GRAMMAR TEST WITH ANSWERS-1

 

1.      Define with three examples of each part of speech.

a.      Pronoun

b.      Adverb

c.      conjunction

2.      Fill correct articles in the blanks

a.      __ painter drew __ life-sized portrait of Mrs Mary Poppins.

b.      My son is ___ apple of my eye.

c.      ___ history professor who taught us is retiring today.

d.      Suresh has ....... interest in acting.

e.      He is ......capiain in .......army..

3.      Identify tenses

a.      They will be having fun.

b.      We are waiting for them.

c.      I didn’t sleep well.

d.      She works at a factory.

e.      He had sought the permission of his boss.

f.       She had been running for hours.

4.      Question tags

a.      He never came again,            ___________?

b.      She can rarely come these days,____________?

c.      She's a doctor, __________?

d.      Yesterday was so much fun,____________?

e.      You hardly ever came late,_______________?

f.       I barely know you,_________________?

g.      You would scarcely expect her to know that,________________?

h.      He isn't here,___________?

i.       The trains are never on time,_____________?

j.       Nobody has called for me,___________?

5.      Use correct verb tense

a.      He never _____________________ in the evening on Sundays. (work)

b.      I _____________________ to South India but I have been to Uttarakhand several times. (never, be)

c.      _____________________ Jamuna? – Yes, she went to her friend’s home. (anyone, see)

d.      I _____________________ to the bank yesterday but when I got there it was closed. (go)

e.      She _____________________ in school all day. (be)

f.       Lalit _____________________ late every day since Monday. (be)

g.      Hari’s father _____________________ his son’s birthday (never forget)

h.      I _____________________ my report because I had a problem with my laptop. (not finish)

6.      Change the tense as directed

a.      She has promised to help me. (Change into past perfect)

b.      I had left some photos to be developed. (Change into present perfect)

c.      She didn’t like the idea. (Change into simple present)

d.      I didn’t study physics at university. (Change into simple present)

e.      Grandpa went for a walk every morning. (Change into simple present)

f.       She earned 3000 rupees a week. (Change into simple present)

g.      She wanted to be a doctor. (Change into simple present)

7.      Use verbs to make sentence

a.      Operates

b.      Meeting

c.      Smiled

d.      Swimming

e.      Write

f.       can

8.      Identify the voice in the following sentences

a.      She is known to me. 

b.      Ella will do the craftwork. 

c.      Sun sets in the west. 

d.      A new pen was bought by her.   

e.      She walked my cat home. 

f.       The building seemed empty. 

g.      The job will have been started Hari.

9.      Change the voice in the following sentence

a.      They elected him Chairman.

b.      The children laughed at the beggar.

c.      The guard caught the thief.

d.      The soldiers attacked the enemy barracks.

e.      The cat drank all the milk.

f.       The old man takes snuff.

g.      Somebody hit the dog with a stick.

h.      I will order the carriage.

Answers

2.      Fill articles

a.      a, a

b.      the

c.      the

d.      an

e.      a, an

3.      Identify Tenses

a.      (will be having – future continuous tense)

b.      (are waiting – present continuous tense)

c.      (didn’t sleep – simple past)

d.      (works – simple present)

e.      (had sought – past perfect tense)

f.       (had been running – past perfect continuous tense)

4.      Question Tags (Remember-Never, rarely, hardly, barely, scarcely are taken as negative)

a.      Did he?

b.      Can she?

c.      isn't she?

d.      wasn't it?

e.      Did you?

f.       Do I?

g.      Would you?

h.      is he?

i.       are they?

j.       have they?

5.      Use correct verb tense

a.      He never works in the evening on Sundays.

b.      I have never been to South India but I have been to Uttarakhand.

c.      Has anyone seen Jamuna? – Yes, she went to her friend’s home.

d.      I went to the bank yesterday but when I got there it was closed.

e.      She has been in school all day.

f.       Lalit has been late every day since Monday.

g.      Hari’s father has never forgotten his son’s birthday

h.      I didn’t finish my report because I had a problem with my laptop.

6.      Change the Tense as directed

a.      She promised to help me.

b.      I have left some photos to be developed.

c.      She doesn’t like the idea.

d.      I don’t study physics at university.

e.      Grandpa goes for a walk every morning.

f.       She earns 3000 rupees a week.

g.      She wants to be a doctor.

