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Grammar Exercise – 7 English Skill Building – 37 Match your answers with our model answers at the end of the post Question A Where to insert the preposition given in brackets at the end of the sentence? 1. Captains like Dhoni know best when …
Vocabulary Exercise – 30 English Skill Building – 36 Fill in the gaps in the following sentences by choosing the right word from the choices give. *If necessary, add ‘to’ before the word or –ing after it to make it fit into the sentence. For …
Vocabulary Exercise – 29 English Skill Building – 35 Fill in the blanks by selecting the right words from the list Questions 1. I finished my Mathematics paper half an hour early. I had nothing else to do except __________ the bell to ring, so …
Grammar Exercise – 6 English Skill Building – 34 Change the simple –ing forms to perfect forms or vice versa Example 1 – I apologize for not having paid you in time. Equivalent sentence – I apologize for not paying you in time. Example 2 …
Grammar Exercise – 5 English Skill Building – 33 Change the form of the sentence using ‘was to’ as shown in the example Example 1 – She didn’t join the army. Equivalent sentence – She was to have joined the army. Example 2 – The …
Grammar Exercise – 4 English Skill Building – 32 Learn grammar for better writing Changing the form of a sentence Example – The teacher said, “It seems all of you have not understood the question properly. Change this sentence like this – The teacher said, …
Vocabulary Exercise – 28 English Skill Building – 31 Words with similar meaning, but different uses Pull up a. The Tahasildar was pulled up by the Collector for going on leave when the flood waters had not receded. b. The bandmaster pulled up the saxophonist …
Vocabulary Exercise – 27 English Skill Building – 30 Words with similar meaning, but different uses Criticize a. Boris Johnson has been strongly criticized for his abrogation of the British Parliament. b. My History teacher criticized my poor handwriting, but appreciated the many thoughtful ideas …
Vocabulary Exercise – 26 English Skill Building – 29 Learn how to use these words to add punch to your sentences Refuse a. During Ramzan, the devout Muslim old man refused to sip even a drop of water despite the doctors warning him that his …
Vocabulary Exercise – 25 English Skill Building – 28 Words and phrases that you need to write well Canary in the coal mine It means that something awful is going to happen. India’s falling car sales numbers and air traffic data are canary in the …