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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ his laziness, the boy remained passive for a long time.
पर्याय
in favour of
in case of
according to
on the whole
on account of
on behalf of
in spite of
instead of
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उत्तर
on account of his laziness, the boy remained passive for a long time.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the lines below.
- 'To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds'.
The above line contain a human characteristic ‘dancing’ given to something non - human, ‘angels’. The Figure of Speech used in the line is called ‘Personification’. - ‘To believe is to know that
Everyday is a new beginning’. - To believe is to know ______ life is a gift
Lines in poetry, such as the above, state a general truth and can be used as sayings or quotes etc. They contain the Figure of Speech called Epigram.
Epigram closely resembles a proverb.
Find from the poem three other examples of Epigram.
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
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Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.
She told me that she was a doctor.
Clause (1) ____________
Clause (2) ____________
Conjunction:
Find the antonym of the following from the passage.
Barren × ......
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.
Here are a few sentences already done for you. The clues given would be helpful to\make more sentences on your own.
- I would suggest that you take the Uzhavan Express to Thanjavur from Chennai.
- You will be more comfortable if you could book 3 tier A/C.
- You could enjoy __________________.
- You should visit __________________.
- You mustn’t miss __________________ .
- You can buy __________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
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- ______________________________.
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
loan / apply / you / if / for / you / a / get / will / immediately / it.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of the students have passed the exam.
______ on the flute, Krishna returned it.
Find the antonym for the following word.
Careless ×
Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
Everyone likes him _________ he is very helpful.
I will come if I __________ time.
Punctuate the following sentence.
Tanya said to ilarahul is a nice guy.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
You ________ (make) lunch.
Write the correct suffix.
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You are a commentator for a 5000 metre running race. Use simple present and present continuous tenses and complete the commentary from the beginning to the end of the race. Read the completed passage aloud.
The 5000 metre race is about to begin. Lined up at the starting point, from left to right, are John of Great Britain, Peter of Nigeria, and Jeeva of India. The runners are warming up for the great event. Now they 1 ______(take) their positions on the track. They 2 ______(be) all ready for the start. There 3 ______(go) the starter’s gun! Yes, the race has begun. John 4 ______(lead) and Jeeva 5 ______(follow) him closely.
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
Cities are increasingly becoming urbanised.
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
They can substantially reduce the cost of mobility and congestion.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
…which are not to be despised.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
That’s definitely not the right thing to do in this situation, isn’t that?
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
Solar energy is used ______electricity.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
______ information that she gave proved false.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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Write the compound word from the pictures.
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We have seen that clauses are parts of a sentence, and they are classified as main and subordinate or dependent clauses. Dependent clauses can be further classified as follows according to the work they do in a sentence.
How do we decide whether a clause is a noun clause, an adjective clause or an adverb clause? There is a simple rule - we can replace an adverb clause with an adverb, an adjective clause with an adjective and a noun clause with a noun.
Look at the following examples -
- But I don’t know the answer. (Noun)
But I don’t know what they want. (Noun clause) - He told us a funny story. (Adjective)
He told us a story that was funny. (Adjective clause) - They went away. (Adverb)
They went when you were talking to your friend. (Adverb clause)
Now complete the following on your own :
- But I don’t know ____________.
- He told us ____________.
- They went ____________.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Tribel
Read the following example, and then complete the sentence using your own idea.
Time: I entered the school when the bell was ringing.
I entered the school ____________.
List all the adjectives in the poem. Use the comparative forms of at least 8 of them to write new comparisons. Two of them have been given as examples.
| 1. | Faster than the wind | Slower than a tortoise |
| 2. | (Big) ______ | (Small) ______ |
| 3. | (Fierce) ______ | (Gentle) ______ |
| 4. | ______ | ______ |
| 5. | ______ | ______ |
Write compound word using the picture.
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Write a compound word using the pictures.
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