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WORKBOOK SOLUTIONS, , ARTICLES, (A) Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’:, Answer:, 1. the, 2. a, 3. the, 4. an, 5. a, 6. an, 7. the, 8. the, 9. a, 10. the., , (B) Choose the correct option:, Question 1., Answer: (a) music, Question 2., Answer: (b) French, Question 3., Answer: (a) Bangalore, Question 4., Answer: (b) the Alps, Question 5., Answer: (a) the east, (C) Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ wherever necessary. If no article is, necessary put an ‘X’ in the blanks:, Answer:, 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., , An, the, an, The, The, the., , (b) Answer:, 1. a, 2. an, 3. a

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4., 5., 6., 7., 8., 9., , a, The, a, the, a, X., , (c) Answer:, 1. A, 2. a, 3. a, 4. X, 5. the, 6. the, 7. the, 8. The, 9. the, 10. the, 11. the, 12. An, 13. the, 14. the, 15. The, 16. the., , (D) Match the following:, Answer:, 1—d; 2—a; 3—e; 4—b; 5—c., , PREPOSITIONS, A. I. Identify the prepositions in the following sentences and underline them., Answer:, 1., 2., 3., 4., , He threw the ball across the court., They drove along the road., Come and sit next to me., Please don’t be angry with me., , II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions from the brackets., Answer:

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1., 2., 3., 4., 5., , beside, from, in between, for, of., , III. Correct the following sentences., Question 1., The shops in the city open on 9 O’ clock., Answer:, The shops in the city open at 9 O’ clock., Question 2., He lives at Mumbai., Answer:, He lives in Mumbai., Question 3., He cut an apple by a knife., Answer:, He cut an apple with a knife., Question 4., It has been raining since three hours., Answer:, It has been raining/or three hours., Question 5., Distribute the mangoes between all the students., Answer:, Distribute the mangoes among all the students., B. I. Prepositions of Place:, Answer:, a – over, b – above, c – on, d – infront of, e – beside, f – below, g – under, h – behind., II. Prepositions of Time:

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Answer:, 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., 8., , in, on, in, on, in, at, at, at, in., , (b) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions given in brackets., Answer:, 1. through, 2. Into, 3. around, 4. through, 5. on, 6. down, 7. towards, 8. up, 9. off, 10. over., (c) Complete the following passages with appropriate prepositions given In brackets., Question 1., Answer:, 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., , around, In, of, in, for, by, In., , Question 2., Answer:, 1. by, 2. at, 3. for.

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VERBS, A. I. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate answer:, Question 1., Answer: (b) are disturbing, Question 2., Answer: (c) wants, Question 3., Answer: (c) were speaking, Question 4., Answer: (c) rises, II. Complete the following conversation using the appropriate forms of the verbs, given in brackets., , , , , , , Hari: My parents are planning to go to America., Anil: When are they leaving?, Hari: They are leaving next month., Anil: Are you going with them?, Hari: No, I can’t go with them, because I have a project to complete., , III. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets., Answer:, 1. loves, 2. keeps, 3. cost., IV. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets., Answer:, 1., 2., 3., 4., , offers, begins, cook, are., , V. Complete the sentences using ‘for’, ‘since’ or ‘ago’., Answer:

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1., 2., 3., 4., 5., , for, ago, since, for, since., , VI. Complete the sentences by using the past tense form of the verbs given in, brackets., Answer:, 1. was driving, 2. visited, 3. spoke., B. I. Write a paragraph using the information about John’s routine given below., SI. No., , Routine, , Time/duration, , 01, , Getting up, , 5 a.m., , 02, , Taking a morning walk, , 15 minutes, , 03, , Studying, , 2 hours, , 04, , Taking bath, , Around 7:30 a.m., , 05, , Having breakfast, , Around 8:30 a.m., , 06, , Attending classes, , 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., , 07, , Watching T.V., , An hour, , 08, , Helping parents, , An hour

