XII ENGLISH – BOOK BACK – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR III.

Idioms:
1. Wait for the dust to settle - To wait for a
QUESTION BANK situation to become clear
I. Phrasal verbs: 2. Get / have all your ducks in a row - to have made
1. Cut off all the preparations
2. Come upon 3. Fetch and carry - to do a
3. Put out lot of little jobs
4. Draw up 4. Do the math - to think
5. Pass out carefully
6. Take off 5. Round the corner - very near
7. Turn away 6. The icing on the cake - something
8. Stand by extra and not essential
9. Bank on 7. Break the ice - to make people
10. Turn on more relaxed, especially at the beginning of the meeting
11. Took over 8. Each member of team had all their -----------------------
12. Set off 9. The Sherpas are cheerful, gallant men who -----------------------
13. Put off tents, oxygen, food atc, for climbers during their ascent of the
14. See off summit.
15. Stop over 10. We could not believe that with a few more whacks of the ice
16. Get in axe in the firm snow we were ----------------------- to the top.
17. Get off 11. The team ----------------------- carefully so as to reach the
18. Get on summit successfully.
19. Get away 12. When they had to climb through deep new snow the party
20. Check in sometimes had to -----------------------
21. Check out 13. The conference room was silent though packed. The chairman
II. Derivatives: introduced an interactive session to -----------------------
1. Patient 14. Our headmistress not only promised us to take us for an
2. Honour excursion, but also announced that on return we would get a
3. Respect holiday. It was like -----------------------
4. Manage 15. Save one’s skin
5. Fertile 16. Make both ends meet
6. Different 17. A bolt out of a clear sky
7. Friend 18. Go to grave
8. Obey 19. Have the whip hand
9. 20. Under a cloud
IV. Tenses: 22. Our team --------------- any games last year. [not win]
1. --------------- [tell] me exactly what --------------- [happen] last 23. We --------------- a wonderful film at the cinema last night. [see]
night! 24. Hurry up! The movie --------------- [already begin]
2. Mrs.Mangaleswari is my Maths teacher. She --------------- V. Modal Auxiliaries:
[teach] me for four years. 1. He ------------ drive a car.
3. I --------------- [never think] of a career in medicine before I 2. The rich ------------ help the poor.
spoke to my Biology Teacher, but now I --------------- [seriously 3. It ------------ rain today.
consider] it. 4. I ------------ speak English.
4. At the moment I --------------- [think] about what course to 5. ------------ I go to the library?
pursue next year but I --------------- [not make] a final decision 6. ------------ you wait for a moment please?
yet. 7. ------------ I go to the cinema?
5. I --------------- [get] up at 7 every morning but this morning I 8. I ------------ go to the supermarket today.
[sleep] for a long time and I --------------- [not get] up until 8. 9. ------------ I carry your bag?
6. Everyone --------------- [sleep] when the earthquake hit the 10. You ------------ read the new novel by Bhagat.
small town. 11. You ------------ drive carefully on the highway.
7. Evangelene --------------- her job a couple of years ago. [Quit] 12. ------------ you please shut the door?
8. Where --------------- [you spend] your last holidays? 13. I think it ------------ rain on Friday.
9. I think Suresh --------------- for Tiruvalluvar next morning. [leave] 14. ------------ you shut the door please?
10. I was angry that I --------------- such a mistake. [make] 15. Sometimes he ------------ bring me some flowers.
11. My mother was tired yesterday because she --------------- well 16. The candidates --------------- answer five out of ten questions.
the night before. [not sleep] 17. How --------------- you open my bag?
12. Her parents --------------- in Coimbatore for two weeks from 18. Tajudeen --------------- finish this work by Monday.
today. [be] 19. --------------- I go to school today?
13. Nothing much --------------- when I got to the meeting. [happen] 20. I wish you --------------- tell me the truth.
14. Scientists predict that by 2050, man --------------- on Mars. 21. Poonam --------------- not catch the bus yesterday.
[land] 22. People who live glass houses --------------- not throw stones.
15. Sh! Someone --------------- to our conversation! [listen] 23. You --------------- not go to the market as I have brought
16. The plane --------------- off in a few minutes. [take] vegetables.
17. They --------------- about me when I interrupted their 24. --------------- you have taken all this trouble?
conversation. [talk] 25. You --------------- be joking.
18. Justin and his parents --------------- in an apartment right now 26. I tried to climb up the tree, but --------------- not.
because they can’t find a cheap house. [live] 27. Hima Das ran so fast that she --------------- win the medal.
