Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition.

1. he was just surprised………….. (with/by) what was in the envelope.

2. He no longer depends ………….(in/on) his parents for money.
3. He's immensely proud ……………….(of/on) the brand he's created.
4. please write me a cheque…………. (for/in) what you owe.
5. I'm sorry ………………(for/to) your loss.
6. She was very impressed …………..(at/with) the artwork
7. I was pleasantly surprised ………………(at/by) the unexpected gift from my friend.
8. I'm not afraid……………. (of/on) anyone.
9. Smoking is the biggest preventable cause …………. (of/for) death and disease.
10. It is rude (to/for) interrupt someone while they are speaking.
11. The cause …………….. (of/for) the accident is not clear.
12. I was pleasantly surprised ………………..(with/by) the unexpected kindness of a stranger today.
13. Depend ………………(on/for) others and you always repent.
14. She seems proud…………….(with/of) herself for having taken that leap.
15. I am not afraid …………….. (to/of) challenges, I embrace them with determination and
perseverance.
16. I was able to impress……………..(at/with) my presentation skills during the meeting.
17. I'm sorry………….(to/for) the inconvenience caused by the delay.
18. I've always been afraid ……………… (of/in) the dark.
19. They depend entirely………….(on/to) her income to pay the bills.
20. He's got no manners - he's rude ………….. (to/on) everyone.
21. I gave him a cheque …………….. (in/for) rs.10 for his birthday.
22. The cause. ……………… (of/for) the accident is unknown.
23. Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease.

Conjunction
1. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunction from the list given below:
And, but, or, therefore, otherwise, so, as, still, till, because, either-or, neither-nor, so-that, not only….but
also

1) He had____ time ________ money.

2) He rang the bell ________ no one came to the door.

3) Shut the door _________ the dog will go out.

4) He is slow __________ steady.

5) The box was heavy___________ he could not lift it.

6) He is poor ___________he is honest.

7) He came__________ sat by my side.

8) Work hard ___________ you will fail.

9) He failed__________ he tried again.

10) Walk fast__________ you will miss the train.

11) The sun rose__________ the fog disappeared.

12) We waited______________ our friend arrived.

13) I could not attend the meeting_____________ I was busy.

14) You will reap ___________you sow.

15) She is ___________tall as her sister.

16) Hurry up_____________ you are getting late.

17) He had ________ food __________ money.

18) She is __________ weak _________she cannot walk.

19) He will reach here _______on Sunday __________ on Monday

20) He will pass _________ he is working hard.

21) Listen to the teacher_____leave the class.

22) Sia is ________an intelligent _________a hard working student.

3.) I go to college everyday ……….I am not getting full attendance.

4.) They left for the station early _____ still missed the train.

5.) He was late for work .....he did not eat breakfast.

6.) He doesn't like chocolate …… does he like Ice-cream.

7.) The house was dirty ..….. the wild birthday party we had yesterday.

8.) He doesn't go trekking, …….. his brother had an accident.

9.) You can have……..playstation…..X-Box 360.

10.) He not only travel with trains…….also with buses.

11.) He hasn't finished her homework…….

12.) ……….. he is rich, he likes to spend time with poor people.

Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions:

Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions:
Combine the following sentences using neither…nor…
1. He cannot speak English. He cannot write English.

2. He did not eat the cake himself. He did not let others eat it.

3. You should not meet him. You should not talk to him.

4. She has not eaten anything in two days. She hasn’t slept either.

5. The old woman cannot walk. She cannot talk.

6. She is not beautiful. She is not intelligent.

7. He does not attend the class regularly. He does not learn his lessons either.

8. This book is not interesting. It is not useful either.

9. James did not pass the test. Peter did not pass the test.

10. Mike does not play cricket. His brother also does not play cricket.

Join the sentences using conjunctions .

1.) Vikas will not visit temple. He will not visit church.

2.) Jay is an engineer. His brother is an engineer.

3.) Vishal is busy. He won’t be able to join the party.

4.) Kapil was out of station. He is not going to hangout later.

5.) The Taj Mahal is found in India. The Golden Temple is found in India.

6.) Vishal had money. Stillhe was not able to buy the concert tickets.

7.) We did not went to the station early. We missed the train.

8.) Vishal left home early in the morning. Still he arrived late at school.

9.) Pankaj was slow. He did not reach the desitination on time.

10.) She is mean. She is kindhearted.

11.) I like varun. He is a honest. He is obedient.

Kind of sentences
Name the type of sentences:
1. Please let me work.