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09, , Studying, , Up to 10 p.m., , 10, , Having dinner, , After 10 p.m., , 11, , Visiting relatives, , Once in a week, , 12, , Watching movies with friends, , Once in a month, , Answer:, John’s routine:, John gets up at 5 a.m. and takes a morning walk for 15 minutes. He studies for 2, hours before taking bath around 7-30 a.m. He has breakfast around 8-30 a.m. He, attends classes from 10 a.m. to 4-30 p.m. After going home he watches T.V. for an, hour. He helps his parents for an hour and studies up to lo p.m. He has his dinner, after lo p.m. He visits his relatives once in a week and watches movies with friends, once in a month., II. With the above as a model, write a paragraph on your routine., Answer:, I get up at 6 a.m. and exercise for an hour. I bathe immediately after that and say my, prayers for 15 minutes. Around 740 a.m. I have my breakfast and leave home by 800 a.m. as the college bus comes to pick me up at 8-15 a.m. I attend classes from 900 a.m. to 4-00 p.m. After going home I watch T.V. for about an hour. Then I play, video games for about half an hour. Then I study up to 9-30 p.m. I have my dinner at, 10 p.m., III. Complete the following sentences with the verbs from the list., (like. likes, go, goes, have, has, live, lives), Answer:, 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., , has, lives, go, like, goes, likes, like., , V. Complete the following paragraph choosing the correct form of the verbs given in, brackets., Answer:

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1. called, 2. supported, 3. had said, 4. began, 5. cut, 6. confine, 7. have, 8. heard, 9. wish, 10. is, 11. had been, 12. assumed., VI. Complete the following sentences using simple past or past continuous forms of, the verbs., Answer:, 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., , met, was going, was, was raining or rained, was staying, went, forgot, was doing, was working, met., , SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT, Exercises:, Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in brackets:, Answer:, 1. has, 2. have, 3. is, 4. were, 5. was, 6. has, 7. is, 8. is, 9. attends, 10. serve., , II. Correct the following sentences:

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Question 1., Slow and steady win the race., Answer, Slow and steady wins the race., Question 2., A stitch In time save nine., Answer, A stitch in time saves nine., Question 3., Economics are an interesting subject., Answer, Economics is an interesting subject., Question 4., A bunch of keys have been found., Answer, A bunch of keys has been found., Question 5., Measles are a dangerous disease., Answer, Measles is a dangerous disease., , WORD ORDER, . like/I/you, I like you., 2. French/I/speak, I speak French., 3. hates / pigeons / He, He hates pigeons., 4. The girls/song/a/sing, The girls sing a song., 5. sell /flowers / we, We sell flowers., 6. you/to see/me/he/wants, He wants you to see me.

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OR, He wants me to see you., 7. feed/you/my/cat/can, You can feed my cat., , 8. sister/ has / my / got / a dog, My sister has got a dog., 9. must / the book / read / you, You must read the book., 10. buy /milk /he /wants to, He wants to buy milk., , II. Arrange the words to make negative sentences. Place time expressions at the end, of the sentences., 1. our holiday / will /at home/we/ not / spend / next year, We will not spend our holiday at home next year., 2. did /I /him/ see /not/ last night/ at the disco, I did not see him at the disco last night., 3. to a party /not/we/ tonight / going / are, We are not going to a party tonight., 4. will / the letter / not / next week / send / you / she, She will not send you the letter next week., 5. not / the truth / did/ he / tell/ you / yesterday, He did not tell you the truth yesterday., 6. to the cinema / we/ want /not/do/ tonight /to go, We do not want to go to the cinema tonight., 7. play/did/he/onSunday/not/the piano, He did not play the piano on Sunday., 8. not/now/she/in England/is, She is not in England now.

