Across, Over, Through, In
Prepositions Exercise
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Fill in the blanks with across, over, through and in.
1. They live ......................... the road
over
across
Either could be used here
2. We jumped .............................. the stream.
across
over
Either could be used here
3. The wall was too high. I could not climb ............................... it.
across
over
Either could be used here
4. We drove .................................. the plains.
across
through
Over
5. The boy fell .............................. a hole.
across
through
in
6. The cat jumped out ............................. the open window.
across
through
over
7. The mother admonished the child for running ............................... the road.
over
across
through
8. We drove ............................... towns and cities.
across
through
over
9. I went for a walk ............................. the park.
in
on
at
10. Criminals often slip ............................ the security-checks.
across
through
over
11. The children ran .......................................... the playground.
across
through
over
12. I couldn't see .................................. his schemes.
across
over
through
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🟢Answers🟢
1. They live across / over the road.
2. We jumped across / over the stream.
3. The wall was too high. I could not climb over it.
4. We drove across the plains.
5. The boy fell through a hole.
6. The cat jumped out through the open window.
7. The mother admonished the child for running across the road.
8. We drove through towns and cities.
9. I went for a walk in the park.
10. Criminals often slip through the security-checks.
11. The children ran across the playground.
12. I couldn’t see through his schemes.
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Prepositions Exercise
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Fill in the blanks with across, over, through and in.
1. They live ......................... the road
over
across
Either could be used here
2. We jumped .............................. the stream.
across
over
Either could be used here
3. The wall was too high. I could not climb ............................... it.
across
over
Either could be used here
4. We drove .................................. the plains.
across
through
Over
5. The boy fell .............................. a hole.
across
through
in
6. The cat jumped out ............................. the open window.
across
through
over
7. The mother admonished the child for running ............................... the road.
over
across
through
8. We drove ............................... towns and cities.
across
through
over
9. I went for a walk ............................. the park.
in
on
at
10. Criminals often slip ............................ the security-checks.
across
through
over
11. The children ran .......................................... the playground.
across
through
over
12. I couldn't see .................................. his schemes.
across
over
through
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🟢Answers🟢
1. They live across / over the road.
2. We jumped across / over the stream.
3. The wall was too high. I could not climb over it.
4. We drove across the plains.
5. The boy fell through a hole.
6. The cat jumped out through the open window.
7. The mother admonished the child for running across the road.
8. We drove through towns and cities.
9. I went for a walk in the park.
10. Criminals often slip through the security-checks.
11. The children ran across the playground.
12. I couldn’t see through his schemes.
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Uses of the verb have
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👉🏻 The verb have is used in a number of ways in English. It can be used as an auxiliary verb. It can also be used as an ordinary verb.
As an ordinary verb have indicates ideas such as possession of objects, individual characteristics, relationships etc.
🔖Examples:
He has a brother in Germany.
She has long hair.
The baby has blue eyes.
I have two kids.
🔎 Notes
Have is used in the present tense when the subject is a plural noun or the pronouns I / you / they / we.
Has is used in the present tense when the subject is a singular noun or pronoun.
Had is used in the past tense with subjects of all numbers and persons.
🟧 Have and Have Got
Have got means the same as have in most cases. It can also be used to indicate possession of objects and similar ideas.
🔖Examples:
She has got black hair.
I have got seven sisters.
🟨 Common expressions with have
The ordinary verb have is used in a number of common expressions.
have a bath, wash, shower, etc.
have breakfast, lunch, dinner
have fun
have a party
have a walk, hike, ride, etc.
🟩 have a discussion, fight, argument etc.
🔖Examples:
We usually have dinner at 9 o’clock.
She is having a bath.
Let’s have fun.
🟪 Have as an Auxiliary Verb
As an auxiliary verb have is used in the formation of perfect tenses. Remember that the verb have will change its form depending on the number and person of the subject and the tense of the verb. Here is a quick review of the tenses that use have as an auxiliary verb.
