Basic Understanding in Grammar (BUG)-12

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v  A. 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 month’s 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. Don’t 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, Fool’s paradise, Eat the humble pie, dead against, Carry the day, Crocodile tears, By leaps and bounds,

v  B. Use the following phrasal verbs in the sentences: (T to W)

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 one’s health.

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

1.       He resigned himself ________ fate.(to, on)

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

3.       He is very sensitive_______ cold. (on, to)

4.       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.       India is rich ________ minerals. (with, in)

9.       There is hardly any remedy ____________ cancer till the day. (for, of)

10.   I am resolved ________ seeing an end to it. (upon, in)

v  D. Narration change (Step-1)

1.       He said, “I write a letter.”

2.       Mani said, “I didn’t 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.       Bali said, “Where have you kept the keys?”

6.       She said, “Please, give me the address of the new branch of the company.”

7.       Father said, “Don’t waste my hard earned money.”

8.       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!” 

Basic Understanding in Grammar (BUG)-06

v  A. Change the Voice of the following Sentences:

1.      We took him to a doctor.

2.      She had finished her work in time.

3.      Why did you kill the dog?

4.      I have seen the movie.

5.      Come through the front door.

6.      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.

v  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.

v C. fill in the blank using appropriate preposition: 

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

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

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

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

5.     Mothers are blind ________ their son’s fault. (in, to, of)

6.     You are not competent   _________ the job. (with, to, for)

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

8.     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)

v  D. Word- Synonym- Antonym:

Word	Synonym		Word	Antonym (one extra)
1.      Tiny 2.      Urge 3.      Obnoxious 4.      Morose 5.      Expose 6.      Hardship 7.      Loyal	a.       Faithful b.      Unpleasant c.       Reveal d.      Persuade  e.       Adversity f.        Gloomy g.       Very small		1.   Guilty 2.   Jocund 3.   Lack 4.   Lament 5.   Immense 6.   Hostile 7.   Layman 8.   Mechanical 9.   Novice	a.    Abundance b.    Expert c.    Tiny d.    Friendly e.    Expert f.      Innocent g.    Rejoice h.    Sane i.      Morose j.      Manual

v E. Spot the Error:

1.      It is quarter to seven by my watch.

2.      Moon causes tides.

3.      Summer vacations are very near.

4.      I have never read so interesting book before.

5.      I like fruits and vegetables.

6.      The great scholar and poet are dead.

7.      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.

v  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.      An animal that eats grass 7.      An animal that eats all kinds of food

a.    Carnivore b.   Herbivore c.    Omnivore d.   Cannibal e.    Vegetarian f.     Graminivore g.    insectivore

v  G. New Words :

1.      Airy-fairy          2. Chit-chat      3.dilly-dally       4. Film-flam      5. Higgledy-piggledy