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9. eat/in winter/ice-cream /do/not/I, I do not eat ice-cream in winter., 10. right now / have / not / we / time / do, We do not have time right now., , III. Rearrange the segments to form questions., 1. accept the judgement/did the man/the jungle lords / of?, Did the man accept the judgement of the jungle lords?, 2. Mara tie / the creeper/ to a tree / why did?, Why did Mara tie the creeper to a tree?, 3. was the thief/ his attitude / really humane / in / ?, Was the thief really humane in his attitude?, 4. does technology/in contrast/to religion/stand?, Does technology stand in contrast to religion?, 5. treated as/a / was Mara /mad man ?, Was Mara treated as a mad man?, 6. retain / did Douglass /his/ self-confidence ?, Did Douglass retain his self-confidence?, 7. why did /the farmer / suicide / commit ?, Why did the farmer commit suicide?, 8. the narrator/how does/go/ to Verona?, How does the narrator go to Verona?, 9. what did /do / during the German invasion / the boys ?, What did the boys do during the German invasion?, 10. the crude realities of life/is love/of any value / before?, Is love of any value before the crude realities of life?, 11. who / the window/broke?, Who broke the window?, 12. How/your grand mother/is/?, How is your grandmother?

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13. did / she / her homework / in my room /do/?, Did she do her homework in my room?, 14. Talaguppa Station / does / leave /the train /when/?, When does the train leave Talaguppa Station?, 15. conduct / classes / where / Babar Ali does / ?, Where does Babar Ali conduct classes?, 16. has been cursed / which / a sage / creeper /by/?, Which creeper has been cursed by a sage?, , B. I. Rewrite the following sentences using the word/words in brackets., 1. No one knows about this. It’s a secret, (really), No one really knows about this. It’s a secret., 2. She told him once (only)., She told him only once., 3. I eat a lot. (always), I always eat a lot., 4. Are you going to try? (hard), Are you going to try hard?, 5. He called you this morning, (many times), He called you many times this morning., 6. I have been to Mumbai. I met my friend, (there), I have been to Mumbai. I met my friend there., 7. I’m not going to tell this story, (again), I’m not going to tell this story again., 8. Have you been to Chennai? (ever), Have you ever been to Chennai?, 9. I have never tried this method, (before), I have never tried this method before., 10. We saw a film, (last Wednesday), We saw a film last Wednesday.

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11. The cat is playing, (in the garden), The cat is playing in the garden., 12. They can remember, (never), They can never remember., 13. The old man waited for us. (eagerly), The old man waited for us eagerly., 14. Shake before use. (well), Shake well before use., 15. We do not understand, (still), We still do not understand., , II. Rearrange the jumbled segments to form meaningful sentences., 1. we/some interesting books/found/in the library, We found some interesting books in the library., 2. Shyam / play football / does / every weekend?, Does Shyam play football every weekend?, 3. are building / opposite the park / a new hotel / they, They are building a new hotel opposite the park., 4. his name /I / remembered / after a few minutes, I remembered his name after a few minutes., 5. please write your name /at/ beginning / of/ page / the / the, Please write your name at the beginning of the page., 6. go to /1 / every Friday /the mosque, I go to the mosque every Friday., 7. so late / did / come home / why/ you, Why did you come home so late?, 8. London / I am going/ to/ next week/for / a few days I am going to, London for a few days next week., 9. on / at /Saturday evening /you / didn’t see /I / the temple, I didn’t see you at the temple on Saturday evening.

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10. around/ the procession / the Church / went, The procession went around the Church., , CORRECTION OF SENTENCES, I. Articles :, Example:, Once upon a time, a elephant made friendship with a man., Once upon a time an elephant made friendship with a man., 1. This is a best thing to do., This is the best thing to do., 2. You can fool some people all a tIme, but not everyone., You can fool some people all the time, but not everyone., 3. The huts were already occupied by o jungle lords., The huts were already occupied by the jungle lords., 4. The old woman reduced o self esteem of the speaker., The old woman reduced the self esteem of the speaker., 5. An European came to visit India., A European came to visit India., 6. This is the story of a unusual medicinal creeper., This is the story of an unusual medicinal creeper., II. Prepositions:, Example: I am here ……… teach you English., I am here to teach you English., 1. The pinheaded duck ¡s the resident in the swampy forest,, The pìnheaded duck is the resident of the swampy forest., 2. I have another piece of work to you., I have another piece of work for you., , 3. The huts are already occupied from the jungle lords., The huts are already occupied by jungle lords.

