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Question
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | because | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Now try joining the sentences in the two columns using because.
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Solution
- She was tired because she finished her homework.
- She wanted to buy a car because she had no money.
- He was angry because he did not fight.
- He did not know the answer because he did not copy his friend's answer.
- They did not have money because they lived happily.
- He did not read the book because knew the story.
Notes
When we use the conjunction 'because' instead of 'but' the meaning either changes completely or makes the sentence meaningless.
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Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
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Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
Sindhu would not have won the world championship, unless she had had singleminded devotion.
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
Chennai is bigger than most other Indian cities.
(End: ……Chennai.)
