DIALOGUES WRITING

DIALOGUES:

It is, in fact, a conversation on any topic between two or among more than two persons. It is always in the direct kind of speech. It could be in any tense or sense.

DIALOGUES WRITING OR CONVERSATION

• Between the father and the son about his class-fellow
  
• Between a shopkeeper and his customer.
• Between two friends about a cricket match.
• Between teacher and student on importance of games.
• Between a doctor and a patient.
• Between you and your friend on your preparation for the ensuing S.S.C. Examination.
• Between you and your friend or teacher about importance of learning english.
• Between you and your headmaster on the basis of issuing a transfer certificate.
• Between you and your friend regarding your future plan after the publication of the result.
• Between you and your friend about how to learn english/how to improve english.
• Between two friends about the importance of reading newspaper.
• Between two friends about the advantage and disadvantage of city life and village life. And city life.
• Between you and your friend about how to eradicate the illiteracy problem from our country.
• Between you and the salesman of the shop about to buy a pair of shoes.
• Between two friends the necessity of tree plantation.
• Between the headmaster and a student about testimonial.
• Between father and son on choice of career.
• Between two friends about a visit to a place of historical interest.
• Between a student and a bookseller.
• Between you and the headmaster regarding admission.

Comprehension

COMPREHENSION

Comprehension means complete understanding of the given passage.
There are certain rules to solve a comprehension.

1. READING:
   Read the passage carefully and try to capture all the major points and theme of the passage. Avoid all the difficult words.
   
   
2. RE-READING:
   Re-read the passage to make sure that you have captured all the major points and theme of the passage.
   
   
3. QUESTIONS READING:
   Read the questions given below the passage carefully so that you could be able to answer accordingly.
   
   
4. ANSWERS MARKING:
   Answers are available in the passage. You must find them and mark them accordingly.
5. ANSWERS WRITING IN OWN WORDS:
   We should try our best to write the answers in our own words. Because this is a rule by nature that after listening a story by someone if there is a question by the speaker regarding the story, we always answer in our own words.
   
   
6. REVISION:
   Revise all the written answers for your satisfaction. You may make a mistake because "To err is human".
   

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PASSAGE # 1

All parents wish that their children should get a good job. Let us see what they mean by a good job in which you have high salary but little work. They want their children to have and live a comfortable and luxurious life, with plenty of money and all kinds of desirable things. This is what they call a successful life and for this they bring up, educate their children, and wish them well. Getting a good job and living a comfortable life is not bad thing. Children are human beings and they should be educated to live a good life, not only a successful life.

Questions:
i. What do parents wish for their children?
ii. What do they mean by good job?
iii. What do they call successful life?
iv. What is the purpose of education for their parents?
v. Give nouns of the given words: luxurious, successful.
vi. Give a suitable title to the passage.
vii. Summarize the passage into one-third of its length.

Answer:
i. Parents wish for their children to get a good job and live a comfortable and luxurious life with plenty of money and desirable things.

ii. They mean by a good job in which one have a high salary but do little work.

iii. They call a successful life one where their children have a good job, live comfortably and luxuriously, and have plenty of money and desirable things.

iv. The purpose of education for parents is to bring up and educate their children is to get a good job and living a comfortably. Children should be educated to live a good life, not just a successful one.

v. Nouns of the given words:

• luxurious = luxury
• successful = success

vi. Suitable title for the passage:
"Parental Aspirations for Children's Success and Comfort".

vii. Summary:
Parents wish for their children to have a good job with a high salary and little work, leading to a comfortable and luxurious life with plenty of money and desirable things. They believe this is essential for a successful life and therefore focus on educating their children towards this goal.

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PASSAGE # 2

A professional player is quite different from an amateur. His main aim is to make money. He plays game to earn money or to win a name. On the other hand, the amateur player has no such aim. He plays because he gets pleasure in playing. Games not only give him recreation but also physical exercise. He enjoys good health and sound physique. He plays the game as he wish. He observes all the rules and regulations of game. An amateur player plays honestly. He becomes gentleman and a reasonable citizen. He accepts his duties. He does not use to cheat or other unfair means. If he wins a game, he feels happy but he is not sad at losing it.

