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प्रश्न
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
born - borne
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उत्तर
born (related to birth) – borne (carried by)
Divya was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
The entire village paid homage to army personnel, U. Saravanan’s body which was borne in a decorated coffin by military soldiers and home guards.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the sentences in the columns below.
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A |
B |
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
I have not read that scripture. (Rewrite using ‘unaware.’)
Use the suffix ‘-ly’ to make another word from the following:
subsequent
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | and | • 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 and.
Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.
- educational
- interesting
- trendy.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Then Marina encouraged him by saying, “It’s no good ______ (quit) the project right at the end.”
John added a ______ of sugar to the lemon juice.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
enjoy ______.
An ______is an information we have that proves us that something is true.
Fill in the gaps with personal pronouns.
Kumaravel lives in Thiruvannamalai. ______ is a doctor. All the people like ______ because of ______ helping nature. ______ hospital is located at Car street and most of ______ patients are poor so ______ does not charge much money. ______ daughter goes to school. ______ studies in 5th Standard. ______ teachers love ______ very much. ______ friends are also very good. ______ always encourage ______. ______ have given ______ good advice. ______ mother is also a teacher. ______ always encourages ______ to keep studying. I also like her as ______ often comes to ______ house. One day ______ told my mother that ______ wants to learn cooking. ______ mother taught ______ cooking. Now, ______ cooks well.
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
I saw Mr. Balu this morning and gave Mr. Balu my homework.
Change the possessive adjective into a possessive pronoun.
My bike is costly.
Read the passage. Choose between a little, a lot of, a few, few, fewer, many and much to fill in the gap.
DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU!
Two years ago, I moved to a new neighbourhood. There seemed to be very______people in this area without telephones, so I expected to get a new phone quickly. I applied for one as soon as I moved into my new house. ‘We aren’t supplying ______ new phones in your area’, an engineer told me. ‘______ people want new phones at the moment and the company is employing ______ engineers than last year so as to save money. A new phone won’t cost you ______ money, but it will take ______ time. We can’t do anything for you before December. ‘You need______ patience if you’re waiting for a new phone and you need ______ friends whose phones you can use as well. Fortunately, I had both. December came and went, but there was no sign of a phone. I went to the company’s local office to protest. ‘They told me I’d have a phone by December,’ I protested. ‘Which year?’ the assistant asked.
Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.
The new boss decided to ______ (appoint) the lazy workers.
Put the words in correct order and rewrite sentence.
Find me brushes. (New, Five, Yellow)
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| basket + ______ | = ______ |  |
Use the clues and complete the compound words.
cow + _____ = ______  |
rain + _____ = ______  |
Choose the correct plural form.
Boy
Use the suitable verb.
My friends ______ a passage.
Write the word given in the bracket in correct tense.
I ______(see) him accidently.
Write the past form of the verbs.
run - ______
Fill in the blank with present continuous tense of the given word.
Bharathi ______ (write) his home work.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
My brother ______ go abroad to pursue his higher studies next year.
Change the voice of the following sentence.
May God bless you with happiness!
Use the following phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.
run
- over
- away
- into
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I am very busy.
Raja_____
Choose the appropriate linker from within the option and complete the sentence.
______ I got up early, I managed to reach school on time.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
I was not well, ______ I did not attend the class.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
Rex would have played with me, if he ______(has) time.
It is not easy to keep ______ with the rapidly changing fashions.
