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The brook - Alfred lord Tennyson Paraphrase

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  Introduction of the poem The brook is a very beautiful poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson in which the brook narrates its story itself. The poem traces the journey of a brook from its origin to its mouth. The poem seems to be very simple but through the simplicity, it has a very deep message to convey. The refrain in the poem suggests that man is mortal but nature is eternal we may come and go but nature stays forever. In short, it is an autobiography of a brook which tells us that it starts flowing from the hills and will flow forever and ever. Paraphrase of the poem - I come from the haunts of coot and hern. I make a sudden sally And sparkle out among the fem, To bicker down a valley. By thirty hills I hurry down. Or slip between the ridges, By twenty thorpes, a little town, And half a hundred bridges. Till last by Philip's farm, I flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go. But I go on forever. The narrator of the poem i.e. the brook takes us along its ...

Do as directed Grammar worksheet

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  Q.1 Do as directed. We swam every day in May. (Rewrite using 'used to') He never came late. (Make affirmative) The train was 10 minutes late. (Add a question tag.) He had been playing in the park. (Identify the tense and change it into a simple present tense.) Everyone keeps telling me what to do. ( Add a question tag.) It is not proper for us to waste our time. (Rewrite the sentence using 'should not') He ran fast to catch the thief. (Underline the infinitive.) How pleasant it is to walk there! (Make  assertive.) She always knew the correct answer. (Make a yes-no question.) The water in the lake was too dirty to swim in it. ( Remove too.) Q.2 Rewrite the following sentences using 'no sooner...... than'. As soon as we grow older our mode activities are curtailed. When Bambi leapt forward his mother barred him. As soon as the children had gone home, she took out the parts and placed them on her table. As soon as she is back with the food, the poor starving fath...

All about Noun (Parts of Speech) in English

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  Parts of Speech|Noun |Types of Noun| Singular and Plural noun| There are 8 parts of speech in English. They are : Noun  Pronoun  Adjective  Verb  Adverb  Preposition  Conjunction  Interjection Determiners can also be included in parts of speech. Now let's discuss the part of the speech 'Noun' in some detail.   Noun  The noun means 'name of anything'. It can name a person, animal, place, thing,  quality, feeling, Idea, and so on. E.g.  A person: Ram, Mohan, John, teacher, mother, God, etc. A place: Russia, America, school, village, etc. A thing: bell, door, purse, pencil, coin, etc. An abstract idea:  honesty affection poverty, etc.

Common Verbs: Three Forms with Hindi & Marathi Meanings (For Easy Grammar Learning)

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  The author of - Communication Skills in English For Engineers and Technologists If you find this helpful, share this post with your classmates! Three forms of verbs with their meanings in Hindi and Marathi  Learn three forms of common English verbs with their meanings in Hindi and Marathi. Perfect for tenses, voice, and direct–indirect speech practice. Have you ever felt confused while using verb forms in English grammar? Verbs play a vital role in constructing correct sentences, especially in grammar topics like tenses , active–passive voice , and direct–indirect speech . In this blog, you will find a carefully selected list of commonly used verbs, along with their three forms and meanings in Hindi and Marathi. These verbs are grouped for easy learning and daily practice. With regular reading and a little consistency, students can easily remember these verb forms and use them confidently in both spoken and written English. Verbs that end with '-e' take only '-d' for...

7.14 MHCERT 7th General Science 14. Elements, compounds and mixtures

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MHCERT - General Science - chapter 14. Elements, Compounds and Mixtures Que. 1  Who is my companion? 1. Stainless steel -alloy 2. Silver -metal 3. Bhajani mixture      for milling -a mixture 4. Salt- compound 5. Coal- element 6. Hydrogen  -non-metal 2. Write the names of elements from the following symbols :  Cd - cadmium Xe - xenon Br - bromine Ti - titanium Cu - copper/ cuprous  Fe - iron/ Ferrum Si - silicon Ir - iridium Pt - platinum 3. What are the molecular formulae of the following compounds? Hydrochloric acid - HCl Sulphuric acid - H 2 SO 4 Sodium chloride - NaCl Glucose - C 6 H 12 O 6 Methane - CH 4 4. Give scientific reasons. (a) Buttermilk is churned to get butter. Ans . Buttermilk is a mixture.  The small particles of butter are dispersed in the buttermilk.  They get aggregated due to centrifugal force during churning and form a lump. As fats are lighter than water butter floats on the buttermilk and can be separated ea...

7.13MHCERT 7th General Science 13. Changes - physical and chemical

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MHCERT - General Science -  chapter 13. Changes Physical and Chemical 1. Distinguish between the following. (a) Physical change and Chemical change  Physical Change The properties of the original substance remain the same.  Their compositions remain unchanged.  No new substance is formed.  E.g. melting, boiling, evaporating  Chemical Change  New and different properties are seen in the new substance.  Their original composition changes.  The new substance is formed.  E.g. burning and corrosion. (b) Periodic change and non-periodicchange Periodic change The changes that occur again and again after a definite interval of time are called periodic changes.  There is consistency in time.  Interval is fixed. E.g. Sunrise, sunse3t, moments of the hands of the clock. Non-periodic change The changes that may occur again but cannot be said for sure when they will occur again are called non-periodic changes. There is no consistency in tim...