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Nouns
A. Find the common noun that is a ‘person’ in the following sentences.
1. The painter received deafening applause at the ceremony.
______________
2. Did you return the books to the librarian? ______________
3. The woodcutter started chopping the tree down. ______________
4. Do you know which scientist received the Nobel Prize?
______________
5. The captain of the ship prepared for the difficult journey ahead.
______________
6. The activist led the protest march till the war memorial.
______________
7. Did you tell the driver to come early this morning? ______________
8. How old is your nephew? ______________

B. Spot the collective noun and its group in the following sentences.
1. On our safari we saw a tribe of monkeys making
its way to the watering hole. ______________
2. The choir of singers stepped onto the stage. ______________
3. The troupe of dancers boarded the flight. ______________
4. It was difficult taking the hen away from her brood
of chickens. ______________

C. Objects and substances that can be experienced through our senses are
concrete nouns. Identify the concrete nouns in the following sentences.
1. Sanya’s puppy licked the chocolate ice cream
off her plate. ______________
2. The thief ran off with father’s wallet. ______________
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3. Rod Sullivan was struck by lightning on seven different
occasions and survived all of them. ______________
4. Rahul broke his mother’s glasses. ______________
5. I’m going to buy myself a red dress. ______________
6. I baked a batch of cookies in the oven. ______________
7. The fresh snowfall made the field look as if it had a
beautiful white carpet. ______________
8. She collected some yellow flowers for her mother on
her way home. ______________

D. Construct sentences using the given abstract noun.


1. justice _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
2. sorrow _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
3. clarity _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
4. movement _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
5. solitude _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
6. talent _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
7. growth _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
8. horror _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

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Countable and Uncountable Nouns


A. Underline the nouns in the following sentences and tell whether they are
countable or uncountable nouns.
1. Can you get me some sugar? ______________
2. We have many dresses of that colour. ______________
3. Has he dropped off all the boxes yet? ______________
4. Ask Shyama to bring a litre of milk from the dairy. ______________
5. Have you got any pens in your bag? ______________
6. There are a few men standing near the car. ______________
7. Would you care for some water? ______________
8. Can you give me some advice? ______________
9. How many gangs were there? ______________
10. I have an exciting piece of news for you! ______________

B. Fill in the blanks with appropriate quantity/unit words for the uncountable
nouns. Use the correct forms of the words given in the box below.

grain  cup  bag  loaf  bottle  tablespoon  round  ton

1. A ______________ of bricks
2. A ______________ of water
3. A ______________ of rice
4. A ______________ of coffee
5. A ______________ of honey
6. A ______________ of flour
7. A ______________ of bread
8. A ______________ of cheese
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C. Correct the following sentences.
1. There are much slices of bread in the box.
__________________________________________________________
2. How many sugar is left?
__________________________________________________________
3. Would you get me few cup of coffee?
__________________________________________________________
4. The pool has many water in it.
__________________________________________________________
5. You have so much toys!
__________________________________________________________
6. Is there many way out of this mess?
__________________________________________________________
7. Would you like few wine?
__________________________________________________________
8. Please lend me few money?
__________________________________________________________

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Adjectives
A. Underline the adjectives and identify whether they are attributive or
predicative.
1. She stood on her rooftop and watched the red balloons
go by. ______________
2. Gauri’s niece is adorable. ______________
3. Arjun reached the edge of the cliff just in time to
catch the magnificent sunrise. ______________
4. Her friend’s cold behaviour left her bewildered. ______________
5. The professor refused to teach the uninterested class. ______________
6. Rahul left the damaged toy for Mukesh and bought
himself a new one. ______________

B. Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or


superlative) of the words provided in the brackets.
1. Rishika works ______________ (hard) than I do. In fact she works
______________ (hard) of all of us.
2. Poor Aditi got stuck with the ______________ (heavy) suitcase.
3. Doesn’t this dress look ______________ (good) than the other one?
4. They had traveled ______________ (far) down the alley than anybody
before them.
5. This book is ______________ (expensive) than the other one but a
much ______________ (good) read.
6. Amit is my ______________ (old) brother and the ______________
(tall) in the family.
7. She will talk to you ______________ (late), after you have told her
what the latter part of the letter says.
8. It is true that Riya is kind but Vrinda is the ______________ (bold) of
the two.
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C. Identify the nouns and adjectives and put them in correct columns.
1. Eliza jumped up and started cheering her race horse on.
2. Did you meet Ketaki at the bicycle shop?
3. Mr. Patel works at the accounts department.
4. Naina was already tying her shoe-laces when Jairaj called.
5. Maithili couldn’t wait to hear war stories from her grandfather.
6. Can you buy me a tennis ball on your way home from work?

Nouns used as
Adjectives Nouns
adjectives
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

D. Fill in the blanks with correct adjective from the brackets.


1. The auditorium held a very ______________ (fascinated/fascinating)
film screening the other night.
2. ______________ (embarrassed/embarrassing), Surbhi walked home with
a heavy heart.
3. The department held a very ______________ (interested/interesting)
creative writing workshop.
4. That was indeed a very ______________ (thrilled/thrilling) roller-coaster
ride.

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The Articles
A. For each blank space, choose the proper article (an, an, the). Leave blank
space empty where no article is required.
1. Did you manage to speak to ______________ man I referred you to?
2. My best friend gifted me ______________ puppy for my birthday.
3. Let’s go to ______________ Sikkim!
4. ______________ milk shake we had yesterday was delicious!
5. Bengaluru has ______________ ideal climate.
6. I usually dislike ______________ cats, but I can tolerate my friend’s
cat.
7. Is this ______________ bad time? Should we speak later?
8. Let’s go this way, I know ______________ shortcut.

