1. Choose the correct pronoun to complete these sentences.

a) Our grandmother lives with we/us. b) They/Them weren't at school today.

c) I/me am reading an interesting book. d) I'd like to meet he/him.

e) This pen belongs to she/her. F)Can we/us go to the park?

g) Jane and Sarah didn't wait for they/them. h) Where does he/him live?

i) Harry sat down next to l/me. J)I think she/her is funny.

2. Complete these sentences with correct pronouns.

a) Sheila is very nice. I like ……..a lot b) Mohit bought a new pen, but he lost....... yesterday.

c) Sheila and I are friends.... often do our homework together.

d) Sheila and mohit were at the shopping center on Saturday. I saw ……… at the bookshop.

e) Mohit likes computer games……….plays them every day.

f) Sheila and Mohit visited the Khalifa tower last year……… is incredibly tall!

g) I was late yesterday, but Sheila waited for………

h) Mohit has two good friends- Mohan and Sushil. They go to school with……..

i) Sheila has got dark hair but ………has got blue eyes

j) Sheila’s mother, Mrs. Mehra, is one of our teachers. She teaches ……..history.

3. Complete these sentences with reflexive pronouns.

a) Grandpa cut....... when he was shaving. b) She did her bridal make-up……… It was amazing.

c) We saw............. in the mirror after playing Holi.

d) I taught.......... to play chess. e) The kitten tried to Bite me, and bit ………….by mistake.

f) There are plenty of cupcakes here, Simran. Help........ g) God helps those who help…………….

4. Fill in the blanks with reflexive pronouns in their emphatic form

a) The headmaster cleaned his office room all by……………b) I …………… saw the burglar crossing the fence.

c) Akbar owns the salon. Sometimes he does people's………….. d) One can’t finish off the meal by ………

e) Children you must clean the the classroom by …………. I am not going to help you.

f) Do you think you can manage so many guests by …………..

5. Choose the correct interrogative pronoun to complete these sentences.

a)………did you bring this bar of chocolate for? (Who/Whom) b) ………wrote Macbeth? (Who/Whom)

c) ...... is the name of your dog? (Who/What) d)........ did you buy your dog from? (Who/Whom)

e) ……of these did you choose? (who/which) f) …..are these? I found them lying on the ground. (whose/who)

6. Complete the sentences with 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those'.

a) ……..is my bicycle over there. b)"Are you enjoying your dinner?" "Yes................ food is delicious."
c) "Where are ... These boys?" "I can't see them now." d). ……sandwiches here are for you.

e) Do you remember...................... day at the lighthouse last year? ) "Why are you wearing mittens?" "My
hands...................... are cold." g) I'm trying to do my project, but I don't understand........topic.

h)My name is Adya......are my parents.

7. Complete the sentences using the words given in the box below and 'one' or 'ones'. Big ,black, old ,grey, this , that,
those

a) The red shirt is fine but I prefer the................. b) "Do you want these sweets?" "No. I want………………

c) I don't want a small cup. I'd like a..........d) Which horse is faster? The brown one or the …………

e) The new chairs at work are really uncomfortable. I prefer the ……………f) "Which is your car?"............here."

8. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct pronouns. Compare

your answers with those of a friend's. Score each other.

a) I went to Mardan's house, but found ………(no one/someone) there. I left.

b) I need……. (something/anything) to wrap my camera with.

c) I haven't got........ (something/anything) to give you. I'm sorry.

d) Can........ (someone/anything) get me the book from that table?

e)………..(Everybody/Anyone) likes a good time. I don't know……….(anyone/someone) who is an exception.

f) Is ………….(anyone/something) there? g) I'm a huge fan of Kishore Kumar. I know……(everyone/everything)about him.

9. Complete these sentences by choosing the correct pronouns

a) Everybody is…..(is/are) saying that India will win the match. But for all you know Bangladesh can pull off a surprise.

b) If anyone has any questions... they(he/they) can ask Mr Khan. c) Nobody in this room……have/has) a cell phone.

d) Somebody broke into our house yesterday……..(They/she) took cash we had saved.

e) I came and saw that nothing…..(have/has) changed in my town in the last 20 years.

