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Question
There is an urgent need ______ a bus stop in this village.
Solution
There is an urgent need for a bus stop in this village.
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He picked it up.
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- A temple fair attracts a lot of crowds.
Her performance in the test was fair. - A rose is the king of flowers.
The sun rose with a golden glow.
Think of 5 homographs and list them below. Then write 2 sentences of your own, to bring out the difference in meanings.
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Frame simple sentences - statements, questions, requests, orders, permissions, etc. using the modals listed below.
| can, may, shall, will could, might, should, would l must, ought to, used to, need, dare. |
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| Nagarajan: | Well, here we are, No.8, Kaveri Street. I think this is house we saw online. What do you think of ____________ location? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | It is in ____________ nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station. |
| Nagarajan: | And ____________ bus stop is not too far away. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | How many rooms are there? |
| Nagarajan: | There are three rooms, ____________ kitchen and ____________ balcony. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | There is a ____________ lawn behind ____________ house, right? |
| Nagarajan: | That’s right ____________ lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of ____________ living room, online? What does it look like? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | ____________ living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has ____________ nice view of ____________ hills. But ____________ kitchen looks ____________ Little small. |
| Nagarajan: | And, I remember you said there isn’t ____________ store room, right? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | No, but there is ____________ attic, where we can store things. |
| Nagarajan: | I hope this house is ____________ better option. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | Lets wait for____________ real estate agent. She said, she would be here at three o’clock. |
| Nagarajan: | Look there she is! |
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| Sl.No. | Character | Quality |
| 1. | anxiety | |
| 2. | serious | |
| 3. | fun | |
| 4. | sober | |
| 5. | excitement | |
| 6. | scared | |
| 7. | frightened | |
| 8. | shudder | |
| 9. | hopeful | |
| 10. | horror | |
| 11. | enjoyment | |
| 12. | terrified | |
| 13. | levelheaded | |
| 14. | scornful | |
| 15. | hysterical |
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_________________?
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| 1. | form | con | conform |
| 2. | patriot | in | |
| 3. | diverse | ity | |
| 4. | slaved | ism | |
| 5. | animate | ness | |
| 6. | consumer | en | |
| 7. | naked | ism |
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