Nouns

Look at the picture below and pick out the Nouns.

1) House_

2) Gate_

3) People_

4) Window_

5) Ribbon_

6) Umbrella_

7) carnival_

8) Flower_____
 Look at Mrs. Thakkar’s shopping list and classify the items into proper nouns and
common nouns.

Rice
Paper plates Dove
shampoo Philips bulb
Onions
Sugar
Face powder Good Day
Bathing soap Milton hot
flask Cup set
Water Bottles Ariel
detergent Biscuits
Kellog’s Oats Lay’s Salsa
chips

Proper noun:

Paper Plates
Dove Shampoo
Philips Bulb
Face Powder
Good Day
Bathing Soap
Milton Hot Flask
Water Bottles
Ariel Detergent

Common noun:

Rice
Onions
Sugar
Cup Set
Biscuits
 Create your own list of shopping with proper nouns and common nouns:

Proper noun:

Lux soap
Spinz powder
Milk biscuit
Clinic plus shampoo
Vegan hand bag

Common noun:

Oil
Salt
Nuts
Drink
Underline the nouns in the sentences below and mention in the table if it’s, Proper noun,
Common Noun, Abstract noun

1. Sheila goes to school by bus.

2. Roma ordered dal and rice for her lunch.

3. The Taj Mahal is a great attraction for the tourists.

4. Yohan is a brilliant executive.

5. The colour green looks good on you.

6. The pollution in Delhi is at its peak in the winter season.

7. The population of India is growing by the minute.

8. The confusion among the team players was the reason for their fallout.

9. The customer is always right.

10. knowing your weakness is the first step to growth.

Proper Noun Common Noun Abstract Noun

Sheila School,Bus

Roma Dal,Rice,Lunch

Tajmahal, Tourists Attractsion

Yohan Exective Brilliant

 This note was found lying in a book I borrowed from the library. Fill in the
missing abstract nouns to make sense of this message.
(Wisdom, relationship, strength, youth, humility, boredom, friendship, Sorrow)

I have shared a great with Kim for over the past five years. Now that she is away at

Australia .......... makes me want to run away. I guess that is the essence of Mental

............. is an absolute necessity for one to be able to tide over such challenging times. May God

give me the .......... and the to act in manner that will not allow me to slip into depression

and get in wrong company.

Fill in the blanks with collective nouns:

(flock, pile, bunch, fleet, team, staff, board, pack, pride, troop, group, swarm)

1. A _________ _ of lions was spotted in the jungle.

2. The _______ of cricketers is arriving today.

3. I lost my ________ of keys.

4. The _______ of directors will decide on leave policy today.

5. The office_ are on leave today.

6. A ________ of books was lying in the corner.

7. The children watched the ____ of soldiers march by.

8. A ________ of flies flew over her jam bottle.

9. The shepherd took his __ of sheep for grazing.

10. A of women conducted a peace rally.

11. A ________ of wolves hunted the bison down.

12. A ________ of ships were parked at the dock today

 Match the correct answers of column ‘A’ with column ‘C’ and write in column ’B’

A B C
1 A band of birds
2 A basket of students
3 A chest of natives
4 A flight of musicians
5 A gang of sailors
6 A tribe of drawers
7 An audience of fruits
8 A crew of listeners
9 A library of thieves
10 A class of books

Fill in the blanks with correct plurals

1) If dog becomes dogs then oxen become .

2) If he is my brother then all of you are my .
3) If mouse becomes mice than house becomes .
4) One lie and many lies but one wife and many .
5) So if formula becomes then index becomes
6) If she has a mother in law then we have .
7) While a man and a woman can travel together, the and the cannot
stay together.
8) I have a shelf in my room but she has many .
9) If one buffalo gives 10 litres of milk then how many litres of milk will 50 give?
10) Be it one sheep or ten , the shepherd loves them all equally.

Circle the nouns

As the kids walked into the garden, they were awestruck. The appearance was more than one
could imagine. The play equipment wasn’t like anything they’d seen before. Nate, Brook, Tylor
and Chloe were zapped at the beauty. They had been to amusement parks and carnivals before,
but a garden of this sort with such beauty and playground attached was almost unreal.
As soon as their mother told them to go ahead, they ran off as though they leapt to freedom.
They went in different directions, there wasn’t much they had to worry about because they were
being looked out for by the staff. Back home in Washington, there wasn’t much they were
exposed to and considering the political pressure they were under, the kids were always
restricted from everything which was potentially dangerous. Now that they could go and do what
they wanted, they rode on slides, swings, see saws, the ride on the roundabout was an amazing
experience. After they played themselves tired, another amazing treat awaited them in the form
of junk food. Chloe in excitement exclaimed “This is the best day of my life Mom, can we live
here forever?” little did she or the rest of her siblings know this was one of the last moments that
they would get to enjoy freedom as they knew it. They didn’t realise the impact of their father
being elected as the president of the USA.

Write a story of your choice using Proper noun, Common noun, Abstract noun,
Collective Noun. Remember to use all of it to make a sensible one!
Write C if the noun below is countable and U if the given noun is uncountable:

Complete each sentence by choosing the right option to describe countable and
uncountable nouns:

Air - Trees - Water - Data -

Food - Time- Books - Fun -

1) There is so (many, much) confusion on nothing!

2) There are (plenty of, a large amount of) options to choose from.

3) (A little, A few) minutes is all it takes for him to draft an email.

4) Gabriel cleared (a great deal of, a lot of) stuff from his table .

5) He threw away (a little, some) important files when clearing up.

6) She provides only____ (a few, a little) details in her mails .

7) The children eat ( a large amount of, several) cookies every day.

8) _________ _ (A great deal of, A large number of) dust has collected on the desk.

9) We saw _________ _(a large amount of, many) persons waiting in queue for the interview.

10) The server stores up __ (a large amount of, a large number of) data.
 Activity for Nouns
For this noun game:

1) Spilt participants into teams

2) have participants pick a sport that they enjoy.

3) Then have them write a list of nouns that relate to the sport. (For example, for basketball,

they might choose “court," “basket," “backboard," and “rim.")

4) Have them stand up and read their lists aloud, and encourage the rest of the class to

guess which sport the list describes

Pronouns
Classify the following pronouns in the category they fit :
(I, You, He, She, It, We, They, Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, Them, Myself, Yourself, Himself,
Herself, Itself, Ourselves, Who, Which, That, Whom, These, Yourselves, Themselves)

Personal Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun Relative Pronoun

 Use the correct personal pronouns. Watch the words in brackets (he, she, it, we,
they,you)

1. is cycling. (Sam)

2. is black. (the blackboard)

3. are on the wall. (the frames)

4. is running. (the cat)

5. are watching football. (my father and I)

6. are in the garden. (the flowers)

7. is playing with his car. (Rick)

8. is from London. (Charles)

9. has got a sister. (Justina)

10. Have got a computer, Jessica?

Rewrite the sentences with proper pronouns where needed.

1. Riya is a pleasant executive. Riya smiles at every customer.

2. Ramesh is the highest scorer of the month. Ramesh got 97% csat scores.

3. The team players played well. The team players need more practice however to win the

finals.

4. My mother, father, sister and I went last evening for a movie. My mother, father, sister and I

enjoyed the movie.

5. Roger is the name of Harry’s cat. Roger is white and furry.

6. Rama wanted to play sports so Rama joined cricket team and plays over weekends.

7. Professor Harry is good. Is Professor Harry your teacher too?

8. Rahul worked hard for his exams, hope Rahul gets good marks.

9. The friends met after long time. The friends still remembered their old times vividly.

10. The circus business is not doing good these days. The circus should consider different ways

to lure the crowd.

