MADHYAMIK/HIGHER SECONDARY ENGLISH

GRAMMAR FOR 2015

PREPARED BY TAIBUR RAHAMAN(B.ED,M.A IN
ENGLISH,B.A IN ENGLISH)
Relative Clause

1. Rita bought a mango from the market. It was rotten.

2. One day I found the children of the bazaar tormenting a deformed retarded boy. (make it a
complex sentence using relative clause)

3. Some people die for their motherland. They are remembered forever.

4. The gallery was crowded. It holds only one thousand people.

5. Macbeth wanted to be king. He murdered Duncan.

6. Some people are idle. They can not prosper in life.

7. A drowning man catches a straw. (broaden the sentence by using a RC)

Noun Clause

1. You have made a mistake. I think so.

2. She will come back. I dont know the time.

Adverbial Clause

1. The vendor was astonished. He said no more.

2. He is very old. He enjoys good health.

3. Seeing him, they began to run. (Begin with: When)

4. s He was morose and uncommunicative. He ate.

5. The train was very late. He could not reach office in time.

Narration Change

1. How did you get here child? asked the man. (ME-09)

2. The teacher said to his students, You must love your motherland. (ME-08)

3. The teacher said, Man is mortal. (ME-07)

4. Whats the matter, my aunt would ask.

5. I cant understand why the spring is so late in coming, said the Giant.

6. Rahul said to his friends, Let us fulfil the mission of SSA.

7. The poet Keats has said, Beauty is truth, truth is beauty.

8. How many will you eat, old man? said the vendor.

9. Can you eat only one small bowl, then? asked the vendor.

10. Why did you kill the goat? I asked Suresh.

11. The king said to his servant, Go and catch the bird.

12. How selfish I have been! said the children.

13. Are cherry seeds lucky? asked Rakesh.

14. How happy we were there! said the children.

15. The teacher said to the student, Where did you go yesterday?

16. My father said to me, Dont cross the road now.

17. s What are your wishes? the old lady said.

18. I said to her, Did you have tea?

19. Will you stop snorting! shouted Paul to the man below his berth.

20. The teacher said, Why were you hit by the stranger?

21. The captain said, The man will be on duty tonight.

Voice Change

1. I received a phone call. (ME-09)

2. We call the tiger our National Animal. (ME-08)

3. Someone wrote this letter in the nineteenth century. (ME-07)

4. Trespassers will be prosecuted.

5. You should water it now and then.

6. We should inform the police of the matter.

7. They made him the king.

8. He was called Netaji by the soldiers of the Azad Hind Fauj.

9. He laughed at me.

10. Have you done it?

11. The rose smells sweet.

12. He ought to help the poor.

13. A car ran over the dog.

14. Let a tent be put up.

15. What can not be cured must be endured.

16. s the municipality is pulling down every one of those unauthorised buildings.

17. I also engaged fifty coolies to push the engine from behind.

18. We worried about his attitude to the poor. (Begin: His)

19. He punished the guilty. (Begin: The guilty)

20. His success is guaranteed.

21. Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.

22. What did he see?

23. Dho0ni was hitting the ball ferociously.

24. Did you see the man?

Conjunctional Phrase

1. Work hard or you will be unsuccessful. (Begin with: Unless)

2. As soon as the teacher entered the class, students stood up. (No sooner...than)

3. As soon as I saw the book, I bought it. (No sooner...than)

4. Just when the destruction was completed, Newton opened the door. (No sooner...than)

5. As soon as he comes back from school, he is given a glass of milk. (No sooner...than)

6. As soon as he saw me, he ran away. (Make it Negative)

7. No sooner had he seen the man than he left the place. (As soon as)

8. s As soon as Rakrsh spotted the caterpillar on the cherry tree, he removed it. (No sooner...than)

9. They had finished their dinner. They immediately went to bed. (As soon as)

Simple Complex

1. She offered me tea but I asked for a glass of water.

2. The boy was too small to reach up to the branches of the tree.

3. A barking dog seldom bites.

4. I saw the man leaving the room.

5. They found the Giant lying dead.

6. s Only students are allowed here.

Complex- Simple

1. Horses which come from Arabia are much in demand.

2. Although he is poor, he is happy.

3. Although the load was light, it was too much for the old man.

4. The boy saw a horse which was galloping down the hill.

5. I know what his name is.

6. s He studied for only eight months with intense concentration and came out forth in the Indian
Civil Service examination. (Use Participle Phrase)

7. This the first time that I said this.

8. The boy is not only a scholar but also a player.

Joining

1. The boy was lazy. He was punished.

2. Davy found Faraday. He was sitting on a bench. (Complex)

3. I honour him. He is honest.

4. The old man is very weak. He can not carry the load. (Simple)

5. He saw me. He smiled. (Simple)

6. I do not love him. I do not hate him.

7. He neglected his studies. He failed in the examination.

8. He gave me a pen. It was red in colour.

9. s We must respect all life forms. Only then health be restored. (Unless)

10. The economic value of jute is great. Millions of farmers are engaged in the cultivation of jute.
(sothat)

11. I heard a cry. It was coming from the adjacent house.

[Join without using and, but, so]

i. He found the book at last. It was in the library.

ii. She received the message. Immediately she went to meet her brother.

iii. Tom may run fast. He can not catch the train.

iv. I saw men at work at new building. It was to be a factory.

v. Suresh did not come to school. He did not send in an application.

