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प्रश्न
‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion, and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.
Inversion
उत्तर
"Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;"
Explanation:
Inversion - The order of the words has been changed for a poetic effect. The correct order should be “Where (there) has been no frost”.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
(1) Do as directed :
Master: “Well Shailesh, I hear you are taking part in the speaking competition.”
Pupil: “Yes; and I came to ask you to give me some hints on the art of public speaking.” [Change into indirect speech]
(2) The people regarded him ………….. imposter and called him …………. Villain[Insert correct articles]
(3) go then said the ant and dance winter away [Punctuat]
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:
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
The timetable was not altered.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
How can I discuss its merits? (Make it Assertive.)
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
give someone a ______ look (a look of anger, dislike, etc.)
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
modern technique
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Complete the following.
Example: patient - patience.
attend - ______
Complete the following.
Example: patient - patience.
differ - ______
Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than ’
As soon as you have finished, you can submit your answer- papers.
Here are a few sentences already done for you. The clues given would be helpful to\make more sentences on your own.
- I would suggest that you take the Uzhavan Express to Thanjavur from Chennai.
- You will be more comfortable if you could book 3 tier A/C.
- You could enjoy __________________.
- You should visit __________________.
- You mustn’t miss __________________ .
- You can buy __________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
He didn’t turn up ____________ his busy schedule.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank
They learned how __________ (survive) in space without gravity.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
I’m sure they would also enjoy __________ (travel) with our crew.
Choose the correct option.
We use ______when something is suggested or recommended.
When she was eighteen, she ______ run fast.
Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.
The workers ______ higher wages for a long time.
The children ___________ (wait) for the bus.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
in the rear of
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
She had already sent the parcel./The parcel ______ by her.
Change the following into passive voice.
Do not hurt the animals.
Kokila gave a pen to ______ child in the classroom on her birthday.
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
Joanna and Joy ______ already ______ (leave) for Ooty when the others reached the station.
Rewrite the sentence nominalising the underlined word.
Nalini leads a happy life.
Unscramble the sound – describing words from the text. One has been done for you.
E.g. igeglg – giggle
| 1. | noam | |
| 2. | murebl | |
| 3. | lowh | |
| 4. | mobo | |
| 5. | cohe | |
| 6. | nogra |
Usha looked back at the ruins. The sun ______ (come) up and was touching the top of the walls.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
All your friends will guide ______.
List out the transitive and intransitive verbs in the following words.
come, buy, teach, learn, arrive, sing, run, draw, jump, write.
Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
I work faster ____ night.
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable conjunction from the option.
Sudharshan will succeed ______ he works hard.
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
Who’s going to see them?
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
Being compared to Sachin is an absolute privilege.
Nobody called, ________.
Find me in the poem.
You can play with me
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable word.
Joanna did her classwork______.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
He ________ (watch) movie.
Change the sentence from past continuous to future continuous.
They were going to Coimbatore.
Write the correct suffix.
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Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
She speaks English fluently. _________
Complete the sentence with correct reflexive pronoun.
I like _____.
Mark (✓) if it is past perfect tense and (x) future perfect tense.
They had cooked the vegetables.
Write.
______ chair
Fill in the blank using a, an and the.
______ Earth goes around______Sun.
Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.
wind
Change the voice of the following sentence.
Mohan has completed the course.
Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.
Chattisgarh/form/2000
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
Vicky would have passed, ______.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
ex gratia
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
par excellence
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
status quo
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
______ I go to school today?
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ rain, take an umbrella.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
By whom were you interviewed?
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
My mother rarely travels by bus.
Given below are some Phrasal Verb which are frequently used in connection with travelling. Guess the meaning and match.
| get in | leave a bus, train, etc., |
| get off | to go away from home for a vacation |
| get on | arrive inside train, bus, etc. |
| getaway | enter a bus, train, plane. |
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
Deva forgot ______the letter.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
The librarian orders books for the school library every year. (Begin: Books…)
We have seen that clauses are parts of a sentence, and they are classified as main and subordinate or dependent clauses. Dependent clauses can be further classified as follows according to the work they do in a sentence.
How do we decide whether a clause is a noun clause, an adjective clause or an adverb clause? There is a simple rule - we can replace an adverb clause with an adverb, an adjective clause with an adjective and a noun clause with a noun.
Look at the following examples -
- But I don’t know the answer. (Noun)
But I don’t know what they want. (Noun clause) - He told us a funny story. (Adjective)
He told us a story that was funny. (Adjective clause) - They went away. (Adverb)
They went when you were talking to your friend. (Adverb clause)
Now complete the following on your own :
- But I don’t know ____________.
- He told us ____________.
- They went ____________.
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
I learnt a great many new words that day.
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
One day, while I was playing ______.