B. Fill in the blanks with a or an. Put a cross (x) where no article is required.
1. ______________ water sparkled like ______________ million gems.
2. Is this ______________ famous restaurant you were talking about?
3. How far is ______________ railways station from here? Should I take
______________ taxi?
4. I waited ______________ year for this opportunity.
5. Harsha had ______________ idea that could revolutionise
______________ automobile industry.
6. Can you tell me ______________ time?

C. Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.

________ hippogriff is ________ mythical creature. It resembles ________


winged horse with ________ head and upper body of ________ eagle.

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________ hippogriff is understood to be born of ________ mare and ________
griffin. ________ griffin is also ________ mythical creature with ________
body, tail and back legs of ________ lion; the head and wings of ________
eagle. ________ hippogriff named Buckbeak features in ________ Harry
Potter books and films.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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Pronouns
A. Underline the personal, reflexive and emphatic pronouns and write them
in the space provided.
1. Mrs. Dutta said she would buy the flowers herself.
__________________________________________________________
2. He had made a big mistake and only had himself to blame for it.
__________________________________________________________
3. She was asked to give a speech by the principal himself.
__________________________________________________________
4. She trekked till the base camp all by herself.
__________________________________________________________
5. Abhay could not finish the cake by himself.
__________________________________________________________
6. We have only ourselves to blame for the unlawfulness of the situation.
__________________________________________________________
7. We ourselves went to pick up our trophy.
__________________________________________________________
8. They told us that they would have delivered it themselves.
__________________________________________________________

B. Rewrite each sentence replacing the underlined words with a possessive


pronoun.
1. Your mobile phone is loud. The mobile phone’s ringtone woke me up.
__________________________________________________________

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2. Does that big car belong to you?
__________________________________________________________
3. All these nice books belong to me.
__________________________________________________________
4. Riddhi is very helpful. Taking Riddhi’s help was the most intelligent
thing we did today.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

C. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentences using relative pronouns and
rewrite the sentences in the space provided.
1. I hand-wrote a letter to my cousin (my cousin lives in Japan)
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
2. Tanya wore the blue dress (Tanya’s mother had bought her the dress)
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
3. Namita brought a puppy home (the puppy had been hit by a car)
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
4. She likes films (the films have happy endings)
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
5. She followed the rabbit (the rabbit disappeared into the bushes)
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
6. The man is in the living room (the man is father’s childhood friend)
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

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D. Underline the correct pronoun in the bracket.
1. (Who, Whom) have you invited for dinner?
2. (What, Which) one do you prefer: pizza or burger?
3. (Whichever, Whoever) did this, will be punished.
4. (Who, Whom) does this bag belong to?
5. (Whatever, Whichever) he says, don’t believe him.
6. (What, Which) is the name of the team in blue?

E. Identify the indefinite and distributive pronouns and write them in the
space provided.
1. I left my bicycle in the park, but somebody stole it. ______________
2. One should always share. ______________
3. None of these films are worth watching but I like
a few of these books. ______________
4. Can anybody tell me if there are too many people
in the park today? ______________
5. I was very happy because everybody that I invited
came for the party. ______________
6. Riddhi has two dogs, neither is very well behaved.
Each of the dogs has a bad temper. ______________
7. Either of these books can be adapted into a play. ______________

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Prepositions
A. Underline the simple, compound and complex prepositions in the following
sentences.
1. She had to leap over the stream to get to the village.
2. Who is that boy sitting between Tarun and Ramya?
3. What is Jai staring at?
4. Did you check under the bed?
5. According to this map, the next restaurant is 5 km away.
6. Karan called her within seconds.
7. Mr. Adhikari’s daughter accepted the award on behalf of him.
8. Ritu gave an outstanding performance in spite of her illness.

B. Identify the prepositions of place in the following sentences and write


them in the space provided.
1. The school bus stopped just in front of the
music shop. ______________
2. Who stuffed all my shoes in this tiny bag? ______________
3. I have asked Nikhil to wait for you at the corner. ______________
4. My shop is located between the pet shop
and the restaurant. ______________
5. Besides Madhu, who else was in the room? ______________
6. Violence is becoming more and more popular
among younger children. ______________

C. Fill in the blanks using appropriate prepositions of time, place, cause or


purpose.
1. I don’t have time to go shopping ______________ Friday.
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2. Vishal froze when he saw the huge hound running ______________ him.
3. Shikha could see ______________ Tanveer’s lies.
4. I bought this car ______________ the beginning of the summer.
5. Rock ‘n’ Roll was very popular ______________ the 1960’s.
6. Where is that terrible noise coming ______________?
7. I want to buy that gorgeous gramophone ______________ my father.
8. She expressed the feelings ______________ penning down a beautiful
poem.
9. Vidya went on an evening walk ______________ her father.
10. Vishal relies ______________ his best friend ______________ all kinds
of things.

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Determiners
A. Identify the determiners in the following sentences and write them in
the space provided.
1. These potato chips are making me thirsty.
__________________________________________________________
2. I waited for a few minutes before ringing the door-bell again.
__________________________________________________________
3. Shivangi helped the old lady as much as she could.
__________________________________________________________
4. I have very little time to finish my report. The deadline is tomorrow!
__________________________________________________________
5. Did either of you bother to call Nidhi after the accident?
__________________________________________________________
6. Rahul has very little interest in books. You could gift him as many video
games you want, he will love each one of them.
__________________________________________________________
7. Can you take a little time out and buy me some socks? They should have
many stripes on them.
__________________________________________________________
8. I walk by the house on the corner every day, neither Uday nor his father
seem to be at home.
__________________________________________________________
9. What day is Sanya supposed to return? Will she have a little time to
spare for me?
__________________________________________________________

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10. We have too many coats in this room. Is this your coat?
__________________________________________________________

B. Rewrite the following sentences using correct determiners.


1. I have not received few news about him.
__________________________________________________________
2. Abhilasha is looking at a moon.
__________________________________________________________
3. Who’s cycle is this?
__________________________________________________________
4. That books are mine!
__________________________________________________________
5. There is too few salt in this pizza.
__________________________________________________________
6. She likes neither action or drama films.
__________________________________________________________
7. A house on the end of this street is mine.
__________________________________________________________
8. I managed to capture much photographs of the jellyfish.
__________________________________________________________

C. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners.


