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Study the examples given, and then fill in the blanks with
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Example :
His sudden death made
the day's news ugly.
His sudden death
uglified the day's news.
The gang of robbers spread terror among the people of that
village. The gang of
robbers terrorized the people of that village.
A baby has no knowledge of good and evil.
A baby does not know what is good and evil. |
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Flowers make
a garden beautiful.
Flowers
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The air here is not
pure.
Can you do something
to ______ the air ? |
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The roads here are
not wide.
The government must
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His knowledge is not
deep.
He must read a great
deal to ______ |
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He is not a man with
wide interests.
He must ______ his
interests to live a happier life. |
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Her anger is at its
height.
You cannot ______ her
anger any more. |
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The news made them
glad.
The news ______ |
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You can ______ very
easily.
She is a very
irritable person. |
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Her success is
delightful news to me.
I am ______ the news
of her success. |
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She did ______
She agreed without
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His answer was
rude.
He ______. |
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We all ______.
We are all
desirous of happiness and health. |
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The captain ______
his soldiers with fresh courage.
The soldiers were
given an infusion of fresh courage by the captain. |
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It is better to
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Prevention is
better than cure. |
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He is only ______
friend.
It is only a
pretence of friendship. |
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Answers |
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Flowers make
a garden beautiful.
Flowers
beautify a garden. |
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The air here is not
pure.
Can you do something
to purify the air ? |
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The roads here are
not wide.
The government must
widen them. |
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His knowledge is not
deep.
He must read a great
deal to deepen his knowledge. |
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He is not a man with
wide interests.
He must
widen his interests to live
a happier life. |
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Her anger is at its
height.
You cannot
heighten her anger any more. |
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The news made them
glad.
The news
gladdened them. |
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You can
irritate her very easily.
She is a very
irritable person. |
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Her success is
delightful news to me.
I am
delighted at the news of her
success. |
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She did
not hesitate to agree.
She agreed without
hesitation. |
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His answer was
rude.
He
answered rudely. |
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We all
desire happiness and health.
We are all
desirous of happiness and health. |
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The captain
infused his soldiers with
fresh courage.
The soldiers were
given an infusion of fresh courage by the captain. |
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It is better to
prevent than to cure.
Prevention is
better than cure. |
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He is only
pretending to be a friend.
It is only a
pretence of friendship. |
