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प्रश्न
Read the following sentence
and fill in the blank.
If Mary had an umbrella, she______ (lend) it to me.
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उत्तर
If Mary had an umbrella, she would have lent it to me.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
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Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
knew no bounds
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
Open heart surgery can help to repair heart valves. It can also replace them.
Complete the following chart of personal pronouns using words from the brackets-
(him, our, we, he, her, their, it, me, your).
| Person | Pronouns | |||
| First | I, ______ | my, ______ | ______, us | mine, ours |
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Second |
you | ______ | you | yours |
| Third | ______ she, it, they | his, ______ its, ______ | ______ her, them, ______ | his, hers, its, theirs |
- Which of the above pronouns do you use when you talk about yourself ?
- Suppose you are telling someone about the good/bad things they have done.
- What pronoun are you likely to use ?
- Suppose you are complaining about one or more persons/things to your teacher/ mother. What pronouns will you use?
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Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
under the influence
Note the words that are highlighted.
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We____________ preserve our natural resources. (duty)
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Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with a correct prepositional phrase.
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Refer to a dictionary and find out the meaning of the words given below.
- beam-
- smile-
- guffaw-
- laugh-
- giggle-
Join the word and write the new word.
Fear + ful - ______
Form new words with appropriate suffixes.
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Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
ravi wants book pen and pencil
Read the sentence and write the word with the same meaning for the underlined word.
I am so happy.
Write
______ inn
Frame meaningful sentence of your own using the following expression from the story. Use a dictionary if required.
accepted her seclusion with resignation
Idioms:
An idiom is an expression in English with a special meaning of its own. Idioms do not give the literal meaning of the individual words used in them.
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Do as directed.
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aural - oral
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Sh! Someone______ to our conversation! (listen)
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Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