1. ______________ car next to ______________ lamp post is mine.
2. Can you bring me ______________ ______________ plastic cups?
3. My parents bought me ______________ set of books on mythology.
4. They brought ______________ flowers to ______________ party.
5. Can you bring me ______________ book kept on ______________ table.
6. I would like ______________ younger sister to meet ______________
younger brother.
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The Verb – Regular and Irregular Forms


A. Fill the blanks in the following sentences with main verbs of your choice.
1. Do you ______________ some lemonade?
2. Sudha has ______________ a dance routine for the party tonight.
3. When does Vishnu ______________ home?
4. Has Charu ______________ the news of her marriage to her best friend
yet?
5. Were the monkeys still ______________ when you got there?
6. It did ______________ quite heavily the other day, I was drenched to
the skin!
7. He does ______________ during the classes, but forgets as soon as he
leaves school.
8. She will ______________ a baby in December.
9. I did ______________ that new song on the radio last night.
10. In fact, I was ______________ along to the song when you called me.
11. I have ______________ a recording of it, if you want to listen to it.
12. I do not ______________ who the singer is, though.

B. Choose the correct form of verb from the brackets or change the form and
fill in the blanks.
1. She always ______________ (puts, put, putted) lots of salt in her food.
2. She can’t come for a month, her leg is ______________. (to break)
3. Her leg ______________ (hurt, hurts, hurted) when she broke it.
4. Since she gets bored alone at home throughout the day, her mother
______________ (let, lets, letted) her stay up late at night when her
sister comes home.

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5. Her bicycle was ______________ (to steal) yesterday.
6. Her father ______________ (bet, bets, betted) it still lies in the alley
where she had the accident.
7. I didn’t want to ______________ (burst, bursts, bursted) his bubble by
telling him that I saw a thief stealing the cycle.
8. This secret will be ______________ (to know) by tomorrow morning.

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The Sentence
A. Form affirmative and negative statements using the clues given below.
1. museum she exhibitions art like
affirmative ________________________________________________
negative ________________________________________________
2. student protest the respond president
affirmative ________________________________________________
negative ________________________________________________
3. favourite triangle shape
affirmative ________________________________________________
negative ________________________________________________
4. celebrated one year anniversary Ushna
affirmative ________________________________________________
negative ________________________________________________
5. confusing film the watched we night last
affirmative ________________________________________________
negative ________________________________________________

B. Change the following sentences to imperative sentences and then to


interrogative sentences.
1. I asked you to show me the magazine.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

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2. You should leave the package at the door.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
3. I guided you to walk straight and turn left at the next intersection.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
4. You should help Nitya clean her house.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
5. You should stop by your grandparent’s house.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

C. Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentences and change
the forms as indicated in the brackets.
1. How fiercely the wind blows! (change to interrogative)
__________________________________________________________
2. You should drive carefully. (change to imperative)
__________________________________________________________
3. Do you think we will be able to reach her party on time? (change to
assertive)
__________________________________________________________
4. The teacher handed out a syllabus on the first day of school. (change to
interrogative)
__________________________________________________________
5. The study of human population is called demography. (change to
interrogative)
__________________________________________________________

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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs


A. Identify the predicate verb in each sentence below. Then label it as
transitive or intransitive. Circle the direct objects.
1. Shruti dances regularly. ______________
2. Ketan bought a beautiful coat yesterday. ______________
3. After the concert, the musicians walked slowly
down the street. ______________
4. Jyotika baked a delicious apple cinnamon cake for
Ketaki’s birthday. ______________
5. We read the news with great care. ______________
6. Leela tried to comprehend what her uncle was
telling her. ______________
7. My friend Drishti has a very interesting piece
of information. ______________
8. I’m sorry, I should have gone to the film screening
with you yesterday. ______________
9. Many buildings in Delhi are very old and beautiful. ______________
10. Did you speak to your mother about the problem? ______________
11. I waited and waited for your phone call. ______________
12. The school bell rang loudly. ______________

B. What objects are missing in the following transitives.


1. Are you ready to order? _______________________________
2. Who scored? _______________________________
3. You wash and I’ll dry. _______________________________

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C. Pick out the verb, the direct object and the indirect object in the following
sentences.
1. Madhurima gave her dog a bath. _______________________________
2. Anuradha baked me a cake. _______________________________
3. Do buy me a notebook. _______________________________
4. Mother told me a funny story. _______________________________
5. Sudha Chandran awarded the
dancer a scholarship. _______________________________

D. Underline the verbs in the following sentences and write whether they
are used transitively or intransitively.
1. The doorman opened the door. _________________________
2. Pratyasha giggled nervously. _________________________
3. They are leaving tomorrow morning. _________________________
4. Ashutosh lives in Odisha. _________________________
5. Mother brought some delicious muffins. _________________________
6. Aparna knocked on the door. _________________________
7. She took her mobile phone to class. _________________________
8. Afreen thanked her uncle graciously. _________________________
9. The bee died outside. _________________________
10. Arushi threw the FrisbeeTM. _________________________

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Finite and Non-Finite Verbs


A. Pick out the finite and non-finite verbs from the following sentences and
write them in the table provided.
1. Creating art is my passion.
2. Madhurima gave me a lovely book.
3. This sentence is illustrating finite and non-finite verbs.
4. Jyotindra was asked to leave the premises.
5. Priyanka refused to believe me.
6. I ran down the street to make it to the class on time.
7. Priyasha bought a ticket to London.
8. It is impossible to make her understand the situation.

