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CONTENTS
1. The Sentence 3
2. Questions 4
3. Nouns 6
4. Pronouns 8
5. Adjectives 10
6. Comparison of Adjectives 12
7. Determiners 14
8. Verbs 16
9. Present Tenses 17
10. Past Tenses 20
11. Future Tenses 22
12. Verbs - Non-finite Forms 24
13. Modal Verbs 25
14. Phrasal Verbs 27
15. Active and Passive Voice 29
16. Direct and Indirect Speech 31
17. Adverbs 33
18. Comparison of Adverbs 35
19. Phrases 35
20. Clauses 37
21. Sentences - Simple, Compound and Complex 39
22. Prepositions 41
23. Conjunctions 43
24. Comprehension - Passages 45
25. Composition - Brochure Writing 49
26. Writing Letters 49
27. Writing Stories 50
28. Writing Essays 51

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1. The Sentence
Exercise D. Some simple sentences are given below.
A. Add a verb from the box to each subject Add information to tell more about the
to form a simple sentences. word in colour print in each sentence.
ate, cries, glitters, investigates, sews, The first one is done for you.
blushes, flew, hoot, lands, shunts Ans. 1. The girl sang a song. (add an adjective)
The girl sang a beautiful song.
Ans. 1. The dinners ate.
2. The coach praised the team. (add an
2. Owls hoot.
adjective)
3. The seamstress sews.
An honest coach praised the team.
4. The aeroplane lands.
3. The dog barked. (add an adverb that
5. The locomotive shunts. tells how)
6. The bride blushes. The dog barked loudly.
7. The child cries. 4. The children were playing. (add an
8. The diamond glitters. adverb that tells where)
9. The birds flew. Thechildren wereplaying in thepark.
10. The detective investigates. 5. The girl saw a mouse. (add an adjective)
B. Choose a direct object from the box for The girl sew a small mouse.
the following sentences.
6. MrSinghboughtacar.(add an adjective)
The Junior’s US Open, foreign currency Mr Singh bought a big car.
deposits, the carriages, his mail, pop 7. The children drew an elephant. (add an
music, many buildings adverb that tells how)
Ans. 1. Leander Paes won The Junior’s US The children drew an elephant with
Open. pencil.
2. The Gujarat earthquake destroyed 8. The movie started. (add adverb that
many buildings. tells when)
3. Young boys and girls listen to pop The movie started at 6 p.m.
music. 9. The old man walked to the bus stop.
4. The bank advertised foreign currency (add an adverb that tells how)
deposits. The old man walked slowly to the
5. The engine pulled the carriages. bus stop.
6. Mr John was reading his mail. 10. They ate their picnic lunch. (add an
C. Use an indirect object from the box to adverb that tells how)
complete the following sentences. They slowly ate their picnic lunch.
cabbages, a lesson, a table napkin, E. Fill in the blanks to make the sentences
her medicine, a fish, a suit, a present, negative.
grammar Ans. 1. The thief stole her jewellary. He did
Ans. 1. Mrs Menon taught Harry grammar. not steal her passport.
2. The angler hooked himself a fish. 2. Mrs John was travelling with her four
3. The nurse gave Shweta her medicine. children. It is untrue that none of her
4. The tailor cut Mr Pathan a suit. children were with her.
5. ThegreengrocersoldAhmadcabbages. 3. She flew to Shillong. She did not fly to
Kolkata.
6. My friends gave me a present.
4. She lives in Shalimar Park. She
7. The waiter brought her a table napkin.
doesn’t live in Shalimar Garden.
8. The accident taught him a lesson.

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5. She said the police officers were very 4. There will be some porters to carry
helpful. She did not say that they did your luggage. (no)
not come to her aid. There will be no porters to carry our
6. Mrs John has six children. She doesn’t luggage.
have sixteen children. 5. Some of the dancers have already
F. Make the following sentences negative. performed. (none)
Use words in brackets and make other None of the dancers have performed.
necessary changes wherever required. 6. Everyone in our family skis or skates.
Ans. 1. I always do something in free time. (no one)
(never) No one in our family skis or skates.
I never do anything in free time. 7. Somebody will bring something for
2. We always meet someone interesting me. (no)
at parties. (never) No body will bring something for me.
We never meet someone interesting 8. Sachin and Rahul were batting. One of
at parties. them hit a century. (none)
3. I have already taken lunch. (not) Sachin and Rahul were batting.
I have not taken lunch. None of them hit a century.

2. Questions
Exercise Were the children singing as they sat
A. Change the following statements into in the bus?
yes or no questions. The first one is done 9. There is something wrong with my
for you. computer.
Ans. 1. Mayank has got a new bike. Is there something wrong with my
Has Mayank got a new bike? computer?
2. The teacher told the children a story. 10. DadwillhelpAyushwith his homework.
Did the teacher tell the children a Will Dad help Ayush with his home-
story? work?
3. The boys want to come with us to the B. Form tag questions with the following
fair. statements.
Do the boys want to come with us to Ans. 1. Your dog won't bite, will it?
the fair? 2. These people are very helpful, aren’t
4. She was a close friend of my mother. they?
Was she a close friend of my mother? 3. These watches can't chime, can these?
5. He is coming round to see us tomorrow 4. Those hawkers were shouting,
night. weren’t those?
Is he coming round to see us tomorrow 5. Farmers work very hard, don’t they?
night? 6. The coast guards caught the enemy
6. My father works in a multinational ship, don’t they?
company. 7. We forgot to pay the waiter, didn’t we?
Does my father work in a multi- 8. Those people shouldn't complain,
national company? should those?
7. We must leave at once. 9. The firecrackers went off with a big
Must we leave at once? bang, didn’t they?
8. The children were singing as they sat 10. The elderly wouldn't know the way,
in the bus. would they?

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C. What is wrong with the question tags in 5. The children are riding on the elephant,
the following sentences? Cross them aren’t they?
and write the correct question tags in F. Fill in the blanks with the correct
the spaces. question words from the box.
Ans. 1. The sky looks grey, isn't it? Doesn’t it? Who, When, What, Where, Why,
2. Dogs never like cats, don't they? Do Which
they?
3. They have never been abroad, haven't Ans. 1. Where is the river Nile ?
they ? Have they? 2. Who discoveredAmerica?
4. He stole the watch, doesn't he? Didn’t 3. When did he discover it?
he? 4. What is glass made from?
5. Ayush cycled to school, does he? 5. Why is NeilArmstrong famous?
Didn’t he? 6. Where is Machu Picchu in, Peru or
6. Those roses are lovely, don't they? Brazil?
aren’t those? 7. What is the capital of SouthAfrica?
D. Add question tags to complete the 8. Which is the highest mountain in the
dialogue below. world?
Ans. Miss Julie : You are very late this morning, 9. When was television invented?
aren’t you? 10. Who invented television?
Mayank : I'm sorry, Madam. The lesson 11. What is A.P.J. Abdul Kalam popularly
hasn't finished, has it? known as?
Miss Julie : Yes, it has. Now you will 12. When was A.P.J. Abdul Kalam elected
have to catch up in your own the President of India?
time, won’t you? G. Begin each question with who, what,
Mayank : My mother hasn't called you when, why or how.
yet, has she? Ans. 1. What must be paid when in class?
Miss Julie : No, she hasn't why? You Attention!
didn't finish your project, did 2. Why did the motorist bury his car
you? battery?
Mayank : Yes, I did, but Mum acci- Because the mechanic told him that it
dentally spilt tea all over it. was dead.
That's why I was late. I was 3. Knock, knock!
trying to clean it up, so I could Who ’s there?
hand it in. Ruby.
Miss Julie : Then I'm sorry, but you will 4. Teacher : Who do you think is the
have to do it again, won’t you? strongest man in the world?
I can't give you a mark unless Student : Atraffic policeman.
you have done the work, Teacher : Why do you think that?
haven’t you?
Student : Because with one hand he
Mayank : I think Mum will be able to can stop a long line of cars
clean the old one. from moving forward.
E. Add question tags to these statements. 5. Teacher : How old are you, John?
Ans. 1. The traffic is very heavy, is not it? John : Twelve, sir.
2. They look very tired, aren’t they? Teacher : And what are you going to
3. The man is very old, is not he? be?
4. The children are happily playing in the John : Thirteen, sir.
park, aren’t they?

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6. A policeman caught a thief hiding in a 8. What gets wetter as you get drier?
tree. Your towel.
'When are you coming down?' he 9. Why did the tap run?
called. Because it saw the kitchen sink!
'When you go away,' replied the thief. 10. What did the minute hand say to the
7. When does a horse have six legs? hour hand?
When it has a rider on its back. Bye, bye! I'll see you in an hour's time.

3. Nouns
Exercise Ans. The circus had come to town. The troupe
A. Underline the common nouns in these of entertainers had been invited to the town
sentences. Write each under the correct by the town council. The councillors
heading in the following tables. wanted people to have entertainment they
Ans. 1. Football is not an easy game. could enjoy as families. The circus artists
2. The refugees lived in fear of being were happy to perform in the town. They
caught. knew that their audience would be mostly
3. The people were waiting patiently in children and teenagers, but these young
the queue. people would appreciate their skills. They
4. The scenery of the lake attracts many would be thrilled by their menagerie of
tourists. trained animals.
5. The old lady cried on hearing the bad However, the circus folk were not happy.
news. They were looted by a gang of hungry
6. My sister is studying medicine at the thieves. The thieves stole all their cases of
university. canned drinks, all the packets of biscuits
7. The man has both money and fame. and the jars of jam.
They even took away the bales of hay. The
8. Our teacher has darkeyes and blackhair.
poor horses will have to go hungry for a
9. The doctor advised his patient to eat
while. They were left with bottles of
more fruit and vegetables.
mineral water and few bars of chocolate.
10. John's handwriting is illegible. 'Don't worry,' said the Mayor. 'We'll take
Singular Plural Uncountable care of your food. All you need to do is to
Countable Countable Nouns
Nouns Nouns entertain people.'
queue refugees game C. Insert the correct plural forms of the
lake news fame nouns in brackets.
lady people hair Ans. 1. In London some of the big street
sister money handwriting junctions are called circus. (circus)
university tourists
man eyes 2. Are you scared of mice? (mouse)
teacher fruit 3. How many times do you brush your
doctor vegetables teeth? (tooth)
patient 4. How many feet does a centipede have?
scenery (foot)
B. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable 5. What language do people in China
collective nouns from the box. Use each speak? (person)
noun only once. 6. What will you like to eat, cherries or
troupe, bars, cases, bales, menagerie, strawberries? (Cherry, strawberry)
bottles, jars, packets, gang, audience, 7. May I borrow your scissors? (scissor)
council, families 8. Do you like roast potatoes? (potato)

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D. Can you find 20 abstract nouns in the 3. The maids of the princesses were
word puzzle? competitive and always suspicious.
The words in the box are adjectives. The princesses's maids were com-
Change them to abstract nouns and search petitive and always suspicious.
in the puzzle. The nouns can be searched 4. The instinct of the mother cats is to
across or down. protect their kittens from harm.
ambitious, honest, caring, long, just, The mother cats's instinct is to
caurageous, skilled, forgetful, witty, protect their kittens from harm.
knowledgeable, beautiful, modest, 5. The hide out belonging to the thieves
charitable, fearful, united, peaceful, was raided by the police after they
brave, energetic, truthful, free received a tip off.
The thieves’s hide out was raided by
C R E A M B I T I O N T H the police after they received a tip off.
A P E A C E B W I S E W O 6. The spokesman for the board of
directors gave a statement to the press.
R E A C H A R I T Y B A N
The board of directors's spokesman
E L B A J U S T I C E R E gave a statement to the press.
F O R G E T F U L N E S S 7. Priya cleans her own room, but her
mother cleans the bedrooms of her
R P A S T Y E N T A S K T
brothers.
E E V F A T A I J R K T Y Priya cleans her own room, but her
E N E R G Y R T U G I T O
mothercleansherbrothers’ bedrooms.
8. The mothers of Priya and Shreya
D A R C O W A Y D U L R W wept at their wedding.
O B Y C O U R A G E L U E Priya and Shreya’s mothers wept at
M O D E S T Y L E N G T H
their wedding.
F. Fill in the blanks with the correct
S K N O W L E D G E U H E collective noun from the box. Use each
Choose five of the words you found in the noun only once.
puzzle and use them in sentences of your bunch, clump, coils, crews, crowd, fleet,
own. flock, group, herd, range, row, stacks
Ans. 1. Honesty is the best policy. Ans. There is a row of little cottages in front of a
2. My ambition is to be a doctor. large lake. To the left of the houses there is
3. Charity begins at home. a large clump of trees and to the right there
4. What is the length of this room? is a field with a herd of deer in it. Across
5. She don’t have courage to face this the lake, there is a small range of
truth. mountains. There is a flock of birds flying
E. Rewrite each of the following sentences, across the sky. A large crowd of people is
changing the words in colour to the standing by the lake. One little girl is
possessive form. holding a beautiful bunch of red roses in
Ans. 1. Sumit, the brother of Suneer and her hand. They are waiting for the fleet of
Sameer, is visiting us tomorrow. fishing boats to return. There are boats and
Suneer and Sameer's brother Sumit their crews near a little group of islands in
is visiting us tomorrow. the middle of the lake. At the side of the
2. The thorns of rose plant make the lake there are coils of rope and huge stacks
flowers difficult to pick. of lobster pots They must belong to the
The rose plant's thorns make the fishermen.
flowers difficult to pick.
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G. Change the gender and rewrite the mares, hens, ducks and geese at his
sentences. Change pronouns wherever farm.
necessary. 4. My aunt is a gracious lady, who always
Ans. 1. A king is a male ruler. His sons are gives something in charity to the beggar-
called princes. woman.
A queen is a female ruler. Her My uncle is a gracious lord, who
daughters were called princesses. always gives something in charity to
2. Some jobs have different names for the beggarman.
men.Awaiter works in a restaurant and 5. The maidservant went to search for the
an air steward works on a plane. An stewards and found two men chatting
actor makes films. in the garden.
Some jobs have different names for The servant went to search for the
women. A waitress works in a stewardess and found two women
restaurant and an air stewardess chatting in the garden.
works on a plane. An actress makes 6. A peacock was dancing and a girl was
film. watching. On the other side a boy was
3. Farmer Brown has a number of cows, dancing and a peahen was watching.
horses, cocks, drakes and ganders at A peahen was dancing and a boy was
his farm. watching. On the other side a girl was
Farmer Brown has a number of oxen, dancing and a peacock was watching.

4. Pronouns
Exercise 12. I told Shreya the good news but she did
A. Fill in the blanks with correct personal not believe it.
pronouns. B. Fill in the blanks with the correct
Ans. 1. Julie is my cousin and she is older than I. pronouns.
2. Priya bought a puppy last week. It is a Ans. Mrs Sonam put her packets on the ground.
Chihuahua. She opened her handbag. To her surprise,
3. John and I are members of the school She could not find her keys.
team. We have practice once a week. 'My God, how do I get in now?' she cried.
4. Mr and Mrs Garg are teachers. They 'What are you doing, Mrs Sonam?' asked
teach in the same school. Mr John, her neighbour.
5. The children are in the bedroom. They 'I have forgotten my keys. I must have left
are sound asleep. it on the dressing table,' replied Mrs
6. My sister and I were at Nisha's birthday Sonam.
party. We gave her a book as a present. 'Why don't you phone your husband and
7. Raj's dog is sick. He must take it to see ask him to bring his keys?' suggested Mr
the vet. John
8. Mrs Julie said to Ahmad, 'you must 'It's all right. I'll call him.'
come and visit us again.' C. Fill in each blank with the correct
9. The teacher pointed to the bags and reflexive or emphatic pronoun.
said, 'Move them to the back of the Ans. 1. The tourists enjoyed themselves so
classroom, please.' much that they would like to visit Delhi
10. 'May I sitnextto you?' askedthestranger. again.
11. My mother loves her plants. She looks 2. The lady sewed these lovely curtains
after them very carefully. herself.

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3. These old men must take care of 5. Which do you think is the better colour
themselves because they have no for the outer walls?
children or relative. 6. Which of these DVDs would you like
4. The doctor himself is ill today, so he to watch?
can't see his patients. F. Use the relative pronouns whom, who,
5. The villagers themselves helped to which or that to give more information
repair the dam. aboutthefollowingsentences.
6. 'You are big enough to look after Ans. 1. The crew disliked the captain who
yourself.' the old man told his sons. always criticize them.
7. She washed and dressed the wound 2. The search party found the boy that
herself. belong to Guptas.
8. The dog hurt itself when it fell into the 3. The mother cat cried pitifully for her
drain. kitten which was dead.
9. Ravi cut himself when he was cutting 4. The tribals trapped the fox whom they
paper with a blade. were chasing.
10. The boys set up the tents all by 5. The lady chose an expensive necklace
themselves. which was made of diamonds.
11. We must not blame anyone for this 6. My friend told me about his teacher
mistake except ourselves. who always behaved nicely.
12. I wrote the story for the magazine G. Write an alternative for the coloured
myself. words, using that or where possible
D. What are they saying? Fill in the blanks omitting the relative pronoun. The first
with interrogative pronouns, demon- is done for you.
strative pronouns and relative pronouns Ans. 1. The girl who telephoned had a
to find out.
foreign accent.
that, this, who, whose The girl that telephoned had a
Ans. Father : What is this in your hand? foreign accent.
Show it to me. 2. The photo which I took has come out
Boy : It is only a baby cobra. pretty well.
Father : This is a dangerous snake! Get The photo I took has come out pretty
rid of it ! well.
Boy : That is a tame one. 3. Now for the announcement for
Father : Who gave it to you? which you are all waiting.
Boy : It belongs to Rajan whose father Now for the announcement you are
is a vet. all waiting.
Father : I won't allow this snake in my 4. The player whom we selected has not
house. Is that clear. been a great success.
E. Complete each question by adding a The player we selected has not been
correct interrogative pronoun from the a great sucess.
box. 5. Have you found the man with whom
what, who, which, whose the child was last seen?
Ans. 1. Will you tell me what made you laugh? Have you found the man with the
2. What is your favourite dish? child was last seen?
3. Whose parents are with the principal 6. Take the road which goes off to the
now? left.
4. What is the meaning of this word? Take the road that goes off to the left.

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7. The person who this letter is do something. (something/ everything)
addressed to doesn't live here. to help.
The person this letter is addressed to 3. I thought that if everybody (everybody/
doesn’t live here. everything) did something (nothing/
8. People who live in glass houses something) to help, it would help
shouldn't throw stones. someone (someone/everyone).
People that live in glass houses 4. It was dark and very quiet, and I saw
shouldn’t throw stones. nobody (nobody/everybody) i n t h e
H. Choose the correct indefinite pronoun streets.
in brackets to fill in the blanks. 5. I started to look for my uncle and aunt
Ans. 1. The TV reporter said, 'If you know and even asked some people, but none
someone (no one/someone) who lives (no one/none) of them seemed to have
in the town, please ring the special seen my uncle and aunt.
number.' 6. My father called me and said, 'every-
2. I rang the number but nobody (nobody/ thing (nothing/everything) is all right.
somebody) answered. So I decided to Your uncle and aunt are safe here.'

5. Adjectives
Exercise B. Fill in the blanks with the correct adjective
A. Choose a suffix from the box to form an formed from the word in brackets.
adjective from the nouns in the bold. Ans. 1. The most enjoyable (enjoy) movies, in
able, al, ar, any, ed, en, ful, ible, ic, my opinion, are those with a thrilling
ing, ish, ive, less, ly, ous, some, y (thrill) story.
2. The other day I went to the cinema and
Ans. 1. It was a beautiful (beauty) day with a
saw a very entertaining (entertain)
cloudy (cloud) sky.
adventure movie. It was about a
2. Priya had a fever (fever) cold with a
courageous (courage) man who was
troublesome (trouble) cough.
given a risky (risk) mission.
3. Our charming (charm) hosts made
3. He had to deliver some secret files to
our stay most enjoyable (enjoy).
an experimental (experiment) centre.
4. The coastal (coast) climate was
4. There were some frightening (frighten)
considered very healthy (health).
villains in the movie who were trying
5. Julie had two attractive (attract) but to get hold of the secret files.
very mischievous (mischief) children.
5. An amazing (amaze) car chase took
6. My teacher was quite complimented place, ending in an accidental (accident)
(compliment) about my artistic (artist) crash for the villains.
efforts.
6. Eventually, the adventurer (adventure)
7. Wooden (wood) structures are highly hero managed to deliver the files safely.
combustible (combust).
7. His boss was very satisfied (satisfy)
8. We took a lesiured (leisure) evening with his work.
walk under the stary (star) sky.
C. Fill in the adjectives that the first
9. Traffic is banned from the crowded statement suggests. The first is done for
(crowd) streets. you.
10. That wrestler has massive (mass) Ans. 1. We cannot rely on this report. It is
shoulders and huge, muscular (muscle) unreliable.
arms.

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2. The business has not made a profit. It Jill. They were very different. Jack was a
has been unprofitable . dark, tall (dark/tall) boy but Jill was a fair,
3. Some people lack imagination. They short (short/fair) child. The witch took the
are unimaginative . boys back to her castle and made them
4. There is no cure for this disease. It is work. But the boys were terrible. They
incurable . broke every precious china (china/
5. Your loyalty is not in doubt. I know precious) plate the witch had. They burnt
you would never be disloyal . all her cloaks and they spread dirty, cold
6. The two points of view cannot be (cold/dirty) water all over the floor. The
reconciled. They are irreconcilable . witch was so angry that she turned them
7. The fabric will not go up in flames. It is out of her castle.
noncombustible. F. Fill in each blank with a suitable
8. I cannot read your writing. It is possessive adjective.
unreadable . Ans. Husband : Please hurry, it's not polite to
D. Choose correct adjectives from the keep our hosts waiting.
brackets and fill in the blanks. Wife : Just a minute. I'm putting on
Ans. 1. This newspaper has the latest news. my necklace.
(last, latest) Husband : What's that on your dress?
2. I want to have a little information. Wife : Oh dear, it's a stain. I must
(little, a little) change into another dress.
3. There are no fewer than ten boys in the Husband : (talking to his friend on
class. (less, fewer) phone) I'm sorry, John. Mary
4. There is some water in the jug. (any, is changing her dress.
some) Hurry up, Mary. John and
5. He is my elder brother. (older, elder) Lisa are coming to fetch us in
their car.
6. She sold all mangoes. (all, whole)
Wife : Remind John to bring his
7. She was the last to arrive at the stage. camera along.
(last, latest) G. Fill in each blank with the correct
8. Raj and Ravi are two brothers, the adjective from the box.
latter is a lecturer. (latter, later)
irregular, anxious, tough, strange,
E. Arrange the adjectives in brackets in
the correct order to fill in the blanks. slight, powerful, daring, jovial
Thefirst oneis doneforyou as an example. Ans. 1. The meat is a bit tough . It needs a lot
Ans. The story is about an ugly, old (old/ugly) of chewing.
witch. She lived in a dark, cold (cold/ 2. The powerful king ruled the country
dark) castle in the middle of a large, black for many years.
(black/large) forest. Everyday she went 3. Our teacher is a jovial person; she tells
out to look for lost, little (lost/little) us funny stories.
children. When she found them, she took 4. I had a slight pain in my back. It was
them back to her big frightening (big/ not bad enough to go to a doctor.
frightening) castle and made them work. 5. We saw a strange animal that looked
They had to wash the witche's best china like a dinosaur.
tea (china/best/tea) set without breaking a 6. She was anxious when her daughter
single plate ! Then they had to iron all her did not return home on time.
black, long (black/long) cloaks. They also 7. The unit members held their breath as
had to scrub the dirty long wooden (dirty/ the stuntman performed daring acts.
wooden/long) floors until they shone. 8. The train service is rather irregular
One day she found two brothers Jack and today.

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6. Comparison of Adjectives
Exercise Ans. On holidays I get up later (late) than on a
A. Fill in the blanks with correct form of school day and I can have a largest (large)
adjectives from the words given in breakfast. If my parents are on holiday too,
brackets. they are not as busier (busy) as usual. The
Ans. 1. Did you know that mountaineering can best (good) thing is when we go out. There
be dangerous than playing football or are two places we go to : the lake and the
rugby? (danger) national park. The nearer (near) of the
2. Is an elephant bigger than hippopo- two is the national park. This is the largest
tamus? (big) (large) national park in our area. Here you
3. Your brother isn't as taller as my can see the greatest (great) number of
brother. (tall) birds and animals. You can also see the
4. Do you know the saying that your most spectacular (spectacular) views
school days are happiest of your life? from the top of a hill. There are certain
(happy) areas for playing and picnicking. The
5. Mr David is the youngest teacher in smaller (small) of the two is for picnicking
the school. (young) and the larger (large) one is for playing
6. She is the cleverest girl in the neigh- ballgames. My brother, who is only two
bourhood. (clever) years younger (young) than me, and I
7. Lewis won the race. He was quicker explore some parts of the park. Visiting the
than all the others. (quick) park is one of the most enjoyable (enjoyable)
8. Tomorrow the weather is going to be days for our family.
worse than today. (bad) D. Change the degree of comparison
B. Fill in the blanks with as or than to show without changing the meaning.
comparison. Ans. 1. Mango is more popular than any other
Ans. 1. My mother's hair isn't as long as my fruit.
aunt's hair. No other fruit is more popular than
2. My aunt's hair is slightly curlier than Mango.
my mother's hair. 2. This is the best TV show.
3. My mother is as tall as my aunt, and No other show is better than this TV
they weigh as much as each other. show.
4. My sister is as old as my cousin and I 3. No other girl is so hard-working as
am few months younger than my Shubhangi.
cousin. Shubhangi is more hard working
5. Our house is as big as my aunt's house, than any other girl.
though her house is closer to the city 4. Your watch is more expensive than
than our house. mine.
6. Our kitchen is as spacious as theirs and Your watch is as expensive as mine.
our garden is as small as theirs. 5. Rose is lovelier than any other flower.
7. But their road is a little busier than No other flower is as lovelier as rose.
ours. 6. No other metal is as precious as gold.
8. My aunt is as often in our house as she Gold is more precious than any
is in hers. other metal.
C. Change the adjectives in the brackets 7. Venus is hotter than any other planet.
into the correct comparative and No other planet is as hotter than
superlative forms to fill in the blanks. Venus.
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8. She cannot run as fast as you. 11. Atiger is more clever than a leopard.
You can run faster than her. Atiger is clever than a leopard.
9. Priya works the hardest in the class. 12. Cleopatra was the most prettiest queen
No one can work as harder as Priya of her days.
in the class. Cleopatra was the prettiest queen of
10. This route is shorter than any other her days.
route. 13. This book is as more useful as that.
No other route is as shorter as this This book is as useful as that.
route. 14. Thecondition ofthepatientis good now.
11. The Ganges is the holiest of all rivers. The condition of the patient is better
No other river is as holier as the now.
Ganges. 15. It was the most happy day of my life.
12. His bark is worse than his bite. It was the happiest day of my life.
His bite is not better than his bark. F. Complete each sentence with the help of
E. Correct the following sentences. the words in the brackets. The first one
Ans. 1. I reached latter the Rita. is done for you.
I reached latter than Rita. Ans. 1. Anwar is hard working. (than–brother)
2. Little knowledge is a dangerous thing. He is more hardworking than his
A little knowledge is a dangerous elder brother.
thing. 2. The kittens are playful. (than – mother)
3. Kalidasa is the greater of all the other They are more playful than their
Indian dramatists. mother.
Kalidasa is the greatest of all the 3. My dog is friendly. (friendliest dog–
other Indian dramatists. neighbourhood)
4. Of the two boys he is the cleverest. It is the friendliest dog in the neigh-
Of the two boys he is the cleverer. bourhood.
5. Jaipur is further from Delhi than 4. Elephants are big animals. (biggest–
Ghaziabad. world)
Jaipur is further from Delhi than They are the biggest animals in the
Ghaziabad. world.
6. This poem is easier from that. 5. Rabbits are big. (than – farm rats)
This poem is easier than that. They are bigger than farm rats.
7. They are more better placed than 6. Mosquitoes and flies are harmful
before. insects. (than – ants)
They are better placed than before. They are more harmful insects than
8. Rajasthan is hot than Delhi in summer. ants.
Rajasthan is hotter than Delhi in 7. There are many noisy birds in the
summer. aviary. (noisiest)
9. The latest story of this book is very They are the noisiest birds in the
good. aviary.
The last story of this book is very 8. The crocodile is a large and unfriendly
good. reptile. (largest–most–world)
10. This cloth is superior than that. It is the largest and most unfriendly
This cloth is superior to that. reptile in the world.

