SECTION B- GRAMMAR (10 M)

Attempt ANY TEN of the following questions. (10 M)

1. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.

The mechanic _____ the vehicle since the morning.

c. has been repairing

2. Read the conversation between a customer and a shopkeeper. Complete the sentence by
reporting shopkeeper’s reply correctly.
Customer : Can I have a bottle of juice?.
Shopkeeper : Sorry, we only have milk bottles.
The customer asked the shopkeeper if he could have a bottle of juice. The shopkeeper
apologized and said _____.
THEY ONLY HAD MILK BOTTLES
3. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line.
Genius does what it must, and talent does what it _____.
a. can

4. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line.
There are not some buses because the drivers have gone on a strike.

Option No Error Correction

(a) are Is
(b) The A
(c) Some Any
(d) have Has
(c) Some - Any

5. Complete the given sentence, by filling in the blank with the correct option:
I have _____ Lakshmi for the past twelve years.

(c) known

6. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket.
According to the news, the shower _____ (were) to take place.
IS(answer)
7. Report the dialogue between Meena and Neha, by completing the narration:
Meena : Tomorrow is your birthday, what do you want as a gift?

Neha : That is a lovely thought but I don’t want anything.

Meena asked Neha since the next day was her birthday, _____. Neha replied that that was a lovely
thought but she did not want anything.

WHAT SHE WANTED AS A GIFT

8. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
Dawn’s favourite activity is draw sketches of her family.
Use the given format for your response:

Error Correction
Draw Drawing

9. Transform the following direct speech into reported speech:

He said, “Has anybody been unkind to you ?”
HE ASKED ME IF/WHETHER ANYBODY HAD BEEN UNKIND TO ME
10. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
There _____ something wrong with the cooker today.

a. Must be

11. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Tanmay and
Astha.
Tanmay : How did you spend your vacation?
Astha : I visited Kashmir with my parents.
Tanmay asked Astha how she had spent her vacation. Astha replied that _____.
b.she had visited Kashmir with her parents.

12. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
We can expect few more mosquitoes after continued falls of rain.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
Few Some