M S DHONI GLOBAL SCHOOL, HOSUR.

GRAMMAR:PART IV - REVISION

Fill in the blanks with the correct use of tenses.

1. My mother _______________ up early in the morning.
a) get

b) gets

c) will be

d) shall be

2. The children _______________ in the field now.

a) has played

b) are playing

c) plays

d) will had played

DETERMINERS : Determiner is a word that is used before a noun in order to show which
thing you mean. In the phrases 'the car' and 'some cars', 'the' and 'some' are determiners. -
A word such as the, some, my etc. that comes before a noun to show how the noun is being
used.

List of the Determiners: i)Articles (a, an & the)

ii)Distributives (each, every, either),

Demonstrative (this, that, these, those),

Quantifiers (little, some, any, few),

Possessive (our, your, my),

Interrogatives (what, which, whose), all, both, half, many, one fifth, one tenth, two third,
cardinal numbers & ordinal numbers.

Examples: The indefinite article (Before Noun = singular, countable & common). -> The form
'a' is used before a word beginning with a consonant, or a vowel with a consonant sound:

* A man * A hat * A European * A one-way street -> The form 'an' is used before words
beginning with a vowel or words beginning with a mute: * An apple * An onion * An hour *
An L-plate * An MP * An SOS * An M.A. -> Before a singular, countable noun.
* I need a visa.

*He bought an ice-cream. -> Before a singular noun which is used an example of a class.

* A car must be insured = All cars/Any cars must be insured.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

1. Which sentences below are incorrect because 'the' is not needed

2. The sun was shining.

3. She rushed out of the room.

4. We grow the potatoes and the carrots.

5. One of the men stood up.

6. How long have you been learning the English?

7. He loves playing the tennis.

8. Could you pass me the butter?

9. I was born in the June.

10. She was amazed at the beauty of the island.

11. My mother has a sleep after the lunch every day.

2. Read the passage below and decide whether a, the, or no articles needed to fill each
gap correctly.

Spanish is one of ------ most widely spoken languages in ------- world. It is spoken all
over--------- South America except for -------- Brazil. Like Italian and Portuguese, -------
Spanish language is related to Latin. ----------- recent report stated that -------number of
Spanish speakers in -------United State of America will be higher than -------number of English
speakers by ----------year 2090. As ----------result of this, nearly all North American schools
teach Spanish. -------- language with ----------most speakers in --------world is Mandarin
Chinese.

3. Fill in the blanks by using a or an.

He was wearing --------hat. I have just bought------new computer. What -------interesting life
you've had! Do you have to wear------- uniform? The book was given to me by ------ uncle.
This should only take half -----hour. ------ plane flew overhead. He took me to --- expensive
restaurant. This is ------- one-way street. She wanted to be---- MP.

4. Complete this narration using suitable determiners.

A----------months back, ------big fire broke out in our locality. It had caused a -----------
damage, but fortunately------- was hurt. It was a calm night and I was reading in the hall. I
smelt------ burning and heart ------ shouting down the road. I saw a house on fire with --
----------flames leaping from one roof to another. I immediately phoned the police and fire
department, and -------of us rushed out.

5. 5. Use the appropriate modal to fill in the blanks.

(Meaning of the modal are given in the bracket)

1. Teacher to student : you -----------study at least three hours a day.(Speaker's authority)

Student to his classmate: I -------study at least three hours a day (external authority) His
classmate: you -------study for more three hours. (Moral obligation)

2. -------------- I read your newspaper? (informal permission) -----------I come in? (formal
permission)

3. She -------- speak Spanish. (present ability) She ------swim when she was 11 years old. (Past
ability)

4. --------you babysit for us on Friday? (polite request) --------you close the door? (Formal
request)

5. The stadium -----= be emptied in four minutes. (possibility) I --------- do it now, if you like.
(Less possible) They------ well win. (Something is possible)

6. They------ burn coal; now they burn fuel oil only. (Expresses a past habit or routine)

7. You ------ not begin until I tell you. (formal prohibition) Reference books ------ not be taken
out of the Library. (Written prohibition)

6. JUMBLED SENTENCE RE-ARRANGE THE WORDS SO THAT THEY ARE IN THE CORRECT
ORDER.

1. attention/ Babies/ need /constant

2. author?/ Is/ who /your /favourite/

3. the team's/ the place/ victory /guarantees/ final. Tonight's /

4. highlights /a /of/ number/ instances /The/ of/ injustice./ Report /

5. on /contains/ museum /interesting /rural/ some /The /exhibits /Spanish/ life/

6. She /a/ on/ in/ in/ tower/ an/ estate/ block /London./ Lives /

7. The /on/ today's/ Flights/ the/ displayed/ are/ of/ monitor./ Details/
8. What /the/ school./ Wear/ fairly/ take/ to/ I/ towards/ kids/ a/ relaxed/ attitude/

7. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the
incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet. Remember to underline the word
that you have supplied.

