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Grammar Skills
A. Use of Neither ... Nor
Neither..........nor is used to say that both the things are not possible.
Read these sentences.
Gopi cannot read. Gopi cannot write.
These two sentences can be combined thus:
Gopi can neither read nor write.
Combine the following pairs of sentences using neither ... nor.
1. I don’t drink coffee. I don’t drink tea.
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2. Gita is not clever. Gita is not hardworking.
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3. Rani cannot sing. Rani cannot dance.
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4. He is not rich. He is not famous.
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5. John doesn’t want to study. John doesn’t want to work.
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B. Use of Phrases
A phrase is a group of words used together to mean something.
Fill in the blanks with the given phrases.
fond of afraid of interested in good at proud of
1. Giri is _____________________________ snakes.
2. My brother is _____________________________ maths.
3. Arun is _____________________________ ice-cream.
4. She is _____________________________ her beauty.
5. Harini is _____________________________ sports.
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