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1. 1.

   Mark the clauses in colour as noun clauses (NC) or adjective clauses (AC).

   1. You must choose what languages you want to learn.
   2. Grandfather recalls the days when there was no internet.
   3. Daliya told me that she was visiting her aunt.
   4. The ball splashed into the pool where some ducks were swimming.
   5. The chef will give tips on how we can make a quick breakfast.
   6. The exhibition which was inaugurated last week will continue for a month.
2. 2.

   Complete each of these sentences with a noun clause or an adjective clause, as indicated.

   1. They needed more time to complete the test  __________________________________  (adjective clause)
   2. We need to ask the teacher __________________________________ (noun clause)
   3. __________________________________ is something I understood recently. (noun clause)
   4. Ronald was thrilled to meet the writer __________________________________ (adjective clause)
3. 3.

   Underline the puns in these sentences and explain the two meanings of each pun.

   1. The scientist removed the door bell as he wanted to win the Nobel prize.
   2. When a clock is hungry,it goes back four seconds.
   3. I cannot write with a broken pencil as it is pointless.
   4. I was struggling to understand how lightning works when it struck me.
   5. the library is the tallest building in the city− it has a million stories.
   6. The past, the present and the future held a meeting. It was tense.
4. 4.

   Read this passage carefully and answer the questions.

   In attempting to understand the genuine reason for the popularity of detective stories, it is necessary to rid ourselves of some common ideas. It is not true, for example, that the general public prefers bad  literature to good, and accept detective stories because they are bad literature. The mere absence of artistic refinement does not make a book popular. Bradshaw's Railway Guide contains few examples of comedy, yet it is not read aloud with loud laughter and great merriment on winter evenings. if detective stories are read with more enthusiasm than railway guides, it is certainly because they are more artistic. Many good books have fortunately been popular; many bad books, still more fortunately, have been unpopular. A good detective would probably be even more popular than a bad one. The trouble in this matter is that many people do not realise that there is such a thing as a good detective story; it is to them like speaking of a good devil. To write a story about a burglary is, in their eyes, almost a manner of committing it. For some people, this kind of thinking may be natural; it is after all true that many detective stories are as full of sensational crime as one of Shakespeare's plays.

   1. Give the meanings of these words as used in the passage. One word answers or short phrases will be accepted.
      1. rid ourselves of: ________________________
      2. refinement: _________________________
      3. sensational: _________________________
   2. Answer these questions briefly in your own words.
      1. Which common idea about detective stories does the speaker argue against?
      2. Why does the speaker mention a railway guide?
      3. Why may some people think that there is no such thing as a good detective story?
   3. In not more than 50 words, describe what the speaker says about the quality and popularity of detective stories.
   4. Give a title to the passage and give a reason to justify your choice.