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प्रश्न
We use a variety of idioms in our daily life to describe various situations. Describe the narrator’s situation in your own words, making use of some of the new idioms you have just learnt.
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उत्तर
Do it yourself.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
It had been thrown there. __________
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
noble - ________.
Write the adjective that is used to describe the following.
evening
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
simple device
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to be prone to
Read the highlighted words. They are verbs.
The goalkeeper pounced on Dhyan Chand and hurt him
Now find at least 5 other verbs from the passage.
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | because | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Now try joining the sentences in the two columns using because.
______________ several warnings, he continued to swim.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Can you imagine ___________ (walk) up to a Martian and shaking hands and ____________ (say), “Hello, how are you? “
Given below in Column A are some phrasal verbs taken from the text. Find the meanings by using a dictionary and complete Column B.
| S. No. |
Column A | Column B |
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | |
| 1. | fond of | |
| 2. | hidden away | |
| 3. | lock up | |
| 4. | laughed at | |
| 5. | look at | |
| 6. | bring up | |
| 7. | gave up | |
| 8. | went through | |
| 9. | went through | |
| 10. | figure out |
You ____________ drive fast. It’s not safe.
My father doesn’t drink ________ coffee.
Report the following sentence.
Ebin said, “Have you booked the tickets to Delhi?”
Identify the phrase in the following sentence and classify them as Adjective, Adverb, or Noun phrase.
She worked in an enthusiastic manner.
He discussed the problem ______ his parents.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Man proposes, but God disposes.
Punctuate the following sentence.
long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called william.
He _________ just lost his wallet.
He ate two chocolates _______ he got cough.
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
| Clever, stormy, beautiful, dusty, good, hot, bright, cloudless, honest, lovely, fat, tall |
a______ friend.
Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.
bear
- The ______ of the photo is broken.
- We ______questions on all topics.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
I think Suresh ______ for Tiruvallur next morning. (leave)
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You______ not waste time on it. (necessity)
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
The work was over. We went home. (when)
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
You are advised to help the poor and needy.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
accident – incident – incidence
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
I had my evening meals in a restaurant near my office.
The speeding driver was asked to pull ______ by the traffic police.
Find the meaning of the following from a good dictionary:
infusion
