English Grammar Tips & Tricks for Reading & Writing Fill in the blanks, Reading Fill in the

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• Use Elimination Method especially in the Reading & Writing fill in

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• In the Elimination method, try to eliminate the incorrect answers out
of the given option by using below mentioned Tips and Tricks and
try and get close to the correct answer.
• In this way, chances of getting the correct answer will increase a lot.

Tips & Tricks

1. Singular Noun V1 with s/es

John eats chocolates.

2. Plural Noun V1 without s/es

Students eat chocolates.

3. is/am/are/was/were V1 + ING (ACTIVE VOICE) Subject comes first

John is eating chocolates.

4. is/am/are/was/were V3 (PASSIVE VOICE) OBJECT COMES FIRST

Chocolate is eaten by John.

5. HAS/HAVE/HAD V3
John has eaten chocolates.

6. HAS BEEN/HAVE BEEN/HAD BEEN V1 + ING (ACTIVE VOICE)

Subject comes first
John has been eating chocolates since morning. Present or Past Perfect
Continuous Tense

7. HAS BEEN/HAVE BEEN/HAD BEEN V3 (PASSIVE VOICE)

OBJECT COMES FIRST
Chocolates have been eaten by John. Passive of Present Perfect Tense
8. Modals
can
could
would
should
may V1 without s/es whether noun is singular or plural
might
must
will
shall

John should eat breakfast.

Students should eat breakfast.

9. Can be
could be
shall be
will be V1 + ING (ACTIVE VOICE)
would be
should be V3 (PASSIVE VOICE)
may be
might be
John might be eating chocolates.
Chocolates might be eaten by John.

10. Articles
a, an, the
A
a Singular countable noun
a table one table
a chair one chair
a water wrong because water is not a countable noun.

AN Vowel (a, e, I, o, u)
an apple one apple
an elephant one elephant
an ink pot one ink pot
an orange one orange
an umbrella one umbrella

an hour (Sound like Vowel)

THE

The is used to indicate something that has been talked about earlier.
I have a book. The book is interesting.

Superlative Degree
Always use ‘THE’ before superlative degree.
Big Bigger Biggest
the biggest
the largest
the smallest
the most common.

11. To…...V1 without s/es

He wants to go to market.
They want to go market.

12. PREPOSITION
Of I AM FOND OF EATING CHOCOLATES.
For I AM PREPARING FOR CLEARING PTE EXAM
By I GAIN KNOWLEDGE BY STUDYING BOOKS.
In V1+ING
At
Into
From
While
Towards
After
Before

13. ……V3……. BY (PASSIVE VOICE)

14. …… V3…… BY …….V1+ING………

15. Few
Many
Some ……. Plural Noun………
Numerous
Different
One of the
Most Plural Nouns end with s/es, but exceptional cases are there.
People eat chocolates.

16. As
Well ….. V3……..
Become
He did a lot better as compared to his friend.
He participated in a well-rounded conversation.
He has become ingrained to his studies.

17. Verb (X) And, Or, Comma Verb (Y)

Then X and Y will have same form of Verb.

John is eating and ………. Milk. (drink, drank, drinking, drunk)

John ……… to the market and purchased his favorite watch.

(go, went, goes, gone)

18. Do/ Did/ Does ……… V1 without s/es……….

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