GRAMMER
Produced by Dipankar Ghosh
Use
the under mentioned idioms appropriately and rewrite the sentences:
1. You have
made some plans. They appear to be unethical to me. I am not going to support
them.
2. Ramen
had worked very hard. Today the results have come. It has been found that he
has succeeded.
3. We had
Saraswati Puja at home. Many relatives have come to our house. We enjoyed a
lot.
4. I have
lost the key in the play ground. I was looking for it all around.
5. Goutam
had ill luck with expected relations. Every time ha takes a fresh step forward,
his bad taste of words pushes him two step back.
6. The
prices of essential commodities are rising every day. It has now become a daily
matter.
7. I go to
the office whenever I like. You see, there is no exact time to join the folks
in there.
8. The man
had taken a month’s break from the office. He went to China. He wanted to study
their work culture.
9. Why are
you so shy? You should say whatever you have in your mind.
10. The man
in wicked up to his heart. Don’t trust him. His words of sympathy have no
gravity.
[Beat about the bush , Give vent to, Kith and kin,
Irony of fate, In quest of, Hard and fast, Fool’s paradise,
Eat the humble pie, dead against, Carry the day,
Crocodile tears, By leaps and bounds, ]
B.
Use the following phrasal verbs in the sentences:
Turn back, turn away, take from, work off, write off, tell upon, take upon, turn out,
1. All his
plans proved to be
futile.
2. The new
Govt. is going to pass a Bill and cancel
all the agreements made by the earlier government in Singur land issue in black
and white.
3. You
should try to get rid of the
excess fat that you have put on.
4. It is
raining hard; you should cancel
the plan of an outing today.
5. Over
work affects one’s health.
C.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions: (Q,R,S)
1. He
resigned himself ________ fate.(to, on)
2. I was
sad ___________ leaving the town. (for, at)
3. He is
very sensitive_______ cold. (on, to)
4. This medicine will relieve you ________
pain. (from, of)
5. He is
quick _________ figures. (at, on)
6. He is
the slave _________ his passions. (of, to)
7. I was
saddled ________ heavy task. (with, for)
8. India
is rich ________ minerals. (with, in)
9. There
is hardly any remedy ____________ cancer till the day. (for, of)
10. I am
resolved ________ seeing an end to it. (upon, in)
D. Narration change (Step-1)
1. He
said, “I write a letter.”
2. Mani
said, “I didn’t play chess for about a month.”
3. He
said to me, “You are hurting my emotion.”
4.
Prakash said, “A lame man lives in this house.”
5. Bali
said, “Where have you kept the keys?”
6. She
said, “Please, give me the address of the new branch of the company.”
7.
Father said, “Don’t waste my hard earned money.”
8. My
friend said, “Have a nice journey. Hope to meet you soon.”
9. The
priest said, “May you prosper in life.”
10. The boy
said, “What a beautiful picture it is!”
A.
Change the Voice of the following Sentences:
1. We
took him to a doctor.
2. She
had finished her work in time.
3. Why
did you kill the dog?
4. I have
seen the movie.
5. Come
through the front door.
6. He
does not invite me to the party.
7. He
considered everything before taking the decision.
8. The
manager of the hotel fell out with a drunken man.
9. How
much rice do you want?
10. The
children were laughing at the lame man.
B.
Replace the underlined verbs with phrasal verbs in proper form: (A to D)
[Carry out, come along, come by, bring in, bring on,
call on, call at,Burst out, burst into, break away, act upon, bring out, draw
back, do away with]
1. Yesterday, he came to my house.
2. It is difficult to obtain a job.
3. How will you execute the order?
4. The plants are growing nicely.
5. My business yields good income.
6. He
responded to the business proposal.
7. He
started crying suddenly.
8. Some evil
customs were abolished.
9. I can not
recede from my promise.
10. The
gangster fled from police custody.
C.
fill in the blank using appropriate preposition:
1. Every
citizen should be aware ________ politics. (with, of, to)
2. Some
foreign books are not available _______ borrowing from the library. (to, for,
in)
3. I could
not approve ________ your deed. (to, for, of)
4. He was
attacked ________ malaria, last month. (with, by, on)
5. Mothers
are blind ________ their son’s fault. (in, to, of)
6. You are
not competent _________ the job. (with,
to, for)
7. The old
man divided his property _________ his two sons. (into, between, among)
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9. Many
patriots died __________ the country. (for, of, by)
10. You acted contrary _________ orders. (against,
to, from)
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E.
Spot the Error:
1. It is
quarter to seven by my watch.
2. Moon
causes tides.
3. Summer
vacations are very near.
4. I have
never read so interesting book before.
5. I like
fruits and vegetables.
6. The
great scholar and poet are dead.
7.
Neither the moon nor the stars _______ (was/were) visible in the sky.
8. The
ship was drowned.
9. I do
not know to swim.
10. I am ill
for two days.
F.
One word expressions:
1. An
animal living on vegetables
2. An
animal living on human flesh
3. An
animal that eats meat
4. An
animal that eats herbs
5. An
animal that eats insects
6. An
animal that eats grass
7. An
animal that eats all kinds of food
[Carnivore,
Herbivore, Omnivore, Cannibal, Vegetarian, Graminivore, insectivore]
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