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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:
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उत्तर
(i) Column B
(ii) Column A
(iii) Column B
(iv) Column B
संबंधित प्रश्न
(1) Do as directed :
Master: “Well Shailesh, I hear you are taking part in the speaking competition.”
Pupil: “Yes; and I came to ask you to give me some hints on the art of public speaking.” [Change into indirect speech]
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(3) go then said the ant and dance winter away [Punctuat]
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- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
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You —————————— reach the island by land or air; you —————————— go by boat.
Find from the story the Homophone of the following word.
(Word that sound the same, but differ in spelling and meaning.)
weak
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Write the homophones (words which sound the same) of the following words in the story.
- no:
- went:
- through:
- dear:
- pair:
- soul:
- here:
- knew:
- whole:
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
fatal mistake.
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As soon as the Bill is passed, it will become an Act.
Use the words given below in your own sentences so as to get different meanings. One is done for you.
| cricket | Cricket is a popular sport. |
| Cricket is active at night. | |
| bank | |
| will | |
| bark | |
| watch | |
| bat | |
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I ______ (wait) for my mother.
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Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
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Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
The groom ______ certainly be over 30 years of age.
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12 INJURED AS BUSES COLLIDE About ______at the Dindigul bus terminus here today.
Underline the prepositional phrase.
My brother will return home in the evening.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
It is time to stop the work.
Continue and complete the following story and suggest suitable title for the same.
Four friends decided to go to a restaurant for dinner. They ordered an extra-large pizza with grated cheese and other choice toppings. The next 20 minutes seemed to be too long a time. Their eyes widened and their mouth watered, when the server brought the steaming hot pizza and placed it on the table. They could barely control the drool. Simultaneously, all the four hands pulled at a slice from the plate, their faces beaming with a victorious grin. Silence prevailed as they were absorbed in the taste of their favourite food. They relished every mouthful to the core and savoured the taste of each topping with a smile of approval. Soon, the plate was empty and clean with no trace. The boys dabbed their mouths and wiped their hands with tissues. Mission accomplished, they leaned back with immense joy and satisfaction not knowing, it would be short-lived. The waiter arrived with the bill. Joseph, who had brought the others to the restaurant for a treat casually slipped his hand into his pocket to get his wallet. He gave a soft shriek accompanied by an expression of dismay and utter disbelief. He exclaimed, “It’s not there! Someone has pinched my wallet! What are we to do now?”______
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
______ information that she gave proved false.
If everything goes well they will get a reward. (Rewrite using 'unless')
We must carry ______ despite the challenges we come across.
