Grammar Revision

Question 1.
Point out the nouns in the following sentences and say whether they are common, proper,
collective, material or abstract.
(i) Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
(ii) The boy was rewarded for his honesty.
(iii) He gave me an apple.
(iv) I recognized his voice at once.
(v) You should never tell a lie.
(vi) Wisdom is better than riches.”
(vii) He is on the jury.
(viii) Silver and gold are precious metals.,
(ix) Still, waters run deep.
(x) The cackling of geese saved Rome.
(xi) Tubal Cain was a man of might.
(xii) Old habits die hard.
(xiii) The early bird catches the worm.
(xiv) It was Edison who invented the phonograph.
(xv) You can’t pump the ocean dry.

A. Transform the following sentences as directed.

1. When he was presented with the trophy, he started crying. (No sooner …. Than)
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2. As soon as the sun rose, they left for the journey. (No sooner Than)
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3. Radha and Sita are intelligent. (Not only- but also)
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4. He ate an apple and drank a glass of milk. (Not Only- But also)
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5. He grew silent and seemed to be pondering on the situation, (not only- but also)
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B. Transform the following sentence removing ‘too’.
1. Om was getting too old to write to her.
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2. She was too happy to care.
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3. Raw mango is too sour.
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4. The saree is too long to not fit anyone.
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5. The teacher was knowledgeable and interesting too.
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C. Change the interrogative sentence to assertive and vice versa.
1. How did she hide from Ritika?
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2. Would he answer me?
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3. Many of these millions have succeeded.
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4. She went to the kitchen.
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5. Maggu’s achievements are particularly noteworthy.
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D. Change the exclamatory sentence to assertive and vice versa.
1. Some are afraid to make friends.
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2. He was pleased with the results.
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3. What a piece of art it is!
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4. If only I were young again!
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5. How tall you have grown!
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E. Change the Imperative sentence to Assertive and vice versa.
1. Don’t lose your calm if your friends’ opinions differ from yours.
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2. Tell your friends what you like about them.
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3. Never put money and important documents in your checked-in luggage.
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4. May the star never set.
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5. Allow your friends to be themselves.
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F. Do as directed.
1.. Arthur is the most famous king. (Change into negative)
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3. My brother is greater than me. (Change into negative)
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4. Nobody was present for the meeting. (Change into affirmative)
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5. The news is too good to be true. (Remove too)
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6. I am as strong as he. (Change into comparative)
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7. He can do this work. (Change into interrogative)
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8. How beautiful is the night! (Change into assertive)
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Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using one of the four options given in the
brackets :
1. He is his …….. (my/your/own/their) master.
2. There was much talk and ……….. (much/more/little/a little) work.
3. He is a man of ………… (a few/a little/few/little) words.
4. This boy is ………… (strong/tall/wise/stronger) than Hari.
5. …………… (Which/What/Where/When) time is it ?
6. The town stood a …………. (tall/much/high/long) siege.
7. Babar’s was a …………. (good/bad/decisive/long) victory.
8. Delhi is a …………. (populous/peoplous/crowd/rush) city.
9. It was an …………. (ease/easy/easily/easiness) question.
10. Ambani is a …………. (wealth/money/wealthy/health) man.

Write the correct form of pronoun in the following blanks.

1. Be sure that everyone brings………………….. own book
2. Mark and …………………. have been very good friends for years.
3. If………………… calls, tell them that…………………….will be back in an hour.
4. Did you see Tom and ……………………….. at the match?
 5. Between you and …………………….. a politician match? cannot be trusted.

Fill In the blanks with few, little, a few, a little, the few, the little.
1. Just …………… persons were present there.
2. I cannot prepare tea; there is …………. milk in the house.
3. I have consumed ………… sugar you gave me.
4. ………… water of the pond will not last the year.
5. The class was not held as …………. students were present.
6. Don’t worry. I have ………… money in the bank.