Finite Verbs Non-Finite Verbs


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

B. Fill in the blanks with correct infinitive forms of the verbs given in
brackets.
1. Did you know he was ______________ today? (perform)
2. Would you like ______________ with us? (eat)
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3. He wanted ______________ the new silent film. (watch)
4. Father asked us ______________ for him at the corner. (wait)
5. Do you want ______________ to the new poem I composed? (listen)
6. Shikha wants ______________ to Spain next summer. (travel)

C. Complete the following sentences using infinitives.


1. Would you like me ______________ you somewhere?
2. She settled down ______________ her guitar.
3. I have wanted ______________ you this question for a very long time.
4. Disha wanted ______________ married as soon as possible.
5. Nida ______________ her younger sister perform for us.
6. I ______________ her call my name in the middle of the night!
7. He used ______________ me wait each time we met.
8. Sudhanshu ______________ his younger sister go all by herself.

D. Underline the participles in the following sentences.


1. Hiten saw the thief running away with the money.
2. The audience watched the dancer performing.
3. Devika cleaned the spilled milk.
4. Will you fix my broken watch?
5. They had been talking to each other secretly.
6. Javed’s T-shirt lay torn on the floor.
7. We watched the cat playing with the torn shreds of the T-shirt.
8. He should have been more careful while locking the main gate.
9. Laughing, Pritha hugged the jumping dog.
10. The boy wearing the red cap is my younger brother.

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E. Join the sentences using participles.
1. Ranjini sat in the hall. She was correcting some papers.
__________________________________________________________
2. I saw Anjum. He was jogging in the park.
__________________________________________________________
3. We watched the horror film. We were sitting in the living room.
__________________________________________________________
4. She saw the ball. The ball was bobbing up and down in the pool.
__________________________________________________________
5. We drove to Lucknow. We were fighting all the way.
__________________________________________________________

F. Underline the gerunds and infinitives in the following sentences.


1. Your should avoid using your cell phone when other people are speaking
to you.
2. I wanted her to see the truth for herself.
3. My elder brother arranged to have a taxi pick me up from the airport.
4. Dancing is her passion.
5. He came here to ask me if everything was fine.
6. Priyanka admitted to stealing the notes.

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Modal Auxiliaries
A. Fill in the blanks with can, could, may, might and must.
1. Ananya said she ______________ join us later. (possibility)
2. ______________ you hold the door open for me? (request)
3. The assignment ______________ be submitted today. (necessity)
4. I ______________ buy the Sony PS4 next month (possibility)
5. You ______________ proceed without me. (possibility)
6. He ______________ have sneaked out quietly. (possibility)
7. We ______________ stay up all night. (necessity)
8. ______________ I sit with you? (permission)
9. She travelled far and wide so she ______________ make a good
documentary. (purpose)
10. I ______________ ride my bicycle on steep inclines. (ability)

B. Fill in the blanks with will or shall in the following sentences.


1. You ______________ not doubt your abilities.
2. These cakes ______________ be delivered tomorrow.
3. Ketaki ______________ become a famous artist one day.
4. You ______________ forget about it one day.
5. I ______________ not disturb the neighbours.
6. I ______________ pay him back on time.
7. I ______________ severely punish you if I catch you again.
8. I ______________ make her something good for her birthday.

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C. Add would or should in the following sentences.
1. ______________ you have any questions please do not hesitate to call
me.
2. ______________ you like some jam on your bread?
3. You promised me that you ______________ help me with this essay.
4. You ______________ not trust people so easily.
5. ______________ you mind if Dhiresh joined us for dinner?
6. You ______________ consult a doctor about the problem you’re having.
7. I ______________ not have called Maitreyi if it was not for you.
8. I ______________ never accept charity.

D. Rewrite the following sentences using the modals given in brackets. One
has been done for you.
1. It is possible for you to join us later. (could)
Example: You could join us later.
2. It was a habit of Ritu’s to leave home at half-past seven. (would)
__________________________________________________________
3. It will be wonderful if it rained today. (would)
__________________________________________________________
4. I’m commanding you to stop eating those chips. (shall)
__________________________________________________________
5. We have an obligation to finish this project before the deadline. (should,
must)
__________________________________________________________
6. She has been permitted to enter the country again. (may, can)
__________________________________________________________

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Adverbs
A. Read the following sentences and find the adjectives in them. Fill in
the blanks with corresponding adverbs. Identify its kind in the space
provided.
1. The driver we have now is very careful. Look how ______________ he
parks the car.
__________________________________________________________
2. Pamela is a very eloquent speaker. You should attend the lecture and
hear her speak ______________.
__________________________________________________________
3. Tushar is a very quiet boy. He is often found sitting ______________ by
himself.
__________________________________________________________
4. I’m late for my appointment with Mr. Khatri. Have you seen him
______________?
__________________________________________________________

B. Fill in the blanks with an adverb of degree given in the box below. Say
whether the adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

patiently  boldly  almost  reluctantly  tomorrow
enthusiastically  eloquently  poorly  mysteriously  jealously

1. Divya speaks ______________ on most political matters.


2. Look at Shruti, she is guarding her new bicycle ______________.
3. I did very ______________ on the maths test.
4. The shoes I kept near my bed, disappeared ______________ last night.
5. Riya isn’t scared of eve-teasers, she faces them ______________.
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6. Rahul ______________ made it to the event.
7. Neha had no desire to speak to him. She ______________ sat down to
have a chat with him.
8. It’s too late to see you today, can we catch up ______________?
9. Riya’s dog chased the ball ______________.
10. Madhu listened ______________ as I complained about my difficult
day.

