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Time to learn new words
Read each meaning and replace it with an appropriate word from the essay.

1. showing understanding, acting in a positive way, and not following
old-fashioned or false beliefs

2. of central importance
3. a person who uses violence, especially murder and bombing, in order

to achieve political aims
4. a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving

that is caused by this
5. the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people,
plans, or the future

6. being the primary cause of something and so able to be blamed or
credited for it

7. something that you hope to achieve

8. an extremely large amount of something

Study skills

When a subordinate clause is placed before front of a main clause, we use a comma. For example,

• If there are no dreams, there are no revolutionary thoughts.

• When you are growing up, the best role model would be your parents and teacher.

Now, read these sentences.

• I personally cherish a life with minimum of possessions, but I admire abundance.

• Dream transforms into thoughts, and thoughts result in actions.

In these sentences, two independent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction. Therefore,
a comma is used before the conjunctions.

Now, read the sentences add commas wherever necessary.

1. You may take my advice or you may disregard it.

2. The dog pounced on the hare but the hare managed to escape.
3. Although the play was slow the audience loved it.

4. When Bruno sneezed Kitty woke up from its slumber.

5. While watching television Suresh dozed off.
6. I love these cookies so I never share them with anyone.

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