7.      Use verbs to make sentence

a.      Operates

b.      Meeting

c.      Smiled

d.      Swimming

e.      Write

f.       can

8.      Identify the voice in the following sentences

a.      Passive Voice

b.      Active voice

c.      Active voice

d.      Passive Voice

e.      Active voice

f.       Active voice

g.      Passive Voice

9.      Change the voice

a.      He was elected chairman (by them).

b.      The beggar was laughed at by the children.

c.      The thief was caught by the guard.

d.      The enemy barracks were attacked by the soldiers.

e.      All the milk was drunk by the cat.

f.       Snuff is taken by the old man.

g.      The dog was hit with a stick (by somebody).

h.      The carriage will be ordered (by me).

 

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ENGLISH SPEAKING PRACTICE SERIES

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Direct Indirect

 

1. 1.     He said, “I am fine.”
   He said that he was fine.

   2.     He said to me, “I am fine.”
   He told me that he was fine.

   3.     He says, “I am fine.”
   He says that he is fine.

   4.     He says to me, “I am fine.”
   He tells me that he is fine.

   5.     He will say, “I am fine.”
   He will say that he is fine.

   6.     He will say to me, “I am fine.”
   He will tell me that he is fine.

   7.     He truly said, “No one can live without water.”
   He truly said that No one can live without water.” {Universal Truth}

   8.     He said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
   He said that honesty is the best policy.” {Universal Truth}

   9.     Ravi said, “I am reading this book.”
   Ravi said that he was reading that book.

   10.  Dad said to Pankaj, “I will not give you pocket money.”
   Dad told Pankaj that he would not give him pocket money.

   11.  My friend said, “I have been to England thrice.”
   My friend said that he had been to English thrice.

   12.  He said, “I will be in Mumbai tomorrow.”
   He said that he would be in Mumbai the next/following day.

   13.  He said, “I’ll be using the bike next Monday.”
   He said that he would be using the bike next Monday.

   14.  He said, “I can run faster than Ravi.”
   He said that he could run faster than Ravi.

   15.  He said, “I may buy a pen.”
   He said that he might buy a pen.

   16.  He said, “Seema must work hard.”
   He said that Seema had to work hard.

   17.  He said, “I should meet you in the evening.”
   He said that he should meet me in the evening.

   18.  He said to me, “What are you doing?”
   He asked me what I was doing.

   19.  He said to me, “What is Shilpa doing?”
   He asked me what Shilpa was doing.

   20.  He said to me, “What am I doing?”
   He asked me what he was doing.

   21.  He said to me, “Where do you live?”
   He asked me where I lived.

   22.  He said to me, “How much money do you have?”
   He asked me how much money I had.

   23.  He said to Rahul, “When will you come?”
   He asked Rahul when he would come.

   24.  He said to us, “Will you come for the meeting?”
   He asked us if/whether we would come for the meeting.

   25.  The teacher said to Rehman, “Stand up right now.”
   The teacher ordered/instructed Rehman to stand up right then.

   26.  Doctor said to the patient, “Change your food habits”.
   Doctor suggested/advised the patient to change his food habits.

   27.  She said to her husband, “Please speak the truth.”
   She requested her husband to speak the truth.

   28.  She said to Boby, “Please give me a glass of water.”
   She requested Boby to give her a glass of water.

   29.  Boss said, “Follow me”.
   Boss ordered/instructed to follow him.

   30.  Anjali said to her boss, “Please grant me leave for a day.”
   Anjali requested her boss to grant her leave for a day.

   31.  She said to her friends, “Please do not tell a lie.”
   She requested her friends not to tell a lie.

   32.  The Principal said to us, “Don’t make a noise.”
   The Principal instructed/ordered us not to make a noise.

   33.  Ayansh said, “Fantastic! We have won the match.”
   Ayansh exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

   34.  My uncle said, “Well done! You have done a good job.”
   My uncle exclaimed with applause that I had done a good job.

   35.  She said, “Oh! I lost my pen.”
   She exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her pen.

   36.  Arnavi said, “Sorry for being late!”
   Arnavi exclaimed with regret that she was late.

   37.  He said, “I can’t believe this!”
   He exclaimed with wonder/surprise that he couldn’t believe that.

   38.  Arnavi said, “He is unbelievably a great player.”
   Arnavi exclaimed with wonder/surprise that he was unbelievably a great player.

   39.  She said to me, “Wow! What a pleasant weather it is!”
   She exclaimed with joy that it was a very pleasant weather.