C. Correct the mistakes.


1. I learn music more fast than I learn dance.
__________________________________________________________
2. Mukesh’s English is badder than Suresh’s.
__________________________________________________________
3. Joseph drives a lot more fastly now that he bought a new motorcycle.
__________________________________________________________
4. Which is more better, this dress or this book?
__________________________________________________________
5. Ketaki is my bestest friend.
__________________________________________________________

D. Identify the compound adverbs, and state whether they modify a verb,
an adjective or another adverb.
1. Just a day after the surgery Nethra was
up-and-about! ________________
2. Rahul had fallen asleep by the time we
reached home. ________________
3. I think about you everyday. ________________
4. Irritated, Shruti walked ahead of us. ________________
5. Meanwhile, I sat down and finished an apple. ________________

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Subject-Verb Agreement
A. Underline and label the complete subject, the simple subject and the
verb in the following sentences.
1. Urmi dances beautifully.
__________________________________________________________
2. The tall silent man stood at the back of the hall.
__________________________________________________________
3. The big magnificent bird flew over the mountains.
__________________________________________________________
4. There are four mangoes in the box.
__________________________________________________________
5. The courageous freedom fighters did not die in vain.
__________________________________________________________
6. We should build a harmonious society.
__________________________________________________________

B. In the following sentences, underline the correct verb.


1. Indrani and I always eat/eats together.
2. I play/plays badminton everyday.
3. The writer and singer of this song is/are also its producer.
4. Radha and Shyama sings/sing very well.
5. Two and two are/is four.
6. Vrinda and Nethra are/is performing today.

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C. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.
1. Either Nidhi or Swati ______________ going to call grandmother. (be)
2. Neither of the two speakers ______________ working. (be)
3. Everyone ______________ brought a pair of brown shoes. (have)
4. Each of the candidates ______________ responsible for his or her
belongings during the examination. (be)
5. When reading a good book, each hour ______________ like a minute.
(feel)
6. ______________ anybody called me yet? (have)

D. State whether the following sentences are correct or wrong. Correct the
sentences that are wrong.
1. My trousers is lost.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
2. The Indian cricket team have made us proud.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
3. Sudeshna, accompanied by her mother, have arrived this morning.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
4. Economics were my favourite subject in college.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
5. The news were very disturbing.
__________________________________________________________
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6. The minister and his cronies are going to jail.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
7. Neither my father nor my brother are going to sell the house.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
8. A large percentage of the class are voting for Prayank.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
9. It was the designer, not his designs, that has provoked public outrage.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
10. She told me half of the cake were eaten by you.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

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Conjunctions
A. Identify the conjunctions and state whether they are single, compound
or correlative.
1. You can have that piece of chocolate cake provided that you brush your
teeth twice a day.
__________________________________________________________
2. I told her I wouldn’t meet her but I was the first person to meet her on
her birthday.
__________________________________________________________
3. Such was her anger that her children hid in fear.
__________________________________________________________
4. Neither Kritika nor Divik is coming to attend the class today.
__________________________________________________________
5. I will talk to you as long as you keep your voice low and don’t create a
ruckus.
__________________________________________________________
6. I agreed to talk to him only after he promised to behave himself.
__________________________________________________________

B. Complete the following sentences by filling the blanks with coordinating


or subordinating conjunctions.
1. Stuti got the job even ______________ she had no experience.
2. My father is a geologist, ______________ he knows a lot about rocks
and the evolutionary history of life.
3. Ketaki is even-tempered, ______________ Rohan has a tendency to fly
off the handle.

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4. ______________ Sudha can’t speak French, she can’t go to study in
Paris.
5. I will be late today ______________ my car has broken down.
6. Deserts are harsh and dry, ______________ many plants grow there.

C. Join the following pairs of sentences with proper conjunctions.


1. Shrey came to the party. He had other commitments.
__________________________________________________________
2. I will go to school today. I have an important class.
__________________________________________________________
3. Prashant is an exceptional drummer. He also plays football really well.
__________________________________________________________
4. Jyoti had to take care of her dog. She had to stay at home.
__________________________________________________________
5. She wrote the directions down. She didn’t want to forget them.
__________________________________________________________
6. My father returns home in the evening. I cannot leave before he returns.
__________________________________________________________
7. Labanya sings beautifully. Sadhika has a better voice.
__________________________________________________________
8. Ria is an impolite girl. Pritha has a sunny disposition and a kind heart.
__________________________________________________________

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The Present Tense


A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs to make sentences in the simple
present tense.
1. ______________ he want to go to the mall with me?
2. There ______________ so many balloons in the other room.
3. Could you apologize to the guest and tell him that mother ______________
not here at the moment?
4. ______________ I right to assume that Chandni has not spoken to you
yet?
5. Sudha ______________ listening to the fairy tales her mother tells her.
6. “All children, except one, ______________ up.”
– J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
7. Sanya and Akriti ______________ by the metro everyday.
8. Pritha always ______________ for her favourite books in this bookstore.

