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Glimpses of India Coorg Grammar Exercises

1. Here are some nouns from the text.

Culture, monks, surprise, experience, weather, tradition
Work with a partner and discuss which of the nouns can collocate with which
of the adjectives given below. The first one has been done for you.
Unique, terrible, unforgettable, serious, ancient, wide, sudden

i. culture: unique culture, ancient culture
ii. monks:
iii. surprise:
iv. experience:
v. weather:
vi. tradition:

Answers-

i. culture: unique culture, ancient culture
ii. monks: ancient monks
iii. surprise: Unique surprise, terrible surprise, unforgettable surprise
iv. experience: Unique experience, terrible experience, unforgettable experience,
sudden experience
v. weather: terrible weather, sudden weather
vi. tradition: unique tradition, ancient tradition

2. Complete the following phrases from the text. For each phrase, can you find at
least one other word that would fit into the blank?

i. tales of ________
ii. coastal ________
iii. a piece of ________
iv. evergreen ________
v. ________ plantations
vi. ________ bridge
vii. wild ________

You may add your own examples to this list.
Answers-

i. tales of valour
ii. coastal town
iii. a piece of heaven
iv. evergreen rainforests
v. Coffee plantations
vi. Rope bridge
vii. wild animal