a For each of the following words find another ... - SS1 English Best complete sentences Question
a. For each of the following words, find another word or phrase which means the same as the word and can replace it in the passage:
i) lavished ii) ridiculing iii) queer
iv) subdue v) yearned vi) divined
b. How did Chaucer help the British army that attacked a French city?
c. In what way does the fear of being laughed at affect people?
d. What could Fulton have done to help Napoleon achieve his life-long ambition?
e. What factor ultimately helped Spain to become rich and powerful in Europe?
f. ……. the great English poet…..
i) What is the grammatical name for this expression?
ii) What is its function in the sentence?
g. …. reach the east by sailing west.
What literary device is used in this expression?
a) i) lavished – showered
ii) ridiculing – mocking/deriding/laughing at
iii) queer –strange
iv) subdue –overpower/overcome
v) yearned –was eager/wanted
vi) divined – reasoned/noted/predicted
b) He motivated them by ridiculing their cowardice whenever they retreated
c) While this fear makes some dare to achieve greatness, it discourages others and makes them failures.
d) His invention could have made it possible for Napoleon to cross the English channel easily, conquer Britain and become master of Europe
e) Columbus’ discovery of America
i) Noun phrase
ii) It complements the verb “was”
g) Paradox
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