B. Use the verb in brackets in the correct form to complete the sentences in
present continuous tense.
1. What ______________ this afternoon? (you do)
2. I’m sorry I can’t make it, I’m ______________ late tonight. (work)
3. Kshitij is ______________ for his exams. (not study)
4. Look, can you spot them ______________ the little boat? (row)
5. There is somebody ______________ at the door. (knock)
6. How many students are ______________ in the annual day functions?
(participate)
7. Are you ______________ my uncle’s company? (enjoy)
8. He is ______________ his urge to flee. (contain)

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C. Complete the following sentences with the present perfect forms of the
verbs in the brackets.
1. I______________ a four course dinner. (make)
2. You ______________ since the last time I saw you. (grow)
3. Surbhi ______________ the card game. (just win)
4. The film ______________ late today. (begin)
5. I ______________ the time of my life. (have)
6. The detective ______________ enough evidence over the years.
(accumulate)
7. I ______________ many shudder-inducing moments in my life.
(experience)
8. We ______________ a lot of berries for breakfast. (gather)

D. Use present perfect continuous tense in the following sentences.


1. It ______________ all day! (rain)
2. I ______________ the final chapter for the last two months. (write)
3. They ______________ with each other since last night. (fight)
4. I ______________ for you all my life. (wait)
5. Varnika ______________ the museum daily since last February. (visit)
6. Deepti ______________ at the university since November. (teach)
7. I ______________ too much television lately. (watch)
8. Vasudha ______________ a little depressed. (feeling)

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The Past Tense


A. Change the following sentences into negative and interrogative forms.
1. Shruti saw a beautiful woman there.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
2. I was very angry at my brother.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
3. Shikha lost her memory.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
4. The presidential candidate gave a mesmerizing speech.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
5. The contractor demolished the heritage site by mistake.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
6. Sachit sang beautifully.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
7. Uttam Kumar won the National Award in 1967.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

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8. I ironed all my clothes and cleaned my bedroom.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

B. Rewrite the following sentences where corrections are needed.


1. I was being ask to join their group.
__________________________________________________________
2. Avinash stayed since we were write a new song.
__________________________________________________________
3. Shraddha noticed that they was hit a puppy with a stick.
__________________________________________________________
4. Aditya is write in his notebook when he saw her.
__________________________________________________________
5. We take a bus down to China Town last night.
__________________________________________________________
6. Sahil was just pack-up when Smriti walked in.
__________________________________________________________
7. Deepika was being at the café when it started to rain.
__________________________________________________________
8. Pritha was help while her mother cleaned the house.
__________________________________________________________

C. Use the correct form of the verb given in brackets to complete the
sentences below.
1. Sujit ______________ (walk) his dog last evening.
2. Do you know who ______________ (deliver) the lecture in yesterday’s
class?
3. Darpan ______________ (lose) his phone yesterday.

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4. I ______________ (sleep) when Deeksha ______________ (come) to
ask for the notes.
5. Ritesh ______________ (avoid) the ticket checker by ______________
(pretend) to be asleep.
6. Anubha ______________ (complete) her assignment, ______________
(take) a bath and ______________ (go) to sleep.
7. Nikhil ______________ (finish) writing the song while Sameera
______________ (tune) her guitar.
8. I ______________ (love) reading and writing while my brother
______________ (prefer) mathematics.

D. Use the correct past form of the verb given in brackets to complete the
sentences below.
1. The film ______________ (start) before we reached the cinema hall.
2. The house ______________ (burn) down before the firemen got there.
3. Marina ______________ (offer) to help you with your project last month.
4. She ______________ (mention) an obscure philosopher in her paper
when she ______________ (write) the first draft.
5. Tulsi ______________ (choreograph) this song before you joined the
academy.

E. Fill in the blanks with past perfect continuous tense form of the verbs
provided.
1. Amrita ______________ to the radio, when the news broke. (listen)
2. Uttam ______________ at the university, when mother fell ill. (teach)
3. Sushmita ______________ a ruckus all morning when her father finally
stepped in to scold her. (make)
4. Father ______________ on this book for years. (work)

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The Future Tense


A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate future tense forms of the verbs
given in brackets.
1. The flight ______________ in fifteen minutes. (take off)
2. He ______________ a self-composed song in the honour of his parents.
(sing)
3. ______________ Shraddha ______________ for the rehearsal today?
(come)
4. There is no point inviting Richa, she ______________. (not come)
5. This time next month, I ______________ in Mumbai. (settle)
6. He ______________ the tyres of his car today. (change)

B. Change the following sentences to the interrogative.


1. Deepti will order the books online.
__________________________________________________________
2. Priyasha will be reciting a poem at the annual day function.
__________________________________________________________
3. I will not be in the city next month.
__________________________________________________________
4. My father will be retiring next month.
__________________________________________________________
5. She will be pursuing higher education in London.
__________________________________________________________
6. I will be going to Goa in January.
__________________________________________________________

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C. Use simple present or present continuous tense to express the future.

Parul ______________ (arrive) in Delhi tomorrow morning. Her flight


______________ (land) at 8 a.m. at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Who ______________ (go) to receive her? I cannot go because my meeting
______________ (be) at 8.30 a.m. The caterer called and told me that she
______________ (bring) the food by noon. The guests ______________
(start to arrive) by 2 p.m. This ______________ (go) to be a wonderful party.