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7. Determiners
Exercise 2. Raman had left and taken his few
A. Complete the sentences by adding possessions with him. (few, his)
definite or indefinite articles. 3. I could earn double my present salary
Ans. Perth is a very beautiful city. Situated on if I were a model. (double, my)
the Swan River, it is a capital city of the 4. The teacher says today's half children
state of Western Australia. Visitors to Perth are illiterate. (half, today's)
always visit King’s Park, which is a scenic, 5. I never had much money and I've spent
natural bush area overlooking the city. In the little had. (little, much, the)
the park, there is a war memorial from 6. I came with this one purpose in mind.
which visitors can see the whole city, as (one, this)
well as the tributaries of the Swan River. D. Rewrite the following sentences with
In the park, there is also a cross-section of indefinite articles where needed.
an ancient tree that gives an insight into Ans. 1. Does anyone have pen they could lend
how old some Western Australian trees me?
are. You will certainly want to see the wild Does anyone have a pen they could
flowers. A wild flower festival is held in lend me?
the spring every year. 2. I'd like to hire car for week.
B. Choose suitable quantifiers from the I'd like to hire a car for a week.
box to fill in the blanks. 3. My sister lent me raincoat and umbrella.
all, another, both, each, either, one, My sister lent me a raincoat and an
neither, other umbrella.
4. I bought milk, cheese, melon and onion.
Ans. 1. I can drive but neither of my parents
I bough milk, cheese, a melon and an
can.
onion.
2. What I tell seems to go in one ear and
5. You will need scissors, eraser, pencil,
out of the other.
ruler and paper.
3. Both the twins ride, but I don't think
You will need scissors, an eraser, a
either owns a horse.
pencil, a ruler and a paper.
4. Each student has to register on the first
6. Take plate and help yourself to food.
of the class.
Take a plate and help yourself to food.
5. I dropped both of my earrings in the
7. Iborrowed lawnmower fromneighbour.
street; I doubt if I'll find one to match.
I borrowed a lawnmower from
6. I thought you and I both agreed that
neighbour.
we'd have no secrets from one another.
8. We need bread, could you buy loaf ?
7. There aren't enough seats; we'll need
We need bread, could you buy a loaf?
another two rows.
9. Ms Foster has written book about
8. You can use one of these computers;
grammar.
both of them work on.
Ms Foster has written a book about
9. We've missed all bus, but I expect
grammar.
there'll be one along soon.
10. I couldn't find chair so I sat on cushion.
10. The preacher told all the worshipers to
I couldn't find a chair so I sat on a
stand up and hug each other.
cushion.
C. Insert quantifiers or identifiers in the
E. Rewrite the sentences after inserting
correct order.
definite or indefinite article where
Ans. 1. We shall investigate every one of the needed.
manypossibilities. (every,many,one,the)

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Ans. 1. Sun was shining so we did not go for Ans. Last night, the moon was shining on water
walk. so we decided to take a stroll round a lake.
The sun was shining so we did not go As we walked along the path that goes
for a walk. along an edge Rajan said, 'Listen, is that a
2. There's telephone in every room at nightingale?' Nightingales are rare in
hotel. some parks of the world, so we listened
There's a telephone in every room at carefully to a song. Notes were clear and
hotel. sweet, but we couldn't be certain that they
3. Let me look at map, is there road that were those of a nightingale. Further along
turns left? the path we heard croaking noise. 'Is that a
Let me look at the map, is there a frog or a toad?' asked Amar. 'Sounds like a
road that turns left. toad,' said Rajan, 'very close to us.' And,
4. I'm going to look for apartment in city. indeed, in front of us in the middle of the
I'm going to look for an apartment path was the toad we had heard, sitting on
in the city. a stone.
5. Oven needs wash. G. Rewrite inserting a, an, the, some or any
An oven needs a wash. where needed.
6. Switch off light when you leave room. Ans. 1. Jane worked temporarily as waitress
Switch off light when you leave the before getting permanent job.
room. Jane worked temporarily as a waitress
7. I ate lunch sitting on bench in park. before getting any permanent job.
I ate lunch sitting on a bench in the 2. Do have apple; there are apples in that
park. bowl, and apples are so good for you.
8. I've put money for maid on table. Do you have an apple, there are some
I've put money for the maid on a apples in that bowl and the apples
table. are so good for you.
9. I saw Priya taking exercise in gym. 3. This is a delicious soup; what kind is
I saw Priya taking exercise in a gym. it?
10. We went into shop to shelter from rain. This is a delicious soup; what the
We want into a shop to shelter from kind is it?
rain. 4. Why are you wearing dirty shirt,
F. Rewrite the following passage with haven't you clean clothes?
articles in suitable places. Underline the Why are you wearing the dirty shirt,
articles in your answer. haven’t you some clean clothes.
Last night moon was shining on water so 5. I stayed for week with friend in Kochi.
we decided to take stroll round lake. As we I stayed for a week with a friend in
walked along path that goes along edge Kochi.
Rajan said, 'Listen, is that nightingale?' 6. I haven't thing to wear for party.
Nightingales are rare in some parks of I haven't anything to wear for party.
world, so we listened carefully to song. 7. I don't have real friends; Savita is only
Notes were clear and sweet, but we person I trust.
couldn't be certain that they were those of I don't have any real friends; Savita
nightingale. Further along path we heard is the only person I trust.
croaking noise. 'Is that frog or toad?' asked 8. How did people get about before
Amar. 'Sounds like toad,' said Rajan, 'very wheel was invented?
close to us.' And, indeed, in front of us in How did people get about before the
the middle of the path was toad we had wheel was invented?
heard, sitting on stone.

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9. How are extra blankets in case heating 11. I bet lady in red saree is teacher.
doesn't work? I bet the lady in red saree is a
How are extra blankets in a case teacher.
heating doesn't work? 12. I've made some delicious biscuits and
10. Radio issued warning of severe storms they're ready to put in oven.
in next few days. I have made some delicious biscuits
The radio issued a warning of severe and they are ready to put in an oven.
storms in next few days.

8. Verbs
Exercise 3. Our sarees are weaved from the finest
A. Rewrite the sentences putting the direct silk and worn by the elegant ladies.
object before the indirect object. (weave, wear)
Ans. 1. She lent me her necklace. 4. I had not told my parents that I'd leave
She lent her necklace to me. school. (tell, leave)
2. They posted their friends greeting cards. 5. Some of the last night's audience
They posted greeting cards to their actually wept when she sang the song.
friends. (weep, sing)
3. My mother gave her a FM radio. D. Fill in the blanks with the suitable verbs
My mother gave a FM radio to her. from the box. The meaning of the verb is
4. Mr John teaches us English grammar. given in brackets.
Mr John teaches English grammar creamed, sniffed, grinned, frowned,
to us. sighed, nodded, chuckled, scowled,
5. The shopkeeper sold him a pair of jeans. cheered, gasped, winked, groaned
The shopkeeper sold a pair of jeans
Ans. 1. When our team scored again, we
to him.
cheered enthusiastically. (made loud
6. I promised her my support.
noise to show approval)
I promised my support to her.
2. When the girl was asked whether she
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable object
wanted to play, she nodded. (moved
complements from the box.
her head quickly down and up to mean
healthy, asleep, honest, monitor, 'yes')
dead, guilty 3. The old man chuckled to himself as he
Ans. 1. The jury found the accused guilty. looked at the photos taken when he was
2. Regular exercise makes one healthy. a baby. (laughed quietly)
3. The pupils chose Sumit their monitor. 4. The woman saw the cockroach and
4. The mother found her baby asleep . screamed. (made a loud cry, being
5. Abus struck the scooterist dead. frightened)
6. My master considers me honest. 5. The detective frowned at the gangster
C. Use the correct forms of the verbs in but said nothing. (showed annoyance
brackets to fill in the blanks. by knitting his eye brows)
Ans. 1. Tunnel under the walls was another 6. John scowled at his friends because
method of escaping from the prison. none of them wanted to play with him.
(tunnel, escape) (looked angry)
2. I've bought lot of books from the 7. The teacher sighed, 'You've made the
Book Fair and spent my entire same mistake again.' (made a long, low
monthly income. (buy, spend) sound to show unhappiness)

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8. The man sniffed and shook his head your cheap present.'(breathed in air
when his friend refused to listen to his hard through the nose to make a sound
advice. (let out a deep breath to to show disapproval)
express a feeling of disappointment) 11. We winked at each other because we
9. The whole class gasped when the shared the same idea. (closed and
teacher told them the bad news. (took opened one eye quickly as a private
in short, quick breath of air through the signal)
mouth) 12. The friendly salesman grinned when
10. The proud princess groaned at the gift he saw us. (smiled broadly, showing
and said to the prince, 'I don't want the teeth)

9. Present Tenses
Exercise 4. Most people travel (travel) by local
A. Complete the sentences below, filling in trains in Mumbai.
each blank with a verb in simple present 5. Children's Day falls (fall) on a Friday
tense from the box. this year.
floats, helps, boils, does, need, 6. Mr and Mrs Saxena own (own) two
sleep, snores, feed, changes, earns, cars. They drive (drive) them to work
organises, expand, cause in different offices.
7. Shubham's brother plans (plan) to go
Ans. 1. Plants need light and water.
to the USAfor further studies.
2. Bats sleep during the day and feed at
8. Leaves change (change) their colour
night.
in autumn and fall (fall) off the trees
3. The computer helps us in our studies late in the season.
and work.
9. Mary prefers (prefer) to be alone
4. Metals expand when they are heated. when she studies (study) for weakly
5. Wood floats on water, so does cork. tests.
6. When water boils,itchanges into steam. 10. Everybody wants (want) to congratulate
7. Locusts cause great damage to crops. Dhoni for the exciting victory over
8. Ms Lily snores during sleep whenever SouthAfrica.
she had a tiring day. 11. An adjective describes (describe) a
9. Our society organises Clean City person, place or thing named by a noun,
Campaign once a month. and an adverb adds (add) information
10. A labourer earns about sixty rupees a to that given by a verb or an adjective.
day. C. Choose the correct verbs in brackets to
B. Complete the following sentences with complete the sentences.
the verbs in brackets in the simple
Ans. 1. 'I have (has, have) a headache and my
present tense.
wife has (has, have) a stomach-ache.'
Ans. 1. My neighbour washes (wash) his car said Mr Sharma. ‘Can you tell what is
once a weak. (am, is, are) wrong with us, Doctor?’
2. We all like (like) to be healthy, wealthy 2. 'My husband does (do, does) all the
and wise. work when I am (am, is, are) ill,' says
3. Every year Prerna trains (train) hard Mrs Garg.
for national badminton tournament.

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3. 'Are (is, are) these workmen reliable in things they need to take there. Their
getting the job done?' 'Yes, these work- mother is making (make) sandwiches
men always do (do, does) a good job.' for them. The children are going (go)
4. Shreya and I are (am, is, are) good to a nearby green belt.
friends, even though I am (am, is, are) 6. Mayank is in the library. He is browsing
a year younger than she is (is, am, are). (browse) the shelves for something
5. My mother does (do, does) the interesting to read. He is reading
cooking everyday. She is (is, are) (read) the blurbs on the back covers of
regular as clockwork in doing her some books. He is hoping (hope) to
household chores. find an entertaining book soon.
6. 'What is (is, are) a good breakfast for E. Consider the preparations described by
us?' the first sentence in each pair. Then
'Bread and butter with a glass of milk is complete the second sentence using the
(is, are) good for you.' present continuous form of the given
D. Change the given verbs in brackets into verb.
present continuous tense forms to Ans. 1. I have bought some chocolate sauce,
complete each paragraph. some ice cream and some fresh fruit.
Ans. 1. The girl and a boy are receiving I am making (make) a delicious
(receive) awards from the principal. dessert for dinner.
He is smiling (smile) because they 2. Ravi has fetched a ladder and placed it
have done well in studies and sports. against the tree.
He is telling (tell) the children to keep He is making (make) an attempt to
up the good work. rescue the kitten in the tree
2. The old man is sitting (sit) on a bench 3. The old building has been knocked
in a park. He is smiling (smile) at his down and the rubble has been cleared
little dog, which is performing from the site.
(perform) tricks for him. The old man They are building (build) a new
is wearing(wear) warm clothes apartment block on the site.
because it is cold out here. He is 4. John has packed his swimming trunks,
holding (hold) a walking stick in his towel and sunglasses.
hand. He is preparing (prepare) to go for a
3. Mr John is sitting (sit) at the dining swim.
table and reading (read) a magazine. 5. Ruhi has put on her best dress and
He is wearing (wear) pyjamas as it is combed her hair carefully.
not time yet to dress for the office. He She is attending (attend) a concert this
is waiting (wait) for the breakfast. evening.
4. Mrs John is shopping (shop) for 6. I have bought lots of snacks.
groceries. She is wondering (wonder) I am having (have) a party tonight.
what to cook for dinner that evening. 7. Priya's mother has not prepared any
She knows her husband and children food for the evening meal.
are growing (grow) tired of usual food. The family is dining (dine) out tonight
5. Mayank and his sister and brother, at the new restaurant.
Shubhangi and Ayush, are planning 8. Dad has packed the rods and reels, and
(plan) to have a picnic at the beach. bought some bait.
They are making (make) a list of the He is going for (go) fishing tomorrow.

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F. Use the words in the brackets to 7. She has boiled the milk.
complete Eesha's part of the dialogue in 8. She has not bought bread and eggs.
present continuous tense. 9. She has not cooked the breakfast yet.
Ans. Salesman : Hello, little girl. Can I speak 10. She has prepared the tea.
to your mother? H. Use present perfect tense to fill in the
Eesha : Sorry, Mother is busy. She is blanks with the words given in the
cooking dinner at persent. brackets. The first sentence will give you
(cook, dinner, at present) clue in each set.
Salesman : Then, can I talk to your father? Ans. 1. The floor is wet.
Eesha : Dad is not free. He is just The maid has just washed it. (just,
taking bath. (just, take, bath) wash)
Salesman : How about your elder brother 2. The dining table is covered in crumbs.
or sister? The family has just dined. (just, dinner)
Eesha : Well! Brother is talking to 3. Mother scolded Raj. His books were
his friend on phone. (talk, lying on the floor.
friend, phone) He has not picked up books yet.
Salesman : Isn't there anyone I can talk (picked up, yet)
to? 4. 'You are a brave girl, Priya, I thought
Eesha : Well, you are talking to me you were afraid of the dentist.'
now, aren't you? (talk, me, Priya has recently visited dentist.
now) (recently, visit)
G. The list shows the works that Priya has 5. Mr Kapoor is afraid of travelling and
done and those she still has to do, write never leaves the town.
sentences about them using the present Mr Kapoor has always stayed at
perfect tense and suitable words from home.(always, stay)
the box. The first two are done for you. 6. We can watch our favourite television
still, already, yet, just programme.
We have already completed our
To-do list Done
✓ homework. (already, complete)
Water plants
Wash dishes 7. 'Look at your room. Mother will be
Feed puppy angry when she sees it.'
Sweep floor ✓ He has not still tidied up his room.
Set cupboard ✓ (still, not tidy)
Cut vegetables 8. The new neighbours are unpacking the
Boil milk ✓ cartons.
Buy bread, eggs The new neighbours have already
Cook breakfast moved in. (already, move)
Prepare tea ✓ I. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
words in the brackets. Use present
Ans. 1. Priya has just watered the plants.
perfect continuous tense in each sentence.
2. She has not washed the dishes yet.
Ans. 1. Doctor, I have been feeling (feel) very
3. She has not fed the puppy. tired lately, even with the new
4. She has swept the floor. medicine you gave me.
5. She has also set the cupboard. 2. I have been putting (put) on a lot of
6. She has not cut the vegetables yet. weight lately, and I'm sure I have not
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been eating (eat) more than usual. 8. I think you have been taking (take)
Also I have been feeling (feel) uneasy your medicine regularly.
in the mornings. J. Use the words in the brackets to write a
3. I have been experiencing (experience) possible answer in present perfect
trouble sleeping and I have been continuous tense.
getting (get) more headaches than Ans. 1. Why didn't you eat your breakfast?
usual. Ihavebeen sleeping (sleep)allmorning.
4. You have been exercising (exercise), 2. Whydidn'tyoucomeoutintheafternoon?
haven't you? I have been writing (write) letters all
5. Not regularly. Not since I have been afternoon.
working (work) at the school. 3. Where did you learn drawing so nicely?
6. So you have been teaching (teach) at I have been doing drawing (draw)
the school again. Perhaps you have since I was five.
been working (work) too hard and 4. How do you get high marks in maths?
ignoring your fitness. I have been doing (do) exercises
7. I suppose I have been sitting (sit) at everyday.
the desk longer than usual, and I have 5. Why is John so good at football?
not been swimming (swim) for a long He has been having training (train)
whilesinceIhavebeen teaching (teach). three times a week.