 Fill in the blanks with appropriate pronoun:
1. I hope _______ _ (him/he) knows that ___ (me/I) was present for his class.

2. The police told _______ _ (we/us) that due to the cyclone __ (we/us) need to

vacate the house.

3. Please inform ______ __ (she/her) that _____ (I/me) have finally obtained a

degree in anthropology.

4. I am sure _______ _ (it/they) cannot be used since __ (it/I) is broken.

5. The dog chased him and__________ (him/he) ran as fast as (him/he) could.

6. They surely enjoyed at the New Year’s party(themselves/them self).

7. His temper goes out of control sometimes and he has been advised to control

(yourself/himself)

8. Could you please explain (oneself/yourself)?

9. It is surprising how I taught (myself/oneself) to paint so well.

10. My best friend and I bought (our self/ourselves) some toffees.

Join the following pairs of sentences using suitable pronouns:

1) I know a man. The man has contacts in the HR department.

2) The man bypassed the regulations. The man was punished.

3) Show the way. The way leads to the Cafeteria.

4) Here is the document. You were asking for the document.

5) He is a rogue. No one trusts him.

6) Shipa does her best. She should be recognized.

7) This is my cousin. I was speaking of him.

8) David has a friend. He is Tech Savvy.

9) Please forward the message to the team. You received it yesterday.

10) Vishal spoke to the security. The Security’s arm was in a sling.
 Choose the right indefinite pronoun from the list given below to make
meaningful sentences:

any anot a someo

one her l ne
f everythi l no
e ng ne
o w sev a
n eral n
e y

1) There is only a of us who know this technology.

2) Can please take down the MoM for this meeting?

3)of my processes is taking very long to finish.

4) Did you count the systems that require this update?

5) Does know where I left my wallet?

6)know the password to open this file.

7) Do of you believe in miracles?

8) Have you told me that I need to know?

9) We need to support one in this team.

10) There are ways to get the solution to this problem.

Replace the nouns with suitable pronouns in the story written by you in the Nouns
Activity:
Form a suitable question tag with personal Pronoun as subject and add it to the

statement:

1) He is a kind person, _____ __

2) I am a part of this assignment, _______ __

3) They are coming today,

4) She was rude and demanding,

5) They were to come today, __________

6) We are all speaking from our own perspectives, _

7) I waited for your reply for three days, ________

8) We have got the liberty now, ________

9) I never enjoyed collating data, _______

10) You will give me your advice, _________

Form a suitable question tag with words other than personal pronouns as subject

and add it to the statement:

1) The pavement was the place for foot passengers, ____ _

2) The liberties of employees must never be curtailed, ___ _ _ _

3) Miracles don’t happen nowadays, ________

4) Everyone attended the meeting, ___ _ _

5) This was the crucial moment, ________

6) One could gently touch the tip, _____ _ _

7) Basheer didn’t change the pace,

8) What Samir said was true, ______

9) There is something about her, _____ _

10) Never yield to undue pressure, ____ __

 Activity for Pronouns:
1) Divide the batch into pairs
2) Ask Participants to write down the specific list of pronouns
3) Project the lyrics with blanks to the entire class along with the ‘ Missing Pronouns’ that
need to be used to complete the lyrics
4) The students need to work in pairs and provide the missing pronouns
5) Once done, project the complete / correct lyrics to the class
6) The pair with the best composition would be declared as winners through an audience
poll
"He Stopped Loving Her Today"
__ said, "I'll love you till__ die"
___ told him, "You'll forget in time"
As the years went slowly by
___ still preyed upon his mind

__ kept her picture on __ wall

Went half-crazy, now and then
__still loved ___through __ all
Hoping ___'d come back again

Kept some letters by___ bed

Dated 1962
___ had underlined in red
Every single 'I love ___'

__went to see___ just today

Oh, but ___ didn't see no tears
All dressed up to go away
First time _'d seen ___ smile in years

__ stopped loving __ today

___ placed a wreath upon ___door
And soon ___'ll carry him away
___ stopped loving ___ today

___ know, ___came to see one last time

Oh, and ___ all wondered if would
And __ kept running through mind
___ time ___'s over for good

__ stopped loving today

____ placed a wreath upon door
And soon ___'ll carry away
___ stopped loving today
 Adjectives
Underline the Adjectives

The noisy city of Mumbai they say never sleeps. Is it because it is always busy? Is it because it is

over populated? Whatever the reason is, Mumbai is a place where you’d never feel alone. There

is so much one can do, people survive here with or without money. What is great about this

place that the city welcomes you with open arms. The city isn’t judgemental, it gives everyone a

fair chance, but the battle is with it’s people. That is one major force to reckon with. The people

over here are always in a hurry, there’s always destination, a time line, a crazy urge to meet all of

these

So then on ought to achieve your goals and hopes and dreams what does he do? Fight for it!

There will be moments where you will feel dejected, hopeless and pained but this won’t last too

long. As long as your dreams are fuelled with determination, the urge to make it against all

odds, you will manage to achieve all that you have dreamt of. Does this mean luck doesn’t

exist? The element so luck is merely a concept. The great Einstein I’m sure didn’t depend on

something as fictitious as luck, hence he got to the place he had planned.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate Adjective:

(energetic, reckless, calm, classical, bright, yellow, marvellous, weak, young, expensive)
1. A day is perfect for picnic.

2. The girls put up a great show.

3. The sea was _.

4. The boys are very _________ .

5. The dress would look rather beautiful.

6. The car is a little ________ and out of my budget.

7. The antibiotics made him extremely _.

8. You have done a ________ job

9. His driving resulted in the accident.

 10. Mohanna is a singer.

Look at the picture given below. Decribe this picture using adjectives:

Proper Noun

Common
Noun
Fill in the blank with the correct form of adjective:

1. Ram is to me by 4 years. (young)

2. How is the pace of work today? Is she any _. (good)

3. They were all bad coders, but I was the of all.(bad)

4. Which is the conference room in this location? (large)

5. Who is the ________ of all the members in the team? (efficient)

6. The recent task is the _________ tasks of all. (complex)

7. Seeing my team get the award was the _______ moment of my life.

(unforgettable)

8. The flight fares were _ expected. (high)

9. Travelling by train is _________ than car as you meet many people.

(interesting)

10. Sanjana looks than last time. (weak)

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct word order:

1. A fat big chicken.

2. An Indian old interesting rug.
3. A silk, colorful, striped skirt.
4. Some black, sleeping, comfortable bags
5. Round Four small wooden tables
6. Those old little funny men

In the list of words given below, convert the nouns to adjectives, and adjectives to

nouns

Funny, Important, Urgent, Historical, Sensible,

Ignorant, care, Function, Intelligent, necessary

Nouns Adjectives
Rewrite the sentences using comparative degree:

1) Hari is the youngest member in the team.

2) He is the most unconventional person I’ve met.

3) Books are mans best companions.

4) This is the most beautiful place in this Himalayan range.

5) Independence is most essential for a person to be happy.

What is the adjective form of the below given words?

1) Enthusiasm : __________ __

2) Courage

3) Loyalty : _________ _

4) Ambition : _________ __

5) Creativity : ________

Use the above given words in planning your self improvement:

Activity for Adjectives :Tug of Words
Instructions:

1) Split the class into Team ‘A’ and Team ‘ B’

2) Let each team elect its leader

3) Give a sheet of paper to each team

4) Each team collectively forms a questionnaire of ten fill in the blank statements on general

topics (eg., Weather, games) which is to be solved by the other team.

