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English Skill Building – 109 Common English Errors Common Flaws in English syntax and their correction Flaw type 1 – Excessive repetition of pronouns like ‘It’ Read the following write-up, examine the defects and remove them by suitable modification. Faulty text – When I was …
Creative Writing – 143 Comprehension Exercise Shale gas – Basic info – America’s readiness to sell it to India Shale gas, is the last god-given life line to the human race before the we equip itself to switch to renewable sources of energy in large …
English Skill Building – 108 Rewriting sentences Exercise – 1 Join the following question sentences in any way you prefer. 1. My closest friend’s father contracted Covid. He isolated himself in his small room. 2. My closest friend’s father contracted Covid. He isolated himself in …
Creative Writing – 142 Comprehension Questions Conviction rate in human trafficking cases declining (Source: The Hindu dated Feb 18) Activists call for robust inter-State investigations Twice every week, two women from Basanti in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas, visit a local non-governmental organisation at the …
English Skill Building – 107 Vocabulary Learn the word ‘Scale’ comprehensively The many uses of the word ‘scale’ As Noun 1. When we cut a fish, we remove the scales from its surface. We then cut to pieces to cook it. In Odiya, it’s called …
English Skill Building – 106 Rewriting Sentences Follow the instructions Rewrite the following sentences using the word ‘set’ as a noun, verb, or phrasal verb. 1. Harish has strong desire to become a software researcher, where as his sister, Namita, has a burning desire to …
English Skill Building – 105 Breaking sentences Break the following long sentences to short and simple sentences [Sentences taken from NYT article] 1. The team’s ability to clinch a record fifth under-19 title despite a Covid outbreak underscored the vast pool of talent in India …
Creative Writing – 141 Comprehension Exercise Sports bank helps Arunachal town kick the habit New facilities have weaned youth away from drugs in Miao. The fight against drugs in a small town in the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh is riding on a bank of …
Creative Writing – 140 Comprehension Exercise Comprehension exercises with answers [Source : WP] Two Israeli military officers were removed from their positions immediately and a third will be formally censured in the death of a 78-year-old Palestinian American man who was detained at a checkpoint …