19. Rajini Prem’s family --------------- in Chengalpet now. [be] 28. You --------------- lead a horse to water, but you ---------------
20. Yusuf --------------- to the movies once in a while. [go] make it drink.
21. This --------------- an easy quiz so far. [be] 29. I --------------- like to have a cup of coffee.
 30. My grandfather --------------- visit this temple when he was 11. Nobody has arrived yet, ---------------?
young. 12. Everyone will attend the party, ---------------?
31. If I were you, I --------------- not behave like that. 13. The peacock is the national bird of India, ---------------?
32. I --------------- never tell a lie. 14. The blue frock was more expensive than the pink one, ---------
33. My uncle --------------- have reached by now. ------?
34. The patient is crucial. He --------------- be taken to the hospital. 15. Something has gone wrong in the circuit, ---------------?
35. He --------------- come today. 16. This is not your dad’s car, ---------------?
36. You --------------- follow the traffic rules. 17. There is not much time left, , ---------------?
37. He --------------- play the match. 18. There was a pond beside the temple, ---------------?
38. Had the doctor come in time, he --------------- have saved the 19. We rarely visit our native town, ---------------?
patient. 20. Ajith seldom speaks in English, , ---------------?
VI. Semi Modal Auxiliaries: 21. A few germs can be viewed through this microscope, ----------
1. You ------------ submit your assignment on time. -----?
2. We ------------ help the needy. 22. Little do your parents know about this problem, ---------------?
3. My grandfather ------------ walk for long hours when he was 23. I am a very honest and humble being, ---------------?
young. 24. Let’s close our eyes and meditate for sometimes, ---------------
4. I ------------ to buy a packet of milk. ?
5. I ------------ not go out in the dark. 25. Let’s all go to the beach this evening, ---------------?
6. We ------------ hire some furniture for the party. 26. Neither of my brothers helped me in that situation, ------------
7. How ------------ you enter my room? ---?
8. I --------------- play hockey when I was a student. 27. All of us are not eligible to apply for this course, ---------------?
9. You --------------- not attend my class. 28. The children are very happy today, ---------------?
10. You --------------- not waste time on it. 29. You have not returned my books yet, ---------------?
VII. Question tags: 30. We enjoyed the trip very much, ---------------?
1. Mr.Ranjith is a great scholar, ---------------? 31. Let’s clean the shelves this weekend, ---------------?
2. You can complete this project in a week, , ---------------? 32. My mother rarely travels by bus, ---------------?
3. Ahalya will never accept your proposal, , ---------------? 33. Somebody must bell the cat, ---------------?
4. Mahathi sings very well, ---------------? 34. Anita never comes late to office, ---------------?
5. Please bring me a glass of water, , ---------------? 35. I am always the winner, ---------------?
6. Always follow the traffic rules, , ---------------? 36. Don’t commit this mistake again, ---------------?
7. Join us for lunch tomorrow, ---------------? 37. There is a pharmacy near that bus stand, ---------------?
8. Don’t ever meddle with my papers, ---------------? 38. Bacteria can never survive in extreme weather conditions, ---
9. The young should learn to take up responsibilities, -------------- ------------?
-? 39. I am not as smart as you are, ---------------?
10. The toys in the box are not new, ---------------? 40. The boys broke the window pane last evening, ---------------?
 41. Leaves wither during autumn, ---------------?
42. You should add a little salt to the buttermilk, ---------------?
43. These children look very weak and tired, ---------------?
44. Nobody can resolve this issue, ---------------?
45. We seldom speak to our neighbours, ---------------?
46. The old woman sells dolls made of sea-shells, ---------------?
47. I have captured some beautiful moments in my camera, ------
---------?
48. Pragathi put the bunch of flowers in the vase, ---------------?
49. Arun was in a great dilemma at that time, ---------------?
50. I am an expert in cooking, ---------------?
51. Let’s take this matter to court, ---------------?
52. Don’t forget to hand over this file to my manager, --------------
-?
53. The pair of shoes near the door is not yours, ---------------?
54. They have a resort in Yercaud, ---------------?
55. Our dog scarcely sleeps at night, ---------------?
56. You do a lot of social service, ---------------?
57. There is a stadium near your office, ---------------?
VIII. Prepositions:
1. You look up tea ------------ the first cookery book.
2. Fifthly, the tea should be put straight ------------ the pot.
3. Yuvan has been playing badminton well ------------ 2014.
4. He has been playing badminton ------------ the past four
years.
