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COMPULSORY ENGLISH

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 Compulsory English
Grade: XII

PART – ONE :
MEANING INTO WORDS

Unit 1: Experience
1. Rewrite the following sentences using 'used to + ing'.
(a) Suman enjoys eating fruits.
Ans: Suman is used to enjoying eating fruits.
(b) Sarita reads horror stories at least five hours a day.
Ans: Sarita is used to reading horror stories at least five hours a day.
(c) The Buddhists pray for peace every day.
Ans: The Buddhists are used to praying for peace every day.
(d) Street children beg money from tourists.
Ans: Street children are used to begging money from tourists.
(e) Children make noise.
Ans: Children are used to making noise.

2. Make the remarks in three different ways as shown in the

examples:
Example: I can't get to sleep.
Ans: This is the first time I've ever slept in a tent.
I've never flown at night before.
I'm not used to having siestas.
(a) My feet are killing me.
Ans: This is the first time I've ever walked a long distance.
I've never climbed the hill before. I'm
not used to walking bare footed.
(b) God, this is embarrassing!
Ans: This is the first time I've ever deceived someone.
I've never hurt anyone before.
I'm not used to scolding for minor mistake.
(c) Do you think you could slow down a little?
Ans: This is the first time I've ever been in a car. I've
never traveled in a bus so fast before. I'm not
used to running huffing and puffing.

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(d) She's feeling terribly nervous.
Ans: This is the first time she has ever delivered a speech.
She's never faced the challenge before.
She's not used to attending the public gathering.
(e) Hold my hand, will you?
Ans: This is the first time I've ever climbed a hill.
I've never felt weakness before.
I'm not used to crossing the road.
(f) He's absolutely delighted.
Ans: This is the first time he's ever been praised.
He's never got the prize before.
He's not used to being first in the examination.
(g) I hope they get there all right.
Ans: This is the first time they have ever left home.
They've never been sailed in the sheep before.
They're not used to traveling without plan.
3. Complete the following statements with appropriate
remarks.
(a) She has had an amazingly successful film career. …
Ans: She has acted in many films and has been nominated in
Oscar Award too.
(b) The company has had one of the worst years in its history.
Ans: It has suffered from the loss of 10 million Rs. a year.
(c) The escaped prisoner has an impressive criminal record.
Ans: He has kidnapped about 35 children so far and even killed a
minister.
(d) The Colonel has had a remarkably adventurous life.
Ans: He has climbed most of the mountains and fought in the
war.
(e) Jules' career as an anthropologist has taken him all over
the world and into the most extraordinary situations.
Ans: He has got the chance to be the adviser of World
Anthropologists Foundation.

4. Ask questions to your friend on the basis of the given

remarks.
(a) They fined me for a parking offence last week.
Ans: Have you ever been fined for a parking offence?

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(b) They printed my picture in the newspaper once.
Ans: Have you ever had your picture printed in the newspaper?
(c) Someone punched me on the nose this morning.
Ans: Have you ever been punched on the nose?
(d) The customs men searched my luggage last time I came
back from abroad.
Ans: Have you ever had your luggage searched?
(e) Someone broke into my house two weeks ago.
Ans: Have you ever had your house broken into?

5. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given,

so that they mean the same. (2069)
a. He's never been out of the Kathmandu valley before. This is
the first time ……….
Ans: This is the first time he has ever been out of Kathmandu
valley
b. Our children often go to school on foot. Our children ax
used to ……..
Ans: Our children ax used to going to school on foot.
c. I was very impressed by his performance. I found ……
Ans: I found his performance very impressive.
d. He did all the reading of the novel in two hours.
Ans: It took him two hours to read the whole novel.
e. Suman said to Pooja, " I will come to meet you if I have
enough time". Suman told ………………………..
Ans: Suman told Pooja that he would come to meet her if he had
enough time.

Unit 2: Appearance
Q.1. Rewrite the following sentences using seem. (2068)
a) Mr. Harvey is very friendly.
b) He is not very rich.
c) He has lived very interesting life.
d) He watches television a lot.
e) He is some kind of businessman.
Ans:
a) Mr. Harvey seems (to be) very friendly.
b) He doesn't seem (to be) very rich.

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 c) He seems to have been lived very interesting life.
d) He seems to watch television a lot.
e) He seems to be some kind of businessman

2. Rewrite the following sentences using 'seem'.

(i) You see someone climbing through a window.
Ans: He seems to be a thief.
(ii) When you touch your writing desk, you notice it's sticky.
Ans: The desk seems to be recently painted.
(iii) The postman always delivers a lot of letters with foreign
stamps to his house.
Ans: He seems to know a lot of people in different places
(iv) You only see his children during the school holidays.
Ans: His children seem to be at boarding school.
(v) He usually carries a walking stick when he goes out.
Ans: He seems to have injured his leg.

3. Change each of the following sentences using seem:

(i) Mr. Panth is very friendly.
Ans: He seems to be very friendly.
(ii) He isn't very rich.
Ans: He doesn't seem to be rich.
(iii) He's happily married.
Ans: He seems to be happily married.
(iv) He watches television a lot.
Ans: He seems to watch television a lot.
(v) He has lived a very interesting life.
Ans: He seems to have lived a very interesting life.

4. Continue the following remarks with look, sound, smell,

feel or taste (whichever is appropriate) + like.
Example: Surely he's not a manual worker.
Ans: He looks like a businessman to me.
(a) I've got something in my shoe.
Ans: It feels like a stone.
(b) I wonder who wrote that music.
Ans: It sounds like Narayan Gopal's song.
(c) Are you sure this is tea?
Ans: It tastes/smells like coffee.
(d) He's got a foreign accent.
Ans: He sounds like Russian.
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5. Talk about the people below in the same way as given in
the example:
Example: You see a man lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
Ans: He looks as if he is seriously wounded.
a) You see a girl standing on the seashore, staring into the
water.
Ans: She looks as if she is thinking of committing suicide.
b) You see someone climbing through a window.
Ans: He looks as if he has lost the key of the door.
c) You see a man lying underneath a car.
Ans: He looks as if he is repairing a car.
d) You see a woman whose clothes are soaked, and she is
sneezing.
Ans: She looks as if she has been rescued from drowning.
e) You see a boy and a girl sitting together in a restaurant.
Ans: They look as if they are going to marry soon.

6. Rewrite these sentences about Rekha using seem:

(a) She's very friendly.
Ans: She seems to be friendly.
(b) She isn't very rich.
Ans: She doesn’t seem to be rich.
(c) She watches television a lot.
Ans: She seems to be TV addicted.
(d) She's happily married.
Ans: She seems to be happily married.
(e) She doesn't spend much time out of doors.
Ans: She doesn’t seem to be social.

7. Make sentences from the following hints using 'look, look

like or look as if/look as though'.
(a) drunkard.
Ans: He looks drunkard.
(b) terribly complicated.
Ans: The building looks terribly complicated
(c) a honeymoon couple.
Ans: They look like a honeymoon couple.
(d) They have come out of swimming pool.
Ans: They look as if/as though they have come out of a
swimming pool.
(e) She has never seen a mountain.
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Ans: Sunita looks as if/as though she has never seen a mountain.

8. Rewrite these sentences about Shanti using seem.

(a) She's very friendly.
Ans: Shanti seems (to be) very friendly.
(b) She isn't very rich.
Ans: Shanti doesn't seem (to be) very rich.
(c) She's happily married.
Ans: Shanti seems (to be) happily married.
(d) She doesn't spend much time out of doors.
Ans: Shanti doesn't seem to spend much time out of doors.
(e) She watches television a lot.
Ans: Shanti seems to watch television a lot.

9. Rewrite the following sentences using ‘seem’.

a) His front garden always looks a bit neglected.
Ans: He doesn’t seem to be very keen on gardening.
b) You only see his children during the school holidays.
Ans: His children seem to be at boarding school.
c) He usually carries a walking when he goes out.
Ans: He seems to have injured his leg.
d) There are African masks on the wall of his sitting room.
Ans: He seems to be an antics collector.
e) He never stops to chat with you if you have got your dog
with you.
Ans: He seems to be afraid of dog.

10. Change the following sentences using seem as in example.

(2070)
Example : He is very friendly He
seems (to be) very friendly.
(a) He isn't very rich.
Ans: He doesn't seem (to be) very rich.
(b) He's happily married
Ans: He seems (to be) happily married.
(c) He's some kind of business man.
Ans: He seems to be some kind of business man.
(d) He doesn't spend much of time out of doors.
Ans: He does not seem to spend much of time out of doors.
(e) He watches television a lot.
Ans: He seems to watch television a lot.
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 Unit 3: Relating past events
1. Join the following pairs of sentences each with a relative
clause:
(i) Diamond is a very hard substance. It is used for cutting.
Ans: Diamond, which is used for cutting, is a very hard
substance.
(ii) A road leads to the farm. It isn't suitable for cars.
Ans: A road, which isn't suitable for cars, leads to the farm.
(iii) A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in hospital.
Ans: A girl, who is now in the hospital ,was injured in the
accident.
(iv) A man answered the phone. He told me you were away.
Ans: A man ,who told me you were away, answered the phone.

