The phrases on the left in the following | Class 7 English - An Alien Hand Chapter The Desert, The Desert NCERT Solutions

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The phrases on the left in the following box occur in the text. Match each of them with a phrase on the right.

(i) an endless stretch of sand ---- fertile place with water and plants in a desert

(ii) waterless and without ----not visible because the grass shelter is thick
(iii) an oasis ----nothing but sand as far as one can see

(iv) hidden by a cover of grass ----no water and no shade

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(i) an endless stretch of sand. --- nothing but sand as far as one can see
(ii) waterless and without. --- no water and no shade
(iii) an oasis. --- fertile place with water and plants in desert
(iv) hidden by a cover of grass --- not visible because the grass shelter is thick

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