ENGLISH GRAMMAR

BY
DR. Y. SINGH
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
 ( GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS)
(A)FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE FORMS OF VERBS ‘BE’
(ANY FIVE) : 1X5 =5
NOTE: WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Questions Answers
 Sameer – – here in the next week.  will be
 Anu–– in Pasighat for ten years.  has been
 The thief —— caught yesterday at Guwahati.  was
 Kiran Desai —— awarded the Booker prize this
year.  has been
 The chief minister—to start for New Delhi this  is
morning.  Was
 She — absent for some days in the last month.

 I have—living here for last few years.

 been
 I— not a member of this club.
 am
 CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE OF THE VERB FROM THE
ALTERNATIVES GIVEN IN THE BRACKETS (ANY FIVE) :
1X5 =5
NOTE: WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Questions Answers
 The earth—round the Sun.(moves/move/moved)  Moves
 I–– her only one letter up to now.(sent/have sent/ shall send)  have sent
 I—— a strong noise.(hear/am hearing/have been hearing)

 Tago —— fifty next birthday.(is/shall be/have been)

 hear
 The train——before we reached the station.(left/had
left/will have left)
 shall be
 Did you think you——me somewhere before?(had
seen/have seen/were seeing  had left
 The principal shall explain you when she——back.
(comes/will come/came)
 It——since early morning.(rained/is raining/has been  had seen
raining.  Comes
 has been
C) Use the verb in the bracket in each sentence and rewrite as
directed (any five): 1x5=5
i) How long you (live) here? (Make an interrogative sentence
using present perfect tense.)
ii) You (see) the moon last night? (make a negative-
interrogative sentence in simple past tense.)
iii) What you (wait) for?(make an interrogative sentence in
present continuous tense.)
iv) What this pen(cost )you? (make an interrogative sentence in
simple present tense.)

Answers
(i) How long have you lived here?
(ii) Did you not see the moon last night?
(iii) What are you waiting for?
(iv) What does this pen cost you?
(v) Stop! you (not see) the notice? (Make a
negative - interrogative sentence in simple
present tense.)
(vi) What you (have) for breakfast usually?
(Express in simple present tense.)
(vii) You (see) my car keys anywhere? (Express
in present perfect tense.)
(viii) I am going for a walk; you (come) with me?
(Express in present continuous tense.)

ANSWERS:
(v) Stop! Don’t you see the notice?
(vi)What do you have for breakfast usually?
(vii) Have you seen my car keys anywhere?
(viii) I am going for a walk; are you coming with me?
(d) Correct the sequence of tense and rewrite
any five of the following sentences : 1x5=5
(i) She worked hard so that she may pass out.
(ii)Walk carefully lest you may fall.
(iii)We eat that we might live.
(iv)I wish he was here.

ANSWERS:

(i) She worked hard so that she might pass out.

(ii)Walk carefully lest you might/should fall.
(iii)We eat that we may live.
(iv) I wish he were here.
(v) He behaves as if he is the Prime Minister.
(vi) I shall attend the party if you will invite me.
(vii) The teacher asked me why I am so late.
(viii) The Sankaracharya said that God was
everywhere.

ANSWERS:

(v) He behaves as if he were the Prime

Minister.
(vi) I shall attend the party if you invite me.
(vii)The teacher asked me why I was so
late.
(viii) The Sankaracharya said that God is
everywhere.
 UNIT-B
II. (A) FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPREIATE FORM OF MODAL
AUXILIARIES (ANY FIVE) 1X5=5
(WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES.)

Questions Answers

 Every must
mortal—die one day. 

 —you stand on your head? Can



 —I use your cell phone for a May/can



while? is
 supposed
 This film—to be a great
used
 to
success.
 I—live here when I was a boy.
Questions Answers

 You —not worry for money.  Need

 He— be seventy now.  Will

 You are— to respect your elders.  supposed

CONTINUED…
Choose the correct alternative from the brackets
ANSWERS
(any five): 1x5= 5

 ——money he had was stolen yesterday.  The little

(Little/The little)
 ——care could have prevented the  A little
catastrophe. (A little/Little)
 ——men are free from faults.  Few
(A few/Few)
 ——people were present to welcome him.  few
( Few/A few)
 I shall not buy—mango(es).(some/any)
 any
CONTINUED…
Questions ANSWERS

 Leap year falls in——fourth  Every

year.(each, every)
 —— of them is beautiful.(Either,  Neither
Neither)
 The jug does not contain——  much
milk. (many,much)
(C) Do as directed in each case (any five): 1x5 = 5

(i) Who taught you grammar? (Change the voice.)

(ii) It is time to shut up the shop.(Express in passive
voice.)
(iii) Pass the order. (Express in passive voice.)
(iv) “can I have a sweet?”said the small boy. (change the
narration.)
ANSWERS:
(i) By whom was grammar taught to you?
or
By whom were you taught grammar?
(ii) It is time for the shop to be shut up.
(iii) Let the order be passed.
(iv) The small boy asked if he could have a sweet. ( Or
The small boy requested politely if he could have
a sweet.)
CONTINUED…
(v) She said that she would like her
children to eat vegetables.(Express in
direct speech.)
(vi) The old mouse said, “Who will bell the
cat?”( Report in Indirect Speech.
(vii) He is not a liar. (Add a question tag.)
(viii) Does he play cricket?(Add a short
answer.)
ANSWERS:
(v) She said, “ I shall like my children to eat
vegetables.”
(vi) The old mouse asked who would bell
the cat.
(vii) He is not a liar. Is he?
(viii) Yes, he does. (OR) No, he doesn’t.
(d) Correct and rewrite any five of the following
sentences: 1x5 = 5
(i) Shakespeare is greatest than all the playwrights.
(ii) Hyderabad is not as cool as Bangalore.
(iii) Each of them are culprit.
(iv) It is too hot.

ANSWERS:
(i) Shakespeare is greater than any other
playwrights. (OR) Shakespeare is the
greatest playwright.
(ii) Bangalore is cooler than Hyderabad.
(iii) Each of them is culprit.
(iv) It is very hot.
CONTINUED…
(v) None of them have an umbrella.
(vi) Mangalore is further from Mumbai than
Surat.
(vii) He is junior than all his colleagues.
(viii) Copper is the useful metal.

ANSWERS:
(v) None of them has an umbrella.
(vi) Mangalore is farther from Mumbai than
Surat.
(vii) He is junior to all his colleagues.
(viii) Copper is a useful metal.
THANKS