Transformation of sentences:
(i) Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a human bomb in an inhuman
manner.
(ii) No sooner did we arrive near Mount Etna than the lava
started spewing out.
(iii) I’m afraid you cannot be admitted to the show without a
ticket.
(iv) Though he was watching the World Cup telecasts, Rajesh
did well in his exams.
(v) Not only men but also women were chosen to man the space
expedition.
(vi) On being punished without being allowed to explain his
actions, he wept at the injustice of it all.
(vii) Unless you obey the orders about not swimming
unaccompanied, you will be eaten by crocodiles.
(viii) Kapil Dev is more popular than any other cricketer in the
Indian cricket team because of his skill and geniality
(Meaning of geniality in English
geniality
the quality of being friendly and pleasant
(ix) . She said that she would not listen to such a man.
(x) Hardly had the performance begun when the electricity
failed.
Prepositions
(i) “You’ll answer __to__ me if you come to me with dirty shoes”,
said the prefect.
(ii) Since you are in charge of the discipline, you’ll answer _for__ any
lapse.
(iii) It is very cowardly to back _out___ of a scheme after it has been
carefully thought out.
(iv) The principal made it a point to back __up_ their teachers in their
work
(v) His pranks attracted such attention that he will find it difficult to
live _up__ to his reputation
, (vi) An artist often finds it difficult to live _on__ ideas and nothing
else.
(vii) It is hard to part _from__ close friends and begin a new life.
(viii) Of all my possessions I find it hardest to part _with__ my fountain
pen.
(ix) Old and frail though he was he managed to bear __up__ despite
his sorrows.
(x) The Encyclopedia Britannica will bear __out_ the truth of what I
say.
Fill in the blanks with the right words and expressions:
It (be)_was___ a rainy November morning and I (ask)_asked__
him to tell me a story. Jishnu (say)_said__ he (tell) _would tell___
me about his grandfather’s experience last year. His grandfather
(live)__had living / had been living(past tense/ past perfect
continuous) _ in his rambling old house for a quarter of a
century (Whenever you have a duration of time or a point
of time since which things began mentioned, please
perfect or perfect continuous) and nothing unusual (take)
__had taken __ place before. But after his wife and sons (die)
__had died _ Jishnu’s grandfather (live) _lived___ there only with
him.
One lonely evening grandfather (play) _was playing __ an
interesting game of chess with an old friend who (come) _had
come __ to visit. Only when the game (be)_was__ over
grandfather (realize) _realized__ that his friend (die) _had died___
five years ago. “I (enjoy) _enjoyed __ the game”, (assert)
_asserted__ his old friend. “In March next year your remaining
grandson (leave) _will leave__ for a new job and I (keep) _will
keep__ you company every evening. By next summer we (play)
_will have played _ several tournaments. According to Jishnu this
friend (come)_has been coming ___ every day for nine
months (Please understand for 9 months refers to a
duration of time and therefore you have to use perfect
continuous; whether you will use present perfect
continuous or past perfect continuous or future perfect
continuous depends on how the sentence has been put In
terms of time in front of you) now!
Correction of errors
(i) Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a human bomb in an inhuman
manner.
(ii) No sooner did we arrive near Mount Etna than the lava
started spewing out.
(iii) I’m afraid you cannot be admitted to the show without a
ticket.
(iv) Though he was watching the World Cup telecasts, Rajesh
did well in his exams.
(v) Not only men but also women were chosen to man the space
expedition.
(vi) On being punished without being allowed to explain his
actions, he wept at the injustice of it all.
(vii) Unless you obey the orders about not swimming
unaccompanied, you will be eaten by crocodiles.
(viii) Kapil Dev is more popular than any other cricketer in the
Indian cricket team because of his skill and geniality
(Meaning of geniality in English
geniality
the quality of being friendly and pleasant
(ix) . She said that she would not listen to such a man.
(x) Hardly had the performance begun when the electricity
failed.
Prepositions
(i) “You’ll answer __to__ me if you come to me with dirty shoes”,
said the prefect.
(ii) Since you are in charge of the discipline, you’ll answer _for__ any
lapse.
(iii) It is very cowardly to back _out___ of a scheme after it has been
carefully thought out.
(iv) The principal made it a point to back __up_ their teachers in their
work
(v) His pranks attracted such attention that he will find it difficult to
live _up__ to his reputation
, (vi) An artist often finds it difficult to live _on__ ideas and nothing
else.
(vii) It is hard to part _from__ close friends and begin a new life.
(viii) Of all my possessions I find it hardest to part _with__ my fountain
pen.
(ix) Old and frail though he was he managed to bear __up__ despite
his sorrows.
(x) The Encyclopedia Britannica will bear __out_ the truth of what I
say.
Fill in the blanks with the right words and expressions:
It (be)_was___ a rainy November morning and I (ask)_asked__
him to tell me a story. Jishnu (say)_said__ he (tell) _would tell___
me about his grandfather’s experience last year. His grandfather
(live)__had living / had been living(past tense/ past perfect
continuous) _ in his rambling old house for a quarter of a
century (Whenever you have a duration of time or a point
of time since which things began mentioned, please
perfect or perfect continuous) and nothing unusual (take)
__had taken __ place before. But after his wife and sons (die)
__had died _ Jishnu’s grandfather (live) _lived___ there only with
him.
One lonely evening grandfather (play) _was playing __ an
interesting game of chess with an old friend who (come) _had
come __ to visit. Only when the game (be)_was__ over
grandfather (realize) _realized__ that his friend (die) _had died___
five years ago. “I (enjoy) _enjoyed __ the game”, (assert)
_asserted__ his old friend. “In March next year your remaining
grandson (leave) _will leave__ for a new job and I (keep) _will
keep__ you company every evening. By next summer we (play)
_will have played _ several tournaments. According to Jishnu this
friend (come)_has been coming ___ every day for nine
months (Please understand for 9 months refers to a
duration of time and therefore you have to use perfect
continuous; whether you will use present perfect
continuous or past perfect continuous or future perfect
continuous depends on how the sentence has been put In
terms of time in front of you) now!
Correction of errors
