Since and for
Complete the following sentences using since or for.
1. I have been associated with this institution …………….. ten years.
sincefor
2. He has been ailing ……………… November.
sincefor
3. ……………….. when have you been attending the course?
SinceFor
4. These foreigners have been learning Sanskrit …………………… six months.
forsince
5. My sister has been learning music ………………. last January.
since
for
6. He has worked as a peon ……………. ten years.
forsince
7. I have known Kumar ……………. two years.
forsince
8. I have known Kumar ……………. 1986.
sincefor
9. He has been teaching yoga ……………........
Except and except for
Except and except for
Both except and except for can be used after words like all, every, no, everything, anybody, nowhere, whole etc. In other cases, we use except for.
All the invitees turned up except Shyam. OR All the invitees turned up except for Shyam.
Both except and except for are possible after all.
Except for Shyam all the invitees turned up. (NOT Except Shyam all the invitees turned up.)
Exercise
Combine the pairs of sentences using except.
1. He knows only Malayalam. He does not know any other language.
2. Two boys have not come.......
Part of speech exercise
Part of speech exercise
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the word given in the brackets.
1. Though we are good friends, our views …….. in certain matters. (difference)
2. The President gave away the ……… awards at a special function. (gallant)
3. The judge was not satisfied with the lawyer’s ………… (argue)
4. We should be careful to preserve the …………. of the religious places. (sanctify)
5. The cricket match between India and Pakistan was an …………. one. (excitement)
6. Most of the road accidents ………….. as a result of careless driving (occurrence)
7. She cried......
Subject-verb agreement exercise
Subject-verb agreement exercise
When the subjects connected by or or nor are of different numbers, the plural subject should be written last and it should be followed by a plural verb.
Neither the manager nor his assistants were present at the meeting.
When the subjects connected by or or nor are of different persons, the verb should agree in person with the subject nearest to it. The subjects should be arranged in the proper order – second person, first; third person, second; first person, last
Neither you nor I am responsible......
Collective nouns exercise
Collective nouns exercise
The verb has to agree with the subject in number and person. Complete the following sentences using a verb form that agrees with the subject.
1. Our audience …………….. always been the affluent urban elite.
has
have
2. The audience at the open-air stadium …………………… not as large as had been expected.
was
were
3. The audience ……………………. enthralled by her performance.
was
were
4. Audiences throughout the world......
Degrees of comparison
Degrees of comparison
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate adjective. Choose your answers from the options given in the brackets.
1. Delhi is …………….. than Mumbai. (hot / hotter / hottest)
2. …………….. youngest brother serves in the army. (My / me / mine)
3. We had ………………. most interesting experience during the picnic. (a / the)
4. Mr. Ramesh is ……………….. most popular lecturer in our college. (a / the)
5. I am satisfied only with ………………… best. (a / the)
6. Kodaikanal is one of the ……………… hill stations in South India. (lovely / lovelier / loveliest)
7. The ………………… of the......
Part of speech exercise
Part of speech exercise
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the word given in the brackets.
1. He lives in a world of …………… (fantastic)
2. At last, a …………. gentleman came to her rescue. (chivalry)
3. She was ……….. enough to get a good job at the age of twenty. (fortune)
4. If you ……….. the dog, it will attack you. (provocative)
5. When I met my friend, he smiled …………. (amiable)
6. Scientists are engaged in the …………. of the Antarctic. (explore)
7. I saw the …………. in the papers. (announce)
8. The student asked the teacher to ………… the question. (simple)
9. Some......
Rewrite correctly
Rewrite correctly
Each sentence given below contains one or more mistakes. You have to read the sentences and rewrite them correctly in the space provided.
1. The new version is superior than the old one.
2. He is tallest than the other boys.
3. My job is to supervise people who are junior than me.
4. This is a most unique distinction.
5. Where is your older brother?
6. My camera is more better than yours.
7. The master subjected......
Simple present or present continuous
Simple present or present continuous
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate simple present or present continuous form.
1. Trees ………………… their leaves in autumn.
shedshedsare shedding
2. She ……………….. in her room.
gets dressedis getting dressed
3. Water ………………. at 100 degree Celsius.
boilboilsis boiling
4. The postman ………………… letters.
bringbringsis bringing
5. ‘Is dinner ready?’ ‘No I ………………….. it.’
cookcooksam cooking
6. I …………………. a meeting this evening
addressam addressingis addressing
7. The scriptures …………………. us that we must strive to conquer our ego.
telltellsare......
Change statement into questions
Change statement into questions
A sentence that tells us something is a statement. One way it can be changed into a question is to usedo, does or did as the first word.
An example is given below.
My sister enjoys playing tennis. (Statement)
Does my sister enjoy playing tennis? (Question)
Make question sentences from the following statements using do, does or did.
1. My mother makes delicious cakes.
2. My sister works at a bank.
3. He spends a lot of time working on his computer.
4. My father goes to office by car.
5. The children practice the piano every morning.
6. Our......
Tenses exercise
Tenses exercise
Complete the following sentences using the simple past or present perfect tense form of the verb.
1. I ………………… the admission card. I ……………… it two days ago.
have received, receivedreceived, have receivedreceived, receivedhave received, have received
2. I ……………….. the fee. I ……………….. it only yesterday.
paid, paidhave paid, paidhave paid, have paidpaid, have paid
3. My uncle …………….. from the States. He ……………… on Friday.
came,......
Past simple and past perfect tense exercise
Past simple and past perfect tense exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form (simple past, past perfect or past perfect continuous) of the verbs.
1. By the time the fire fighters ……………., the fire ……………… many huts.
arrived, destroyedarrived, had destroyedhad arrived, destroyedhad arrived, had destroyed
2. He was not …………….. to write the exam, because he ……………….. his hall ticket.
permitted, had not broughtpermitting, had not......
Auxiliary verbs exercise
Auxiliary verbs exercise
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate auxiliary verb.
1. The police officer warned the crowd that he ……………… order shooting, if they created trouble.
couldwouldmight
2. Passengers ……………… not smoke inside the bus.
willshouldmust
3. ………………. I have a word with you?
willmaycanEither ‘can’ or ‘may’
4. Parents ……………….. not accompany their children to the school.
mustcanwould
5. There was a time when......
Auxiliary verbs exercise
Auxiliary verbs exercise
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate auxiliary verb.
1. The police officer warned the crowd that he ……………… order shooting, if they created trouble.
couldwouldmight
2. Passengers ……………… not smoke inside the bus.
willshouldmust
3. ………………. I have a word with you?
willmaycanEither ‘can’ or ‘may’
4. Parents ……………….. not accompany their children to the school.
mustcanwould
5. There was a time when......
Rewrite without get
Rewrite without get
Write each sentence using a word from the box in place of the one in brackets.
Acquired Caught Earned Coaxed BecameScored Received Fetch Understand obtained
1. I (got) three hundred dollars last week.
2. I (got) a letter from my mother this morning.
3. Can you come and (get)......
Subject-verb agreement
Subject-verb agreement
Complete the following sentences using a verb form that agrees with the subject in number and person.
1. Here are two pieces of shirting. Each one ………….. two meters long.
is
are
2. That woman ……………… got two children. Both ……………….. girls.
has, is
have, is
has, are
have, are
3. Few girls in this village …………………. to schools.
go
goes
4. Some economists believe that all …………….. not well with the global economy.
is
are
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