The following is answer of class 11 English book unit 20. See the page no 184 of class 11 English text book prescribed by NEB [new course]. The given answer is followed by ideas too to help you understand the answer.
C. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct word given in brackets.
a) Does television affect
children? (affect/effect)
b) Does television have an effect
on children? (affect/effect)
(Idea:
Affect
is usually a verb, and it means to impact or change. Effect is usually a noun; an effect
is the result of a change.)
Affect: असर गर्नु
Effect: असर
c) Could you lend me your book, please? (borrow/lend)
d) Can I borrow
your pen? (borrow/lend)
(Idea: “Borrow”
means to take something from another person, knowing you will give it back to
them. “Lend”
means to give something to another person expecting to get it back.)
Borrow: उधारो माग्नु
Lend: उधारो दिनु
e) Prices
seem to rise
every year. (Raise/rise)
f) You can raise your hand if you want to ask a
question. (Raise/rise)
[Idea: The
verbs raise and rise
both refer to something going "up". The main difference between them
is that raise is transitive (it must have a direct object) and rise is
intransitive (no direct object).]
Raise: उठाउनु
Rise: माथि उठ्नु
g) What
did he tell
to you? (say/tell)
(say
focuses on the words of the speech. When you use say, you relay the words that were said. Tell focuses more on the message of what someone said. Usually, you
also mention who the person listening is.)
Say: बोल्नु
Tell: à¤à¤¨्नु
h) I can't speak Hindi. (speak/talk)
i) I will talk to you on the phone. (speak/talk)
[Speak usually only focuses on the person who is producing the words. Talk focuses on a speaker and at least one listener, and can mean 'have a conversation']
Speak: बोल्नु
Talk: कुराकानी गर्नु
j) I think that's a very sensible
idea. (sensible/sensitive)
k) My teeth are very sensitive
to cold. (sensible/sensitive)
[Sensible means that you 'have good judgement' or 'are
very practical'. Sensitive is related to feelings.]
Sensible: सचेत
Sensitive: संवेदनशील, à¤ावुक
l) Our principal is a popular person.
(principal/principle)
m) I couldn't understand the principle
of gravity. (principal/principle)
[A principle is a rule, a law, a guideline, or a fact.
A principal is the headmaster of a school or a person who's in charge of
certain things in a company.]
Principal: प्रिन्सिपल
Principle: सिद्धान्त
n) All friends, except Nabina, came to the party.
(accept/except)
o) Will you accept my request? (accept/except)
[Accept means to agree or to receive something
offered. Except means excluding or with the exception of.]
Accept: स्वीकार गर्नु
Except: बाहेक
p) They were making too much noise
. (noise/sound)
q) All she could hear was the sound
of the waves. (noise/sound)
[Sound is what we hear. Noise is unwanted sound.]
Noise: कोलाहल
Sound: आवाज
r. Did you give him any advice
for his career? (advice/advise)
s. My parents advise me to be a teacher. (advice/advise)
[“advise” (with an S) is a verb that to recommend, or
to give information to someone. On the other hand, “advice” (with a C) is a
noun: an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action.]
Advice: सल्लाह
Advise: सल्लाह दिनु