Fill in the blanks in the following conversation with meaningful clauses
1. The shot wounded the elephant. It (i)___________ (rush) back into the forest. I (ii) _________(run) after it but (iii) _________ (can) not catch it. I (iv) ___________ (lose) it in the dark and returned empty-handed. I was disappointed.
View AnswerAns. (i) rushed (ii) ran (iii) could (iv) lost
2. Sachin Tendulkar (i) _________ (play) cricket for India for several years. He (ii) ________ (play) many test matches and one-dayers. He (iii) _________ (score) thousands of runs in test cricket and in one dayers. He (iv) __________ (score) a hundred centuries in test cricket and one-dayers.
View AnswerAns. (i) has been playing, (ii) has played, (iii) has scored, (iv) has scored
3. Pampore, a small town (i) __________ the banks of the river Jhelum, near Srinagar, is the main centre (ii) _________ saffron cultivation in India. The best saffron (iii) __________ from Spain, which is the world’s largest producer. Saffron, the (iv) __________ spice in the world, is known as ‘kesar’ in other parts of India.
View AnswerAns. (i) on, (ii) for, (iii) comes, (iv) most expensive
4. Asaf Khan who (i) __________ (lead) the expedition against the city, (ii) _________ (expect) that the little country which (iii) ____________ (rule) by a woman would (iv) __________ (take) very easily without striking even a blow.
View AnswerAns. (i) led (ii) had expected (iii) was ruled (iv) be taken
5. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease (i) ___________ (in /for/with) which, the patient’s immune system (ii) ____________ (attacks/ is attacking/ attacked) the central nervous system. This can (iii) ___________ (lead/ leads/ led) to numerous physical and mental systems, (iv) __________ (as/ which/then) the disease affects the transmission of electrical signals between the body and the brain.
View AnswerAns. (i) in (ii) attacks (iii) lead (iv) as
6. About half of India’s children aged (i) ___________ (Among, between, with, about) 6 and 14 do not go to school. About 5.5 crore children (ii) ___________(Worked, working, has been working, work) in factories, cottage industries (iii) ___________ (and, around, about, some) in the agricultural sector. One of the most important (iv) ___________ (Reason, reasons, reason’s, reasons’) for our nation’s backwardness is illiteracy.
View AnswerAns. (i) between (ii) work (iii) and (iv) reasons
7. An earthquake, perhaps the strongest in history (i) __________ (strike) fifteen hundred people and (ii) _________ (destroy) Taiwan last September. It (iii) _____________ (kill) around hundreds of buildings. Thousands of people (iv) ____________ (injure) or found missing.
View AnswerAns. (i) struck (ii) destroyed (iii) killed (iv) were injured
8. Sheela: Tomorrow is my birthday. I want to prepare a cake myself. Please tell me (i) _________ I should start.
Radha: I can make many types of cakes. Tell me (ii)____________ you want to make.
Sheela: I am very fond of chocolates and want to prepare a chocolate cake.
Radha: Please let me know (iii)___________ you wish to make the cake (iv) __________ I can come and help you.
Sheela: Oh! Thank you.
View AnswerAns. (i) how (ii) what (iii) when (iv) so that
1. Choose the correct option to complete the following sentences:
(i) Ravi met his old friend ______________ a lawyer.
(a) whom is now
(b) which is now
(c) who is now
(d) whose is now
View AnswerAns. (c) who is now
(ii) I am not interested in ___________.
(a) how you pass or not
(b) whether you pass or not
(c) just as your pass or not
(d) after you pass or not
View AnswerAns. (b) whether you pass or not
(iii) Can you tell me ________ so rudely?
(a) how you behaved
(b) that you behaved
(c) why you behaved
(d) which you behaved
View AnswerAns. (c) why you behaved
(iv) ___________ late is certain.
(a) That he will be
(b) When he will be
(c) If he will be
(d) Where he will be
View AnswerAns. (a) That he will be
2. State the type of clause in the underlined phrase by ticking the correct option.
(i) Keep ringing the bell till I tell you to stop.
(a) Adjective clause
(b) Adverb clause
(c) Noun clause
(d) None of these
View AnswerAns. (b) Adverb clause
(ii) The girl, who is wearing pink press, is my sister.
(a) Noun clause
(b) Adverb clause
(c) Adjective clause
(d) None of the these
View AnswerAns. (c) Adjective clause
(iii) As I entered, the phone bell rang.
(a) Noun clause
(b) Adverb clause
(c) Adjective clause
(d) None of these
View AnswerAns. (b) Adverb clause
(iv) Is it true that he has stolen your books?
(a) Adverb clause
(b) Noun clause
(c) Adjective clause
(d) None of these
View AnswerAns. (b) Noun clause
3. Combine the following pair of sentences into one complex sentence by using noun clauses:
(i) I could not attend the meeting. I am sorry to tell you this.
View AnswerAns. (i) I am sorry to tell you that I could not attend the meeting.
(ii) You have won the first prize. I am pleased to hear this.
View AnswerAns. (ii) I am pleased to hear that you have won the first prize.
