Present perfect tense Simple past tense It talks about an action that started in the It talks about an action that finished in the past and continues in the present. past. Example: Example: I have known Gaurav for 10 years. I knew Gaurav when we were in kindergarten. When he moved to a different city, we lost touch. It refers to a finished action that has a result in It refers to a finished action with no result in the present. the present. Example: Example: I have lost my laptop. I can’t work now. (The I lost my laptop yesterday! I feel very sad. result is that the person can’t work.) It uses expressions that refer to ‘any time up It uses expressions that refer to finished time to now’('before', 'never', 'recently', 'often', ('yesterday', 'last week', 'three years ago', 'already'). 'then'). Exercise 4.1: Fill in the blanks with the present perfect forms of the base verbs in brackets. One is done for you. 1) They have gone (go) to the market. 2) Shahid ______________________________ (sell) his car. 3) Mehul ______________________________ (fall) ill. 4) Sanjay ______________________________ (speak) to me. 5) I ______________________________ (see) this movie. 6) We ______________________________ (buy) a new house. The Lady of the Forest 47
Exercise 4.2: Convert the given sentences to the present perfect tense. One is done for you. 1) I make pastries. Ans. I have made pastries. 2) I am playing football. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3) I swim in the pool. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4) Sonali finished the report. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5) Alia went to the shop. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) Sumit cleaned his bicycle. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 4.3: Read the sentences and write whether they are in the simple past tense or the present perfect tense. One is done for you. 1) Paul has written three letters since this morning. Ans. present perfect tense 2) Zara sang a melodious song yesterday. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3) Bunty won the match last year. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4) The weather has been pleasant since yesterday. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5) I have seen the Taj Mahal. So, I know a lot about it. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 48
6) We went to the museum last week. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Formal Writing Informal letter writing Exercise 5: Nidhi received a letter from Rutuja, who wishes to be her pen friend. Rutuja wrote about her hobbies and mentioned that she loves painting on glass. Fill in the gaps to complete Nidhi’s letter to Rutuja, sharing her interest in art too. Flat No. A8 Bankers Road Thane 15th February 2018 Dear Rutuja, How are you? I was really surprised to ______________________________________________________ __________________________________ as I have never had a pen friend before. I felt ____________ ________________________________________________ when I read about your interest in painting. It is ______________________________________________________________________________________. You have written that you love to paint on glass. I would really like to _______________________ ___________________________________________________. What kind of paints do you use? And where _________________________________________________________________ ? I have only been using ____________________________________________ for my paintings. My friend Tanusha and I have tried block printing, _______________________ and ________________________________. Let us learn more about painting from each other and _________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________. The Lady of the Forest 49
Looking forward to your reply about a lot more of what you do in your art classes. With warm regards, Nidhi Creative Writing Biography writing Exercise 6: Write the biography of a person whom you know and admire. Share the important details of their life and their special characteristics. Hints: • Where and when were they born? • Describe their childhood. • Give some details of their adulthood. • How is their personality? • What do you admire about this person? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 50
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Lesson 6 To Sleep Module 6 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Sentence dictation Vocabulary Listening audio Homophones 52
Dictation Exercise 1.1: Sentence dictation 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Exercise 1.2: Listening audio 1) For how long should you wash your hands? [ ] (A) for five minutes (B) till the count of 20 ] (C) for three minutes (D) till the count of five ] ] 2) Why shouldn’t we share water bottles? [ ] (A) Germs may spread. (B) Water differs from house to house. (C) Some water bottles are not clean. (D) Water bottles can break. 3) What should you do when you have a fever? [ (A) go outdoors (B) play with friends (C) stay at home (D) eat junk food 4) Why should we eat fruits and vegetables in plenty? [ (A) They boost our immune system. (B) They make one sick. [ (C) They weaken our immune system. (D) They are cheap. 5) For how many hours should we sleep every day? (A) six hours (B) two hours (C) seven hours (D) eight hours To Sleep 53
