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Burlington English Grammar: An Eclectic Approach
Grade 8
Chapter 1 | Present Tenses: Active and Passive
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. plays 2. gets 3. are you watching
4. are thinking 5. speak 6. are building
7. understand 8. isn’t working 9. costs
10. opens 11. doesn’t smell 12. is always making
13. does she go 14. are buying 15. Do you hear
16. are having 17. have been watching 18. am moving
19. haven’t been listening 20. do you know
Let’s Practise
A. 1. D 2. D 3. S 4. D 5. D 6. S
B. 1. is learning; meets 2. have you been working
3. has just been cleaned; looks 4. am spending
5. Do you eat 6. seems; hasn’t smiled
7. is aimed; are designed / have been designed
C. 1. 1. next year 2. right now 3. yet 4. always
5. so far
2. 1. tomorrow 2. all month 3. just 4. at the moment
5. hardly ever
D. 1. a. Do you think your teacher will be angry?
b. Are you thinking of staying up late to do it?
2. a. Yes, she has been working too hard lately.
b. That’s not surprising since she works 50 hours a week.
3. a. Yes. A new shopping centre is being built here next year.
b. Yes. A lot of new houses have been built here recently.
4. a. Of course! We have walked over 10 kilometres this morning.
b. Of course! We have been walking for hours and still haven’t reached the
river.
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5. a. No, but we are having lunch together tomorrow.
b. No, because he has very little free time these days.
E. 1. have decided 2. is being arranged 3. Have you heard
4. remove 5. has grown 6. are taking
7. suppose 8. usually go 9. has been organised
10. have been studying
F. 1. have been living/have lived here for
2. is being shown
3. have known each other since
4. best news I have heard
5. does not belong to
6. is being repaired
7. am not thinking of studying
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1. What’s up 2. I see what you mean
3. What are they up to 4. What gets me is
Challenge Yourself
1. been 2. for 3. When 4. was 5. used
6. is 7. ago 8. was 9. yet 10. use
11. has 12. are

Grade 8
Chapter 2 | Past Tenses: Active and Passive
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. gave 2. were sitting 3. were written
4. didn’t see 5. Did you hear 6. Did she use to
7. was talking 8. Was Tom driving 9. were painted
10. Were you sleeping 11. was walking 12. used to have
13. visited 14. would ride 15. rushed
16. didn’t use to 17. burned 18. forgot
19. used to 20. went
Let’s Practise
A. 1. My skin was burning because – b
My skin was burnt because – a
2. The police arrived while the thief – b
The police arrived after the thief – a
3. I used to have a tennis lesson – a
I was having a tennis lesson – b
4. How long did you study – a
How long had you been studying – b
5. I was living in London – b
I lived in London – a
6. We would never stay out late – b
We had never stayed out late – a
7. I had answered six emails – b
I had been answering emails – a
B.1. How long has it been since you last saw Rick?
2. During lunch, Sam told a joke.
3. As a child, Ryan was always getting into trouble.
As a child, Ryan would often get into trouble.
4. I finished packing before I phoned for a taxi.
I didn’t phone for a taxi until I had finished packing.
5. We started learning French a year ago.
We have been learning French for a year.
6. Meg had been working for an hour when we arrived.
C. 1. crashed; was driving; had been talking
2. was jogging; tripped; had been left
3. was painting; lost; fell; hadn’t been
4. went; hadn’t been riding; was stopped
D. 1. I used to go for piano classes.
2. I used to love playing football.
3. I never used to go into chat rooms.
4. I didn’t use to like coffee.
E. 1. 1. yesterday 2. While 3. no sooner
4. By the time 5. for 6. Before
2. 1. ago 2. in 3. after
4. Until 5. ever 6. As soon as
F. 1. was being repaired; took
2. had you been walking; stopped
3. were watching; ordered, was delivered; had finished
4. entered; arrested; had been received
5. didn’t have; had been stolen
G. 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. C
7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. B
H. 1. while she was having
2. didn’t used to be / never used to be
3. we had been travelling for
4. he had been given
5. took me ages to
6. would often come
7. were being taken
8. had never been climbed
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1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c
Challenge Yourself
1. time 2. used 3. could 4. learnt 5. would 6. for
7. this 8. later

