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प्रश्न
Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause.
I believe that all men are basically good.
उत्तर
I believe that all men are basically good.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The story shows how a little girl saved the lives of many tourists when a tsunami struck the beach, thanks to the geography lesson that she had learnt at school. She remembered the visuals of a tsunami and warned her parents.
Study the sentences in the columns below.
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A |
B |
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
Say whether the verb underlined below is Finite or Non-finite.
Having invaded India, they captured our land.
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive / Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
He began to cry.
Study the following sets of words :
- Set A – pleased, happy, joyful, ecstatic
- Set B – letter, word, sentence, paragraph
The words in these sets are arranged in ascending order, each word showing a higher degree than the previous one.
Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.
- brilliant
- genius
- bright
- intelligent
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
strong (city)
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
her simplicity. According to her studies, she also ____________.
The trains to Chennai always _________ on time.
Mahatma Gandhi ______ the father of our nation.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Fifteen minutes ___ allowed to read the question paper.
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable conjunction from the option.
You can’t have your fruits ______ you take your food.
Look at the words in the box. Make new words by adding ‘ly’ whereever possible. It will not be possible with all the words.
Suffix: A letter or letters added at the end of a word to make a different or a new form of the word. Eg. lone+ly= lonely
| lone |
| blossom |
| fertile |
| vigorous |
| place |
| constant |
| complete |
| strong |
| unlike |
| great |
| cross |
| immediate |
| broad |
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
The boy was taken by surprise when he learnt about Mithali Dorai Raj.
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| wheel + ______ | = ______ |  |
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable word.
The car was moving too______.
Look at the picture and answer the following.
| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Write the plural word.
Berry
Rewrite the sentence using the given word.
Shanmathi has given the book.
We ______
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
They eat all the bananas themselves.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
He ____(be) likely to miss the train. He ____(run) up to the station.
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
put out
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
My grandfather ______ visit this temple when he was young.
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
My uncle ______have reached by now. (possibility)
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
I could not complete my paper in the examination ______ I was slow in answering the questions.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
The boys broke the window pane last evening.
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
Train journey is more comfortable than bus journey.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
She is so busy that she finds no time to entertain her friends. (Rewrite using ‘too’)
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
hungry - ______ - ______
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
It is not easy to keep ______ with the rapidly changing fashions.
