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Sentence
A. Tick the group of words that are sentences and cross out the ones that
are not.
1. It is your pen?
2. own park.
3. Delhi is an old.
4. When they fell down.
5. These sentences are meaningless.
6. Nita lives in a town.
7. quarrelsome women.
8. Birds have feathers.
9. It is a baby girl.
10. The prince ruled.
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F. Rewrite the following sentences as exclamations.
1. It is sweet of Arpan to surprise his mother by visiting home.
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2. Sunshine on Mount Kangchenjunga is a breathtaking scene.
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3. It was a hectic day.
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4. Ananya Sen gives flawless performances.
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5. It needs concentration to paint matchboxes.
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6. Playing video games is a sheer wastage of time.
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7. He is courageous enough to fight the boxer.
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8. Neema has a pretty set of teeth.
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Questions
A. Rewrite the following statements as questions.
1. One must deal with the matter peacefully.
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2. Subho is working hard for our betterment.
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3. Friends need to help each other.
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4. The train was on time.
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5. The dictionary was helpful.
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6. I spent the weekend worrying.
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7. Sania called us for lunch at her place.
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8. Rajni paints well.
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9. The knife was brought to cut the cake.
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10. The child is sleeping peacefully.
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Nouns
A. Identify the proper nouns and rewrite them with proper capitalization in
the space given below.
4. The Bharatanatyam dancer who stole the show was just a year older to
my daughter.
1. hatred ____________________________________________________
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2. pride _____________________________________________________
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3. cowardice __________________________________________________
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4. love ______________________________________________________
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5. wastage ___________________________________________________
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6. information ________________________________________________
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7. loyalty ____________________________________________________
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8. thought ___________________________________________________
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F. Mark the concrete nouns as ‘C’ and abstract nouns as ‘A’.
Number
A. Complete the following table with correct words. Put a cross in boxes
where no word is to be written.
B. Fill in the blanks using the correct singular or plural form of the words
given in brackets.
1. Teachers must focus on the ______________ for their lectures. (syllabus)
Pronouns I
A. Rewrite the following sentences using correct personal and possessive
pronouns.
1. I students had demanded that the administration provide we with
internet facility in the library.
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2. That is the book that me have read.
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3. Me have bought a new pen drive. Mine old one is lost.
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4. Have your met their on you way back?
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5. He sister gifted he a photo album.
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6. The company and it employers are facing troubles.
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7. Them car broke down on the road before their reached they destination.
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8. Its was ours school that won the trophy.
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9. They was a dilapidated house so he plan was to renovate its.
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B. Choose the correct personal and possessive pronouns to fill in the blanks
correctly.
1. Pragya replaced ______________ computer with a laptop as
______________ was not working well. (she, its, it, her, he)
6. The bird has broken ______________ wing. (mine, my, its, it)
6. The bus was full of children who could not take care of ______________.
7. Neha smiled at ______________ in the mirror and realized that she was
happy.
8. When you go shopping for the family, buy a present for ______________
too.
10. The teacher asked the students, ‘Aren’t you ashamed of ______________
after committing such a grave mistake?’
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11. We had to make dinner for ______________ as the cook was on leave.
Pronouns II
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronouns.
1. The man ______________ gave the speech was my father.
2. I liked the sweet dish ______________ mother made for dinner.
3. The friend ______________ I met yesterday lives in New York.
4. My father bought a packet of fruit, some of ______________ were
already rotten.
5. The boy ______________ had the top score in our class, is also the
highest scorer in our district.
6. The Lowland, ______________ has already sold a million copies, is the
recent release of Jhumpa Lahiri.
7. Deepa Mehta, ______________ is best known as a director, is also a
producer.
8. In the crowd, the man ______________ voice was heard the most, was
the thief.
9. The friend, in ______________ she confided, gave her unconditional
support.
10. He is the man ______________ opinion I respect the most.
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2. ______________ bars of chocolate would be consumed in a day or two.