🟤 Present Perfect Tense:
They have come.
I have finished the work.
It has stopped raining.
🔵 Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
We have been waiting for a long time.
It has been raining since yesterday.
🟢 Past Perfect Tense:
The train had already left before we reached the station.
🟠 Past Perfect Continuous Tense:
She had been working for two hours when he came.
🟡 Future Perfect Tense:
I will have finished working by 6 o’clock.
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👉🏻 The verb have is used in a number of ways in English. It can be used as an auxiliary verb. It can also be used as an ordinary verb.
As an ordinary verb have indicates ideas such as possession of objects, individual characteristics, relationships etc.
🔖Examples:
He has a brother in Germany.
She has long hair.
The baby has blue eyes.
I have two kids.
🔎 Notes
Have is used in the present tense when the subject is a plural noun or the pronouns I / you / they / we.
Has is used in the present tense when the subject is a singular noun or pronoun.
Had is used in the past tense with subjects of all numbers and persons.
🟧 Have and Have Got
Have got means the same as have in most cases. It can also be used to indicate possession of objects and similar ideas.
🔖Examples:
She has got black hair.
I have got seven sisters.
🟨 Common expressions with have
The ordinary verb have is used in a number of common expressions.
have a bath, wash, shower, etc.
have breakfast, lunch, dinner
have fun
have a party
have a walk, hike, ride, etc.
🟩 have a discussion, fight, argument etc.
🔖Examples:
We usually have dinner at 9 o’clock.
She is having a bath.
Let’s have fun.
🟪 Have as an Auxiliary Verb
As an auxiliary verb have is used in the formation of perfect tenses. Remember that the verb have will change its form depending on the number and person of the subject and the tense of the verb. Here is a quick review of the tenses that use have as an auxiliary verb.
🟤 Present Perfect Tense:
They have come.
I have finished the work.
It has stopped raining.
🔵 Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
We have been waiting for a long time.
It has been raining since yesterday.
🟢 Past Perfect Tense:
The train had already left before we reached the station.
🟠 Past Perfect Continuous Tense:
She had been working for two hours when he came.
🟡 Future Perfect Tense:
I will have finished working by 6 o’clock.
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Figure of Speech Part - IV
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💚 Metonymy
Metonymy literally means a change of name. In metonymy an object is denoted by the name of something which is generally associated with it.
🔹For example
🌸The Bench, for the judges
🌸The laurel, for success
🌸Bluejackets, for sailors
🌸Red-coats, for British sailors
🌸The Crown, for the king
🔸Since there are different kinds of association between objects, there are
several varieties of metonymy. For example, a metonymy may result from the use of the sign for the person or thing symbolized.
🌸From the cradle to the grave (= from infancy to death)
🧡 Lilotes
👉🏻 In Lilotes an affirmative is conveyed by negation of the opposite. It is the opposite of hyperbole.
🌸I am a citizen of no mean city. (= I am a citizen of a very celebrated
city.)
🌸He is no fool. (= He is very clever.)
💜 Exclamation
👉🏻 In this figure of speech, the exclamatory form is used to draw greater attention to a point.
What a piece of work is man!
🌸How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!
💙 Climax
👉🏻Climax is the arrangement of a series of events or ideas in the order of increasing importance.
🌸What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculties! In action, how like an angel! In apprehension, how like a God.
💛 Anticlimax
👉🏻Anticlimax is the opposite of climax. It shows a sudden descent from the
higher to the lower. The anticlimax is employed for the purpose of satire or
ridicule.
🌸Here thou great Anna! whom three realms obey,
🌸Dost sometimes counsel take – and sometimes tea.
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💚 Metonymy
Metonymy literally means a change of name. In metonymy an object is denoted by the name of something which is generally associated with it.