Questions:
i. What is meant by professional player?
ii. With what aim does a professional play games?
iii. What makes an amateur person a responsible citizen?
iv. How does an amateur player differ from a professional player?
v. Give adjectives of the given words: pleasure, duty.
vi. Give a title to the passage.
vii. Summarize the passage into one-third of its length.

Answer:
i. A professional player is someone who plays games with the main aim of making money.

ii. A professional player plays games to earn money or to win a name.

iii. An amateur person becomes a responsible citizen by playing games honestly, following rules and regulations, and accepting their duties.

iv. An amateur player differs from a professional player in that they play for pleasure and recreation, not primarily for financial gain or fame.

v. Adjectives of the given words:

• Pleasure = pleasurable
• Duty = dutiful

vi. Title for the passage:
"Contrasting Traits of Professional and Amateur Players".

vii. Summary:
Professional players aim to make money and gain recognition through playing games, while amateur players play for pleasure, recreation, and physical exercise. Amateurs follow rules, play honestly, and become responsible citizens by accepting their duties without resorting to cheating or unfair means.

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PASSAGE # 3

In every country, people imagine that they are the best and the cleverest and the others are not, as good as they are. The Englishmen thinks that he and his country are the best; the Frenchman is very proud of France and everything French. The Germans and Italians think no less of their countries and many Indians imagine that India is in many ways the greatest country in the world. This is wrong. Everybody wants to think well of himself and his country. But really there is no person, who has not got some good and some bad qualities. In the same, there is no country, which is not partly good and partly bad. We must take the good wherever we find it and try to remove the bad wherever it may be. We are, of course, most concerned with our own country We have to find out how we can make them happier. Many of our people are poor and unhappy; they have no joy in their lives. We have to find out how we can make them happier. We have to see what is good in our ways and customs and try to accept it, and whatever is bad we have to throw away. If we find anything good in other countries, we should certainly accept it.

Questions:
i. What does everyone think of his country?
ii. What should we find out first?
iii. What should one accept or reject from the others?
iv. What should we do with our ways and customs?
V. Give antonyms of the given words: poor, partly.
vi. Write a summary of the given paragraph into one-third of its length.
vii. Give a suitable title.

Answer:
i. Everyone thinks that their country is the best and that they are the cleverest, while others are not as good as they are.

ii. We should first find out how we can make our country happier, especially for those who are poor and unhappy.

iii. One should accept the good qualities from other countries and reject the bad ones.

iv. We should accept the good aspects of our ways and customs, while discarding the bad ones.

v. Antonyms:

• Poor = Rich
• Partly = completely.

vi. Summary:
People tend to believe that their country is the best, but every country has both good and bad qualities. It is important to focus on making our country happier by accepting the good and discarding the bad, while also learning from other countries.

vii. Suitable title:
Embracing the Good, Rejecting the Bad OR Building a Happier Country.

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PASSAGE # 4

Overeating is one of the most wonderful practices among those who think that they can afford it. In fact, authorities say that nearly all who have meal as much as they desire avoid the disadvantages of meal. This class of people could save a great more food than they can save by missing one meal per week and at the same time they could improve their health.
A heavy meal at night, the so-called "dinner', is the fashion with many and often it is taken shortly before retiring. It is unnecessary and a loss of strength. Usually three to five hours are needed to digest the food. While sleeping, the food that is in many cases converted into excess fat, giving rise to over-weight. The evening meal should be light, taken three or four hours before retiring. This prevents overeating, conserves energy and reduces the unnecessary fats in the body.

Questions:
i. Who practices over-eating?
ii. What do authorities say about meal?
iii. What is the disadvantage of meal if is taken just before retiring?
iv. What are the advantages of meal if on time?
V. Give verbs of the given words: practice, authority.
vi. Give a title to the passage.
vii. Summarize the passage into one-third of its length.

