NAME: R.NO
DATE
: 16/07/2017
CLASS: W.S.NO
SUBJECT: TOPIC-ENGLISH GRAMMAR
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1.
Fill in
the blanks with suitable verbs
a.
Your friend ________________(talk) like your
brother.
b.
The man with the roses ________________ (look)
like your brother.
c.
The women in the pool ________________(swim)
well.
d.
Basant ________________ (drive) a cab.
e.
The football players ________________(run) five
kilometers every day.
f.
That red-haired lady in the fur hat
________________ (live) across the street.
g.
He ________________(cooks) dinner for his
family.
h.
The boys ________________(walk) to school every
day.
i.
The weather on the coast ________________ (appear)
to be good this weekend.
2.
In the
following sentences choose the correct verb.
a.
The buildings on each campus (was, were)
recently completed.
b.
All applications for the job (has, have) been
received.
c.
Every student in all classes (has, have) been
notified of the test date.
d.
The chalkboards in the school (is, are)
scratched.
e.
Margo and her parents (visit, visits) each other
often
f.
Either the cups or the glasses (are, is) in the
dishwasher.
g.
Ram and Ramesh (need, needs) a ride to work.
h.
There (is, are) a dog, a cat and a bird in the
garden.
i.
The jury (was, were) polled for their verdicts.
3.
In the following sentences, the verbs do not agree with their
subjects. Write the correct forms of the verb.
a.
Dr Jones and her mother teaches music.
____________________________________________________________________
b.
Neither Dr Jones nor her mother know how to boil
water.
____________________________________________________________________
c.
Either you or your sister have to take notes on
the lecture.
____________________________________________________________________
d.
Both the instuctors and the students has left
for the day.
____________________________________________________________________
e.
Summer
classes was announces last week.
____________________________________________________________________
f.
Here are the list pf supplies which you ordered.
____________________________________________________________________
g.
Everybody in this school have taken the shot
that prevents measles.
____________________________________________________________________
h.
Some of the students in her class enters the
essay contest every year.
____________________________________________________________________
i.
The students and Dr Lee prepares the bulletin
each month.
____________________________________________________________________
4.
Complete the following passage by choosing the correct
options.
4.1 Kabir,
(a)____________________ famous saint, was neither a Muslim nor a Hindu. He
(b)____________________ a Fakir (c)____________________ preached love, peace
and unity to humanity.
a.
i) a
ii) one iii)
the iv) most
b.
i) is
ii)has been iii) was iv) had been
c.
i) who ii)
which iii) that iv) whom
4.2 Seema
bought a new bedsheet but (a)____________________ liked it at her home. She
felt very (b)____________________ and decided to (c)____________________ it to
her mind.
a.
i) everybody
ii)somebody iii)
nobody iv)everyone
b.
i) bad ii)upset iii) horrible iv) offended
c.
i) donate
ii) give
iii) gave iv) be
given
5.
The following passage has not been
edited. Identify the missing word and write it with the words before and after
it.
Before missing after
a.
Nowadays ,must the children get an
opportunity _______________________
b.
to go on school; trips. They jump the chance to
be ________________________
c.
away home for a week or two. Some children, _______________________
d.
especially those leaving home for first time,
very ________________________
e.
much miss their parents
6.
The following passage has not been
edited. Identify the missing word and write it with the words before and after
it.
Before missing
after
a. A
man getting very impatient. Again and again __________________________________
b. He
would peep the doctor;s room to see how
__________________________________
c. Many
patients were left. After a long time his turn
__________________________________
d. Came,
he got up said,” Sorry docor I don’t have
__________________________________
e. headache
now”
7.
Editing
incorrect correct
a. The
poem is a speak by Jacques, a sad ______________________________________
b. philosopher.
he compares the world with a
______________________________________
c. stage.
Men and women are mere players. ______________________________________
d. Their
actions are direct by higher forces. ______________________________________
e. They
play the assign roles and go away. ______________________________________
f.
Every man plays seven differ roles. ______________________________________
g. They
are equivalent with seven stages of ______________________________________
h. human
life. The poem suggests that live ______________________________________
i.
is futile but it is not that.
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