5. My brother lived in the mountains ------------ the lake.
6. I saw a helicopter fly ------------ a lake.
7. He head was ------------ the level of the table. So nobody
noticed her.
8. A child places his toys ------------ a blanket.
9. A man walked ------------ the side of the river.
10. Hunters walked ------------ the forest.
11. There was amity ------------ Jessie and Luz Long in the Berlin
Olympics.
12. There was a healthy discussion about communal harmony --
---------- Ramesh, Abdul and John.
13. A boy ran ------------ the bridge when the river was dry.
14. ------------ eating food, we clean our hands.
15. The boy jumped --------------- a narrow stream.
16. Afsar will meet me --------------- Friday morning.
17. The temple is --------------- the bank.
18. My friend will meet me --------------- his brother tomorrow.
19. There is usually a garden --------------- a bungalow.
20. Yuvan has been studying well --------------- childhood.
21. A trekker climbed --------------- a mountain meticulously.
22. There was a skirmish --------------- my brother and sister.
23. The laudable thoughts were apparent --------------- many
scholars in a conference.
24. It is easy to work --------------- the aegis of visionary leader.
25. When Lakshmi was ----------- school, she practiced music
from Monday ----------- Friday. She involved herself -----------
the school orchestra. She was responsible -----------
conducting many programmes. She was very popular ---------
-- her schoolmates, as she was kind, friendly and helpful.
26. ----------- the interview, Solomon was confident -----------
getting the job. He knew that he was qualified ----------- the
job. He was interested ----------- discharging his duty
perfectly. The interview panel was impressed ----------- his
attitude and skills. So ----------- the interview, he was ----------
- cloud nine.
IX. Prepositional Phrases:
1. ------------ your advertisement in a local newspaper, I am
applying for the post of a salesman.
2. The boy studied well ------------ many obstacles.
3. Our nation is famous ------------ its glorious culture.
4. We are proud ------------ our children.
5. Ravi was appreciated ----------- his teacher.
6. We feel sorry ----------- our mistakes.
 7. We are proud ----------- our children.
8. My brother will return home ----------- the evening.
9. ---------- Kiran, Rajesh may attend a programme.
10.Many tourists visited Ooty ---------- heavy rains.
11.Expressing gratitude ---------- others is common in a vote of
thanks.
12. ----------, I had a happy childhood.
13. Our teacher always acts ---------- her students.
14. ---------- his laziness, the boy remained passive for a long
time.
15. ---------- Gandhiji, ahimsa means infinite love.
16. ---------- rain, take an umbrella.
X. Conjunctions:
1. I could not complete my paper in the examination ---------- I
was slow in answering the questions.
2. It started raining, ---------- we could not play.
3. ---------- I got up early, I managed to reach school on time.
4. ---------- he committed a mistake, he apologized ----------
promised that he would not repeat it.
5. This is ---------- it must be done.
6. The vendor saw the train moving slowly from the platform,
---------- he got in.
7. I was not well, ---------- I did not attend the class.
8. ---------- she can drive, she travels by bus.
9. ---------- you register your name, you cannot participate in
the competitions.
10.
XI. Form a phrase:
1. Muscle + Pain ----------
2. Skeleton + system ----------
3. Nerve + disorder ----------
4. Digestion + enzymes ----------
5. Surgery + instruments ----------
6. Agony + experience ----------
7. Glory + victory ----------
8. Fancy + idea ----------
9. Emotion + song ----------
10. Sense + issue ----------
XII. Spot the errors:
1. My grandfather is well – known in the village for his nobel
deeds.
2. I had my evening meals in a restaurant near my office.
3. The boss had full confidence on his manager for
successful completion of the project.
4. After the complicated surgery, the patient hoped of
complete recovery.
5. The new health care scheme announced by the
Government will bring relief to the children suffering with
acute tuberculosis.
6. In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch
his dream carrier.
7. The evil doers cannot cross the path of truth, cant they?
8. The vegetables in the fridge are still fresh, aren’t it?
9. The village head understood the intention of the
politician, doesn’t he?
10. I claim to be a person of faith and prayer, aren’t I?
11. The employees are seldom allowed to meet their boss,
aren’t they?
12. Let’s organize a trip to Goa, can we?
13. The landlady will charge me for the damage, shan’t she?
14. Both the sisters have left for Canada, aren’t they?
15. That’s definitely not the right thing to do in this situation,
isn’t that?