Answers:
i. Those who think they can afford it practice over-eating.

ii. Authorities say that nearly all who eat as much as they desire avoid the disadvantages of over-eating.

iii. The disadvantage of eating a heavy meal just before retiring is that it can lead to excess fat and overweight as the body does not have enough time to digest the food.

iv. The advantages of eating meals on time include saving more food, improving health, conserving energy, and reducing unnecessary fats in the body.

v. Verbs:

• Practice = practicing
• Authority = authorize.

vi. Title:
The Importance of Timely and Light Meals for Health.

vii. Summary:
Over-eating, especially before retiring, can lead to excess fat and overweight. Authorities recommend eating light meals three to four hours before bedtime to prevent overeating, conserve energy, and reduce unnecessary fats in the body.

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PASSAGE # 5

Trees give shade for the benefit of others and while they themselves stand in the sun and endure scorching heat, they produce the fruit by which others gain profit. The character of good men is like that of trees. What is the use of this perishable body, if no use of it is made for the benefit of mankind? Sandalwood - the more it is rubbed, the more scent does it yield. Sugarcane - the more it is peeled and cut into pieces, the more juice does it produce. The men who are noble at heart do not lose these qualities even in losing their lives. What does it matter, whether men praise them or not? What does it signify, whether they die at this moment or whether their lives are prolonged? Happen what may, those who tread right path will not set foot in other. Life itself is unprofitable to a man, who does not live for others. To live for the mere sake of living one's own life is to live the life of cows and dogs. Those who lay down their lives for the sake of a friend, or even for the sake of a stranger, will assuredly dwell forever in the world of bliss.

Questions:
i. What kind of character should a man have?
ii. What examples are given to emphasize the service to mankind?
iii. What does the writer compare the life of dogs and cows with?
iv. Give synonyms of the given words: stranger, bliss.
V. Give a title to the passage.
vi. Summarize the passage into one-third of its length.

Answers:
i. A man should have a character like that of trees, giving shade and producing fruit for the benefit of others.

ii. Examples of sandalwood and sugarcane are given to emphasize the idea that the more one gives or sacrifices, the more they yield for the benefit of others.

iii. The writer compares living solely for oneself to living the life of cows and dogs.

iv. Synonyms:

• Strange = Unknown person
• Bliss = Happiness.

v. Title:
Selfless Service and Noble Character.

vi. Summary:
The passage highlights the importance of selfless service to mankind, comparing the character of good men to that of trees providing shade and fruit for others. It emphasizes that living solely for oneself is akin to living the life of cows and dogs, and that those who sacrifice for others will find eternal bliss.

Definition Of Idioms, Phrases, Clauses and Proverbs

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IDIOMS, PHRASES, CLAUSES & PROVERBS

IDIOMS: Idioms are expression (phrase) peculiar to a language, which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.
Many verbs, when followed by various prepositions, or adverbs acquires idiomatic sense.
Example:

• Break down
• In black & white
• An apple of one's eye
•  A red letter day etc.

PHRASE: Phrase is a group of words or a word without a subject or predicate. It is a grammatical unit and it adds meaning to a sentence.

Types Of Phrases:
There are five main types of phrases:

1. Noun Phrase: A Noun phrase is a group of words that does work of a noun. 
   E.g.
   * Early to bed
   * Playing cricket
   * To go home
   * A big red balloon etc.
   
   
2. Adjective Phrase: An adjective phrase is a group of words that does work of an adjective. 
   E.g.
   * Made of gold
   * In need
   * Of purple
   * With a white skin etc.
   
   
3. Adverb Phrase: An adverb phrase is a group of words that does work of an adverb.
   E.g.
   * On the whole
   * In a former time
   * Run quickly
   * All my heart etc.
   
   
4. Verb Phrase: A verb phrase is a group of words that does work of a verb. They are combination of auxiliary verb (helping verb) and the main verb.
   E.g.
   * Are working
   * Have eaten
   * Can smell
   * Will have been studying etc.
   
   
5. Prepositional Phrase: A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase.
   E.g.
   * At a glance
   * In a hurry
   * On the table
   * For a reason etc.

CLAUSE:
Such a group of words that forms part of a sentence and has a Subject and Predicate of its own is called a clause.
E.g.

• They rested when evening come.
  In above sentence,'when evening come' is a clause' as it is a part of sentence. Here evening is noun (subject) and when come is predicate. 

