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प्रश्न
Similarly there is a difference in the spelling of certain words between American and British English. In Column ‘A’ words are spelled in American. Write down the corresponding British English spelling for those words in column ‘B’. (The first one is done for you)
| A | B |
| odor | odour |
| program | |
| parlor | |
| apologize | |
| color | |
| check | |
| theater | |
| gray | |
| behavior | |
| humor | |
| labor |
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उत्तर
| A | B |
| odor | odour |
| program | programme |
| parlor | parlour |
| apologize | apologise |
| color | colour |
| check | cheque |
| theater | theatre |
| gray | grey |
| behavior | behaviour |
| humor | humour |
| labor | labour |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You must have noticed that when we report someone’s exact words, we have to make some changes in the sentence structure. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the above pairs of sentences. One has been done for you.
1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked (as in Sentence Set 1).
2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.
3. The adverb of place here changes to ___________.
4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the ______________ tense (as in Sentence Set 3).
5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was getting.
6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverb _______________in the reporting clause (as in Sentence Set 1).
7. The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to third person pronouns such as____________, ___________, ___________ or __________in reported speech.
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| 1. | This word rhymes with seen. |
| 2. | This animal has two horns and a spotted coat. |
| 3. | This is a huge sea animal |
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| 2. |  |
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| 3. |  |
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| 4. |  |
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Fill in the blank.
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Write the related words as shown in the example:
Write the compound words from the pictures.
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