EXERCISE-1 (SOLVED) -

the brackets.
Re-write the sentences after supplying the correctform ofthe verbs given in distance.
1. Each of the boys (has) a separate room. miles (be) not a very big
2. Five
tomorrow.
3. One hundred rupees (be not) a small sum. 4. The committee (be meet)
nutritious food.
5. The family (has) taken a decision. 6. Bread and butter (be) a
7. The old Victorian furniture (look) quite beautiful. down.
8. Few boys (has agree) to come here tonight. 9. The level of education (has go)
10. Either boys or girls (be) telling lies. 11. A number of people (be) missing.
12. Most of myfriends (love) sports and games.
13. Slow and steady (win) the race.
Dostoevsky.
14. Crime and Punishment' (be) written by a great Russian author,
15. Only a few persons (has) turned up.
16. My father, with his neighbours, (be go) to the fair.
17. Everyone (expect) the new government to do well.
18. All(has) deserted him. 19. Your worries and mine (be) quite the same.
20. What he says and does (be) totally different.
21. God (save) him! 22. I wish I(be) a billionaire.
23. Letter after letter (describe) the beauty of the countryside.
24. I, R.K. Kapoor, (be) a businessman.
25. Mohini, my youngest daughter, (be) very naughty.
 ohini, my youngest daughter. is very naughty.
EXERCISE-2 (SOLVED)
Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of verbs given in the brackets.
1. The project ..... (be complete) next year. 2. Each boy ...... (has) to be adjusted separately.
3. Achild.... (relish) sweets but adults.... (relish) saltish dishes.
4, Cows and buffaloes (give) us milk. 5. A bus ...... (eave)for Agra at 7 pm.
6. Does the boy ....(speak) Hindi? 7. Both of them ...... (be)good friends.
8. Each of them ...... (be) sweet-natured. 9. Most of the girls ..... (be) from North India.
10. Most of the tourists ...... (flock) to the valley. 11. One of my relatives ...... (own) a Ferrari.

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 handed 13. What .... (be) the
(De) caught red
latest
15. Mrs and Mr Kapoor news?
...
e oftheboys
apples..... (be) found rotten.
the dav 17. All that
.live) in this tat.
u Halfof (be) notbuiltina glitters....be) not 2oid.
sRome..... 19. The Ganga ....(flow) from North to
... be) fools.
boys other
East.
Allthe ..... .go)bythe other road.
thevehicles
Mostof
20. Answers
completed next year. 2. Each boy has to be adjusted separately.
project will be
1.The sweets but adults relish saltish dishes.
relishes 5. Abus leaves for Agra at 7pm.
1Achild, milk.
bufraloesgive us
4Cows and 7. Both of them are good friends.
DoestheboyspeakHindi? 9. Most of the girls are from
North India.
6. sweet-natured. owns a Ferrari.
8.Each ofthem is 11. One ofmy relatives
Most of the tourists flockto the valley. 13. What is the
latest news?
10
ofthe boys was caught red handed. Mrs and Mr Kapoor live in this tiat.
12. One 15.
annles were found roten. glitters is not gold.
 EXERCISE-3 (SOLVED)
Completethe sentences by choosing the correct answer from theoptions given below
must agree with its verb. taking care that the subject in every
sentence finished his work.
1.Aayush
(a) has (6) have (c) is
(d) are
Surbhi and Akshita sisters.
2. Ananya, (b) have
(a) has (c) are (d) had
3. The priest chanting the 'mantras' exactly at 6 am every day.
(a) starts (b) started (c) starting (d) start
not finished his lesson so far.
4. He
(a) can (b) have (c) had (d) has
5.Twenty-five years the maximum age to fill this form.
(b) has (c) have (d) are
(a) is
bouquet offlowers a small token of my love. Please accept it.
6. This
(a) is (b) are (c) being (d) was
made a nest in the attic.
pigeons
7. Apair of (b) have (c) were (d) was
(a) has
8. Much water flown down the Ganges since then.
(b) has (c) have (d) had
(a) is
9. Much been written on this subject.
(b) have (c) had (d) is
(a) has
student to wear the school unifom.
10. Each and every (b) have (c) is (d) are
(a) has
glass empty.
11. Three fourth of the (c) were (d) have
(6) is
(a) are
guests come to the wedding party.
