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प्रश्न
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
The fog had an adverse (affect/effect) on the traffic.
उत्तर
The fog had an adverse effect on the traffic.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
use adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
The report must be read ______ so that performance can be improved.
Make adverb from these adjective .
merry ______
Make adverb from these adjective .
noisy ______
Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.
I wondered why he was screaming.
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
Einstein was constantly at odds with people at the university. (on bad terms, in
disagreement, unhappy)
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
Einstein got ever more involved in politics, agitating for an end to the arms buildup.
(campaigning, fighting, supporting)
Now here are some more words. Complete them with ei or ie. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
- bel___ ve
- rec ___ve
- w ___rd
- l ___sure
- s ___ze
- w ___ght
- r ___gn
- f ___gn
- gr ___f
- p ___rce
(There is a popular rule of spelling: ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’. Check if this rule is true by looking at the words above.)
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant (artist/artiste).
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
The book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary (collage/college) of science
fiction and mystery.
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 sentence below, changing the verb in bracket into the passive form.
Elections to the Lok Sabha (hold) every five years.
Rewrite the sentence below, changing the verb in bracket into the passive form.
Our National Anthem (compose) Rabindranath Tagore.
Rewrite the paragraph below, using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
Oil from Seeds
Vegetable oils (make) from seeds and fruits of many plants growing all over the world, from tiny sesame seeds to big, juicy coconuts. Oil (produce) from cotton seeds, groundnuts, soya beans and sunflower seeds. Olive oil (use) for cooking, salad dressing etc. Olives (shake) from the trees and (gather) up, usually by hand. The olives (ground) to a thick paste which is spread onto special mats. Then the mats (layer) up on the pressing machine which will gently squeeze them to produce olive oil.
A bird ______ hand is worth two in the bush.
Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.
A cottager and his wife had a hen. The hen laid an egg every day.
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.
Jaswant's grandfather is too old to take up this job.
(Use: ...... so ... that ...)
Choose the correct option to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
He began late. He finished first.
Arun and Nikhil had climbed the mountain. (Add a question tag)
The children have broken the window pane. (Begin: The window pane...)
This is the best movie I have ever seen. (Begin: Never...)
