Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
But no one ever comes here!
Solution
This sentence expresses surprise. So, we end it with an exclamation mark.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Say whether the verb underlined below is Finite or Non-finite.
Indians never try to force their way of life on others.
‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion, and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.
Hyperbole
In the following sentence, point out the Main Clause and Subordinate Clause. Encircle the Subordinator.
Johnsy was sleeping when the two went upstairs.
She asked me for ______ magazines, but I could not find ______
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
your / today / put on / new / since / is / birthday /dress / the.
Fill in the blanks
The dove______ the ant are friends.
Choose the correct word.
I ate _____ many chocolates.
- The ______ of the photo is broken.
- We ______questions on all topics.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
…which are not to be despised.
Comment on the changes in poetic expression in English from the time of Donne to that of Kamala Das with reference to
- prosodic features (rhyme, rhythm and metre)
- vocabulary
- language
- themes.