5) The blank spaces are to be filled by the correct form of the adjective given in parenthesis

at the end of each statement.

6) Once the two teams have written their sentences the trainer draws 2 columns Team

A and Team B

7) The leader of the team A reads each sentence which needs to be completed

8) Each Student of Team B has to complete the sentences.

9) Award a point for each correct answer

10) At the end of the game, the trainer totals the points.

Verbs

Box the Verbs

Being healthy has caught on like social media. Well, one can thank social media and its
coverage of the importance of a healthier lifestyle. Being healthy is not just a concept nowadays,
it’s more of a choice that people are making. It’s not even about looking good, it’s more about
feeling good. A workout whenever done boosts ones spirits and changes the mind-set of people.
Once working out becomes a way of life, it is almost impossible to give up on it. To the extent
that working out becomes a necessity. But “healthiness” has more than just this aspect. Along
with working out comes the importance of eating healthy, this aspect however is best governed
by a dietician or basis one’s own ability to restrain from certain foods and incorporate other
options.
Can we really then say that there are just these 2 aspects to a healthier lifestyle? Well, not
quite, there are quite a few other aspects to this such as sleep patterns, mental health,
socialising etc.
A perfect balance of all these aspects is what makes a healthy individual. Any changes that we
need to make to our lifestyles towards a healthier future will not show us results on an overnight
basis, we ought to let it take its time to let our bodies get used to it. The human body needs a lot
of time to adapt to certain changes we make. Once it is tuned to a certain pattern that is when it
will begin to show the change. As and how you see results, you will be self-motivated to continue
on this new trend that you have begun.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb:

1) There ____ ( to be) a lot of work being (to do) today.

2) One (has) to be cautious of using viruses when downloading software.

3) A security breach (to be) is a very dangerous thing to happen.

4) The inbox ____ (to be) _____ (to fill) up even as I am (to talk) to you.

5) Software developers (to think) of hackers a long time ago.

6) Why ____ (has, not) you (to reply) to the mail as yet?

7) Software engineers _____ (to design) and (to develop) a lot of programs.

8) I _____ (to be) _____ ( to try) to (apply)the latest proxy settings,

9) Software systems ______ __(will) __ __ (to be) __ (to develop) by multiple

vendor from now on.

10) We _____( to be) (to solve) the issues relating to the system issue.

Use the Correct form of verbs in the following sentences:

1) It is important to (maintenance) the infrastructure of our organizat ion.

2) The team lead (arrange) a celebration to honour top performers.

3) If you work in a team, you will find some members more (dominate) than the

others.

4) The first project in our team ______ (launch) last September, the team lead sai d.

5) Each project ______ (head) by a Team Manager.

6) One member in this team _________ (dedicate) to maintain records and logistics.

7) This idea (suggest) by Shilpa, the Team Lead said.

8) The initial problems in the team (first, resolved) by the previous Team Lead.
 9) Some teams are very large. Some such team (include) up to 50 members.

10) Our Team has ( win) many rewards and recognitions for excellence.

Say if the following statements on Modals are True or False:

1) To express ability to do something in present use Can - ____________

2) To express bility to do something in the past use Might - ____________

3) For permission to do something in the present use Must - _____ _ __

4) For a hesitant offer use Could - _____________

5) To express force or necessity use Must - ______________

6) To prohibit someone from doing something use Ought - _____________

7) For suggestion or confirmation use Shall - _____________

8) For advice or obligation use Should - _____________

9) To express a wish, request, demand, order use Will - ______________

10) To express a wish more polite than Will use would - ______________

Cross out the incorrect verb form and write the correct form.
1. I seen the new cars at the exhibition.

2. You should have wore a dress to suit the occasion.

3. The pipes in the cell bursted during the night.

4. Have you ever rode in a jeep.

5. The letters have been laying on your desk all morning.

6. The boys have swam in the creek all morning.

 In the sentences below underline only the linking verbs
1. The strong wind blew down the gnarled tree
2. She looks fine
3. She looked far out into the distance
4. Lisa paints pictures of insects
5. The pizza tasted delicious
6. The plan sounds fantastic
7. Betty is afraid of ghosts
8. Brian is an avid reader
9. Maradonna is the best soccer player
10. He seems very confused

Choose the correct form of the verb.

1) She _____ the paper everyday(read)
2) We ______ to swim.(like)
3) My neighbour ___ to me every day.(talk)
4) She good English.(speak)
5) Those animals in the zoo underfed.(look)
6) The young girl in the garment factory.(work)
7) One of the children _ __ near the hospital.(live)
8) The black dog______ very ferociously.(bark)
9) She ____ patiently in the classroom until the teacher arrives.(wait)
10) Every child big. (dream)

Fill in the correct form of the given irregular verbs:

Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle

Begin

Write

Be

Drive

Burn

Catch
 Draw

Do

Become

Bite

Use stronger verbs in the sentences given below:

1) Sunshine White is the Supervisor of the Customer Service Department.

2) Bernad was the initiator of this mass rebellion in the team.

3) Amy Winfred is the owner of this restaurant.

4) The Manager is thinking of changing the policy statement.

5) Rita has the responsibility to inform both her immediate supervisor and her employees.

Choose the Stronger Verb in the below exercise:

1) His (uncut, unkempt) hairstyle caught everybody’s attention in the room.

2) My friend (said, murmured) that I should keep quiet in the meeting.

3) I (trembled, quivered) with fear on seeing the ferocious dog staring at us.

4) The beast was certainly (bad, terrifying)

5) Suddenly my friend (took, grabbed) my arm and started running away from the beast.

6) Both of us (luckily, miraculously) escaped the beast.

7) Nischal _______ (enjoyed, basked) in all the praises showered on him..

8) Ram (saw/ noticed) the issue first.

9) When the security alarm started blaring suddenly, we were ( shocked /surprised) not

knowing how to react.

10) The building that we were supposed to

meet at was complex.

Adverbs
_________ (a huge / an enormous)

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate Adverb :

1. She sang handled the situation _.

2. As we walked towards the station the train pulled in.

3. Please approach the situation _.

4. She realised that she had made a hasty decision.

5. They need to analyse the case _.

6. He handled the customer _.

7. Even though he was incorrect, he answered ____ _.

8. The candidate owned up to his mistake.

9. He worked on his project.

10. Tom’s back hurt _.

Use following adverbs in sentences:

1) Eagerly - _____________________________________________________________

2) Properly - ____________________________________________________________
 3) Once - ______________________________________________________________

4) Faster - ________________________________________

5) Again - _______________________________________________________________

6) Definitely - ______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7) Capably - _____________________________________________________________

8) Eventually -_________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Use adverbs of frequency to frame sentences based on the number how many days each

person has reported late last week:

X- Reported to work on time

0- Reported to work late

Mond Tuesd Wednesd Thursd Friday

ay ay ay ay
Teddy 0 X X X 0
Stephe 0 0 0 0 X
n
Anna 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin X 0 X 0 X
Chris X X X X X

1) ______________________________________________________________

2) ______________________________________________________________

3) ______________________________________________________________

4) ______________________________________________________________

5) ______________________________________________________________

Adjectives and Adverbs:

1) The Himalayas form a border between India and Nepal (natural / naturally)
 2) Elephants from the wander into the nearby town _____ (frequent / frequently)

3) The herd of elephants tend to be very ____ (noise / noisy)

4) One basic rule of Telephone etiquette is that we have to speak ( Clear /Clearly)

5) The Tribes in this area live here quite ______ (peace / peacefully)

Write down the correct word form in brackets (adjectives and adverbs)

1) Rajesh is (quick)_____. He walks _.