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4. I am protecting my delicate skin by the hailstorm., I am protecting my delicate skin from the hailstorm., III. Subject-verb agreement:, Example: “My dear good friend, your skin re harder than mine,” said the elephant., “My dear good friend, your skin harder than mine,” said the elephant., 1. Children is still sleeping ¡n the hut., Children are still sleeping In the hut., 2. On the face of it, this does not seems an impossible task., On the face of it, this does not seem an impossible task., 3. Habitat destruction ore the primary reason for the disappearance of our wild life., Habitat destruction is the primary reason for the disappearance of our wildlife., 4. This were the result of large-scale clearing of the forests., This was result of large-scale clearing of the forests., 5. The world have more evil than good., The world has evil than good., 6. You is wondering around far away from home., You are wandering around far away from home., 7. Someone have picked my pocket and taken away my wallet., Someone has picked my pocket and taken away my wallet., IV. Word order, Example: Why ……….. so late, Nicola?, Why are you so late, Nicola?, 1. When he had met his friend?, When had he met his friend?, 2. Where the fruits are?, Where are the fruits?, 3. Why he has taken my book?, Why has he taken my book?, 4. I have not told you to keep away from here?, Have I not told you to keep away from here?

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5. Which way he did go?, Which way did he go?, 6. Where he is now?, Where is he now?, 7. What your command is?, What is your command?, , 8. You ore jealous that the Goddess comes to me rather than you in dream?, Are you jealous that the Goddess comes to me rather than you in dream?, 9. Where you did come from?, Where did you come from?, 10. Where you were all this time?, Where were you all this time?, 11. Were where the animals living?, Where were the animals living?, V. Redundancy:, Example: Suppose if you go late, you will miss the train., If you go late, you will miss the trair, 1. The cricket team returned back to India yesterday., The cricket team returned to India yesterday., 2. I get up at 6 a.m. In the morning., I get up at 6 a.m. or I get up at 6 in the morning., 3. Man is more better than animals., Man Is better than animals., 4. He is my most best friend., He is my best friend., VI. Wrong use of words:, Example: The ………. cost ten thousand rupees., The furniture cost ten thousand rupees.

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1. I am reading anew poetry., I am reading a new poem., 2. My hairs are block., My hair is black., 3. He took his sheeps to graze., He took his sheep to graze., 4. The teacher gave me good advise., The teacher gave me good advice., 5. The thiefs escaped before the police arrived., The thieves escaped before the police arrived., 6. The children’s were weeping. There mothers pacified them., The children were weeping. Their mothers pacified them., VII. Tense:, Example: I ……….. Kannada very much., I like Can nada very much., 1. lam thanking you for your help., I thank you for your help., 2. The pen is belonging to me., The pen belongs to me., , 3. The lady Is resembling her mother., The lady resembles her mother., 4. She is liking sweets., She likes sweets., 5. My friend drunk milk., My friend drinks milk., OR, My friend drank milk., , QUESTION FORMS

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Write ‘ Yes’ or ‘No’ questions using the statements given below. One is done for you., Example:, Jayanth has bought o notebook., Has Jayanth bought a notebook?, Hasn’t Jayanth bought a notebook?, 1. The whites have mode us, slaves., Have the whites made us slaves?, Haven’t the whites made us slaves?, 2. The restaurant keeper had asked him to take off his shirt., Had the restaurant keeper asked him to take off his shirt?, Hadn’t the restaurant keeper asked him to take off his shirt?, 3. Laxmi is working in a mu1tnationai company., Is Laxmi working in a mult1natonal company?, Isn’t Laxmi working in a multinational company?, 4. Rajesh was o carpenter., Was Rajesh a carpenter?, Wasn’t Rajesh a carpenter?, 5. Industries were the symbols of development., Were industries the symbols of development?, Weren’t industries the symbols of development?, 6. He can speak English fluently., Can he speak English fluently?, Can’t he speak English fluently?, 7. My mother reads ‘Projavoni’ every day., Does my mother read ‘Prajavani’ every day?, Doesn’t my mother read ‘Prajavani’ every day?, 8. My sisters too read ‘Projovoni’ every day., Do my sisters read ‘Prajavani’ every day?, Don’t my sisters read ‘Prajavani’ every day?, 9. The teacher gave us homework., Did the teacher give us homework?, Didn’t the teacher give us homework, 10. Some delegates won’t attend the seminar., Will some delegates attend the seminar?, Will some delegates attend the seminar?

