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A. Now fill in the blanks by selecting the correct form of the word ‘excellent’.

1. Nehru gave an _____________ speech on the eve of India’s independence.

2. Nehru’s _____________ in public speaking is universally acknowledged.

3. Rina has done _____________ well in all the subjects except Maths.

4. Sunny is not good at studies, but _____________ at sports.

B. Fill in the blanks by selecting the correct word from the word family.

1. A good _____________ was given in the case by Justice Kabir.

(a) judge (b) judgement

(c) judgemental (d) non-judgemental

2. If the people _____________ money from their savings account every time they want to buy
something, they won’t have any savings left for emergencies.

(a) withdraw (b) withdrawal (c) withdrew (d) withdrawn

3. A lab _____________ helps scientists with routine work in the laboratory.

(a) assist (b) assistance (c) assistant (d) unassisted

4. The hardships borne by those who climbed Mt Everest are a test of their _____________.

(a) endure (b) endurance (c) endurable (d) unendurable

Let’s Learn Grammar

Conditional Clause with ‘if’

Read the following sentences.

• If you work hard, you will pass.
• If I were the prime minister, I would make the country free of corruption.

• If you hadn’t extended your support, my career would have finished.

All the above sentences are conditional sentences.
• The first sentence is an open or real condition. It suggests that something will happen under
a given condition.

• The second sentence is an unreal condition, i.e. an imagined condition.
• The third sentence expresses an unfulfilled condition.

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