Grade 8
Chapter 3 | The Future: Active and Passive
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. will finish 2. is going to be
3. will be directed 4. start
5. are going to help 6. won’t apologise
7. will she be spending 8. are going to celebrate
9. will be waiting 10. will have finished
11. won’t tell 12. isn’t going to be
13. I’ll make 14. I’ll come
15. Will he think 16. Will the shops have closed
17. are going to be cut down 18. Will you
19. won’t have to be tested 20. will be having
Let’s Practise
A. 1. g 2. e 3. h 4. b 5. f
6. c 7. d 8. a
B. 1. a 2. a 3. b
C. 1. a 2. b 3. a
D. 1. get 2. I’ll get 3. will have arrived
4. will tell 5. Will Katie be babysitting 6. am going to buy
7. will have been studying 8. to start 9. are meeting
10. leaves
E. 1. will 2. be 3. have 4. by 5. won’t
6. going 7. about 8. probably 9. happens
F. 1. will be living 2. will have been invented
3. will have disappeared 4. will be transmitted
5. will have created 6. will be living
7. are going to change/ will change 8. will have been built
9. will probably be
G. 1. will have landed 2. will be visiting
3. will have spent 4. will be travelling
5. will have been travelling 6. will be spending
7. will have spent 8. will be travelling
H. 1. am not going to take / have
2. is about to start
3. what are you doing
4. will be given / is going to be given / is being given
5. will be having
6. won’t have been written
I. 1. being 2. will 3. has 4. about 5. be
6. going 7. by 8. been 9. is 10. have
11. no 12. it
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1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a
Challenge Yourself
1. will 2. Before 3. are 4. does 5. start
6. to 7. able 8. their/these 9. by 10. have
11. not 12. are

Grade 8
Chapter 4 | Modal Forms: Active and Passive
Answer Key
Check What You Know
1. may 2. must be 3. Can 4. might not 5. will
6. has to 7. mustn’t 8. Do we have to 9. will 10. may not
11. needn’t 12. should 13. could 14. can’t be 15. will
16. Shall 17. can 18. would never 19. could 20. must
Let’s Practise
A. 1. i 2. d 3. f 4. h 5. a
6. e 7. j 8. b 9. c 10. g
B. 1. might 2. ought to have 3. can’t 4. would have
5. can 6. couldn’t 7. Would 8. should
C. 1. can be arranged 2. must be worn
3. might result 4. should check
5. will have been posted 6. do not have to pay
7. has to be shown 8. needn’t be accompanied
D. 1. may have made fun of his running
2. would have given you directions
3. should have brought more soft drinks
4. must have hurt a lot
5. can’t have made it
6. needn’t have wasted your money
E. 1. ought to have told us earlier 2. might have been stolen
3. ought to be arriving soon 4. has to be sent today
5. must be paid by Friday 6. may have been driving too fast
7. will have heard the news by now 8. could be feeling ill
F. 1. would 2. had to 3. couldn’t
4. needn’t have 5. was able to 6. could
7. might 8. would be 9. had to
10. could have been 11. will have recovered 12. should be killed
13. must consider 14. shouldn’t be surfing 15. ought to be

G. 1. ought to have tried 2. could you speak
3. hasn’t been able to 4. might as well go
5. may be sleeping / asleep 6. don’t have to take
7. must /may not talk 8. couldn’t care less about
English Today
1. I couldn’t care less 2. if you must know
3. I might have guessed 4. I should hope so
5. We might as well
Challenge Yourself
1. might shouldn’t
2. could can
3. needn’t could
4. must should
5. can’t would
6. could might

Grade 8
Chapter 5 | The Passive and the Causative
Answer Key
Check What You Know
A. 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. b
6. a 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. a
11. b 12. a 13. a 14. b 15. b
B. 1. get the roof mended 2. had her teeth cleaned
3. have you dancing 4. had her purse stolen
5. is having his eyes tested
Let’s Practise
A. 1. This play was written by William Shakespeare. P
2. A fire has started in the forest about two miles from our home. A
3. Daniel was raised in Belfast, in Northern Ireland. P
4. All books have to be returned to the library. P.
5. They will have finished painting the museum by September. A
6. The new sports centre is going to be opened by a famous footballer. P
7. The game of rugby is played all over the world. P
8. The team had been training for three hours when they finally stopped for a
rest. A
B. 1. had been accused 2. has been set up
3. have to be paid back 4. is considered; thinks
5. will be chosen 6. ought to inform
7. don’t suppose 8. crashed
C. 1. has been; is being; will be 2. has been; is; has to be
3. are being; can be; had been 4. is going to be; are; will have to be
D. 1. is believed 2. has been visited 3. are displayed
4. were used 5. can be seen 6. are arranged
E. 1. are invited 2. were organised 3. could be improved
4. has been held 5. are given
F. 1. has/gets her clothes made
2. have/get air conditioning put in
3. am having/am getting my photograph taken
4. have had/got her hair coloured
5. got/had all the rooms redecorated
G. 1. not had her teeth checked 2. is known to cause
3. is being organised by 4. got his parents to buy
5. may have been stolen by 6. is being shown/will be shown
7. was supposed to be 8. were being interviewed
H. 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. b
English Today
1. it can’t be helped 2. easier said than done
3. Given the choice 4. we’ve got it covered
Challenge Yourself
1. being 2. to 3. not 4. Instead 5. by
6. far 7. in 8. could