10. Past Tenses


Exercise B. The following passage is written in the
A. Fill in each blank with the simple past present tense. Write the past tense form
tense form of the verbs given in the of the verb in the brackets. The first is
brackets. done for you.
Ans. My father and I arrived (arrive) at the Ans. A young lady (drives) drove along the
railway station at 7 p.m. We had (have) highway. She (sings) sang happily because
already bought (buy) the tickets for she (is) was on holiday. Along the way she
(comes) came to a cross road and foolishly
Mumbai. Our tickets were (be) checked
(forgets) forgot to look both ways. At the
before we allowed (allow) to get in the
last second she (sees) saw a car on her left.
compartment. At 7.20 p.m., the train She hardly (has) had time to stop, although
pulled (pull) out of the platform. We she (steps) stepped on the brake pedal.
found (find) our berths without much Both cars (swerve) swerved in the same
difficulty. My father occupied (occupy) direction and (come) came to a halt. The
the lower berth and I the upper one. After lady (knows) knew that she (is) was at
about an hour my father told (tell) me to go fault and she (apologises) appologised to
to sleep. But how could (can) I? This was the other driver. He (speaks) spoke to her
(be) my first train journey, and I did (do) kindly and (offers) offered her some water
not want (want) to miss any thing. As I to steady her nerves.As she (drinks) drank
looked (look) out of the window, I could water, the lady (thinks) thought she (is)
(can) see trees, buildings and hundreds of was fortunate that the accident (is) was
tiny lights from the houses moving past not serious. Then she (writes) wrote down
me. It was (be) indeed a fascinating sight. her address and gave to the other driver
and they (go) went their different ways.

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C. Priya had a bad week. These things Ans. Mayank and Shubi were excited. They had
happened to her from Monday to Friday. just returned home after visiting Goa and
Fill in the blanks with past continuous they wanted to tell all their friends about it.
form of the verbs given in the brackets. They had not been there before, but they
Ans. 1 On Monday, as Priya was dancing had heard a lot about it because their
(dance) on stage, she tripped and fell father had visited it many times. He had
over.
told them many things about all the places
2. On Tuesday, when priya was smelling
to visit. It was a wonderful trip. They had
(smell) a flower a bee stung her.
3. On Wednesday, as she was cycling walked up to the Calangute Beach and
(cycle), the tyre burst. had seen the amazing views of the sea.
4. On Thursday, while she was showing They had spent one whole day in Ocean
(show) off her skating, she crashed into Park. Almost everyday they had taken the
a letter box. ferry. They had persuaded their parents to
5. On Friday, when she was crying (cry) take them to Goa. They had even enjoyed
over her lost dog, her best friend visiting gardens. It really had been a
walked by. fantastic holiday.
D. Fill in each blank with the past continuous F. Fill in the blanks with the past perfect
tense of the verb in the brackets. continuous tense form of the verbs in
Ans. 1. The customers were rushing (rush) the brackets.
into the department store when Ans. 1. The scientists had been thinking
someone fell down the escalator. about the problem for a long time
2. The bus started to move just as I was before they found the solution. (think)
getting (get) on it. 2. Sorry I was so late night. Had you
3. John was criticizing (criticize) my been worrying about me? (worry)
work when I noticed his mistakes. 3. My parents had been planning a
4. The old man was relaxing (relax) on surprise party for me but my sister told
the couch after dinner. me. (plan)
5. They were working (work) for that 4. We were thirsty because we had been
company about a year ago. digging the garden all morning. (dig)
6. The servants were moving (move) the 5. I looked out of the window and
huge cupboard into another room everything was wet. It had been
when they found a snake in it. raining all night.(rain)
7. My neighbours were quarrelling 6. We had been only playing for about
(quarrel) last night and making a lot of ten minutes when the other side scored
noise. a goal. (play)
8. The workers were packing (pack) the 7. How long had been Mrs Laxmi
fruit into crates the whole morning. teachingherebeforesheretired?(teach)
9. Just as Raman was starting (start) to 8. I had been dreaming about a
eat his lunch he saw a fly in the curry. mountain bike for many years and then
10. We were learning (learn) how to paddle my Grandpa bought me one! (dream)
a canoe when I fell into the water. 9. John had been practising regularly
E. Fill in the blanks with the correct past and that was why he won the piano
perfect tense form of the verbs from the competition. (practise)
box. 10. Juhi had been saving her pocket
tell, spend, hear, visit, see, return, be, money for weeks to buy a new video
walk, not be, take, persuade, enjoy game. (save)

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11. Future Tenses
Exercise 9. Ravi won't (not) be playing in
A. Fill in will or shall in the following tomorrow's match. (play)
sentences: use shall for I and we , and 10. I shan't (not) be going on the school
use won't and shan't where you can. The trip on Monday. (go)
first one is done for you. C. Choose a verb from the box, and fill in
Ans. 1. I shan't (not) be able to meet you at the blanks with the future perfect form
the station. of the verb. Use contractions such as
2. Everybody will want to see James ‘he'll’, ‘we'll’, ‘won't’, ‘shan't’ wherever
Bond's film. you can. The first two are done for you.
3. Will you see Priya later today ? arrive, have, hear, learn, open,
4. The computer will not work if you recover, return, settle, start, wake
don't turn it on . Ans. 1. You won't (not) yet have heard that
5. I shall send you your tickets , there I've got admission in IIT.
won't (not) be any problems. 2. I shall have returned to Delhi by the
6. My sister and I shall arrange accom- timeyoureceivemy letterfromMumbai.
modation for you . 3. It's too early to phone her, she won't
7. It won't (not) be long before the baby (not) have woken up yet.
is walking . 4. I expect you will have settled into
8. We shan't (not) be upset if we don't win. your new apartment by the time we see
9. The bed will break if you jump on it you again.
like that . 5. By this time tomorrow they will be in
10. The new ring road will make a big Goa and will be enjoying the beaches.
difference to the city-centre traffic . 6. I won't (not) have had time to go
B. Fill in the future continuous form of the shopping, so we'll have to eat whatever
verb in the following sentences. Use is in the fridge.
short forms wherever you can. The first 7. Will you already have started your
one is done for you. job at the hospital when we visit you in
Ans. 1. We shan't (not) be wanting these keys December?
again. (want) 8. The hotel has been closed for months
2. I expect you will be meeting Miss but it will have opened again when all
Nisha tomorrow. (meet) the tourists arrive.
3. Uncle won’t (not) be arriving till this 9. By the age of 10, most children will
evening. (arrive) have learnt to read, and will be
4. I shall be getting my exam results very enjoying lots of books.
soon. (get) 10. Mum will have recovered from her
5. The new highway will be opening cold by the time you come, so the baby
very soon. (open) won't catch it.
6. We will be having dinner at nine D. Fill in the blanks in the main sentences
o'clock tonight. (have) or question tags with will, shall, won't or
7. Will you be passing a post office on shan't. The first two are done for you.
your way home? (pass) Ans. 1. We shall be late if we don't hurry, shan't
8. The ship will be sailing at 4.10 this we?
evening. (sail) 2. You won't tell anybody, will you?

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3. They will catch us soon, won't they? report today. I don't know
4. I shan't see you till Sunday, shall I ? exactly when I will be (be) home,
5. It won't be necessary to change our but I will phone (phone) you
money, will it? when I would have just left
6. We shan't reach home till after midnight, (leave).
shall we? Priya : Oh, I will see (see) you later.
7. There won't be any problem over the F. Read the dialogue below. Underline the
air tickets, will there? verbs that talk about actions that will
8. We'll see you at the party later, shan't happen some time in future.
we? Ans. Mr Bajaj : I can't see them now, Ms Lisa,
9. I'll be able to contact you on your cell I'm about to leave. My wife
phone, shan't I? and I will be visiting shilong
10. You'll be glad when your exam is over, this weekend.
won't you? Ms Lisa : Then how about 8 o'clock on
E. Fill in the blanks with will be about to + Monday? I will come in early
the verb in brackets. Use contractions on Monday.
wherever you can. The first one is done Mr Bajaj : No, I'm sorry. I can't. I'm
for you. attending the 'Green City
Ans. Sakshi : Hello, is that you Priya? Campaign' on Monday. The
Priya : Yes, hi. people who will be there are
Sakshi : I'm afraid I'll be (be) late home very important. After that I'm
tonight. I won't be (not be) back going to take my wife to dinner.
until 11. It's her birthday on Monday.
Priya : OK. Is there anything you want Ms Lisa : I see you are going to be free
me to do? between nine and ten on
Sakshi : Well, yes. Could you get dinner Tuesday. Shall I make it 9.15 in
ready? the morning, then?
Priya : Yes, I will cook (cook) some Mr Bajaj : I'm afraid not. I'm about to sign
vegetables if you like. an important contract. I shall
Sakshi : And could you help Dolly with need time to read it properly.
her homework? Ms Lisa : Then, what are you doing on
Priya : Yes,I willcheck (check) itforher. Wednesday?
Sakshi : And could you make sure that Mr Bajaj : I'm entertaining some visitors
she doesn't watch TV for long? in the morning. Mr McDonald
Priya : Well, it's 6 0'clock. I will watch arrives from Ireland at 10 a.m.
(watch) the news. Can she LaterIplan to takehimto lunch.
watch that with me? Ms Lisa : Mr Bajaj, My clients are not
Sakshi : Yes, if she wants to. Oh yes, and going to wait for another whole
could you put the washing weak. They'll cancel their order.
machine on. Mr Bajaj : Yes, you're right. Tell them I'll
Priya : I will do (do) that and then I will meet them on Wednesday at
hang (hang) the clothes out. four in the afternoon, I must
leave to pick up my wife, so I'll
Sakshi : Thanks. Sorry to ask you to do
see you on Monday, Goodbye,
all this, but I am having (have)
Ms Lisa.
problems if I don't finish the
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12. Verbs - Non-finite Forms
Exercise we want to surprise her.
A. Underline the verbs in the sentences and We plan to arrange a party for her.
give their infinitive. Read example 6. Raj sees a kitten trapped in a bush and
before doing exercise. it is beginning to rain.
Ans. 1. The children are playing. to playing. He tries to rescue it by cutting the bush.
2. The woodcutter has already chopped 7. Preeti has arranged to go swimming
down the tree. to chop with a friend, but her uncle from
3. The 50–year–old woman swam across America is at her house only for a day.
the straits of Gibraltar. to swim She arranges to go swimming with her
4. He tried to solve the problem all by friend on another day.
himself. to try 8. Raj and Ravi are tired of doing the
5. The soldiers have succeeded in sinking same things every holiday. This holiday,
the enemy ship. to have success they plan to do something different.
6. The man has proven that he is the C. Read the –ing words in the following
strongest by lifting 200 kg. to prove sentences. Tick (✓) the correct box to
7. This morning a crocodile dragged a tell how –ing words have been used.
person into the river. to drag Ans. 1. The children were laughing, playing
8. Mr and Mrs Dev are touring the and singing. (Gerund)
jungles of Jharkhand. to tour 2. He put his running shoes and Jogging
B. Read the situation in the first line of jacket. (Adjective)
each set of sentences. Choose a verb from 3. I love walking but I don't like running.
the box, add to and fill in the blanks with (Gerund)
‘to–infinitive’to complete the sentence. 4. The farmer was weeding and
take, rescue, study, arrange, do, fertilizing the field when I arrived
practise, go, buy there. (Present Participle)
Ans. 1. Rajan wants to please his football 5. Skipping and jogging were part of the
coach, but he missed several goals in children's daily exercise. (Gerund)
the last match. D. Read the sentences below. Make new
He decides to practise shooting at the sentences by replacing the infinitive
goal every evening. verbs with gerunds. The first one is done
2. Priya is not confident to pass her final for you.
examination. Ans. 1. It is easier to walk on road than to walk
She intends to study with a friend on ice.
every evening in the week before the Walking on road is easier than
examination. walking on ice.
3. Julie's dog does not look well. She 2. To see is to believe.
needs to seek help. Seeing is believing.
She needs to take the dog to the vet. 3. To err is human but to forgive is divine.
4. Our TV set is out of order. Erring is human but forgiving is
Dad intends to buy a new television divine.
set. 4. To run is faster than to jog.
5. Our mother's birthday is next week and Running is faster than jogging.

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5. To give is better than to receive. 7. I did not mean to upset anyone. (upset)
Giving is better than receiving. 8. I can't stand wasting time on
6. To help others often means to give up unimportant details. (waste)
your own priorities. 9. I know she was at home because I'd
Helping others often means to giving heard her coming in. (come)
up your own priorities. 10. Why not go to bed now and to get up
7. To be a good citizen means to put early in the morning? (go, get)
society's needs before your own. F. Choose a verb from the box for each
Being a good citizen means putting sentence and use it as an infinitive either
society's needs before your own. with 'to' or without 'to' as appropriate.
8. To spare the rod means to spoil the show, set, stay, think, use, put,
child. hold, eat, breathe, admit
Sparing the rod means spoiling the Ans. 1. Do you need to breathequiteso loudly?
child. 2. Mrs Julie let me hold her baby.
E. Fill in the blanks with a gerund, a to– 3. Passengers are not permitted to use
infinitive or a bare (infinitive without to) audio equipment during the flight.
infinitive. 4. Can I persuade you to stay for a meal
Ans. 1. I suggest to move the whole paragraph with us?
to the next page. (move) 5. I want you to think carefully before
2. Did you remember to make a copy of you answer.
the file? (make) 6. I noticed John put his mobile phone to
3. Let me show you my latest DVD his ear.
player. (show) 7. I daren't show that I was responsible
4. Would you mind waiting for a few for the muddle.
minutes? (wait) 8. You can't force me to eat things I don't
5. Everybody enjoys relaxing in the like.
shade. (relax) 9. The police officer made me admit into
6. The experience made me realise the the Metro.
importance of backing up my work. 10. My plane is at 9.30 a.m.; I'd better set
(realise) my alarm clock.

13. Modal Verbs


Exercise Ans. 1. You must not light a fire in the
A. The following signs show some of the National Park.
things you must not do in the National 2. You must not pick flowers in the
Park. Write what the signs say you must National Park.
not do. The first one is done for you. 3. You must not do fishing in the
1. no lighting of fire, National Park.
2. no fishing, 4. You must not do camp in the
National Park.
3. no camping,
5. You must not feed monkeys in the
4. no littering National Park.
5. no feeding of monkeys, 6. You must not litter in the National
6. no picking of flowers Park.

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B. Write down three things you must a lady and asks, 'I'm sorry to bother
remember to do when you cross a busy you, madam, but may you please tell
road. me the time?'
Ans. 1. We must cross the road only on 2. Mr Garg has just returned from his
zebra crossing. office and is trying to catch a nap
2. We must look to the right then to the before dinner. But his son, Dimpy, is
left and then to right again for practising on his drums. After a while,
crossing the road. Mr Garg's patience runs out. He calls
3. We must cross the road when the out to Dimpy.' Would you please stop
traffic light turns red. that noise! I'm trying to sleep.'
C. Use modals from the box to complete 3. Robin is going into a shop to buy some
these sentences. You may have to use snacks. He sees a lady struggling with
some modals in more than one sentence. some heavy packets. He hurries to her
can, had to, will, should have, shall, and says. 'Your packets look heavy.
would not, might, can’t, should not, Can I help you carry them?'
could not 4. Mayank has problem in solving some
Ans. 1. 'You can't catch me, 'said the Ginger- maths problems. He goes to his teacher
bread Man. for help. He says, 'Sir, could you help
2. ‘I can easily run faster than you,’ me with some problems!'
boasted the hare to the tortoise. 5. Priya's computer is not working. She
3. Sleeping Beauty should not have wants to borrow Raj's computer to
eaten the poisoned apple. finish some work. She phones Raj and
4. Spring had to come to the Giant's says, 'Raj, is your computer free? If
garden because he had been selfish. yes, shall I borrow it to finish my work?'
5. 'I should have locked the door', said E . Read the following situations. Write
the Papa Bear. Then Goldilocks would down what the person might say as a
not have come in. polite request or suggestion. Use words
6. Jack might quickly climb down the from the box.
beanstalk to escape. can you please, would you be able to,
7. ‘I will huff and puff and blow your could you, shall we, could you please,
house down,’threatened the wolf. shall
8. ‘What can I do?’ cried the Old Mother
Ans. 1. David asks his very busy father to
Hubbard.
drive him to his friend's house.
9. Hansel and Gretel couldn't find their
David asks his very busy father,
way home.
“Would you be able to drive me to
10. The Troll will let the goats pass over
my friend’s house ?”
the bridge.
2. Priya offers to help her mother wash
D. Read the description of each situation
the clothes.
and complete what is said with a
suitable word from the box. Use each Priya asks her mother, “Shall I help
auxiliary verb only once. you wash the clothes?”
3. Mayank is tired and wants his friends
may, can, could, would, shall
to go home early.
Ans. 1. Priya has left her watch at home, and Mayank says to his friend, “Could
wants to know the time. So she goes to you please go home early?”