1. I would welcome the chance to working as part -----------

of a small dynamic team how I could make -----------

an significant contribution while developing -----------

my skills yet further. I must be happy to -----------

show you a portfolio of mine work -----------

I am available with interview next week and -----------

look forward to hear from you. -----------

8. Complete the utterances in the most suitable way using a variety of ways to express
future time e.g. "It's getting too cold. I'm going to get a sweater."

1."Thanks a lot for lending me your Mathematics book. I __________________ it on

Monday."

2."Somebody has broken into our house. I ________________the police immediately."

3."I'm feeling very hungry. I think I ________________some snaks."

4."It's 7.00p.m. They___________ here any moment, now."

5."This circular announces that school____________ on 1st September."

6."The dolphin _____________ through the hoop. Just watch it."

7."When__________you give us a treat for your birthday?"

8."Who ______________the phone now? I have answered it twice already."

9."Office __________open this Sunday. So, you may submit the documents then."
10."__________________the computer much longer? I need to use it soon."

9. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing
word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it against the
correct blank number.

A. Have you ever seen banyan tree? The banyan a)

a must be biggest tree found in India. A full b)

grown banyan is as high as three storeyed building. c)

We don't see banyan trees in cities. They are so huge that

d) they can only grow in open places. Banyan looks like e)

palace standing on pillars. It doesn't have f)

just main trunk like others do. It has many g)

roots coming down. These hanging roots enter ground h)

and look like smaller trunks.

B. It was not new emotion. Doubt was my a)___

oldest enemy. I knew well. Yet I b)___

had never expected to come, to c)___

arrive so suddenly. There was feeling d)___

that I would be free from it. But was e)___

not so. More I tried, the more I f)___

felt confused. But way had to be found at any cost. g)___

I could not start work without tension. h)

10. Rewrite the following passage using the verbs (in brackets) in their correct form:

For a while I 1)___ (can) not decide whether I should speak to her or not. I did not have the
guts to tell her that her mother 2)___ (die) before the doctor 3)___ (arrive). She 4)___ (turn)
her eyes towards me. She 5)___ (anxious) to know about her mother. I 6)___ (collect)
courage and 7)___ (move) my lips and silently told her that her mother 8)___ (pass away)

11. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the
incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet.

The general elections were to be hold next month e.g. hold....held

The polling booth was set up. All the a)____

Polling officer could be appointed. The b)____

task of appointing observers might completed c)____

Ballot papers will be sent to their proper d)____

places. In fact all the arrangements had e)____

made. The general elections must be sold smoothly. f)_____

12. Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals:

1) ......I see you in the morning?

2) It......rain. I am not sure.

3) We......improve our lot.

4) I......to express my views on pollution.

5)......his soul rest in peace! 6) I did all that I......do for my son.

13. Put the verbs in bracket in the correct tense and rewrite the following:

India (have) many calendars which Indians (use) since very early times. More than thirty
(be) still in use. One difficulty about having so many calendars (be) that the same date (fall)
of different days according to each.

14.Put the verbs in bracket in the correct tense and rewrite the following:

i. The efficiency of a truck __________by the load it can take.

(a)knows (b) is known (c) has been known (d) has known

ii. Last week every day my maid _______ a plate.

(a)breaks (b) was broken (c) broke (d) has broken

iii. If I ___________ one more question, I would have passed.

(a)had answered (b) would answer (c) has answered (d) would have answered
iv. The minister promised ____________ me a post in his department.

(a)to have given (b) having given (c) have given (d) to give

v. Please don't _____________ when you go out.

(a)leave opening the door (b) leave the door open (c)leave the door opened
(d) leave open the door

15. Correct the following sentences using proper tense forms:

(a) I am liking it very much.

(b) Madhu is always writing beautiful poems.

(c) If you will go to Ludhiana, buy a good shawl for me.

(d) Where you got this pen from?

(e) Rohit is working in this film for ten years.

(f) These students prepare for their exams these days.

16. Report the following: