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प्रश्न
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
Subsidies are given to the poor.
उत्तर
poor – needy
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Read the passage below and underline the verbs in the past tense.
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Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.
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Complete the following table with two more compound words.
| Noun + Noun |
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| Noun + Verb |
mouthwash 1. ______ 2. ______ |
| Verb + Noun |
watchman 1. ______ 2. ______ |
| Preposition + Noun |
overcoat 1. ______ 2. ______ |
| Gerund + Noun |
bleaching powder 1. ______ 2. ______ |
| Noun + Gerund |
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| Adjective + Preposition + Noun |
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| Noun + Preposition + Noun |
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Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
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Use the clues and complete the compound words.
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Write the correct preposition.
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Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
How ______ you open my bag?
Here are some compound words chosen from the text.
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Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
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Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
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Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
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Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
At one stroke
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
That living word awakened my soul.
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
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Write the compound word from the pictures.
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