2. Join the following sentences using a Relative clause:

a) I saw her at the gate. A man was lying there.
Ans: I saw her at the gate where a man was lying.
b) He had spent many years in Pokhara. He was born there.
Ans: He had spent many years in Pokhara where he was born.
c) Phil was an excellent driver. Phil’s forehead was covered
in sweat.
Ans: Phil ,whose forehead was covered in sweat ,was an excellent
driver.
d) The dog was sitting facing the back window. The dog loved
travelling in fast cars.
Ans: The dog, which loved travelling in fast cars, was sitting
facing the back window.
e) Alex had just taken the gun out of his pocket. Alex never
went anywhere without his gun.
Ans: Alex ,who never went anywhere without his gun had just
taken the gun out of his pocket.

3. Join the following sentences together using a relative

clause.
(a) There's a woman living next door. She is a doctor.
Ans: The woman ,who is living next door, is a doctor .
(b) There are some words. They are difficult to translate.
Ans: There are some words which are difficult to translate.

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(c) I was looking for a book. The book got lost yesterday.
Ans: I was looking for a book which got lost yesterday.
(d) Mrs. Jha is going to spend her holidays in Birgunj. Her
daughter lives there.
Ans: Mrs Jha, whose daughter lives in Birjung, is going to spend
her holidays there.
(e) Hari passed his examinations. This is a good news.
Ans: Hari passed his examinations which is a good news.

4. Join the following sentences together using a relative

clause:
(a) Finally Browne decided to retire.
Willis had been sharing an office with him.
Ans: Finally Browne, with whom Willis had been sharing an
office,decided to retire
(b) The old house was finally sold.
The family had lived in it for 300 years.
Ans: The old house, where the family had lived for 300 years,
was finally sold.
(c) He proudly showed me round his house.
He had paid 40 lakhs for it.
Ans: He proudly showed me round his house for which he had
paid 40 lakhs.
(d) He became quite fond of his college.
He had spent many years of his life there.
Ans: He became quite fond of his college where he had spent
many years of his life.
(e) Harold finally asked her to marry him.
She had always been in love with him.
Ans: Harold finally asked her to marry him who had always been
in love with her.

5. Combine the pairs of sentences into one using a relative

clause in each case.
(a) Mary was woken up suddenly by a strange noise.
She had been in a deep sleep.
Ans: Mary, who had been in a deep sleep, was woken up
suddenly by a strange noise.

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(b) The window was wide open.
Mary had locked it securely the night before.
Ans: The windo,which Mary had locked securely the night
before, was wide open.
(c) The servants had left.
Mary had laughed at them only that afternoon for being
superstitious.
Ans: The servants, to whom Mary had laughed at only that
afternoon for being superstitious, had left.
(d) Mary saw an old woman.
'Her mouth was twisted into a toothless grin.’
Ans: Mary saw an old woman whose mouth was twisted into a
toothless grin.
(e) Mary heard a strange noise.
It seemed to come from outside her window.
Ans: Mary heard a strange noise which seemed to come from
outside her window.

6. Have similar conversations beginning with these remarks

as shown in the example.
Example:
A: Her husband was horrified when she came back from
the hairdresser's.
B: Why? What had happened?
A: Well, they'd cut her hair really short, and they'd dyed it
a kind of purple colour.
(a) When I saw him two years later, I could hardly recognize
him.
Ans: B: Why? What had happened?
A: Well, he had put on weight, and he had kept a long bard.
(b) They sent both men to prison for 20 years.
Ans: B: Why? What had they done?
A: Well, they had killed a woman and her husband, and they
had manhandled a police inspector.
(c) The fireman received a medal for bravery.
Ans: B: Why? What had he done?
A: Well, he had saved a child from the fire inside the house and
saved the property of nearby houses dowsing the fire.
(d) It was a good thing I checked my bill before I paid it.
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Ans: B: Why? What had happened?
A: Well, an extra zero had been added, and it was a fake
bill.
(e) When my sister came home, she was crying her eyes out.
Ans: B: Why? What had happened?
A: Well, the dog had bitten her, and she had been alone in the
house.
(f) I got a very angry letter from my bank manager last
Monday.
Ans: B: Why? What had you done?
A: Well, I had not informed him about my leave, and I had not
submitted the report on Sunday.
(g) My new trousers were ruined when they came out of the
washing machine.
Ans: B: Why? What had happened?
A: Well, they had not used the washing machine for a
month, and they had supplied the electricity directly.
(h) They came back from their holiday feeling completely
refreshed.
Ans: B: Why? What had happened?
A: Well, they had lost their dog, and their cows had died.

7. Join the following sentences together using a relative

clause. (2069)
(a) The baby is catching a ball. She is my daughter.
(b) There is some juice in the bottle. The juice is not fresh.
(c) The place is called Gatthaghar. I've seen living there for 5
years.
(d) My son lives in America. I love my son very much.
Ans:
(a) The baby who is catching a ball, is my daughter.
(b) There is some juice in the bottle which is not fresh.
(c) The place where I have been living for 5 years, is called
Gathaghar.
(d) My son whom I love very much lives in America.

8. Join the following sentences together using a relative

clause (2069)
(a) The woman is living in Patan. She is my best friend.

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Ans: The woman ,who is living in Patan, is my best friend.
(b) The library contains many books. It is supposed to be the
largest one.
Ans: The library ,which contains many books, is supposed to be
the largest one.
(c) My friend visited Nepal in 2006. There was people's
movement on going in 2006.
Ans: My friend visited Nepal in 2006 when there was people's
movement on going.
(d) It is nice to visit Lumbini. Gautam Buddha was born in
Lumbini.
Ans: Lumbini, where Gautam Buddha was born, is nice to visit.
(e) There is will. There is way.
Ans: Where is will there is way.

Unit 4: Attitudes and reactions

1. Fill the gaps with a suitable form of each of these words:
impress, fascinate, confuse, depress, embarrass. (2069)
(a) Don't feel. .......... just go up and ask her to dance.
(b) I've always been.......... by the play of children; I could watch
them for
hours.
(c) All the turnings look so similar. It's terribly.........
(d) All those rows of beautiful houses! Don't you find it very.
to live there?
(e) I don't really like her, but I find her strength of character
rather......
Ans:
(a) Don't feel embarrassing just go up and ask her to dance.
(b) I've always been impressed by the play of children; I could
watch them for hours.
(c) All the turnings look so similar. It's terribly confusing
(d) All those rows of beautiful houses! Don't you find it very
fascinating to live there?
(e) I don't really like her, but I find her strength of character
rather depression.

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2. How would you describe people who are: (2068)
a) reliable? b) short- tempered?
c) sociable ? d) serious?
e) pessimist?
Ans:
a) Reliable - A reliable person is someone who doesn't let
people down.
b) Short- tempered - A short- tempered is someone who quickly
loses his temper.
c) Sociable - A sociable person is someone who works for the
welfare of people in society.
d) Serious - A serious person is someone who doesn't joke of
anything.
e) Pessimist - A pessimist is someone who always hopes bad
things to happen.

3. Change the following sentences as shown in the example.

Example: Someone is singing in the bath. It’s getting on Hari’s
nerves.
Ans: If there is one thing that gets on my nerves, it’s people who sing
in the bath.
a) Someone has taken Sita’s seat. It’s making her angry.
Ans: If there is one thing that makes me angry it’s people who
take my seat.
b) Someone has taken Ram’s pen without permission. He is
angry.
Ans: If there is one thing that makes me angry it’s people who
take my pen without my permission.
c) It’s after midnight, and the people next door are playing
loud music. Ram objects of it.
Ans: If there is one thing that annoys me it’s people who play
loud music after midnight.
d) Someone’s just spat in the street. Ram is offended.
Ans: If there is one thing that offends me it’s people who spit in
the street.
e) Ram’s just seen someone with purple and green hair. He
can’t stand this.

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Ans: If there is one thing I can’t stand it’s people with purple and
green hair.

4. Write a sentence showing your attitude to each of the

following, using "The way .............. "
(i) Parents
Ans: What I like about my parents is the way they care for me.
(ii) Politicians
Ans: What I dislike about politicians is the way they do not keep
promise.
(iii) Teachers
Ans: What I like about teachers is the way they love children and
teach them.
(iv) Advertisements on TV
Ans: I refuse the way the businessmen put advertisement on TV.
(v) Religions leaders
Ans: What I like about the religious leaders is the way they
deliver religious speech to us.
5. Change the following verbs into adjectives: (2068)
interest, confuse, irritate, shock, offend
Ans:
Verbs Adjectives
interest interesting
confuse confusing
irritate irritating
shock shocking
offend offensive

6. Write definitions for the following:

Example: An optimistic person = An optimistic person is someone
who is always hopeful about good things to come.
(a) A considerate person
Ans: A considerate person= He is one who always thinks of other
people’s wishes and feelings.
(b) A stingy person
Ans: A stingy person= He is someone who never buys you a
drink.
(c) An unreliable person
Ans: An unreliable person= He is someone who lets people
down.

