Class 11.Eng Core Correct The following Sentences

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 Sub-English Core- Grammar 

Correct the Following Sentences:

Correct the Following Sentences:

Correct the following sentences using proper verb forms:

(1) He is understanding me thoroughly. 

(2) The rose is always smelling sweet. 

(3) We had gone to Shimla every summer.

(4) He reads now and she sleeps.

(5) The thief had broken open the door, entered the house and had run away with valuables.

(6) As you will sow so shall you reap. (7) She has brushed yet..

(8) The patient died before the doctor had reached there.

(9) He has been completed 30 years in this office.

 (10) Where you got this pen ?

(11) He celebrated his 30th birthday tomorrow.

 (12) India achieves freedom in 1947 but at the cost of partition.

(13) If you informed me I would have helped you.

(14) If you will go on doing like this, you will never achieve your aim.

Ans. (1) He understands me thoroughly.

(2) The rose always smells sweet.

(3) We go to Shimla every summer. (4) He is reading now and she is sleeping.

) (5) The thief broke the door, entered the house and ran away with valuables. 

(6) As you sow so shall you reap.

(7) She hasn't brushed yet.

(8) The patient had died before the doctor reached there.

 (9) He has completed 30 years in this office.

 (10) Where did you get this pen from ?.

(11) He will celebrate his 30th birthday tomorrow.

 (12) India achieved freedom in 1947 at the cost of partition.

(13) If you had informed me I would have helped you. 

(14) If you go on doing like this, you will never achieve your aim.

26. Correct the following sentences using proper verb forms:

(1) I am liking it very much. 

(2) She is knowing you very well.

(3) Mohit is seeing the bus coming.

(4) It rains now, we can't go out. (5) Water vapour is condensing to form clouds.

(6) Madhu is always writing beautiful poems.

(7) The moon is going round the earth.

(8) These students prepare for their exams these days.

(9) Why do you work so hard today?

(10) My uncle has arrived from Mumbai last night.

(11) Ravi is owning two cars. 

(12) Reena reads at this moment.

(13) She do not finish home work yet.

(14) If you will work hard, you will pass.

(15) I already sent a telegram to Manish, before I received your phone call.

Ans. (1) I like it very much

(2) She knows you very well.

(3) Mohit sees the bus coming.

(4) It is raining now, we can't go out. (5) Water vapour condenses to form clouds.

(6) Madhu always writes beautiful poems. 

(7) The moon goes round the earth.

(8) These students are preparing for their exams these days.

(9) Why are you working so hard today?

 (10) My uncle arrived from Mumbai last night.

(11) Ravi owns two cars. (12) Reena is reading at this moment.

(13) She had not finished her homework yet. 

(14) If you work hard, you will pass.

(15) I had already sent a telegram to Manish before, I received your phone call.

1. Fill in the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets:

I (1) ...... (know) Radha for the past ten years. She (2) ...... (be) then a little girl. When I first (3) ...... (see) her, she (4) ..... (run), her pigtails flying in the wind. She (5) (drop) her scarf somewhere and her head (6)....... (uncover).

 Ans. (1) have known (2) was (3) saw (4) was running (5) had dropped (6) was uncovered 

2. Fill in the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets:

I (1) …..(plough) two acres of land by tomorrow evening. Then I (2) ....... (engage) farm workers to plant saplings. They (3) ...... (plant) five hundred saplings by the next week. If you (4)..... (visit) my village next spring, you (5) ........ (see) our garden in full bloom. My younger sister (6)...... (finish) her exams by then.

Ans. (1) will have ploughed (2) will engage (3) will have planted (4) visit (5) will see (6) will have finished

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form ofverbs given in the brackets:

When I (1)..... (arrive) at the station, my aunt (2) …..(wait) for me. She (3)..... (wear) a red sari and (4)......(look) very pretty. As soon as she (5)......(see) me she (6). …(say) something, but I could not (7)...,. (hear) what she (8) ….(say).