   40.  Neha said, “Alas! I have lost my mobile.”
   Neha exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her mobile.

   41.  She said to me, “How could you be so foolish!”
   She exclaimed with surprise/wonder how I could be so foolish.

   42.  Arnavi said, “Unbelievable!”
   Arnavi exclaimed with wonder/surprise that it was unbelievable.

   43.  He said, “Good morning, Mom!”
   He wished his Mom good morning.

   44.  Arnavi said to her dad, “Good night!”
   Arnavi bade her dad good night.

   45.  He said, “Would that I were a girl!”
   He wished that he had been a girl.

   46.  Aman said, “I wish my friends were here!”
   Aman wished that his friends had been there.

   47.  He said to Mayank, “May you succeed in life!”
   He prayed that Mayank might succeed in life.

   48.  Aman said, “Good bye, friends!”
   Aman bade his friends good bye.

   49.  Sachin said to me, “Good evening, Sir!”
   Sachin wished me good evening.

   50.  She said to me, “Would that you were here at that time!”
   She wished that I had been there at that time.

2. 1.     He said to Ravi, “I need to go home with you.”
   He told Ravi that he needed to go home with him.

   2.     He said to me, “Does he go to school daily?”
   He asked me if he went to school daily.

   3.     He said to me, “I am your best friend.”
   He told me that he was my best friend.

   4.     He said, “Raveena had a car.”
   He said that Raveena had a car.

   5.     He said, “Who are you?”
   He asked who I was.

   6.     He said to Shweta, “Who are you to me?”
   He asked Shweta who she was to him.

   7.     My boss said to me, “Don’t go there.”
   My boss ordered me not to go there.

   8.     He said, “Would that I were a girl!”
   He wished that he had been a girl.

   9.     He said, “May you succeed in life!”
   He prayed that I might succeed in life.

   10.  He said, “Oh no! I missed it.”
   He exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed it.

   11.  She said to Mayank, “Whom will you meet today?”
   She asked Mayank whom he would meet that day.

   12.  He said, “Ravi met me yesterday.”
   He said that Ravi had met him the previous day.

   13.  He said, “Am I at home?”
   He asked if he was at home. (or) He asked whether he was at home.

   14.  She said, “Would that she were at home!”
   She wished that she had been at home.

   15.  He said to Shabnam, “May you live long!”
   He prayed that Shabnam might live long.

   16.  He said, “How many people are here?”
   He asked how many people there were.

   17.  He said, “You can’t talk about me.”
   He said that I couldn’t talk about him.

   18.  He said to Meena, “I must consult a doctor.”
   He told Meena that he had to consult a doctor.

   19.  He said to me, “Please keep the door ajar.”
   He requested me to keep the door ajar.

   20.  He said, “May you earn lots of money!”
   He prayed that I might earn lots of money.

   21.  He said, “Ranveer is so handsome!”
   He exclaimed with wonder that Ranveer was so handsome.

   22.  He said, “Oh! I missed the chance.”
   He exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed the chance.

   23.  He said, “How tragic the situation is!”
   He exclaimed with sorrow that the situation was so tragic.

   24.  He said, “Who are we?”
   He asked who they were.

   25.  He said to Shweta, “May you pass the interview today!”
   He prayed that Shweta might pass the interview that day.

   26.  My boss said to me, “Don’t come inside the room.”
   My boss ordered me not to come inside the room.

   27.  He said, “Would that she were a teacher!”
   He wished that she had been a teacher.

   28.  He said, “May you score 99 percentile in CAT!”
   He prayed that I might score 99 percentile in CAT.

   29.  My friend said, “What a rapper Emiway is!”
   My friend exclaimed with wonder that Emiway was a great rapper.

   30.  She said to Mayank, “Good bye!”
   She bade Mayank good bye. (or) She bade good bye to Mayank.

   31.  She said to her dad, “Good morning, dad!”
   She wished her dad good morning.

   32.  She said, “Would that Raveena were here!”
   She wished that Raveena had been there.

   33.  He said to me, “May you live long!”
   He prayed that I might live long.

   34.  Doctor said to the patient, “Stop drinking.”
   Doctor advised the patient to stop drinking.

   35.  He said, “Sorry for being rude to you!”
   He exclaimed with regret that he was rude to me.

   36.  He said to Shweta, “Please speak the truth.”
   He requested Shweta to speak the truth.

   37.  He said to me, “Please keep the windows open.”
   He requested me to keep the windows open.