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1.
Complete the following .with appropriate words from th box given
| night/knight | scent,lsent,l cent | stationary/stationery | lead/lead | reign/rain/rein |
| band/banned | bows/boughs | sell/cell | pass/pause/paws | present,lpresent |
1 My mother brought an expensive watch as a birthday_________
2 Everybody accepted the fact that overeating could easily ______________to obesity.
3 In the middle ages, people were trained to become a _________ at a young age.
4 Akshitha´s brother plays the bugle in his school__________ .
5 The weather is fine and the air is filled with the _______ of lemon
6 What a splendid _______ the emperor Alexander’s might have been!
7 Humans have foot, animals have ________.
8 They know how to _____ their mobile phones online.
9 The teacher is so happy that all the students are _______ today.
10 The cars were __________ in the traffic jam.
11 It is not easy for him to tie _______ in his shoe laces
2.
Each leaf and each flower _______ (was, were) stripped off the tree.
3.
One or the other of those men _______ (has, have) lodged a complaint
4.
To make a promise and then not to keep it ________ (is, are) dishonesty
5.
Seker or his brothers ________ (has, have) done it.
6.
A number of books _________ (is, are) missing
7.
One of the machines _______ (is, are) defective
8.
Every man, woman and child _______ (was, were) happy
9.
Neither Lekha nor Leela ______ (has, have) been selected
10.
Each of these boys _______ (has, have) passed.
11.
Manoj ________(was, were) present along with his parents
12.
In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch his dream carrier.
13.
The new health care scheme announced by the Government will bring relief to the children suffering with acute tuberculosis.
14.
After the complicated surgery, the patient hoped of complete recovery.
15.
The Boss had full confidence on his Manager for successful completion of the project.
16.
I had my evening meals in a restaurant near my office
17.
My grandfather is well-known in the village for his nobel deeds.
18.
Sixty miles are a long distance.
19.
A variety of pleasing objects charm the eye
20.
My scissors is missing
21.
You, who is my friend, should help me.
22.
Mithra as well as her daughters enjoy singing
23.
Neither Veena nor her sisters has been informed of the accident.
24.
Many a student were awarded at the function
25.
Ten thousand rupees a month are an insufficient income
26.
Abdul as well as Karim deserve praise
27.
Either Shyam or Ram have to pay the fine.
28.
Given below is idiomatic expressions with their meaning
round the corner
29.
Given below is idiomatic expressions with their meaning
do the math
30.
Given below is idiomatic expressions with their meaning
fetch and carry (for somebody)
31.
Given below is idiomatic expressions with their meaning
get/have all your ducks in a row
32.
Given below is idiomatic expressions with their meaning
wait for the dust to settle
33.
the icing on the cake - something extra and not essential, but is added to make it even better
break the ice - to make people more relaxed, especially at the beginning of the meeting
Our headmistress not only promised us to take us for an excursion, but also announced that on return we would get a holiday. It was like______
34.
the icing on the cake - something extra and not essential, but is added to make it even better
break the ice - to make people more relaxed, especially at the beginning of the meeting
The conference room was silent though packed. The chairman introduced an interactive session to____________
35.
We could not believe that with a few more whacks of the ice axe in the firm snow we were round the _______ to the top.
36.
Each member of the team had all their_________
37.
When they had to climb through deep new snow the party sometimes had to________
38.
The team _______________ carefully so as to reach the summit successfully
39.
The Sherpas are cheerful, gallant men, who________________ tents, oxygen, food etc., for climbers during their ascent of the summit
40.
Unscramble the sentences.
divine/is/to forgive
41.
Unscramble the sentences.
as / a/ I / want/ collector/ to see /you
42.
Unscramble the sentences.
eight years/ to win/ it/ took/ the world cup
43.
Unscramble the sentences.
become / my / is / a doctor / dream / to
44.
Unscramble the sentences.
rupees / lunch / to buy / it / twenty/ costs
45.
Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence.
A number of books are missing from the library. Measures should be taken to retrieve them.
46.
Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence.
Consider all the facts once again. Then make your decision.
47.
Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence.
Concentrate on your strengths.You will reap success in your life,
48.
Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence.
Mahatma Gandhi stood for Ahimsa. The whole world knows it.
49.
Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence.
I met a man at the party. He is the Chairman of a computer form.
50.
Identify the two Main clauses and conjunction in each of the following sentences.
He is a good actor, still he is not popular.
51.
Ramesh did not know Spanish, so he wanted a translator.
52.
Identify the two Main clauses and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Fifty candidates appeared for the interview, but only five were selected.
53.
Identify the two Main clauses and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Understand the concept well, otherwise you cannot solve the problem.
54.
Identify the two Main clauses and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
It started raining suddenly and people ran for shelter.
55.
My village cannot achieve 100 % Iiteracyrate, unless the elders of the image cooperate with the education department.
56.