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3. ______________ book that I am reading is quite interesting.
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4. ______________ was a good reason to shun the party.
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5. ______________ men on the street are looking for an opportunity to
fight.
Gender
A. Complete the following table with the correct words. Look up the dictionary
for the correct opposite gender. The first one is done for you.
B. Rewrite the following sentences by changing the gender of the nouns and
pronouns wherever required.
1. Two hungry fox spotted a bull lowing on the field.
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2. My aunt is an excellent artist.
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4. The husband bought a book and made a chocolate cake for his wife on
their twenty-fifth anniversary.
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5. The author was praised for his works by readers and critics alike.
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6. The little boy, after tearing away the wallet, slipped into the crowd and
vanished.
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10. The love-struck duke never bothered about ruling the land.
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11. The sorceress threw the weapon on the ground and flew away.
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15. The giantess hid her son in the folds of her palm.
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Adjectives
A. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
3. The ______________ monk gave Ram a lift in his car. (stupid, friendly,
religious)
2. ______________ bag tore and all the books fell out. (his, our)
7. Sanju, bored and listless, walked ______________ way into the dense
forest. (his, your)
Articles
A. Write a or an correctly in the blanks.
1. When I was ______________ kid, I wanted to become ______________
architect.
2. Father bought ______________ LCD television.
3. On my birthday, I got ______________ big jar of Nutella.
4. We had to rush for ______________ early morning class.
5. Meena is in ______________ angry mood.
6. On entering the convocation hall, Ananya was offered ______________
glass of orange juice.
7. The man we met was ______________ aeronautic engineer who adopted
______________ five year old boy.
8. Asifa wanted to get herself enrolled in ______________ university
course.
9. ______________ doctor came running out of the emergency ward that
was on fire.
10. It has been ______________ tiring and ______________ awful day.
C. Rewrite the sentences correctly. The articles in the sentences are not
correctly used. Some articles in the sentences are not necessary.
1. The honesty is the best policy.
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2. My mother got the pulses from an shop.
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3. He could beat us at a game of cards but he lost when it came to a chess.
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4. Somebody threw an litter on a road in front of the our house.
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5. Often my brother puts up the fights with me.
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Verbs
A. Indicate the main verbs and auxiliary verbs in the following sentences.
1. Prakash has a pet dog. ______________
2. Rajjo said that the world will fall apart. ______________
3. What may excite your imagination will bore me. ______________
4. The fourth sentence was not correct. ______________
5. Thoughts will be replaced by actions. ______________
6. I had been a good student when I was a child. ______________
7. Rita has edited five books. ______________
8. We shall leave for lunch now. ______________
9. Will you be angry if I confess? ______________
10. The university must confer the honorary degree
to her. ______________
B. Write whether the main verbs in the following sentences are transitive or
intransitive. Also point out the objects of the transitive verbs.
1. I trusted him with all my heart. ______________
2. Rabya worked all night for her presentation. ______________
3. Suresh is a lecherous man. ______________
4. My writings are as complicated as my mind is. ______________
5. The peon delivered the letter on time. ______________
6. I woke up late. ______________
7. The results are already announced. ______________
8. We become conscious while talking. ______________
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9. My brother bought me a notebook. ______________
10. The room was painted in green colour. ______________
C. Change the following to their past tense and indicate if they are regular
or irregular verbs.
1. learn ______________
2. work ______________
3. flee ______________
4. hover ______________
5. rise ______________
6. draw ______________
7. say ______________
8. damn ______________
9. pretend ______________
10. wind ______________
11. copy ______________
12. drive ______________
13. dance ______________
14. chop ______________
15. dream ______________
16. disapprove ______________
17. lead ______________
18. ride ______________
19. buzz ______________
20. see ______________
21. light ______________
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22. doubt ______________
23. make ______________
24. explode ______________
25. quit ______________
26. teach ______________
27. steal ______________
28. harass ______________
29. grin ______________
30. slay ______________
31. itch ______________
32. hammer ______________
33. strip ______________
D. Make a pair of sentences with the following words using them once as a
regular verb and then as an irregular verb.
hang
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learn
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E. Rewrite the following sentences using the auxiliary verbs given in
brackets. The meaning of the sentences may change when you rewrite
them.
