Grade 12 English Unit 14: Human Rights (with Grammar Solutions)- Language Development

 

Reading

“I am Sorry”- The Hardest Three Words to Say

Working with words

A. Pair the following words as opposites.

despair, kind, fresh, strange, normal, fierce, hope, selfish, corrupt, stale, familiar, eccentric, gentle, generous, cruel, honest

B. By adding a suitable suffix to each word in the table, form another word as in the examples below.

Examples: willing - willingness; heart - hearty; strength - strengthen

Into noun

open-minded - Open-mindedness

accommodate - Accommodation

rehearse - Rehearsal

transgress - Transgression

angry - Anger

mix - Mixing

Into adjective

pain - painful

differ - different

behave - behavioristic

remark - remarkable

indifference - indifferent

thought - thoughtful 

Into verb

less - Lessen

sure - Ensure

real - Realize

glory - Glorify

power - Powers

prison - imprison

Grammar

Connectives

USAGE	CONNECTIVE WORDS
addition of ideas	and, also, besides, further, furthermore, too, moreover, in addition, then, of equal importance, equally important, another
time	next, afterward, finally, later, last, lastly, at last, now, subsequently, then, when, soon, thereafter, after a short time, the next week (month, day, etc.), a minute later, in the meantime, meanwhile, on the following day, at length, ultimately, presently
order or sequence	first, second, (etc.), finally, hence, next, then, from here on, to begin with, last of all, after, before, as soon as, in the end, gradually
space and place	above, behind, below, beyond, here, there, to the right (left), nearby, opposite, on the other side, in the background, directly ahead, along the wall, as you turn right, at the top, across the hall, at this point, adjacent to
to signal an example	for example, to illustrate, for instance, to be specific, such as, moreover, furthermore, just as important, similarly, in the same way
results	as a result, hence, so, accordingly, as a consequence, consequently, thus, since, therefore, for this reason, because of this
purpose	to this end, for this purpose, with this in mind, for this reason(s)
comparison	like, in the same manner (way), as so, similarly
contrast connectives	but, in contrast, conversely, however, still, nevertheless, nonetheless, yet, and yet, on the other hand, on the contrary, or, in spite of this, actually, in fact
to summarize or report	in summary, to sum up, to repeat, briefly, in short, finally, on the whole, therefore, as I have said, in conclusion, as you can see

A. Join the following pairs of sentences using when and while.

a. Bibha Kumari was doing her homework. The doorbell rang.

b. I heard the telephone ring. I picked it up.

c. Dil Maya found a thousand rupee note. She was washing her pants.

d. Tenjing gave his measurements to the dressmaker. He was visiting the market yesterday.

e. I was at the butcher’s shop. I met Harikala.

f. The sales agent was dealing with the customer. A thief stole the jewels.

g. My small brother was sleeping. I played chess with my father.

h. The old lady fell down. She was climbing up the stairs.

i. The leader was giving a speech loudly. He lost his voice.

j. Kanchan broke her backbone. She was lifting up the load.

Answer Key:

a. 

- While Bibha Kumari was doing her homework, the doorbell rang.

- When the doorbell rang, Bibha Kumari was doing her homework.

b. 

- When I heard the telephone ring, I picked it up.

c. 

- Dil Maya found a thousand rupee note, while she was washing her pants.

- Dil Maya was washing her pants when she found a thousand rupee note. 

d. 

- Tenjing gave his measurements to the dressmaker, while he was visiting the market yesterday.

- Tenjing was visiting the market yesterday when he gave his measurements to the dressmaker.

e. 

- I was at the butcher’s shop when I met Harikala.

f. 

- While the sales agent was dealing with the customer, a thief stole the jewels.

- When a thief stole the jewels, the sales agent was dealing with the customer. 

g. 

- While my small brother was sleeping, I played chess with my father.

- When I played chess with my father, my small brother was sleeping.

h. 

- When the old lady fell down, she was climbing up the stairs.

- The old lady fell down, while she was climbing up the stairs.

i. 

- The leader was giving a speech loudly when he lost his voice.

- While the leader was giving a speech loudly, he lost his voice.

j. 

- Kanchan broke her backbone, while she was lifting up the load. 

- Kanchan was lifting up the load when she broke her backbone.

 

B. Study the following sentences.

a. I know my father caused pain because he himself was in pain.

b. All of us share the core qualities of our human nature and so sometimes we are generous and sometimes selfish.

c. My father has long since died, but if I could speak to him today, I would want to tell him that I had forgiven him.

Now, fill in the blanks with one of the connectives from the box.

so | because | as | since | due to | owing to | because of

a. We didn’t go for a morning walk today because it was raining.

b. I wanted to go home early since I was not feeling well.

c. My brother stayed at home due to his illness.

d. I was late in the class ………………..traffic jam.

e. He didn’t like dogs…………….he was not happy when his wife brought a puppy home.

f. He has not been included in the team owing to his knee injury.

g. As I was tired, I went to bed early.

h. He was very unhappy ………….he lost one million rupees in the share market.

i. We canceled our trip to Rara Lake due to the bad weather.

j. These two lines intersect with each other. ……………they are not parallel lines.