12. A large number of (b) have (c) is (d) was
(a) has
13. Economics
a difficult subject. (d) have
(c) were
(b) was
(a) is gone down.
morality (d) is
14. The standard of public (b) has
(c) are
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 15. The captain, along with the players in the field. (d) have
(a) is (b) are (c) were
16. Ashma not worry about it. (a) needing
(c) hasneed
(a) needs (b) need
17. None of thecandidates cleared the entrance examination. (d) are
(c) has
(a) is (b) have
(d) loved
18. Every housewife cooking. (c) loving
(a) love (6) loves
a good book. (a) have
19. The Dynamics of Economy (c) were
(a) is (b) are
asmall amount. (a) being
20. Forty rupees a day (c) were
(a) is (6) are
21. Politics been one of his favourite pastimes. (a) has
(c) is
(a) are (b) have
Come SO far.
22. Neither Latifnor Latika (a) were
(c) are
(a) has (b) have
23. A series of attacks
conducted by Ghazni on Somnath. () has
(c) is
(a) was (b) were
a decent fellow.
24. Imet Nishant who (c) am
(a) were
(a) is (b) are
25. The jury divided in their opinions. (d) have
(a) was (b) were (c) has
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 EXERCISE-4 (SOLVED)
Filinthe blanks choosing the right answer from the options given below: started work on a war-footing to (h)
Determined to clean Yamuna before 2025. Delhi government (a) un include enhancing the
that the river (c) its life back. Various measures being (d) sewerage tr
capacity, monitoring creation and treatment of industrial wast
Options: (iv) being
(a) () has (ii) have (iii) had
(iv) be ensure
(b) (i) ensured (ii) ensure (iii) ensuring
(c) ()get (ii) gets (ii) got (iv) getting
(iv) taken
(d) (1) take (ii) took (ii) taking
2. Waste generation in 33 industrial clusters (a)
under watch. Wastewater from locations not (b)
in the sewer line and (d) for cleaning.
a treatment plant will be (c)
Options:
(a) () is (ii) are (i#i) will (iv) was
(6) (1) link (i) linking (ii) linked (iv) links
(c) (i) tap (ii) tapped (ii) tapping (iv) taps
(d) (i) sent (ii) send (ii) sending (iv) sends
3. To ensure that 'gullible' buyers are not (a) to be (b) by unscrupulous people operating in constructian
business, the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal asked the three municipal corporations, DDA and Delhi Police Commissione
to (c) it of such pending projects where mandatory registration as mandated under Rera Act has not ben
(a).
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Options: (i) left (ii) leaving (iv) has left
(a)()leave
(b)()cheated
(úi) cheat (ii) cheats (iv) cheating
(ii) informed (iii) informs (iv) informing
(c) ()inform
(ii) does (iti) doing (iv) done
(a)()do
NarendraModi (a) for democratic nations to work together on cryptocurrency to ensure it (b)
Prime Minister
trade,investmentandIthe larger good rather than ending up in the "wrong hands". In his keynote address at the first Sydeny Dialogue,
by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Modi (d) the current age as one of the profound
(c) once in an era.
changes, that hapPpens
Options: (i) call (iii) calls
(a) () calling (iv) called
(b) () promotes (ii) promoted (iii) promoting (iv) has promoted
(c) () organise (ii) organises (ii) organised (iv) organising
(a) (1) describes (ii) described (iii) describing (iv) describe
below their seven-year highs of S 80 a barrel on Thursday after reports
5.Oil prices (a)
from Washington said that US has (b) a coordinated release of strategic crude reserves by India,
China, Japan and South Korea with a view to (c) prices, a move New Delhi said was futile it
() have little impact.
Options:
(a) ()slip (i) slipping (i) slipped (iv) slips
(b) () seek (ii) sought (ii) seeking (iv) seeks
(C) )tame (ii) tamed (iii) has tamed (iv) taming
(a) (i) shall (i) could (ii) might (iv) would
6. Vaccination coverage in India (a) to remain below the global average and it rank among the 29 countries with over
50 million population (b) slid over the last two months in terms of number of doses per 100
population as well
as the percentage of people fully (c) Against a global average of 96 doses per 100 population as of November
16, India had () 81 per 100.
Options:
(a) (i) continue (ii) continued (iii) continues (iv) continuing
(b) () has (ii) have (iii) had (iv) having
(c) () vaccinate (i) vaccinates (ii) vaccinating (iv) vaccinated
(a) (i) achieved (ii) achieves (iii) achieving (iv) achieve
7. A 30-year-old man was (a) for allegedly assaulting an assistant
him for the documents of his vehicle, officials (c) sub-inspector on
of the traffic police in Rohini when
the officer (b)
Thursday. The accused has been
(d) as a resident of Pitampura.
Options:
(a) ) arrest (ii) arresting (iii) arrested (iv) arrests
(b) (1) asked (ii) ask (ii) asking (iv) asks
(c) () say (i) says (ii) saying (iv) said
(a) (1) identified (ii) identify (ii) identifies (iv) identifying
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