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प्रश्न
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Brackish lakes
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उत्तर
Brackish lakes: The salty lakes of the Tibetan Plateau
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Underline the verbs and arrange them in two columns, Past and Earlier past.
(a) My friends set out to see the caves in the next town, but I stayed at home, because I had seen them already.
(b) When they arrived at the station, their train had left. They came back home, but by that time I had gone out to see a movie!
(c) So they sat outside and ate the lunch I had packed for them.
(d) By the time I returned, they had fallen asleep!
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Past
Earlier past
Find these phrasal verbs in the story.
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burn out
light up
look on
run out
keep out
Write down the sentences in which they occur, consult a dictionary and write down the meaning that you think matches the meaning of the phrasal verb in the sentence.
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1. to take to something: to begin to do something as a habit
2. to take ill: to suddenly become ill
Locate these phrases in the text and notice the way they are used.
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
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spyglass
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- clause
- sentence
Underline the main clause in the following sentence.
The egg hunters follow this trail right up to the nest which is about half a metre deep.
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
Neel - I put the dishes in the dishwasher.
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The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
savage controversy
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to go beyond
Read the highlighted words. They are known as prepositions.
- for a walk
- around the farm
- specialities of plants
- in the soil
- with great effort
Change the following into Passive voice.
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Find the synonyms for the underlined word.
The narrator was in trouble because he took the oranges.
Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in bracket.
I think Manju ____________ (visit) her grandparents during the vacation.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our feet ______
There aren’t ______ (some/any) eggs in the basket.
But there are ____ (much/a few) near it.
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
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Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Having finished the work, the manager decided to return home.
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
My aunt lives in Trichy but, my aunt often comes to visit my family.
Use the blended word in your own sentence.
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Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
Everyone likes him _________ he is very helpful.
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
I want a roof over my head.
He could have bought a new car, ______?
Sinduja is getting ready to sleep. She starts writing her diary. Help her complete it by using the verbs given in brackets.
(start, eat, have, finish, go, reach)
- I got up at 7’O clock.
- . I ______breakfast.
- I______ to office by car.
- I______ to work.
- I______ lunch at______ .
- I ______my task at 7 p.m.
- I______ home at 8 p.m.
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| news + ______ | = ______ |  |
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| wheel + ______ | = ______ |  |
Pick the abstract noun.
He takes pride in his job.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
My birthday falls ____ September.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
We ______to school.
He ate two chocolates _______ he got cough.
Choose the correct word.
This box is _______ heavy to lift.
Write down clipped word for the given picture.
______________
(refrigerator)
We ________ to the park. (go)
They ________ him before the party. (meet)
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
My father ______(be) to Mumbai once before.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
Being a Monday, the shops _________ not be crowded today.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Aruna always looks at the bright side of things. Even in the face of misfortune, she firmly believes that everything will work out for the best in the end. Aruna is an ______.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Yusuf ______ to the movies once in a while (go)
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
…which are not to be despised.
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ Kiran, Rajesh may attend a programme.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
Who taught her Computer Science?
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
You are requested to make a cup of tea for the guest
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
career – carrier – courier
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
We could not believe that with a few more whacks of the ice axe in the firm snow we were ______to the top.
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
You can solve this problem in different ways.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
Tanya would not know the answer unless she referred to the answer key.
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
A silver tumbler of buttermilk seasoned with asafetida.
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
A few people from the house of bereavement stood outside.
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
I threw the pen. It was broken.
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
Very few boys in the class are as tall as Ravi.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
A number of books ______ missing.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Ten thousand rupees a month are an insufficient income.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ____________ | |
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II.
(I) Not only was he a famous actor but also a renowned director.
(II) Besides ______
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
fast - faster - ______
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
high - ______ - highest
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Tribel
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
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