Ans. (1) arrived(2) was waiting

(3) was wearing (4) looked/was looking (5) saw (6) said (7) hear

(8) said

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs given in the brackets: 

Five members of a family (1)......

 (kill) and six (2)..... (injure) on saturday when a large quantity of explosives (3)......(catch) fire in a resident's house. The authorities (4)..... (say) that the explosion (5)......(take) place late at midnight when five members of the family (6)..... (sleep) in a room where the material (7)...,. (keep) The blast (8)_____(be) very powerful.

 Ans. (1) were killed (2) injured

3-caught 4-said 5-took 6-were sleeping 7-was kept 8-was.

5. Complete the following sentences by filling in the correct form of verbs given in the brackets:

In the last hundred years, travelling (1)..... (become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (2)___ (take) two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip used (3)__ (be) very rough and often dangerous. Things (4)__ (change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours. 

Ans. (1) has become (2) took (3) to be (4) have changed

 6. Fill in the blanks with correct form of verbs given in brackets:

I could not recognize Seema. She (1)__ (put on) a lot of weight. I advised her to stop (2)_____ (eat) and start (3)__ (skip) and (4)_____ (walk).

 Ans. (1) had put on (2) eating (3) skipping (4) walking

 7.. Fill in the blanks with correct forms of verbs given in brackets:

Have you ever (1)__(hear) of paperless office? You (2)__ (say) certainly "no." Well, very soon the old favourite of pen pushers (3)__(make) an unceremonious exit. You (4)__ (see) it happening in the banks.

Ans. (1) heard (2) will say (3) will make (4) will see.

 8. Read the following paragraph and fill in theblanks with correct form of the verbs given in the brackets:

 Once there was a king. He (1)__(know) for his benevolence. Everyday he (2)__(feed) the hungry and (3)__(clothe) the poor before he (4)__ (take) his food. He (5)__ (do) so for many years. He (6)__ (love) by his subjects.

 Ans. (1) was known (2) fed (3) clothed (4) took (5) did (6) was loved 

9-. Rewrite using the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets:

 I (1)__(expect) him here yesterday. He (2) ....... (not come) till today. No one (3).....(know) what (4)..... (happen) to him. I (5) ........ (worry) about him. I hope he (6) ....... (be) safe. 

Ans. (1) expected (2) has not come (3) knows (4) has happened (5) am worried (6) is

10.. Rewrite using the correct form of verbs given in the brackets:

There (1) ...... (be) a great rush at the counter yesterday. I (2) ... (want) to get a ticket for the movie. It (3)...... (be) the first day of release. The manager suddenly (4).... (appear) on the scene and (5)..... (announce) that the show (6)..... (cancel) for a reason beyond control.

 Ans. (1) was (2) wanted (3) was (4) appeared (5) announced (6) had been cancelled

11  Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with appropriate form of verbs given in the brackets:

Yesterday a blue line bus (1) ....... (run) over a school boy who (2) ....... (cross) the road. The boy (3).... (injure) seriously and (4).... (rush) to the hospital. The passengers (catch) hold of the driver and (6) ... (hand) him over to the police.

Ans. (1) ran (2) was crossing (3) was injured (4) was rushed (5) caught (6) handed 

12.. Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs given in

the brackets: 

The wedding procession was yet (1)---(start). It (2)..... (wait) for us to reach. We (3)...... (decide) not 

(4) ...... (dance) at all. But when we (5).....(reach) the scene, we (6) ...... (draw) into it.

Ans. (1) to start (2) had been waiting (3) had decided (4) to dance (5) reached (6) were drawn

13. Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets: 

The wedding procession.......... already (1)......... (start) when we (2) ....... (reach) Mohan's house.

While we (3).... (be) on the way to his place we(4)..... (decide) not to dance at all. But the scene(5)....... (prove) so attractive, that we (6).......(draw) into it.