Grade 8
Chapter 6 | Subject-Verb Agreement
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a
Let’s Practise
A. 1-f, 2-a, 3-c, 4-e, 5-b, 6-d
B. 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. b
C. 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b
D. 1. The cost of all food items have gone up.
The cost of all food items has gone up. 
2. The information our books offer are very valuable.
The information our books offer is very valuable. 
3. The poet and dramatist are being honoured.
The poet and dramatist is being honoured. 
4. All the passengers, with the driver, were saved in the accident. 
All the passengers, with the driver, was saved in the accident.
5. None of these letters has been answered so far. 
None of these letters have been answered so far. 
English Today
Accept all logical answers.
Challenge Yourself
Margaret, the eldest of the four, is sixteen, and very pretty, being plump and fair, with
large eyes, plenty of soft brown hair, a sweet mouth, and white hands, of which she is
rather vain. Fifteen-year-old Jo is very tall, thin, and brown, and reminds one of a colt,
for she never seems to know what to do with her long limbs, which are very much in
her way. She has a decided mouth, a comical nose, and sharp, grey eyes, which appear
to see everything, and are by turns fierce, funny, or thoughtful. Her long, thick hair is
her one beauty, but it is usually bundled into a net, to be out of her way. Elizabeth, or

Beth, as everyone calls her, is a rosy, smooth-haired, bright-eyed girl of thirteen, with
a shy manner, a timid voice, and a peaceful expression which is seldom disturbed. Her
father calls her ‘Little Miss Tranquility’, and the name suits her excellently, for she
seems to live in a happy world of her own, only venturing out to meet the few whom
she trusts and loves.
The clock strikes six and, having swept up the hearth, Beth puts a pair of slippers down
to warm. Somehow the sight of the old shoes has a good effect upon the girls, for
Mother is coming, and everyone brightens up to welcome her. Meg stops lecturing,
and lights the lamp, Amy gets out of the easy chair without being asked, and Jo forgets
how tired she is as she sits up to hold the slippers nearer to the blaze.

Grade 8
Chapter 7 | Phrases and Clauses
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. b 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. b
Let’s Practise
A. 1. phrase 2. clause 3. phrase 4. clause 5. phrase 6. clause
B. 1. main clause 2. subordinate clause
3. coordinate clause 4. main clause
5. subordinate clause 6. coordinate clause
C.1. It is important to ask
f. whether the wedding is formal or semi-formal.
Noun clause
2. What the child said
a. was true.
Noun clause
3. I must leave now
c. because I am not feeling well.
Adverb clause
4. We must reach
d. before it starts to rain.
Adverb clause
5. We eat.
b. so that we may grow strong.
Adverb clause
6. That it might snow
e. seemed a possibility.
Noun clause
D. 1. The car that is red belongs to my brother. car
2. The man who is at the desk is the CEO of the company. man

3. I did not understand the question that you asked. question
4. My friend, who has glasses, wasn’t at school today. friend
5. The boy, who claimed to have a broken arm, caught the ball. boy
6. Bobby’s cat that ate the mouse had a stomach ache. cat
E. 1. Have you seen the movie that is playing at the theatre close to my house?
2. We are planning go to Paris, which is the capital of France. 
3. A thermometer is an instrument that measures the temperature.
4. I have a friend whose father is a famous painter.
5. Charles Dickens, who was a great writer in the late 19th century, is the author
of Little Dorito. 
6. The chocolate cake, which has so many calories, is delicious. 
English Today
Challenge Yourself
1. a 2. b 3.c 4. a 5. c 6. b
7. a 8. c 9. a 10. c

Grade 8
Chapter 8 | Relative Clauses
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. who 2. when 3. that 4. whom 5. that
6. whose 7. which 8. who 9. that 10. when
11. which 12. that 13. which 14. whose 15. that
16. when 17. where 18. whom 19. whose 20. which
Let’s practise
A.
1. We ordered a pizza that had a lot of onions and peppers on it.
2. The singer who/that won the reality show was very talented.
3. Summer, which is not my favourite season, can be very hot here.
4. The Queen’s Theatre, where the play will be performed, is in central
London.
5. Michael, whose sister works for an airline, often travels business class.
6. What’s the tallest building that has ever been built?
7. Stella forgot her phone, which meant she couldn’t contact anyone.
8. I once had a friend with whom I shared all my secrets.
9. Do you know the reason why she doesn’t like me?
10. I can’t believe what Tom said about the food in that restaurant.
B. 1. whom; Penelope 2. Peter; whose
3. that; Olga 4. which; Alex
5. where; Boston 6. which; Spain
7. who; Moscow / Russia 8. whose; Paris, France
C. 1. who 2. What 3. who 4. whose 5. who
6. where 7. when / that