B C Vocabulary A Homophones Homophones are words that have different spellings but are pronounced in the same way. They sound the same but have different meanings. Examples: • 'here' and 'hear ' here hear • 'deer' and 'dear' deer dear Exercise 2.1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate homophones from the options given in brackets. 1) Rita was happy to eat _______________________ (meat/meet) twice a week. 2) Arjun had hurt his _______________________ (heal/heel) while playing football yesterday. 3) _______________________ (Whose/Who’s) knocking on my door at this time? 4) Farha is a grown-up child, but she still wants to lie down in her ________________ (cot/ caught) once in a while. 5) _______________________ (Their/There) bus leaves in an hour from now. 6) Can you pass me a _______________________ (plane/plain) sheet of paper? Exercise 2.2: Underline the pairs of homophones in the following sentences. 1) He knows that he has a very long nose. 2) Would Rishi be able to chop some wood for the bonfire? 54
3) I hope Zeenat has read that book covered in red marble paper. 4) Do not press the brake pedal so hard that you break it! 5) Sohail looked very pale after carrying a big pail of water down the hill. 6) The hare has very little hair on its body. To Sleep 55
Lesson 7 Puppet Traditions of India Module 7 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Word dictation Vocabulary Listening audio Grammar Compound words Language in Use Formal Writing Articles Creative Writing Prepositions Paragraph writing Story writing 56
Dictation Exercise 1.1: Word dictation 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Exercise 1.2: Listening audio 1) Where were Justin and Mary having their vacation? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2) What did Uncle Thomas tell them about? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3) At what time did they wake up in the morning? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4) What aromas were coming from the kitchen? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5) Why did Uncle Thomas tell them the story of the Foggy Figure? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Puppet Traditions of India 57
B C Vocabulary A Compound words A compound word is formed when two different words are joined together to make a new word. There are three forms of compound words. Closed form Hyphenated form Open form The words are blended or The words are simply joined mixed together and written together by hyphens. The words are closely as a single word. associated and convey one Examples: idea or meaning but are Examples: • two-dimensional spelled as separate words. • lifeless • cut-outs • outdoors Examples: • wooden dolls • glove puppets Exercise 2.1: Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B to make compound words. Column A Column B 1) up a) fall 2) gold b) ship 3) arm c) hill 4) rain d) chair 5) space e) cloth 6) table f) fish 58
Exercise 2.2: Look at the puzzle grid. Pick out six pairs of compound words and write them below. Use the pictures as clues. sea bee fish dark board sun light horse sugar star skate friend house stable shine hive 1) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Grammar Articles As you know, the words ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ are called articles. They are used depending on the beginning sound of a word. 1) ‘A’ and ‘an’ are called the indefinite articles. • If the first letter of a singular word makes a consonant sound, the article ‘a’ is used before the word. • If the first letter of a singular word makes a vowel sound, the article ‘an’ is used before it. Examples: • a boy, a girl Puppet Traditions of India 59
• an apple, an egg 2) ‘The’ is called the definite article. It is used to: • refer to something that has already been mentioned. • refer to something that is one of its kind or specific. Examples: • The thief who stole the diamonds has not been caught yet. • The Sun is shining brightly. Pronunciation of ‘the’ • We pronounce ‘the’ as the when the following word begins with a consonant sound. • We pronounce ‘the’ as thee when the following word begins with a vowel sound. Let’s look at a few examples: We write Vowel sounds We read The apple a ‘Thee’ apple The elephant e ‘Thee’ elephant The ice cream i ‘Thee’ ice cream The orange o ‘Thee’ orange The umbrella u ‘Thee’ umbrella Remember: A few words begin with vowel letters but the beginning sound is not a vowel sound. For such words, 'the' is not pronounced as thee but as the itself. Examples: the unicorn, the one o'clock news Exercise 3.1: Fill in the blanks with the correct articles. One is done for you. 1) Mohan is a doctor. 2) I was born on ______________ Wednesday. 3) Paul eats ______________ egg every day. 60