Types Of Clauses:
There are some common type of clauses are:

1. Independent Clause: is a group of words that can stand alone to make a simple meaningful sentence as a regular sentence. It contains a subject and predicate. It is also called a principal clause.
   Independent clauses can be connected by  using a semicolon or comma the followed by a coordinators such as and, but, so, or, nor, for, yet.
   Example:
   * I will call you when I reach home.
   * John is a very successful doctor.
   * Can you do it?
   * I want to buy a phone, but I don’t have enough money. (Two independent clauses).
   
   
2. Dependent Clause: is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not give complete idea or thought but help the independent clauses to complete the sentence. It contains subject and predicate. It is also called a subordinate clause or subclause or embedded clause. 
   In each of the dependent clauses, the first word is a subordinator. Subordinators include relative pronouns, subordinating conjunctions, and noun clause markers.
   Example:
   * When the sunset the stars come out.
   * Caesar couldn't catch the train because he was late.
   * If you don’t eat, I won’t go.
   * After the storm, we went outside to access the damage.
   
   Types Of Dependent Clauses:
   They are divided into three types:
   i) Adjective Clause: An adjective clause is a Dependent Clause that modifies a Noun. It is a group of words which contains a subject and predicate of its own and does the work of an Adjective.  These are also called Relative Clauses and they usually come right after the Nouns they modify.
   Examples:
   * The umbrella which has broken handle is mine.
   * He met a girl whose eyes are blue.
   * A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
   
   ii) Noun Clause: A noun clause is a Dependent Clause. It is a group of words which contains a subject and predicate of its own and does the work of a Noun.
   They are called Nominal Clauses. These clauses often start with “how,” “that,” or other WH-words (What, Who, Where, When, Why, Which, Whose and Whom), if, whether etc.
   Examples:
   * I expect that I shall get a prize.
   * I don't know what he wants.
   * He knows how things work around here.
   
   iii) Adverbial Clause: An adverb clause is a  Dependent Clauses. It is a group of words which contains a subject and predicate of its own and does the work of an Adverbs. It means that these clauses have the power to modify Verbs, Adjectives and other Adverbs.
   Example:
   * Alice is not playing with us because he injured his knees last night.
   * I went through the book at a lightning speed.
   * They rested when evening come.
   
   
3. Coordinate Clause: A coordinate clauses are two or more independent clauses in a sentence that are joined by one or more Coordinating Conjunctions (and, or, but etc.) in terms of Compound Sentences are called Coordinate Clauses. It is a group of words containing a subject and predicate.
   Examples:
   * Andrew prefers flying but his wife always wants to take a bus.
   * The students finished class so they went to lunch.
   * The rain ended and the sun came out.
   
   
4. Non-finite Clause: Non-finite clause does not have a finite verb. It does not show tense or time of verb  and does not contain subject.
   There are three types of non-finite clause.
   (i) The word ending in -ing is used.
   Examples:
   * The stars shone brightly, dancing around the moon last night.
   * Hearing the fireworks, the children jumped up.
   (ii) The verb come after the word to
   * He gave up his job to travel the world.
   * He was the last person to talked to me.
   
   (iii) The past particle form of the verb is used.
   * Disappointed with his quality the boss decided to fire him.
   * All children gathered in the group, were ready to perform a traditional dance.

PROVERBS: A proverb is a brief and wise saying that shares practical advice or general truth about life. In simple words proverb is a short saying or statement that usually offers life advice, wisdom, or a truth.
Example:

• Honesty is the best policy.
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away
• Don’t judge a book by its cover

The Noun Numbers / Singular And Plurals

The Noun Numbers / Singular And Plurals

1. SINGULAR: A noun that denotes one person or thing, is called Singular Number. e.g. Boy, Cow, Bird, Book, Pen.
   
2. PLURAL:  A noun that denotes more than one person or thing, is called Plural Number. e.g. Boys, Cows, Birds, Books, Pens.
   