D. 1. The girl who you were talking to is my cousin. who
2. The college that Sarah has applied to is in London. that
3. Does the city where you live have a university? -
4. Is Mark the boy whom you met on holiday? whom
5. Do you remember the summer that we spent in Italy? that
6. The player who scored the goal is new to the team. -
7. I live in the same town where you live. where
8. Arpita is the girl whom we met at the mall. whom
9. The boy who helped you is my brother. -
10. Ajay and Priya are my cousins who live in London. -
E. 1. which 2. for which 3. where 4. that 5. whose
6. why 7. some of whom
F. 1. where Jack booked
2. whom I am travelling / whom I’ll be travelling / whom I am going to travel
3. whose home is
4. that you have ever seen
5. which spoiled / spoilt
6. which / that Jill cooked
7. where I am studying
8. what I said
9. that we want
10. who wrote
G. 1. who is 2. that were 3. -
4. who is 5. that was 6. -
H. 1. forget the day when 2. what is worrying
3. there is nothing (that) I can 4. why she suddenly disappeared
5. whose it could / might
I. 1. who 2. to 3. they 4. where 5. when
6. have 7. whose 8. in 9. be 10. by
11. that /which 12. what
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1. B 2. C 3. A
Challenge Yourself
1. whose; with whom 2. that; where
3. why; which 4. which; whatever
Grade 8
Chapter 9 | Temporals, Conditionals, wish
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. gets 2. stops 3. will put up
4. unless 5. will give 6. may help
7. unless 8. as soon as 9. don’t give
10. try 11. unless 12. could win
13. hadn’t left 14. doesn’t arrive 15. mustn’t
16. might not have frozen 17. hadn’t bought 18. if
19. could 20. had agreed
Let’s Practise
A. 1. c, b, a
2. b, a, c
3. a, c, b
4. c, a, b
B. 1. you must use sunscreen 2. I knew more about motorcycles
3. you hadn’t hurt your arm 4. you caught the early train
5. I listen to music 6. you had taken a bus
C. 1. has finished / finishes 2. gets 3. reaches
4. is planned 5. were 6. practised
7. hadn’t completed 8. had been invited
D. 1. In 2. needs 3. Otherwise
4. could have happened 5. had been 6. The moment that
7. connects 8. might not have reached 9. hadn’t acted
10. providing 11. doesn’t have 12. wouldn’t be able
E. 1. had told 2. had 3. hurry
4. hadn’t said 5. hadn’t been sleeping 6. weren’t closing
7. could 8. didn’t have

F. 1. a. could go b. would let
2. a. hadn’t stayed b. didn’t have
3. a. hadn’t brought b. could leave
4. a. didn’t have to move b. could come
G. 1. only 2. would 3. if 4. unless 5. can
6. as 7. wish 8. until
H. 1. if I were 2. she had not argued
3. could leave 4. can’t begin until
5. if there had been 6. providing you look after
7. you would be quiet 8. would be able to write
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1. If so 2. if you like
3. if you don’t mind 4. You wish
Challenge Yourself
1. more 2. how 3. take 4. if 5. been
6. longer 7. anything 8. even

Grade 8
Chapter 10 | Reported Speech
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. not to arrive 2. were trying 3. had been listening
4. he started 5. had to 6. told us
7. before 8. have 9. hadn’t caught
10. was finishing 11. we were feeling 12. the day before
13. would be 14. not to shoot 15. didn’t park
16. you will take 17. had to 18. had been working
19. I would like 20. couldn’t
Let’s Practise
A. 1. she was taking a skiing holiday the following month.
2. she was sure Laveena would have a great time.
3. where she was going to stay.
4. she had booked a room at a small hotel the previous week.
5. if she had been planning to go alone.
6. she had invited a friend but she had cancelled.
7. if she could go with her instead.
B. 1. she was working late that day so she couldn’t meet Joseph / him for coffee.
2. Joseph / him that he had left his jacket at the house the day before.
3. him to call her as soon as he got that message.
4. Joseph / him not to be late for training at 6 o’clock that night.
5. Joseph / him when they had to hand in their history project.
6. to give Joseph / him a lift to college the next day.
C. 1. persuaded 2. decided 3. accused
4. explained 5. demanded
D. 1. accused Tom of breaking the printer
2. recommended that Mr Brown travel economy class
3. complained that his noodles were overcooked

4. refused to let Adam use her computer
5. blamed the taxi driver for causing the accident
6. invited Rebecca to stay for dinner that night
E. 1. if / whether I can buy tickets online
2. if / whether children under five have to pay to enter
3. if / whether there are hotels nearby
4. what time the main show starts
5. when the park first opened
F. 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. b 5. c
6. b 7. d 8. b 9. c 10. a
11. c 12. b
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1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. e
Challenge Yourself
1. wonder 2. would 3. whether 4. no 5. asked
6. had 7. a 8. out

