Name: Rabeesa Noman

Class: MS-1
Enrollment: 02-154211-014
Subject: Functional English
Teacher Name: Sir Rizwan Alam
Noun
Exercise 1:
Fill in the blank with a suitable collective noun.
(a) A couple of shop houses was gutted by fire early this morning.
(b) This pile of books is to be taken to a second-hand bookshop.
(c) The railway runs parallel to a range of mountains.
(d) Several blocks of flats have been constructed on the reclaimed land.
(e) Tom proudly showed his new friend his bunch of coins.
(f) The mound of grapes hanging from the vine looked very tempting.
(g) We took shelter under a pile of leaves when it started to rain.
(h) This mound of stones is to be used for making the rock garden.
(i) A plague of locusts destroyed the farmers hope for a good harvest.
(j) My pedigree Alsatian has just had a litter of puppies.
(k) The two bull elephants are fighting for control of the herd.
(l) Each stack of corn, carefully secured, was put into the cart.
(m) Her necklace consists of three string of pearls.
(n) The anthropologist wrote a book on this tribe of native after living among
them for three years.
(o) The group of thieves exchanged fire with the police before they
surrendered.
(p) You will find the well behind that orchard of trees.
(q) There was a large crowd of people outside the court.
(r) The diplomat's little daughter presents the First Lady with a bouquet of
roses.
 (s) He joined a band of musicians singing and playing country songs.
(t) Delegates to the conference occupied several suites of rooms at the best
hotel.

EXERCISE 2:
Fill in each blank with a singular or plural verb or auxiliary. Use the present
tense form.
(a) The class has handed in their assignments for the term.
(b) The class has been dismissed punctually at 4 pm.
(c) The B team has been chosen to play in the Saturday’s match.
(d) The national hockey team have always played well together.
(e) A large staff of domestic servants have usual in rich homes.
(f) The school staff has to hold a fun fair at the end of the year.
(g) The committee has men from all walks of life.
(h) He makes sure the committee have been a meeting fortnightly to report to
the progress of work.
(i) The jury have to defendant not guilty.
(j) The jury have not all agreed on the extent of the defendant’s culpability.

PLURALS OF NOUNS

EXERCISE 3:
Rewrite each sentence using the plural form of the words in brackets.
 (a) He read through the proof copies to pick out the errata.
(b) The white mice were kept in the laboratories for experiments.
(c) The thesis will be bound in two volumes.
(d) The commanders in chief met with the president to discuss new
(strategies.
(e) The children will be treated to two parties during Christmas.
(f) These armchairs are very heavy.
(g) The men servants live in comfortable quarters in the millionaire’s estate.
(h) He gets along very well with his sisters-in-law.
(i) They left their suitcases outside their hotel rooms.
(j) Commercial aircrafts are not allowed to land on this air strip.
(k) The wheels of your motorcar are not balanced.
(l) Among this tribe, the women and the old folks work on the land.
(m) The information through new light on the matter.
(n) Those police constables suspected of involvement in grafts have received a
warning.
(o) To me these men are geniuses because they are so talented.
(p) The archaeologists found two chests of treasures in the cave.
(q) The stratums below the surface are porous.
(r) Summons were sent to the witnesses to appear in court.
(s) The volcanoes give out hot lave.
(t) The curriculums and the syllabuses will be revised next year.

Exercise 4:
Choose the correct alternative from the brackets for each sentence.
(a) The crisis Brings the two nations perilously close to war.
(b) The pliers does not have a good grip.
(c) Mumps is a fairly common disease.
(d) The goods are due to arrive in a few days' time.
(e) A pair of shoes are needed to trim the hedge.
(f) The alumni of this college are gathering for the anniversary celebrations.
(g) The hypotheses needs to be established.
 (h) His analysis of the data shows a lot of skills.
(i) The latest news of his whereabouts is being withheld by the police.
(j) Linguistics is the study of language.

Exercise 5:
Fill in the blank with a suitable noun by which the uncountable noun following
is made countable.
a) everyone gets a bunch of paper at the start of the game.
b) We have to clear away this bundle of wood by noon.
c) Another truck of sand is needed for mixing with the cement.
d) He Spots a grain of sand in his rice.
e) We need two pieces of material to make a dress for her.
f) Please get me a glass of milk from the grocer’s next door.
g) This pail can hold ten liters of water.
h) A pinch of salt will improve the taste of this dish.
i) You need ten kilograms of flour for this cake.
j) After her cleaning she claims there is not a bit of dust in her house.

Exercise 6:
Fill in thee blank with a suitable noun formed from the word in brackets. Use
the plural from where necessary.

a) Considering the graves (grave) of the offended (offend), the judge imposed
the maximum sentence.
b) Such excellence (excellent) is rarely seen in an amateur performance
(perform).
c) The celebrity’s appearance (appear) on stage bought on a hearty round of
applause (applaud).
d) To make your case an exception (except) would expose us to allegation
(allege) unfairness (unfair).
e) His stubbornness (stubborn) and his resistance (resist) to authority make
him very difficult to deal with.
f) The prevention (prevent) of cruelty to animals should be everyone’s
responsibility (responsible).
g) His capability (capable) is not in question; it is his wisely (wise) that we
doubt.
h) If you keep to the correct procedure (proceed), the whole process (proceed)
can be completed in twenty minutes.
i) All necessary arrangement (arrange) have been made for the
accommodation(accommodate) of all the participant (participate).
j) His enrollment (enroll) in language classes was at the insisted (insist) of his
parents.
k) Her nervousness (nervous) and lack of composer (compose) was apparent to
everyone present.
 l) Frees (free) is a word which is open to much misinterpretation
(misinterpret).

Exercise 7:
Form an abstract noun with each of the following words and use it in a
sentence.
(a) Separate - Separation
Sentence: My friend is visiting her family after a long separation.
(b) Accurate – Accuracy
Sentence: The computer calculated my position with pinpoint accuracy.
(c) Exceed – Exceeded
Sentence: The list of his achievements exceeded by his outstanding performance
in presentation.
(d) Defend – Defence
Sentence: My friends are willing to talk in my defence to the teacher.
(e) Commend - Commendation
Sentence: Her painting won a commendation from the teacher.
(f) Commence - Commencement
Sentence: Some courses have an early commencement date.

(g) Extend – Extension

Sentence: I have applied for an extension on my visa.
(h) Fragile – Fragility
Sentence: Don’t be fooled by someone’s seeming fragility.
 (i) Exist – Existence
Sentence: I don’t believe in the existence of ghosts.
(j) Seize – Seizure
Sentence: My friend’s aunt died of a seizure.
(k) Acquire – Acquisition
Sentence: This bookcase is my latest acquisition.
(l) Inquire – Inquiry
Sentence: An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident.
(m) Require – Requirement
Sentence: A good degree is a minimum requirement for a respectable job.
(n) Reprove: reproving
Sentence: His tone was mildly reproving.
(o) Improve – improvement
Sentence: There is always room for further improvement in English.
(p) Approve – Approval
Sentence: The crowd roared its approval.
(q) Assist – Assistance
Sentence: We should never deny assistance to those who need it.
(r) React – Reaction
Sentence: My speech got a mixed reaction.
(s) False – Falseness
Sentence: We have explored it and discovered the truth or the falseness of it.
(t) Provide – Providence
Sentence: her instant recovery was a special providence of God.
 (u) Free - Freedom
Sentence: Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom

Pronouns

Exercise 1:
Fill in each blank with the correct personal, possessive, emphatic or reflexive
pronoun.
a) Joan explained to her brother that I and you must take matters into their own
hands as their parents were not around.
b) Tim insisted that it was the best plan to adopt and reminded them I was
often correct.
c) When an electrical appliance fails, never try to fix it yourself; you should
send it to a repair shop.
d) The two friends found itself in a difficult situation and they could not decide
what to do.
e) The fruit in the tree is mine if you can climb up to get it.
f) Remember that it is important to be careful with expenditure.
g) You and I must complete our work first before we can go and enjoy it.
h) Rosalind had to make all the arrangements itself as no one was free to help
himself.
i) I shall ask our parents to let us go on the expedition.
j) Richard was angry with her for having been tricked by his friends.

Exercise 2:
Fill in each blank with a relative pronoun or an interrogative pronoun.
a) Who do you suspect to be culprit?
 b) The prince who is heir to the throne hold radical views.
c) I do not approve of the measures that have been taken.
d) One of these students is likely to top the class.
e) The workers whose permits have expired will have to leave.
f) I wonder who owns this beautiful mansion.
g) What are you so gloomy about?
h) The passer-by whom they approached to ask for directions could not help
them.
i) Whose advice would you take, your parents’ or your friends’?
j) This club, which opens its membership only to Americans, is very exclusive.

Exercise 3:
Choose the correct pronoun from the alternatives in the brackets.
a) The three explorers found themselves in a dark cave where they could
hardly see each other.
b) Let us make ourselves available to give free tuition the underprivileged.
c) That is all we can do for you, I’m afraid.
d) If you wish to criticize others, you should examine yourself first.
e) Those over there are attractive designs; I’d like to have a look at them,
please.
f) One must do one’s best to help others.
g) The two friend’s comfort each other as they are the only ones to survive
the crash.
h) Nobody could have told him the secret, so he must have found it out for
himself.
i) I know several of the staff members, but they are only casual
acquaintances.
j) Anyone who is interested may ask for a brochure from them.

Exercise 4:
Fill in each blank with the correct pronoun or adjective.
 (a) Anyone can offer many suggestions.
(b) Each of us in the hotel has their own reasons for staying there.
(c) John or his sister must make their stand clear.
(d) One of the maids has absented her for three days.
(e) They should not overwork oneself.
(f) Neither Mary nor her friends realize their mistakes.
(g) A child behaves better if it is not spoilt by doting parents or grandparents.
(h) Everyone voices their own grievances.
(i) The theatre in Shakespear’s days was not so elaborate as it is today.
(j) Neither Susan nor her classmates regard her opponents with contempt.
(k) Each of the teams participating in the tournament was accompanied by
their manager.

Exercise 5:
Fill in each blank with the correct pronoun. Where the person is unspecified,
any appropriate one will do, but the case of the pronouns should be correct.
(a) Her parents and siblings are on a tour to Europe.
(b) Don’t have any dealings with him or his brother.
(c) You can always trust my colleagues and friends.
(d) The class and the teacher would like to thank you for your help.
(e) It is me who must apologize to you.
(f) We admit that it is us who are in the wrong.
(g) Mary has all the files, so you can get what you from her.
(h) The trouble with them is that they are lazy.
(i) Because Joseph happened to be in the room, the blame fell on him.