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Grammar Skills

A. Using not only .... but also to connect sentences

Read these sentences.

The toy bird sings sweetly.

It also looks beautiful.

These sentences can be combined thus.

The toy bird not only sings sweetly but also looks beautiful.

Now combine the sentences using not only... but also.

1. Sheela is clever. She is also hardworking.

Sheela is _________________________________________________________________________

2. He can sing well. He can also dance well.

He can ___________________________________________________________________________

3. Mani can speak English. He can also speak Hindi.

Mani can speak __________________________________________________________________

4. You can write with a pen. You can also write with a pencil.

You can write ____________________________________________________________________

5. I was tired. I was also hungry.

I was _____________________________________________________________________________

B. Using I wish I could ... to express a wish

Read this sentence.

I wish I could fly like a bird.

It means you are wishing for something you cannot do or fulfil.

Now rewrite the following using “I wish I could.”

1. I want to travel by aeroplane.

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