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II. Rearrange the jumbled segments into ‘Yes or No’ questions. One is done for you., Example: Indians / English / speak f do, Do Indians speak English?, 1. Ramanogaro /a big/is /city, Is Ramanagara a big city?, 2. your/friends/ does / visit / she, Does she visit your friends?, 3. you / write / did/a letter! the principal/ to, Did you write a letter to the principal?, 4. the slaves /seldom / birthday? had/ known / their, Had the slaves seldom known their birthday?, 5. fruits/will! you /get /better / in / Verona, Will you get better fruits in Verona?, 6. told/the narrator/his driver/had/to go on leave, Had the narrator told his driver to go on leave?, 7. their/make/Lucia’s brothers /payment/do, Do Lucia’s brothers make their payment?, 8. glarIng / was / Nicolo/ at / his younger brother, Was Nicola glaring at his younger brother?, , III. Frame ‘Wh’ questions so as to get the underlined word/s as the answer. One is, done for you., Example:, Shashi Rekha spends the weekends with her family., Who spends the weekends with her family?, 1. Mon has foiled to understand nature and her ways., What has man failed to understand?, 2. Nicolo and Jacopo sold wild strawberries on the outskirts of Verona., Where did Nicola and Jacopo sell wild strawberries?, 3. The Commission was appointed to look into the matter., Why was the Commission appointed?

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4. There were five members in the Commission., How many members were there In the Commission?, 5. The elephant put his trunk inside the hut slowly., How did the elephant put his trunk inside the hut?, 6. The lion wanted to have peace and tranquility in his kingdom., What did the lion want to have In his kingdom?, 7. The people around him looked like hungry wolves., How did the people around him look?, 8. The big city was situated in the valley of a mountain., Where was the big city situated?, 9. Mora met the king at his palace at midnight., Where did Mara meet the king at midnight?, 10. Udyan Express leaves Ban galore at 8.p.m for Mumbai., When does Udyan Express leave Bangalore for Mumbai?, , IV. Complete the ‘Wh’ questions with the help of the statements given below. One is, done for, you., Example: Why do you want to learn English?, I want to learn English to go abroad., 1. When________ Vidya complete her homework?, Vidya completed her homework yesterday., When Vidya complete her homework?”, 2. ________ do the birds live?, The birds live in the nest,, Where do the birds live?, 3. Where_______ Harish worked with his father?, Harish has worked with his father in the field., Where has Harish worked with his father?, 4. Why_______ they come to school together?, They will come to school together to attend the ‘Annual Day ‘Function., Why will they come to school together?

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5. _______ were honoured by the Teachers Association?, Five top scorers were honoured by the Teachers Association., ……….. were honoured by the Teachers Association?, OR, How many top scorers were honoured by the Teachers Association?, 6. Who_______ two farms and 30 slaves?, Anthony owned two forms and 30 slaves., Who owned two farms and 30 slaves?, 7. _______ did the wind rock Maro’s hut?, At midnight the wind rocked Mara’s hut., When did the wind rock Mara’s hut?, 8. ________ was the restaurant keeper asking him?, The restaurant keeper was asking him to take off his shirt., What was the restaurant keeper asking him?, V. Supply suitable tags to the following statements One is done for you., Answer:, 1. wasn’t she?, 2. aren’t we?, 3. didn’t she?, 4. didn’t she?, 5. did she?, 6. hadn’t It?, 7. will she?, 8. do they?, 9. can they?, 10. shouldn’t we?, , VI. Match the following sentences In column ‘A’ with their suitable question tags In, column ‘B’., Answer:, 1—f; 2—i; 3—e; 4—j; 5—h; 6—g 7—d; 8—c; 9—b; 10—a.