EXERCISE-39
Choose one suitable word from the given options to complete the paragraph.
It’s in (a) _________ middle of (b) _________Â Â Â night on (c) _________Â Â Â edge of the world. On the fringes of civilization, where man and beast have barely left (d) _________Â Â Â Â mark. 12 people are sleeping in small nylon tents pitched in the scant shelter Of (e) _________Â Â mountains, The camp is at (t) _________Â Â Â mercy of the elements (g) _________Â Â Â Â are volunteers who have set up camp to help gather (h) _________Â Â Â information on (i) ________Â Â Â Â snow leopard population. These conservationists have had very (j) _________Â Â or no scientific training. They along with (k) _________Â Â Â Â guides intend to assess (l) _________Â Â Â snow leopards’ habitat in (m) _________Â Â Â Altai region, Siberia.
(a) (i) X          (ii) a                (iii) an             (iv) the
(b) (i) the       (ii) some         (iii) a               (iv) one
(c) (i) a           (ii) an             (iii) the            (iv) X
(d) (i) their’s  (ii) their          (iii) his       (iv) our
(e) (i) a          (ii) X                (iii) the            (iv) some
(f)  (i) X          (ii) a                (iii) an             (iv) the
(g) (i) This      (ii) There        (iii) That         (iv) These
(h) (i) some   (ii) few             (iii) X              (iv) a few
(i)  (i) X          (ii) a                (iii) an             (iv) the
(j)  (i) a little  (ii) few             (iii) some       (iv) little
(k) (i) there    (ii) their          (iii) they’re     (iv) these
(l)  (i) the       (ii) a                (iii) an             (iv) X
(m) (i) an        (ii) a                (iii) X               (iv) the
Note: X means no determiner/no word.
 Answers
(a) (i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (b) (i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(c) (iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (d) (ii) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(e) (iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (f) (iv)
(g) (ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (h) (iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(i) (i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (j) (iv) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(k) (ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (l) (i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(m) (iv)
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Exercise-40
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below Â
Counsellor: What do they fight about normally?
Sasha: It is anything and everything.
Counsellor: Give me an instance
Sasha: Well, Dakshin always tries to bully Daksha.
Counsellor: Have you ever told them that Daksha is the older one?
 Sasha : How does that alter the situation?
The Counsellor started the conversation with the question (a) ______. The mother replied it was anything and everything. The Counsellor asked her (b) ______Â Â Sasha said that Dakshin always tried to bully Daksha. The Counsellor asked (c) ______ the older one. Sasha shot back asking (d) ______
Answers
(a) what they fought about normally.
(b) to give him an instance.
(c) if she had ever told them that Daksha was.
(d) how that altered the situation.
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