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Understand the meaning of the given idiomatic expression and choose the right one to complete the sentence. Our headmistress not only promised us to take us for an excursion, - English

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Understand the meaning of the given idiomatic expression and choose the right one to complete the sentence.

Our headmistress not only promised us to take us for an excursion, but also announced that on return we would get a holiday. It was like ______.

पर्याय

  • the icing on the cake

  • break the ice

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Our headmistress not only promised us to take us for an excursion but also announced that on return we would get a holiday. It was like the icing on the cake.

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पाठ 4.1: The Summit - Vocabulary [पृष्ठ ११७]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
पाठ 4.1 The Summit
Vocabulary | Q a) iii) b) | पृष्ठ ११७

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.

Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.

  • We have done it.
    It has been done by us.

I offered the silent prayer in my heart.


Explain the figure of speech Interrogation/Rhetorical with example.


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.


Find five adjectives that end with '-ful'. 

Then write the antonym of each.


List at least ten articles which use fabrics in their making.


List all the verbs related to the verb ‘say’ or ‘tell’ from the story. Note where they occur. Rewrite at least 3 of the speeches near which they occur using indirect speech.


Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.

The tiger jumped into the river.


Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them

When I moved back to the city, things had changed considerably.


_______ we are impressed with their performance.


Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.

The best astronaut almost quit _________ (try) to learn the complex information.


Write the –ing form of the verbs.

1. Come ______.
2. Take ______.
3. Fly ______.
4. Swim ______.
5. Study ______.
6. Read ______.

Change the following into passive voice.

Carry it home.


Identify the character, speaker, or both of the following line.

You no shoot, we no shoot.


Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in the bracket.

Swathy had no ___________ of visiting the doctor. (intend)


Find the antonym for the following word.

Delight × 


Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.

I had a great time at your party ___


Colour the abstract noun.

tiger fear fish law
pen joy friend rules
picture freedom kindness computer

Choose the correct plural form.

Fox


Singular and Plural


The rat ran fast _______ a cat was chasing it.


He __________ before 5 ‘o’ clock. (sleep)


Choose the sentences that are in simple future tense.

  1.  They washed the van.
  2. Kamal will meet you at the shop.
  3. My dad helps me read.
  4. It will rain tomorrow. 
  5. He ate many mangoes.

What we say?


Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:

The child looks very sick and ______.


Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.

Who taught her Computer Science?


Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following

Both the sisters have left for Canada, aren’t they?


Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.

Compulsive gambling is the worst habit a man can develop


Write the related words as shown in the example:


Here, we see that the ‘-ing’ form of the verb ‘fight’ is used as a subject in ‘The fighting went on’. It does the work of a noun. When the ‘-ing’ form of a verb is used as a noun, it is known as a gerund or verbal noun. Read the following examples of gerunds:

  • Gardening is an art.
  • Cooking is a science.
  • I enjoy reading poems.
  • I like reading more than writing.

Rewrite the above sentences using other appropriate gerunds in place of the ones given here.


Write compound word using the pictures.

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