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Bahu-Weshee Padodaharana - II - බහු-වේශී පදෝදාහරණ - II - Miscellaneous Examples - II
[මෙම පාඩම පසුව සිංහලට පරිවර්තනය කර, පළ කරනු ඇත!]
{This Lesson would be translated into Sinhalese & published later!}
The Same Word as Different Parts of Speech.
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Adj.
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He was my only friend.
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Adv.
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This letter has only just come.
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Conj.
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I would have written, only I had forgotten your address.
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Adj.
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The streets run at right angles.
All will yet be right with the world.
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Verb.
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The boat will right herself.
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Noun.
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We all have rights and duties.
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Adv.
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She guessed right the first time.
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Int.
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Right! — All right!
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Adv.
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He once had malaria, and he’s been ailing ever since.
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Prep.
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I have not heard from him since last March.
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Conj.
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Since you say so, it must be true.
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Adv.
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So long as you don’t make a noise you may play here.
He is ever so angry with us.
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Conj.
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I have much to do, so I can’t see you today.
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Int.
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So, so! Don’t cry !
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Pron.
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Never mind what so and so says.
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Adj.
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How are you? O, so-so.
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Adj.
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I think we met some years ago.
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Pron.
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Some of you have done very well.
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Adv.
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Our library contains some two thousand books.
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Adj.
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Can you see that red star?
Whose are those dogs?
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Pron.
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Who is that singing?
That's right.
Is this the best that you can do?
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Conj.
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I was so tired that I fell asleep on horseback.
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Adj.
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What is the price of a ticket?
Have you had (the) measles?
Are you the Mr. Andrews? (= the famous).
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Adv.
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He was none the better for taking that medicine.
So much the worse for him.
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Adj.
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What games do you play?
What news?
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Pron.
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What? (not polite).
What have you done?
What is he? (= What is his profession?).
He knows what's what (= He knows good things from bad).
Give me what you can for it (= as much as).
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Inter.
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What! you here?
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Noun.
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I read that book, a while ago.
It is hardly worth while going so late.
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Verb.
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How do you while away your time?
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Conj.
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I fell asleep while I was waiting for the train.
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Adv.
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Why are you so late?
I know why you said that.
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Noun.
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We won’t go into the whys and wherefores of the matter.
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Int.
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Why! if it isn’t my old friend!
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