Grade 8
Chapter 11 | Gerunds, Infinitives, Bare Infinitives,
Special Structures
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. listening 2. in watching 3. to play
4. her understand 5. hiking 6. to get
7. to buy 8. sorting 9. to give back
10. to taste 11. speaking 12. to say
13. sending 14. waiting 15. watch
16. not to 17. playing 18. to play
19. having 20. watching
Let’s Practise
A. 1. b, a 2. a, b 3. b, a 4. b, a 5. a, b
6. b, a 7. b, a
B. 1. seeing 2. to tell 3. camping 4. to pick up 5. to keep
6. to give 7. putting 8. buying 9. yawning 10. seeing
C. 1. it’s time 2. would rather 3. had better
4. am not used 5. have got used
D. 1. travel 2. Speaking 3. to understand
4. to express 5. taking 6. not study
7. to look up 8. keeping
E. 1. Calling the hotel would be
2. is too polluted to drink
3. can’t stand listening
4. would rather you had not called
5. Listening to music is
6. is not big enough to hold
7. suggested that I dress
8. is about time the waiter brought
F. 1. throwing 2. take 3. learning 4. jumping 5. to gain
6. Training 7. preparing 8. deal 9. dive 10. to jump
11. have 12. to know 13. skydiving 14. do
English Today
1. if you don’t mind my asking
2. That goes without saying
3. It juts goes to show
Challenge Yourself
1. didn’t feel like going 2. no point in having an argument about
3. not capable of memorising 4. clearly enough to be able to identify
5. had better not have broken 6. went on to give us

Grade 8
Chapter 12 | Adjectives
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a
Let’s Practise
A. 1. These aunts of mine whom I love the most live in Canada.
2. Three juicy red apples fell from that big, green apple tree.
3. Her dog is small, cute, and fluffy who we love to cuddle.
4. Which subjects would you like to study?
5. The climb to the green-roofed restaurant was tiring. On top of it, we got to
eat stale food and a lousy ambience. It was a disappointing experience.
6. This charming old city has been visited by many enthusiastic tourists.
Adjectives of Adjectives of Possessive Demonstratives Interrogative
Quality Quantity Adjectives Adjectives Adjectives
juicy most Her These Which
big many That
green Three This
red
small
cute
fluffy
green-roofed
tiring
stale
lousy
disappointing
charming
old
enthusiastic
B. 1. a 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. b

C. 1. Their
2. Its; his
3. Her; her; Her / Their
4. their; their; her / their
5. Its; Their; its
6. her; her / their
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1. b 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. b

Grade 8
Chapter 13 | Adverbs
Answer Key
Check What You Know

A. 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. b 6. b
B. 1. slowly 2. happily 3. fast 4. quickly 5. completely
Let’s Practise
A. 1. loudly 2. quickly 3. softly
4. carefully 5. suddenly 6. well
B. 1-b, 2-a 1-a, 2-b 1-b, 2-a
1-b, 2-a 1-a, 2-b 1-b, 2-a
C. 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. b 6. b
D. 1. He quickly dressed and went out in a hurry.
2. She realised at once that she had made a mistake.
3. We are often invited to our cousin’s house at the weekends.
4. I have almost finished painting the inside of the house.
5. We usually go to our native place in the hills in summer.
6. Your car just needs some servicing.
English Today
Challenge Yourself
1. a. Adjective b. Adverb
5. a. Adverb b. Adverb
6. a. Adverb b. Adjective

Grade 8
Chapter 14 | Adjectives and Adverbs, Comparatives
and Superlatives, so / such, too / enough
Answer Key
Check What You Know
1. best 2. every Tuesday 3. tidier 4. very
5. sadly 6. excited 7. angry 8. barely
9. better 10. intelligently 11. hardly 12. entertaining
13. worse 14. quite 15. at the moment 16. terrified
17. more clearly 18. as 19. than 20. lately
Let’s Practise
A. 1. complete 2. quiet 3. easily 4. sadly 5. bad
6. possible 7. hardly 8. nice 9. dark 10. deeply
B. 1. fewer 2. the highest 3. as many 4. the best 5. as wide
6. the worst 7. more convenient
C. 1. such 2. so 3. too 4. enough 5. such 6. so
a – 6. b – 4, c – 1, d – 3, e -2, f – 5
D. 1. close; longer and longer 2. earlier; easier
3. a lot cheaper; nearly 4. quite as tall; highly
5. later; more tired 6. hard; better and better
7. a lot less difficult; shortly 8. tight; even more
E. 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B
6. A 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. C
11. C 12. A
F. 1. most 2. less 3. far 4. The 5. than
6. so 7. as 8. and 9. that 10. too
11. enough 12. such