11. Circle the correct pronoun in the following sentences.

a) there's / it's quarter past six. b) There's/ it's hot and sunny today. c) There's/ it's a good film at the cinema.

d) There’s/ it's Friday today. e) there’s/ it's someone at the door. f) There are / it's 4 kilometres to my school.

g) There was/it was windy yesterday. h) there's/ it's some oil on your trousers! i) there was/ it was a pencil on the desk.

j) there was / it was the 17th of Sunday.

12. Complete these sentences with there, it, they, and is, are, was, or were.

a) …………a tennis match on TV yesterday………… very exciting

b) I go to a small dance school. ……. two teachers. …….. very good.

c) ……………….a festival in my town today. ………………the biggest in my country.

d) ……….some juice in the refrigerator, but……….. old so I didn't drink it.

e) ……….three exercise books on the desk last evening, but ………… aren't there now.
13. Complete these sentences using one or ones.

a) A : What do your children do? B: Ah, the older …….. is going to college and the younger…… is still in the school.

b) a Oh my God, it's raining like hell! B: ………should never step out in this kind of weather

c) A: Don't you have a smartphone? B : No, I think the older ………-I mean the first generation phones were much better.

d)A: I heard you're travelling to Kashmir on your holiday. B: Yes, and I hope this holiday is…… I'll always remember.

e) A: Can I buy some apples? B: Would you get like the green…….?

14. complete the text. Write one relative pronoun in each space.

A bank in town was robbed yesterday. The man a) ………. robbed the bank had a gun and he was wearing a mask b)……
made him look like Donald duck. He was working together with another man c) ……. waited outside in a getaway car, a
red Santro.

The people d)………..were in the blank were told to lie down on the floor. The woman at the teller gave him the
keys to the vaults said that she had never been more scared in her life. The man put all the jewels e)……… were in the
safe into a large, black bag. The robber took the bag and ran out of the bank. He had then jumped into the car f)……was
waiting for him. However, the man g) ……. was driving the robber made a mistake. There were some traffic lights near
the bank h)……. were red but the driver did not stop. His car hit a taxi i) …….was crossing in front of it.

Two policemen j)…….were in the area heard the crash and sped to the area to arrest the robbers.

CHAPTER 13

1. The parts in bold in the following sentences are incorrect. Write the correct word/phrase for them.

a) Every year, several prizes are giving to the students. b) When the burger was delivering, it was cold.

c) You will be telling when you can come in. d) I will be picked up from the airport on Monday?

e) Your money was stealing out of your wallet? f) We haven't allowed to use the Internet during the exam yesterday.

g) That film doesn't featured on TV very often, does it? (h) The song won't have played on our radio channels for a long
time.

2. Complete these sentences using the correct passive form of the verbs given in brackets.

a) When people (arrest), they.........(take) to the police station. (b) Milk ................... (usually/keep) in the fridge.

c.)...........................me/tell) what's in next week's test? (d) ………………………. (Akash's bike/find) yesterday?

e) How did people communicate over long distances before the phone, (invent)?

f) …………….(you/allow) to come to the party next Saturday? (g) You ……………..(get) your exam results next Monday.

3. Write the answers to these questions using your own ideas.

a) Where are cars usually fixed? They .................. b) Where will the next Olympic Games be held? They…………….

c) Who are Oscars usually awarded to? They………… d) What are you not allowed to do at school? I……….

e) What were you given for your birthday last year? I………………

(f) What will you be given for your next birthday? I'll probably………………

4. Complete the sentences using the words given in brackets so that the second sentence has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Write between two and five words.
a) Will they send the letters first class? Will …………….first class?(sent)

b) I'm not sure if they eat pizza in China. I'm not sure if………in China. (is)

c) Someone told me that they don't make cars in the UK anymore. Someone told me that …...in the UK anymore, (made)

(d) Do they usually feed the animals three times a day? Are…......three times a day? (fed)

e) Mr Bhadury is ill, so he won't give us a geography test today! Mr. Bhadurt is ill, so ……..a geography test today!(be)

(f) Did they take her to hospital in an ambulance? Was ....... to hospital in an ambulance (she)