FORMATION OF PLURAL

(i) By adding -s to singular noun:

Singular	Plural
Boy	Boys
Book	Books
Building	Buildings
Cat	Cats
Chair	Chairs
Chief	Chiefs
Chimney	Chimneys
Cliff	Cliffs
Constable	Constables
Cow	Cows
Cuff	Cuffs
Daughter	Daughters
Day	Days
Desk	Desks
Dog	Dogs
Donkey	Donkeys
Dwarf	Dwarfs
Eye	Eyes
Father	Fathers
Girl	Girls
Golf	Golfs
Handful	Handfuls
Hoof	Hoofs
House	Houses
Journey	Journeys
Key	Keys
Monkey	Monkeys
Mother	Mothers
Nose	Noses
Pen	Pens
Play	Plays
Proof	Proofs
Puff	Puffs
Roof	Roofs
Room	Rooms
Servant	Servants
Shoe	Shoes
Spoonful	Spoonfuls
Table	Tables
Toy	Toys
Tree	Trees
Vowel	Vowels
Way	Ways
Well	Wells

(ii) By adding -es to singular noun ending in -s, -sh, -ch (soft, or -x:

Singular	Plural
Ass	Asses
Box	Boxes
Bench	Benches
Branch	Branches
Brush	Brushes
Bush	Bushes
Church	Churches
Class	Classes
Dish	Dishes
Fox	Foxes
Gas	Gases
Inch	Inches
Kiss	Kisses
Match	Matches
Tax	Taxes
Watch	Watches
Wish	Wishes
Witch	Witches

(iii) By adding -es to singular noun ending in -o:

Singular	Plural
Buffalo	Buffaloes
Cargo	Cargoes
Echo	Echoes
Hero	Heroes
Mango	Mangoes
Mosquito	Mosquitoes
Negro	Negroes
Potato	Potatoes
Tomato	Tomatoes
Volcano	Volcanoes

(iv) By adding -s to singular noun ending in -o:

Singular	Plural
Canto	Cantos
Commando	Commandos
Dynamo	Dynamos
Kilo	Kilos
Logo	Logos
Memento	Mementos
Photo	Photos
Piano	Pianos
Quarto	Quartos
Solo	Solos
Stereo	Stereos
Ratio	Ratios

(v) By changing -y into -i and adding -es to singular noun ending in -y (preceded by a consonant):

Singular	Plural
Army	Armies
Baby	Babies
Body	Bodies
City	Cities
Copy	Copies
Country	Countries
Cry	Cries
Duty	Duties
Enemy	Enemies
Family	Families
Fairy	Fairies
Fly	Flies
Hobby	Hobbies
Lady	Ladies
Lorry	Lorries
Penny	Pennies
Sky	Skies
Story	Stories

(vi) By changing -f or -fe into -v and adding -es to singular noun ending in -f or -fe:

Singular	Plural
Calf	Calves
Elf	Elves
Half	Halves
Knife	Knives
Leaf	Leaves
Life	Lives
Loaf	Loaves
Self	Selves
Sheaf	Sheaves
Shelf	Shelves
Thief	Thives
Wife	Wives
Wolf	Wolves

* For some Nouns ending in -f or -fe take either -s or -ves in the plural

Singular	Plural
Dwarf	Dwarfs or Dwarves
Hoof	Hoofs or Hooves
Scarf	Scarfs or Scarves
Wharf	Wharfs or Wharves

* For some Nouns ending in -f or -fe, by adding -s:

Singular	Plural
Chief	Chiefs
Cliff	Cliffs
Gulf	Gulfs
Handerkerchief	Handerkerchiefs
Proof	Proofs
Safe	Safes

(vii) A few noun form their plural by changing their inside vowel or vowels such as:

Singular	Plural
Foot	Feet
Goose	Geese
Louse	Lice
Man	Men
Mouse	Mice
Mr.	Messrs
Tooth	Teeth
Woman	Women

(viii) By adding -en to the singular of a few nouns:

Singular	Plural
Child	Children
Ox	Oxen

(ix) A compoun noun generally form its plural by adding -s to the main word:

Singular	Plural
Class-fellow	Class-fellows
Commander-in-chief	Commanders-in-chief
Coat-of-mail	Coats-of-mail
Daughter-in-law	Daughters-in-law
Father-in-law	Fathers-in-law
Looker-on	Lookers-on
Maid-servant	Maid-servants
Man-of-war	Men-of-war
Man-servant	Men-servant
Mother-in-law	Mothers-in-law
Passer-by	Passers-by
Sister-in-law	Sisters-in-law
Son-in-law	Sons-in-law
Step-daughter	Step-daughters
Step-son	Step-sons