1. Meethu is learning French. (should)
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Tense
A. Write what tense form of the verb is used in each of the following
sentences.
1. I had a strong urge to buy mangoes yesterday. ______________
11. Niti has been practising karate for many years. ______________
14. The children went round the corner to fetch the ball. ______________
Present Tense I
A. Fill in the blanks correctly with the simple present tense form of the
verbs in brackets.
1. Sofia ______________ her son up early and ______________ him to
school on the scheduled time. (wake, take)
2. ______________ your brother ______________ jazz music? (do, like)
3. Land ______________ one-third of the earth’s surface. (cover)
4. Bulls ______________ helpful animals. (be)
5. Seema shouted aloud, ‘I ______________ Sonu’s younger sister.’ (be)
6. My daughter ______________ to go for a movie. (want)
7. An apple a day ______________ the doctor away. (keep)
8. The child ______________ chocolates and ice creams. (like)
9. The next semester ______________ on January. (begin)
10. The train ______________ at the scheduled time. (depart)
D. Make sentences (1) in simple present tense and (2) in present continuous
tense using these fragments.
1. Indira | leave | India.
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2. The radio | reach out | to the general public.
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3. Manoo | dream | to reach the sky.
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4. It | rain | heavily in the evening.
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Present Tense II
A. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using the present perfect
form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Nancy ______________ (compose) the song that she sang at the
concert.
2. Upinder Singh _____________ (write) a book where she _____________
(compile) the history of ancient and medieval India.
3. Monday mornings ______________ (bring) new challenges in my life.
4. The films and serials on television ______________ (change) Indian
society.
5. Interacting with various kinds of people______________ (make) Raju
knowledgeable.
6. Rosie is a dancer. She ______________ (compete) in various contests.
7. The cook ______________ (cut) his finger with the knife and her shriek
______________ (catch) my attention.
8. Winners and challengers ______________ (learn) to dream big.
9. All the students ______________ (kneel) to pray.
10. The boy ______________ (swear) not to steal and lie.
11. The child ______________ (weep) all day.
12. My brother ______________ (eat) a lot in the party yesterday.
10. Nandita ______________ (hide) herself so that she may carry on with
the revolution.
Past Tense I
A. Complete the following passages using the simple past tense forms of
the verbs given in brackets.
1. The lady ______________ (hold) her child in one arm and
______________ (look) on both the sides before she ______________
(cross) the street. Now, on the median strip, she ______________ (turn)
back and ______________ (gesture) her companion to cross the street
too. This time she ______________ (see) me smiling at her; blatantly I
______________ (expose) my weakness. Aghast and ______________
(confuse), her eyes ______________ (keep) moving too and fro – once
at me, then to her companion. While she ______________ (repeat) this,
I ______________ (have) a continuous impulse to enact her out my
appreciation. But, as I ______________ (is) about to raise my hand, her
companion ______________ (traverse) the road, a bus ______________
(come) between us, and by the time the bus ______________ (move)
out, I had lost her forever. However, a smile ______________ (linger)
on my lips that day.
2. Johny ______________ (sit) with a book on his lap, and as he
______________ (flip) the pages, his mind ______________ (start)
to travel long distances. Once he ______________ (stand) in front of
a raging sea, fighting with sea-dragons; and at another moment, he
______________ (find) himself traversing desert area. However, the
dream in the desert ______________ (get) ______________ (puncture)
by a shrill voice that ______________ (call) out, ‘Johny, read aloud.’
C. Make sentences in the past continuous using the sentence parts given
below.
