Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/ phrases.
Set 6
a. Honesty is the best policy. If you maintain honesty, ______.
b. Patriotism is a noble virtue. It is high time ______.
c. English is an international language. I wish ______.
d. If I had much money, ______.
e. There goes a proverb that ______. So, you have to make friendship with a gentleman.
f. Hardly had he seen his friend ______ .
g. It is a long time since we ______ .
h. All of us have to work hard with a view to ______.
i. I was too young to ______.
j. A student has to be punctual. He has to study regularly lest he ______ .
Answer
a. If you maintain honesty, you will be successful.
b. It is high time we practiced patriotism.
c. I wish I could learn English well.
d. It I had much money, I would set up a school for the old.
e. There goes a proverb that a friend in need is a friend indeed.
f. Hardly had he seen his friend when he rushed to greet him.
g. It is a long time since we met each other.
h. All of us have to work hard with a view to developing our motherland.
i. I was too young to say ‘no’ to a woman.
j. He has to study regularly lest he should fail in the exam.
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