Exercise-115
Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below to complete the following passage.
At lunch they (a) ……………bad time. People wanted them to sit (b) …………. and the grass was dusty and the tree trunk (c) …………..they were invited to lean (d) ………….. to have been brushed (e)………. so they spread their handkerchiefs (f) …………and sat on those bolts upright.
(a) (i) were a very (ii) had a very (iii) has a very (iv)will have a very
(b) (i) in the grass (ii) at the grass (iii) on the grass (iv)upon the grass
(c) (i) against which (ii) on which (iii) with which (iv)at which
(d) (i) does not appear (ii) did not appear (iii) is not appear (iv) had not appeared
(e) (i) in weeks (ii) for weeks (iii) with weeks (iv) from weeks
(f) (i) in the ground (ii) on the ground (iii) upon the ground (iv) at the ground
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Exercise-116
Complete the passage with suitable Determiners, Conjunctions, Non-finite Prepositions, Modals, Relatives and Tense forms.
1. He (a) ……………. take a lot of care (b)………… his horse. Daily he (c) ………. scrub the horse with soapy water and give (d)………… good bath. He adorned it (e) …………colourful beads and tinkling cowbells. Often he would love him as he would do to (f)……….. own children.
2. Once there was a king (a)…………. was very cruel. For a small misdeed, he sentenced his friend, Damon(b)………. Damon was not afraid (c) ………… death, but he grieved for (d) ………..wife.and children living in a far-off village. He begged the king to give (e) ………….leave to go and see them. He said that he (f)…………… come back after seeing them and take his punishment.
3. The word Geography is a combination of (a)……….. Greek words `geo’ (b) ……….. ‘graph’ meaning the science dealing (c) ………….the study of the earth. Geography, thus, concerns (d)…………. with all subjects relating to earth, (e) …………as shape and structure of (f) …………earth.
4. There is hardly (a) ………….doubt about the fact that no one is rich enough (b) ………….buyback (c)………. past. Most of the people realise the value of things only (d) …………they have lost them. We (e) …………not achieve anything (f)……….. we use our time wisely.
Answers:-
1.(a) used to (b) of (c) would
(d) a (e) with (f) his
2. (a) who (b) to (c) of
(d) his (e) him (f) would
3. (a) two (b) and (c) with
(d) itself (e) such (f) the
4. (a) any (b) to (c)one’s
(d) after (e) can (f) unless
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