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Active and Passive Voice


A. Rewrite the following sentences in the passive form.
1. Jack Kerouac wrote the book ‘On the Road’.
__________________________________________________________
2. Sir Edward Lutyens designed the ‘India Gate’.
__________________________________________________________
3. My father fixed the broken radio.
__________________________________________________________
4. Pablo Picasso painted ‘Guernica’ in 1937.
__________________________________________________________
5. Did the book interest you?
__________________________________________________________
6. The police officer caught the thief.
__________________________________________________________
7. Jyotika is going to bake the cake.
__________________________________________________________
8. Vasundhara will give you some advice.
__________________________________________________________
9. We have asked Charu for help.
__________________________________________________________
10. They are repairing the washrooms this month.
__________________________________________________________
11. I will buy the birthday card and wrapping paper.
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12. I’m making the hats for the party.
__________________________________________________________
13. Radhika is doing all of Nalin’s work.
__________________________________________________________
14. Rahul broke the pretty China cups.
__________________________________________________________
15. The presidential candidate is giving a convincing speech.
__________________________________________________________

B. Rewrite the following sentences in the passive, first with one of the
objects as the subject and then the other.
1. Riddhi gave mother a sari.
__________________________________________________________
2. Somebody broke into our school last night.
__________________________________________________________
3. Indrani gifted her father a turntable.
__________________________________________________________
4. They don’t speak French in this country.
__________________________________________________________
5. Amaya is feeding the dog a biscuit.
__________________________________________________________

C. Change the following imperative sentences from active into passive.


1. Call the nurse!
__________________________________________________________
2. Maintain office decorum.
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3. Please be quiet in the library.
__________________________________________________________
4. Please meet the deadline.
__________________________________________________________
5. Silence in the courtroom.
__________________________________________________________

D. Correct the following sentences.


1. He was being beat by bullies at school.
__________________________________________________________
2. This painting has painted by Francis N. Souza.
__________________________________________________________
3. The story was tell by Shakti.
__________________________________________________________
4. Radhika will be meet at the station.
__________________________________________________________
5. She were asked to assemble the bookshelf.
__________________________________________________________
6. The cake will being cut by Uma.
__________________________________________________________

E. Turn the verbs in brackets into suitable passive form and complete the
sentences.
1. Shruti ______________ a question by Sahil. (ask)
2. This song ______________ by Usha Uthup many years ago. (sing)
3. The show ______________ by Mr. Singh today. (organize)
4. The trainee ______________ about the new project. (inform)

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Direct and Indirect Speech


A. Change the following sentences from direct speech to indirect speech.
1. She said, ‘I will get the flowers myself.’
__________________________________________________________
2. My mother said, ‘We all reap what we sow.’
__________________________________________________________
3. Aditi said to Jyotsna, ‘Do not leave the house unless I tell you to.’
__________________________________________________________
4. My father said, ‘Don’t talk to strangers.’
__________________________________________________________
5. She said, ‘I will be there by 5 o’clock.’
__________________________________________________________
6. My younger brother said, ‘I’m sorry. I was not trying to annoy you.’
__________________________________________________________
7. My father said, ‘You look very ill, you should rest.’
__________________________________________________________
8. She said, ‘I’m sorry but I don’t recognize you.’
__________________________________________________________

B. Change the following from direct to indirect speech.


1. Sudha asked, ‘Have you seen my dictionary?’
__________________________________________________________
2. ‘Mother, have you seen my box of oil pastels?’, asked Vasudha.
__________________________________________________________

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3. ‘Do you have a copy of “Pride and Prejudice”?’ Pritha asked the shopkeeper.
__________________________________________________________
4. Shyama asked her, ‘Who were you talking to last night?’
__________________________________________________________
5. My brother said to me, ‘Will you buy me a new bicycle?’
__________________________________________________________
6. Father walked into the room and said, ‘Who broke the window?’
__________________________________________________________
7. Shruti said, ‘Have you read the book I gave you yet?’
__________________________________________________________
8. ‘Who threw garbage on the floor?’ asked Smriti.
__________________________________________________________

C. Change the following sentences into indirect speech.


1. The police officer said, ‘Wait behind the stop line.’
__________________________________________________________
2. ‘Don’t touch anything in my room,’ my elder brother said.
__________________________________________________________
3. ‘Please get me a cup of coffee on your way back,’ Aparna said to me.
__________________________________________________________
4. The girl shouted, ‘Hey! Come back with my bag!’
__________________________________________________________
5. ‘You finished all my biscuits!’ the girl exclaimed.
__________________________________________________________

D. Change the following to indirect speech.


1. ‘I hope you have completed the project,’ my boss said to me.
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2. ‘Oh god, please protect me!’ she cried.
__________________________________________________________
3. ‘I can sing at the gathering tonight’, Ananya said.
__________________________________________________________
4. ‘Have you seen my blue shirt?’ Kriti asked her sister.
__________________________________________________________
5. ‘Keep quiet!’ the teacher exclaimed.
__________________________________________________________
6. ‘Have you heard from Riya?’ Hari asked.
__________________________________________________________
7. Vrinda said, ‘We visited Anusuya last night.’
__________________________________________________________
8. Jyotsna said, ‘Do you have the last “Harry Potter” book?’
__________________________________________________________
9. Prabha said to Vivita, ‘Are you going to the party tonight?’
__________________________________________________________
10. ‘India won the series!’ Amit exclaimed.
__________________________________________________________

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Phrases
A. Identify the noun phrases in the following sentences.
1. Your house is over there. ________________
2. I love melted chocolate. ________________
3. Both of us sat through the long film. ________________
4. I like the dress that you bought. ________________
5. He brought me a bunch of purple orchids. ________________
6. The dog on the sofa is adorable! ________________
7. Is this the police officer’s motorcycle? ________________
8. The athlete who won a medal is giving a speech. ________________
9. We helped the old man who looked lost. ________________
10. The boy sitting in front of us is my brother. ________________

B. Identify the adjective phrases in the following sentences.


1. The doctor is a man of kindly nature. ________________
2. Sudhanshu has led a life devoid of blame. ________________
3. This washing machine is of no use. ________________
4. We came across a truck full of cows. ________________
5. The residents are angry with the loud music. ________________
6. My mother is a woman of great wisdom. ________________