2) Neeta is (sincere) _____ .She does all the work given to her _.

3) Maria is a (good) ____ writer. She writes ___ .

4) It’s a (beautiful) ___ drawn picture. It looks _____ _ .

5) He was (bad) _____ injured. He had a accident.

Prepositions

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions

Down, Abo Wit Towar W O

To, ut, hin, ds, ith f
In On T Fro I , W ,I A
to to, o m, n ith n t
Fro , Towar , A Abo , In , O , Of,
m, ds, t ve, to f ,
, , , To
.
She stepped ____ the office with a head full ___ ideas. Her eye sparkled ___ determination __
achieve dreams that she had envisioned. There were preconceived notions people, work
pressure, capabilities etc. but they weren’t going __ bring her __ _. She looked ___ the
ground and was grateful that she was able __ walk again, she felt closer to her dreams ____
every step. The day begun an introduction to everyone in the office, but there was 1 lady
___ particular who seemed to have made an impression ___ her. She hailed the same
town as her and she was at a very senior position. It was at that moment Jen knew that
nothing was impossible and the concept __ coming a little town did not matter.
Days turned to weeks, weeks to months and as a year passed, Jen was glad. She looked ___
herself ___ the mirror and was pleased at what she saw. She set out for a walk that night, and
while sitting ___ the shore she looked ___ the sky and thanked the heavens _. She
grown
so much, as a person, an employee, a friend, a woman, as she sat there gazing the water a
sudden rush memories came to her. She recollected moments both good and bad, they
each made her who she was today. There somehow was a pinch ___ emptiness her.
Had she grown enough ____ fix it, or had she grown old enough __ ignore it.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate Preposition:

1. She was on her way work (to/for)

2. Would you have the call transferred ____ __ this department Sales please.

(from/to/with/in)

3. As she performed __ the stage, we were astonished (in/on)

4. The audience was amazed her good work.(by/ in)

5. I am sure you have analysed the situation an expert’s perspective. (with/

from)

6. He was told that there’s not much one can do here, but _____ his heart he

knew there was. (within/ from)

7. She was aware ____ the problems they would encounter once they reached the

embassy.(of/ to/ X)

8. The job promotion made her feel ___ top __ the world. (on/in/of/from)

9. The team needs to spend more time each other. (with/around)

10. The dog stood the door waiting to be allowed in. (in/at)

Decide whether to use Since or For in the sentences given below:

1) I’ve been waiting for Raji 4’0 clock.

2) They’ve been having this problem 20 minutes.

3) Gina and Michael have been in the same team they joined our organization.

4) Sheena and Mahesh have been going out together _ Valentine’s day.
 5) I’ve been working in this project 6 months.

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

1) He talked to me the problem.

2) The cubicle measured two meters four.

3) Throughout this week, he has asked for the report day day.

4) He lied us when asked about the matter.

5) The sun disappeared ______ the clouds.

6) He was so ill, he was the help of doctors.

7) The criminal appeared the court.

8) He makes terrible noise when he sings key.

9) The weather didn’t improve. It went bad to worse.

10) I will arrive sometime three and four this noon.

Articles
Fill in the blanks with appropriate Articles (A, An, The)
1. ___ uniform should be spotless.

2. Can you show us ___ way to the theatre?

3. ___ honest employee is appreciated.

4. She knew it was right time to try.

5. As they arrived gates were opened.

6.European tourist will be visiting us.

7. Who can stop greatest ever?

8. He has taken LIC policy.

9.truth will set you free.

10. Let’s try to achieve target by Friday.

Add the articles ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ wherever you think necessary:
 _______ issue with ____ Microsoft Outlook has been resolved by us. We had sent you ____

email about this, but we haven’t received response yet. It would be great if you could

confirm if your inbox is working now, so that we can close ____ ticket. Kindly respond within 48

hours of receiving this email. ______ ticket will be considered closed and resolved at end of

___ 48 hour period. It was pleasure to have helped you. If you would like to give feedback on

our services, please send mail to feedback @xyz.com.

Identify the articles in the below given article and differentiate definite, indefinite and
zero

articles:

The rescue of the 33 :

The successful rescue of 33 miners from the San José gold and copper mine in Chile on October 13
was a big news story all over the world. In fact, around one billion people watched at least some of it
on TV. The men had been trapped underground for longer than any other miners in history — 69 days
in total. The story began on August 5, when the roof of part of the mine collapsed, trapping the men
700 meters beneath the surface. On August 22, it was discovered that the miners were still alive, and
so the rescue effort began. While the rescuers started drilling a 700 -meter hole that would be wide
enough for the miners to escape through, the miners themselves did a vital job by clearing away the
pieces of rock that fell down the hole during the drilling — about 500 kilograms of rock every hour.
NASA and the Chilean navy together made a rescue capsule (a kind of very narrow elevator) that
would be able to carry the miners, one by one, up to the surface. No miner with a waistline of more
than 90 centimeters would be able to fit inside, however, so a few of them had to do extra exercise to
lose weight. On October 12, the Fénix 2 (Phoenix 2) capsule carried the first member of a team of
rescuers down the mine: they would stay there until all 33 of the miners had been taken to the
surface. Fénix 2 took around 15 minutes to lift each miner to the surface. The first miner arrived
shortly after midnight on October 13, and the last 22 hours later, around 10 p.m. Since the rescue, the
miners have had to get used to the fact that they are now celebrities, with journalists lining up to talk to
them. Suddenly they are receiving VIP treatment: Manchester United and Real Madrid, for examp le,
have invited all 33 of them to travel to Europe to watch soccer games at their stadiums. As for Fénix 2,
it soon became a tourist attraction, going on display in the Chilean capital, Santiago. The cost of the
rescue was probably somewhere between 10 and 20 million US dollars, but anyone who saw the
moving pictures of the miners reaching the surface and seeing their loved ones again — coming
“back from the dead,” as some newspapers described it — would agree that its end result was
priceless..

If necessary, correct these sentences.

1. Neterlands has the wonderful climate.

.................................................................................................................

2. We need an environment free of pollution.

................................................................................................................

3. She has worked in a BPS industry since she started her career.

.................................................................................................................

4. She has become the important member in her team within a shor t time.

.................................................................................................................

5. That’s Tammy- she’s third person on the right.

.................................................................................................................

6. USA is the country with the high level of immigration.

.................................................................................................................

7. How can we combine economic growth and respect for an environment?

.................................................................................................................

Conjunctions
 Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions:

(and, but, if, because, then, yet, unless, either, or)

1. it doesn’t rain, then I will come.

2. She was happy her husband came back safe from the war.

3. Its only I realised she was telling the truth.

4. We will go for a trip lets decide the destination first.

5. I like singing _________ dancing, ___ I don’t know how to sing.

6. She was exhausted walking in the market, she offered me a lift back home.

7. ______ not now, ____ when?

8. I can’t stay ________ _ my visa is extended.

9. __________ Rick Risa should go for the conference.

10. The city is crowded ____ of the festival.

Look at the following sentences. Some are correct and some are not. Mark an
if the statement is right and if
the statement is wrong:

1) Sanjay likes Reema, but, he doesn’t have the guts to ask her out.
2) I want to participate in the competition. But, the registration is closed.
3) I have a challenging task that I want someone to do however don’t know who to give it to.
4) My father loves Chinese food. However, he hardly ever goes out to eat it.
5) There’s a book I want to borrow from the library but its always in circulation.