(iii) Someone had robbed him of his purse. He told me this.
View AnswerAns. (iii) He told me that someone had robbed him of his purse.
(iv) There is something in store for us. Nobody knows this.
View AnswerAns. (iv) Nobody knows what is in store for us.
(v) Where were you born? Do you remember this?
View AnswerAns. (v) Do you remember where you were born?
(vi) Who had stolen the bag of money? Sheikh soon found it out.
View AnswerAns. (vi) The Sheikh soon found out who had stolen the bag of money.
(vii) Will you not mend your ways? The mother asked him this.
View AnswerAns. (vii) The mother asked him if he would not mend his ways.
(viii) Did you break the window pane? The teacher asked me this.
View AnswerAns. (viii) The teacher asked me if I had broken the window pane.
(ix) He is absolutely honest. This will be admitted by everyone.
View AnswerAns. (ix) That he is absolutely honest will be admitted by everyone.
(x) I was delighted. I heard about my brother’s safe arrival.
View AnswerAns. (x) I was delighted to hear that my brother had arrived safely.
(xi) He shall stand first in the examination. It is certain.
View AnswerAns. (xi) It is certain that he will stand first in the examination.
(xii) He will waste his time. This is certain.
View AnswerAns. (xii) That he will waste his time is certain.
(xiii) A serpent swallows the moon during the eclipse. This belief still exists.
View AnswerAns. (xiii) The belief that a serpent swallows the moon during the eclipse still exists.
(xiv) There had been a big fire in the library. The rumour proved to be true.
View AnswerAns. (xiv) The rumour that there had been a big fire in the library proved to be true
(xv) The patient will soon recover. The doctor said so.
View AnswerAns. (xv) The doctor said that the patient would soon recover.
(xvi) He may be guilty. I cannot say.
View AnswerAns. (xvi) I cannot say if he may be guilty.
4. Combine the following pairs of sentences into one complex sentences by using Adjective Clauses:
(i) Here is my best friend. I like him very much.
View AnswerAns. (i) Here is my best friend whom I like very much.
(ii) There goes my neighbour. I dislike him most.
View AnswerAns. (ii) There goes my neighbour whom I dislike most.
(iii) There were many poets. Among them there was ‘Qais Jallandhary.’
View AnswerAns. (iii) There were many poets among whom was ‘Qais Jallandhary.’
(iv) Some persons were present there. They were not known to me.
View AnswerAns. (iv) Some persons who were present there were not known to me.
(v) She is my cousin. I often study with her.
View AnswerAns. (v) She is my cousin with whom I often study.
(vi) I do not like such men. They always try to grind their own axe.
View AnswerAns. (vi) I do not like such men who always try to grind their own axe.
(vii) You did not take part in the games yesterday. Can you tell me the reason?
View AnswerAns. (vii) Can you tell me the reason why you did not take part in the games yesterday?
(viii) In a corner of his garden he dug a hole. He buried his gold in that hole.
View AnswerAns. (viii) In a corner of his garden he dug a hole in which he buried his gold.
(ix) He owns a dog. The children are frightened of it.
View AnswerAns. (ix) He owns a dog which the children are frightened of.
(x) A man stole a suit length from our shop. I recognise the man
View AnswerAns. (x) I recognize the man who stole a suit-length from our shop.
(xi) He wishes to succeed and he works hard.
View AnswerAns. (xi) He works hard so that he may succeed.
(xii) He has committed a mistake. He must feel sorry.
View AnswerAns. (xii) He has committed a mistake for which he must feel sorry.
5. (i) Combine the following sets of sentences as directed:
(a) I do not think it to be a good suggestion. I shall not act upon it. (Compound Sentence)
View AnswerAns. (a) I do not think it to be a good suggestion, therefore, I shall not act upon it.
(b) He owns a dog. The children are frightened of it (Complex Sentence)
View AnswerAns. (b) He owns a dog which the children are frightened of
(ii) Combine the following pairs of sentences into one sentence by turning the italicized sentence into a noun clause:
(a) He is absolutely honest.
This will be admitted by everyone
View AnswerAns. That he is absolutely honest will be admitted by everyone.
(b) The child will be will soon.
The doctor is hopeful of this.
View AnswerAns. The doctor is hopeful that the child will be well soon.
(iii) Combine the following pairs of sentences into one complex sentence:
(a) Do not eat too much. You will be ill.
View AnswerAns. Do not eat too much lest you should be ill
(b) He will be late. That is certain.
View AnswerAns. That he will be late is certain.
(c) He was quite tired. He could scarcely be ill.
View AnswerAns. He was so tired that he could scarcely stand.
(iv) Combine the following sentences by using relative clauses:
(a) He found the book interesting. It had been given to him by his friend.
View AnswerAns. He found the book interesting, which had been given to him by his friend.
(b) She blushed deeply. This was at my mentioning the matter.
View AnswerAns. She blushed deeply when I mentioned the matter.
(c) John locked up Delilah in a coal-cellar. He knew it would be impossible for her to escape from there.
View AnswerAns. John locked up Delilah in a coal-cellar from where he knew it would be impossible for her to escape.