(x) Some nouns have the same word for singular and the plural, such as:

Singular	Plural
Aircraft	Aircraft
Cod	Cod
Deer	Deer
Dozen	Dozen
Fish	Fish (Commonly plural form),  Fishes (unusual plural form - Fishes is referring to more than one spicies of fish i.e. different kinds, especially in scientific context)
Gross	Goss
Hundred	Hundred
Pair	Pair
Salmon	Salmon
Score	Score
Series	Series
Sheep	Sheep
Spacecraft	Spacecraft
Species	Species
Swine	Swine
Trout	Trout

REMEMBER: Some nouns are only use in plural form

• Name of instruments which have two parts:
  Bellows, Gallows, Pincers, Scissors, Spectacles, Tongs.
  
  
• Name of certain articles of dresses:
  Drawers, Jeans, Pyjamas, Shorts, Socks, Tights, Trousers, Breeches, 
  
  
• Some other nouns:
  Alms, Annals, Assets, Innings, Riches, Thanks, Tidings, Proceeds (of a sale), Environs, Eaves, Nuptials, Obsequies.
  
  
• Certain Collective nouns, though singular in form are always used as plural.
  Cattle, Flock, Gentry, Hair, People, Poultry, Scenery,Vermin
  (Note: As a common noun 'People' means a nation and is used in both singular and plural.)

REMEMBER: Some nouns look plural but are in fact singular:

• Name of subjects:
  Electronics,  Mathematics, Physics etc.
  
  
• Name of some common disease:
  Measles, Mumps, Rickets
  
  
• Name of some games:
  Billiards, Draughts.
  
  
• Other Nouns:
  News
  
  
• Letters, figures and other symbols are made plural by adding an apostrophe, as:
  * e's, a's etc.
  * 5's, 9's etc.
  * B.A's
  

REMEMBER: Many nouns taken from foreign language keep their original plural form:

Singular	Plural
From Latin
Erratum	Errata
Formula	Formulae OR Formulas
Index	Indices
Memorandum	Memoranda
Radius	Radii
Terminus	Termini OR Terminuses
From Greek
Analysis	Analyses
Axis	Axes
Basis	Bases
Crisis	Crises
Criterion	Criteria
Hypothesis	Hypotheses
Parenthesis	Parentheses
Phenomenon	Phenomena
From Italian
Bandit	Banditti OR Bandits
From French
Madame (Madam)	Mesdames
Monsieur	Messieurs
From Herbew
Cherub	Cherubim OR Cherubs
Seraph	Sera

REMEMBER: Some nouns have two forms for the plural, each with different meaning:

Singular	Plural
Brother	(i) Brothers: Sons of the same parents  (ii) Brethren: Members of a society or a community.
Cloth	(i) Cloths: Kinds or pieces of cloth  (ii) Clothes: Garments
Die	(i) Dies: Stamps for coining.  (ii) Dice: Small cubes used in games.
Index	(i) Indexes: Tables of contents to books. (ii) Indices: Signs used in algebra.
Penny	(i) Pennies: Number of coins (ii) Pence: Amount in value.

REMEMBER: Some nouns Have one meaning in the singular, two in the plural:

Singular	Plural
Colour (Hue)	Colours  (i) Hues   (ii) The flag of a regiment
Customs (Habit)	Customs   (i) Habits  (ii) Duties levied on imports.
Effect (Result)	Effects  (i) Results.  (ii) Property.
Ground (i) Earth (ii) Reason	Grounds  (i) Enclosed land attached to house  (ii) Reasons  (iii) Dregs
Letter (i) Letter of the alphabet (ii) Epistle	Letters  (i) Letters of alphabet  (ii) Epistles
Manner (Method)	Manners  (i) Methods  (ii) Correct behaviour
Moral (A moral lesson)	Morals  (i) Moral lessons  (ii) Conduct
Number (A quantity)	Numbers  (i) Quantities  (ii) Verses
Pain (Suffering)	Pains  (i) Sufferings  (ii) Care, Exertions
Premise (Proposition)	Premises  (i) Propositions  (ii) Buildings.
Quarter (Fourth part)	Quarters  (i) Fourth parts  (ii) lodgings
Spectacle (A sight)	Spectacles  (i) Sights  (ii) Eye-glasses

