(i)The people believed that General Blood-and-Thunder was their man because he had become a soldier many years before. After a great deal of hard fighting, he became a famous commander. He had lately expressed a desire to return to his native valley as he was old and tired. Preparations of welcoming him were made. It was being said that at last, the likeness of the Great Stone Face had actually appeared. When they saw him, they could see the resemblance and were sure that he was the man as they believed he was the greatest man of that or any other age beyond a doubt.
(ii) When Ernest compared the man's face with the Stone Face, he concluded that there was no resemblance. If there was such a likeness as the crowd proclaimed, then Ernest could not recognise it.
Answered by Abhisek | 2 years agoComplete each sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
(i) I ......... (phone) you when I ......... (get) home from school.
(ii) Hurry up! Madam ......... (be) annoyed if we ......... (be) late.
(iii) If it......... (rain) today, we ......... (not) go to the play.
(iv) When you ......... (see) Mandal again, you ......... (not/recognise) him. He is growing a beard.
(v) We are off today. We......... (write) to you after we ......... (be) back.
(i) Did Ernest see in Gathergold the likeness of the Stone Face?
(ii) Who did he confide in and how was he proved right?
What gave the people of the valley the idea that the prophecy was about to come true for the first time?
Add -ly to each of the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blanks.
perfect . near, kind , pleasant , eager
(i) Why didn't you turn up at the meeting? We all were ............ waiting for you.
(ii)............write your name and address in capital letters.
(iii) I was ............ surprised to see him at the railway station. I thought he was not coming.
(iv) It is ............ believable that I am not responsible for this mess.
(v) He fell over the step and ............ broke his arm.