5. Fill in the blanks to complete the paragraph.

There are lots of beautiful, large houses in Britain. Many of them a)..............built hundreds of years ago. In the past, they
b)………owned by very rich families. Today, many of them c) .....owned by an organisation called The National Trust,
which d)………created to look after them. The houses..............................perfect condition, and visitors f.)......................
allowed to look around them. It's interesting to learn how different life was in an old house. Milk was g) .................the
fridge,because they didn't have fridges! Washing machines h)..........only invented very recently, so washing i)......done by
hand. In some cases, the house j)......... still lived in today. When this happens, visitors k).......... only shown part of the
house. The private rooms I)……….kept closed to the public. These houses often have beautiful gardens, too. The gardens
m)……….looked after by professional gardeners.

You usually have to pay to look round National Trust houses. Members of the National Trust n) ...........be given a
discount. This year, millions of people o)………the chance to see what life in an old country house was like.

Complete these sentences using the present perfect passive forms of the verbs given in brackets. Use contractions
where necessary.

a) This room has………(already clean) b) Dinner ……………(lay) in the Reynold's Room of the club.

c) The names of the undisciplined students………..(strike) off the rolls.

(d) He ……(already give) the highest civilian honour of this country

e) A state of emergency ........ (declared) in the city of Baku. f) Has the convict..... (give) a fair chance to defend himself?

g) Women in our country.. (still not get) enough freedom and respect. h) …..(not) the election results ……… (declare) yet?

7. Change the following sentences into the present perfect passive form.

a) The city municipality has issued a red alert for dengue.

b) Northern Railways has shut railway traffic on the Benares-Lucknow route for emergency repairs.

c) The airport authority has cancelled flights following a bomb threat.

d) The National Board has declared results for Matriculation exams.

e) The examining body, after a lot of deliberations, has awarded Amit his PhD.

f) The doctors declared that the man is dead.

8. Look at the clues and write news headings using the present perfect passive.

a) Dengue/declare/as an epidemic b) Work/railway track/up to Bomdilla/completec) The murder case/Jassi

1. Complete these sentences using the comparative form and than.Then say if you agree or disagree giving reasons.

a) Badminton is …………. (easy) tennis. (b) Being a builder is……………(dangerous) being a firefighter.

c) Physics is ............(hard) Chemistry. d) The theatre is ………….(interesting) the cinema.

e) Cake is... …….. (tasty) biscuits.

2. Complete these sentences using the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives/adverbs given in brackets. Add
words as necessary.

a) A: Malini got straight As again this term. B: It doesn't surprise me. She's ………….(hard-working) student of all.

b) A: How was your holiday in the Himalayas? B: It was the..…....(relaxing) trip I've ever taken.

c) A: I have to leave now. It's getting late.B: Don't go yet. Stay a bit………..(long).

d) A: Thanks for helping me clean up after the party.B: Don't mention it. It's .......... (little) we could do.

e) A: How much………. (far) is it to the airport? B: About five minutes. Don't worry. We'll get there soon.

f) A: What did you think of Mr Mehta's speech? B: It was all right, but Mr Verma's was much ………(interesting)

g) A: This place is too noisy. Can we go somewhere………..(quiet) B: Yes, of course.

h) A: Did you have a nice time yesterday? B: Yes. The party was great. I stayed far......... (long) than I was expecting to.

i) A: Do you like my homemade vegetarian lasagne? B: Yes, it's...... (good) lasagne I've ever tasted.

j) A: Did you enjoy Keshav's new adventure film? B: Yes, but his last film was much ……….(interesting).

k) A: How do you like our new sofa? : I love it. It's ……..(comfortable) than your last one.

3. Fill in the blanks by using most appropriate form of the adjective.

a) He is by far……….tennis player I’ve seen . (bad) b) Your short story wasn't that creative. I'm sure you can do....(well)

c) That green outfit is ………trendy of all( little) d) The more you learn, the………you’ll become (smart)

el Jaya's car is parked further away from here…..mine (of/from/than) f) Yesterday wasn't……..it is today.

g) Sarah is……..responsible than Tina (much) (h) It is………..in the city than it is in the village.(noisy)

4. Fill in the blanks with like or as.

a) Nikita is known......... 'Nicki' to her friends. b) Her perfume smelt………roses

c) People say she looks……..........Alia Bhatt. D) His father worked…….an accountant in the city.

e).................. usualTrisha was late for school. f) Diving into the sea was……. diving into an icy pool.

g) This is nice fabric-it feels .............silk. h) She doesn't sing ....... well ...................... her mother.

