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प्रश्न
Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.
No one told us that the shop was closed.
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उत्तर
No one told us that the shop was closed.
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Study the use of the word big in the following sentence.
He was so big− his hands and his neck, especially his mouth…
Here, big means large in size.
Now, consult a dictionary and find out the meaning of big in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.
(i) You are a big girl now.older
(ii) Today you are going to take the biggest decision of your career. ____
(iii) Their project is full of big ideas. ____
(iv) Cricket is a big game in our country. ____
(v) I am a big fan of Lata Mangeskar. ____
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be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
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Simple Present Tense
In these sentences words like everyday, often, seldom, never, every month, generally, usually, etc. may be used.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
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Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
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Example:
(0) One night, four college students ______ (be) out partying late and did not study for the test scheduled for the next day.
Answer: were
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A bird ______ hand is worth two in the bush.
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He jumped up. He ran away.
Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.
Do not be a jeweller. Do not be a goldsmith.
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence. Choose the correct options.
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