11th Class English The Adventure - Jayant Narlikar

  • question_answer 7)
     II. Distinguish between the following pairs of sentences. 1. (i) He was visibly moved. (ii) He was visually impaired. 2. (i) Green and black stripes were used alternately. (ii) Green stripes could be used or alternatively black ones. 3. (i) The team played the two matches successfully. (ii) The team played two matches successively. 4. (i) The librarian spoke respectfully to the learned scholar. (ii) You will find the historian and the scientist in the archaeology and natural science sections of the museum respective

    Answer:

    1.(i) He was visibly moved.  He was visibly moved means the concerned person was perceptibly moved. (ii) He was visually impaired. He was visually impaired means the concerned person was impaired with respect to sight.   2. (i) Green and black stripes were used alternately. Green and black stripes were used alternately means green and black stripes were used reciprocally. (ii) Green stripes could be used or alternatively black ones.  Green stripes could be used or alternatively black ones means either green stripes could be used or black ones, i.e., altering a choice.   3. (i) The team played the two matches successfully. The team played two matches successfully means the team played two matches with success. (ii) The team played two matches successively. The team played two matches successively means the team played two matches one after another, i.e., in successive order.   4. (i) The librarian spoke respectfully to the learned scholar. The librarian spoke respectfully to the learned scholar means the librarian spoke with full of respect to the learned scholar. (ii) You will find the historian and the scientist in the archaeology and natural science sections of the museum respective You will find the historian and the scientist in the archaeology and natural sections of the museum respectively means one will find the historian and the scientist in the archaeology and natural sections of the museum individually.  


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