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1The science of ship-building was known to ancient Indians. Ancient Indians ............... the science of ship-building.
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The past active verb "knew" matches the meaning of the passive sentence.
2In the sentence "The sage looked at the boy with kind and understanding eyes," what part of speech is "kind"?
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"Adjective" is correct because "kind" describes the noun "eyes".
3What type of sentence is "How disgusting!"?
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"Exclamatory sentence" is correct because "How disgusting!" expresses strong feeling.
4In the sentence "The child was crying because it was hungry," what is the function of "because"?
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"Subordinating conjunction" is correct because "because" introduces a dependent clause giving the reason.
5Identify the adverb in the sentence "Honest people always speak the truth."
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The adverb is "always" because it tells how often honest people speak the truth.
6Identify the adverb in the sentence "Those cave paintings clearly show that ancient Indians knew the art of seafaring."
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The adverb is "clearly" because it describes how the paintings show the idea.
7Identify the tense and voice in the sentence "A variety of mobile phones are sold in the market."
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"Simple present tense, passive voice" is correct because "are sold" uses be plus a past participle.
8I will show you how ............... the stars.
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The infinitive "to read" correctly follows the question word "how".
9State the degree of comparison used in the sentence "These vessels are built by the most skilled craftsmen in the world."
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"Superlative degree" is correct because "the most skilled" compares the craftsmen with all others.
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- The science of ship-building was known to ancient Indians. Ancient Indians knew the science of ship-building.
- In the sentence “The sage looked at the boy with kind and understanding eyes,” what part of speech is “kind”? — Adjective
- What type of sentence is “How disgusting!”? — Exclamatory sentence
- In the sentence “The child was crying because it was hungry,” what is the function of “because”? — Subordinating conjunction
- Identify the adverb in the sentence “Honest people always speak the truth.” — always
- Identify the adverb in the sentence “Those cave paintings clearly show that ancient Indians knew the art of seafaring.” — clearly
- Identify the tense and voice in the sentence “A variety of mobile phones are sold in the market.” — Simple present tense, passive voice
- I will show you how to read the stars.
- State the degree of comparison used in the sentence “These vessels are built by the most skilled craftsmen in the world.” — Superlative degree