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Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:Shaggy monsters

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Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Shaggy monsters

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Shaggy monster:The fearful physical appearance of the Tibetan Mastiffs

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पाठ 8.1: Silk Road - Working with words [पृष्ठ ८३]

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पाठ 8.1 Silk Road
Working with words | Q 2.1 | पृष्ठ ८३

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).

He stroked its sides.


Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.

able  - ________.


Which form of the verb is more natural in below sentence?
Swapna can’t go out this evening. Her father will come/is coming to see her


Match the words in Column A with what they imply in Column B.

Column A Column B
(1) pilgrim (a) threat to life
(2) journey (b) trap
(3) evening or close of day (c) life
(4) chasm, deep and wide (d) death
(5) building a bridge (e) old age
(6) pitfall (f) a dutiful man
(7) close of day (g) solving the problem/getting rid of the threat to life

Say whether the underlined is Infinitive / Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.

He began to cry


Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.

To indicate the relationship


Frame simple sentences - statements, questions, requests, orders, permissions, etc. using the modals listed below.

can, may, shall, will could, might, should, would l must, ought to, used to, need, dare. 

Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence. 

in store for... 


Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than ’

As soon as the bell will ring, the School Assembly will start


Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.

Make me a cup of tea, shall you?


Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.

Could the train be on time?


Change the following sentence to the other voice.

They have asked me to pay the fine.


Write a negative sentence.

I am having a bath.


Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.

Her silence worries me./I _______________ her silence.


This year we are celebrating my sister’s ________ birthday.


Report the following sentence.

Maha said, “Lakshan, you should get up early in the morning.”


There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,...
Pick out the words in alliteration.


Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help of option.

Venkat felt happy to ______ the neighbours in the new locality.


Complete the sentence in present tense form.

Saravanan always ______ (go) for a walk in the morning.


Combine the pair of a sentence using the appropriate connector.

We came late. We did not miss the train.


The sailors were taken ______ the forest and made to walk ______ 10 miles.


Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.

The ______ sky looks beautiful at night.


You go to school, _____.


Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.

The toy______ boat danced on the pond.


Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.

rain coconut coat sail fire

Clean the ashes out of the______ place.


Write compound word using the pictures.

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______

Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.

English/classes/during/always/we/English/speak.


Write the past continuous forms for the given verb.

I ______ while he was singing. (dance)


Write some pattern words and divide them.


Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.

My birthday falls ____ September.


Fill in the blank with the collective noun.

a ________ of birds.


Choose the verb and complete the sentence.

John has __________ a letter to his father.


Circle the pictures that denotes person or things in common.


Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.

jain ate an apple


She _________ a job in America by next year. (get)


Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.

The fly _________ sat in the food before she covered it.


Write.

______ book.


Complete the sentence by using the following options.

Farmer John has four cows and two ______.


Change the sentence into present continuous tense.

She plays the piano.


Read the extract from Kayal’s diary entry regarding her Nepal Trek, and fill in the blanks with the correct tense form of the verbs given in brackets.

DAY 1 We ______(leave) Anna International Airport in Chennai two days ago catching a direct flight to Kathmandu in Nepal. We ______(spend) a day sightseeing. Kathmandu is full of people, rickshaws and the smell of sandalwood. I’ve never ______(be) on a trip like this before. So I’m really excited.

DAY 2 It ______(rain) when we reached Pokhara, Nepal’s second largest city, and saw the snowy peaks of the Himalayas for the first time. We ______(reach) Pokhara after a hairraising six-hour bus journey along very narrow roads with a lot of hairpin bends. The bus ______(be) so full that one person had to share the driver’s seat.

DAY 3 We _______________ (begin) our trek at last. We are at about 900 metres and the weather is warm and humid. For lunch we had chips and yak cheese sandwiches. I didn’t like them very much. I’m thrilled that we ______(pitch) tents for our camps in the dense forests.

