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1. 1.

   Complete each of the following sentences using a suitable relative clause. Then write whether it is a defining or non-defining relative clause. Make sure the punctuation is correct.

   1. Neha ___________ is very helpful.
   2. C.V. Raman ______________ won the Nobel Prize.
   3. Shimla ____________ is a nice place.
   4. The Chhath Puja _____________ is the biggest festival of Bihar.
   5. Satyajit Roy _____________ won the Oscar for Pather Panchali.
2. 2.

   Do as directed.

   1. You listened to me. You would have been in a better place now. (Join the sentences using if.)
   2. Rajeev calls. Do not take the call. (Join the sentences using should.)
   3. You tell me the truth. I will not let you go. (Join the sentences using unless.)
   4. The bell rang. The teacher left the class. (Join the sentences using as soon as.)
   5. If Neha leaves early, ask her to inform me. (Rewrite the sentence using in case.)
3. 3.

   Change these sentences from the active voice into the passive voice.

   1. My friend bought a new sari.
   2. Everyone hated Arnab for his arrogance.
   3. Bina was helping the old woman to cross the street.
   4. The teachers use the blackboard to explain sums.
   5. The monkeys have eaten all the mangoes.
4. 4.

   Rewrite the following sentences in indirect speech.

   1. 'I will be meeting you after such a long time,' Shreya said to me.
   2. 'Pass me a piece of chalk,' the teacher said to Hari.
   3. 'The children are supposed to leave from Goa tomorrow,' Mrs Shetty said to her husband.
   4. 'Why did you go back so late yesterday?' Mani said to Fatima.
   5. 'Let's go out for lunch tomorrow,' Merin said to me.
5. 5.

   Make sentences with the following pars of homophones.

   1. mail, male
   2. dual, duel
   3. meet, meat
   4. morning, mourning
   5. flour, flower
6. 6.

   Make sentences with each of the following words illustrating its two different meanings clearly.

   1. kind
   2. desert
   3. address
   4. pine
   5. counter