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(d) A thick-skinned person
Ans: A thick-skinned person= He is someone who can accept
criticism without being upset.
(e) A vain person
Ans: A vain person= He is one who boasts about unnecessary
things.
7. Read the example and make similar construction using
appropriate expression:
Example: Politics
(a) What do you think of Politics?
(b) Oh, I find politics really depressing.
(c) Yes, politics depresses me, too.
(d) Yes, I agree. I get terribly depressed when people talk
about politics.
(i) People who speak several languages.
Ans:
A: What do you think of people who speak several
languages?
B: Oh, I find them impressive.
A: Yes, they impress me too.
B: Yes I agree. I get impressed by people who speak
several languages.
(ii) People who talk about themselves.
Ans:
A: What do you think of people who talk about
themselves?
B: Oh, I find them boring.
C: Yes, they bore me, too.
D: Yes, I agree. I get terribly bored by people who talk
about themselves.

8. How would you describe a person who…

(The first one is done for you).
a) gives away lots of money. generous
b) ……never loses his temper.
c) ……expects good things to happen.
d) ……jokes about everything.
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e) ……likes to go to parties.
f) ……doubts what you tell him.
Ans:
a) …… gives away lots of money. generous
b) …… never loses his temper. calm
c) …… expects good things to happen. optimist
d) …… jokes about everything. cheerful
e) …… likes to go to parties. sociable
f) …… doubts what you tell him. skeptical

9. Write down how you feel if someone:

a) interrupts you?
Ans: I feel irritating.
b) twists your arm?
Ans: I feel embarrassing.
c) corrects your English?
Ans: I feels upset.
d) laughs at you?
Ans: I feel offended.
e) scratches your back?
Ans: I feel angry.

10. Rewrite these sentences beginning: 'If there's one thing.

e.g. (I hate/ dislike/loathe/detest/etc.)
(i) People who are cruel to animals.
Ans: If there is one thing I hate it's people who are cruel to
animals.
(ii) I detest people who interrupt when I'm speaking.
Ans: If there is one thing I detest it's people who interrupt me
when I am speaking.
(iii) People who break promises make me angry.
Ans: If there is one thing that I dislike it is people who break
promises.
(iv) I hate people who speak while eating.
Ans: It there is one thing I hate it's people who speak while
eating.
(v) I loathe people who ring me up early in the morning.
Ans: If there is one thing that I loathe it's people who ring me
early in the morning.
11. How would you describe these people?

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Example: gives away lots of money-generous.
(a) Helps other people.
(b) Only thinks about himself/herself.
(c) Always sees the dark side of life.
(d) Never buys the children a doll.
(e) Easily loses his/her temper.
Ans:
(a) Helps other people---helpful
(b) Only thinks about himself/herself---egoist
(c) Always sees the dark side of life---pessimist
(d) Never buys the children a doll---stingy
(e) Easily loses his/her temper---bad-tempered

12. Write the adjectival forms of the verbs below as shown in

the examples.
Examples: verb adjective
depress depressing
offend offensive
Questions:
impress (v) impressive(adj)
excite exciting
interest interesting
attract attractive
irritate irritating
confuse confusing
shock shocking
upset upsetting
surprise surprising
astonish astonishing
amuse amusing

13. Rewrite the following sentences using 'if there's one

thing……' as given in example. (2070)
Example : People who smoke in restaurant annoy me.
Ans: If there is one thing that annoys me it's people who smoke in
restaurant.
(a) People who are cruel to animals upset me
Ans: If there's one thing that upsets me it's people who are cruel to
animals.
(b) People who break promises make me angry.
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Ans: If there's one thing that makes me angry, its people who
break promise.
(c) I hate people who smoke in restaurants.
Ans: If there's one thing. that I hate it's people who smoke in
restaurants.
(d) I detest people who interrupt when I am speaking.
Ans: If there's one thing that I detest it's people who interrupt
when I am speaking.
(e) I loathe people who ring me up early in the morning. (2070)
Ans: If there's one thing that I loathe its people who ring me up early
in the morning.

Unit 5: Duration
1. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with until, in, by or
for.
(i) She studied medicine ......... the age of 25.
Ans: She studied medicine by the age of 25.
(ii) They got the lunch ready......... 12:30.
Ans: They got the lunch read by 12:30.
(iii) He learnt to swim ....... six weeks.
Ans: He learnt to swim in six weeks.
(iv) My father ran a bookshop. ..... two years.
Ans: My father ran bookshop for two years.
(v) He stayed in bed .....lunchtime.
Ans: He stayed in bed until lunch time.

2. Fill the gaps in the sentences below with for, in, on, until,
or by.
(a) He stayed in bed ....... lunch time.
Ans: (a) He stayed in bed until lunch time.
(b) I studied French ......... five years.
Ans: I studied French for five years.
(c) The train is running. ........ time today.
Ans: The train is running on time today.
(d) We did some housework .......... a couple of hours.
Ans: We did some housework for a couple of hours.
(e) We did all our housework......... a couple of hours.
Ans: We did all our housework in a couple of hours.
(f) They lived in Palpa ........ 1990.

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Ans: They lived in Palpa until/in 1990.

3. For each of the situation below, ask question with How

Long and answer it using the words in the brackets.
a) They talked on the phone. (20 minutes)
Ans: How long did they talk for?
They talked for 20 minutes.
b) He mowed the lawn. (ten minutes)
Ans: How long did he mow the lawn for? He
mowed the lawn for ten minutes.
c) I wrote all my letters. (lunch time)
Ans: How long did it take you to write all your letters?
I wrote all my letters by lunch time.
d) I read the whole of ‘War and Peace’. (two weeks)
Ans: How long did it take you to read the whole of ‘War and
Peace’?
I read the whole of ‘War and Peace’ in two weeks.
e) She did some piano practice. (bed time)
Ans: How long did she do the piano practice for?
She did piano practice until bed time.

4. Fill the gaps in the sentences below with 'for', 'in', 'until' or
'by'
(a) Last night we talked ........ two in the morning.
Ans: Last night we talked until two in the morning.
(b) They will be here .......... a couple of hours.
Ans: They will be here in a couple of hours.
(c) She studied Spanish......five years.
Ans: She studied Spanish for five years.
(d) The food will be ready. .... 9:30.
Ans: The food will be ready by 9:30.
(e) He learnt to swim ......... three weeks.
Ans: He learnt to swim in three weeks.

5. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions.

(a) We did all our housework––––––––a couple of hours.
Ans: We did all our housework in a couple of hours.
(b) The engineer worked in a project––––––––five years.
Ans: The engineer worked in a project for five years.
(c) He stayed in bed–––––lunchtime.
Ans: He stayed in bed until lunchtime.

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(d) The programme was over––––––half–past nine.
Ans: The programme was over by half–past nine.
(e) She studied medicine––––––the age of 25.
Ans: She studied medicine by the age of 25.

6. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with words given, so

that they mean the same: (2069)
(a) He completed the race in 15 minutes. It took......
(b) People were very much impressed by his behavior. They
found.........
(c) Gopal said to me, "The earth moves round the sun". Gopal told
me that..........
(d) He's lived most of his life in Pokhara. He seems.........
(e) Has anyone ever laughed at you? Have you...........
Ans:
(a) It took 15 minutes to complete his race.
(b) They found his impressive behavior.
(c) Gopal told me that the earth moves round the sun.
(d) He seems to be local dweller of Pokhara.
(e) Have you ever been laughed at other?

Unit 6: Reporting
1. Change the following sentences into indirect narration.
(i) 'Shall we take sandwiches?'
Ans: They asked if they should take sandwiches.
(ii) 'Do you think I should buy some spare batteries?'
Ans: He wanted to know if he should buy some spare batteries.
(iii) 'What does it feel like to be hypnotized?'
Ans: He asked what it felt like to be hypnotized.
iv) 'Please, you must help me! I don't know what to do?'
Ans: She tried to persuade me to help her.

2. Complete the sentences. Report what was said.

(i) Ram to Shyam: Would you like to stay for lunch? Ram
invited–––––
Ans: Ram invited Shyam to stay for lunch.
(ii) Ranjeeta: I'm sorry I caused so much trouble. Ranjeeta
apologized for–––––––––––
Ans: Ranjeeta apologized for causing trouble.
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(iii) Sita to Geeta: You ought to see a doctor. Seeta advised––––
Ans: Sita advised Gita to see a doctor.
(iv) Tashi: I'll do the washing-up. Tashi offered
Ans: Tashi offered to do the washing up.

3. Change the following into indirect speech: Begin with the

words given in brackets.
(i) 'Shall we go for a walk?' (She asked)
Ans: She asked if we would go for a walk.
(ii) 'What else would you suggest for the trip?' (He wanted to
know from me)
Ans: He wanted to know from me what else I would suggest for
the trip.
(iii) How does it feel like to ride a cable car?' (She questioned)
Ans: He questioned how it felt like to ride a cable car.
(iv) 'I'm counting on your help.' (He repeated)
Ans: He repeated that he was counting on my help.