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1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a
Challenge Yourself
1. likely 2. those 3. It 4. in 5. most 6. less
7. well 8. often

Grade 8
Chapter 15 | Connectors and Inversion
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. so as to 2. because of 3. Besides 4. although 5. as well as
6. As 7. in order to 8. Since 9. despite 10. Besides
11. so 12. Besides 13. since 14. either 15. Furthermore
Let’s Practise
A. 1. a, b 2. b 3. b 4. a, b
B. 1. despite the fact that 2. so that 3. instead of
4. As a result 5. as well as 6. not only
7. In addition
C. 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. a
6. b 7. c 8. a
D. 1. should visitors feed 2. had I turned on
3. does she have 4. have/had we seen
5. do we get 6. will we be able to
7. were my friends 8. can customers order
E. 1. although 2. Because of 3. Consequently
4. neither 5. however 6. in spite of
7. In addition
F. 1. had they reached 2. when 3. had
4. Yet 5. did they reach 6. included
7. they had spent 8. did they feel 9. no one has managed
G. 1. from Gayle, nobody is
2. on account of
3. in spite of the fact
4. in order to be

5. was the meal expensive
6. instead of phoning
7. either by bus or train/by either bus or train
8. seeing that/as you are
English Today
1. b 2. c 3. a
Challenge Yourself
1. except for Tom, who showed no 2. addition to being full of iron
3. for fear of being criticised by 4. no matter how unpleasant the
5. though it is raining 6. despite having been seated

Grade 8
Chapter 16 | Countable and Uncountable Nouns,
Articles, Quantifiers
Answer Key
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1. many 2. a few 3. an 4. some 5. the
6. the 7. a little 8. some 9. the 10. the
11. a 12. few 13. any 14. little 15. a
16. the 17. a 18. much 19. a 20. no
Let’s Practise
A. 1. damage; was 2. water; is 3. works; have
4. furniture; looks 5. litter; spoils 6. hair; suits
7. news; is 8. luggage; was
B. 1. nature; the 2. university; work 3. Rock climbing; a
4. a piece of; a bottle 5. anywhere; school 6. an astronomer; the
7. in court; prison 8. dinner; Christmas 9. an hour; by car
10. arrogance; the worst
C. 1. many; much 2. some; any 3. a little; little
4. Few; a few 5. None; no one 6. A lot of; plenty
7. anything; nothing 8. Nobody; something
D. 1. somewhere 2. anywhere 3. nothing
4. some 5. anybody 6. nowhere
E. 1. isn’t anything for teenagers 2. only a few parks
3. to find somewhere 4. None of the
5. is too much 6. little money is
F. 1. the 2. is 3. a 4. lot 5. few
6. little 7. any 8. to 9. an 10. by
11. on 12. no

English Today
1. b 2. a 3. c
Challenge Yourself
1. the 2. known 3. its 4. no 5. all
6. if 7. Nothing 8. not

Grade 8
Chapter 17 | Demonstratives, it is / there is,
is, Pronouns
and Possessive Adjectives, Reflexive Pronouns,
Determiners
Answer Key
Check What You Know
1. those 2. the last page of the newspaper
3. herself 4. this is
5. theirs 6. that
7. another 8. There won’t be
9. herself 10. It is
11. Alison’s 12. visitors’
13. one another 14. yours
15. is it 16. enjoyed ourselves
17. on 18. other
19. its 20. mine
Let’s Practise
A. 1. those 2. it 3. that 4. these 5. this
6. there 7. That 8. it
B. 1. There is 2. it is
3. are there 4. it is; it would be
5. Has there been 6. it is
C. 1. there are 2. they 3. It is 4. them
5. its 7. her 8. she 9. that
10. his 11. Beauty’s new beak 6. its 12. her
D. A. himself; herself; – B. –; themselves; myself
C. ourselves; –; themselves
E. 1. every 2. both 3. all 4. of 5. Each
6. their 7. either

F. 1. a, b 2. b, a 3. b, a 4. a, b 5. b, a
6. b, a 7. a, b
G. 1. every student individually.
2. neither Zach nor Adam passed the test.
3. by yourself?
4. a close friend of mine.
5. enjoyed ourselves at the picnic.
6. the whole afternoon writing that essay.
7. is not mine.
H. 1. these 2. herself 3. own 4. there 5. either
6. them 7. hers 8. of 9. both 10. they
11. all 12. each
English Today
1. all year round 2. this and that
3. every now and then 4. help yourself
Challenge Yourself
1. there 2. These 3. it 4. had 5. his
6. other 7. could 8. themselves 9. them 10. another
11. own 12. their