🔹For example
🌸The Bench, for the judges
🌸The laurel, for success
🌸Bluejackets, for sailors
🌸Red-coats, for British sailors
🌸The Crown, for the king
🔸Since there are different kinds of association between objects, there are
several varieties of metonymy. For example, a metonymy may result from the use of the sign for the person or thing symbolized.
🌸From the cradle to the grave (= from infancy to death)
🧡 Lilotes
👉🏻 In Lilotes an affirmative is conveyed by negation of the opposite. It is the opposite of hyperbole.
🌸I am a citizen of no mean city. (= I am a citizen of a very celebrated
city.)
🌸He is no fool. (= He is very clever.)
💜 Exclamation
👉🏻 In this figure of speech, the exclamatory form is used to draw greater attention to a point.
What a piece of work is man!
🌸How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!
💙 Climax
👉🏻Climax is the arrangement of a series of events or ideas in the order of increasing importance.
🌸What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculties! In action, how like an angel! In apprehension, how like a God.
💛 Anticlimax
👉🏻Anticlimax is the opposite of climax. It shows a sudden descent from the
higher to the lower. The anticlimax is employed for the purpose of satire or
ridicule.
🌸Here thou great Anna! whom three realms obey,
🌸Dost sometimes counsel take – and sometimes tea.
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Find out grammatically and contextually correct sentence.
(Topic: Restrictive relative clause)
(Topic: Restrictive relative clause)
Anonymous Quiz
20%
A. The 80s were the time when big hair was considered fashionable.
24%
B. The 80's were a time when big hairs were considered fashionable.
38%
C. The 80s was a time when big hair was considered fashionable.
18%
D. The 80s were a time when big hair was considered fashionable.
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Articles Exercise for Class 6
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Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1. I have spoken to ........................ manager.
a
the
Either could be used here
2. Tina didn't accept ........................ offer.
a
an
the
3. I want to be ......................... scientist.
a
the
4. Ramesh works as .......................... waiter.
a
the
5. She earns ........................ six figure salary.
a
the
6. My eldest sister is .......................... richest person in my family.
a
the
7. This is ......................... best birthday gift I have ever received.
a
the
Either could be used here
8. She sang ......................... lovely song.
a
the
9. I went to ........................... library to borrow ...................... book.
the, a
the, the
a, the
10. She never hesitates to help ......................... poor.
a
the
11. I want to ask you .......................... question.
a
the
12. Alka could not offer ............................ satisfactory explanation.
a
the
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🟢Answers🟢
1. I have spoken to the manager.
2. Tina didn’t accept the offer.
3. I want to be a scientist.
4. Ramesh works as a waiter.
5. She earns a six figure salary.
6. My eldest sister is the richest person in my family.
7. This is the best birthday gift I have ever received.
8. She sang a lovely song.
9. I went to the library to borrow a book.
10. She never hesitates to help the poor.
11. I want to ask you a question.
12. Alka could not offer a satisfactory explanation.
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Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article.
1. I have spoken to ........................ manager.
a
the
Either could be used here
2. Tina didn't accept ........................ offer.
a
an
the
3. I want to be ......................... scientist.
a
the
4. Ramesh works as .......................... waiter.
a
the
5. She earns ........................ six figure salary.
a
the
6. My eldest sister is .......................... richest person in my family.
a
the
7. This is ......................... best birthday gift I have ever received.
a
the
Either could be used here
8. She sang ......................... lovely song.
a
the
9. I went to ........................... library to borrow ...................... book.
the, a
the, the
a, the
10. She never hesitates to help ......................... poor.
a
the
11. I want to ask you .......................... question.
a
the
12. Alka could not offer ............................ satisfactory explanation.
a
the
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🟢Answers🟢
1. I have spoken to the manager.
2. Tina didn’t accept the offer.
3. I want to be a scientist.
4. Ramesh works as a waiter.
5. She earns a six figure salary.
6. My eldest sister is the richest person in my family.
7. This is the best birthday gift I have ever received.
8. She sang a lovely song.
9. I went to the library to borrow a book.
10. She never hesitates to help the poor.
11. I want to ask you a question.
12. Alka could not offer a satisfactory explanation.
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Figures of Speech – Part III 104
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🟢 Antithesis
In antithesis, a striking contrast of words or sentiments is expressed in the same sentence. It is employed to secure emphasis.
