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Change capital letters to Small letters at the beginning of a sentence if necessary. According to (1)______National Weather Report, cyclones are winds circulating (2)_____

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Change capital letters to Small letters at the beginning of a sentence if necessary.

According to (1)______National Weather Report, cyclones are winds circulating (2)______counter clockwise in(3) ______Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in (4)______southern Hemisphere. Cyclones are usually accompanied by(5) ______stormy weather. Tornadoes and hurricanes are types of cyclones. (6) ______hurricane is (7) ______cyclone that forms over(8) ______tropical oceans and seas.(9) ______hurricane rotates in(10) ______shape of(11) ______oval or a circle.(12) ______Hurricane Andrew, which hit (13)______coasts of Louisiana and Southern Florida in August 1992, caused (14)______extreme devastation. It was one of (15)______most devasting hurricanes ever to hit(16)______U.S.. Fourteen people died of(17) ______Andrew’s effect.

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According to (1) the National Weather Report, cyclones are winds circulating (2) O counter clockwise in(3) the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in (4) the southern Hemisphere. Cyclones are usually accompanied by(5) a stormy weather. Tornadoes and hurricanes are types of cyclones. (6) A hurricane is (7) a cyclone that forms over(8) the tropical oceans and seas. (9) A hurricane rotates in(10) the shape of(11) an oval or a circle. (12) the Hurricane Andrew, which hit (13) the coasts of Louisiana and Southern Florida in August 1992, caused (14) an extreme devastation. It was one of (15) the most devasting hurricanes ever to hit(16) the U.S. Fourteen people died of(17) O Andrew’s effect.

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Chapter 5.1: The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language - Grammar- Articles and Determiners [Page 156]

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Chapter 5.1 The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language
Grammar- Articles and Determiners | Q 1. | Page 156

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