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[Answered] Fighting the suitors with his son Telemachus is which part of Odysseus's epic journey? A. his road of trials B. his supreme ordeal C. his transformation D. his return home

[Answered] A. Fill in the blanks with the help of 'some' or 'any'. 1. Is there ______ water in the jug? 2. Do you have ______ future plans? 3. She has ______ problems in Maths. 4. There are ______ boys in the ground. 5. Can I have ______ food? 6. She did not pay ______ attention in the class. 7. There is ______ fact in his statement. 8. ______ birds can talk just like humans. B. Complete the following sentences with the help of the words given in the box. some anyone anything somebody someone something many 1. Is there ______ else that you want to say? 2. ______ has stolen my money. 3. Can ______ come to help me? 4. ______ is better than nothing. 5. Give me ______ food, please. 6. I know ______ people who are in this field. 7. I thought ______ had knocked the door. 8. You have put too ______ sugar in my cup of tea.

[Answered] Put the words in the brackets in the right order to complete these sentences. 1. The blue vase on the table ______ (fragrant/filled/is/flowers/with). 2. These flowers in the white vase ______ (marigolds/smell/like). 3. These flowers ______ (long/fresh/stay/time/for/a). 4. Moon flowers ______ (moonlight/beautiful/that/bloom/flowers/in/are). 5. These mangoes ______ (delicious/taste/are). 6. A strawberry ______ (not/actually/an/is/berry). 7. We had some ______ (dessert/for/plums/succulent). 8. I like wearing ______ (clothes/old-fashioned/simple).

[Answered] Exercise 1. The sentences 1-4 contain examples of 'fronting'. Match each sentence with a pattern a-d. a. object/complement of sentence or clause in subject position b. superlative/comparative + be + subject c. adverbial phrase of position/movement + be + subject d. such/so/also + adjective + be + subject 1. Much more shocking is the fact that 73 million working children are younger than 10 years old. 2. So shocking are these figures that charities across the world are attempting to find solutions to the problem. 3. Standing behind the problem, however, are world governments who need to listen to concerned charities. 4. Outraged the charities may be, but without the action of governments change will be hard.

[Answered] Change into Affirmative: [1] Ritu is not as tall as Swagata. [2] He is so honest that he cannot accept a bribe. [3] None but a Shakespeare can compose this. [4] No man is immortal. [5] You cannot but accept my proposal. [6] None but the brave deserves the fair. Change into Questions: [1] I can never forget you. [2] It does not matter if he fails to turn up. [3] There was none to protest the tyrant. [4] Man cannot live without water. [5] Everybody wants to be happy. [6] There is no use of such old sayings. [7] It is foolish to waste time like this. Change into Exclamations: [1] It is very charming. [2] I wish I had the wings of a dove. [3] We rejoiced that we had won the match. [4] I wish that the moon were my dwelling place. [5] It is impossible to build a castle in the air. [6] The Giant was very selfish. [7] A little learning is indeed very dangerous. [8] We regret that he has gone away. Change into Statements: [1] What a pleasant weather! [2] If I knew this before! [3] Had I the wealth of a king! [4] Why waste time? [5] Is that the way you should behave? [6] What a terrible fall, my friend! [7] To think of living in the moon! [8] What a fantastic idea! [9] Who can bear such an insult? [10] Of what use is such an old thing? [11] Shall I ever forget a friend like you? [12] Who does not know that plants have life? Change into Simple Sentences: [1] This is a tool which is used for boring. [18] This is a garden which belongs to a Gian [19] It is evident that he is a scholar.

[Answered] 7. Walking towards the kitchen with Mridus and Meena, Rukku Manni began to laugh. What made her laugh? Read the following sentences. (a) If she knows we have a cat, Paati will leave the house. (b) She won't be so upset if she knows about the poor beggar with sores on his feet. (c) If the chappals do fit, will you really not mind? Rewrite each of the following pairs of sentences as a single sentence. Use 'if' at the beginning of the sentence. (a) Walk fast, you'll catch the bus. If you are late, you'll catch the bus. (b) Don't walk on the road. You will be fined. If you walk on the road, you will be fined.

[Answered] Can you use similes to make these sentences more interesting? a. The baby was hungry. b. The music was loud. c. Peter was angry. d. The dog was howling.

[Answered] Complete these sentences with suitable adjectives from the box. her tiny grey sleepy bright their square pretty 1. There is a tiny ant crawling up your arm. 2. It is going to rain. There are ______ clouds in the sky. 3. There are two ______ windows in the dining room. 4. Don't pluck those flowers. They look so ______ on the plant. 5. The little girl is looking for ______ mother. 6. The lion had a big meal. It is now ______. 7. The weather is sunny and ______. It is perfect for a picnic. 8. Have they moved into ______ new flat?

[Answered] Present Indefinite Tense Fill in the blanks by using present indefinite tense. 1. He ______ on the trampoline. (jump) 2. She ______ at the news conference. (speak) 3. The man ______ in the morning. (read) 4. The boy ______ his speech in front of the class. (give) 5. John, Matt and Larry ______ to the park. (walk) 6. The firefighter and policeman ______ to the students. (speak) 7. John ______ to his teacher about the homework. (talk) 8. Larry ______ basketball with his friends. (play) 9. The girls ______ in the library together. (study) 10. The horse ______ around the track. (gallop) Rearrange the sentences according to present indefinite tense. - He works on the computer every day. - Susana does her laundry at the weekend. - My friends and I go fishing at the weekend. - He reads the newspaper every morning. - Sharon exercises in the morning. - They eat dinner at 7:30.

[Answered] Put the words in order: 1. look / grandmother / What / your / does / w 2. and / friend / her / is / pretty / tall 3. Linh / shorter / Mai / is / than