Examples are given below:
🌼Man proposes, God disposes.
🌼Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.
🔴 Oxymoron
Oxymoron is a special form of antithesis. Here two contradictory qualities of the same thing are predicted at once.
🌼So innocent arch, so cunningly simple.
🌼She accepted it as the kind cruelty of the surgeon’s knife.
🟠 Epigram
An epigram is a brief pointed saying. It is used to introduce ideas which invoke surprise.
🌼The child is the father of the man.
🌼Fools rush in angels fear to tread.
🌼Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King
🌼Whose word no man relies on,
🌼Who never said a foolish thing
🌼And never did a wise one.
🌼Art lies in concealing art.
🟤 Irony
Irony is a mode of speech in which the real meaning is exactly the opposite of that which is literally conveyed.
🌼Here under leave of Brutus and the rest
(For Brutus is an honorable man:
So are they all, all honorable men)
Come I speak in Caesar’s funeral.
He was my friend, faithful and just to me;
But Brutus says he was ambitious’
And Brutus is an honorable man.
🟡 Pun
A pun is employed to produce a ludicrous effect. It consists in the use of a word in such a way that it is capable of more than one application.
🌼An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his country.
🌼Is life worth living? – It depends upon the liver?
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🟢 Antithesis
In antithesis, a striking contrast of words or sentiments is expressed in the same sentence. It is employed to secure emphasis.
Examples are given below:
🌼Man proposes, God disposes.
🌼Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.
🔴 Oxymoron
Oxymoron is a special form of antithesis. Here two contradictory qualities of the same thing are predicted at once.
🌼So innocent arch, so cunningly simple.
🌼She accepted it as the kind cruelty of the surgeon’s knife.
🟠 Epigram
An epigram is a brief pointed saying. It is used to introduce ideas which invoke surprise.
🌼The child is the father of the man.
🌼Fools rush in angels fear to tread.
🌼Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King
🌼Whose word no man relies on,
🌼Who never said a foolish thing
🌼And never did a wise one.
🌼Art lies in concealing art.
🟤 Irony
Irony is a mode of speech in which the real meaning is exactly the opposite of that which is literally conveyed.
🌼Here under leave of Brutus and the rest
(For Brutus is an honorable man:
So are they all, all honorable men)
Come I speak in Caesar’s funeral.
He was my friend, faithful and just to me;
But Brutus says he was ambitious’
And Brutus is an honorable man.
🟡 Pun
A pun is employed to produce a ludicrous effect. It consists in the use of a word in such a way that it is capable of more than one application.
🌼An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his country.
🌼Is life worth living? – It depends upon the liver?
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Needn’t vs. Mustn’t
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Fill in the blanks with needn’t and mustn’t.