16. We needn’t apply for a bank loan, do we?
17. The chief guest spoke a few words, did he?
18. The rhinoceros has a horn made of keratin, haven’t they?
19. Either Shyam or Ram have to pay the fine.
20. Abdul as well as Karim deserve praise.
21. Ten thousand rupees a month are an insufficient income.
22. Many a student were awarded at the function.
23. Neither Veena nor her sisters has been informed of the
accident.
24. Mithra as well as her daughters enjoy singing.
25. You, who is my friend, should help me.
26. My scissors is missing.
27. A variety of pleasing objects charm the eye.
28. Sixty miles are a long distance.
29. There is dozens of career aptitude tests.
30. These tests analyses your strengths and weaknesses.
31. If you would want to work in healthcare, You could be a
nurse or a doctor.
32. Neither Ramya is a singer nor a dancer.
33. Scarcely had the workers stepped out, than the building
collapsed.
34. No sooner did the power resume, when the children
screamed in joy.
35. My friend can type so fast as I .
36. Sitha had no other assignment, nut that of collecting the
data.
37. Rekha cooks like her mother does.
38. Professor Usha is not only a writer but an orator.
39. Your neighbours are not so wicked like you think.
40. The girl both won an award and a scholarship.
41. Three years have passed when my cousin resigned his job.
42. She wants to continuing her studies abroad.
43. It was a shame breaking up.
44. It will be a waste throwing the food away.
45. She made me to cry.
46. My company has delayed to give pay rise due to economic
problems.
47. There’s someone to talk on the phone, but they cannot
hear me.
48. My Friends and I were sitting in a café and to talk.
49. To carry a heavy pile of books, she tripped and fell.
50. Oxygen is more heavier than hydrogen.
51. Very few indoor games are more interesting than chess.
52. Henry is the most strongest of all the players in the team.
53. Faster you run, sooner you get tired.
54. Diamond is more precious than any gem.
55. Mr.Sridhar is wiser than all men in our family.
56. The bilogy lab in our school is spacious than the chemistry
lab.
57. This is one of the busier streets in our town.
58. The sparrow is the most unique bird.
59. Beema is stronger among the five Pandava brothers.
60. An ounce is lesser than a gallon.
61. Let me introduce my oldest daughter to you all.
62. Of the two sisters, Helen is the prettiest.
63. This is the most least mark I have ever scored.
XIII. Active and Passive Voice [Change accordingly]:
1. The Governor inaugurated the exhibition at ten o clock.
2. The crowd expected their leader to arrive early in the
morning.
3. Who taught her computer science?
4. They unanimously named Ravi the captain of team.
5. The President gave the commander an award.
6. Do not tell a lie.
7. Please open the door.
8. It is time to stop the work.
9. They say he is a spy.
10. One should keep one’s promise.
11. People burn a graet deal of wood in winter.
12. Where had you kept the book?
13. When did you feel the tremors?
14. How did you do the experiment?
15. Whose car did someone park in front of your gate?
16. The smuggler has been nabbed by the police
17. By whom were you interviewed?
18. Why were you scolded by your parents?
19. Not a word was spoken by the convict in self - defense.
 20. Good news is expected shortly. 2. If Raj were a sculptor, he --------------- [make] beautiful
21. The mail has just been received. idols.
22. Sundari has been taken to hospital by her husband. 3. If Mary had an umbrella, she --------------- [lend] it to me.
23. Our television is being repaired now. 4. Rex would have played with me, if he --------------- [has]
24. Sweets have not been distributed to children by the time.
organisers. 5. If I were you, I --------------- [accept] the offer.
25. Prizes were being given by the chief guest. 6. We --------------- [select] story books for kids, if we allot
26. Nobody has been seen in the library this week. time for storytelling.
27. Nobody would have known the truth if you had not 7. The Education minister --------------- [visit] our school
disclosed it. tomorrow, if he goes by this way.