Match the sentences in column A with those in column B

A B
1 Despite her skin condition I secretly hoped Gowri would win
2 Jessie decided to give the job another try Inspite of their age difference
3 Although she was allergic to cats Savitha always wanted to own one
4 John and Julie seem to get on well Despite the earthquake forcast
together
5 We plan to visit Japan Despite the fact that the vacancy was closed.
6 Although I voted for Suresh Millie likes to sunbathe often

Match the linking word in Column A to its description given in Column B:

Column A Column B

Furthermore Giving an example

For instance Summarizing

Lastly To give a reason

In a nutshell To introduce a contradicting statement

Because of Giving a result

Consequently To add information

However To put ideas into sequence

Fill in the blanks in the text with the options given.

Do you suffer a long train, car or bus journey everyday _____ (for / in order to / so) get to

your place of work? If so, you must already know that travel during the peak hours can ________

(make / lead / result) to a great deal of stress. ____ ( However, so, despite) according to

a recent study, the stress experienced is even worse than people think. Even Pilots or police

officers have control over situations, ___ (whereas / because /so ) commuters have no

power if they are stuck in traffic or if buses are delayed. As a __________ (cause / result

/reason) the commuters experience a condition where their brain switches off and they forget a

large part of their journey.

The bad (causes, reasons, effects) of this are not just to do with people’s health.

__________ (If, despite, whereas) people arrive to work stressed by their journey, they are

unable to work efficiently and ___ ( because/ so / while) the company will lose productivity.
This ________ (results, causes , means) that companies which allow employees to work

flexible hours or to work from home probably have the right idea. Employers may feel more in

control if their staff are in office all day (Beacause, but so) companies which

offer

flexible working hours are likely to be more productive.

Use the words given below to make statements comparing the newer generation
of workers with the older workers. Use expressions such as ‘more, less, whereas, on the
otherhand, when compared with, however’.

1) Aggressive: _____

2) Confident: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3) Committed: __________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ __

4) Hard-working: _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

5) Ambitious: ________

6) Enthusiastic: _________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7) Loyal: ________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

8) Motivated: ______

9) Slow to learn: __________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Productive:___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Interjections

Fill in the blanks with the correct Interjections:

E O Oo W H
e h ps! ow e
A
k! Ou
! Ah! ! U y!
h ch! Well, g
a! h!

1) he stole my money!
2) that hurts!

3) I think I’ll go home.

4) I hate rats!

5) What a cute kitten!

6) I forgot to bring my wallet!

7) the bus left

8) How exicting!

9) I guess you can have my soup.

10) _. I slipped.

State whether the following are correct / incorrect

Eek Disgust

Wow Hatred

Cheers A toast

Uh –huh Disagreement

Bah To dismiss

Whoa Disbelief

Correct the following passage:

We walks into the a classroom as usual. Our assignments has been completed and we was
submitting it. Jim however haven’t completed, the teacher asked him for his reason. Jim casually
reponded he doesn’t did it because he was forgot. I thinks Jim have a challenge in understanding
the concept. He do well in other all subject, then why not here?
While other childrens was laughing, I sees the shame Jim were trying to hide. I has to helps
him, I thinks to myself, but will he appreciate it or feel awkward? I gathers courage after the
class and talks to him. I tell him that I needs help with the Science assignment because I is not
that
confident about it. I thinks to myself, on the pretext of this, I can continue solving the Math
homework with him because that are his weak area. Luckily he say yes and we has to meets at
the library at 4 p.m. today.
 Change the Voice
1. I will sing the song.

2. The movie was directed by Rohit Shetty.

3. She spilled water on the floor.

4. The names were written by the organisers on the white board.

5. The presentation was made by a professional.

6. He wrote her a letter before leaving.

7. They sang songs that the audience loved.

8. The speech written by her won the prize.

9. It was handed over to us by the officials.

10. The life changing idea was shared by her.

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice:

1) I can handle that issue. ____________________________________________

2) She will have to take the responsibility. ____ _ _____ ____

3) You should create a new folder for these mails. _______

4) We may skip the meeting tomorrow. ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5) You must send the mail today. _________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6) Satish must fill the form to register. __ _ _ _ _ _____ ___

7) He could not read the sentence.___

8) Will we have another session on this subject? ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

9) They need not send this report to the client. ____

Please lock your computer before you leave. ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

 Subject Verb Agreement

SVA Rule 1:

a. Neither the producer nor the actors the location.(like)

b. Either Mr. Allen or his assistants in the office.(is)
c. Neither I nor my friend __ there.(was)
d. Neither the clerk nor the secretary ___ appeared.(has)
e. Neither Maria nor Malini ___ a good job.(do)(has done)

SVA Rule 2:

a) My friend and fellow worker very capable.(is)

b) Neither the lawyer nor the detectives_ following us.(is)
c) Ben and Germaine eligible for training.(are)
d) Clothing and food sent to the ousted refugees.(Are)
e) Our cook and housekeeper ill.(is)

SVA Rule 3:

f. The mother as well as the children the trip.(dread)(dreads)

g. The letters including the checks __ couriered today.(Were)
h. The gold chain as well as other heirlooms lost.(is)
i. Books about the lives of successful women always inspirational.(are)
j. Members of the team entertained at the club.(were)

SVA Rule 4:
a. Only one of the candidates __eligible.(is)
b. Each of these files been checked. Has)
c. Anyone the right to offer criticism.
d. Many a man____that he had gone to college.(wish) (wishes)
e. Nobody ______access to the vault.(has0
f. Someone at the door.(is)
k. Every man, woman and child expected to report by 7 PM.(is)

SVA Rule 5
a) Several called for the interview.(were)
b) A few opposed to the bill.(were)
c) Both eager to receive the Filmfare award.(were)
d) A few of the books missing.(were)
e) Both methods of preparation correct.(were)

SVA Rule 6

l. Some of the copies disappeared.(have)

m. All the members present last night.(were)
n. ____ any of the students going by plane? (have)
o. ___ there any petrol left in the tank? (is)
p. Some of the work ___ not yet over. (is)

SVA Rule 7

a. None of the employees late. (are)

b. None of the money spent.(was)
c. None of these apples fit to eat.(are)
d. We needed a laptop but none __ available.(was)

SVA Rule 8:

a. Neither of the computers __ in working condition.(is)

b. Either Irene or Ipsita under suspicion.(is)
c. Either of the managers available.(is)
d. Neither of the bags large enough.(look)(looks)

SVA Rule 9:

a. Half of the cookies left.(are)

b. Part of the roof destroyed.(was)
c. Half of the boys away on leave.(were)
d. Part of the guests arrived.(have)
e. Sixty percent of the population below the poverty line.(lives)
f. Half of the melon ___left.

SVA Rule 10:

a. A large number of refugees ___ leaving the village.(are)

b. The number of applicants not too large.(were)
c. The numbers of errors I make in English decreased recently.(have)
d. A large number of my friends going out of town this weekend.(were)

SVA Rule 11:

a. One thousand dollars _____ the cost of the operation.9is0

b. Twelve inches __ the proper length.(is)
c. One hundred rupees the price of that bag.(was)
d. Ten kilometres a long distance to walk in this heat.(is)

SVA Rule 12:

a. A pair of pliers left on the ground.(was)

b. These scissors not large enough for our use.(are)
c. The black pants been sent for alteration.(Have)
d. The tongs near the fire place.(are)
e. Where my spectacles? (are)

SVA Rule 13:

a. The officer here with his staff.(is)

b. There the aunt and her nephew.(go)
c. Here Asha and Vikram.(come)
d. There fifteen men on the panel.(are)

SVA Rule 14:

a. The economics behind their policies _ unreasonable. (are)

b. Economics become an increasingly popular course in our university.(has)

Fill in the Blanks – Subject Verb Agreement:

1) One of the escalation mails _______ (has / have) been resolved.

