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1. 1.

   i. angry	ii. young man
   i. huge	ii. red	iii. garden  tomato
   i. beautiful	ii. steel	iii. kitchen knives
   i. fast	iii. Indian	mail train

   Make up sentences using the nouns and the adjectives given above.

2. 2.

   Find the best order to arrange the adjectives.

   Example:
   cat (black, thin)
   thin black cat
   The thin black cat lapped up the milk in the saucer.

   a. mountains	(distant, blue)
   b. road	(narrow, mountain, high)
   c. watch	(new, shiny, steel)
   d. face	(grey, expressionless, dull)
   e. snake	(green, venomous, long)
   f. car	(Rover, sleek, black, new)
   g. singer	(young, Indian,famous)
   h. suit	(evening, ready-made, Italian)
   i. shirt	(new, red, smart )
   j. plane	(trans-Atlantic, jet-propelled, passenger)

      

3. 3.

   Use the following in sentences of your own.

   a. more or less	b. on the move
   c. to a man	d. is abroad
   e. all clear	f. now and then
   g. by and large	h. without fail

    

4. 4.

   Identify the adverbial clauses in the following and say what kind they are.

   1. The children sat in the library because Mr Sen told them to read more.
   2. She will be allowed to go to the party if you go with her.
   3. Since we are going, they can come too.
   4. He goes to the zoo whenever he visits the city.
   5. He will never find out what is wrong unless he visits the doctor.
   6. They settled down on the grass where it was dry.
   7. He will post your letter as he is going that way.
   8. They will be allowed some sweets after they have eaten their dinner.
5. 5.

   Find adverbial clauses of condition, reason or place to complete the following and state which kind of clause you have used. Use each word in this box at least once. Remember that you may, if you wish, put the main clauses at the end of the sentence.

   because

   if

   unless

   where

   since

   as

   wherever

   1. We will go to the cinema without you...
   2. The old lady could not stand up...
   3. We will get very wet...
   4. The children left their books...
   5. You should be reading your books...
   6. The old man lived by himself...
   7. Dina's small write dog goes...
   8. I'll spend all the money on clothes...
   9. Usha does not eat meat...
   10. I'm afraid you will have to have black coffee...
6. 6.

   Write a short account of an animal. Try to consider it as you would a person with a definite character. He or she can be surly, grumpy, important, bossy or possess other characteristics.