Tanya would not know the answer unless she referred to the answer key.
57.
Kavin will not stop flying kites unless he understands the risk involved in it.
58.
Mr Kunaal would not sponsor my higher education unless I studied well.
59.
The policeman would not have arrested the man unless he had violated the rules.
60.
The manager would not have selected Nithiksha unless she exhibited good accounting skill
61.
The portraits would not have been so natural unless the artist had given his best.
62.
The palace cannot be kept clean, unless we appoint more people.
63.
The rescue team would not have saved the victims unless they had received the call in time.
64.
Unless we plant more trees, we cannot save our planet.
65.
Rewrite the following sentences using 'If' without changing the meaning.
You will not reach your goal, unless you chase your dream.
66.
Rewrite the following sentences using ‘If’ without changing the meaning
Sindhu would not have won the world championship, unless she had had singleminded devotion
1.
1.present
2.lead
3.knight
4.band.
5.scent
6.reign
7.paws
8.sell
9.present
10.stationary
11.bows
2.
was
3.
has
4.
is
5.
have
6.
are
7.
is
8.
was
9.
has
10.
has
11.
was
12.
In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch his dream career.
13.
The new health care scheme announced by the Government will bring relief to the children suffering from acute tuberculosis.
14.
After the complicated surgery, the patient hoped for complete recovery.
15.
The Boss had full confidence in his Manager the successful completion of the project.
16.
I had my evening meal in a restaurant near my office
17.
My grandfather is well-known in the village for his noble deeds.
18.
Sixty miles is a long distance .
19.
A variety of pleasing objects charms the eye.
20.
My scissors are missing
21.
You, who are my friend, should help me
22.
Mithra as well as her daughters enjoys singing
23.
Neither Veena nor her sisters have been informed of the accident
24.
Many a student was awarded at the function
25.
Ten thousand rupees a month is an insufficient income
26.
Abdul as well as Karim deserves praise
27.
Either Shyam or Ram has to pay the fine.
28.
very near
29.
to think carefully about something before doing it, so that you know all the relevant facts or figures
30.
to do a lot of little jobs for somebody as if you were their servant
31.
to have made all the preparations needed to do something / to be well organized
32.
to wait for a situation to become clear or certain
33.
the icing on the cake.
34.
break the ice
35.
corner
36.
to get all their ducks in a row.
37.
wait for the dust to settle
38.
does the math
39.
fetch and carry
40.
To forgive is divine.
41.
As a collector I want to see you.
42.
It took eight years to win the world cup.
43.
My dream is to become a doctor.
44.
It costs twenty rupees to buy lunch.
45.
As a number of books are missing from the library measures should be taken to retrieve them. (Complex Sentence)
A number of books are missing from the library and so measures should be taken to retrieve them. (Compound Sentence)
Measures should be taken to retrieve a number of books missing from the library. (Simple Sentence)
46.
Make your decision after considering all the facts once again. (Simple Sentence)
Consider all the facts once again and then make your decision. (Compound Sentence)
47.
Concentrate on your strength to reap success in your life. (Simple Sentence)
If you concentrate on your strength you will reap success in your life. (Complex Sentence)
Concentrate on our strength and then you will reap success in your life. (Compound Sentence)
48.
The whole world knows that Mahatma Gandhi stood for Ahimsa. (Complex Sentence)
Mahatma Gandhi stood for Ahimsa and the whole world knows it. (Compound Sentence)
49.
I met the Chairman of a computer form at the party. (Simple Sentence)
I met a man who is the Chairman of a computer form at the party. (Complex sentence)
I met a man at the party and he is the chairman of a computer form. (Compound Sentence)
50.
1.He is a good actor
2. he is not popular
conjunction - still
51.
1. Ramesh did not know Spanish
2. he wanted a translator
conjunction - so
52.
1. Fifty candidates appeared for the interview
2. only five were selected
conjunct;ion - but
53.
1. understand the concept well
2. you cannot solve the problem
conjunction - otherwise
54.
1. It started raining suddenly
2. people ran for shelter
conjunction - and
55.
My village cannot achieve 100 % literacy rate, if the elders of the village do not cooperate with the education department
56.
Tanya would know the answer if she referred to the answer key.
57.
Kavin will not stop flying kites if he does not understand the risk involved in it.
58.
Mr Kunaal would sponsor my higher education if I studied.
59.
The policeman would not have arrested the man if he had not violated the rules.
60.
The manager would not have selected Nithiksha if she had not exhibited good accounting still.
61.
The portraits would not have been so natural if the artist had not given his best.
62.
The palace cannot be kept clean, if we do not appoint more people.
63.
The rescue team would not have saved the victims if they had not received the call in time
64.
If we do not plant more trees, we cannot save our planet.
65.
You will not reach your goal, if you do not chase your dream.
66.
Sindhu would not have won the world championship, if she had not had single-minded devotion
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