28. You are advised to help the poor and needy. 8. You will be rewarded by the wise, if you ---------------
29. You are requested to make a cup of tea for the guest. [stand] for truth.
30. Gayathri gave a set of pens to Mani. 9. If my mother --------------- [know] of my poor
31. By whom will the new stadium be built? performance in the exam, she will not allow me to
32. Where will the holidays be spent by your family? watch a movie.
33. They offered the job to Sundari. 10. I I had won the lottery, I --------------- [donate] relief
34. Could some money be lent to me by your father? materials for the flood victims.
35. Let the door not be opened. XV. Abbreviations:
36. Sophia sold her old car to Selvi. 1. IMF
37. Don’t touch the electric wire with bare hands. 2. RAW
38. I cannot agree to your proposal. 3. CIA
39. Kindly complete the assignment in time. 4. MI6
40. Ramana is known to me since childhood. 5. ASIS
41. Don’t insult the poor and weak. 6. MSS
42. Who has broken the chair? 7. FSB
43. His shoulder was hurt in an accident. 8. AD
44. It is time for the bell to be rung. 9. CE
45. We wish you forget this episode. 10. BCE
46. They would not have done this shameful act. XVI. Transformation:
47. How do you know my uncle? 1. The baby cried. She was feeling sleepy. [Simple]
48. It is believed that he is an honest man. 2. He lived alone. He had forgotten everybody. [Simple]
49. My request was acceded to by the authorities. 3. His coat is tattered. It needs mending. [Simple]
XIV. Conditional Clauses: 4. The girl entered the room. She was singing a song.
1. If I --------------- [be] a spider, I would weave webs. [Simple]
5. Besides being a singer, she is also a dancer. [Compound]
 6. Praveen ran into the field so that he might congratulate 16. Aesthetics
the winners. [Simple] XVIII. Articles & Determiners:
7. The mountain was steep but he was able to climb it. 1. Only --------------- people can afford to buy a flat in
[complex] Chennai.
8. Smita carried out the survey and presented her report. 2. She earns so --------------- that she could not make a
[Simple] decent living.
9. Unless you have a valid passport you cannot leave the 3. --------------- information that she gave proved false.
country. [compound] 4. How --------------- sugar do you want?
10. There is not the way to answer. [complex] 5. I am very tired today, as I had --------------- guests today.
11. I met a man at the party. He is the chairman of a 6. --------------- of my students have become doctors.
computer form. 7. --------------- do I know about his personal life.
12. Mahatma Gandhi stood for Ahimsa. The whole world 8. How --------------- pages did you read?
knows it. 9. --------------- fertilizer used these days spoils the soil.
13. Concentrate on your strengths; you will reap success in 10. During my student life I used to give --------------- trouble
your life. to my teachers.
14. Consider all the facts once again, then make your 11. We met ---------------- Americans at the restaurant.
decision. 12. Monisha has ---------------- films in her hands.
15. A number of books are missing from the library. 13. I am ---------------- eldest in my family.
Measures should be taken to retrieve them. 14. There are only ---------------- chocolates left for you.
XVII. Defintition Terms: 15. Can you get me ---------------- butter?
1. Ice – Berg 16. They haven’t got ---------------- roses in their garden.
2. Ice – Cap 17. Samuel hasn’t got ---------------- homework today, so he
3. Ice – Floe is playing cricket.
4. Ice – Sheet 18. Please give me ---------------- hammer and ----------------
5. Ice – rink nail.
6. Linguistics 19. My mother is ---------------- honest woman.
7. Numismatics 20. She bought ---------------- useful gadget.
8. Electro Dynamics 21. Please give me ---------------- ice cube.
9. Phonetics 22. We need ---------------- light in the room.
10. Aesthetics 23. Why are you reading ---------------- book?
11. Genetics 24. My boss wanted ---------------- draft of the report in a
12. Statistics day.
13. Politics 25. ---------------- hand – out is available online.
14. Aeronautics
15. Informatics
XIX. Semantic Network:
1. Snow – Board
2. Snow – mobile
3. Snow – Chains
4. Snow – storm
5. Snow – Bird
6. Snow - Belt
XX. Degrees of Comparison:
1. No other profession is as noble as teaching.
2. Apples are costlier than mangoes in the summer
season.
3. We have not watched such a thrilling movie as this.
4. My brother can climb a tree as fast as a monkey.
5. Very few professions are as noble as teaching.
6. Very few Indian languages are as ancient as Tamil.
7. Hurricanes are as dangerous as tornadoes.
8. This is the most challenging task I have ever
undertaken.
9. E-mail is the fastest means of communication.
10. Compulsive gambling is the worst habit a man can
develop.
11. Shakespeare is greater than many other dramatists of
the world.
12. Some people think that nothing is as important as
money in life.
13. The peacock is more colourful than any other bird found
in India.
14. Very few people in this town are as generous as
Mr.Mohan.
15. No other planet in our solar system is as cold as
Neptune.