4) ______________ Sun rises in the East. 5) ______________ apple a day keeps the doctor away. 6) I want ______________ red apple. Exercise 3.2: The articles ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ have been incorrectly used at a few places in the given paragraph. Correct the errors and rewrite the paragraph. One sentence is done for you. Long ago, an man had an goose. It laid an golden egg every day. A man would sell it and spend the money happily. But the man was greedy. He wanted all the eggs at the same time. So he killed a goose, cut it open and looked for eggs. He searched for a hour. But there was no gold inside. He was sad and angry with himself for his foolishness. Ans. Long ago, a man had a goose.______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 3.3: Read the given sentences. Write whether the article 'the' is pronounced as 'the' or 'thee' in each sentence. One is done for you. 1) The principal of this school is Mrs Dias. – the 2) Do you know the address of his house? – __________________ 3) Shyam goes to the orphanage on every Sunday. – __________________ 4) That is the honest boy who returned my purse. – __________________ 5) The utensils in this kitchen are very dirty. – __________________ 6) Please keep the umbrella near the door. – __________________ Puppet Traditions of India 61
Language in Use Prepositions Look at the pictures above and say which prepositions are most appropriate for each picture. Pick from the prepositions that you have learnt in earlier classes. They are given in the word box below. in on under near over behind at at the side of next to beside between in front of Let us learn about a few more prepositions. It means 'at a higher place or position'. Example: The dragon is flying above the wooden crate. above above 62
It means 'at a lower place or position'. Example: The dragon is flying below the wooden crate. below below It means 'to be in the middle of several things, people or objects'. Example: The fat bird is among the other birds. among among It means 'to be at the same place as one or several things, people or objects'. Example: The little bird is flying with the bigger bird. with with Exercise 4.1: Underline the prepositions in the given sentences. One is done for you. 1) The puppy was lying at the side of the road. 2) She gets nervous among strangers. 3) Our car is parked in front of the house. 4) Monica is standing between Abida and Sejal. 5) Will you come with me to the market? 6) The library is on the floor above us. Puppet Traditions of India 63
Exercise 4.2: Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions from the options given in brackets. One is done for you. 1) Meet me at (on/at) 9:00 p.m. 2) The comet flew ___________________ (over/in) the Earth. 3) Can you keep this box ___________________ (in/among) the storeroom? 4) Divide this cake ___________________ (above/among) yourselves. 5) The temperature has dropped ________________ (below/above) zero degrees. 6) I have set the painting ___________________ (between/above) my fireplace. Exercise 4.3: Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions from the box. One is done for you. next to on under beside near behind 1) The owl is on the bed. 2) The cat is _______________________ the bed. 3) The gift is _______________________ the dog. 4) The owl is _______________________ the blanket. 5) The ball is _______________________ the bag. 6) The bag is ______________________ the ball. 64
Formal Writing Paragraph writing Exercise 5: Write a paragraph about the importance of celebrating cultural festivals of our country at school. Hints: • Mention some of the important cultural festivals of our country. • Write how celebrating together helps to gain knowledge about other religions and cultures. • Write about our country being a land of unity in diversity – many cultures but still we are one. • Mention how these festivals are also connected to dance, music and drama. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Puppet Traditions of India 65
Creative Writing Story writing Exercise 6: The beginning and end of a story are given below. Complete the story in your own words. Nitin and Nisha were very excited. For the first time in their lives, they were going to their grandmother’s house alone, for the festival season. 'Be good children', said Mummy as they were leaving to catch the train. 'Be sure to help Granny with all the work and preparations for the festival!' 'Of course, Mummy', said Nisha. 'We will be on our best behaviour.' ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ The children returned home happily. They had learned a lot at Granny's place! 66
Lesson 8 The Elephant’s Nose Module 8 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Sentence dictation Vocabulary Listening audio Grammar Using 'to', 'two' and 'too' Language in Use Formal Writing Demonstrative adjectives Creative Writing Positive and negative sentences Informal letter writing Editing exercise 67
Dictation Exercise 1.1: Sentence dictation 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Exercise 1.2: Listening audio 1) In which of these countries would you not find the King Cobra? [ ] ] (A) Thailand (B) Indonesia ] ] (C) Philippines (D) Afghanistan ] 2) How long does an average King Cobra grow? [ (A) 13 feet (B) 18 feet (C) 20 feet (D) 10 feet 3) Why is the King Cobra considered to be one of the most deadly snakes? [ (A) the sharpness of its fangs (B) the amount of poison in a single bite (C) the number of times that it can bite (D) the strength of its poison 4) What do King Cobras feed on? [ (A) other snakes (B) small mammals (C) lizards (D) all of these 5) Why are King Cobras revered in India? [ (A) They represent Lord Shiva. (B) They represent Lord Krishna. (C) They represent Lord Karthikeya. (D) They represent Lord Vishnu. 68
