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प्रश्न
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
____________ peace.
उत्तर
melt peace.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
- He committed the crime in broad daylight (not bright daylight or narrow darkness).
- I had a cup of strong tea (not rich tea).
- The fast train is coming (not quick train).
Such words or group of words which habitually occur together and thereby convey meaning by association are called collocations. A collocation is a combination of words in a language that often go together.
Learning collocations is essential for making your English sound fluent and natural. Make collocations and use in your own sentences.
The verbs in bold letters are made up of a verb and a small adverb.
(Adverb particles are not the same as prepositions.)
For example, shake (verb) + up (adverb). These are called ‘phrasal verbs.’ The meaning of a phrasal verb may be idiomaticdifferent from the meanings of the two separate words.
Read carefully the following sentence from the text and underline the phrasal verb.
All, in that sense, believed in, “being moved"______
Fill in the blank selecting the correct phrase from the alternatives given.
[be completely stumped, be broken, feel out of place, speak at length, feel at home, a sea of knowledge, broaden one’s horizon, one’s second innings, touch the hearts, keep one going]
The simple village girl _______ in a formal party.
I see him drinking weak tea, Eating a stale chapati.
Here ‘stale chapati’ stands for stale food/non-nourishing food or diet, where the part symbolizes the whole, i.e. food. Guess the name of the figure of speech.
List and explain the metaphorical expressions from the poem. For example, ‘torrent of grief’
From the lesson, pick out one word for the following.
giving away much to the needy
Read the following word carefully and make a meaningful sentence of your own, and write in your notebook.
Beckon
Read the following word carefully and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word given in options.
The violin played very ______.
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
drizzle ×
Find antonym of the following word from the story.
hell ×