 Ans. (1) had already started (2) reached (3) were (4) decided (5) proved (6) were drawn

14. Rewrite using the correct form of verb given in the brackets:

The shot wounded the elephant. It (1)......(rush) back into the forest. I 

(2) ...... (run) after it but (3)...... (can) not catch it. I (4)..... (lose)it in the dark and (5)......(return)empty handed. I (6)........(disappoint)

Ans. (1) rushed (2) ran (3) could (4) lost (5) returned (6) was disappointed

15.. Fill in the correct form of the verbs given in brackets: 

It was a cold wintry night. It night. It (1) ...... (rain) since morning. A traveller somehow managed (2) ....... (reach) a secluded farm house after the night (3)......(fall). He (4) .... (knock) at the door and waited for somebody (5) ... (open) the door. Perhaps the tired farmer (6)....... (go) to sleep after the day's hard labour in the rice fields and there was no response inspite of the repeated knocks.

Ans. (1) had been raining (2) to reach (3) had fallen (4) knocked (5) To open (6) had gone

16.. Fill in the correct form of the verbs given in brackets: 

As soon as I saw the elephant, I (1)...... (know) certainty that I ought not (2)......(shoot) him. But at the moment I (3).......(glance) round at the crowd that (4)..... (follow) me and were eager for fun and meat. The crowd (5) ....... (block) the road for a long distance on side.

Ans. (1) knew (2) to shoot (3) glanced (4) had followed/was following (5) had blocked 

17. Fill in the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets:

The newspaper recently (1) ....... (carry) a report of a man in search of his newly born twin. The babies (2)..... (miss) from the hospital where his wife (3) ...... (give) birth to them. The hospital authorities claimed that the babies (4)...... (die) but they (5)...... (refuse) to hand over their bodies. Now the unfortunate father (6).....(lodge) a complaint with the police. 

Ans. (1) carried (2) were missing (3) had given(4) had died (5) refused (6) has lodged 

18. Fill in the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets:

Yesterday as I (1)..... (walk) along the mall, a taxi (2)......(stop) near me. A man (3)..... (address) me by my first name. I (4) ...... (surprise) as I (5) ....... (fail) to recognize the man, who (6)....... (smile) and repeating my name. 

Ans. (1) was walking (2) stopped (3) addressed (4) was surprised (5) failed (6) was smiling

Determiners

1. Fill in the blanks with 'a', 'an' or 'the':

(1) She bought... book and ....... inkpot.

(2) He narrated.......... interesting story. 

(3) All... books were lying at sixes and sevens.

(4) I am ........ student of Kurukshetra University.

(5) ....... farmers are ploughing their fields. 

(6) She had........ umbrella in her hand.

(7) This is......... useful book. 

Ans. (1) a, an (2) an (3) the (4) a, the (5) The (6) an(7) a.

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners

(Demonstrative/Possessive Adjective):

(1)....brother is very intelligent.

(2)...... are sweet and juicy. 

(3).... team could not score any goal.

(4) He has broken......... slate.

(5) The rays of the sun fall on ........ flowers.

(6) Would you like to have... pen or .... pencil?

(7) His father is a teacher and ........ mother is a doctor.

(8) Are there any girls in ......... class?

Ans. (1) His (2) These (3) That (4) his (5) these (6)

this, that (7) his (8) her. 

3. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners: 

(1) How ...... money do you want?

(2)......... umbrella is…. useful thing. 

(3) He asked me for.....money,but I didn't have........

 (4)............ book you want is not with me.

(5) How ...... eggs are there in the basket? 

(6) ......... more one has ........ more one wants.

(7) She is ….Asian by birth, not….

European.

 (8) How..... milk do you buy daily?

(9) Have you....... complaint against me?

(10) I have already spent....... few rupees I had.

(11) Do you have......... plans to go abroad?

 (12) How............. pictures does this book contain?

(13) He lay unconscious for...... hour and .......half.

(14) One goes to…… university to receive education. 

(15) There is........... tea in the pot.

Ans. (1) much (2) An, a (3) some, any (4) The (5) many (6) The, the (7) an, a (8) much (9) any (10) a (11) any (12) many (13) an, a (14) a

(15) little

4. Fill in the blanks with 'little, a little, the little,

few, a few, the few, much or many': (1) I have.......... friends in this city.

