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प्रश्न
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
The Prime Minister ______(leave) for America to meet the delegates tomorrow.
उत्तर
The Prime Minister leave for America to meet the delegates tomorrow.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Change the verbs to nouns and begin points with them.
Read the following sentence:
(i) She muttered in reply and we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
(ii) These are two complete sentences underlying the above sentence.
- She muttered in reply.
- We looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
These two sentences are put together by using the coordinating conjunction ‘and’.
Such sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions (and/ but/ either...or; neither...nor) are called compound sentences.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ are Simple Sentences.
Each of them has only one subject and one predicate.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ can be written in another way.
As she muttered in reply, we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
This sentence begins with a subordinating conjunction ‘As’.
This is a complex sentence.
Two simple sentences joined by subordinate conjunctions are called complex sentences. The subordinate conjunction need not always be at the beginning of the sentence.
Prepare a list of subordinating conjunctions.
Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives.
Read the sentences.
- Yatin is strong.
- Amit is stronger than Yatin.
- Pravin is the strongest of all.
In sentence (i) the Adjective 'strong' is in its simple form. It is called Positive Degree.
In sentence (ii) the Adjective 'stronger' refers to a higher degree, when there is a comparison of two nouns. It is called Comparative Degree. (-er is added to the basic Adjective)
In sentence (iii) the adjective 'strongest' refers to the highest degree of comparison of one with more than two nouns. It is called Superlative Degree. (-est is added to the basic Adjective)
Complete the table of degrees of comparison.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| (1) great | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) famous | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) ____________ | easier | ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | worse | ____________ |
| (5) ____________ | ____________ | poorest |
| (6) ____________ | ____________ | laziest |
| (7) little | ____________ | ____________ |
| (8) ____________ | worthier | ____________ |
| (9) popular | ____________ | ____________ |
List 5 adjectives from the story.
Underline the clauses in the below sentence and also the words that link or connect the clauses.
It is believed that The Iliad and The Odyssey were composed and recited by a blind poet named Homer, who lived about 900 BCE and who wandered from one Greek city or village to another, singing his poems to all who would receive him in their homes.
The same word can be used as a noun in some sentences and as a verb in others. For example,
- Many are the empty remarks. ______ (Noun)
- A wise man once remarked, ______ (Verb)
Make two sentences of your own with each of the words given below, using the same word as a noun in one and as a verb in another.
- change
- show
- throw
- return
- benefit
Make sentences of your own to show the difference in usage of the following Homophones.
- advice ______
- advise ______
Use the words given below in your own sentences so as to get different meanings. One is done for you.
| cricket | Cricket is a popular sport. |
| Cricket is active at night. | |
| bank | |
| will | |
| bark | |
| watch | |
| bat | |
Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.
I ______ this mobile for three years.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
She has won the first prize./The first prize ______________ by her.
There are ______places to visit but we don’t have ______ time to visit them.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Mrs Meena asked the children to go into her classroom.
I am going to my village ______ Sunday.
Work in pairs.
A rhyme is a repetition of the same sound in two or more words. Usually they come at the end of lines in poems and songs. Eg. tower – power; king – sing
Discuss with your partner and pick out the rhyming words in the poem.
Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.
Kind
Nobody called, ________.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Govern your passions or they will govern you.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
They _______ (write) the poem.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
He ______ to school.
Fill in the blank with the correct opposite.
Is this bottle empty?
No, it is _____.
I worked hard ______ I got promotion.
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
The exam __________ when I reached the exam hall. (start)
Fill in the blanks in the following sentence, using preposition if necessary.
The students discussed the problem ______themselves. However, they did not arrive ______any conclusion. They went ______their class teacher and discussed ______her. She gave a solution ______it and they were happy.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
via media
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
born - borne
Choose the appropriate linker from within the option and complete the sentence.
______ I got up early, I managed to reach school on time.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write the compound words from the picture.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
They could help one another with the homework and talk about it.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