Use of Adverb Too

1. The poem is too simple to need an explanation.

2. He is very fat. He can not run. (join using Too)

3. He is too lazy to do this. (Omit Too)

4. He is too timid to protest. (Omit Too)

5. s the boy is too intelligent not to understand it. (Omit Too)

6. The sum is too difficult for me. (Omit Too)

7. He was too magnanimous to stoop so low. (Omit Too)

Degree of Comparison

1. Gold is the most precious metal. (Comparative Degree)

2. This is the darkest evening of the year. (Positive Degree)

3. He is as dull as an ass. (Change the Degree of Comparison)

4. My brother is a better student than me. (Positive Degree)

5. s Between the woods and the frozen lake it is the darkest evening of the year. (Positive Degree)

6. Nelson was one of the greatest commanders of England. (Positive Degree)

7. Very few writers are as great as Tolstoy as a novelist. (Superlative Degree)

Affirmative Negative

1. Only you can carry the load. (Negative)

2. As soon as the children saw the Giant, they ran away. (Negative)

3. The boy is careless about his work. (Negative)

4. The boy is hopeful. (Negative)

5. Man alone changes the shape of the world. (Negative)

6. He is the best boy. (Negative)

7. Everybody hated him. (Negative)

8. Who has seen the future? (Negative)

9. None but the brave deserves the fair. (Use only)

10. s If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, yours is the earth and everything thats in it.
(Affirmative)

11. Life is a bed of thorns. (Negative)

12. A senseless man repeats his mistake. (Use sensible)

13. I knew their support was conditional even though they seemed friendly. (Use unconditional)

14. He was severely wounded. (Negative)

15. Shall we not sing together? (Affirmative)

16. Every rose has a thorn. (Negative)

Interrogative Assertive

1. How can I solve this problem? (Change it into a Statement)

2. We were not sent into this world merely to make money. (Interrogative)

Use of help

1. He could not but go. (Omit but and use help)

2. She can not help laughing. (Omit help and use but)

3. He can not but be impractical. (Omit but and use help)

4. He could not but to write to the headmaster. (Omit but and use help)

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GRAMMER : FOR MADHYAMIK

GRAMMER
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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 months 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. Dont 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, Fools 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 ones health.

C. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions: (Q,R,S)

1.
2.

He resigned himself ________ fate.(to, on)

I was sad ___________ leaving the town. (for, at)

3.
4.

He is very sensitive_______ cold. (on, to)

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.
9.

India is rich ________ minerals. (with, in)

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.
2.

Mani said, I didnt 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.
6.

He said, I write a letter.

Bali said, Where have you kept the keys?

She said, Please, give me the address of the new branch of the company.
7.
8.

Father said, Dont waste my hard earned money.

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.
2.

We took him to a doctor.

She had finished her work in time.

3.

Why did you kill the dog?

4.
5.
6.

I have seen the movie.

Come through the front door.

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.
2.

Every citizen should be aware ________ politics. (with, of, to)

Some foreign books are not available _______ borrowing from the library. (to, for, in)
3.
4.

He was attacked ________ malaria, last month. (with, by, on)

5.

6.
7.

I could not approve ________ your deed. (to, for, of)

Mothers are blind ________ their sons fault. (in, to, of)
You are not competent _________ the job. (with, to, for)

The old man divided his property _________ his two sons. (into, between, among)

Word

Antonym (one extra)

1. Guilty

a. Abundance

2. Jocund

b. Expert

3. Lack

c. Tiny

4. Lament

d. Friendly

5. Immense

e. Expert

6. Hostile

f.

Innocent

7. Layman

g. Rejoice

8. Mechanical

h. Sane

9. Novice

8.

i.

Morose

j.

Manual

The sudden noise distracted me _________ study. (of, from, for)

9.

Many patriots died __________ the country. (for, of, by)

10. You acted contrary _________ orders. (against, to, from)

Word
1. Tiny

2. Urge

3. Obnoxious

Synonym
a.

b.

Faithful

Unpleasant

c.

Reveal

4. Morose

d.

Persuade

5. Expose

e.

Adversity

6. Hardship

f.

Gloomy

g. Very small
7. Loyal

D. Word- Synonym- Antonym:

E. Spot the Error:

1.

It is quarter to seven by my watch.

2.

3.
4.

Summer vacations are very near.

I have never read so interesting book before.

5.
6.

7.

Moon causes tides.

I like fruits and vegetables.

The great scholar and poet are dead.

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.
7.

An animal that eats grass

An animal that eats all kinds of food

[Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Cannibal, Vegetarian, Graminivore, insectivore]