16. I cannot do anything better for you than this.
17. Rural life is certainly more peaceful than urban life.
18. The pen is mightier than the sword.
19. Train journey is more comfortable than bus journey.
20. My mother can speak more sweetly than anyone else.
21. Gold is not more useful than Iron.
XXI. Non – Finite Verbs: [Gerunds]
1. My friend is good at ---------------- the saxophone.
2. They don’t like ---------------- on Saturdays.
3. They started late, so they were afraid of ----------------
the train.
4. She enjoys ---------------- horror movies.
5. ---------------- on the wall can prove dangerous.
XXII. Rearrange the sentences:
1. Rupees / lunch / to buy / it / twenty / costs
2. Become / my / is / a doctor / dream / to
3. Eight / years / to win / it / took / the world cup
4. As / I / a / want / collector / to see / you
5. Divine / is / to forgive
XXIII. Change the gerund to infinitive:
1. Teach me swimming.
2. Giving is better than receiving.
3. Seeing believing.
4. I like reading.
5. What I hate most is running across traffic.
6. Sitting here is wasting time.
XXIV. Subject Verb Agreement:
1. Every citizen --------------- to follow the rules of the
society.
2. All citizens --------------- duties to perform.
3. Every man and every woman --------------- duties to
perform
4. Each boy and each girl --------------- given a special prize.
5. The team --------------- performing well.
6. The staff --------------- arguing about the dates of the tour
programme.
7. The class --------------- organizing a debate.
8. The class --------------- arguing over the issue.
9. The jury --------------- given its verdict.
10. The jury --------------- divided in their opinion. 37. Each leaf and each flower --------------- stripped off the
11. The scenery of Kashmir --------------- enchanting. tree.
12. All the information he gave me --------------- false. XXV. Edit the following passage:
13. All the furniture --------------- been remodelled. 1. Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest between the
14. Your hair --------------- turned grey. sea creatures. There have been several stories of
15. His luggage --------------- missing. dolphins helping drowning sailors. The more we learn
16. The correspondent and Principal --------------- called for a on dolphins, the more realize how amazing they are,
meeting. they care off the sick, protect the weakest at danger,
17. The correspondent and the Principal --------------- they communicate very well with each other.
attending a meeting. XXVI. Indirec t Speech:
18. Five rupees --------------- no value these days. 1. The pilot said to the passengers, “The plane will land in
19. Three miles --------------- a short distance. Delhi at 9 p.m”
20. Two weeks --------------- a long holiday. 2. The Principal said, “Young students must think about
21. Either Ramesh or naren --------------- in the wrong. the ways to control the use of plastic band in the school
22. Neither Kamal nor Rahim was present at the campus”.
conference. 3. Gowtham said to me,”I was very ill last week, but I am
23. Either Rahim or his brothers --------------- to be invited. better now.”
24. Neither his friends nor Victor --------------- aware of the 4. Priya said,” I want to give my sister a present”
news. 5. Madhu said to me,”I am so happy you have completed
25. Kumar as well as his friends --------------- won the prize. your project”.
26. The captain with all his sailors --------------- drowned. 6. The manager said,”I will speak to you on Friday”
27. The students along with their teacher --------------- gone 7. Mani said to his coach,”I shall improve, if you guide
on a visit to the museum. me”.
28. Manoj --------------- present along with his parents. 8. My mother said to me,”You can go swimming
29. Each of these boys --------------- passed. tomorrow”
30. Neither Leka nor Leela --------------- been selected. 9. Sandeep said to Jhon,”Would you like to watch a movie
31. Every man, woman and child --------------- happy. with me?”
32. One of the machines --------------- defective. 10. Geetha asked Angel,”Will you help me to pack my bag?
33. A number of books ---------------missing. 11. The librarian said to the students,”You are not allowed
34. Sekar or his brothers --------------- done it. to scribble anything on the library books”.
35. To make a promise and then not to keep it --------------- 12. The motorist said to me,”Can you direct me to the post
dishonesty. office?”
36. One or the other of those men --------------- lodged a 13. Umar said to his brother,” Could you make me a cup of
complaint. coffee?”
14. The little boy said to me,”Alas! My dog is dead”.
 15. Grandmother said to her grandson,”May God bless
you.”
XXVII. Reported speech:
1. Priya: Where are you going?
Vijay: I am going to the railway station.
Priya: Why are you going there?
Vijay: I want to receive my uncle who is coming from
Bangalore.
2. Teacher: Why are you late?
Divya: I missed the bus.
Teacher: You should have reached the bus stop on time.
Divya: My grandmother is ill. So, I had to take her to the
doctor.
Teacher: I am sorry. What ails her?
Divya: She has high fever.