2) Mitesh ( is /are) unable to fix the problem with the server.

3) Either the client or the team lead (have / has) reported to the Manager.

4) The access to the server (need / needs) to be revoked.

5) Everybody _____ (want /wants) the new assignment given by the client.

6) The reply from the client’s side (seem / seems) to take a very long time.

7) The back up of the file, along with all the other folders, ___ (has / have) to be taken.

8) The quality of work that Infosys (offer / offers) is world class.

9) The scissors on the table (is / are) missing.

10) 60% of careers ______ ( is / are) in different engineers domains.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb ( Subject Verb Agreement)

1) One of my Team mates on leave today. ( Is / Are)

2) Each of the Team members given a task to complete. (was /Were)

3) Neither the client nor the manager _____ able to arrive at a amiable agreement.

4) Work and personal life not mix, the Manager advised the team. (Do / Does)

5) He and I at the Client place for some time. ( Was / Were)

6) Peter’s approach towards work is “Slow and steady the race”. (Win / Wins)

7) No reward or recognition given to the winning team. (Was / Were)

8) Neither Julie not Ramya the right to claim credibility for this work. ( has / have)
 Mark the below given sentences as correct or incorrect based on Subject Verb

Agreement:

1) The last questions in the self study module were very difficult.

Correct

Incorrect

2) John, as well as his younger brother works at Infosys.

Correct
Incorrect

3) People from America is very friendly.

Correct

Incorrect

4) Everyone need to be given importance in a team.

Correct

Incorrect

5) Part of the contribution goes to CSR activities

Correct

Incorrect

6) You and I am supposed to complete this job by 3 pm.

Correct

Incorrect

7) No news are good news.

 Correct

Incorrect

8) The statistics hasn’t been revised for far too long.

Correct

Incorrect

Mark the below given sentences as correct or incorrect based on Subject Verb

Agreement:

1) Sonia loves playing guitar. She ______ (be) playing it for many years now.

2) Nithin (work) in this project for 2 years now. ( He is still working)

3) They (go) for a team lunch outing. They returned only at 4 PM.

4) I (review) the report. The data is presented very accurately.

5) Samuel’s parents (be) here yesterday.

6) He ________ (go) to the client place in Florida when he (be) only 23 years.

7) ______ you (watch) any movie last evening?

8) I (not see) you at work on Friday.

Choose the right answer in the given options:

1) He did not give up on the challenging task even though he was under a lot of stress.

a) The challenging task did not give up by him even though he was under a lot of stress.
b) The challenging task had not given up by him even though he was under a lot of stress.
c) The challenging task was not given up by him even though he was under a lot of stress.
d) The challenging task was not being given up by him even though he was under a lot
of stress.

2) The Manager criticized him for his irresponsible handling of finance.

a) He criticized by his Manager for his irresponsible handling of finance.

b) He was criticized by his Manager for his irresponsible handling of finance.
c) He has criticized by his Manager for his irresponsible handling of finance.
d) He were criticized by his Manager for his irresponsible handling of finance
 3) She never understood me, whenever I said something.

a) Whenever I said something, I never understood by her.

b) Whenever I said something, I had never understood by her.
c) Whenever I said something, I was being never understood by her.
d) Whenever I said something I was never understood by her.

4) She said, "If you work hard, you will earn a good name in the team."

a) My senior advised if I work hard I could earn a good name in the team.
b) My senior advises if you work hard you will earn a good name in the team
c) My senior advises if I work hard I will earn a good name in the team.
d) My senior advised that if I worked hard I would earn a good name in the team

5) I said to her, "I think, you are tired."

a) I said to her that she thought she is tired.

b) I said to her that I think you are tired.
c) I said to her that I thought she was tired.
d) I said to her that she thought you are tired

Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1) Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2) Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3) The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4) Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5) George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6) Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7) One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8) The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9) The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10) The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11) Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12) Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13) Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14) (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15) Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's
favorite subject.
 16) Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17) (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18) Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19) There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
20) The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21) The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22) The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
23) All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

Check if the below given sentences are correct and correct them if neces sary:

1) No news are good news.

___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2) Bread and butter are his staple food.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3) The majority of the team were silent.
_________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4) No sound but their cries were heard.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5) Neither Gates nor his friends were present for the seminar.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6) Each of the associates were given training before the job.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7) A lot of money need to be spent to help such youths.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8) One of the persons in the room were watching me closely.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9) He suddenly referred to one of my report.
_______________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10) Most of the members pins their hopes on her.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Tenses
 Make sentences in the simple present, simple past, simple future and present
continuous tenses using the following verbs:
1) Write

2) Break

3) Require

4) Assign

5) Discuss

Convert the following sentences from Direct to Indirect:

1) “Put it here” – He told me.

2) “What do you do” – She wondered

3) “Do you want it?’ – Dan asked me

4) “Don’t forget!’ – He reminded me

5) “Where do you live? – He wanted to know

6) “Park your car behind the house, please.” – He asked me

7) “Do not hesitate.”- He told me

Create a conversation in reported speech on what was discussed in this meeting. Use

imaginary roles and names to create your conversation.

Choose between’Said’ and ‘Told’ in the blanks given below:

1) Bernice her Team lead that she had to leave by 3 PM.

2) The client that he would have to confirm with his team.

3) The admin department

security.
that it was a new initiative
4) The Vice President his introduced by

team.

5) Our Manager us that we would have to work over the

weekend.

6) I our supervisor that I would not work with Daniel

that it was a serious breach of anymore.

7) He that he would look into the matter.

8) He was surprised that Daniel had that to me.

9) Ganesh matter to

the Supervisor.

10) I Ganesh that I had to do what needed to be

me that he was surprised I reported the done.

Choose from the options to complete the sentences focusing on the tense:
1. She arrived late because:
● She woke up late
● She will wake up late
● She wakes up late

2. The train at 5 every morning

● Leaves the station
● Was leaving
● Left

3. I need to practice before

● We leave
● We left
● We are leaving

4. When Michelle returned

● She will go to her room
● She runs to her room
● She ran to her room

5. She needs to be aware about the rules and regulations before:

● She begins college
● She is beginning college
● She began college

6. Roger ______ asking about the results since a while

● Has been
● Is
● Will be

7. I _______ since 10 a.m. the parcel still hasn’t arrived.

● Have been waiting
● Am waiting
● Was waiting

8. They _______ the leader sometime soon.

● Were meeting
● Had met
● Will be meeting

9. The movie by the time we reached.

● Will begin
● Is beginning
● Had begun

10. Henry the concept to her yesterday.

● Has been explaining
● Had explained
● Will be explaining

Fill in the correct form of Tenses – Simple or Progressive in the following sentences:

1) Roshan usually _________ _ early, but today he is late. (Leave, leave)

2) Who is______ that terrible noise? It is John. He is the chair. ( make, drag)

3) My Team Lead _________ us to keep the work bay clean always. ( Expect)

4) Shyam usually ___________ new concepts very fast, but, he is problem this

time. ( learn, face)

5) Rachel _________ so fast that I ________ her. ( speaks, not understand)

6) We normally lunch at 1.30 PM ( have)

7) Are you _________ this week? ( travel)

8) Do you ____________ those men at the door? They are for us. (see , wait)