4. Report the following remark, using a suitable verb from

the list. Decide who you think made the remark.
beg, promise, suggest, threaten, recommend
(a) If you don't do what I say, I'll report to the police.
Ans: He threatened to report me to the police if I didn't do what he
said.
(b) Please! You must help me! I don't know what to do!
Ans: He begged me to help him.
(c) You should spend a week in Rara-it's lovely.
Ans: He recommended me to spend a week in Rara.
(d) I'll buy you an-ice-cream if you're good.
Ans: He promised to buy me an ice-cream if I were good.
(e) Why don't you paint the ceiling yellow?
Ans: He suggested that I should paint the ceiling yellow.

5. Choose one of the verbs in the list to report each of the

remarks below:
(Urge, insists, suggest, threaten, recommend, advise)
Example: It is very important for you to stop smoking.
Ans: He urged me to stop smoking.
(a) I will report you to police if you don't do what I say.
Ans: He threatened me that he would report to the police.
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(b) Why don't you go to clinic if you can pay?
Ans: He recommended me to go to clinic.
(c) You should try it once again, you may win.
Ans: He suggested me to try it once again.
(d) You really ought to have your car serviced.
Ans: He advised me to have my car serviced.
(e) No, I've already told you-I'm going to pay.
Ans: He insisted that he was going to pay.

6. Choose one of the verbs in the list to report each of the

remarks below:
urge, insist, advise, suggest, threaten, recommend
Example: It's very important for you to give up drinks.
He urged me to give up drinks.
(a) I'll report you to the police if you don't do what I say.
Ans: He threatened me to report to the police.
(b) Why don't you start medicine if you can't bear the pain.
Ans: He suggested that I should start medicine.
(c) No, I've already told you–I am going to pay.
Ans: He insisted to pay the bill himself.
(d) You really ought to have your bike serviced, you see.
Ans: He recommended to have my bike serviced.
(e) You should try it once again. You may win.
Ans: He advised me to try it again.

7. Report the following remarks, beginning He told me....

(a) I've had my hair cut.
Ans: He told me that he had had his hair cut.
(b) I'm reading that book you lent me.
Ans: He told me that he was reading that book I had lent him.
(c) I wasn't invited to the party.
Ans: He told me that he hadn't been invited to the party.
(d) The price of petroleum products going to go up.
Ans: He told me that the price of petroleum products was going to
go up.
(e) I'll tell her when I see her.
Ans: He told me that he would tell her when he saw her.

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8. Report the following remarks using a suitable verb from
the box.
agreed, refused, threatened, advised, tried to
persuade Example: ‘Very well, Then we’ll give him his deposit
back.’ Ans: They agreed to give him his deposit back.
a) ‘If you don’t pay up, we’ll take legal action.”
Ans: They threatened to take legal action if he didn’t pay up.
b) ‘No, I have absolutely no intention of sending you the
money.’
Ans: He refused to send me the money.
c) ‘Please, you must help me! I don’t know what to do.’
Ans: She tried to persuade me to help her.
d) ‘I think you ought to get in touch with Safeguard.’
Ans: He advised me to get in touch with ‘Safeguard’.
9. Correct the following as in the example below:
Example: Doctors look after your teeth.
It isn't doctors who look after your teeth. It is dentists.
(a) Marco Polo discovered America.
Ans: It wasn't Marco Polo who discovered America. It was
Christopher Columbus.
(b) The sun causes the tides.
Ans: It isn't the sun that causes the tides. It is the moon.
(c) Democracy started in ltaly.
Ans: It wasn't in Italy where democracy started. It was in England.

10. Combine the following pair of sentence into indirect

speech. (2070)
Example :
What does he do for a living? I often wonder I often wonder
what he does for living.
(a) When are you coming back from Jomsom? Have you
decided yet?
Ans: Have you decided when you are coming back from Jomsom?
(b) Did you ever find your lost book? I wanted to know.
Ans: I wanted to know if you ever found your lost book.
(c) Did the hailstorm destroy the crops? The minister wants to
know

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Ans: The minister wants to know if the hailstorm destroy the
crops.
(d) Did the lab boy get angry? Did you notice?
Ans: Did you notice if the lab boy get angry?
(e) What are your parents busy with? The CEO wants to know.
Ans: The CEO wants to know what your parents are busy with?

Unit 7: Deduction and explanations

1. Change the following sentences using must, can't and
may/might. (2070)
(a) I'm sure he's working.
Ans: He must be working.
(b) Perhaps he's going to ask me.
Ans: He may be going to ask me.
(c) I'm sure he's not French.
Ans: He can't be French.
(d) I'm sure they stole the money.
Ans: The must have stolen the money.
(e) Perhaps he went home.
Ans: He must have gone home.

2. Rewrite the following conclusions using must, can't or

might/may.
(i) I'm sure they've arrived.
Ans: They must have arrived.
(ii) I'm sure she is not having dinner.
Ans: She can't be having dinner.
(iii) Perhaps he heard you.
Ans: He may have heard you.
(iv) I'm convinced he hasn't forgotten my name.
Ans: He can't have forgotten my name.
(v) Maybe, he was delayed.
Ans: He might have been delayed.
(vi) Perhaps he didn't hear you.
Ans: He may not have heard you.
(vii) It's possible that they're going away.
Ans: They might be going away.

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3. Rewrite the following sentences below using must can't or
might/may. (2069)
(a) I'm sure she has been studying hard.
(b) Perhaps they're living in Pokhara.
(c) It's possible that we're winning the game.
(d) I'm sure they're not our enemies.
(e) Perhaps she wasn't writing a letter.
Ans:
(a) She must have been studying hard.
(b) They might be living in Pokhara.
(c) We may be winning the game.
(d) They can't be our enemies.
(e) She mightn't have been writing a letter.

4. Draw two conclusions using must and can't for each of the
following pieces of evidence:
(i) His name isn't in the phone book.
Ans: (a) He must have borrowed the phone from someone else.
(b) He can't have had his own phone.
(ii) The door is open.
Ans: (a) They must be at home.
(b) They can't have gone out.

5. Read the situations and use the words in brackets to write

sentences with must, must have, can't and can'thave:
Example: The phone rang but I didn't hear it. (I/asleep)
Ans: I must have been asleep.
(a) You've been travelling all day. (you/very tired)
Ans: You must have been very tired.
(b) That restaurant is always empty. (it/ very good)
Ans: It can’t be very good.
(c) When I woke up this morning, the light was on.
(I/forget/to turn it off)
Ans: I must have been forgotten to turn it off.
(d) They haven't lived here for long. (They/know/many
people)
Ans: They can’t have known many people.
(e) The jacket you bought is very good. (it/very expensive)
Ans: It must have been very expensive.

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6. Rewrite the following sentences below using 'must, can't
or might/may':
(a) Perhaps she didn't get what you said.
Ans: She can't have got what you said.
(b) I'm sure they have left.
Ans: They must have left.
(c) May be the election will be postponed.
Ans: The election might be postponed.
(d) It's possible that there will be peace in Nepal.
Ans: There may be peace in Nepal.
(e) Obviously the gardener was not serious.
Ans: The gardener can't have been serious.

7. Rewrite the sentences below, using must, can't or

might/may:
(a) I'm sure she's working.
Ans: She must be working.
(b) I'm sure it hasn't been snowing.
Ans: It can't have been snowing.
(c) May be she was delayed.
Ans: She may have been delayed.
(d) Perhaps he's telling the truth.
Ans: He may be telling the truth.
(e) I'm sure the snow has melted.
Ans: The snow must have melted.
(f) Perhaps he's going to ask me.
Ans: He may be going to ask me.
(g) I'm sure he's not French.
Ans: He can't be French.
(h) I'm sure they stole the money.
Ans: They must have stolen the money.
(i) Perhaps he was listening.
Ans: He might have been listening.
(j) I'm sure he wasn't at work.
Ans: He can't have been at work.
(k) Perhaps he went home.
Ans: He might have gone home.
(l) Perhaps she's not coming.
Ans: She may not be coming.
(m) I'm sure they weren't camping.
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Ans: They can't have been camping.
(n) Perhaps they haven't finished.
Ans: They might not have finished.
(o) Perhaps he was tired.
Ans: He might have been tired.
(p) I'm sure she was feeling ill.
Ans: She must have been feeling ill.
(q) I'm sure they haven't been waiting long.
Ans: They cannot have been waiting long.
8. Rewrite the "if-clauses" Using unless.
Example: You won't get there in time------------(if you don't hurry).
Ans: You won't get there in time unless you hurry.
(i) We can't have a picnic––––––(If it isn't a nice day).
Ans: We can't have a picnic unless it is a nice day.
(ii) Don't leave the TV on–––––(if you aren't watching it).
Ans: Don't have the TV on unless you are watching it.
(iii) We can't do the job––––––(if we don't get help).
Ans: We can't do the job unless we get help.
(iv) I wouldn't buy the picture––––––(if I didn't like it).
Ans: I wouldn't buy the picture unless I liked it.

