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प्रश्न
What is adverbial?
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उत्तर
An adverbial is something that is used as an adverb. An adverbial is often one word, an adverb,
as in the following example -
You have run fast.
But, it can also be a phrase or a clause.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive / Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
He began to cry.
Find from the poem, three examples of Pun :
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
Pick out four examples of personification. Write what is personified in each:
- ______________________
- ______________________
- ______________________
- ______________________
Complete the following story using the verbs in the brackets in their proper form:-
Footprint
One night a man ______ (have) a dream. He ______ (dream) that he was ______ (walk) along the beach with god. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one ______ (belong) to him and the other, to God.
After the last scene ______ (flash), he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He ______ (observe) that many times along the path of his life there ______ (be) only one set of footprints and that it ______ (happen) at the saddest, most ______ (trouble) times of his life.
He ______ (question) God about it. “God, you ______ (say) that once I ______ (decide) to follow you, you ______ (will) walk with me all the way. So I don’t understand, why you ______ (leave) me alone when I ______ (need) you most.”
God replied, “During your times of trials and sufferings, where you ______ (see) only one set of footprints, they ______ (be) mine for it was then that I ______ (carry) you in my arms.”
The head office is ______ Nungambakkam. It is ______ College Road. As you go ______ the station, the office is ______ the right side.
I promised the children a trip to the zoo.
Read the following words taken from the story. Give two synonyms and one antonym for each of these words. Use a dictionary, if required.
| Word | Synonyms | Antonym | |
| cautious | |||
| disapprove | |||
| brisk | |||
| engaging | |||
| humble | |||
| eager | |||
| resistance | |||
| persuade | |||
| scarce | |||
| nobility | |||
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
beside - besides
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
Very few people in this town are as generous as Mr. Mohan.
Now the teacher will read the following words. Listen carefully to the stress in each word. Write against each word whether it is a noun or a verb and mark the stress.
| 'contract | con'tract |
| conduct | con'duct |
| 'object | ob'ject |
| 'subject | sub'ject |
| 'present | pre'sent |
| 'desert | de’sert |
| 'project | pro'ject |
| 'refuse | re'fuse |
| 'address | ad'dress |
