EXERCISE-39
Choose one suitable word from the given options to complete the paragraph.
It’s in (a) _________ middle of (b) _________ night on (c) _________ edge of the world. On the fringes of civilization, where man and beast have barely left (d) _________ mark. 12 people are sleeping in small nylon tents pitched in the scant shelter Of (e) _________ mountains, The camp is at (t) _________ mercy of the elements (g) _________ are volunteers who have set up camp to help gather (h) _________ information on (i) ________ snow leopard population. These conservationists have had very (j) _________ or no scientific training. They along with (k) _________ guides intend to assess (l) _________ snow leopards’ habitat in (m) _________ 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) (b) (i)
(c) (iii) (d) (ii)
(e) (iii) (f) (iv)
(g) (ii) (h) (iii)
(i) (i) (j) (iv)
(k) (ii) (l) (i)
(m) (iv)
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Exercise-40
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below
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) ______ 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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