9. Rewrite the following sentences using must/can't/ might

or may. (2070)
(a) I am sure my friend has passed the exam.
Ans: My friend must have passed the exam.
(b) Perhaps the umpire heard the players' voice.
Ans: The umpire might have heard the players' voice.
(c) I am convinced you know the history of our country.
Ans: You must know the history of our country.
(d) I am sure Ashok is not involved in unlawful works.
Ans: Ashok can't be involved in unlawful works.
(e) I am sure you have not done anything wrong.
Ans: You can't have done anything wrong.

Unit 8: Advantages and disadvantages

1. Complete the following sentences choosing the
appropriate verbs given below:

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 allow, stop, make it easier, enable, prevent, make it more
difficult, encourage, discourage, force, save
(a) When they took the drug, it was more difficult for them to
think rationally.
Ans: The drug made it more difficult for them to think rationally.

(b) When they took the drug, they didn't worry about the
future.
Ans: The drug stopped them worrying about the future.
(c) When they took the drug, they were able to forget all their
problems.
Ans: The drug enabled them to forget all their problems.
(d) When they took the drug, they could relax and enjoy
themselves more easily.
Ans: The drug made it easier for them to relax and enjoy
themselves more easily.
(e) Although there was a shortage of food, people still wanted
to take the drug.
Ans: Even the food shortage didn't discourage them from taking
the drug.
(f) Because of the economic crisis, the Government had to
take some decisive action.
Ans: The economic crisis forced the Government to take some
decisive action.
(g) After the new law was introduced, people still took the
drug.
Ans: The new law didn't prevent them from taking the drug.
(h) After the new law was introduced, people wanted to take
drug even more.
Ans: The new law encouraged them to take drug even more.
(i) When the drug was exported, the islanders didn't have to
work more than one day a week.
Ans: Exporting the drug saved the islanders from having work
more than one day a week.
(j) When the drug was exported, they were able to sit in the
sun all day long.
Ans: This allowed them to sit in the sun all day long.

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2. Change the suggestions below using ought to, ought not to,
might as well or there's no point in.
(a) Let's not take the lift – he only lives on the first floor.
Ans: There's no point in taking the lift.
(b) Don't take your children to see that film – it'll frighten them.
Ans: You ought not to take your children to see that film.

(c) Let's not sell it – it's not worth anything anyway.

Ans: There is no point in selling it.
(d) Why don't we give it away – it's not worth anything anyway.
Ans: We might as well give it away.
(e) Don’t ask him – he doesn't speak English.
Ans: There is no point in asking him.
(f) Why don't you take a pullover – you've got plenty of room
in your case.
Ans: You might as well take a pullover.
(g) Why don't you take a pullover – it might turn cold.
Ans: You ought to take a pullover.
(h) Let's not talk about it now – the children are listening.
Ans: We ought not to talk about it now.
(i) Let's not argue about it – that won't solve the problem.
Ans: There is no point in arguing about it.

3. Change the suggestions below using ought to, might as

well, ought not to or there's no point. (2070)
a. Let's not argue about these people's character. That won't
solve the problem.
Ans: There's no point in arguing about these people's character
b. Why don't you take example of Dil Sobha she is very
unselfish social worker.
Ans: We ought to take example of Dil Sobha.
c. Let's not talk about the news now the children are listening
Ans: We ought not to talk about the news now.
d. Why don't we give up the idea of going to foreign country.
There are a lot of opportunities here.
Ans: We might as well give up the idea of going to foreign
country.
e. Why don't you take a pain of riding boots when you go
mountain climbing. There is a lot of space in your bag.

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Ans: You ought to take a pain to riding boots when you go
mountain climbing.

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 Unit 9: Clarifying
1. Change the questions below to information questions, as
in the example.
Example: Are we having tomato/chicken/mushroom soup today?
Ans: Which flavor soup are we having today?

(a) Was it raining/foggy/cold when you were in Pokhara?

Ans: How was the weather like when you were in Pokhara?
(b) Is it 500 km./1000km./a long way to Dhangadhi from here?
Ans: How far is Dhangadhi from here?
(c) Are you planning to use your father's/your mother's/your
friend's car?
Ans: Whose car are you planning to use?
(d) Did you use half-inch/one- inch/ three-quarter-inch screws?
Ans: What size of screws did you use?
(e) I hear she's hurt her leg. Has she broken/bruised/cut it?
Ans: What has she done to her leg?
(f) Are you going to boil/fry/scramble those eggs?
Ans: How are you cooking those eggs?
(g) Would you like to do manual/office/outdoor work?
Ans: What kind of work do you like to do?
(h) Are there four/five/six of you?
Ans: How many of you are there?
(i) Are you Margaret's cousin/brother/nephew?
Ans: What is the relation between you and Margaret?
(j) Is the cinema opposite/next to/round the corner from the
station?
Ans: Where is the cinema from the station?
(k) Have you given away/sold/burnt my old football boots?
Ans: What have you done with my old football boots?

2. Ask the information questions about the remarks given

below.
(a) arson/blackmail/assault
Ans: What crime did he commit/
(b) stew/grill/roast
Ans: How shall I cook the meat?
(c) major/sergeant/corporal
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Ans: What rank was he promoted to?
(d) primary/grammar/comprehensive
Ans: What kind of school are they at?
(e) Ford/Volkswagen/Citroen
Ans: What brand of car was it?
(f) rubber/leather/plastic
Ans: What material are the soles of your shoes made of?

(g) A4/foolscap/quarto
Ans: What size of paper do you want?
(h) crimson/scarlet/maroon
Ans: What shade of red is her dress?
(i) rare/medium/well done
Ans: Which way did you do your work?
(j) A/B/C
Ans: What grade did she get in the exam?

3. Write indirect questions to the following as in the

example.
Example: What are golf balls made of?
Ans: Do you know what golf balls are made of?
a) Have the election results been announced yet?
Ans: Do you know if the election results have been announced
yet?
b) What time did you wake up this morning?
Ans: Can you remember what time you woke up?
c) How much do colour TVs cost these days?
Ans: Have you any idea how much colour TVs cost these days?
d) What time does the film start?
Ans: I wonder what time the film starts.
e) Was he alone?
Ans: Did you notice if he had been alone?
f) When are they getting married?
Ans: I'm longing to know when they are getting married.
g) Did I lock the front door?
Ans: Do you remember if I locked the front door?
h) Has the train left?
Ans: Have you found out if the train has left.
i) What colour curtains did they buy?
Ans: Do you know what colour curtains they bought?

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 Unit 10: Wishes and regrets
Q.1. Express wish for the following remarks using 'I wish' with
the past tense as in the example. (2068)
Example: It's raining.
I wish I had an umbrella.

a) You're lonely.
b) You are ill in bed.
c) Your bike has stopped working.
d) You're short of money.
e) You could not attend the classes.
Ans:
a) I wish I had many friends at the moment.
b) I wish I wasn't ill.
c) I wish I had repaired my bike.
d) I wish I had lots of money in my bank account.
e) I wish I hadn't fever.

2. Imagine you are in the situation below. Write a wish for

each of the following situations.
a) You are sick
Ans: I wish someone would come to visit me.
b) You need a job
Ans: I wish I could get a job.
c) It’s raining.
Ans: I wish it wasn’t raining.
ii) Express regrets for the following situations.
a) You forgot your friend’s birthday.
Ans: I shouldn’t have forgotten my friend’s birthday.
b) You couldn’t keep your promise.
Ans: I shouldn’t have been so careless.

3. Imagine you are in a situation below.

(i) Write a wish for each of the following situations.
(a) It is your birthday.
Ans: I wish my friends would come to visit me.
(b) You're tired.
Ans: If only I had time to sleep.
(c) You're stuck half way up a mountain in fog.
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Ans: I wish I could return home.
(ii) Express regrets for the following situations:
(a) You forgot to write home to your parents.
Ans: If only I had written home to my parents.
(b) You left your motor bike at the college.
Ans: If only I had taken my motorbike back home.

4. Write a wish for each of the following situations:

Example: to someone who never answers the phone.
I wish you'd answer the phone.
(i) to someone who makes rude remarks about you.
(ii) to someone who won't hurry up.
(iii) to someone who blows cigarette smoke in your face.
(iv) to someone who always leaves the door open.
(v) to someone who won't tell you what he is thinking.
Ans:
(i) I wish you'd talk nothing rude about me.
(ii) I wish you'd be quick to get ready.
(iii) If only you didn't smoke.
(iv) I wish you would close the door.
(v) If only I could know what you think.
5. Regret doing the things below. Add an If ........ sentence
showing the consequence of your action and a
Then .....sentence showing a further consequence.
Example: You went to the party.
Ans: I wish I hadn't gone to the party. If I hadn't gone, I wouldn't have
drunk, and then I wouldn't have had that accident on the way
home.
(a) You didn't unplug your television.
Ans: I wish I had unplugged my television. If I had unplugged the
television, the children wouldn't have watched it. Then they
would have done their homework.
(b) You lost your passport.
Ans: I wish I had not lost my passport. If I had not lost it, I would not
have spent so many hours looking for it. Then I
wouldn't have missed my plane.