2. The boys make a noise.

3. Stand up.

4. What a clever girl you are!

5. Where do you live?

6. What a horrible sight it was!

7. My father is a bank employee.

8. Children like sweets.

9. Who is at the door?

10. Don’t make a noise.

11. How was your day in school?

12. Do your assignments in class.

13. What is your favourite magazine?

14. That was a wonderful play indeed!

15. He is the leader of the group.

16. Please pass me my handbag.

17. Can you cancel the concert?

18. Congratulations on your achievement!

19. What lovely purple flowers!

20. Do not pluck the flowers.

Change the sentences as instructed -

a) Did she clean up your room? (Change to Declarative)

b) This is Naresh’s wallet. (Change to Interrogative)

c) Open the door. (Change to Interrogative)

d) Will you stop talking (Change to Imperative)

e) She is a brilliant actor. (Change to Exclamatory)

Convert the affirmative sentences into interrogative sentences.

1. His parents have arrived.

2. Our team won the championship.

3. James left school at fourteen.

4. The boys applauded the players.

5. He accused her of poisoning his dog.

6. She saved money by giving up cigarettes.

7. He always feeds the cat before going out.

8. Those glasses belong on the top shelf.

9. She rang him up.

10. We agree about most things.

11. They left in the morning.

12. Birds of a feather flock together.

13. Sania works at a factory.

14. The girl borrowed a book from the library.

15. The dog waited for his master at the gate.

Convert the interrogative sentences into affirmative sentences.

1. Does she live in Canada?

2. Does Meera write plays for the television?

3. Has he always wanted to be an inventor?

4. Does he teach Sanskrit at a government school?

5. Does he want to quit his job?

6. Did they launch their business last year?

7. Did he make a fortune when he sold his apparel business to a foreign company?

8. Did the mother reprimand the boy for coming home late?

9. Did she put the books on the table?

10. Did Rahul meet his ex-girlfriend at the party?

11. Did he borrow 1000 dollars from his uncle?

12. Did Rohan break another window yesterday?

13. Did the boy feed the cats?

Clause and phrase

State whether the underlined groups of words are phrases or clauses.

1. It was an act of kindness.

2. The sun moves around the earth.

3. He sat under the tree.

4. Put the books on the table.

5. She looked out of the window.

6. I know a man who works in Merchant Navy.

7. He wears a chain which is made of gold.

8. We cannot survive without food or water.

9. The man whom I met on the street was a traveller.

10. She recognized him at once.

11. I don’t know what he did with that money.

12. We cannot go while it is raining.

13. Running fast, he caught the train.

14. Determined to find his brother, he went to Mumbai.

15. Hungry and tired, he sat under a tree.

16. Having waited for hours, I went home.

17. Though you are my best friend, I cannot share every secret with you.

18. I don’t know why she looks upset.

19. Where have you been all this while?

20. We saw trees laden with fruits.

Read the sentences and underline the subordinate clause.

1. People who pay their debts are trusted.

2. We cannot go while it is snowing.

3. Raj thinks that I have made a mistake.

4. Tina bought some chocolates which she wanted to give her brother.

5. After I reached home, it started raining.

6. Mani was asked to come to the office though he was not keeping well.

7. All that glitters is not gold.

8. Tim is the nicest person I’ve ever met.

9. She did not go to school as she was sick.

10. This is the boy who got suspended last week.

11. Although I was not in the mood for a movie, I watched ‘Miracle in Cell No. 7’ with my friend.

12. Olena likes stories that have fairies in them.

13. Riya was sure that Tia would come today.

14. Nobody knew who had come first in the race.

15. The teacher gave the students another worksheet as soon as they completed the first one.

Re-arrange the following words/phrases to make meaningful sentences:

1. a) control/over/self-control/is/exercised/self/one’s
(b) power/it/having/emotions/one’s/mind/and/control/under/is/the/of
 (c) clears/it/strengthens/mind/the/and/will-power
(d) elevates/it/character/our
(e) gives/freedom/it/us/peace/joy/and/bliss

2. (a) bring/ festivals / life / colours / to / the / human / of/ a

(b) many/festivals/celebrated/in/types/India/of/are
(c) these/Holi/some/Diwali/of/are/Id/Christmas/and
(d) festival/Holi/the/colours/is/of
(e) celebrated/India/it/over/all/is

Active & Passive

Change the following sentences from active voice to passive voice.

1. The dog chased the cat.

2. The dog bit the boy.
3. The peon rang the bell.
4. Ram played hockey.
5. Miss Mary teaches us English.
6. Raj caught the ball.
7. Children like sweets.
8. Rita will take a photograph.
9. Who taught you this poem?
10. The police arrested the smuggler.
11. Shiva was flying a kite.
12. The hunter shot the deer.
13. The lion attacked the zebra.
14. Virat threw the ball.
15. Everyone loves Zara.
16. My sister has drawn this portrait.
17. The people were helping the wounded woman.
18. Sam had taken the medicines.
19. The player is taking extra time.
20. The cat ate the fish.