
I wouldn’t throw it away.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write compound word using the picture:
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
This particular shop deals ______ organic food.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
Some seats are set by for the handicapped.