1. You can leave when you have finished your job. You ................................ wait for me.
needn't
mustn't
2. You ........................... do it again. If you do, you will be in trouble.
must not
need not
3. You don't have much time. You .......................... hurry.
need
must
4. You ........................... not enter my room without my permission.
must
need
5. You ........................... my permission to use my computer.
need
must
6. Nobody was hungry. You ................................ have cooked so much food.
must not
need not
7. You ......................... not wait until the last moment.
need
must
8. Tina will arrive soon. You ........................... worry.
need not
must not
9. I can do it alone. You .............................. help me.
needn't
must not
10. Everything was alright. I ................................. so much.
must not have worried
need not have worried
11. I am not working tomorrow, so I ................................. get up early.
must not
need not
12. You ............................ tease animals.
need not
must not
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🟢Answers🟢
1. You needn’t wait for me.
2. You must not do it again.
3. You don’t have much time. You must hurry.
4. You must not enter my room without my permission.
5. You need my permission to use my computer.
6. Nobody was hungry. You needn’t have cooked so much food.
7. You must not wait until the last moment.
8. Tina will arrive soon. You needn’t worry.
9. I can do it alone. You needn’t help me.
10. Everything was alright. I needn’t have worried so much.
11. I am not working tomorrow, so I needn’t get up early.
12. You must not tease animals.
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Fill in the blanks with needn’t and mustn’t.
1. You can leave when you have finished your job. You ................................ wait for me.
needn't
mustn't
2. You ........................... do it again. If you do, you will be in trouble.
must not
need not
3. You don't have much time. You .......................... hurry.
need
must
4. You ........................... not enter my room without my permission.
must
need
5. You ........................... my permission to use my computer.
need
must
6. Nobody was hungry. You ................................ have cooked so much food.
must not
need not
7. You ......................... not wait until the last moment.
need
must
8. Tina will arrive soon. You ........................... worry.
need not
must not
9. I can do it alone. You .............................. help me.
needn't
must not
10. Everything was alright. I ................................. so much.
must not have worried
need not have worried
11. I am not working tomorrow, so I ................................. get up early.
must not
need not
12. You ............................ tease animals.
need not
must not
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🟢Answers🟢
1. You needn’t wait for me.
2. You must not do it again.
3. You don’t have much time. You must hurry.
4. You must not enter my room without my permission.
5. You need my permission to use my computer.
6. Nobody was hungry. You needn’t have cooked so much food.
7. You must not wait until the last moment.
8. Tina will arrive soon. You needn’t worry.
9. I can do it alone. You needn’t help me.
10. Everything was alright. I needn’t have worried so much.
11. I am not working tomorrow, so I needn’t get up early.
12. You must not tease animals.
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Figures of Speech – Part II
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👉🏻 We have seen that a metaphor is an implied simile. Every simile can be compressed into a metaphor and every metaphor can be expanded into a simile.
🌸 Compare:
🌹Life is like a dream. (Simile)
🌹Life is a dream. (Metaphor)
🟡 Personification
In personification inanimate objects and abstract ideas are spoken of as if they have life and intelligence.
🔷 Example
🌹Pride goeth forth on horseback, grand and gay’
🌹But cometh back on foot, and begs its way.
🟣 Apostrophe
An apostrophe is a direct address to the dead, the absent or a personified object or idea. It is a special form of personification.
🌹Milton! thou should’st be living at this hour.
🌹Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean – roll!
🌹O death! where is thy sting? O grave! where is thy victory?
🌹O Solitude! where are the charms
🌹That sages have seen in thy face?
🟤 Hyperbole
In hyperbole a statement is made emphatic by overstatement.
Here’s the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.
🌹O Hamlet! thou has cleft my heart in twain.
🌹I Loved Ophelia; forty thousand brothers
🌹Could not with all their quantity of love
🌹Make up the sum.
🔵 Euphemism
In Euphemism, a disagreeable thing is described by an agreeable name.
🔶For example, we often say ‘He has fallen asleep’ or ‘He has passed away’ instead of ‘He has died.’
Other examples are given below:
🌹Old Sam is pushing up the daisies. (= Old Sam is dead.)
🌹He is a little careless of the truth. (= He is a liar.)
🌹She has become hard of hearing lately. (= She has become deaf.)
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👉🏻 We have seen that a metaphor is an implied simile. Every simile can be compressed into a metaphor and every metaphor can be expanded into a simile.
🌸 Compare:
🌹Life is like a dream. (Simile)
🌹Life is a dream. (Metaphor)
🟡 Personification
In personification inanimate objects and abstract ideas are spoken of as if they have life and intelligence.
