18.(a) Find from the text the collocation for the following.
(i)............... dog
(ii)............... man
(iii) ticket ...............
(iv) ............... slowly
(v) ............... drizzle
(vi) ............... sentences
(vii)............... spirits.
(b) Complete the compound words from the story.
(i) oil............... (ii) fifty ...............
(iii) easy............... (iv) ............... tower
(v) moon...............
(c) Pick out from the story 3 or 4 examples of Code-mixing (Indian words
used in English). ............... ............... ............... ...............
Find from the text the collocation for the following. / Complete the compound words from the story. /Pick out from the story 3 or 4 examples of Code-mixing (Indian words
used in English). Chapter1.2(2) The Thief’s Story-Ruskin Bond
Maharashtra SCERT Class X English
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Answer :
(a) Cambridge English Dictionary defines "collocation" as "a word or phrase that is often used with another word or phrase, in a way that sounds correct to people who have spoken the language all their lives, but might not be expected from the meaning."
The collocations from the text are as follows :
(i) stray dog
(ii) educated man
(iii) ticket office
(iv) walked slowly
(v) light drizzle
(vi) whole sentences
(vii) my spirits.
(b) Cambridge English Dictionary defines "compound words" as "a word that combines two or more different words. Often, the meaning of the compound cannot be discovered by knowing the meaning of the different words that form it. Compounds may be written either as one word or as separate words."
(i) oil-rich
(ii) fifty-rupee
(iii) easy-going
(iv) clock tower
(v) moonlight
(c) Code-mixing is Indian words used in English.
(i) Jumna
(ii) pyjamas
(iii) bazaar
(iv) maidan
Answer:
Explanation(a) Find from the text the collocation for the following.
(i) Stray dog.
(ii) Greedy man.
(iii) Ticket office .
(iv) Walked slowly.
(v) A light drizzle.
(vi) Whole sentences.
(vii) My spirits.
(b) Complete the compound words from the story.
(i) Oil rich.
(ii) Fifty rupee .
(iii) Easy going .
(iv) Clock tower.
(v) Moon light .
(c) Pick out from the story 3 or 4 examples of code mixing (Indian words used in English).
Jumna, Maidan, Pyjamas, Bazaar.