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Question
Underline the prepositional phrase.
My brother will return home in the evening.
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Solution
My brother will return home in the evening.
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modern technique
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.
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Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
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| Noun + Noun |
kitchen garden, 1. ______ 2. ______ |
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| Adjective + Preposition + Noun |
good for nothing 1. ______ 2. ______ |
| Noun + Preposition + Noun |
mother-in-law 1. ______ 2. ______ |
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| 4. | empty | |
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Lithisha was praised ______ her father.
Kevin will come tonight, _______?
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They always talk who never think.
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She slipped badly ______ she did not hurt herself.
Match the compound words.
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I don’t drive _____ night.
Read the sentence, insert appropriate article in the blank and choose the noun phrase.
Suresh was astonished to see______ huge statue.
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
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in a nice pickle
Fill in the blanks in the following dialogue.
| Gopal | What’s wrong, Muthu? You look terrible! |
| Muthu | Well, you ______(look) terrible today, too, if you ______(have) a day like mine yesterday. My car slid into a tree, because the roads were slippery |
| Gopal | Oh! I was driving on the slippery roads yesterday, and I didn’t have such trouble. What happened? |
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| Gopal | Slippery roads and speed don’t mix. If drivers ______(speed) on wet roads, they’re likely to spin their car in circles. |
| Muthu | I know. But I had one more problem. I didn’t have my driver’s license with me. If I ______(have) it, I ______(not, have to) pay an extra fine in the court next week. |
| Gopal | Why were you driving without your license? |
| Muthu | Well, I lost my wallet some days ago. It slipped out of my pocket, while I was riding the bus to work. |
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| Muthu | Enough about me! How about you? |
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| Muthu | I have a super idea! Why don’t I go with you? I can share the driving. I’m a great driver! |
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- viva voce - /ˌvaɪvə vəusi / - a spoken examination
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This ______an easy quiz so far (be).
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Why were you scolded by your parents?
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| Priya asked Vijay | (a) ______ |
| Vijay replied | (b) ______ |
| Priya further inquired | (c) ______ |
| Vijay stated that | (d) ______ |
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“What’s it about?”
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