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Question Tags Add Question Tags to the given statements. It is very good, i sn't it? They didn't help her, did they? Srujala is a sincere girl, isn't she? Mrs. Patil donated generously, didn't she? They knew Mr. Suleman, didn't they? The farmers have taken to organic farming, haven't they? The children spend more time on games, don't they? I can't think of insulting my friend, can I? She loves her parents immensely, doesn't she? I am not going to give up, am I? The man's house was demolished, wasn't he? He brought a whole bundle of plants, didn't he? Chetan is the youngest magician in the world, isn't he? Adventures fascinate you, don't they? There was a merry look in her eyes, wasn't there? https://youtu.be/JmOXSwD0OpE Explanation A question tag is a short question attached to a statement.  How does it work? If the statement is positive, the question tag has to be negative. Ex: Srujala is a sincere girl, isn't she?  Look

  Tenses Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs given in brackets. One day a wolf was drinking (be drink) at a stream. He saw (see) a lamb who was (be) farther down. The wolf made up his mind to eat the lamb, but he thought (think) that he would find (will find) some excuse for doing so. He ran ( run) up to the lamb and said, "How dare you muddy the water that I am drinking (be drink)". The lamb replied, "I do not see (do not see) how that can be, since the water of the stream is running (be run)  from you to me and not from me to you." It was a curious trunk. When the lock was pressed (be press),  the trunk would fly. The merchant's son crouched (crouched)  inside, pressed ( press) the lock and up flew ( fly ) the trunk through the chimney into the clouds. After a while the lower part cracked,  which frightened (frighten) him, for it had broken (have break) in two, he would have had ( will have have) a nasty fall. However, it descend

  Tenses Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs given in brackets. One day a wolf was drinking (be drink) at a stream. He saw (see) a lamb who was (be) farther down. The wolf made up his mind to eat the lamb, but he thought (think) that he would find (will find) some excuse for doing so. He ran ( run) up to the lamb and said, "How dare you muddy the water that I am drinking (be drink)". The lamb replied, "I did not see (do not see) how that can be, since the water of the stream is running from you to me and not from me to you." It was a curious trunk. When the lock was pressed (be press),  the trunk would fly. The merchant's son crouched (crouched)  inside, pressed ( press) the lock and up flew ( fly ) the trunk through the chimney into the clouds. After a while the lower part cracked,  which frightened (frighten) him, for it had broken (have break) in two, he would have had ( will have have) a nasty fall. However, it descended (descend

Subject Verb Agreement Choose the correct word that agrees with the subject in the following sentences. His father and grandmother …..(have/has) arrived.           Ans: have The leader and patriot….. ( is / are ) lost.           Ans: is           Explanation : When the definite article is used before the first noun and not                before the second noun in the subject, it refers to one person. This means two           different roles / positions attached to a person. Each of the children ……. (was / were) given a book.           Ans: was           Explanation: The words like each, every, one, are used with singular verbs. Neither he nor his friend …. (was/were) there.           Ans: was Either the boy or his sisters ….. (have / his) broken the tray.           Ans: have The orator and the statesman ……. (have / has) been invited.            Ans: have A series of lectures ………(has / have) been arranged on the subject.             Ans: has Kindness as well as justice ……. (requires /

  Jumbled Segments Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences. own / every / its / language / country /  has. Ans : Every language has its own country. divided / countries / continents / the / is / into / and / world. Ans : The world is divided into continents and countries. very / deforestation / to be / can prove / damaging to / mother earth.   Ans : Deforestation can prove to be very damaging to mother earth. should / each individual / his / on / plant a tree / birthday. Ans : Each Individual should plant a tree on his birthday. to keep / we / encourage / must / the earth green / afforestation. Ans : We must encourage afforestation to keep the earth green.  humility / a lot / simplicity / has / with / to do. Ans : Simplicity has a lot to do with humility. used / as a / to highlight / newspapers / are / powerful / weapon / social problems.   Ans : Newspapers are used as a powerful weapon to highlight social problems. sport / and / business / world / in the /

  Articles and Prepositions Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles / prepositions wherever necessary. This science book is about an alien who is naughty! The book is also very X informative. I suggested the book to a friend.  The teacher gave us an assignment on an interesting topic. She told us to submit the assignment X on Monday. The people were dissatisfied with   the leaders’ performance. So they decided to boycott the elections as a mark of protest. The leaders appealed to  them to reconsider their decision. The production of steel has gone up by   ten percent in the last one year. This may lead to an increase of about twenty percent in construction costs in  the country. In the interview, a candidate was asked some interesting questions initially about his personal interests. A few more questions were asked on the same lines so that there would be no tension for the candidate. Little Radha was in the garden filling in a hole when her neighbour pe