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3. What were the qualities of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar?
4. Write about the early days of Vidyasagar?
5. What were the contributions of Vidyasagar?
Vocabulary Skills
A. Underline the correct word form.
1. It’s beneath my dignified / dignity to carry the luggage myself.
2. Vidyasagar was a modesty / modest person.
3. Vidyasagar spent his childhood in dire poverty / poor.
4. Vidyasagar opposed / opposition child marriages.
5. He was a man of honest / honesty character.
B. Match the words with their meanings.
1. remorseful excellent
2. outstanding stage
3. haughtily feeling sad and guilty
4. dais one who helps needy people
5. philanthropist disrespectfully
Grammar Skills
Combining sentences with ‘whose‘
The word ‘whose‘ can be used as a joining word. It acts as a relative pronoun and connects
two sentences. It means ‘belonging’ to someone.
Study the sentences below.
Deepa has a sister. I can’t remember her name.
The two sentences can be combined thus:
Deepa has a sister whose name I can’t remember.
Now combine these sentences with ‘whose’.
1. I met a singer. Her voice was very sweet.
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2. He is the player. His performance made our team win.
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