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4. Add im- or in- to each of the following words and us
them in place of the italicised words in the sentences
given below.
competent
any
patient
proper
possible sensitive
(1) The project appears very difficult at first sight but it
can be completed if we work very hard.
(ii) He lacks competence. That's why he can't keep
job for more than a year.
(11n) “Don't lose patience. Your letter will come one
the postman told me.
day:
(iv) That's not a proper remark to make under the
circumstances.
(v) He appears to be without sensitivity. In fact, he is
very emotional,
5. Read the following sentences.
It was a cold morning and stars still glowed in the sky.
An old man was walking along the road.
The words in italics are articles, 'A' and 'an' are indefinite
articles and the' is the definite article. 'A' is used before
a singular countable noun. 'An' is used before a word that
begins with a vowel.
• a boy
• an actor
• a mango • an apple
• a university • an hour
Use a, an or the in the blanks.
There was once
play which became very
successful.
famous actor was acting in it. In
play his role was that of
aristocrat
who had been imprisoned in
castle for twenty
last act of
play someone
would come on
letter which
he would hand over to
prisoner. Even though
aristocrat was not expected to read
letter at each performance, he always insisted that
letter be written out from beginning to end.
years. In
stage with
Answers
Answer:
4 :
(i) The project appears impossible at first sight but it can be completed if we work very hard.
(ii) He is incompetent. That’s why he can’t keep any job for more than a year.
(iii) “Don’t be impatient. Your letter will come one day,” the postman told me.
(iv) That’s an improper remark to make under the circumstances.
(v) He appears to be insensitive. In fact, he is very emotional.
5 :
There was once a play which became very successful. A famous actor was acting in it. In the play his role was that of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in a castle for twenty years. In the last act of the play someone would come on the stage with a letter which he would hand over to the prisoner. Even though the aristocrat was not expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that the letter be written out from beginning to end.
Answer:
no. 5 There was once the play which became very successful. The famous actor was acting in it. In the play his role was that of an aristacrat who had been imprisoned in a castle for twenty years. In the last act of the stage with a letter which he would handover to an prisoner. Even though an aristocrat was not expected to read a letter at each performance he always insisted that a letter be written out from beginning to end