Julius Caesar Class 8 Chapter 6 Question Answers

Julius Caesar is Chapter 6 from Tulip Series Class 8th English. Today, in this post I am providing you with Julius Caesar Class 8 Chapter 6 Question Answers. In my previous post, I provided you with Chapter 5 Polo The King of Games Class 8 Summary. You will find complete Question Answers, Language Work and Grammar Work of Chapter 6 Julius Caesar in this post. This lesson is taken from the text of Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb. Let’s get started:

Julius Caesar Class 8 Chapter 6 Question Answers

Introduction

The chapter is about Julius Caesar a great soldier and leader of Rome. Romans welcomed him cheerfully on his victorious return but few members of the court and others were jealous of him. They conspired and murdered Julius Caesar in broad daylight. Finally, the supporters of Julius Caesar killed his murderers.

Working with the Text

Language Work

Read the following sentences:

Meals will be served outside on the terrace, weather permitting.

But we cannot say: ‘Meals will be served outside on the terrace weather allowing because permitting collocates with weather and allowing does not.

Collocation: It is the way in which particular words tend to occur or belong together as is clear from the above example.

1. Now match the words on the left with the words on the right to form common collocations.

1. Work	a. Success
2. Wide	b. Ethic
3. Well	c. Aware
4. Great	d. Important
5. Vitally	e. Open

Ans.

1. Work	b. Ethic
2. Wide	e. Open
3. Well	c. Aware
4. Great	a. Success
5. Vitally	d. Important

Grammar Work

Noun, Adjective and Adverb Clauses.

Look at the following sentences:

1. It was a cloudy night.
2. No stars were visible.

Each of the above examples is a simple sentence because it has one finite verb. We can bolt the two sentences together with the conjunction ‘and’ to form sentences with two finite verbs.

3. It was a cloudy night and no stars were visible.

Now, the part of a sentence with a finite verb of its own is called a clause. A sentence with one finite verb, therefore one clause, is a simple sentence, e.g., sentences 1 and 2.

A sentence with more than one clause is either a compound or a complex sentence. Sentence 3 above is a compound sentence i.e., a sentence in which clauses are joined by coordinating conjunctions like and, or, nor, but, while, although and so on. Remember that a compound sentence can have more than two clauses, e.g.,

4. It was a cloudy night and no stars were visible but we decided to go back.

All the clauses in a compound sentence are independent, i.e., they can stand as independent sentences. They are called coordinate clauses.

Now look at the following sentence:

5. The players walked into the field when the referee blew the whistle.

In this example, the clause the players walked into the field can stand as an independent sentence and is called as main or independent clause; but the clause when the referee blew the whistle depends on the main clause to make sense and is called subordinate or dependent clause. A sentence having one main clause and one or more dependent clauses is a complex sentence.

In each of the following complex sentences, the dependent clause has been underlined:

6. A guest is unwelcome when stays too long.
7. Pay attention to what he is going to say.
8. He is the man who won the competition.
9. If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
10. I shall help you because I like you.
11. He spoke in such a low voice that few could hear him.
12. If you work hard, you will succeed.

In each of the following complex sentences, the main clause has been underlined:

13. I think that he has lost the book which you gave him.
14. He replied that he would play when the rain stopped.
15. Everyone who knows you appreciates your efforts.

Notice that sentences 12 and 13 have two dependent clauses each.

Now, state which of the following sentences are compound and which are complex. Then divide each sentence into its respective clauses:

1. God made the country and man made the town.

Ans. Compound sentence.

(God made the country) (man made the town) Coordinate Clauses.

2. He tried hard but he did not succeed.

Ans. Compound sentence.

(He tried hard) (he did not succeed) Coordinate Clauses.

3. I’m the child of the ocean and this is my lot.

Ans. Compound sentence.

(I’m the child of the ocean) (this is my lot) Coordinate Clauses.

4. He tames animals because he is fond of them.

Ans. Complex Sentence.

He tames animals (Principle Clause) because he is fond of them (Subordinate Clause)

5. Though I had not seen Nora since she was a small baby, we were soon friends.

Ans. Complex Sentence.

Though I had not seen Nora (Subordinate Clause) since she was a small baby (Subordinate Clause) we were soon friends (Principle Clause)

6. About half of humanity relies on the freshwater that accumulates in mountainous regions like the Himalayas.

Ans. Complex Sentence.

About half of humanity relies on freshwater (Principle Clause)

that accumulates in mountainous regions like the Himalayas (Subordinate Clause)

7. These things are beyond all understanding and I do fear them.

Ans. Compound Sentence.

(These things are beyond all understanding) (I do fear them) Coordinate Clauses.

8. When the sun shines immediately after rainfall, it looks very pleasant.

Ans. Complex Sentence.

When the sun shines immediately after rainfall (Subordinate Clause)

it looks very pleasant (Principle Clause)

9. Unless Rustum is killed, our armies can never hope to see victory.

Ans. Complex Sentence.

Unless Rustum is killed (Subordinate Clause)

our armies can never hope to see victory (Principle Clause)

10. He was so poor that he and his wife had to remain hungry for days together.

Ans. Complex Sentence.

He was so poor (Principle Clause)

that he and his wife had to remain hungry for days together (Subordinate Clause)

Now, complete the following by supplying a suitable clause:

1. God made the country and ____________.
2. ____________ but he did not succeed.
3. I’m the child of the ocean ____________.
4. ____________ because he is fond of them.
5. Though I had not seen Nora since she was a small baby, ____________.
6. About half of humanity relies on the freshwater ____________.
7. These things are beyond all understanding ____________.
8. ____________, it looks very pleasant.
9. Unless Rustum is killed, ____________.
10. He was so poor ____________.

Ans.

1. God made the country and man spoiled it.
2. He worked hard but he did not succeed.
3. I’m the child of the ocean and I can bring rain.
4. He buys a variety of books because he is fond of them.
5. Though I had not seen Nora since she was a small baby, I could easily recognize her.
6. About half of humanity relies on the freshwater that we get from mountainous regions like the Himalayas.
7. These things are beyond all understanding and I don’t believe them.
8. When the moon shines in the night sky, it looks very pleasant.
9. Unless Rustum is killed, we can’t defeat the enemy.
10. He was so poor that he could not bear the expenses of his higher education.

Let’s Write

“Greed is a curse.” Substantiate this statement in the light of the lesson.

Ans. Students have to do it themselves.

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