Do as directed 1

1. She performed the task with great skill. (Underline the adverbial phrase)
2. The woman who lives next door is a registered nurse. (Underline the adjective clause and
mention the noun described)
3. Pay careful attention to what I am going to say. (Underline the noun clause for the given
sentence)
4. The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she _____________ (feed) the animals. (Fill in
the blanks with the correct conditional clause)
5. If I __________ (live) on a lonely island, I ________________ (run) around the whole day. (Complete the
Type II conditional sentence by putting the verbs into the correct form)
6. Mr Ross broke the antique vase as he walked through the store. (Change the sentence into
passive voice)
7. She wanted to study. ____________________, she had a bad headache. (Choose the correct
connector: in spite of/therefore/eventually/however)
8. Anna sat on the bottom _________________ without being noticed. (Choose the correct homophone:
stare/stair)
9. Jane said, “I have been reading this book for quite some time now.” (Change into reported
speech)
10. Rohan hasn’t eaten any junk food _________________ several months. (Complete the sentence using
for or since as suitable)
11. Choose the meaning of the idiom to give someone the cold shoulder:
(Give away the secret/save money for later/avoid someone/rarely)
12. I agree that watching too much television may hurt our eyeballs. (Identify the compound word in
the sentence)
13. Give the plurals for the following:
i) phenomenon (ii) sheep
14. We drove __________________ the highway for an hour and parked our car _______________ a river.
(Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: (against….on / towards…..alongside /
within……onto / after…..outside)
15. Many people ______________ (visit) the Taj Mahal this year. (Fill in the blanks with the correct
present tense of the verb.)
16. iPod + Broadcast (Name the portmanteau word for the combination.)
17. we need to take the following things for our field trip water bottles napkins and snacks (Rewrite
the sentence with the right punctuation marks)
18. The marathon runners ran slowly initially. (Underline the verb and identify it as transitive or
intransitive)
19. Smoking has been forbidden on campus by the principal. (Change the sentence into active voice)
20. He told me that he had never seen such a lazy boy as I was (Change into direct speech)

Answers:
1. with great skill
2. who lives next door - woman
3. what I am going to say
4. had fed
5. lived, would run
6. The antique vase was broken by Mr. Ross as he walked through the store.
7. However
8. stair
9. Jane said that she had been reading that book for quite some time.
10. for
11. avoid someone
12. eyeballs
13. i) phenomena (ii) sheep
14. towards…..alongside
 15. have visited
16. Podcast
17. We need to take the following things for our field trip: water bottles, napkins, and snacks.
18. ran - intransitive
19. The principal has forbidden smoking on campus.
20. He said to me, “I have never seen such a lazy boy as you are.”

Do as directed 2
1. Identify the noun phrase: They were given food and clothing.
2. Identify the adverb clause: Jennifer scrubbed the bathtub until her arms ached.
3. Identify the sentence as type 1, 2 or 3 conditional sentence: Her uncle would not have suffered, if
he had gone to the doctor.
4. Use a suitable connector to complete the sentence: He lent some money ____________ he could buy
a bike. (however, so that, even though)
5. Find out the original two words that formed the portmanteau word: breathalyser
6. Use the correct perfect tense to complete the sentence: Before he enters the room, the thief
____________________ (escape) from there.
7. Change the sentence into direct speech: She said that she was very tired and couldn't come with
me.
8. Change into passive voice: The readers liked the latest book of the writer.
9. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition: We have had a lovely walk ________________ the old city.
(on/along/around).
10. Fill in the blanks with either for or since: My grandparents walk ___________ twenty minutes every
day.

Answers:
1. food and clothing.
2. until her arms ached.
3. Type 3
4. so that
5. breath + analyser
6. will have escaped
7. She said, “I’m very tired and can’t come with you.”
8. The latest book of the writer was liked by the readers.
9. around
10. For

Do as directed 3
1. She was complaining about the bad condition of the classroom. (Underline the tense and identify
its type.)
2. They __________________(leave) before I reached their place. (Complete the following sentence
using the perfect tense form of the verb.)
3. The building __________ is huge. (sight/site) Choose the correct word to complete the sentence)
4. Raji answered all the questions correctly. (Identify the voice and change it accordingly.)
5. The entire block will be demolished.
6. ____________________ he was late, he stopped to buy sandwiches. (Fill in the blank with an
appropriate connector - however, moreover, although)
7. Today being _______________________, we all can go and have ____________________ for dessert.
(Sundae/Sunday) (Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence)
 8. The Principal said, “I want these boys to come to me today in my office.” (Change into indirect
speech)
9. Raghav asked if I wanted some water. (Change into direct speech)
10. The desert is home to many ____________________ (cactus). (Figure out the plural form of the noun.)