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4. Your friend phones an FM station to eat it occasionally. Eating a burger
ask if a special song could be played once a week could not (could not/
for you on your birthday. should not/ must not) be harmful to
My friend phones an FM station and those who lead an active life.
says, “Can you please play a special 4. Doctors say if you want to be healthy,
song for my friend on her birthday?” you ought to (ought to/ might/ may)
5. Your group has to write an essay on eat more fruit and vegetables. You
wildlife; so you make a suggestion. should (can/could/should) have a
“Shall we make a suggestion to your balanced diet.
group to write an essay on wildlife?” G. Complete each sentences with the
6. John cannot concentrate on his studies modals may or must.
because Mary is singing loudly. Ans. 1. Although it may be true, it seems
John requested Mary “Could you unlikely.
please stop singing as I cannot 2. That must have been Bus 350, because
concentrate on my studies”. no other bus runs on this route.
F. Complete each passage by filling in each 3. We may have to wait a long time for a
blank with the most suitable word or bus, because they do not run very
words from the brackets. frequently.
Ans. 1. Fast food is quite popular nowadays 4. That must be the right answer, for
because busy people can (shall/will/ there is not other possibility.
can) get a meal within few minutes. 5. Tell me your problem, I may be able to
But families shouldn't (should not/ help you.
cannot/could not) eat too much fast 6. It may have been Raj who answered the
food because it could (shall/could/ phone, because no one else was at home.
must) affect their health. 7. Since we have never been to this shop
2. Doctors think too much fast food before, we may have difficulty in
could (would/must/could) lead to finding what we want.
heart problems. This shall (shall/ 8. You must be pleased that you are
would/can) be a warning to people to doing so well in school.
limit the amount of fast food they eat. 9. I may go to the museum tomorrow; it
Many people still believe that it would depends on the weather.
not (might not/would not/ must not) 10. Although he is a very careful worker, it
harm them, so they continue to eat it. is possible that he may have made a
3. Doctor's warning doesn't mean you mistake.
cannot (cannot/ would not/ will not)

14. Phrasal Verbs


Exercise b. They call up their teacher during
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct the holidays.
phrasal verb from the box. Use capital c. I call on my friends on my brother's
letters where necessary. mobile phone.
Ans. 1. call in, call on, call up 2. put in, put on, put up
a. Call in the pest control. There are a. Mayank could not put up with the
termites in the house. bad boy any more and told his
teacher about it.
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b. Priya put on a good word for 3. Analysts fear that tension could break
Shreya so that the teacher would down if the parties involved cannot
not be too angry with Shreya. break through the deadlock it has
c. When the boss appears, she will caused.
put in an act to impress him but her 4. This has caused many heads of states
boss is too clever. to break off their promise to attend the
3. hand in, hand out, hand over opening ceremony of the Olympics.
a. The police told the robber to hand D. Read the paragraph. Underline all the
over the gun. phrasal verbs formed from the verb fall.
b. The students hand in their Ans. We had been marching for days. Our
assignment late. dreams of a glorious victory had fallen
c. The rich man will hand out food through more than a week ago. The enemy
packets to the poor on his birthday. had fallen on us with such ferocity that we
4. pick on, pick up, pick out fell back in retreat. I knew some of my
a. She likes to pick out the most companies had fallen behind, and I was
expensive dresses to buy. worried about them. I also suspected that
b. On the way home, please pick up the commanding officer had no emergency
the clothes from the laundry. plans to fall back on after he had fallen out
c. Bullies pick on those who cannot with some of the other officers and refused
fight back. to listen to their advice. The number of
B. Many phrasal verbs can be formed from men prepared to fight had fallen off. Some
a verb such as break. Five of them are of the men refused to fall in, or fall out,
given below. Match the phrasal verbs when ordered to, and some of the soldiers
with their meanings. were tired of falling in with the orders of
Ans. 1. break down officers other than their own sergeant.
d. become very bad or come to E. Match some of the phrasal verbs you
2. breakout underlined with their meaning below.
e. start suddenly. Ans. 1. get into ranks
3. break through fall in
b. overcome 2. failed to happen
4. break into fallen behind
c. enter by force 3. declined in number
5. break off fallen off
a. terminate or end suddenly 4. obeying
C. Now fill in the blanks with suitable fall in
phrasal verbs from the box above. You 5. attacked unexpectedly
may have to change the tense from. fallen on
Ans. 1. Someone broke into the shop of a 6. quarrelled
famous jeweller in Karol Bagh. fallen out
2. The protest of monks has caused
relationships to broke off between
China and some other countries.

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15. Active and Passive Voice
Exercise 7. The stolen jewellery were not found
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct simple until the robbers confessed. (find)
present passive form of the verb in 8. What time was the newspaper
brackets. delivered yesterday? (deliver)
Ans. 1. Newspapers are published (publish) 9. The pavements were swept early this
all over the world and most countries morning. (sweep)
have their own newspaper. 10. The grass was cut yesterday. It looks
2. Newspapers are filled (fill) with lots lovely. (cut)
of different articles in various sections. C. Change the following sentences into
3. These articles are written (write) by passive voice.
specialist journalists. Ans. 1. The children had dropped a lot of litter.
4. The information is given (give) by A lot of litter had been dropped by
press agencies, or found (find) by the the children.
reporters themselves. 2. My mum is teaching my sister to cook.
5. These days, information are also My sister is being taught cooking by
taken (take) from the Internet. my mum.
6. Newspapers are owned (own) by a 3. A multimedia expert will provide the
proprietor.
slide show.
7. Newspapers are printed (print) on
The slide show will be provided by a
cheaper off–white paper.
multimedia expert.
8. Now a days colour photographs are
4. The electrician has repaired the motor.
included (include) in papers.
The motor has been repaired by the
9. Many are also made (make) by
including advertisements in the paper. electrician.
10. Free newspapers are given (give) 5. The nurse is looking after the patient.
away in big cities for publicity. The patient is being looked after by
B. Fill the correct simple past passive verb the nurse.
in the blanks. 6. Who has appointed him the captain?
Ans. 1. Twenty more trees were planted in the By whom the captain has been
botanical garden last year. (plant) appointed?
2. You was asked to tidy your room. 7. Acar has run over the dog.
Please do it. (ask) The dog has been run over by a car.
3. I didn't have to do the first question. It 8. Our team won the match.
was already done as an example. (do) The match won by our team.
4. Were the chairs put on the tables D. Change the following sentences into
before the children left the room? (put) passive voice.
5. Why was not the black board cleaned Ans. 1. Asudden fear gripped us.
this morning? (clean) We are gripped by a sudden fear.
6. The cars were stopped at the border by 2. Farmers grew wheat, rice and millet in
custom officers. (stop) narrow terraced fields.

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Wheat, rice and millet are grown in 7. They say that a good education in the
narrow terraced fields by farmers. key to success.
3. Cricket has given me fame. It is said that a good education is the
I am famed by cricket. key to success.
4. I will buy tickets for your return journey. 8. They believe that the man was
Your tickets for your return journey murdered.
will be bought by me. It is believed that the man was
5. I have lost the ring. murdered.
The ring have been lost by me. F. Complete the sentences with the correct
6. I have sown maize in the field. form of the verb in the brackets.
In the field maize have been sown by Ans. 1. These houses were built (build) 20
me. years ago. Before that there was a
7. We make butter from milk. cinema here but the building was
damaged (damage) in a fire and had to
Butter is made from milk by us.
be knocked down (knock down).
8. She cleans rooms everyday.
2. This bridge was built (build) in 1910.
Everyday rooms are cleaned by her. It was used (use) by hundreds of
E. Change these active sentences into people everyday. At the moment the
passives, using it as the subject. bridge was painted (paint).
Ans. 1. People now believe that the life 3. This street is called (call) Broad Street.
originated in water. It used to be called (call) Nelson Street
It is now believed that the life but the name is changed (change) a
originated in water. few years ago.
2. They say that eating a lot of eggs is bad 4. This is a bicycle factory. Bicycles are
for you. made (make) here since 1941.
It is said that eating a lot of eggs is Hundreds of bicycles are produced
bad for us. (produce) here every year.
3. Nobody knows who invented the fire. 5. Lotus Temple is very popular. Every
It is not known who invented the year it is visited (visit) by thousands of
fire. people.
4. People believe that rest helps you to G. Active or passive; complete the sentences.
relax. Ans. 1. They build (build) a new airport at the
It is believed that rest helps us to moment.
relax. 2. These shirts are clean now. They are
5. They think that the illness comes from washed (wash).
eating rotten fruit. 3. 'How did you fall?' 'Somebody had
It is thought that the illness comes pushed (push) me.'
from eating rotten fruit. 4. 'How did you fall?' 'I was pushed
6. We know that the stars are getting (push).'
further apart. 5. I can't find my bag. Somebody has
It is known that the stars are getting taken (take) it.
further apart.

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16. Direct and Indirect Speech
Exercise Mr Bajaj said that Miss Lisa was the
A. Change the following into indirect new secretary.
speech. 4. The librarian said, 'The books are
Ans. 1. The children replied. 'We are tired and issued to every member.'
want a rest.' The librarian said that books were
The children replied that they were issued to every member.
tired and wanted a rest. 5. John told Priya, 'Please leave your
2. Mrs Garg told her son, 'Finish your slippers at the door.'
food before you leave.' John told Priya that please left your
Mrs Garg told her son to finish his slippers at the door.
food before he left. 6. The monitor said, 'Miss Rita is waiting
3. She asked me. 'Why are the pupils in the next room.'
making so much noise?' The monitor said that Miss Rita was
She asked me why were the pupils waiting in the next room.
making so much noise. 7. The woman told the manager, 'Your
4. The customer said, 'The shoes are too salesgirls are very rude.'
tight.' The woman told the manager that
The customer said that the shoes his salesgirls were very rude.
were too tight. 8. The passenger commented, 'This bus
5. The farmer said, 'It rains heavily at this always arrives on time.'
time of year.' The passenger commented that this
The farmer said that it rained bus always arrived on time.
heavily at this time of year. 9. The guest replied. 'I prefer a glass of
6. 'I am saving my money to buy a bike', cold water to a cup of tea.'
saidAsif. The guest replied that he preferred a
Asif said that he was saving his glass of cold water to a cup of tea.
money to buy a bike. 10. The girl said, 'I seldom wash my hair at
7. 'My cat loves milk and fish.' explained night.'
Nisha. The girl said that she seldom washed
Nisha explained that her cat loved her hair at night.
milk and fish. 11. Mr Sanjeev told his son, 'Vegetables
8. The manager said, 'I am going to China are good for you.'
tomorrow.' Mr Sanjeev told his son that
The manager said that he was going vegetables are good for him.
to china the next day. 12. The pupil answered, 'My answers are
B. Change the following to reported speech. wrong.'
Ans. 1. Hasan said, 'I am making a Teacher's The pupil answered that his answers
Day card for Ms Julie.' were wrong.
Hasan said that he was making a C. Change the following into reported
Teacher's Day card for Ms Julie. speech. Change the pronouns where
2. The children said, 'We do not like the necessary.
food in the canteen.' Ans. 1. Mr Sinha says, 'I am exhausted after a
The children said that they didn't
hard day's work.'
like the food in the canteen.
Mr Sinha says that he is exhausted
3. Mr Bajaj said, 'Miss Lisa is the new
after a hard day's work.
secretary.'
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2. 'Don't throw the rubbish in the river.' 6. Ahmad said, 'The game is postponed
the man tells the boy. because of the rain.'
The man tells the boy that not to Ahmad said that the game was
throw the rubbish in the river. postponed because of the rain.
3. 'The train has just left the station, 'says E. Read Sinbad's actual words in column A.
the man. Then report what he said in column B.
The man says that the train has just Ans. 1. My name is Sinbad, and I am a sailor.
left the station. Sinbad said that his name was Sinbad
4. Mrs Garg tells her son, 'Wash your and that he was a sailor.
hands before you eat.' 2. I like to travel.
Mrs Garg tells her son to wash his He said that he liked to travel.
hands before he eat. 3. The valley below is full of huge
5. 'The meat is not fresh, 'complains the snakes.
woman. He said that the valley below was full
The woman complains that the meat of huge snakes.
is not fresh. 4. There are also many diamonds, and
6. 'Who is that stranger at the counter?' they sparkle in the sun.
asks the man. He said that there were also many
The man enquires about the stranger diamonds and they sparkled in the
who is at the counter. sun.
7. 'You must believe me, 'the boy says to 5. I am glad to see all of you.
his father. He said that he was glad to see all of
The boy says to his father that he them.
must believe him. 6. Thank you for getting me out of the
8. ‘This diamond is the most expensive,’ valley.
the jeweller informs the woman. He thanked him for getting him out
The jeweller informs the woman of the valley.
that this diamond is the most 7. Iwantto giveyou someof mydiamonds.
expensive. He said that he wanted to give him
D. Change each sentence into reported some of his diamonds.
speech. Part of the answer has been F. Rewrite the following into indirect
given. speech.
Ans. 1. John said, 'I am leaving the parcel here.' Ans. 1. 'Are you ready yet, Priya?' enquired
John said that he was leaving the Mum. 'We are all waiting for you.'
parcel here. Mum enquired Priya whether she
2. Dr Sharma told me, 'You must come was ready yet and further said that
again tomorrow.' they were all waiting for her.
Dr Sharma told me that I must come 2. 'I am looking for my blue jeans, 'said
again the next day. Priya, 'I can't find it anywhere.'
3. Julie asked, 'Where is my dictionary?' Priya said that she was looking for
Julie asked where her dictionary was. her blue jeans and she couldn't find
4. The grocer said, 'Vegetables are it anywhere.
expensive this season.' 3. ‘I think you left it in the bathroom,’
The grocer said that vegetables were reminded Mum.
expensive that season. Mum reminded that she thought
5. The guards said, 'We are very busy now.' you left it in the bathroom.
The guards said that they were very 4. 'I did, but it's not there now, 'replied
busy then. Priya. 'I will look in the bedroom.'