C. Replace the adverbs with adverb phrases.

before time   in a kind way   without care   without notice


at this moment   at that place   to another place   in a swift manner

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1. Jairaj finished his assignment swiftly.
__________________________________________________________
2. Vasundhara is waiting for you at the mall right now.
__________________________________________________________
3. My friend looked at me kindly and gave me a hug.
__________________________________________________________
4. Our boss walked into the office suddenly.
__________________________________________________________
5. I want you to go away.
__________________________________________________________
6. What is happening over there?
__________________________________________________________
7. She tossed her bag onto the bed carelessly.
__________________________________________________________
8. The chief guest has arrived early.
__________________________________________________________

D. Write what kind of phrase (verb, adjective, adverb or noun phrase) is


italicized.
1. Have you seen the girl with dark eyes? ______________
2. Father announced the news with great happiness. ______________
3. The loud music has woken up the entire
neighbourhood. ______________
4. The girl from Ipanema is walking by. ______________
5.
The green car is back again. ______________
6. I bought myself a jacket made of leather. ______________

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Clauses
A. Write whether the groups of words italicized in the following sentences
are phrases or clauses.
1. The cake that Jyotsna baked was very hard. ______________
2. I didn’t know that Nikhil arrived yesterday. ______________
3. Vrinda is laughing at a clown. ______________
4.
Vaishali is running for the election ______________
5.
I reached school on time. ______________
6. Please keep the books in the bookshelf. ______________
7.
My father looks handsome in this photograph. ______________
8.
They made sandwiches for the guests. ______________

B. Underline the noun clauses in the following sentences.


1. That she worked hard was a fact known to her parents.
2. I told Sucheta which book to buy.
3. Please let me know where I’m supposed to meet you.
4. It is essential that you see a doctor.
5. Did you hear what he said?
6. We all wondered whether he had fake hair.
7. What happened that day still remains mystery.
8. Paritosh wouldn’t tell us what he bought for his mother.

C. Supply a suitable noun-clause.


1. It is imperative _____________________________________________.
2. Did Seema ask _____________________________________________.

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3. Sameera did not understand __________________________________.
4. ___________________________________________________ is a fact.
5. I insist ___________________________________________________.

D. Pick out the subordinate clause and identify what kind of a clause it is.
1. I still have not found what I’m looking for.
__________________________________________________________
2. Mr. Patel, who hates loud music, complained to my mother last night.
__________________________________________________________
3. My puppy broke the porcelain doll which my mother gave me.
__________________________________________________________
4. Blessy wore a dress which looked very nice.
__________________________________________________________
5. The song which I like helps me relax.
__________________________________________________________
6. I know the girl who has red hair.
__________________________________________________________
7. That pigs cannot fly is a fact.
__________________________________________________________
8. I love him because he is affectionate and honest.
__________________________________________________________

E. In each sentence, underline and label the adjective clause and circle the
noun which the adjective clause describes.
1. Anyone who is afraid of doing too much will end up doing too little.
2. The police officer tried to stop a car, which sped away further into the
night.
3. She sang a song which reminded me of my childhood days.

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4. J.K. Rowling wrote books which managed to captivate both children and
adults.
5. Avinash wrote an essay on Kalpana Chawla who was the first Indian
woman in space.
6. The Mariana Trench, which is the deepest part of the world’s oceans, has
a maximum known depth of about 10.911 km.
7. These are the books which I want to read.
8. The author who is the key speaker is a Nobel laureate.

F. Underline the adverbial clause in each sentence and write what kind of
clause it is.
1. When I wave my handkerchief, start running. ________________
2. Nikita will start as soon as the rain stops. ________________
3. I visit museums so that I could learn. ________________
4. Parul will go for the vacation if she gets
permission from her boss. ________________
5. I asked her join our project as she is very learned. ________________
6. He behaved as though nothing happened. ________________

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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences


A. Identify and label the subject and the finite verb in the following
sentences.
1. Anusha played the Oboe beautifully. _________________
2. Dhriti will finish her project today. _________________
3. Salman and I eat a cheese cake every week. _________________
4. Indrani leads an adventurous life. _________________
5. Vasundhara recorded the concert in Copenhagen. _________________

B. Combine these simple sentences to form compound sentences.


1. Anusha played the Oboe beautifully. Anusha won the music competition.
__________________________________________________________
2. She reached her office. She submitted her report.
__________________________________________________________
3. They want to visit the Great Rann of Kutch. They have applied for leave.
__________________________________________________________
4. Tara called Aditi in the evening. Tara apologized for her awful behaviour
at the party.
__________________________________________________________
5. She searched for her drawing book. She wanted to draw a beautiful
butterfly.
__________________________________________________________
6. Mr. Ghosh visits the library in the evenings. He reads stories out loud to
young children.
__________________________________________________________
7. Rahul called Neha twice. Neha forgot and went shopping.
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8. He looked up almost every book in the library. He could not find any
mention of her name.
__________________________________________________________

C. Join the following sentences to form complex sentences. Use the words
in the brackets to help you.
1. I want a month’s leave. I want to visit and document the temples of
South India. (because)
__________________________________________________________
2. The thief steals at night. He always wears black. (since)
__________________________________________________________
3. The man sitting next to my father is Girish Karnad. Girish Karnad is an
award winning playwright, actor and director. (who)
__________________________________________________________
4. You will meet him. You will understand what I’m talking about. (when)
__________________________________________________________
5. Kareem parked the car. There is a chemist’s shop there. (near)
__________________________________________________________
6. She is late. She will not miss the film screening. (although)
__________________________________________________________
7. My father called the police. He was worried about our safety. (as)
__________________________________________________________
8. They played a song on the radio. I could not place it. (which)
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9. I gifted Kartik a book. It is about World War II. (that)
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10. I brought a bottle of water from home. I finished it. (that)
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