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______ the water overflowed from the tank.
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Most of the water overflowed from the tank.
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Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____________. (tremble)
Use of although/ though/ even though/but
Read the following sentences.
- Although the café was crowded, we found a vacant table.
Although Sadie has passed her test, she never drives.
The clause with although can also come after the main clause.
For example: We found a vacant table, although the café was crowded. - Though I liked the pullover, I didn’t buy it.
Though it was pouring cats and dogs, he set out for his journey.
We can use though at the end of the sentence.
For example: I liked the pullover; I didn’t buy it, though. - We can use ‘even though’ in the same way.
John looked quite fresh even though he had just recovered from jaundice.
‘Even though’ can be used at the beginning of the sentence also.
‘Even though’ I hate Gopal, I shall try to be nice with him.
‘Even though’ is stronger and more emphatic than ‘although’ - We can join two clauses with ‘but’.
For example: We wanted to go abroad, but our passports were not ready.
We use these words (although, though, even though, but) to show the contrast between two clauses or two sentences.
Although, though, even though and but can be used as conjunctions to introduce afterthoughts, contrasts, or restrictions and conditions.
Find out the sentences from the lesson in which any of these words are used.
Discuss in pairs/groups the purpose they serve.
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
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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.”
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….. the words seemed to mean, “Let us do this painful thing while the fit is on us.”
______________ several warnings, he continued to swim.
Look at the action words in bold. Identify whether they are either finite or non-finite verb.
| They want to try a new approach. | |
| Trying is easy. | |
| Having tried everything, he gave up. | |
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| If she tried, she would succeed. |
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
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Combine the pair of a sentence given below into a single sentence using the noun form of the highlighted word.
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Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.
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Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
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Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
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Read the following passage and identify the simple sentences.
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Join the sentences using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
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Write the compound word from the pictures.
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Write the compound word from the picture.
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