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Priya replied that she did but it was Mum exclaimed with approval and
not there now and she would look in said she did wash it and it was on the
the bedroom. sofa in the drawing room.
5. 'Why don't you wear your brown one 8. 'OK, I've got it. Now I'am ready. 'said
instead?' suggested Mom. Priya.
Mom suggested her to wear her Priya said that she had got it and
brown one instead. now she was ready.
6. 'I like the blue one more. Do you 9. 'Then, let's go,' urged Mum. 'We don't
remember washing it?' asked Priya. want to be late for the start of the game.'
Priya said that she liked the blue one Mum urged for going and said that
more and she asked her mum we didn't want to be late for the start
whether she remembered washing it. of the game.
7. 'Oh, yes! you're right,' Mum exclaimed. 10. 'Let's go!' said Priya.
'I did wash it. It is on the sofa in the Priya consented to go.
drawing room.'

17. Adverbs
Exercise 5. My family and I eat dinner together
A. Choose a suitable adverbial from the always.
two lists in the box to complete each of 6. We have Maths lessons daily.
the following sentences. 7. Each Maths lesson lasts for half an
Adverbials of Place Adverbials of Time hour.
8. We go to the library regularly.
round the huge castle at 8.00 p.m.
C. Read the recount below and fill in the
on the top shelf from June toAugust
blanks using suitable adverbs from the
in the park in the afternoon box. The first one is done for you.
Ans. 1. The show starts punctually at 8.00 p.m. eventually, now, soon, yesterday, yet,
2. In Delhi, it usually rains from June to long, immediately, early, afterwards,
August. then
3. The tourists walked round the huge
castle. Ans. Yesterday was a special day for me. It was
4. I arranged all the books neatly on the my birthday. I woke up quite early, I
top shelf. noticed a packet lying on the table. I
5. Sometimes Grandpa takes a nap in the jumped out of bed immediately , picked
afternoon. up the packet and tore the wrapper.
6. Riya and her friends often walk in the Soon there was wrapping all over the floor.
park. Then, however I uncovered a small box.
B. Complete the sentences by adding Inside was a great present. I had wanted a
adverbs or adverbials that tell you 'how watch since I was a tittle child and now I
often' or 'how long.' The first one is done had one. My parents weren't up yet, so I
for you. had to wait to thank them.
Ans. 1. I brush my teeth twice a day. I did not have to wait long, though, for they
2. Our summer vacation lasted for two were eager to see my reaction. They came
months. to the room to wish me happy birthday and
3. I talk to my best friend on telephone I thanked them with all my heart. We
daily. afterwards had breakfast together.
4. My neighbours have been to Colombo Eventually I went to my friend's house to
for forever. show him my present.

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D. Complete each sentence with the most It says how he must stir the soup.
suitable adverbial from the box. The 7. My friends and I play after school.
first one is done for you. It says when my friends and I play.
in the ring, near the park, for the summer, 8. She loves eating ice creams in big
in front of the hotel, down the stream, spoonfulls.
at a very high speed, over the stadium, It says how she loves eating ice creams.
from overseas, at any moment, F. The chart below shows how often
behind the sofa, for a week, once a year Mayank takes part in activities many
Ans. 1. John is hiding behind the sofa. people enjoy. Complete the following
2. The hotel is situated near the park. passage by using adverbs of frequency
given in the chart.
3. The raft is floating down the stream.
Ans. Mayank is a very active person. He
4. The tourists are posing for pictures in
regularly plays cricket at school and he
front of the hotel.
often do jogging at the Central Park. He
5. He will stay with us for a week .
rarely watches films or plays chess
6. The bullet train travels at a very high because he likes energetic activities.
speed. Mayank sometimes goes out with friends.
7. We have a family reunion dinner once Although he reads regularly, he rarely
a year. visits the library. He studies every night, so
8. The geese are flying north for the he rarely plays computer games, but he
summer. sometimes surfs the Internet for information.
9. The two boxers are standing in the ring. Mayank and his family never travel
10. The helicopters are flying over the overseas but they often try different dishes
stadium. in local restaurants.
11. Take your seats, the game is going to G. Choose the suitable sentence adverbial
start at any moment. from those in brackets to fill in the
12. My brother has just returned from blank.
overseas. Ans. 1. Clearly, Ayush has lot of talent.
E. Read the following sentences and under- (clearly, naturally)
line the adverbials, What information 2. Generally, Dad gets home about eight.
does each tell you about the verb?Answer (generally, hopefully)
the questions as shown in the example. 3. Coincidentally, someone else asked
Ans. 1. The dog was barking in the middle of me about this today. (obviously,
the night. coincidentally)
It says when the dog was barking. 4. In my opinion, she is just pretending
2. We went to the cinema at 8.00 p.m. to be ill. (in principle, in my opinion)
It says when we went to the cinema. 5. As far as I know, the match is still on
3. He rode his bike down the hill. for Sunday. (on the whole, as far as I
It says where he rode his bike. know)
4. We searched in every possible place. 6. Needless to say, she wasn't badly
It says when we searched. injured. (needless to say, mercifully)
5. The children went to the library before 7. Amazingly, the return ticket is cheaper
they had lunch. than the one - way ticket. (confidentially,
It says when the children went to the amazingly)
library. 8. Unfortunately, my father was dis-
6. You must stir the soup with quick pleased with my exam results. (un-
movements. fortunately, predictably)

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18. Comparison of Adverbs
Exercise B. Put in the correct comparative or
A. Using comparative and superlative superlative form of the adverb given in
adverbs, draw two conclusions from the the brackets.
following statements. The first one is Ans. 1. Maths was the least difficult of all my
done for you. exams. (little)
Ans. 1. Amit ran one kilometre; Raj ran two 2. Shabana got here earlier than we did.
kilometres; John ran three kilometres. (early)
Raj ran further thanAmit. 3. Johny jumped farther than me in long
John ran the furthest of all. jump. (far)
2. Priya did badly in the test; Priyanka did 4. The drawing competition was the
quite well; Shubhangi did very well. worst organised event one could ever
Priyanka did better than Priya. attend. (badly)
Shubhangi did the best. 5. I made my top spin the longest. (long)
3. Danny was driving at 50 kph; Monoj 6. The guests arrived sooner than we
was driving at 70 kph; Vinod was expected. (soon)
driving at 80 kph. 7. Why do we always arrive later than
Manojwas driving fasterthan Danny. anybody else? (late)
Vinod was driving the fastest of the 8. You will find that you can speak
three. Punjabi better than you think. (well)
4. Asif arrived at nine; Harjeet arrived at 9. She had folded her clothes more tidily
eight-thirty; Paul arrived at seven. than usual. (tidy)
Harjeet arrived earlier thanAsif. 10. I've worked harder this month than
Paul arrived earliest of the three. ever before. (hard)
5. I waited half an hour to see the doctor; 11. The new salesgirl behaved more
Raj waited an hour; Amit waited two courteously than the old salesgirl.
hours. (courteously)
Raj waited more than me to see the 12. The dog that can run the fastest will be
doctor. awarded the prize. (fast)
Amit waited the most.

19. Phrases
Exercise 6. I found some pretty shells on the beach
A. Underline the noun phrases in the and added them to my large collection.
following sentences. There may be more 7. Put your maths textbooks away,
than one in some sentences. please.
Ans. 1. I am giving you some grammar 8. Ritu examined the curious blue
exercises for your English homework. envelope carefully before opening it.
2. Priya, my cousin from Mumbai, is 9. Look at these splendid red tomatoes
visiting us soon. that I bought at the local supermarket.
3. Raj gave his last coin to a poor child. 10. We are performing Meghdoot, one of
4. Yesterday I met Ravi, an old friend of Kalidasa's plays.
mine. B. Circle the verb and underline the noun
5. There are two good reasons why I can't phrase. The first one is done for you.
play in Sunday's match.

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Ans. 1. I have written down the name of the 2. Who sits at the desk in the corner?
book. 3. She was talking to a man with bald head.
2. Exercising in hot weather is foolish. 4. Is this the bus for Mussoorie?
3. The latest computer is very fast and 5. The pictures on the greeting cards were
easy to use. all drawn by children.
4. The time of the television programme 6. They collect money for people without
was 6.00 p.m. homes.
7. The label attached to the chicken gives
5. I cannot remember your mobile cooking instructions.
number. 8. The books on the shelf still need to be
C. Add a noun phrase to complete these dusted.
sentences. F. Underline the adverbial phrases in these
Ans. 1. My friend like the new shopping mall. sentences. There may be more than one
2. All the students joined in this fun in some sentences.
activity. Ans. 1. We shall be leaving at six o'clock.
3. Playing cricket with my friends is 2. We played football until half past five.
my favourite activity. 3. He walks very slowly with a stick.
4. Going on top can be quite difficult to 4. Wearegoingabroad during thevacation.
achieve. 5. Watch once again, a bit carefully.
5. She was tired after a holiday trip. 6. At least I played my part pretty well in
6. Cooking food is not a very nice thing the play.
to do. 7. For once the train arrived on time.
7. I have enjoyed the latest movie shown 8. In my opinion, she behaved extremely
by school. sensibly.
D. Use the words after the verb to form an 9. The teacher explained the process in
adjectival phrase before the noun. The detail.
first one is done for you. 10. Come and sit beside me.
Ans. 1. The boy is four months old. G. Underline the adverbial phrases in the
He is four-month-old baby. following passage. There should be
2. This fashion is out of date. twenty-one phrases you underline.
This is an out-of-date fashion. Ans. During my vacations I've been working
3. The booklet has ten pages. very hard as a waiter in a restaurant. I'm
It is a ten-pages booklet. planning to travel throughout Asia next
4. The house looks very odd. year. I want to be able to speak Chinese,
It is an odd-looking house. Arabic, Japanese, Hebrew and English
5. The journey lasted ten days. competently by the end of the year
It was a ten-days journey. because, rather ambitiously. I'd like to
6. Their methods are up to date. work sometime in the future as an
They use up-to-date methods. interpreter in Tokyo. To tell you the truth,
7. This fort was built in the sixteenth whenever I'm in the restaurant I practise
century. speaking these languages to any foreigners
It is a sixteenth-century fort. who are sitting at the tables. So my
8. This food smells horrible. language skills are improving day by day. I
It is a horrible-smelling food. finish this Job at the end of the month and
E. Underline the adjectival phrases in the next month I'll at last be able to get myself
following sentences. organised for the trip.
Ans. 1. Ask the man in the blue suit.

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20. Clauses
Exercise 9. Will Ravi win?
A. Join the sentences from the box to the Will Ravi win or will Raj beat him?
sentences given below. 10. It was raining hard.
Join them with and, but, or, or so. The It was raining hard so we decided to
first one is done for you. cancel the barbecue.
1. You didn’t come. B. Write down the adverbial clauses in the
2. I don’t know how to do it. following sentences. The first one is
done for you.
3. Shall I come to yours?
Ans. 1. When I want to relax, I read books.
4. You may not smoke on this aircraft.
When I want to relax
5. The others are watching him.
2. After completing a good book, I talk to
6. Hold hands. my friends about it.
7. She wasn’t at home. After completing a good book
8. Will Raj beat him? 3. You will do well in English, provided
9. Put them in the fridge. you read widely.
10. We decided to cancel the barbecue. Provided you read widely
Ans. 1. I waited for you at the corner. 4. She did not answer her phone, so she
I waited for you at the corner but did not learn about her accident.
you didn't come. So she did not learn about her
2. Would you like to come to my house? accident
Would you like to come to my house 5. Since Ms Julie is a teacher, she has no
or shall I come to yours? time to read long novels.
3. Joe is doing something funny. Since Ms Julie is a teacher
Joe is doing something funny so the C. The clauses in the following sentences
are in colour print. Write whether they
others are watching him.
are dependent or independent clause.
4. I called Priya. The first one is done for you.
I called Priya but she wasn't at home. Ans. 1. Dhoni is delighted because his team
5. Take these vegetables. has won the match. Dependent
Take these vegetables and put them 2. Since none of us know the way, let us
in the fridge. see our map. Dependent
6. I want to connect my computer to the 3. Just when I sat down, the doorbell
Internet. rang. Independent
I want to connect my computer to 4. If we want to catch the last train
the Internet but I don't know how to home, we must leave now. Dependent
do it. 5. You may stay here since you are
7. Passengers are requested to unfasten alone. Independent
their seat belts now. 6. Sania got off the bus when it came to a
Passengers are requested to unfasten complete stop. Dependent
their seat belts now and you may not 7. You should take a good rest if you are
smoke on this aircraft. feeling tired. Dependent
8. Choose your partner. 8. The servant polished the floor until it
Choose your partner and hold hands. gleamed. Independent

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D. Underline the independent clauses in F. Use suitable noun clauses from the box
the following sentences. Then complete and fill in the blanks.
the dependent clause in each sentence. that a tomato is a vegetable
Ans. 1. Payal is a good swimmer while her that the earth is round
sister is a good dancer. that the thief was guilty
2. We are unable to take part in the the one you hear barking every night
contest since we are not eligible for it.
the very old man who lives near me
3. He borrowed a computer so that he can
the one who scores the most runs
acquire computer knowledge.
the one visiting him from canada
4. Ravi got out of bed reluctantly when it
is a holiday. the boy wearing the green T-shirt
5. She was nervous because she had to the one you skidded at yesterday
face an interview. the teacher who is most popular with all
6. You won't be able to finish your work if students
you won't take interest in it. that man walked the earth thousands of
E. Underline the dependent clauses in the years ago
following sentences. Put a tick in the that you helped the old lady cross the
correct box to show whether the clause street
is adjectival or adverbial clause. Ans. 1. The player, the one who scores the
Ans. 1. This is the book that I have been most runs will receive an award.
wanting to read. 2. Mr Gupta, the very old man who lives
Adjectival clause near me has arthritis.
2. We met a friendly tourist who came 3. Mr Daniel, the teacher who is most
from Egypt. popular with all students is always
Adjectival clause joking with the class.
3. They are packing plenty of food for the 4. It is beyond doubt that a tomato is a
picnic as they had a long way to go. vegetable.
Adverbial clause 5. It is not true that man walked the
4. He fell from the tree as he was trying to earth thousands of years ago.
remove his kite from the branches. 6. My son, the boy wearing the green T-
Adverbial clause shirt won his race at the carnival.
5. If you live close to my house, I can give 7. The proof that the earth is round was
you a ride home. discovered by the archaeologists.
Adjectival clause 8. Raj's uncle, the one visiting him from
canada brought him a spear.
6. This is the lady who wants to talk to the
principal. 9. The corner, the one you skidded at
yesterday is very dangerous.
Adjectival clause
10. The dog, the one you hear barking
7. My pet dog has grown a lot since you
every night is a nuisance.
last visited us.
11. The verdict that the thief was guilty
Adverbial clause
pleased the victim.
8. This is the island that the head-hunters
12. The fact that you helped the old lady
used to live on.
cross the street shows you are kind.
Adjectival clause

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G. Write down the group of words that 4. I was told you were looking for me.
belong to the noun clause. The first one You were looking for me.
is done for you. 5. It is thought he just died in his sleep.
Ans. 1. He knows he can't win but he's keen to He just died in his sleep.
try. 6. I' am sure you don't want to listen to all
He can't win. this nonsense.
2. They told us the car would be available You don't want listen to all this
in two weeks' time. nonsense.
The car would be available in two 7. Did you say you were going out tonight?
weeks' time. Did you say
3. Do you really believe the plan will 8. I don't think it's right to kill insects, but
succeed? others may disagree.
The plan will succeed. It's right to kill insects.