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6. Regret in the following situations, using I wish…/If
only….or I shouldn't ….
(a) You're suffering from sunstroke.
Ans: I wish I hadn't stayed in the sun so long.
(b) War has suddenly broken out, and you're stuck in your
hotel room.
Ans: If only I had lived in my own country.
(c) Your house has burnt down.
Ans: I wish I had informed the fire brigade.

(d) You feel seasick.

Ans: I shouldn't have come back from the seashore.
(e) You're short of sleep.
Ans: If only I had drunk a cup of hot milk.
(f) Someone has just refused to marry you.
Ans: If only I had not proposed her for marriage.
(g) You're stuck half way up a mountain in fog.
Ans: I should not have gone in the mountain alone.

7. Respond to these situation. (2070)

(a) You are becoming upset these days. Make a wish.
Ans: I wish I won a lottery of Rs 10 ,000/–
(b) You had an accident while crossing the road, and now you
are in hospital. Explain your friend what you did wrong.
Ans: I had an accident while crossing the road as I made a wrong
attempt to overtake a taxi.
(c) A friend asks you, "What are advantages of having a credit
card of Nepal Bank Limited?" What do you reply?
Ans: Credit card enables you to buy things without cash.
(d) Your flatmate says to you 'Manoj is coming to supper
tonight, isn't he? Correct him/her)
Ans: I don't think Manoj in coming to supper tonight. Perhaps he
is coming next week.
(e) Someone asks you how long the post office takes to
deliver a letter. What do you reply?
Ans: Well, you should cross the church and turn left often 50
meter. You will see the post office on your right.

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 Unit 11: Events in sequence
1. Change the following sentences using when instead of
‘and’ or ‘but’:
(i) She peeled the banana and gave it to the baby.
Ans: When she had peeled the banana, she gave it to the baby.
(ii) I looked in the fridge and found some sausages.
Ans: When I looked in the fridge, I found some sausages.
(iii) He kicked the dog and it barked.
Ans: When he kicked the bag, it barked.
(iv) The plane took off and the stewardess came round with
orange juice.
Ans: When the plane had taken off, the stewardess came round
with orange juice.
(v) The security men searched our hand baggage and we
boarded the plane.
Ans: When the security men had searched our hand baggage, we
boarded the plane.
(vi) I went to the duty free shop and bought a carton of
Gauloises.
Ans: When I had gone to the duty free shop, I bought a carton of
Gauloises.
(vii) He drank the coffee and asked for another cup.
Ans: When he had drunk the coffee, he asked for another cup.
(viii) I paid my bill and left the restaurant.
Ans: When I had paid my bill, I left the restaurant.
(ix) He put his foot on the brake but nothing happened.
Ans: When he put his foot on the brake, nothing happened.
(x) I read the letter and threw it into the wastepaper basket.
Ans: When I read the letter, I threw it into the wastepaper basket.
(xi) I read his autobiography and discovered what a strange
person he had been.
Ans: When I read his autobiography, I discovered what a strange
person he had been.

2. Complete the following half sentences in a suitable way.

(a) As soon as the chief guest arrived.........
Ans: As soon as the chief guest arrived, the programme started.

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(b) No sooner had the thief opened the window.........
Ans: No sooner had the thief opened the window than the
policeman came.
(c) When the police had searched the car.............
Ans: When the police had searched the car, he found a gun in it.
(d) As soon as the teacher had gone into the classroom.....
Ans: As soon as the teacher had gone into the classroom, the
students asked a lot of questions.
(e) When' I'd made the bed.............
Ans: When I had made the bed, my husband came to sleep.

3. Write a sentence showing how the following pairs of

events happened in rapid succession using 'No sooner'…
(a) My grandfather retired/he had a heart attack
Ans: No sooner had my grandfather retired than he had a heart
attack.
(b) Sharma went to bed/Sharma heard a strange noise
Ans: No sooner had Sharma gone to bed than he heard a strange
noise.
(c) The plane took off/three hijackers walked into the cabin
Ans: No sooner had the plane taken off than three hijackers
walked into the cabin.
(d) The new exhibition hall was opened/it was destroyed by fire
Ans: No sooner had the exhibition hall been opened that it was
destroyed by fire.
(e) We had the washing machine repaired/it broke down
again
Ans: No sooner had the washing machine been repaired than it
broke down again.

4. Write two sentences showing how the following pairs of

events happened in rapid succession, using (a) had only
just....when (b) No sooner had. than.
Example: My father retired/he had a heart attack.
(a) My father had only just retired when he had a heart attack
(b) No sooner had my father retired than he had a heart attack.
(i) We went to bed/my brother heard a strange noise.
Ans:
(a) We had only just gone to bed when my brother heard a
strange noise.

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(b) No sooner had we gone to bed than my brother heard a
strange noise.
(ii) I sat down to watch my favorite program/some friends
turned up.
Ans:
(a) I had only just sat down to watch my favourite programme
than some friends turned up.
b) No sooner had I sat down to watch my favourite
programme than some friends turned up.
(iii) The auditorium was opened/it was destroyed by fire.
Ans:
(a) The auditorium had only just been opened when it was
destroyed by fire.
(b) No sooner had the auditorium been opened than it was
destroyed by fire.
(iv) We had the machine repaired/it broke down again.
Ans:
(a) We had only just had the machine repaired when it broke
down again.
(b) No sooner had we had the machine repaired than it broke
down again.
(v) I finished my exams/ I got a job offer.
Ans:
(a) I had only just finished my exams than I got a job offer.
(b) No sooner had I finished my exams than I got a job offer.

5. Change the following sentences below, using either as

soon as + Past or as soon as + Past Perfect.
(a) They saw the house and immediately fell in love with it.
Ans: As soon as they saw the house, they fell in love with it.
(b) I wrote the letter and posted it straight away.
Ans: As soon as I had written the letter, I posted it away.
(c) He got his exam results and immediately rang up his
parents.
Ans: As soon as he had got his exam result, he rang up his
parents.
(d) The train passed and immediately the crossing barrier
went up.
Ans: The train passed as soon as the crossing barrier went up.

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(e) He got married again immediately after his wife's death.
Ans: As soon as his wife had died, he got married again.
(f) He left the house straight after breakfast.
Ans: As soon as he had had breakfast, he left the house.
(g) I looked into her eyes and knew immediately that she was
the girl for me.
Ans: As soon as I looked into her eyes, I knew that she was the
girl for me.
(h) I told him about my problem and he instantly offered to
help.
Ans: As soon as I had told about my problem, he offered to help.
(i) The television programme finished and then I went
straight to bed.
Ans: As soon as the television programme had finished, I went to
bed.

6. Write a sentence for each pair of actions below with

shouldn't.... until..... (2069)
(a) pay the bill/come out of the shop
(b) take off the shoes/get in the house
(c) brush your teeth/go to bed
(d) test the temperature of the water/bath the baby
(e) get driving license/drive the car
Ans:
(a) You shouldn't come out of the shop until you have paid the
bill.
(b) You shouldn't get in the house until you have taken off the
shoes.
(c) You shouldn't go to bed until you have brushed your teeth.
(d) You shouldn't bathe the baby until you have tested the
temperature of the water.
(e) You shouldn't drive the car until you have got driving license.

7. Write in what order you should do these things using

before or until . (2069)
(a) Read the label/wash a shirt.
Ans: You should read the label before you was a shirt.
(b) Bandage a wound/clean it.
Ans: You should not bandage a wound until you've cleaned it.

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(c) Listen to the weather forecast/go for mountaineering.
Ans: You should listen to the weather forecast before you go for
mountaineering.
(d) Take off the shoes/enter a temple.
you should take off the shoes before you enter a temple.
(e) Sneeze/cover your mouth with a handkerchief.
You should not sneeze until you have covered your mouth with
a handkerchief.

Unit 12: Comparison

1. Read the price chart given below, compare the prices and
write four sentences using "as much as, as expensive as,
the price of, and twice."
Mutton Chicken Potato Onion
Rs. 220/- 110/- Rs. 15/- (Red) Rs. 15/-
Rs.10/(White)
Ans:
(a) The mutton is twice as expensive as chicken.
(b) The onion is as expensive as red potato.
(c) Chicken is half the price of mutton.
(d) Mutton costs twice as much as chicken.

2. For each set of information below, write a comparative

sentence using than.
(a) Exam marks: Jane: 75% Paul 42%
(b) My house: 20 lakhs your house: 30 lakhs
(c) Yesterday's temperature: 27 C today’s temperature 320c
0

(d) Jane: 17 years Paul: 20 years

(e) Banepa-Kathmandu: 26 km Pokhara-Kathmandu: 200km
Ans:
(a) Jane got more marks than Paul in the exam.
(b) My house is cheaper than your house.
(c) Today is hotter than yesterday.
(d) Paul is older than Jane.
(e) Pokhara-Kathmandu highway is longer than Banepa-
Kathmandu highway.

