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प्रश्न
Given below are the phrasal verbs with their meanings. Use the given phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.
| turn on | to open |
| took over | take lead |
| set of | start a journey |
| put of | postpone |
उत्तर
- She turned on the induction stove to prepare the dinner.
- After Steven Paul Jobs took over the lead role, Apple started making a revolution in sales.
- The boy set off on foot to his uncle’s home in the city.
- Don’t put off important works as delay could be dangerous.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| 1 | food | 6 | commander-in-chief | ||
| 2 | radius | 7 | thesis | ||
| 3 | governor-general | 8 | forum | ||
| 4 | syllabus | 9 | cattle | ||
| 5 | datum | 10 | genius |
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| 2. | (Big) ______ | (Small) ______ |
| 3. | (Fierce) ______ | (Gentle) ______ |
| 4. | ______ | ______ |
| 5. | ______ | ______ |
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“There”, said the old man, “now it is perfect!”
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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