REMEMBER: Some nouns have two meanings in the singular but only one in the plural:

Singular	Plural
Light  (i) Radiance  (ii) a Lamp	Lights (Lamps)
People  (i) Nation  (ii) Men and women	Peoples (Nations)
Powder  (i) Dust  (ii) A dose of medicine in flue grains like dust	Powders (Doses of medicine)
Practice  (i) Habit  (ii) Exercise of a profession	Practices (Habits)

• Abstract Nouns have no plural. They are uncountable:
  Hope, Charity, Love, Kindness
  
  
• Names of substances are also uncountable and are not therefore used in the plural:
  Copper, Iron, tin, Wood
  
  
• Some Nouns use as singular form only:
  Advice, Abuse
  

Note: Such nouns have different meanings in the singular and the plural, as:

1. Singular: Advice (Counsel)
   Plural: Advices (Information)
   
   
2. Singular: Air (Atmosphere)
   Plural: Airs (Affected manners)
   
   
3. Singular: Good (Benefit, well-being)
   Plural: Goods (Merchandise)
   
   
4. Singular: Compass (Extent, range)
   Plural: Compasses (An instrument for drawing circle.)
   
   
5. Singular: Respect (Regard)
   Plural: Respects (Compliments)
   
   
6. Singular: Physic (Medicine)
   Plural: Physics (Natural Science)
   
   
7. Singular: Iron (A kind of metal)
   Plural: Irons (Fetters)
   
   
8. Singular: Force (strength)
   Plural: Forces (Troops)
   
   
9. Singular: Copper (A kind of metal)
   Plural: Coppers (Copper coins)
   
   
10. Singular: Tin (A kind of  metal)
    Plural: Tins (Cans made of tins
    
    
11. Singular: Wood (Branches  of tree)
    Plural: Woods (Forest)
    
    

Noun Gender - Masculine And Feminine

GENDER

Gender comes from Latin genus (kind or sort). There are four types of gender.

• Masculine: A noun that denotes a male sex is said to be of the masculine gender.
  
  
• Feminine: A noun that denotes a female sex is said to be of the feminine gender.
  
  
• Common: A noun that denotes either a male or female is said to be of the common gender.
  Example: Baby, Child, Cousin, Enemy, Friend, Infant, Monarch, Neighbour, Orphan, Parents, Person, Pupil, Relation, Servant, Student, Thief
  
  
• Neuter: A noun that denotes a thing that is neither male nor female i.e. thing with out life is said to be of the neuter gender. (Neuter means neither i.e. neither male nor female).
  Example: Book, Pen, Room, Tree.
  
  * Objects without life are often personified, as if they were living things. We then regard them as male or female.
  Example:
  a) The Neuter Masculine Gender (applied to objects remarkable for strength and violence; as, The sun, Summer, Winter, Time Death.
  (i) The sun sheds his beam on rich and poor alike.
  
  b) The Neuter Female Gender (applied to object remarkable for beauty, gentleness and gracefulness; as, The Moon, the Earth, Spring, Autumn, Nature, Liberty, Justice, Mercy, Peace, Hope, Charity.
  (i) The Moon has hidden her face behind s cloud.
  (ii) Spring has spread her mantle of green over the earth.
  (iii) Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war.
  (iv) The ship lost all her boats in the storm.
   

Ways Of Forming The Feminine Of Nouns 

There are three ways of forming the Feminine of Nouns:

1. By Using An Entirely Different Word; as:

Masculine	Feminine
Bachelor	Maid, Spinster
Boy	Girl
Bridegroom	Bride
Brother	Sister
Bull (or Ox)	Cow
Buck	Doe
Bullock	Heifer
Cock	hen
Colt	Filly
Dog	Bitch
Drake	Duck
Drone	Bee
Earl	Countess
Father	Mother
Fox	Vixes
Gander	Goose
Gentleman	Lady
Hart	Roe
Cock	Hen
Horse	Mare
Husband	Wife
King	Queen
Lord	Lady
Man	Woman
Monk (or Friar)	Nun
Nephew	Niece
Papa	Mamma
Ram	Ewe
Sir	Madam
Son	Daughter
Stag	Hind
Uncle	Aunt
Wizard	Witch