9) What _____ he for a living? ( do)

10) He _______ his job and is now ________ for a new one. (quit, look)

In the picture given below, list the differences you notice using Present Perfect Tense:
1) __________________________________________________________________

2) ___________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

3) ___________________________________________________________________

4) ___________________________________________________________________

5) ___________________________________________________________________

Mark the below sentences as Correct or Incorrect. Correct the wrong sentences:

1) I’ve had a lot of work to do at 10 am this morning. (Correct / Incorrect)

2) Mansi enjoyed herself in the party last evening. (Correct / Incorrect)

3) I’ve seen the work status and I am very worried. (Correct / Incorrect)

4) Tom has left our project one year ago. (Correct / Incorrect)

5) Mariam has baked a cake for us yesterday. (Correct / Incorrect)

6) My brother lived in Kolkata ever since he’s been a small boy. (Correct / Incorrect)
 7) I’ve reworked on the Presentation slide. It looks great now. (Correct / Incorrect)

8) I’ve washed my car. It looks great now. (Correct / Incorrect)

9) Have you ever done this job before? (Correct / Incorrect)

10) They have enjoyed themselves at the party last evening. (Correct / Incorr ect)

Read this historical fact and answer the questions – Past simple and continuous:

The October 8, 1871, Peshtigo Fire in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, is the conflagration that caused the
most deaths by fire in United States history. On the same day as the Peshtigo and Chicago
fires, the cities of Holland and Manistee, Michigan, across Lake Michigan, also burned, and the
same
fate befell Port Huron at the southern end of Lake Huron. By the time it was over, 1,875 square
miles of forest had been consumed and twelve communities were destroyed. Between 1,200 and
2,500 people are thought to have lost their lives.

The fire was so intense it jumped several miles over the waters of Green Bay, and burned parts
of the Door Peninsula, as well as jumping the Peshtigo River itself to burn on both sides of the
inlet town. Surviving witnesses reported that the firestorm generated a tornado that threw rail
cars and houses into the air. Many of the survivors of the firestorm escaped the flames by
immersing themselves in the Peshtigo River, wells, or other nearby bodies of water. Some
drowned while others succumbed to hypothermia in the frigid river.
Answer the below questions based on this passage above:

1) What happened on Oct 8, 1871?

2) What was the damage caused by the fires that day?

_______________________________________________________________________
3) List out 5 simple past tense verbs from this passage:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
4) List out 3 past progressive verbs in this passage:
a)
b)
c)

Use the below given 2 sentences to construct sentences using the given options:

1) You’ve have learnt in this project:

I used to: _______

I didn’t use to: ________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

I’m getting used to:___

2) Raj plans to change your work profile:

I used to: _______

I didn’t use to: ________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

I’m getting used to:___

Mark ‘D’ for Direct expressions and ‘IND’ for indirect Expressions:

1) I think you should../ Do it…

2) I suggest that… / You have to…

3) Tell me.. / I’d like to know…

4) You must … / it might be a good idea to..

 5) It would be useful to have the data…/ Send me the data…

6) You will have to … / It’s likely that you will have to…

The following sentences have grammatical errors in use of tenses. Correct the errors and rewrite
the sentences:
1) Yesterday I have seen a stranger standing near my door.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2) The young man lost his consciousness before we arrived.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3) The sun still shone on the surrounding hills.
____________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4) You cannot tell from appearances how things would go.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5) They were the winners of the World Cup since 1975.
__________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6) Promise me that Tom will have freedom.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7) Excuse me, I wonder if I may introduce myself.
___________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Create sentences using modal verbs listed below to explain the signs given below:

Modal Verbs : Can / Could / Able / May /Might / Shall /Should / Must / Have to / Will /Would

___________________________________________ __

________________________________________________

________________________________________________
 ________________________________________________

________________________________________________

Choose the correct Modal for the blank below:

1) Raj’s flight is late by 11 hours. He (had better / must / can) be exhausted.

2) Attaching the document to the mail is optional. You needn’t attach it if you _______

(cannot, must not, don’t want to).

3) Susan follow most of the discussion in the meeting. ( Couldn’t , can’t, might

not)

4) You ( couldn’t be able to, won’t be able to, can’t) do the task if you don’t know

this technology.

5) I have been working on this query since morning but unable to close it. Something in the

data (must, should, have to) be wrong.

6) You (shouldn’t, don’t have to, can’t) worry so much. All will be fine.

7) Your new phone is great! It (must have cost, must be costing, must cost) a

fortune.

8)(Must, Shall, Will) we move into the library? It’s more silent in there.

9) I’m running late for the meeting. I _____ (might, had better, have got to) get out of

here

10) Ted and Frank said they would come over right after the meeting, so they (can,

have to, should) be here by 3 pm.

 Complete these sentences using will or would

1. I give you another opportunity to get the correct answer. (will)

2. We thought that many people buy the book. (would)
3. I ______ have been happy to see him, but I didn’t have time.(would)
4. My grandmother not have approved of this dress.(would)
5. If your father had been alive, he _ _ have been happy to see you in this position.(would)
6. I catch the last bus to Mumbai.(will)

Write down five questions starting with “Would” that you could ask anyone in your
group.
1. ........................................................................................................................
...
2. ........................................................................................................................
...
3. ........................................................................................................................
...
4. ........................................................................................................................
...
5. ........................................................................................................................
...

Strike off the inappropriate word from the given choices:

1) Can / Shall you give me some information about..?

2) I will / would appreciate if you should / could give me some information about…

3) Do you think you would / could send me more details?

4) We must need to / need to discuss this before we go any further.

5) How do you think we should /shall deal with this?

6) I will / would appreciate your advice.

7) We would / should be prepared to give you more time if you …

8) That can / could be possible..

9) I think we should have to have / need to have a meeting to discuss this in more detail.

10) Let me know what time should / would suit you best.
 Choose from the following modal verbs to fill in the blanks

Needn’t mustn’t, may, can, could, might , need, should, shouldn’t ,

ought

1. He works a very long shift. He _____ be tired by the evening. He prefer to skip the
meeting.
2. I _____ speak German when I was a child. Now that I have lived away, I have forgotten
almost everything, I follow only some words.
3. This is a hospital, it very clearly says, you smoke here.
4. The skies look cloudy: take an umbrella, it rain
5. You _____ to work extra hard if you hope to earn more. You get carried away
by your peers.
6. ____ you do splits? No, I______. Besides, the doctor told me I try these with a
weak back.
7.I seek your permission to open this?
8. They take a train to Austria, if the flight is too expensive.
9. ______ you call me later as I am in a meeting currently?
10. You to be better at this than your sister!
11. You buy more vegetables, there is plenty in the farm.
12. Pedestrians’ stop when they see that the signal has changed.
13. The cab drivers be given a lesson in courtesy.
14. They _____ come tomorrow, however, they also change their mind!
15. _____ you be able to drop this parcel at the gate?

Soften the sentences given below making it sound positive and

friendly:
I can’t help you. Call Hey Charles, I
the haven’t
Sales Department. received
You can find the your details
number in the mail. yet!
I don’t have
time,
ask someone
else
No one has ever
complained about Hey what do you
You
this.are being rude want?
Rewrite this mail using a less direct and more polite
style:
Hi,
I want you to help me. I’m preparing a report on the work status in the team, so check
these figures for me. Do you want me to send you copy of the report? Priya says you are
working on the schedule for the new project. Show it to me before you send it to the
client. Also, phone Kumar because he wants to see it too.
Thanks,
George

Indianisms

Identify the errors in the sentences and rewrite them correctly:

1) I am thinking that this new software is create a lot of problems for us.