1. Raghu | bath | when the doorbell rang
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2. It | rain | all day long
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3. Although it | rain | yesterday | I forgot the umbrella
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4. Leonardo da Vinci | paint | when the priest entered the church
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5. Tennessee Williams | write | A Streetcar Named Desire in 1947
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6. Mary | work | very hard for the exam
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7. Lobia | plan | to go to the market
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8. It was all set that the militant group | launch | a counter-assault
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9. They | name | their pet Tommy
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10. I | have | stomach pains | last Saturday
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Past Tense II
A. Complete the following sentences using the past perfect forms of the
verbs in brackets.
1. The officer ______________ (take) orders from the minister.
2. It ______________ always ______________ (be) like this since the
country’s independence.
3. The old man ______________ (leave) the home before his son came to
fetch him.
4. Soon after Rohini ______________ (spend) her holiday in Goa, she
showed interest in the history of the place.
5. Mother watched a video after I ______________ (go) to sleep.
6. When we ______________ (finish) dinner, we went out.
7. The students who ______________ (not, submit) their assignments
were in trouble.
8. Abhik ______________ (issue) a few books from the library.
9. History ______________ (repeat) itself time and again.
10. I ______________ (waited) for my father for a long time now.
B. Make sentences in the past perfect using the verbs given below.
1. consider ___________________________________________________
2. see _______________________________________________________
3. do _______________________________________________________
4. write _____________________________________________________
5. move _____________________________________________________
C. Complete the following sentences using the past perfect continuous forms
of the verbs in brackets.
1. Anwesha ______________ (write) the paper when the voices inside her
head started to disturb her.
2. Oindrila ______________ (plan) to gift me a bar of chocolate.
3. They ______________ (wait) for over an hour before the bus arrived.
4. How long ______________ (study/you) about the Tughlaq dynasty?
5. I ______________ (not/work) today because I was ill last night.
6. The little girl ______________ (follow) the daily routine diligently that
her parents had set up for her.
7. Kima ______________ (teach) at the university before he left for
Manipur.
8. ______________ the children ______________ (sleep) when the
burglary took place?
9. The fruits ______________ (taste) sour. They must have rot.
10. My brother ______________ (do) the dishes when I entered home last
night.
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D. Rewrite the following as negative sentences and as questions, in the past
perfect continuous tense.
1. The poor girl had been stealing fruits from the orchard.
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2. The boy had been running after butterflies all day.
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3. Samar had been singing in a few concerts lately.
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4. My cousin had been taking a lot of work pressure.
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5. He had been following the recent political affairs through the news.
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6. Rajul had been overeating.
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7. Subha had been attending classes regularly.
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8. Vivek had been exercising very hard.
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Future Tense I
A. Rewrite the following sentences in the simple future tense.
1. I take the child to the zoo.
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2. Manas found the film interesting.
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3. Life is good.
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4. The doctor is prescribing medicines.
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5. I have committed errors.
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6. Aamir might visit the diagnostic centre.
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7. Onir is not likely to pass the test.
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8. You never understood the difference between a lie and a truth.
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9. I am planning to go for a walk this evening.
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10. Sunil has the keys.
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Future Tense II
A. Use the future perfect forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the
following sentences.
1. I ______________ (reach) my grandparents’s place tomorrow by this
time.
2. Naresh ______________ (leave) before you return home.
3. Had Sunita studied well, she______________ (pass) the test.
4. The children ______________ (eat) dinner before their parents come.
5. We ______________ (be) there before the show begins had we left on
time.
6. By the time the flight takes off, all the passengers ______________
(switch) their mobile phones off.
7. ______________ (you, finish) the project before the deadline?
8. The food that we ordered ______________ (arrive) by dinner time.
9. ______________ (you, finish) reading the book before the next class?
10. This ______________ (take) more than a week.
8. The author ______________ (think) of a plot for her next novel as soon
as she is done with this one.
10. They ______________ (have) all the things they need for the trip.
C. Use the correct present tense form of the verbs in brackets to express
future.