B C Vocabulary A Using 'to', 'two' and 'too' The words 'to', 'too' and 'two' sound exactly like one another but have very different meanings. To: It is a preposition that helps to express direction or show a particular condition. Examples: • He went to the market early yesterday. • Rida likes to eat laddoos. Two: It is the number name for 2. Examples: • Chanda has eaten two biscuits today. • Two of his friends were laughing loudly. Too: It means 'also' or 'to a large degree'. Examples: • Neha loves chocolates, and I love them too. • He drove too fast this time. Exercise 2.1: Fill in the blanks with ‘to’, ‘two’ or ‘too’. 1) Romila had ________________ meet Shyam in the morning. 2) Zaheer saw ________________ lovely roses bloom in his garden. 3) I was invited to a party, and my sister was ________________. 4) Climb ________________ the top, and wave the flag. 5) 'Open your mouth wide so I can extract the other tooth ________________', said the dentist. 6) His father came home and gave him ________________ oranges. The Elephant's Nose 69
Exercise 2.2: In the following sentences, the underlined words have been used incorrectly. Rewrite the sentences using the correct words. 1) My mother went two Shillong last month. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2) Ravi likes too come home early from his office. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3) To of those apples are ripe and juicy. Please give me both. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4) Mary hates nursery rhymes. Her sister, Jane, hates them to. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5) Raza’s father bought too beautiful pens from the shop. One was blue, and the other was red. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) Peter wants two be a surgeon when he grows up. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 70
Grammar Adjectives Adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns. They tell us: how something looks. (shiny, dirty, bright) about the about the size of things. number/ (huge, quantity of gigantic, tiny, things. (a lot, medium) many, little, two) Adjectives are how describing words. how someone something They tell us.... behaves. (rude, sounds. (silent, scary, polite, nice, quiet, loud) impatient) how about the something colour of feels. (soft, hard, silky, things. (pink, blue, smooth) grey, red) Demonstrative adjectives Read the following sentence: This pink chart is mine, and those blue charts are yours. The speaker of the sentence describes and points out specific charts using ‘this’ and ‘those’. They are demonstrative adjectives. They make clear which specific person, object or place (nouns) the sentence is talking about. The Elephant's Nose 71
Here are the four demonstrative adjectives. this (singular) It points to a person, place or thing that is near. Examples: This pen is old. that (singular) Do you like this bag? It points to a person, place or thing that is far. Examples: She lives in that village. these (plural) That dress is too tight. It points to multiple people, places or things that are near. Examples: These seeds are good. those (plural) These puppies are very naughty. It points to multiple people, places or things that are far. Examples: Do not go near those dogs. I am friends with those boys. 72
Demonstrative adjectives vs. demonstrative pronouns You have learnt that ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’ are also demonstrative pronouns. However, their usage in sentences is different from that of demonstrative adjectives. Remember: Pronouns replace nouns, but they do not describe or add meaning to them. On the other hand, adjectives describe nouns or add meaning to them. A demonstrative adjective is followed by a noun. Demonstrative pronouns Demonstrative adjectives This is very yummy. This cake is very yummy. (The pronoun ‘this’ replaces the noun (The adjective ‘this’ points to the specific ‘cake’.) cake.) That will look good on you. That dress will look good on you. (T he pronoun ‘that’ has been used for the (T he adjective ‘that’ points to the specific noun ‘dress’.) dress.) These smell nice. These flowers smell nice. (The pronoun ‘these’ has been used in place (The adjective ‘these’ points to the of the noun ‘flowers’.) specific flowers.) Those belong to Sarah. Sarah will wear those slippers. (T he pronoun ‘those’ replaces the noun (T he adjective ‘those’ adds meaning to the ‘slippers’.) noun 'slippers'.) Exercise 3.1: Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with the correct demonstrative adjectives. One is done for you. 1) That cap is brown in colour. 2) ________________________ shoes belong to Raman. The Elephant's Nose 73
3) ________________________ dolls are Russian dolls. 4) ________________________ cycle is colourful. 5) ________________________ belt is made of leather. 6) ________________________ socks are dirty. Exercise 3.2: Rewrite the sentences with the correct demonstrative adjectives. One is done for you. 1) That mountains are at a great distance. Ans. Those mountains are at a great distance. 2) These dish in front of me is too salty. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3) That book in my hand is interesting. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4) Those fish market seven kilometres away has fresh fish. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5) This flowers in the next garden smell sweet. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 74
