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प्रश्न
Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause.
Please tell me what the time is.
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उत्तर
Please tell me what the time is.
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Complete the sentence below by using an appropriate phrase from the ones given below.
I saw thick black clouds in the sky. And ___________ ___________ it soon started raining heavily.
Add -ly to the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blank.
1) perfect
2) near
3) kind
4) pleasant
5) eager
It is ___________ believable that I am not responsible for this mess.
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Go through the statement taken from the text – ‘The social democracy means a way of life which recognises liberty, equality, and fraternity’.
The underlined part of the statement provides us some facts/information about social democracy. The remaining part of the sentence which is not underlined can be converted into a wh-question.
What does social democracy mean?
Now go through the underlined part of the statement/sentence given below and change them into question by using the appropriate Wh-form.
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Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.
There is a mountain for away.
And on the mountain stands a tree.
And on the tree, there is a branch.
And on the branch, there is a nest.
And in the nest, there is an egg.
And in the egg, there is a bird
One day the bird will fly.
One day we will be free.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.
- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
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The manager appointed many office assistants.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
devoid of
Underline the verb and identify the tense form.
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Fill in the blank with the connector that goes with the underlined word.
Either Raghu _________ Bala will have to buy vegetables from the market.
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Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
photograph -
Underline the conjunction in the following sentence.
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Pooja hired a bicycle.
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| Vimala | Hello Srinath, I haven’t seen you for a long time. Where are you rushing off? |
| Srinath | ______hospital. |
| Vimala | Why are you going to hospital? Are you ill? |
| Srinath | No, I ______to see my friend. |
| Vimala | Oh! What happened to him? |
| Srinath | ______. |
| Vimala | Are you______ tomorrow? |
| Srinath | Yes, I am free. |
| Vimala | You are in a hurry, meet you tomorrow. Take care. |
| Srinath | Ok! Bye. |
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I went because I was invited.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
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Use the clues to complete the compound word.
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Make a sentence of your own for any five words from the below.
| 1. | shady | misery |
| 2. | bored | calm |
| 3. | glee | interested |
| 4. | panic | slow |
| 5. | hasty | sunny |
Fill in the blank.

B is______ C.
Read the paragraph below and fill in the blanks using ‘a, an’, or ‘the’.
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Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
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Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
My uncle ______have reached by now. (possibility)
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| half-way | never-ending | partly-full | ice- axe |
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His coat is tattered. It needs mending.
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renouned