Grade 8
Chapter 18 | Prepositions of Time and Place
Answer Key
1. on 2. at 3. beside 4. at 5. between
6. in 7. until 8. at 9. during 10. in
11. at 12. in 13. to 14. in 15. while
16. in 17. by 18. among 19. on 20. at
Let’s Practise
A. 1. a. at the; b. at 2. a. on; b. in
3. a. during; b. while 4. a. at the end; b. in the end
5. a. on; b. in
B. 1. Tuesday afternoon 2. the moment 3. the same time
C. 1. in 2. by 3. at 4. In 5. till
D. 1. b 2. d 3. f 4. i 5. h
6. j 7. a 8. g 9. c 10. e
E. 1. b. 2. c. 3. d. 4. a. 5. b.
6. d. 7. a. 8. a. 9. a. 10. c.
F. 1. The Second World War took place from 1939 to 1945.
2. People play tricks on each other on April Fool’s Day.
3. Matt Damon studied at the Harvard University.
4. The president of the USA lives in the White House.
5. The Corinth Canal was built between 1881 and 1893.
6. Halloween is celebrated on October 31st.
7. Mount Etna is situated in Sicily.
8. Mozart was born in the 18th century.
G. 1. through 2. in/around/through
3. over/across 4. along/up/down
5. to/towards 6. past

7. through 8. along/around
9. past 10. towards
11. along 12. across/through
H. 1. at 2. in 3. over 4. beside 5. on
6. during 7. towards 8. across 9. at 10. until
11. In 12. Among 13. above 14. across
I. 1. in time to 2. become an English teacher until
3. at the age of 4. on the way to
5. be on time 6. while we were studying
English Today
1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a
Challenge Yourself
1. on 2. in 3. when 4. home 5. age
6. in 7. among 8. while 9. besides 10. by
11. had 12. at

Grade 8
Chapter 19 | Transformation of Sentences
Answer Key
Check What You Know

1. simple sentence 2. compound sentence
3. compound sentence 4. complex sentence
5. compound sentence 6. compound sentence
A. 1. It is likely that the principal might punish him.
2. She has informed him that he was successful in the board exam.
3. Raghu admitted that he stole the car.
4. It is proved that his suggestion was not successful.
5. The old man cannot speak because he is so sick.
B. 1. She was lazy, so she failed.
2. The old man sat in a corner and ate leftover food.
3. He was sent to prison and fined two thousand rupees.
4. He didn’t sit for exams, for he was ill.
C. 1. Despite / In spite of missing the flight, I managed to arrive on time for the
wedding.
2. Although / Though / Even though Radha is very young, she is very
responsible.
3. If you avoid eating too much, you will remain fit and healthy.
4. Since he received his mother’s letter, he left for home yesterday.
D. 1. The bride being unwell, the wedding was postponed.
2. Seeing the police, the robbers ran away.
3. Owing to the bad weather, we did not start the journey.
4. It is in the apartment complex that belonged to the hospital, where the
nurse stayed.
Challenge Yourself
2. The house was big and well ventilated.
The house was not only big but also well ventilated.
The house was big as well as well ventilated.
3. My brother plays the sitar and the tabla.
My brother does not play the sitar but also the tabla.
My brother plays the sitar as well as the tabla.
Grade 8
Chapter 20 | Vocabulary
Answer Key
Idioms and Proverbs

1-b, 2-j, 3-i, 4-e, 5-h, 6-a, 7-c, 8-d, 9-f, 10-g, 11-l, 12-k, 13-o, 14-m, 15-n
Metaphors and Similes

1. simile 2. simile 3. metaphor 4. simile 5. simile
6. metaphor 7. simile 8. simile 9. metaphor 10. metaphor
same Words, Different Functions
1. noun; adverb 2. noun; adjective
3. adjective; adverb 4. verb; noun
5. verb; noun 6. preposition; adverb
Formal and Informal Language
A. 1. conclude 2. strive 3. commence
4. I believe 5. aid 6. arrive
B. 1. He hasn’t read the book. / He’s not read the book.
2. I don’t have the time to see him.
3. You’re very kind.
4. I’d like to come see you next weekend.
5. I’ll not take the call. / I won’t take the call.
6. Chahat hasn’t submitted the application.
7. She’d get many calls since morning.
8. We’re going to the camp.
C. 1. Hi / Hey 2. Thanks 3. Nice meeting you 4. Sorry

