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प्रश्न
Understand the meaning of the given idiomatic expression and choose the right one to complete the sentence.
The conference room was silent though packed. The chairman introduced an interactive session to ______.
पर्याय
the icing on the cake
break the ice
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उत्तर
The conference room was silent though packed. The chairman introduced an interactive session to break the ice.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Rewrite the following sentences in the way instructed
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(Remove ‘enough’ and rewrite the sentence.)
(ii) How beautiful the sight was!
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Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
flash across one’s mind
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Indirect Speech: Amar told Sanket that he would go to meet him the next day.
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He glanced at a letter.
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hold
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- clause
- sentence
Underline the main clause in the following sentence.
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- A thing you put on your foot ______
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| mentally ill | |
| fat | |
| blind | |
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| Prabhu | Did you enjoy your vacation? |
| Kiran | Yes. I love the place. It is a clean and busy town. |
| Prabhu | Where did you go and what did you see? |
| Kiran | I went to Courtallam falls in Tenkasi. |
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| Kiran | Sure. See you later. |
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Write compound word using the picture.
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| ____________ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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