21. Sentences - Simple, Compound and Complex


Exercise Ans. 1. Oranges are rich in the vitamin C. They
A. Read the following sentences. Write an are good for your health.
S in the box next to each simple sentence Oranges are rich in the vitamin C so
and a C next to each compound sentence. they are good for your health.
Ans. 1. Please stand up and let the old man 2. The girls can go to the cinema. They
have your seat. C can go to the park.
2. The children like swimming. S The girls can go to the cinema or can
3. Deer are very swift animals. S go to the park.
4. They dashed to the bus stop, but they 3. He is strong. He is not very good at
were too late for the bus. C lifting weights.
5. You can read or you can watch He is strong but he is not very good
television. C at lifting weights.
6. She said goodbye to everyone. S 4. Raman likes fried chicken. Raman
7. He plays chess. S likes fried fish.
8. The fans cheered their team. S Raman likes fried chicken and fried
9. Priya woke up early, but Shreya slept fish.
until noon. C 5. Most people like to eat peanuts.Some
10. The patient seemed to be in good people are allergic to them.
spirits. S Most people like to eat peanuts but
11. The children fooled the monster. S some people are allergic to them.
12. We could not find the address, so we 6. I chose the cheapest room. I was happy
went back. C with my choice.
13. They left the bank at 11 o'clock. S I chose the cheapest room and I was
14. We were planning to go the lake but happy with my choice.
our car broke down. C 7. I missed the last bus. I had to walk to
B. Join each set of simple sentences to my house.
make a compound sentence using a
I missed the last bus so I had to walk
suitable conjunction from the box.
to my house.
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8. Your mother needs some help. Please 7. We had a great time, but we missed
help your mother. you a lot.
Your mother needs some help so 8. Not only are you disgracefully dirty,
please help your mother. but also dishonest for your friends.
9. It was a hot day. She was tired. She D. Read the following passages and add the
drank cold lemon juice. coordinating conjunctions and, or, so, or
It was a hot day and she was tired so but in the appropriate blanks to
she drank cold lemon juice. complete the compound sentences.
10. You can make an effort. You can Ans. 1. 'You must hurry or you will miss your
continue being lazy. bus,' said Mrs Singh. Harjeet was
You can make an effort or you can hurrying but he couldn't find his other
continue being lazy. black sock any-where. He looked high
11. I could have a room with a view. I and he looked low but the sock
could had an economy room. seemed to have disappeared.
I could have a room with a view and 2. 'You could use your new ones or you
an economy room. could wear an odd pair.' suggested Mrs
12. We dashed into the room. We saw the Singh. Harjeet wanted to wear his new
thieves had already left. socks to Preeti's party of Sunday, so he
We dashed into the room but we saw didn't want to open the new packet.
the thieves had already left. 3. 'I could wear my sandals or I could
13. You have finished your work. You can wear sports socks' thought Harjeet. He
play cricket. You can watch television. put them on and rushed to the door.
You cannot do both. But he knew it was too late.
You have finished your work so you 4. 'You could run to school or I could
can play cricket or watch television drive you in the car,' smiled Mrs Singh.
but you cannot do both. Harjeet was grateful. He made it to
14. The young dancers made many errors. school just as the bell rang.
The audience didn't laugh. E. Rewrite the simple sentences into
The young dancers made many compound or complex sentences. The
errors but the audience didn't laugh. first one is done for you.
C. Complete each of the following sentences Ans. 1. Three men were robbers. They entered
using the given conjunction to form an a bank.
appropriate clause. Three men who were robbers entered
Ans. 1. Our house is rather small, so we can't a bank.
invite them. 2. They had arrived in a car. The car's
2. He not only washed the car, but also engine was still running.
his bike. They had arrived in a car whose
3. He knew he had no hope of winning engine was still running.
the race, yet he tried hard. 3. The driver was in the car. He was
4. She was so tired she couldn't watch waiting for the robbers. It was their
television or play cricket. getaway car.
5. She worked until very late, yet she The driver who was in the car
managed to wash her clothes. waiting for the robber as it was their
6. He ironed his best clothes and worn it getaway car.
for the party.
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4. The robbers held up the bank. The F. Identify the main clause and the
bank was full of people. subordinate clause in the following
The robbers held up the bank which sentences. Then write them in the table
was full of people. below.
5. A security guard raised the alarm. He Ans. Main clause
was hiding. 1. Here is my friend
A security guard who was hiding 2. The meal was served.
raised the alarm. 3. Theplayerswentinsidethepavilion.
6. The police surrounded the building. 4. God is with us.
They raced to the bank. 5. It started raining.
The police having surrounded the 6. She could not stand.
building raced to the bank. Subordinate clause
7. The robbers had guns. They
1. Whom you wanted to meet.
surrendered to the police.
The robbers who had guns sur- 2. As soon as the train started
rendered to the police. 3. After the match was over.
8. The accomplice was also arrested. The 4. Wherever we may be.
accomplice was in the car. 5. As soon as we are ready to go.
The accomplice who was in the car 6. As she was too tired.
also arrested.

22. Prepositions
Exercise home at twelve, so Dad asked me to call
A. Complete the sentences with suitable him then, so that he would not worry. I did
prepositions of place from the box. as I was told, hoping that the car would be
near, to, in, out of, on, off, at repaired by evening. We were going out
Ans. Last night, while fast asleep in my bed. for dinner that night.
I rolled in and crashed on the floor. C. Each box contains two lists of pre-
I woke up in fright at the foot of my bed positions that are opposite in meaning.
And found my teddy bear flung at the door. Draw lines to join the pairs of opposites.
I sat up, and rubbing the bumb on my head. Then read the following recount. Choose
I wondered, 'What caused me to fall off the a preposition from the boxes to fill in
bed?' each blank that is opposite in meaning
B. Complete the recount with suitable to the one printed in colour.
prepositions of time from the box. You
need to use one of the preposition twice. above behind
towards underneath
after, during, since, by, at in front of with
Ans. On Sunday morning at about nine o'clock, after away from
just after breakfast, the phone rang. It was without alongside
my father. He said that his car had broken on above
beneath out of
down during the drive to Grandpa's house
outside off
and he had been waiting since eight
upon inside
o'clock for the mechanic to come and into below
repair it. Grandpa was only going to be

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Ans. The three ships sailed away from the 6. In the voters queue, she stood by an old
shore towards deeper waters; the longest woman. (a)
of them slightly in front of the one in the 7. She preferred going by car. (e)
middle and the third some distance behind 8. The poem was written by my younger
it. Small boats followed after the ships and sister. (g)
sailed alongside until they lost sight of land.
9. He led the old man by the hand to cross
The crew on board the ships knew that
the road. (f)
with a strong wind their journey would be
swift, but without it, their arrival will be 10. Thefilmwas with an interesting end. (d)
delayed. Above them, the sun shone 11. Can I come to the park with you? (f)
brightly while underneath them. The 12. I like watching butterflies with their
restless sea battered the sides of the colourful wings. (d)
wooden ships. While most of the sailors E. Each of the sentence below contains a
were on the deck tending to the sails, a few prepositional phrase. Underline the
crew members were off deck in the hold. prepositional phrase. Then tick (✓) the
Inside the ship it was dark but outside it correct meaning of each sentence.
was bright and pleasant. As the ships Ans. 1. She is at the party.
moved out of safe waters and further into
the Indian Ocean, the sailors foused on the (a) She is already there.
tasks at hand, taking their minds off the 2. He is in rags.
families they had left at home. Above the (b) He is wearing torn clothes.
masts, dark clouds rolled in while beneath 3. She is out of luck.
the tossing ships the sea grew more restless. (b) She is not lucky.
D. The following sentences use prepositions 4. They go on foot.
by and with in different ways. In the box (a) They walk there.
there are given several ways. For each 5. You are in the pink of health.
sentence, write the letter of the phrase (a) You are strong and healthy.
that describes how by or with is used in 6. We are in disguise.
the sentence. Write it in the brackets at (b) We dress up to look like someone
the end. The first one is done for you.
else.
a. to show position 7. Whom is television? one who is –
b. to say how things are done (b) appearing on television.
c. to state a time F. Fill in each blank with along, across,
d. to describe people, things or actions into, to or through.
e. to show means of travel Ans. 1. His money dropped through a hole in
f. to show the action of accompanying his shirt pocket.
g. to say who does something 2. The athletes were running along the
Ans. 1. Priya's father said she could go by tracks.
herself to the circus. ( b) 3. The boy fell into the drain.
2. By the time their bus arrived, they 4. The ants crowled along the rope.
became friends. (c) 5. There is a bank across the street.
3. She wrote the letter by hand instead of 6. The toy train moved along the rails.
typing it. (b)
7. Water flows through the pipe.
4. The blind man walked with a stick. (e)
8. She stepped to the almirah when no
5. He had to be home by eight in the
one was looking.
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23. Conjunctions
Exercise 10. Shall I bring my video game to your
A. Choose a sentence from the box to house?
match one of sentences below. Join the Shall I bring my video game to your
two sentences with and, but or or. The house or do you want to play at my
first one is done for you. house?
B. Combine each pair of sentences into
She didn’t know the answer.
one, using the joining word given in the
You weren’t at home. brackets.
Put it in the fridge. Ans. 1. I have the money. I will give you a treat.
It was closed (when)
Is Ravi cleverer? When I have the money I'll give you
Draw a picture of your favourite animal. a treat.
Do you want to play at my house? 2. He felt tired. He took a nap. (and)
We couldn’t find it. He felt tired and took a nap.
Will he drop it? 3. The criminal was arrested. His
Nobody answered. accomplice was arrested (and)
Ans. 1. We went to the tailor's shop. The criminal and his accomplice
We went to the tailor's shop but it were arrested.
was closed. 4. The diamonds are not mine. The
2. We knocked at the door. diamonds are not yours either. (nor)
We knocked at the door but you The diamonds are neither mine nor
weren't at home. yours.
3. I phoned you this morning. 5. He was sleeping. The sailors returned
to the boat. (while)
I phoned you this morning but
nobody answered. He was sleeping while the sailors
returned to the boat.
4. Priya asked the teacher.
C. Answer each question to complete
Priya asked the teacher but she
sentences. Use your own words.
didn't know the answer.
Ans. 1. What will happen if you take away her
5. Is Raj the cleverest in the class? book?
Is Raj or Ravi, the cleverest in the If I take away her book, she will not be
class? able to complete her homework.
6. Do you think he'll catch the ball? 2. What would you do if you have one
Do you think will he catch the ball or crore rupees?
drop it? If I would have one crore rupees, I
7. Take a pencil. will go to buy gifts for all my friend.
Take a pencil and draw a picture of 3. What will your teacher do if you fail in
your favourite animal. the test?
8. We searched everywhere for the key. If I will fail in the test, my teacher
We searched everywhere for the key will be angry with me.
but we couldn't find it. 4. What happens to water if it is heated up?
9. Take the milk. If water is heated up, it goes up in the
Take the milk and put it in the fridge. form of steam.

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5. What happens if a pupil misbehaves in 6. John changed into clean clothes so
the class? that he would look smart.
If a pupil misbehaves in the class, the 7. We're moving house in order to be
other children also start doing like nearer to our relatives.
him. 8. Shut the door gently so that it doesn't
6. What will the teacher do unless he bang.
apologises? 9. In order to make sure of your free gift,
Unless he apologises, the teacher will fill in the form first.
not understand him. 10. I 've set the alarm for 5.00 a.m. in
7. What would the robbers do unless the order to make a really good start.
rich man opened the safe at once? F. Choose a part of the sentence to match
Unless the rich man opened the safe with the other part given below.
at once the robbers would not have you think it sounds silly
done anything. you are n’t successful
D. Give more emphasis by inserting both everybody’s welcome to join the course
or either. she’s only ten herself
Ans. 1. This method is clean and efficient. we started the second book
This method is both clean and efficient. mum usually laughs
2. You'll find paper clips in the drawer or the grammar is difficult
in the cupboard. she’s good at drawing animals
You'll find paper clips either in the he’s still in good health
drawer or in the cupboard. I had to sing a solo
3. I expect they've lost their way or Ans. 1. Although I'm no good at singing I had
missed the bus. to sing a solo.
I expect they have either lost their 2. I enjoy learning English even though
way or missed the bus. the grammar is difficult.
4. We need a secretary who can work fast 3. Although he's still in good health,
and accurately. he's decided to retire from work.
We need a secretary who can work 4. Say the words aloud to yourself even if
both fast and accurately. you think it sounds silly.
5. The picture and its frame are very 5. It's worth taking part in the competition
valuable. even if you aren't successful.
Both the picture and its frame are 6. Mum usually laughs , even though
very valuable. she doesn't approve of my jokes.
E. Fill in the blanks with so that or in order 7. Everybody's welcome to join the
to. course, even if they know nothing
Ans. 1. I read the last page in order to see how about computers .
the story ended. 8. We started the second book, even
2. She moved the books off the chair so though we hadn't finished the first one.
that I could sit down. 9. Priya is good at looking after the other
3. We leant out of the window in order to children although she's only ten herself.
see the procession. 10. Although she's good at drawing
4. I'll pick the tomatoes tomorrow morning animals, she can't draw people .
sothatthey willbeniceandfresh.
G. Fill in the blanks with the conjunctions
5. The operator turned on the air
from the box .
conditioner in order to cool the
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Ans. 1. Dad is going to wait in the car while 6. When I get my exam results , I'll apply
Mum does the shopping. for a job.
2. Will you keep a place in the queue for 7. When I' am in your city next month,
him till he comes back ? I'll contact you.
3. Seema is going to call us as soon as she 8. Before I describe the film, I will tell
arrives at the airport. you about the director.
4. I'll check that all the windows are 9. He will think very carefully before he
closed before I leave the house. makes a decision.
5. She says she'll find a job in Mumbai 10. You will feel better as soon as you start
when she goes there. the course of pills.

