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Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive. I tried hard ______both ends meet. - English

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प्रश्न

Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.

I tried hard ______both ends meet.

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उत्तर

I tried hard to make both ends meet.

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पाठ 5.1: The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language - Grammar- Non-finite verbs [पृष्ठ १५६]

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पाठ 5.1 The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language
Grammar- Non-finite verbs | Q 3 6. | पृष्ठ १५६

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

 Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

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Indirect Speech: Amar told Sanket that he would go to meet him the next day.

Note down the changes you observe in the Indirect Speech.


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He began to cry


Give the Comparative and Superlative forms of -

  Positive Comparative Superlative
(1) ancient ____________ ____________
(2) special ____________ ____________
(3) significant ____________ ____________
(4) advanced ____________ ____________
(5) accurate ____________ ____________

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Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.

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Example: patient - patience.

differ - ______ 


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Change the following into Passive voice.

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Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.

We astronauts must keep on ______ (prepare) for our space launch.


Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.

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Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.

photograph -


Use the blended word in your own sentence.

electrocute -


Find any five words related to sea from the text (Sections I & II). Write them below. Then use the words to frame sentences of your own.

eg: beach – We like to play in the sandy beach.

______ - ______

______- ______

______- ______

______- ______

______- ______


Complete the words by reading their meaning.

s _re _ _ - shout


Use the clues to complete the compound word.

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Match the compound words.

1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  

Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.

It _____ (go) to Delhi.


Fill in the blank with the correct opposite.

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Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.

She writes a letter to her friend.


Circle the pronouns.

An old man lived in a village. He was one of the most unfortunate men in the world. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained, and was always in a bad mood.


Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

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Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable prepositions and read the paragraph aloud for better understanding of the use of prepositions.

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Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.

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