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Idioms And Phrases Exercises

Write a sentence of your own for each of the following idioms / phrases.

I. Statements:

1. To make an example   - to punish.
ans : The court should make an example of Mohamed Khan.
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2. Pull a long face   - to look dismal.
ans : When the politician lost the election, he pulled a long face.
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3. Fall behind   - too long.
ans : Our three year plans are falling behind the schedule.
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4. Man of letters   - a literary person.
ans : Mr.Gandhi was a man of letters.
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5. Draw a line   - fix a limit.
ans : Sooner or later, you have to draw a line between love and infatuation.
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Learning Competency

Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.