24. Comprehension - Passages


PASSAGE-1 Through the ice, polar bear can
Exercise sense the movement of a seal below.
A. Tick (✓) the correct answers. They lie in wait, close to a hole in the
Ans. 1. The young of a polar bear is called a ice, ready to pounce when the seal
________. comes up for air.
(d) cub 6. How does global warming affect
2. _____ may lead to the extinction of the summer in theArctic?
polar beer. Global warming has increased the
(c) Global warming temperature in the Arctic so much
3. Polar bears are found in ____. thatthewarmerweathercomessooner.
(b) theArctic 7. What do polar bears need the fat
4. Temperatures rise fastest in the _____. reserve for?
(d) Arctic Polar bears need the fat reserve for
5. 'Sea ice' is the ______. protection from the cold and as a
(c) ice on which seals live. source of energy.
B. Answer the following questions. 8. During summer, why do polar bears
Ans. 1. What does the writer mean by global that want to hunt need to swim in the
warming? Arctic waters?
According to the writer “Global During summer, polar bears that
warming” means increase in tem- want to hunt need to swim in Arctic
perature of the Globe. waters until they reach floating sea
ice form where they prey on seals.
2. If global warming continues. when are
polar bears likely to become extinct? 9. Name one thing that may happen when
femalepolarbears losetheir fatreserves.
If global warming continues, polar
bears are likely to extinct by the end When female polar bears lose their
of the 21st century. fat reserve, they may be unable to
have cubs at all.
3. What is the main source of food of
polar bears? 10. How will polar bears be affected if
there is no ice at all during summer?
The ringed seal is the main source of
food of polar bears. If there is no ice at all during
summer, polar bears will be forced
4. When do polar bears live and hunt on
to spend summer months fasting.
the sea ice?
They will became even weaker and
During the winter, polar bears live less able to produce and support
and hunt on the sea ice. their young leading to extinction a
5. How do polar bears catch seals during very real possibility.
winter?
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PASSAGE-2 6. Name two paintings mentioned in the
Exercise passage that were done by Leonardo.
A. Tick (✓) the correct answers. Two paintings of Leonardo were
Ans. 1. An apprentice is someone who ____. “Monalisa” and “The Last Supper.”
(c) works for a skilled person to 7. In which region of Italy was 'The Last
learn that person's skills Supper' painted?
2. Where did Leonardo go when he was a “The Last Supper” was painted in
teenager? Milan.
(b) Florence 8. Name two things mentioned in the
3. When did Leonardo become a court passage that would allow humans to go
artist for the Duke of Milan? up into air.
(b) In 1483 Helicopter, an aerople are the two
things that would allow human to go
4. Leonardo spent his last few years in
up in the air.
_____.
PASSAGE-3
(a) France
Exercise
5. Leonardo died when he was about ___
years old. A. Tick (✓) the correct answers.
(d) 67 1. Where was prince Llewelyn from?
B. Answer the following questions. (d) Wales
Ans. 1. In which period of his life did 2. Llewelyn killed Gelert with_______.
Leonardo pick up the skills of painting (c) his sword
and sculpting? 3. ______tried to attack Llewelyn's son.
In his teenage, Leonardo picked up (b) Awolf
the skill of painting and sculpting. 4. ______ found the dead body of a wolf.
2. What did Leonardo design when he (c) Aservant
was in Milan? 5. Gelert was wagging his tail when he
When he was in Milan, Leonardo met Llewelyn and Joan because _____.
designed forts, weapons, sets for (d) He was happy to have saved
plays and canal system. Llewelyn's son from a wolf.
3. What did Leonardo do between 1499 B. Answer the following questions.
and 1516? Ans. 1. Why did Llewelyn and Joan come to
In between 1499 and 1516, Leonardo stay at the lodge?
spent several years travelling and Llewelyn and Joan came to stay at
working around Italy. the lodge as they were both very fond
4. Why did Leonardo flee Milan? of hunting.
Leonardo had to flee Milan when it 2. Whom did Llewelyn and Joan leave
was attacked by the French troops. their son with before they went hunting?
5. In 1516, Leonardo was invited to Llewelyn and Joan left their son in
France to be the official painter, the care of the nursemaid before
engineer and architect for king francis they went hunting.
I. What did Leonardo do as an architect 3. Why do you think Gelert suddenely
in France? left the hunt and ran back to the lodge?
In France, as an architect Leonardo Gelert suddenely left the hunt and
completed plans for buildings, ran back to the lodge because it
sketches of animals and machines. smelt the scent of a wild animal.
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4. What did Llewelyn see when he 3. When was the last mission that NASA
stormed into the lodge? sent to the moon?
When he stormed into the lodge, he The last mission that NASA sent to
saw blankets lay in pools of blood on the moon was in 1972.
the floor and his son's cradle was 4. Name three things that scientists
empty. wanted Lunar Prospector to find out
5. Why did Llewelyn kill Gelert? about the moon.
Llewelyn killed Gelert under the The three things that scientists
impression that it killed his son. wanted to find out are- How did the
6. Why did the blanket beside Llewelyn moon form? When it is made of?
start to move? Could humans live there one day?
Blanket beside Llewelyn started to 5. Why was the Apollo Space Programme
move as his son was under that set up?
blanket. The Apollo Space Programme was
7. What did the injuries of the wolf set up in 1963 to explore the moon.
reveal? 6. What was the most exciting moment in
The injuries of the wolf revealed that theApollo Space Programme?
it had been attacked by a dog. The most exciting moment in the
8. Why did Llewelyn cry when he knelt Apollo Space Programme was, when
down beside Gelert? astronauts landed on the moon.
Llewelyn cried in despair when he 7. What do scientists think could be
realised what he had done. found on the moon?
9. What does the story on the stone above Scientists think ice could be found
Gelert's grave tell? on the moon.
The story on the stone above Gelert’s 8. What would be needed to make it
grave tells how brave, faithful possible for people to live on the moon?
Gelert saved his master’s child from An air supply would be needed to
the wolf and how the master in haste make it possible for people to live on
killed his most loyal friend. the moon.
10. What does the name 'Beddgelert' mean PASSAGE-5
in English? Exercise
The name Beddgelert in English A. Tick (✓) the correct answers.
means “grave of Gelert”.
Ans. 1. The gate of the fort was ______.
PASSAGE-4
(d) enormous
Exercise
2. The air in the passageway was ____.
A. Answer the following questions. (b) cold and damp
Ans. 1. Where was the rocket launched? 3. The trapdoor was at the __ of the maze.
The rocket was launched in Cape (a) centre
Canaveral, Florida.
4. The children thought the dungeons
2. How long did it take Lunar Prospector were ___.
to reach the moon?
(c) frightening
It took four and a half day by Lunar
5. The dungeons were _____ the maze.
Prospector to reach the moon.
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B. Answer the following questions. 3. Why couldn't the captain steer the ship
1. Which part of the fort were the away from the iceberg?
children looking forward to visiting? The captain couldn't steer the ship
The children were interested in away from the iceberg because the
seeing the huge fort from inside. ship was moving at almost its top
2. Why did John not want to visit the speed.
garden at first? 4. Why did so many people lose their
John didn't want to visit the garden lives when the Titanic sank?
at first because according to him it The Titanic had only enough
was a boring garden. lifeboats for about half of the
3. As John went down the flight of steps, passengers and crew and there were
his heart was 'thumping fast'. What no boats that were near enough to do
does this mean? so.
As John went down the flight of 5. What tells you that people were still
steps, his heart was thumping fast it interested in Titanic in 1985?
means, that he was nervoused and In 1985, the event was recorded for
frightened. television by small submarines with
4. How did John know that it was Maria cameras attached to them. This
in the dungeons? shows that people were still interested
in Titanic.
John knew that it was Maria in the
dungeons as there was no one except POEM
Maria and John. Exercise
5. Give one reason why John and Maria A. Complete the sentences.
hurried out of the dungeons. Ans. 1. The boy caught a lovely silver fish.
John and Maria hurried out of the 2. The fish promised to grant the boy a
dungeons as the stuffs there were kingdom of wisdom/a palace of gold.
scary. 3. The boy caught again the lovely silver
PASSAGE-6 prince of fishes.
Exercise 4. In the end the boy ate the fish.
A. Answer the following questions. B. Answer the following questions.
Ans. 1. Why do you think many of the Ans. 1. Where was the boy fishing?
Titanic's passengers were wealthy and The boy was fishing in the blue
famous people? lagoon.
Many of the Titanic's passengers 2. What do you understand by 'all the
were healthy and famous people as goodies your mind can hold'?
the tickets to sail in it were very All the goodies your mind can hold
expensive. means all the things one longs for.
2. Why were people so shocked when 3. Do you think that the boy was cruel to
they heard that the Titanic had sunk? eat the fish? Give reasons for your
People were so shocked when they answer.
heard that the Titanic had sunk as No, the boy was not cruel to eat the
Titanic was supposed to be the safest fish because the fish was a liar and he
ship in the world. didn't keep his promise.

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25. Composition – Brochure Writing
A Pretty Dress A Friendly Dog
Ans. A dress that every little girl dreams of Ans. Attention Dog lovers! Here is a good
wearing it is now for sale. This pretty news for you. A healthy dog aging 1 year
dress is available in colours like pink, is for sale. Some of the features that
red and blue. The fabric used in this make this dog a special one are excellent
dress is an excellent imported valvet breed, well-trained having cool
giving it a royal look. Help you a little temperament and being friendliest one.
doll in wearing her dream attire. An Affordable Car
A Funny Story Ans. Here we are proud to present a car that
Ans. Laughter is the best medicine of all has been made taking into account the
ailments. Someone has said it rightly. average middle class Indians. It is an
Here in order to keep you energetic, and affordable as well as the most
to make your life full of fun, this book comfortable equipped with the best
contains funny stories to make you technology to serve you for lifetime.
laughing till the end of the day.

26. Writing Letters


❖ You have just bought a new computer ❖ Your friend needs some help on how to
game and you would like to play this organise a birthday party. Write a letter
game with your best friend this Sunday. to your friend giving your advice.
Write a letter to your friend inviting Ans. Do yourself.
him/her to come and stay with you.
Ans. Dear Prerna, ❖ Write a letter to your principal explaining
I am perfectly fine here and expect the why pupils should use computers in
same from you. You must be very happy school.
to know that my father has gifted a new Ans. To
computer game to me. It's wonderful I The Principal
would like to invite you for playing this
St. Xavier School
computer game at my residence. Most
Chandigarh
probably, Sunday will suits both of us.
Some of the games we can play are
Sub : Application for provision of computer
Sonic, Dabour Man, Barbie doll dress
education in school.
up, Street Fighters and lots more. Apart
Sir,
from playing these games we can also go
for playing badminton in the nearby With due respect I wish to state that
myself Mayank Sharma, a student of
playground. Please let me know about
class VII A of your school feel the
your programme. I hope meeting you as necessity of computer education in our
soon as possible. school.
Today, in a fast paced highly competitive
Best wishes world we need to keep ourselves
Yours friend updated with the latest discoveries.
XYZ

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Internet is full of knowledge, infor- ❖ Write a brief letter to your parents,
mations and details of any topic. We just explaining why you should be
can't imagine how much it is useful for a allowed to play video games.
student. Learning will become very easy Ans. Do yourself.
and effective with the help of computer.
Moreover using the facility of e-mail, we
can have touch with students of other ❖ A friend who lives in Nagaland has
schools and exchange information. written to you, saying he/she would
My main concern is that the education like to visit your town in Uttar Pradesh
should be made effective and enjoyable for a week. He/she has also asked
with the help of computers for the about some information about your
intellectual growth of all students. town. Write a letter to your friend.
Kindly pay attention to ourrequirements. Ans. Do yourself.

Yours obediently,
XYZ
Monitor of Class VIIA

27. Writing Stories


❖ Try a different ending of the story. You valuable than anything else in this
can give a new twist from the point world. Then, very promptly Jack's
Jack’s mother comes and return harp mother said that then have Jack with
and the hen to Marlin. yourself forever and let me take these
Ans. One of the possible different ending of worthless material things. Marlin didn't
this story could be like this. When Jack's have any other option but to accept
mother caught everything the harp and Jack's friendship for even. Out of just,
golden eggs laying hen including Jack as Jack's mother didn't realize what she
they fell to the ground.Adifferent sort of had done. But Marlin, a true gentle man
feeling came into her mind i.e. the was very happy with his friend. And
feeling of greediness. When she saw the Jack too had witnessed the true love of
golden egg laying hen and the best Marlin for himself felt a deep feeling of
quality harp, she don't feel like giving gratitudness for Marlin who was a
these things back to Marlin. But she was giant. Even though Marlin was a giant
really afraid of this giant. So, she found but he placed friendship above any
a solution to deal with him in this matter. other things in the world. But very sorry
She took Jack along with her to Marlin to say, Jack's mother had become blind
and apologized for Jack's behaviour. out of greediness and sacrificed her son
Marlin was a kind hearted giant. He for material things.
forgived them. But Jack's mother was a Together Jack and Marlin lived happily
clever lady. She asked to Marlin what is ever after.
more precious to you. Jack's friendship ❖ Write a short story about a time when
for you or the material things i.e. harp you were lost. Make sure your story has a
and golden egg laying hen? He quickly good beginning, middle and ending.
replied that Jack's friendship is more Ans. Do yourself

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28. Writing Essays
❖ Write an essay “A Day I Will Never We on weekly basis are also taken there
Forget”. to such sites to make us understand the
Ans. Do yourself. objectives and utilities attained by it.
Recycling is the concept imparted for
our own safe and healthy living. If we
❖ Write an essay “Keeping the School
don't adopt measures to dispose rubbish
Clean and Green”.
in a proper way then there will be
Ans. “Keeping the School Clean and Green” rubbish all around us leaving no space
School is the place where a child learns for our living. Moreover, it would be the
so many things not only academic point breeding ground for various infections
but some other important points of one's and diseases.
personality. School is the temple of Just few days back in all the classes
education and the temple should be kept projects have been given to suggest ways
clean that is the motto of our school of effective recycling of wastes and we
principal. were graded accordingly. It was a
My school education imparts education wonderful experience students came out
from std. LKG to std. 12th. It has two with various new ideas. Their work is
big buildings, two assembly grounds also exhibited in a city's conference hall
and one badminton court. It has a to motivate the people of our city to
strength of more than 2000 students. In work towards this meaningful worthy
spite of being in a vast area, school objective. Any objective can fulfilled by
always remained spotless clean. The everyone's contribution. Not only me
school takes special pain in this matter. and you but we should work towards
All the time sweepers are on duty. this concept in the attainment of success.
Number of sweepers are also not less
than twenty. In various places of the
school compound, several recycle bins
❖ Write an Essay “The Importance of
Having Friends”
have been kept. All the teacher have
been instructed from our principal to Ans. “The Importance of Having Friends”
motivate the children and also be strict Some of the times, I thought that how
towards throwing the rubbish in the some people are fortunate having so
bins only. In all the classrooms, we have many friends. God has blessed them a
bins. For fulfilling the recycling meaningful life to lead. Some of the
purposes different type of bins have times a feeling of jealousy comes in my
been installed in the school compound mind when I heard that so and so has
like separate bins for paper, glass, gone out for playing with her/his
plastics and for plant wastes. We have a friends. I am an unfortunate one in this
huge garden in my school. We have been regard. I live in a form in a village. I live
taught to work towards the green cover with my parents and one younger
of our earth. They are the essential brother who is five years old. My village
component of our environment. Our is a small one so small that no school is
human existence is impossible without there, no shopping malls, no big shops.
them. Compost pits are also dung in an One of my uncle is an educated one. So
area especially for this purpose. he teaches me and my younger brother
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daily for 2 hours. When I read in books friend of mine. You can't do everything
about the variety of life in various peats with your parents or with sisters or
of the world, I feel like making friends brothers. Friend always holds a special
from various parts of our country so position in one’s life.
that I can have knowledge about their At last my search for getting a friend
lifestyle. comes to an end when I read a piece of
Life here in my village is monotonous note in a magazine of a boy from
with no source of entertainment for me Mumbai. He is looking for a pen friend
and for my younger brother. One who should be particularly from a
positive feature of this village is that we typical villager's background. So, I am
live very close to nature. So, we do enjoy really excited in doing friendship with
everything in pure form. We have so him. Well, even though he is altogether
many cattles in our farm. We used to from a different background, he is
have lots of fun with them. Yes, we are unknown to me these things can't stop
living in a pollutionless environment me. I am curious in knowing his outlook
that is the biggest achievement. Playing for life, his lifestyle his interest in
with cattles, climbing on the trees, villagers life and so more. It would be
helping my father in the field, observing like an exploring a new world.
animals and birds in their natural
habitat and so many things to do. But ❖ Write an Essay “Helping the Poor and
there is a lonely corner in my heart that Less Fortunate”
can and only can be filled with a true Ans. Do yourself

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