Grade 8
Chapter 21 | Reading Comprehension
Answer Key
The Tragic Story

1. The sage wondered why the pigtail hung behind him.
2. The solution that he was able to find was to turn himself round. No, he wasn’t
successful.
3. Examples of alliteration:
• this curious case
• Then round and round, and out and in,
• he twist, and twirl, and tack,
Examples of personification:
• Because it hung behind him.
• The pigtail hung behind him.
• ...the pigtail stout / Hung steadily behind him.
• The pigtail hangs behind him.
4. The rhyme scheme of the poem is aaab, cccb, dddb, eeeb, fffb, gggb.
The Ferryman
A. 1. The fact that the water is always present, somehow new and yet the same
appealed Siddhartha the most.
2. The ferryman was astonished to see such an elegant man as Siddhartha.
3. Siddhartha found it beautiful that the ferryman got to live near the river and
cruise on it every day.
4. Siddhartha asked the ferryman for a dhoti and a request to keep him as his
trainee.
5. The ferryman wanted to know why Siddhartha found his elegant clothes to be
such a nuisance.
B. 1. incessantly 2. ascetic 3. astonished 4. ferry
C. 1. He asked if he would like to ferry him over.
2. The passenger remarked that it was a beautiful life he had chosen for himself.

3. The ferryman laughingly said that he was joking.
4. He said that his name was Siddhartha and that he was an ascetic when he last
saw him.
D. Accept all logical answers.
Importance of Books
A. 1. the greatest and the most satisfactory of recreations
2. the surest and most lasting of recreation
3. are excellent; many in which we may find neither pleasure nor profit
4. needs a little planning
5. they do not take the trouble of choosing a book
B. 1. interesting
2. approved
3. friends
4. intentionally
5. excellence
C. 1. leisure 2. solitude 3. successive 4. intellect 5. cultivation
D. Accept all logical answers.
Reunited
A. 1. She would not be driving cross-country after all.
2. She wants to give the impression of being her usual, confident self.
3. She felt doubtful.
4. She wants to see what has been done to it.
B. 1. c. 2. a. 3. b. 4. d.

Grade 8
Review 1
Answer Key
A. 1. spends; is visiting
2. haven’t had; went
3. arrived; had been waiting
4. has been playing; hasn’t managed
5. was getting; were watching
6. didn’t go; had been stolen
7. have been fixing; hasn’t been finished
B. 1. is 2. are 3. has 4. did 5. was
6. not 7. been 8. for 9. in 10. as
C. 1. will bite 2. will be flying
3. are going to organise 4. will have been studying
5. is taking 6. will have finished
D. 1. have to 2. can’t 3. shouldn’t
4. could 5. must be 6. might have
7. should 8. could be 9. would have
10. will be able to 11. ought to 12. may be
E. 1. to be 2. visit
3. is organised 4. has been arranging
5. can be driven 6. had to be tested
7. could be used 8. are taken
9. was built 10. is being drawn
F. 1. Do the teachers revise the syllabus every year?
2. There continues to be an investigation into the recent jewellery store
robbery.
3. At no point during the photography workshop were we allowed to use a
camera.
4. All the leaves have turned orange and fallen this month.

5. Nobody in my class is willing to go to the amusement park with me.
6. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is loved by many.
G. 1. The shirt that is blue belongs to my father. The shirt
2. The man who is at the desk is an intern. The man
3. I did not understand the last concept that my teacher taught. the last
concept
4. My friend, who has the flu, wasn’t at school today. My friend
5. The boy, who lives next door to me, was not at home when I went over. The
boy
6. Sheela’s toy train set that I accidentally broke had been repaired. Sheela’s toy
train set
H. 1. b, a 2. a, b 3. b, a 4. a, b 5. b, a
I. 1. could do 2. would you say
3. could swim 4. jumps
5. isn’t 6. hadn’t formed
7. goes 8. is

Grade 8
Review 2
Answer Key
A. 1. he had 2. us to use
3. preferred 4. to see
5. the museum opens 6. using
B. 1. started; start 2. recycle; to recycle
3. getting up; to get up 4. to clean; clean
5. visiting; visit 6. not to study; not study
C. 1. a 2.b 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. a
D. 1. quickly 2. rudely 3. extremely
4. easily 5. delicately 6. very
E. 1. largest 2. usually 3. as 4. strong enough
5. easily 6. well 7. warmer 8. earlier
9. worried 10. a short 11. so 12. worse
F. 1. the; none 2. the; a few 3. a; much 4. -; somebody
5. the; lots 6. an; no
G. 1. instead of 2. on account of 3. because 4. not only
5. but also 6. Moreover 7. in order to 8. However
9. Under no circumstances 10. despite
H. 1. the same time 2. front of
3. the end 4. present
5. last 6. the back of
7. the left
I. 1. in 2. they 3. of 4. from 5. there
6. other 7. it 8. and 9. the 10. during
11. their 12. by
J. Accept all logical answers. Sample answers are given below.
1. Though he was not well, he went to the party.
2. Ishaan was lazy, so he was scolded by his father.
3. Since they were sleepy, the children did not watch the film.
4. Geeta was praised for her courage.

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