6. Fill in the blanks using the adjectives in brackets and too or enough.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to complain about the service my friends and I received at your restaurant

on March 15.
Firstly, we had booked a table for 9.00 pm, but we weren't seated until 10.00 pm. This is far a)………. (long) to keep
customers waiting. Next, the service was b)……. (slow). By the time we got our meals, they weren't c)……..(warm) to eat.
To make things worse, the waiter said that he didn't have d)………….(time) to heat them up again because he was e)……..
(busy). Furthermore, the restaurant was f).......... (noise). The music was turned on far g) ………..(loud) and I couldn't hear
my friends speak. As you can imagine, I was extremely upset. I expect a full refund and a written apology.

Yours faithfully,

Amol Mishra

Write the answers to the questions using the words in bracket and too and enough.

a) Did you buy the concert tickets? (expensive) Ans . No, ………………………………………………………….

(b) Do you think he can pass the exam? (Clever) Ans. Yes, ………………………………………………………….

(c) Did you like the film? (boring) Ans. No,…………………………………………………………….

d) Are you going to buy a new mobile phone? (money) Ans. Yes, ……………………………………………………………..

e) Can they afford a luxury cruise? (rich) Ans. Yes, ……………………………………………………………..

(f) Did you like the vegetable soup? (salty) Ans. No,……………………………………………………………….

(g) Can he play on the basketball team? (short) Ans. No,………………………………………………………………..

(h) Can he drive now? (old) Ans. Yes, …………………………………………………………………

CHAPTER 10

1. Identify the noun clauses and circle the main verbs in the sentences. State the grammatical function of the noun
clauses.

a) I don't know what Rob was doing in that dark room.

b) think (that) he is going to be present at the meeting.

c) Shruti asked me if I was going to come over.

d) That hardworking people do not get recognized is a sad truth.

e) I always knew I was going to scale Mt Annapurna one day.

f) Where is the palace that is built in gold?

g) His father doesn't know what he plans to do.

h) Please do what I ask you to.

i) That only 5 per cent women pursue a career in science is distressing information.

j) I don't think I know anyone who has a vintage watch.

2. Tick the correct answers.

a) Identify the function of the noun clause in this sentence: If this is your decision, then I‘m not going to support you.

i) object of clause (ii) subject of clause (iii) compliment to ‘if’

b) Identify the noun clause in these sentences.

i) What I need to do is to hit a gym. ii) What I need to do iii) I've eaten too much

c) Identify the function of the noun clause in these sentences.

Thank you for being there on time. I'm glad we have someone like you on the team.

i) object of clause ii) There is no noun clause in these sentences. iii) complement to 'glad'

d) Identify the function of the noun clause in this sentence.

This mobile phone can be used for whatever you managed to do on a personal computer.

i) object of clause ii) complement to 'to do' iii) object of preposition 'for'

e) Identify the function of the noun clause in this sentence.

I know how he scored so well - he studied the right support books.

(i) subject of clause (ii) object of clause (iii) subject complement

f) Identify the main verb in this sentence. What I find horrible is how he duped young children.

i) find (ii) duped (iii) is

g) Identify the function of the noun clause in this sentence. I'm unsure if he is going to come.

i) adjective complement (ii) object of the verb (iii) subject complement

3. Circle the noun phrases in these sentences. Underline the noun clauses where you spot them. .

a) Both my parents work in banks. b) Some people do not have shelter. c) Money does not bring happiness.

d) A loaf of fresh brown bread is what I am looking for. e) The young banker in black suit is my cousin.

f) Our close friend has gone for a difficult hiking trip. (g) I have a lot of time on my hands.

h) For years we had no electricity. (i) Many lives were lost in the flood.