Answers:
1. was complaining Past continuous tense
2. had left
3. Site
4. All the questions were answered correctly by Raji.
5. They/He/She will demolish the entire block.
6. Although
7. Sunday/Sundae
8. The Principal said that he/she wanted those boys to go to him/her that day in his/her office.
9. Raghav said, “Do you want some water?”
10. Cacti

Complete the conditional sentences:

1. If you _____________ (go) out with your friends tonight, I _________(watch) the football match on TV.
Type I
2. It (surprise) me if he (know) the answer. Type II
3. If she (hurry), we ___ (miss) the bus. Type I
4. She (come) to our party if she (invite) on holiday. Type III
5. If I ____________ (was) rich, I _______________ (travel) around the world. Type II
6. I _______________ (pass) the exam if I ____________ (work) hard . Type III
7. If we ____________ (meet), we ____________ (has) plenty of time. Type I
8. If you _____________ (speak) louder, your classmates _______________ (understand) you. Type II
9. If you ………………………… (ask ) me, I …………………………………… (help )you. Type III
10. My brother …………………………. (buy )a sports car if he …………………… (have ) the money. Type II

Answers

1. If you go out with your friends tonight, I will watch the football match on TV.
2. It would not surprise me if he did not know the answer.
3. If she doesn’t hurry, we will miss the bus.
4. She would have come to our party if she had been invited on holiday.
5. If I were rich, I would travel around the world.
6. I would have passed the exam if I had worked hard .
7. If we meet at 9:30, we will have plenty of time.

8. If you spoke louder, your classmates would understand you.

9. If you had asked me, I would have helped you.
10. My brother would buy a sports car if he had the money.

Read the following sentences and change the tenses as per the given directions:

1. I will be writing my exam this time tomorrow. (Change into past continuous tense)
 2. He will have thought about this. (Change into present perfect tense)
3. He wanted to know more about the job. (Change into the simple present)
4. John has painted the wall. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
5. I visited the museum last week. (Future Continuous Tense)
6. She takes good care of her health. (Change into simple past)
7. They spend hours talking. (Change into simple future)
8. I have been running for hours. (Change into past perfect tense)
9. He did his work with diligence. (Change into future perfect.)
10. Will you be visiting this place? (Present continuous)
11. The boy is playing football. (Future perfect continuous)
12. He blew the trumpet with all his might. (Past perfect continuous)

Answers:

1. I was writing my exam yesterday.

2. He has thought about this.
3. He wants to know more about the job.
4. John has been painting the wall.
5. I will be visiting the museum next week.
6. She took good care of her health.
7. They will spend hours talking. (Simple future)
8. I had run for hours.
9. He will have done his work with diligence.
10. Are you visiting this place?
11. The boy will have been playing football.
12. He had been blowing the trumpet with all his might.

Change the following mode of narration from direct Speech to indirect speech.

1. The boys said, “It has been raining since morning. We cannot play today.”
2. Anjan’s mother said, “Your father has left for Mumbai.”
3. My teacher said, “Practice makes a man perfect.”
4. He says, “I go to the temple every morning.”
5. He said to me, “I will not get down from the bus.”
6. Rita says to Mita, “I will go with you.”
7. The boy said to his friend, “I went to school yesterday.”
8. You said, “I was right.”
9. “I‘ll go to the top,” said the young lady.
10. I‘ve got my rules,” the conductor said to me.

Answers
1. The boys said that it had been raining since morning so they could not play that day.
2. Anjan’s mother said that my father had left for Mumbai.
3. My teacher said that practice makes a man perfect.
4. He says that he goes to the temple every morning.
5. He told me that he would not get off the bus.
6. Rita tells Mita that she will go with her.
7. The boy told his friend that he had gone to school the previous day.
8. You said that you had been right.
9. The young lady said that she would go to the top.
10. The conductor told me that he had got his rules.