ASSIGNMENT- 2

(TO BE DONE IN THE FAIR LANGUAGE NOTEBOOKS)

GRAMMAR
Q.1 The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the
incorrect word along with the correction. The first one has been done as an example.

INCORRECT CORRECT

(i) Neil Armstrong was the commander for Apollo 11 eg. for of
(a) He was the first to walk over (a) __________ __________
(b) the moon. What many people do not knew (b) __________ __________
(c) is that, unlike most of their fellow (c) __________ __________
(d) astronauts, he was the civilian and not (d) __________ __________
part of the military.
INCORRECT CORRECT

(ii) (a) Ego often had a voracious appetite, (a) __________ __________
(b) the much you feed it, the hungrier it gets. (b) __________ __________
(c) Hence, it was necessary to understand that (c) __________ __________
(d) their is no harm in admitting our faults (d) __________ __________
when we are wrong.

Q.2 Complete the following passage carefully using suitable form of the verbs given in
brackets.

(i) Hello, this is Arjun. I am (a) __________ (speak) from Oxford, where the finals of the World Quiz
Championship (b) __________ (be) held tomorrow. The favourite is Arvind Ghoshal from India,
the man who (c) __________ (know) everything. A few months ago, no one (d) __________
(hear) of Arvind, but today he is famous and everyone is applauding him.

(ii) Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. Write the answers against the
correct blank numbers.

Butterflies are abundant (a) ___________ the Central African Republic. It (b) ___________home
to nearly 600 identified species. Many butterflies are brilliantly coloured (c) ____________ small,
(d) __________ some are as big as saucers.