2) We are create new folders every day.

3) There have many engineers thinking of new ideas in a lot of companies.

4) The server has not working at the technical center.

5) I was with the healthcare vertical but I will move out 2 months ago.

6) We have getting a lot of updates form every department this month.

7) I have replied to her yesterday before I left work.

8) The wires led to the projector is not working properly.

9) We have meet all the targets for this quarter.

10) My credentials to the system were worked when I last checked

Punctuate the following sentences:

1. Are you coming tomorrow

2. She said she isnt doing good

3. marycouldnt come for the practice today.

4. Wow you made it

5. Sams voice is mesmerizing.

6. Lets go to the forest this sunday.

7. Apples mangoes grapes bananas fall in the category of fruits

8. london is the capital of england it is one of my favourite cities to live in

9. The boys mother was very sick

10. In the words of mahatma gandhi if anyone hits you on one cheek offer them another

one too.

Identify the Indianism and rephrase the following:

● Myself Gopal Sir

● In the between you go and come

● Reply back when you see this mail

● Morning morning he called

● Every Sunday I am going

● 5-7 minutes are become I am waiting for the bus

● Very very important this work is

● I want to do time pass only so I come here

● Don’t tell lies to me

● Please explain me why you gone there

● I am searching Radha in market

 ● She is not having much capability

● Going to abroad for holiday

● Amit is working under me

● You heard me na

● We can do this what?

● “I can’t able to do this” said Kishan

● You are a doctor no?

Insert commas wherever necessary in the following sentences:

1) When they leave we will have more of everything.

2) It is a long journey by train bus and bullock carts.
3) Within months however Albert felt isolated in the team
4) They were everywhere on the trees in the grass in the bushes on the ground.
5) We did our work where we wanted when we wanted how we wanted the first few months

In the following sentences, choose the right combination of verbs and prepositions:

Ate Ran Give Look Clean Up Out Up In Up in

into
Found Enquire Went Take Gave
over up in

1) Rajesh requested me to _____ the call on his behalf.

2) Gayatri to the Manager to get the required clarifications.

3) The Team on Richard when they came to know what he had done.

4) We had to to the Client’s demands this time.

5) The Associate ________ to us to give us the details.

6) Winfred ___ for the key he had misplaced.

7) Serena _________ the easiest way to hack this issue.

8) The team the cafeteria yesterday.

 9) It is time to all this mess.

10) She wants us to __________ the issue.

Match the redundant words / phrases in Column A with the more concise ones in

Column B.

Column A Column B

4 PM this evening Sufficient / enough

Circle Around Discuss

Reply Back Circle

Return Back Reply

Repeat Again Shorter

One and the same Bonus

Shorter in height Return

Discuss About Repeat

Sufficient enough 4 PM / 4 this

evening
Added Bonus Same

Choose the option that would make you sound positive in the given circumstances:

1) Your colleague has made a careless error in the work done:

a) You neglected to specify..
b) You failed to include...
c) I have a few suggestions to make...

2) You think the person you are talking to is giving you false information:
a) You claim that this information
 b) I believe that this information
c) You state that this information..

3) You think the person you are speaking to is unable to follow / understand what you say:

a) I cannot see how you...

b) I fail to understand...
c) Let me clarify this for you...

4) You are putting forth an assertive request to your team:

a) It is critical that I receive this report..

b) You should send me this report without fail

b) You ought to be working on this report on priority.

5) You are frustrated with this person’s false promises of helping you:

a) I have no doubt...

b) You understand, of course...

c) I am trying to understand your situation …

Can we make these statements sound more confident and positive?

1) We hope this recommendation will be helpful.

_____________________________________________________________________
2) I don’t understand what you mean.
_____________________________________________________________________
3) The problem with our team is the failure to control costs.
________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4) I can’t send you the final quote until you give me the costing details.
_____________________________________________________________________
5) You’ve been working on this report for two days!
_____________________________________________________________________
 Edit the following Passage and reduce it to around 50 words ( Remember to keep the

message complete) :

I’m writing regarding our phone call earlier this morning. It was a very useful discussion and I am

much clearer now about your objectives. At the end of the call you suggested a time and place

for our next meeting, the coffee shop at Fun Mall in Mumbai at 5.00PM on 7 th February. I believe

you will be staying at a nearby hotel at the time. I said that I would email you to confirm the

meeting. Well, for me the time and place is very good – I am free all afternoon. I look forward to

seeing you there at that time and I hope that in the evening you can be my guest for dinner at a

good restaurant in Mumbai.

Try matching the words in the Column A with the words in Column B to make as many

meaningful expressions as possible.

A Expressions B

Significant Balanc
e
Top Colleagues

Potential Recruit
s
Valuable Prioritie
s
Workplace Satisfaction

Leadership Talent

Career Ratings

Business Presence

Growth Environment

Work Life Giant

On-the-Job Networ
k
Global Potenti
al
High Opportunities
 Competiti Decisio
ve ns
Media Factors

Choose the more specific suggestion or recommendation between the pairs given:

1) We need to strengthen Team members effectiveness. / We need to give more

responsibility to team members.

2) Process review is needed. / Let us check if processes are correct.

3) Improve reporting. / Use a method that gives accurate updates.

4) Tackle strategic issues. / Define your plans clearly.

5) Redeploy manpower resources. / Place people in suitable positions.

Which of the these prepositions – ‘in’, ‘on’, ‘to’, ‘into’, ‘with’, ‘for’, ‘of’, ‘from’ and
‘about’

will be used with these verbs?

1) Account ____

2) Apply ____

3) Complain ____

4) Blame ____

5) Look ____

6) Rely ___

7) Think ___

8) Belong ___

9) Comply ___

10) Consist ___

Match the phrasal verbs in column A to their appropriate meanings given in Column B:

Column A - Meanings Column B – Phrasal Verbs

Back up To correct or improve
 Go through Agree to do something
Pass off Cancel
Make over Demand / claim
Get over Give up
Give in With draw support
Call off admire
Call for Quarrel
Back down Overcome an obstacle
Back out To suffer or endure
Look upto Post pone
Fall out Falsely represent
Get over Think you are better or more important
Put off Support
Look down overcome

Use contractions where possible:

1) Okay, let us go.

2) I am not ready

3) Have you seen the time? We are going to be late.

4) Do not panic. The meeting will not have started yet.

5) Hari is coming over later.

6) How will he get here in time?

7) I do not know. He might have asked Ken for a lift.

8) I have not met Ken. It would be good to see him.

Fill in the blanks with suitable alternative from each pair of words given I brackets:

1) Sudhir’s _______ (advice / advise) to the team was very relevant.

2) Amy is fond on delicate _. (fair /fare)
3) The decision seemed to _____ no resistance at all. (meat / meet)
4) We have been given one _____ (week / weak) to complete our tasks.
5) Their project ran through rough _ (weather/ whether)
6) Please keep _. (quite / quiet)
7) I prefer Litchis and cream for _____ (dessert / desert)
8) It is a delightful _ of reading (peace / piece)
9) You never know when one of them might (lose / loose) his temper.
10) Kindly don’t litter. Use the bin. ( thrash / trash)
11) If you need to be recognized at work you need to ___ to the occasion (rise / raise)
12) She was by fear during the interview ( ceased / seized)
13) The new _______ has made their life easy. ( device / devise)
14) She received plenty of __ on her new look. (complements / compliments)
15) The rate of is very high due of the outbreak of the new disease. ( morality
/mortality)