🔷 Example
🌹Pride goeth forth on horseback, grand and gay’
🌹But cometh back on foot, and begs its way.
🟣 Apostrophe
An apostrophe is a direct address to the dead, the absent or a personified object or idea. It is a special form of personification.
🌹Milton! thou should’st be living at this hour.
🌹Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean – roll!
🌹O death! where is thy sting? O grave! where is thy victory?
🌹O Solitude! where are the charms
🌹That sages have seen in thy face?
🟤 Hyperbole
In hyperbole a statement is made emphatic by overstatement.
Here’s the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.
🌹O Hamlet! thou has cleft my heart in twain.
🌹I Loved Ophelia; forty thousand brothers
🌹Could not with all their quantity of love
🌹Make up the sum.
🔵 Euphemism
In Euphemism, a disagreeable thing is described by an agreeable name.
🔶For example, we often say ‘He has fallen asleep’ or ‘He has passed away’ instead of ‘He has died.’
Other examples are given below:
🌹Old Sam is pushing up the daisies. (= Old Sam is dead.)
🌹He is a little careless of the truth. (= He is a liar.)
🌹She has become hard of hearing lately. (= She has become deaf.)
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Must, Can, Can’t | Grammar Exercise
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Fill in the blanks with must, must not, can or cannot.
1. You have been working all day. You .............................. be tired.
must
can
can't
2. Tina ......................... be very bored with her job. She does the same thing every day.
must
can
can't
3. It .............................. be the postman. He has already been.
cannot
must be
4. You ................................. be joking.
can't
must
5. When I saw her, she was crying. She ............................ have a problem.
can't
can
must
6. There is no light in his room. He ......................... be asleep.
must
can
can't
7. Nirali is new to the city. She ............................ have many friends here.
can't
mustn't
must
8. Shailesh has been living in this city for well over two decades. He ........................... know a lot of people here.
must
can
can't
9. You haven't eaten anything since morning. You ......................... be hungry.
must
can
can't
10. You have just had lunch. You .......................... be hungry now.
can't
must
must not
11. Priya worked really hard for this promotion. She .............................. be pleased.
must
can
can't
12. They live in the same neighborhood. They .............................. know each other.
must
can
can't
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🟢Answers🟢
1. You have been working all day. You must be tired.
2. Tina must be very bored with her job. She does the same thing every day.
3. It cannot be the postman. He has already been.
4. You must be joking.
5. When I saw her, she was crying. She must have a problem.
6. There is no light in his room. He must be asleep.
7. Nirali is new to the city. She can’t have many friends here.
8. Shailesh has been living in this city for well over two decades. He must know a lot of people here.
9. You haven’t eaten anything since morning. You must be hungry.
10. You have just had lunch. You can’t be hungry now.
11. Priya worked really hard for this promotion. She must be pleased.
12. They live in the same neighborhood. They must know each other.
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Fill in the blanks with must, must not, can or cannot.
1. You have been working all day. You .............................. be tired.
must
can
can't
2. Tina ......................... be very bored with her job. She does the same thing every day.
must
can
can't
3. It .............................. be the postman. He has already been.
cannot
must be
4. You ................................. be joking.
can't
must
5. When I saw her, she was crying. She ............................ have a problem.
can't
can
must
6. There is no light in his room. He ......................... be asleep.
must
can
can't
7. Nirali is new to the city. She ............................ have many friends here.
can't
mustn't
must
8. Shailesh has been living in this city for well over two decades. He ........................... know a lot of people here.
