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प्रश्न
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
Our college (principle/principal) is very strict.
उत्तर
Our college principal is very strict.
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use adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
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use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
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use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
We all behave _______ when we are tired or hungry.
use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
I finished my work _________ so that I could go out to play.
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Complete the following sentence. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the question in brackets.
They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother (What did they advise her to do?)
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I wondered why he was screaming.
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the blanks in the following sentences.
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remarked , ordered , suggested
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(ii) “Leave me alone,” my mother ____.
(iii) The children ____ that the roads were crowded and noisy.
(iv) “Perhaps he isn’t a bad sort of a chap after all,” ____the master.
(v) “Let’s go and look at the school ground,” ____ the sports teacher.
(vi) The traffic police ____ all the passers-by to keep off the road.
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Rewrite the sentence below, changing the verb in bracket into the passive form.
Second-hand books (buy and sell) on the pavement every Saturday.
Rewrite the paragraph below, using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
How Helmets Came To Be Used in Cricket
Nari Contractor was the Captain and an opening batsman for India in the1960s. The Indian cricket team went on a tour to the West Indies in 1962. In a match against Barbados in Bridgetown, Nari Contractor (seriously injure and collapse). In those days helmets (not wear). Contractor (hit) on the head by a bouncer from Charlie Griffith. Contractor’s skull (fracture). The entire team (deeply concern). The West Indies players (worry). Contractor (rush) to hospital. He (accompany) by Frank Worrell, the Captain of the West Indies Team. Blood (donate) by the West Indies players. Thanks to the timely help, Contractor (save). Nowadays helmets (routinely use) against bowlers.
Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.
He jumped up. He ran away.
Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.
He has failed many times. Still, he hopes to succeed
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence. Choose the correct options.
We will never forget what we saw.
(Begin: Never...)
