Marks: 15.75/20 Good! V.

Fill in the blanks with for or since (10 Marks) 10

1. Rahul has been in Brazil ____since________ Monday. 2. Amit has been in Syria _______for_____ three days. 3. My aunt has lived in Australia ____for___ 15 years. 4. John has been in the office _______since____7 O clock. 5. Mexico has been an independent country __since___1820. 6. We have been waiting___for_____20 minutes for the bus. 7. These houses have been empty ___for___ many years. 8. He has been in hospital ____since____ October. 9. Louis has been sick ____for____ a long time. 10. He has been waiting to become a singer _____since_____ childhood.

VI.

Rewrite the sentences to avoid usage of There is/There are (3 Marks) 3

1. It is the final goal of the game that determined the state championship. The final goal of the game determines the state championship. 2. There are the director and Manager sitting in the office. The director and Manager are sitting in the office. 3. There were fifty-four people in the room who were waiting for an appointment. Fifty-four people were waiting for an appointment in the room.

VII. Correct the Misspelt Words (spellings), wherever necessary. (3 Marks) 2.75 1. He was sitting besides me all the time. He was sitting beside me all the time.

2. The heavy rains did not effect the nearby towns and villages. The heavy rains did not affect the nearby towns and villages. 3. It has been a shear priviledge to drive a brand knew vehical in the absense of the owner of the vehical. It has been a shear privilege to drive a brand new vehicle in the absence of the owner of the vehicle.

VIII. ( 4 Marks) Correct the negative sentence by changing one of the Double Negative words to positive word
EX: The

location isnt nowhere in sight.

The location isnt anywhere in sight.

1. I havent never heard of that kind of a place. I have heard of that kind of a place. 2. We havent heard nothing about your trip to Australia. We have heard something about your trip to Australia. 3. I didnt want help from nobody. I want help from somebody. 4. The actors didnt want no publicity. The actors want publicity.