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Question
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
Can I read the book?
Solution
Can I read the book?
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First man: We must educate our brothers.
Second man: And try to improve their material conditions.
Third man: For that, we must convey our grievances to the British Parliament
The first man said that _____________________________________________________
The second man added that ____________________________________________________
The third man suggested that ____________________________________________________
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Ravi : I can’t decide.
Rani : Make up your mind.
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(b) p_ _ z _ d
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| Synonyms | Antonyms |
| lustre, rise victory, competitor, old-fashioned, joyfully, foreign, pause | partner, dullness, start, sorrowfully, drop, modem, native, defeat |
| Words | Synonyms | Antonyms |
| happily | ____________ | ____________ |
| traditional | ____________ | ____________ |
| halt | ____________ | ____________ |
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| exotic | ____________ | ____________ |
| rival | ____________ | ____________ |
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foolish custom
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
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| friends have arrived already. Arun | ||
| introduces Anand to them. Arun's brother | ||
| buy some snacks from the market. | ||
| Arun serving it to all his friends. Then | ||
| they all sat together to planning their holidays. | ||
| Arun have a cottage in Ooty, so | ||
| they all plan to go to Ooty during the holidays. | ||
| “Would we have a good time?, asked Arun. | ||
| They all cheerfully say, “Yes!” |
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Look at the picture and answer the following.
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Write down clipped word for the given picture.
____________
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+ |  |
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