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3. Change the sentences below into comparative sentence
using:
(a) than (b) as. .......... as
(i) The exam is not usually very difficult, but this year it was
quite tough.
Ans: (a) The exam this year was more difficult than it usually is.
(b) The exam was not as easy this year as it usually is.
(ii) I had imagined my land lady would be in her fifties, but
she turned out to be thirty.
Ans: (a) My landlady was younger than I had imagined her to be.
(b) My landlady was not as old as I had imagined her to be.
(iii) His parents would like him to work hard, but he doesn't.
Ans: (a) He works less hard than his parents would like him to
do.
(b) He doesn't work as hard as his parents would like
him to do.
(iv) I had hoped to do quite a lot of work today, but I've only
managed to do a little.
Ans: (a) I have managed to do less work today than I had
hoped to do.
(b) I couldn't do as much work today as I had hoped to do.
(v) They could have helped me a lot, but in fact they hardly
helped me at all.
Ans: (a) They helped me less than they could have.
(b) They didn't help me as much as they could have.
(vi) The washing machine makes a lot of noise, although it
used to be fairly quiet.
Ans: The washing machine is noisier than it used to be.
The washing machine is not as quiet as it used to be.
(vii) You said I would enjoy the film, but in fact I didn't like it
much.
Ans: I enjoyed the film less than you said I would do.
I didn't enjoy the film as much as you said I would do.
4. Express the meaning of the sentences below with another
comparative sentence, beginning with the words given.
Example: Those children ought to go to bed much earlier than they do.
Ans: Those children go to bed much later than they ought to.

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(a) He's not supposed to drink quite as much as he does. He
drinks............
Ans: He drinks much more than he's supposed to.
(b) You didn't need to get up early as you did. You got up.........
Ans: You got up earlier than you needed to.
(c) I had thought the room would be more expensive than it
actually was. The room was actually..............
Ans: The room was actually much cheaper than I had thought it
would be.
(d) I've never been as frightened as I was during the flight.
During that flight, I.................................
Ans: During that flight, I was much more frightened than I've
ever been.

5. Write comparative sentences based on the information

below. In each case write two sentences. (2070)
Example :
(a) With than (b) With as adj as
Rishav is a bit older than Bhoj (a bit)
Bhoj is not quite as old as Rishav (not quite)
(a) Exam marks
(i) Kshitiz 80% (ii) Yash 42% (far/not nearly)
● Kshitiz scored far higher than Yash.
● Yash scored not nearly as higher as Kshitiz.
(b) (i) My shoes : Rs 1700
(ii) Your shoes Rs 373 (a lot/ not nearly)
● My shoes are more expensive than yours.
● Your shoes are not nearly as expensive as mine
(c) i. Kathmandu – changunarayan 11 km (not nearly)
ii. Kathmandu – Dhulikhel 25 km (considerably)
 Kathmandu is not nearly as far from Kathmandu as
Dhulikhel
 Dhulikhel is considerably farther from Kathmandu than
chargunarayan.
(d) Yesterday's temperature
(i) Bhairahawa 190 (ii) Narayangarh 170 (slightly/nearly)
 Bhairahawa was slightly hotter than Narayangarh
 Narayangarh was not nearly as hot as Bhairahawa.
e. i. Madan's experience of teaching 19 years (abit)

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ii. Hari's experience of teaching 17 years (net quite)

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  Madav is abit more experienced in teaching than Hari
 Hari is not quite s experienced as Madav in teaching

Unit 13: Process

1. All the verbs below describe changes of state. Now match
the words in column A with that of column B.(2068)
A B
changes in size freeze
solids becoming liquid contract
liquid becoming solid melt
liquids becoming gas condense
gases becoming liquid evaporate
Ans:
change in size ………………… contract
solids becoming liquid ………… melt
liquid becoming solid …………. freeze
liquids becoming gas………… evaporate
gases becoming liquid ……… condense

2. Complete the sentences by joining the following words

using, When…
a) turn off/lights- change /bulb
Ans: When you turn off the lights, you have to change the bulb.
b) eat/meal-pay/bill
Ans: When you eat a meal at a restaurant, you have to pay the
bill.
c) arrive/border-show/passport
Ans: When he arrived at the border, he showed his passport.
d) meet/stranger-shake/hands
Ans: When I met the stranger, I shook hands.
e) water/boil–––pour/teapot
Ans: When the water had boiled, I poured milk into the teapot.
f) turn on/gas ----- light/gas
Ans: When you turn on the gas, you light it.

3. Write a sentence each using the following information

showing right order of the action:
Example: clean a wound/bandage it
Ans: You should clean a wound before you bandage it.
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(a) wash your hands/eat
Ans: You should wash your hands before you eat food.
(b) close your windows/go out
Ans: You should close your windows before you go out.
(c) have some driving lessons/take your driving test
Ans: You should have some driving lessons before you take your
driving test.
(d) clean your teeth/go to bed
Ans: You should clean your teeth before you go to bed.
(e) test the temperature of the water/bath the baby
Ans: You should test the temperature of the water before you
bathe the baby.
(f) wind the film on / close the camera
Ans: You should close the camera before you wind the film on.
(g) wind the film on / take a picture
Ans: You should wind the film on before you take a picture.
(h) read the label / wash a blouse
Ans: You should read the label before you wash a blouse.
(i) change the fuse / turn off the mains
Ans: You should turn off the mains before you change the fuse.
(j) pay the bill / check it
Ans: You shouldn't pay the bill until you check it.
(k) listen to the weather forecast / go sailing
Ans: You should listen to the weather forecast before you go
sailing.
(l) buy your girl friend a ring / ask her to marry you
Ans: You shouldn't buy your girl friend a ring until you ask her to
marry you.

4. Write two sentences for each pair of events below,

showing that the person did them in the right order.
Example: Read the instructions/switch on the machine.
Ans: (i) Very sensibly, he read the instructions before he
switched on the machine.
(ii) Very sensible, he didn't switch on the machine until he'd read
the instructions.
(a) Measure the room/order the carpet.
(i) Very wisely...............
Ans: Very wisely, he measured the room before he ordered the
carpet.

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(ii) Very wisely.............
Ans: Very wisely, he didn't order the carpet until he'd measured the
room.
(b) Check his answers/leave the exam room.
(i) Sensibly................
Ans: Sensibly, he checked his answers before he left the exam
room.
(ii) Sensibly................
Ans: Sensibly, he did not leave the exam room until he had
checked his answers.

Unit 14: Prediction

1. Change the sentences below, using sure to, certain to,
bound to, likely to and unlikely to:
(i) The price of bread will definitely go up within a few
weeks.
Ans: The price of bread is sure to go up within a few weeks.
(ii) He probably won't arrive.
Ans: He is unlikely to arrive.
(iii) I doubt if they'll move out this summer.
Ans: They are likely to move out this summer.
(iv) I expect there will be lots of people at the meeting.
Ans: Lots of people are bound to be at the meeting.
(v) I doubt if the miners will go on strike.
Ans: The minors are unlikely to go on strike.
(vi) The government probably won’t make its policy
implemented easily.
Ans: The government is unlikely to make its policy implemented
easily.
(vii) We expect a lot of people will take part in the mass
meeting.
Ans: There are likely to be a lot of people in the mass meeting.
(viii) In five years time everyone will have a laptop.
Ans: In five years time everyone is likely to have a laptop.
(ix) There will probably be more fighting in the capital.
Ans: There is likely to be more fighting in the capital.
(x) There probably won't be much snow this winter.
Ans: There is unlikely to be much snow this winter.

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(xi) There will definitely be a few tickets left.
Ans: There are certain to be a few tickets left.
(xii) I'm sure a new chairman will be appointed soon.
Ans: A new chairman is sure to be appointed soon.
(xiii) By the end of the century, cars will probably be obsolete.
Ans: By the end of the century, cars are likely to be obsolete.

2. Rewrite each of the following expressions using the word

in brackets.
(a) There will probably be a lot of tourists there. (likely)
Ans: There is likely to be a lot of tourists there.
(b) She'll certainly be able to walk again soon. (sure)
Ans: She is sure to be able to walk again soon.
(c) There probably won't be much snow this winter.
(unlikely)
Ans: There is unlikely to be much snow this winter.
(d) A new chairperson will certainly be appointed soon.
(bound)
Ans: A new chairperson is bound to be appointed soon.
(e) New plants will not grow on the wetland. (never)
Ans: New plants never grow on the wetland.