(2) How............ milk do you take daily?

 (3) He gave away......... money he had in charity.

(4).......... houses were damaged by the cyclone.

(5) How.......... money do you require ?

(6) He donated to library........ books he had. 

(7) Only a ....... persons came to witness the match. 

(8)......money he had has been stolen.

(9) She made........ mistakes while writing.

(10) Would you lend me your watch for........ days?

(11)...... people go to see the Taj everyday.

(12)......money has been destroyed in the fire.

(13) ........ men were carried away by the swift current.

(14) I had very........ money those days, so I could not go to see movies. 

(15) How........ ink is there in the bottle?

Ans. (1) a few (2) much (3) the little (4) Many (5) much (6) the few (7) few (8) The little (9) many (10) few (11) Many (12) Much(13) Many (14) little (15) much

 5. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with 'someone, somebody, something, anyone, anybody, anything, none, nobody,

none, nothing or everyone, everybody':

(1) I want…… to help me in solving questions.

 (2) Is there........ troubling you? You look sad.

(3) "Is there........ in this box ?" "No,....

 (4) Did…… tamper with the register when I was not here?

(5) "Is there........ present in the house?"

 (6) There is....... wrong at the bottom.

(7) "Is there ....... here who can lift this stone?"

"There isn't...... who can."

 (8) She said, "........ is better than nothing."

 (9) .......... in our group knows how to swim.

(10) "Is there some milk in the milk pot ?" "No,there is ......".

(11) Do you want mangoes? There are ....... in the market.

(12).......... wants to grind his own axe. 

(13).... ought to serve his motherland.

(14) Have you any letter for me? No, there is....

(15). ......... of the boys sang a song.

Ans. (1) someone (2) anyone (3) anything, nothing(4) anybody (5) anyone (6) something (7) anyone, any (8) something (9) None/

Everyone (10) none (11) none (12) Everyone (13) Everyone (14) none (15) None

6. Fill in the blanks with 'some' or 'any':

(1) "Have you….pen? "Yes, I have......."

(2) There's....... good news for her. She has stood first in class.

(3) Do you have ....... plan to appear in ....... competitive examination ?

(4) I asked him for ....... money, but he didn't lend me…

(5) You didn't commit..... mistake in inviting her to your house.

 (6) "Are there ...... students who haven't paid dues yet?" "Yes, there are...........

 (7) Go and get…… sugar. Ruchi hasn't put….. in the milk.

 (8) "Did you see........ tigers in the zoo?" "No, but we saw.......elephants." 

(9)......of the girls in the class have secured first division.

(10) You have eaten all the chocolates. You haven't left........ for my birthday?

 (11) Why did you not give me .... present on my birthday?

(12) There are ....... eggs in the basket, but there isn't…. milk in the jug.

(13) There are ........ storybooks in the bookshelf, there isn't........ novel there.

(14) Is there …..in the house? No, there isn't….

(15) The Principal didn't ask, me ........ question. He only wanted…. information. 

(16) ……of the teachers are on leave today.

 (17) How could she afford to spare….. money? She hadn't had…. with her. 

(18) "Are there ......... posts reserved for the fair sex ?" "Yes there are…. (19) "Is there…. letter for me, Mr. Postman?""No, there isn't........

(20).... paintings are really fine.

(21)I have deposited….. money with the bank.

 (22) As I lost my purse, I had to borrow …..money from my uncle.

(23) 'Have you…… friends in this city?' asked the leader. "Yes," said I. "I have…..

(24) There are........... good schools in Sonepat, but there isn't….. technical school there.

(25) The magistrate didn't ask the accused…… question, but the public prosecutor put…..questions to him.

Ans. (1) any, some (2) some (3) some, any (4) some, any (5) any (6) any, some (7) some, any (8) any, some (9) Any (10) any (11) any (12)some, any (13) some, any (14) Somebody, any (15) any, some (16) Some (17) some, any (18) any some (19) any, any (20) Some (21) some (22) some (23) any, some(24) some,any(25)any some