must
can
can't
9. You haven't eaten anything since morning. You ......................... be hungry.
must
can
can't
10. You have just had lunch. You .......................... be hungry now.
can't
must
must not
11. Priya worked really hard for this promotion. She .............................. be pleased.
must
can
can't
12. They live in the same neighborhood. They .............................. know each other.
must
can
can't
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🟢Answers🟢
1. You have been working all day. You must be tired.
2. Tina must be very bored with her job. She does the same thing every day.
3. It cannot be the postman. He has already been.
4. You must be joking.
5. When I saw her, she was crying. She must have a problem.
6. There is no light in his room. He must be asleep.
7. Nirali is new to the city. She can’t have many friends here.
8. Shailesh has been living in this city for well over two decades. He must know a lot of people here.
9. You haven’t eaten anything since morning. You must be hungry.
10. You have just had lunch. You can’t be hungry now.
11. Priya worked really hard for this promotion. She must be pleased.
12. They live in the same neighborhood. They must know each other.
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Figures of speech – Simile and Metaphor – Part I -- 102
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👉🏻 A figure of speech is a departure from the ordinary form of expression. It is employed to produce a greater effect.
There are four different kinds of figures of speech.
🔹1. Those based on resemblance
Examples are: simile, metaphor, personification and apostrophe
🔹2. Those based on contrast
Examples are: antithesis and epigram
🔹3. Those based on association
Examples are: metonymy and synecdoche
🔹4. Those depending on the construction of the plot
Examples are: climax and anticlimax
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🔷 Simile
In a simile we make a comparison between two objects of different kinds. These two objects will have at least one point in common.
🔸The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree. (Here a comparison is made between the righteous and the palm tree.)
🔸Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
🔸O my Love’s like a red, red rose
🔸That’s newly sprung in June;
🔸O my Love’s like a melodie
🔸That’s sweetly played in tune.
🔖 Here are some similes common in everyday speech.
◾️as proud as a peacock
◾️as cool as a cucumber
◾️as hard as nails
◾️as good as gold
◾️as old as the hills
◾️as clear as crystal
🔎 Note
A comparison of two things of the same kind is not a simile.
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🔶 Metaphor
👉🏻 A metaphor is an implied simile. It doesn’t state that one thing is like another or acts as another. Instead it says that the two things are one and the same. A simile, on the other hand, says that one thing is like another.
Thus, when we say, ‘She is like an angel’ we use a simile, but when we say ‘She is an angel’, we use a metaphor.
🔖 Examples are:
*️⃣Life is a dream. (Metaphor)
*️⃣Life is like a dream. (Simile)
*️⃣The camel is the ship of the desert. (Metaphor)
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👉🏻 A figure of speech is a departure from the ordinary form of expression. It is employed to produce a greater effect.
There are four different kinds of figures of speech.
🔹1. Those based on resemblance
Examples are: simile, metaphor, personification and apostrophe
🔹2. Those based on contrast
Examples are: antithesis and epigram
🔹3. Those based on association
Examples are: metonymy and synecdoche
🔹4. Those depending on the construction of the plot
Examples are: climax and anticlimax
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🔷 Simile
In a simile we make a comparison between two objects of different kinds. These two objects will have at least one point in common.
🔸The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree. (Here a comparison is made between the righteous and the palm tree.)
🔸Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
🔸O my Love’s like a red, red rose
🔸That’s newly sprung in June;
🔸O my Love’s like a melodie
🔸That’s sweetly played in tune.
🔖 Here are some similes common in everyday speech.
◾️as proud as a peacock
◾️as cool as a cucumber
◾️as hard as nails
◾️as good as gold
◾️as old as the hills
◾️as clear as crystal
🔎 Note
A comparison of two things of the same kind is not a simile.
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🔶 Metaphor
👉🏻 A metaphor is an implied simile. It doesn’t state that one thing is like another or acts as another. Instead it says that the two things are one and the same. A simile, on the other hand, says that one thing is like another.
Thus, when we say, ‘She is like an angel’ we use a simile, but when we say ‘She is an angel’, we use a metaphor.
🔖 Examples are:
*️⃣Life is a dream. (Metaphor)
*️⃣Life is like a dream. (Simile)
*️⃣The camel is the ship of the desert. (Metaphor)
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