6) That bangles that I am wearing are very expensive. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 3.3: Write ‘DA’ if the sentence has a demonstrative adjective and ‘DP’ if the sentence has a demonstrative pronoun. One is done for you. 1) Is this my drink? – DP 2) This house is very old. – ___________ 3) Will you return this book to Amir? – ___________ 4) These are new bikes. – ___________ 5) Those hills are very green. – ___________ 6) That shirt looks nice. – ___________ Language in Use Positive and negative sentences Read the following sentences: 1) I read my nature book every day. 2) Where are the students? 3) I am not feeling well. 4) Why has he not completed his project? All the sentences above are of a different sort. 1) The first sentence is a statement. It is a positive sentence. 2) The second sentence is a question. 3) The third sentence is also a statement. However, it has the negative word ‘not’ in it. Therefore, it is a negative sentence. 4) The last sentence is a question with the word‘not’. It is a negative question. The Elephant's Nose 75
Here is how you can make sentences in the present tense negative. Simple present tense • Use ‘do not’ (don’t) and ‘does not’ (doesn’t) before the main verb. Example: Meena does not know how to swim. Present continuous tense • Add ‘not’ after ‘is’, ‘are’ and ‘am’. (isn’t, aren’t) Example: The students are not coming today. Present perfect tense • Add ‘not’ after 'has'/'have'. (hasn’t/haven’t) Example: Lyra hasn't finished her test yet. Remember: You can convert a negative sentence into a positive one in two ways. • Remove negative words like ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘does not’ and ‘do not’. The sentence will then have the opposite meaning. Example: 'I do not have your book' becomes 'I have your book'. • Remove the negative words like ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘does not’ and ‘do not’. Also, convert the verb to its opposite form so that the sentence means the same. Example: 'You did not understand what I said' becomes 'You misunderstood what I said'. Exercise 4.1: Identify whether the following sentences and questions are positive or negative. One is done for you. 1) Mrs Tendulkar does not play cricket. – negative 2) I am writing a book for children. – ______________________________ 3) They are not cooking at home. – ______________________________ 4) Was Seema not sleeping when you visited her? – ______________________________ 5) Ravi will not attend the exam tomorrow. – ______________________________ 6) Did you see him at the park today? – ______________________________ 76
Exercise 4.2: Convert the given positive sentences to negative sentences. One is done for you. 1) Pawan eats laddoos every day. Ans. Pawan does not eat laddoos every day. 2) I want to go to the market to buy diyas for Diwali. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3) Rohini’s mother likes to cook tasty dishes. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4) Hiten lives with his grandmother in the village. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 5) They will know about our plan soon. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6) Rohan and Ali are swimming in the sea. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Exercise 4.3: Convert the negative sentences into positive sentences without changing their meaning. One is done for you. 1) You are not recognisable. Ans. You are unrecognisable. 2) Do you not want to continue your education? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ The Elephant's Nose 77
3) She does not respect her elders. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4) She was not able to complete her homework. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5) Ravi does not behave nicely these days. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) This sofa is not comfortable to sit on. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Formal Writing Informal letter writing Exercise 5: Your favourite aunt won the state award for the Best Teacher of the Year in 2018. Write a letter, congratulating her on her achievement. Hints: • Ask your aunt how she is. • Congratulate her and tell her that you are happy for her. • Write about her teaching skills and how they helped her win the award. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 78
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Creative Writing Editing exercise Exercise 6: The paragraph given below has mistakes in it. There are spelling, punctuation, sentence formation and grammatical errors. Rewrite the passage after rectifying the errors. have you heard of thomas alva edison he is one of the great inventors ever known. You cannot imagin what he would do to get ansers. He wood carry out experiments to found the answers. Once he even sat on eggs and tries to hatch them? Grate scientists are born every day in the world but the name off Edison will always be written in golden letters amongst there names. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 80
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