1. I ______________ (go) to the market to get grocery.
Subject-Verb Agreement
A. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
1. Rishi and Nikita ______________ (is/are) friends.
2. Arpan ______________ (like/likes) to fool others.
3. Anyone could ______________ (had/have) guessed it right.
4. The hints ______________ (was/were) not enough.
5. Neither she nor he ______________ (is/am/are) at fault.
6. Neither they nor we ______________ (have/has) won the competition.
7. Here ______________ (is/are) the books you were looking for.
8. Both my brother and his best friend ______________ (is/are) going to
the fair.
9. Each one of us ______________ (was/were) trembling in fear.
10. Everybody ______________ (was/were) laughing at us.
11. Either Sonu or Timu ______________ (was/were) shouting in anger.
12. Everyone ______________ (form/forms) opinions about others.
13. The jury ______________ (decide/decides) on the judgement.
14. Audience ______________ (is/are) requested to leave by the nearest
exit.
15. Simran, along with her friends, ______________ (is/are) going to join
the party soon.
Tag Questions
A. Add suitable question tags to the following statements.
1. We often watch a cricket match on television, ______________?
2. Varuni is not a dancer, ______________?
3. You are not wasting anymore time, ______________?
4. Kalyan will come home early, ______________?
5. Emily and Esther don’t like Mathematics, ______________?
6. We should have lunch now, ______________?
7. It must be the gardener, ______________?
8. Natasha can sing, ______________?
9. It might hurt, ______________?
10. The house is being sold, ______________?
B. Write statements that can precede each of the following question tags.
1. ______________________________________________, would you?
2. ______________________________________________, could she?
3. ______________________________________________, won’t they?
4. ______________________________________________, will it?
5. ______________________________________________, isn’t it?
6. ______________________________________________, weren’t they?
7. ______________________________________________, didn’t he?
8. ______________________________________________, does she?
9. ______________________________________________, musn’t he?
10. ______________________________________________, haven’t they?
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Class VI
Adverbs
A. Point out the adverbs in the following sentences and also mention their
types (adverbs of time, place, manner, degree, frequency).
1. She placed her opinion fearlessly.
2. With the dog giving her a chase, Chetna tried to run faster.
3. We slowly headed homeward.
4. It rains frequently in this part of the country.
5. Vidya knew him well enough to have a cup of coffee with him.
6. Oranges are mostly sweet.
7. Can I go to Patna tomorrow?
8. The little girl danced around in happiness.
9. The children did the assignment eagerly.
10. The angels appeared out of nowhere.
11. The author seldom visited his hometown.
12. I joined the firm recently.
13. Manil is quite happy with his new job.
14. Martha readily picked up the shawl and walked out in the dark.
15. Adrija contributes articles to newspaper voluntarily.
1. poetically
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2. ruthlessly
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3. supremely
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4. solely
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5. orderly
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6. humbly
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7. quite
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Prepositions
A. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using suitable prepositions.
A preposition may be used more than once.
Conjunctions
A. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using the appropriate
conjunctions from the box below.
unless until
and but because since so as
although though
either or both nor neither as if
if as yet even though as long as when after
C. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using the suitable forms of
comparison of the adverbs given in brackets.
1. Among all the dancers, Sufiana danced ______________ (gracefully).
2. He looked at me ______________ (angrily) than before.
3. Sara worked ______________ (hard) than before for her forthcoming
exam.
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4. Joyeeta should drive ______________ (carefully) to avoid accidents.
5. I can run ______________ (fast) than my brother.
6. His words were ______________ (hurtful) than his actions.
7. Angira speaks the ______________ (loud) of us all.
8. Lately, I am reminded of you ______________ (often).
9. She began to speak ______________ (quickly).
10. Sajal threw the ball the ______________ (far).
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Punctuation
A. Punctuate the following sentences correctly.
1. when are we leaving for home
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5. buy a bunch of flower a bar of chocolate and a roll of chart paper from
the market
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12. my cousin was a finalist in the bournvita quiz contest last year
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