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Question
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Penting
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Solution
Penting - Paintings
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When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
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It has been done by us.
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Tautology
Understand the usage of the words given:
After consulting him and Nirmal Chander Singh, we decided to await confirmation from the GOC and Mountain Division.
You know the verb ‘wait’. But it is an intransitive verb. It doesn’t take a direct object; consequently, it cannot be cast into passive voice. Also, the past participle of the verb ‘to wait’ cannot act as an adjective.
‘The mother waited eagerly’ is a correct sentence as there is no direct object. But ‘The mother waited eagerly the answer from her son.’ is a wrong sentence. ‘The answer’ is the direct object. This sentence can be written by using the phrase ‘wait for’ as ‘The mother waited eagerly for the answer from her son.’ ‘Wait for’ can be taken as the transitive phrasal verb.
‘To await’ is a transitive verb and it does take a direct object.
For example, ‘The mother awaited the answer eagerly.’
The past participle of it can be used as an adjective.
The most awaited program started very late.
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There are more such words in English. All of them are not verbs.
For example: Aside, Ashore, Anew, Awake, Afoot.
Prefix ‘A’ provides a certain purpose in the formation of the word.
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- Ashore- towards the shore
- Afoot-on foot
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- Apolitical- not political
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Share with your friends a few more words.
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From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
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Nobody knows for certain who the author of these epics is.
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
foolish custom
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
turn down the offer
Given below is a picture of a carnival. Complete the factual description by filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
Fairs and festivals form an integral part of the culture of Tamil Nadu. They are an excellent platform to promote and preserve the vibrant art and culture of the Tamils.
A thiruvizha (festival) is a source of excitement and thrill for villagers. The village thoroughfare wears a festive look, as the open spaces are cleaned, spruced up and decorated (a) ________colourful streamers.
People throng the premises (b) ______catch a glimpse (c)________their village deity (d)______ a magnificently decorated chariot, and pay their respects. There is a big crowd (e)_____ the food stalls that serve free piping hot sakkarai pongal (sweet pongal), lemon rice and curd rice.
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The entire day is spent (m) _______fun and gaiety. All the village people irrespective of their age, look forward (n)_________the thiruvizha every year.
Choose the correct option.
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The ball fell ______ the lake.
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| 8. Mount Everest is the ______ mountain in the world. | 5. Vatican City is the ______ country in the world. |
| 6. Diamonds are the _______ material in the world. | |
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Find the antonym for the following word.
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Pick out the words from the list and put them appropriately on the table.
| David, Madurai, parrot, happiness, book, thought, green, tiger, Trichy, computer, Narayanan, fan, sister, Kalam, woman, pencil, Bharathi, problem, brother, Mumbai, swan, elephant, Vijay, solution, success, school, convent. |
| Person | Place | Animals | Thing | Ideas/ feelings |
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
We are next in line to ______on this run way.
Fill in the blanks by using the correct preposition.
We go to school ____ Mondays, but not on Sunday.
The milk ____ (spill) over as she went to see the crowd passing by with loud slogans.
Fill in the blank with the correct verb form.
If you ________ out with your friends tonight, I _____ the football match on TV.
Put the words in correct order and rewrite sentence.
I have sticks. (Long, Two, Brown)
He could have bought a new car, ______?
Match the picture with the collective noun.
| 1. | A flock of goats |  |
| 2. | A bouquet of flowers |  |
| 3. | An army of soldiers |  |
| 4. | A shoal of fish |  |
| 5. | A choir of singers |  |
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My birthday falls ____ September.
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Rafiq was eating breakfast.
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
Mahesh gives the book to his friend.
Read the sentence and write the word with the same meaning for the underlined word.
I ate the big apple.
Fill in the blank
I play tennis ______ cricket.
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
do you like pet animals
Fill the blank with the clipped word.
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Change the sentence into the past perfect tense and future perfect tense.
She has bought a violin.
Choose the correct prefix and write the new word.
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Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
Cities are increasingly becoming urbanised.
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
I______ like to have a cup of coffee.
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
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Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
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Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
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On entering the door I remembered the doll I had broken.
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II in the case.
(I) As soon as the students enter their classroom, the teacher welcomes them.
(II) No sooner ___________.