DAY 4 Yesterday a landslide ______(block) our path and we had to use ropes to get over it. This morning we walked along the river Kali Gandaki through dense forests of oak trees and we pitched our camp at Tukuche below the Annapurna mountain range. The main danger in addition to landslides, is ‘yak attack’. Yaks ______(be) not dangerous but you have to be careful if you meet a herd of them because they can push you off the sides of the mountain.

DAY 5 We met a lot of children on our trek through the villages. They ______(play) in the pool of muddy rain water as we left the place. We have already climbed 2,400 metres. Up here, it never ______(rain) and there are no trees. It ______ (be) windy and dusty and I am always thirsty.

DAY 6 Yesterday we ______(go) up to the mountainside of the township of Mukthinath, at 3,600 metres. The thin air with less oxygen there ______(leave) us breathless. We ______(feel) that we couldn’t go any further. We ______(drink) a lot of extra fluids to prevent altitude sickness.

DAY 7 We turned around today and started to descend to Jomosom. As we went down, the oxygen-filled our blood again and we seemed to ______ (fly) instead of walking.

DAY 8 We went back to Pokhara in a small plane yesterday. It was exciting when we _____(fly) between the mountain peaks. We arrived in Kathmandu this afternoon and we ______(spend) our last few hours in shopping. We leave for Chennai tomorrow. We’ve had a trip of a lifetime.


Read the following news report and underline the past perfect tense form of the verb and circle the simple past tense form of the verb.

INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN TO WIN BLIND CRICKET WORLD CUP

Chasing a huge target of 308 runs, India romped home in the penultimate over of the match to defeat Pakistan and win the Blind Cricket World Cup. India started off their chase in a cracking manner but had lost two quick wickets. Sunil Ramesh rose to the occasion as he played a great knock to help India beat Pakistan and had scored 93 runs. Earlier India won the toss and had decided to bowl first. Pakistan amassed a huge score of 307 for eight in 40 overs. Their openers had given them a brisk start which the later batsmen capitalized on.


Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.

file


Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.

IIM Ahmedabad/establish/1961


Now, read the descriptions given under Column A and match them with their correct (-ist words) describing specialists in the various fields of medicine given under column B.

No A B
1 one who specializes in lung problems gynaecologist
2 one who specializes in skin problems gastroenterologist
3 one who treats diseases specific to women dermatologist
4 one who treats kidney diseases neurologist
5 one who treats diseases and disorders of the nervous system pulmonologist
6 one who treats stomach disorders cardiologist
7 one who treats vision problems nephrologist
8 one who specializes in critical infants otolaryngologist
9 one who treats heart problems ophthalmologist
10 one who treats the problems of ear, nose, tongue neonatologist

Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.

These shared AVs will run at higher utilization rates.


Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

a-la-carte


Read the following dialogue and complete the report in the space provided.

Teacher Why are you late?
Divya I missed the bus.
Teacher You should have reached the bus stop on time.
Divya My grandmother is ill. So, I had to take her to the doctor.
Teacher I am sorry. What ails her?
Divya She has high fever.

The teacher asked Divya why she was late. Divya replied that (a) ______.The teacher told her that (b) ______. Divya said that her grandmother was ill so she had to take her to the doctor. The teacher felt sorry and further asked her (c) ______. Divya explained that she (d) ______ high fever.


Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.

Adit has been promoted. Ranjan has been promoted. (as well as)


Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.

Do not tell a lie.


Fill in the blank with the word given in option.

The ______warriors of the Spartan Army marched into battle against a powerful enemy.


Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.

The doctor advised the patient ______his medicines without fail.


Report the dialogue between a vendor and his customer by completing the sentence:

Vendor: It is nice to see you, Sir!
Customer: Yes, indeed! Unlike last month, I have been away for quite some time this month.

The vendor greeted his customer respectfully and mentioned that he was pleased to see him.

The customer answered in the affirmative and explained that _______.


Write compound word using the pictures.

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____________

Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.

...when you’re through.


Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.

It wasn’t a regular teacher.


Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.

Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest

high - ______ - highest


Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.

“No, I am Mathilde loisel.”


Write the compound word from the pictures.

______

Write the compound word from the pictures.

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______

Write compound word using the pictures.

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