English
Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationHSC Science Class 12

Complete the following passage using the preposition given in bracket. (among, for, at, to, in, ) When Lakshmi was (1) ___ school, she practised music from Monday

Advertisements
Advertisements

Question

Complete the following passage using the preposition given in bracket.

(among, for, at, to, in, )

When Lakshmi was (1) ___ school, she practised music from Monday (2) ___ Friday. She involved herself (3) ___ the school orchestra. She was responsible (4) ___conducting many programmes. She was very popular (5) ___ her schoolmates, as she was kind, friendly and helpful.

Fill in the Blanks
Advertisements

Solution

When Lakshmi was (1) at school, she practised music from Monday (2) to Friday. She involved herself (3) in the school orchestra. She was responsible (4) for conducting many programmes. She was very popular (5) among her schoolmates, as she was kind, friendly and helpful.

shaalaa.com
Grammar
  Is there an error in this question or solution?
Chapter 2.1: A Nice Cup of Tea - Grammar- Prepositions [Page 45]

APPEARS IN

Samacheer Kalvi English Class 12 TN Board
Chapter 2.1 A Nice Cup of Tea
Grammar- Prepositions | Q 2. i) | Page 45

RELATED QUESTIONS

Project:

From your school library or internet collect quotations/slogans promoting gender equality. Make decorative posters with pictures of outstanding women or sketches or illustrations of your choice. With permission, put up the posters in your school surroundings.


Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).

I have not read that scripture. (Rewrite using ‘unaware.’)


List at least 10 verbs, the last letter of which is doubled in the present participle. Example: put- putting


List all the adverbs that end with ‘-ly’ from the passage.


What are conjunctions? explain with some example?


Read the word. Write other words which have the same ending.

eventful (- ful) 


Nagarajan and Dhanalakshmi want to buy a new house. They have come to see a house for sale. Complete the conversation below by adding a, an, or the.

Nagarajan: Well, here we are, No.8, Kaveri Street. I think this is house we saw online. What do you think of ____________ location?
Dhanalakshmi: It is in ____________ nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station.
Nagarajan: And ____________ bus stop is not too far away.
Dhanalakshmi: How many rooms are there?
Nagarajan: There are three rooms, ____________ kitchen and ____________ balcony.
Dhanalakshmi: There is a ____________  lawn behind ____________   house, right?
Nagarajan: That’s right ____________  lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of ____________   living room, online? What does it look like?
Dhanalakshmi: ____________ living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has ____________ nice view of ____________ hills. But ____________ kitchen looks ____________ Little small.
Nagarajan: And, I remember you said there isn’t ____________ store room, right?
Dhanalakshmi: No, but there is ____________ attic, where we can store things.
Nagarajan: I hope this house is ____________ better option.
Dhanalakshmi: Lets wait for____________  real estate agent. She said, she would be here at three o’clock.
Nagarajan: Look there she is!

He _________ (attend) the conference.


Complete the sentence in present tense form.

Naseera ______ (attend) music classes regularly.


Write the noun form of the following word.

Accept ______.


Complete the following sentence using the noun form of the word given in the bracket.

The boy had to give a proper __________ for being late. (explain)


Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.

Ben saw Daisy playing across the road.


Change the possessive adjective into a possessive pronoun.

My bike is costly.


State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.

Govern your passions or they will govern you.


Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.

The box was heavy ______ he could not lift it.


Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.

I _______ (read) the poem.


Give the correct verb form for following sentence

I ______ a doctor.


Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.

She writes a letter to her friend.


Choose the correct reflexive pronoun.

Please make ______ at home while you wait.


Fill in the blank.

______Vaigai


Use the picture and the word to write the adjective.

long
round
thin
yellow
tall

  1. The giraffe is ______.
  2. Its neck is ______.
  3. Its eyes are ______.
  4. Its skin is ______.
  5. Its tail is ______.

Underline the correct verb in these sentence.

Either of these (is, are) suitable.


Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.

I tried to climb up the tree, but______ not.


Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.

...tea is one of the mainstays of civilization in the country.


Given below are some Phrasal Verb which are frequently used in connection with travelling. Guess the meaning and match.

see off start off / to begin a journey
stopover to go to station or airport to say goodbye to someone
set off to stay at a place for a short period of time when travelling to another destination

Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.

A silver tumbler of buttermilk seasoned with asafetida.


Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.

A few people from the house of bereavement stood outside.


Underline the gerund in the following sentence.

Boys love playing cricket.


Write the compound word using the picture.

+
______

In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.

Some seats are set by for the handicapped.


Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×