3. Rewrite each of these predictions using the words in

brackets. (2069)
(a) He'll certainly be able to teach us again soon. (sure)
Ans: He is sure to teach us again soon.
(b) The minister will certainly be defeated in the next election.
(bound)
Ans: The minister is bound to be defeated in the next election.
(c) In Nepal, there will probably be a lot of tourists in 2013.
(Likely)
Ans: In Nepal, there is likely to be a lot of tourists in 2013.
(d) She probably won't go abroad again soon (Unlikely)
Ans: She is unlikely to go abroad again soon.
(e) The standard of programme will drop. (Certain)
Ans: The standard of programme is certain to drop.

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 Unit 15: News
1. Rewrite the following using 'supposed to'. (2068)
a) They say he is terribly stingy.
b) Apparently he is living in Paris.
c) I'm told he was a lorry driver at one time.
d) Apparently Marilyn Monroe was an insomniac.
e) I'm told that Rajesh got married.
Ans:
a) He is supposed to be stingy.
b) He is supposed to be living in Paris.
c) He was supposed to have been a lorry driver at one time.
d) Marilyn Monroe was supposed to have been an insomniac.
e) Rajesh was supposed to have got married.

2. Change the voice of the following sentences using

supposed to:
(i) They say there's a monster in Loch Ness.
Ans: A monster is supposed to be there in Loch Ness.
(ii) I am told that garlic stops you catching a cold.
Ans: Garlic is supposed to stop catching a cold.
(iii) Apparently Marilyn Monroe was an insomniac.
Ans: Marilyn Monroe was supposed to have been an insomniac.
(iv) They say Methuselah lived for more than 300 years.
Ans: Methuselah was supposed to have lived for more than 300 years.
3. Change the verbs given in brackets into their correct form.
(i) I think they are (go) to declare war.
Ans: I think they are going to declare war.
(ii) They've been (mend) the road since last week.
Ans: They've been mending the road since last week.
(iii) I (find) people who spit in the street offensive.
Ans: I find people who spit in the street offensive.
(iv) People who are always (complain) depress me.
Ans: People who are always complaining depress me.

4. Change the following remarks using supposed to:

a) They say that the earth is round.

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Ans: The earth is said to be round.
b) Apparently, the environment of Kathmandu is
deteriorating every year.
Ans: The environment of Kathmandu is supposed to be
deteriorating every year.
c) We are told that watching television is a waste of time.
Ans: Watching television is supposed to be a waste of time.
d) People say that she was killed one week ago.
Ans: She is supposed to have been killed one week ago.
e) He said that the man was in his late 80s.
Ans: The man is supposed to have been in his late 80s.
5. Change the following remarks using supposed to:
(a) People say Madhav eats spiders.
Ans: Madhav is supposed to eat spider.
(b) Scientists say the universe is getting hotter.
Ans: The universe is supposed to be getting hotter.
(c) People say the terrorists robbed a bank a few days ago.
Ans: Terrorists are supposed to have robbed a bank a few days ago.
(d) It was said that she was born in a flying plane.
Ans: She was supposed to have been born in a flying plane.
(e) They say Mr. Chaudhary has 12 children.
Ans: Mr. Chaudhary is supposed to have 12 children.

6. Change the following remarks using 'supposed to'.

(a) People say it's unlucky to walk under a ladder.
Ans: It's supposed to be unlucky to walk under a ladder.
(b) I'm told that garlic stops you catching a cold.
Ans: Garlic is supposed to stop you catching a cold.
(c) They say the universe is expanding all the time.
Ans: The universe is supposed to be expanding all the time.
(d) People say that she was born in a flying plane.
Ans: She was supposed to have been born in a flying plane.
(e) Apparently Venice is slowly sinking into the sea.
Ans: Venice is supposed to be sinking slowly into the sea.

7. Change the following remarks using supposed to (2069)

(a) People say it's unlikely to walk under a ladder
Ans: It is supposed to be unlucky to walk under a ladder.
(b) I'm told that Murari was a teacher at one time.
Ans: Murari is supposed to have been a teacher at one time.

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(c) People say that hot lemon treats a cold.
Ans: Hot lemon is supposed to treat a cold.
(d) They say that is universe is expanding all the time.
Ans: The universe is supposed to be expanding all the time.
(e) Apparently the elephants have very long memories.
Ans: The elephants are supposed to have very long memories.

Unit 16: Additional Exercise

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given
in brackets:
(i) A young couple–––––––(buy) the house. But they didn't
live there long.
Ans: A young couple bought the house. But they didn't live there
long.
(ii) I––––––––(lose) my purse. I can't find it anywhere.
Ans: I have lost my purse. I can't find it anywhere.
(iii) I felt very tired when I got home, so I–––––––(go) straight
to bed.
Ans: I felt very tired when I got home, so I went straight to bed.
(iv) The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody
(go) to bed.
Ans: The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody had
gone to bed.

2. Fill in the blanks with the passive form of the verbs given
in brackets.
The palace––––––(build) in 1827 and today it––––––
(regard) as the finest Victorian building in the country. A
number of changes––––––(make) since it was built, but the
front of the building––––––(not change).
Ans: The palace was built in 1827 and today it is regarded as the
finest Victorian building in the country. A number of changes
has been made since it was built, but the front of the building
has not been changed.

3. Change the verbs given in brackets into the correctform:

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(i) He's (get) a lovely suntan.
Ans: He has got a lovely suntan.
(ii) She's (carry) a handbag.
Ans: She is carrying a handbag.
(iii) He always (wear) a uniform while on duty.
Ans: He always wears a uniform while on duty.
(iv) My brother (speak) excellent English.
Ans: My brother speaks excellent English.

4. Respond to the following situations briefly. Use

appropriate communicative structure for each:
(i) You want someone to take a photo of you, but he/she
doesn't know how to use your camera. Tell him.
Ans: All you have to do is ensure that everything lies within the
rectangle on the screen and click.
(ii) You are feeling depressed. Make a wish.
Ans: I wish I was on a holiday.
(iii) You had a quarrel with your friend. Express your regret.
Ans: Had I not quarreled with him, what a great friend he would have
remained.
(iv) You had an accident while doing an electrical repair, and
are now in hospital. Explain to a visitor exactly what you
did wrong.
Ans: I didn't turn off the mains before I touched the wire.
I touched the wire before I had turned off the mains.
So I am in the hospital.
(v) In a job interview you are asked what sort of people you
get on with. What do you say?
Ans: I generally make friends with people who are well
mannered.

5. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given

so that they mean the same.
Example: When did you last have a holiday? How long is
it. .................. ?
Ans: How long is it since you last had a holiday?
a. Having lessons is far more interesting than doing tests.
Doing tests isn't.....................
Ans: Doing tests isn't nearly as interesting as having lessons.

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b. John said, "I'll come if I have enough time." John said
that...................................
Ans: John said that he would come if he had enough time.
c. He did all the shopping in an hour. It took.................
Ans: It took him an hour to do all the shopping.
d. I was impressed by his speech. I found.............
Ans: I found his speech impressive.
e. People who don't say 'thank you' really get on my nerves.
If there's one thing.................
Ans: If there's one thing that really gets on my nerves it's people
who don't say 'thank you'.

6. Change the following sentences.

a) I have written a poem. (change into passive)
Ans: A poem has been written by me.
b) Pop singers are always surrounded by teenagers. (change
into active)
Ans: Teenagers always surround pop singers.
c) A ball hit me as I was walking along the street. (change
into passive)
Ans: I was hit by a ball as I was walking along the street.
d) The building was completely damaged by fire. (change
into active)
Ans: Fire completely damaged the building.

7. Put the verbs in brackets in correct grammatical form.

a) This is the first time I (watch) a movie in the cinema hall.
Ans: This is the first time I have watched a movie in the cinema hall.
b) I bought the book which I not (find) for years.
Ans: I bought the book which I had not found for years.
c) I wish they (live) nearer.
Ans: I wish they would live nearer.
d) As soon as the telephone (ring) he answered.
Ans: As soon as the telephone had rung he answered.

8. Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets, so

that they mean the same: (2068)
(a) It was foolish of him to borrow the money from her. (wish)
(b) The distance was very long. I could not complete in one day.
(so ....... that)

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(c) I met my friend and I started telling her a story, (as soon as)
(d) She does not call me because she thinks I'm always out
of home, (thinking that)
(e) My father asked me not to go to the cinema, (prevent)
Ans:
(a) I wish he wouldn't have borrowed the money from her.
(b) The distance was so long that I could not complete in one day.
(c) As soon as I met my friend, I stated telling her: a story.
(d) She doesn't call me thinking that I'm always out of home.
(e) My father prevented me to go the cinema.

9. Supply the correct tense of the verb in brackets. (2069)

(a) Ice (melt) quickly if you (heat) it.
Ans: Ice melts quickly if you heat it.
(b) If you (have) a cold, it (be) wise to go to bed.
Ans: If you have a cold, it is wise to go to bed.
(c) If she (have) enough money, she (buy) a big house
Ans: If she has enough money, she will buy a big house.
(d) This soup (taste) better, if it (have) more salt in it
Ans: This soup will taste belter, if it has more salt in it.
(e) If you (work) hard, you get good result.
Ans: If you work hard, you will get good result.

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