English
Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationHSC Science Class 12

Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following Both the sisters have left for Canada, aren’t they? - English

Advertisements
Advertisements

Question

Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following

Both the sisters have left for Canada, aren’t they?

One Line Answer
Advertisements

Solution

Both the sisters have left for Canada, haven’t they?

shaalaa.com
Grammar
  Is there an error in this question or solution?
Chapter 3.1: In Celebration of Being Alive - Grammar- Interrogations or Questions [Page 82]

APPEARS IN

Samacheer Kalvi English Class 12 TN Board
Chapter 3.1 In Celebration of Being Alive
Grammar- Interrogations or Questions | Q 2. 8. | Page 82

RELATED QUESTIONS

 Read the passage below and underline the verbs in the past tense.

A man got on the train and sat down. The compartment was empty except for one lady. She took her gloves off. A few hours later the police arrested the man. They held him for 24 hours and then freed him.


Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.

You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.

Bepin Babu/orders to/telling people/under/loved/doctor’s/eat early/that he was

Ans:____________________________________________

Idiom:__________________________________________


Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.

 Rani : We need some bread and butter for breakfast.
Ravi : All right. I ___________ (go) to the bakery and get some.
(Before he goes out, Ravi talks to their father.)
Ravi : I ___________ (get) some bread and butter. Do you want any thing from the bakery?
Father : Yes, I want some salt biscuits.
Ravi : Fine, I ___________ (get) you a packet.


Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.

not to deter


Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.

The traveller arrived at the station after the train had left.

Clause (1) ____________

Clause (2) ____________

Conjunction:


Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)

Open heart surgery can help to repair heart valves. It can also replace them.


Form compound words from the boxes given below and fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow with the appropriate compound words.

waiting out income
green sun room
tax alarm dry
traffic wall house
clock jam glasses
hair cleaning cut
put paper  
  1. Siva visited the hair stylist to have a clean __________.
  2. Tharani had given the sarees for __________.
  3. The __________ is a natural process that warms the earth’s surface.
  4. Never wait for an __________ to wake you up.
  5. The children were late to school as there was a __________ near the toll plaza.
  6. The government expects every individual to promptly pay the __________.
  7. People usually wear __________ during summer.
  8. The patients were asked to sit in the__________ until the doctor arrived.
  9. With teamwork we are able to multiply our __________.
  10. The room was looking bright with the colourful __________.

All was dark again. Night ______ (fall).


Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.

the woman said to the student please help me cross the street


“I have been watching a film.” He said that ______ a film.


Complete the Conditional Sentence. Decide whether to use Type I, II, or III.

If she __________ (come) to see us, we will go to the zoo.


They will wash the car, ________.


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

I went because I was invited.


Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.


Fish


Some tips to change singular to plural

Add es for the naming words ending with ch, sh, s, ss and x.


Fill in the blanks with to, too and two.

Mom had promised ____ take Ben and Jill ____ the zoo. The ____ children were _____ excited, that they could hardly wait for Saturday ____ come. They wanted _____ take their baby sister with them, but mom said she was _____ young.


Change the sentence into past perfect tense and future perfect tense.

They have cooked their meal.


Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.

Maha ______ asked a question to his father.


Now form the opposites of the words given below by prefixing ‘un’, ‘in’, ‘dis’, ‘ir', ‘il’ appropriately.

-fortunate, -respect, -rational, -direct,

-comfortable, -regular, -active, -agree,

-obedient, -continue, -decent, -legitimate,

-relevant, -aware, -finite, -necessary


When the pole vaulter cleared 28 ______, it was declared a record ______. (feet/feat)


Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

Being a Monday, the shops _________ not be crowded today.


  1. The ______is not clear; we cannot read the sentences.
  2. We ______wedding cards here.

Pick out the complex sentences in the following passage.

A man saw a lion in the bush, as he was walking through the forest. He did not know what to do. He was helpless. He was too scared to turn around and run. He just knelt down as if he were getting ready to pray. He closed his eyes, thinking that the lion would pounce on him anytime. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the lion on its knees too. Shocked, he asked the lion what it was doing. The lion replied that he was praying before he started his meal.


Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.

If Raj ______(be) a sculptor, he ______(make) beautiful idols.


Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

To make a promise and then not to keep it ______ dishonesty.


Choose the verb and complete the sentence.

Vithya and Fathima have ______ briyani for the party.


Write a dialogue between Ram and Shyam on the given theme (minimum three meaningful exchanges).

‘Importance of education'


Write the compound word from the pictures.

______

Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.

You should have return it sooner.


Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following category.

Idioms with animals

  1. as cunning as a fox
  2. ______
  3. ______

Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×