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प्रश्न
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
in camera
उत्तर
in camera: in private/secretly
As the accused was only 14 years old, the trial was held in camera.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Make the following Negative using the negative words given.
She refused to share her secret. (would not)
Understand the usage of the words given:
After consulting him and Nirmal Chander Singh, we decided to await confirmation from the GOC and Mountain Division.
You know the verb ‘wait’. But it is an intransitive verb. It doesn’t take a direct object; consequently, it cannot be cast into passive voice. Also, the past participle of the verb ‘to wait’ cannot act as an adjective.
‘The mother waited eagerly’ is a correct sentence as there is no direct object. But ‘The mother waited eagerly the answer from her son.’ is a wrong sentence. ‘The answer’ is the direct object. This sentence can be written by using the phrase ‘wait for’ as ‘The mother waited eagerly for the answer from her son.’ ‘Wait for’ can be taken as the transitive phrasal verb.
‘To await’ is a transitive verb and it does take a direct object.
For example, ‘The mother awaited the answer eagerly.’
The past participle of it can be used as an adjective.
The most awaited program started very late.
Note that the object of the verb ‘await’ is usually an inanimate object. We don’t usually await a person, but we await his answer/ call/ arrival/ letter.
There are more such words in English. All of them are not verbs.
For example: Aside, Ashore, Anew, Awake, Afoot.
Prefix ‘A’ provides a certain purpose in the formation of the word.
- Aside- to the side
- Ashore- towards the shore
- Afoot-on foot
- Anew- of new
- Apolitical- not political
- Asleep- in a state or manner
Share with your friends a few more words.
Say whether each of the verb underlined below is Finite or Non-finite.
We prefer buying imported things.
Read the following sentence and change the form of the underlined word as directed.
The successful flight of the bird was a proud moment for the seagull’s family. (to verb)
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
_________ she ________ (watch) TV?
Complete the story using the past tense of the verbs.
The Hare and the Tortoise
One day a Hare and a Tortoise decided to have a race. The Tortoise _______ (know) that the Hare _________ (can) run faster than him. But the Tortoise _______ (be) more intelligent than the Hare. 'Yes, I'll race you,'_________ (say) the Tortoise. The Tortoise ______ (have) a clever plan. He ______ (find) his brothers and sisters and he ______ (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all ______ (hide) behind the trees along the path. The race ______ (begin)! The Tortoise ______ (run) as fast as possible. But the Hare ______ (be) faster, of course. 'This will be a very easy race', ______ (think) the Hare. So the Hare _________ (decide) to rest, and he quickly ____ (fall) asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the Hare ______ (wake up) and he ______ (see) a Tortoise ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the Hare asked himself. In fact, it ______ (be) not his friend the Tortoise: it ______ (be) the Tortoise's sister. But to a Hare, all tortoises look the same. The Hare ______ (run) past the Tortoise easily. Soon, he ______ (cannot) see the Tortoise, so he ______ (sit) down to rest. Then the Hare ______ (get up) and continued the race. But as the Hare _______ (turn) around the last corner before the finish line, his friend the Tortoise crossed the line and ______ (win) the race!
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our feet ______
There are ______places to visit but we don’t have ______ time to visit them.
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- Minutes and hours ______
- A thing on a list______
The predators follow the ______of the turtles to eat their eggs.
The milk ____ (spill) over as she went to see the crowd passing by with loud slogans.
Look at the words in the box. Fill the wheel with their antonyms.
All the words begin with ‘S’ and are from the text
| hard | fat | weak | big | fast | hide | rough | dull |
So you bought a car, ________.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Make sure to complete all your homework on time ___
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
He ________ (watch) movie.
Write the past continuous forms for the given verb.
They ________ when I arrived there. (play)
Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.
The train will be arriving on 2nd platform.
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
Mahesh gives the book to his friend.
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I have dinner at 8 p.m. (She)
complete the sentence.
They ______ friends.
Change the masculine noun to feminine noun in the given sentence.
The waiter took the order
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
The voyagers did not ______ to drop anchor at the unknown island.
Change the voice of the following sentence.
The team was trained by the coach.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
We ______ a wonderful film at the cinema last night. (see)
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
...but they are sufficient to show how subtilized the whole business has become.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
severe – sever – sewer
Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Examples: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
bright - ______ - ______
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
angry - ______ - ______
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
sawmill
My mother advised me never to jump ______ conclusions.