2. By Adding A Syllable (-ess) as:

Masculine	Feminine
Author	Authoress
Baron	Baroness
Count	Countess
Heir	Heiress
Giant	Giantess
Host	Hostess
Jew	Jewess
Lion	Lioness
Manager	Manageress
Mayor	Mayoress
Patron	Patroness
Poet	Poetess
Priest	Priestess
Prince	Princess
Shepherd	Shepherdess
Steward	Stewardess
Viscount	Viscountess

(Note that in the following (-ess) is added after dropping the vowel of the masculine ending)

Masculine	Feminine
Actor	Actress
Benefactor	Benefactress
Conductor	Conductress
Director	Directress
Emperor	Empress
Enchanter	Enchantress
Founder	Foundress
Hunter	Huntress
Inspector	Inspectress
Instructor	Instructress
Murderer	Murderess
Negro	Negress
Emperor	Empress
Preceptor	Preceptress
Prince	Princess
Seamster	Seamstress
Sorcerer	Sorceress
Songster	Songstress
Tempter	Temptress
Tiger	Tigress
Traitor	Traitress
Waiter	Waitress
Abbot	Abbess
Duke	Dutchess
Master	Mistress

(Note:- The suffix (-ess) is the commonest suffix used to form feminine nouns, from the masculine, and is the only one which we now use in forming a new feminine noun.)

Masculine	Feminine
Czar	Czarina
Hero	Heroine
Lad	Lass
Mr.	Mrs.
Senor	Senorita
Signor	Signora
Sultan	Sultana
Testator	Testatrix
Widower	Widow

3. By Placing a word before or after; as:

Masculine	Feminine
Cock-sparrow	Hen-sparrow
Doctor	Lady-doctor
Grandfather	Grandmother
Great-uncle	Great-aunt
He-fox	She-fox
Jack-Ass	She-ass
Manservant	Maidservant
Landlord	Landlady
Milkman	Milk-woman
Peacock	peahen
Salesman	Saleswoman
Step-son	Step-daughter
Washer-man	Washerwoman

PROVERBS

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PROVERBS

A

• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. (نو نقد نہ تیرا ادھار۔)
  Meaning: The things we already have are more valuable than the things we only hope to get.
  
  
• A blind man is no judge of color. (اندھا کیا جانے بسنت کی بہار۔)
• A drop in the ocean. (اونٹ کے منہ میں زیرا۔)
• A figure among cyphers. (اندھوں میں کانا راجا۔)
• A good beginning makes a good ending. (آغاز اچھا انجام اچھا۔)
• A guilty conscience needs no accuser. (چور کی داڑھی میں تنکا۔)
• A honey tongue, a heart of gall. (زبان پر شہید، دل میں زہر۔)
• A little learning is a dangerous thing. (نیم حکیم خطرہ جان۔)
• A man may bear till his back break. (برداشت کی بھی حد ہوتی ہے۔)
• A nine days wonder. (چار دن کی چاندنی پھر اندھیری رات۔)
• A person try to be on two sides goes nowhere. (دھوبی کا کتا نہ گھر کا نہ گھاٹ کا۔)
• A poor worker blames his tools. (ناچ نہ جانے آنگن ٹیڑھا۔)
• A wolf in lamb's clothing. (بغل میں چھری چھری منہ پہ رام رام۔)
• A word to the wise is sufficient. (عقل مند کے لیے اشارہ ہی کافی ہے۔)
• All that glitters is not gold. (ہر چمکتی چیز سونا نہیں ہوتی۔)
• As you sow so shall you reap. (جیسی کرنی ویسی بھرنی۔)

B

• Barking dogs seldom bite. (جو گرجتے ہیں وہ برستے نہیں۔)
• Between the devil and the deep sea. (آگے کنواں پیچھے کھائی۔)
• Birds of same feather flock together. (ایک ہی تھالی کے چٹے بٹے۔)
• Blood is thicker than water. (اپنا اپنا ہوتا ہے۔)

C

• Cast pearls before swine. (بھینس کے آگے بین بجانا۔, بندر کیا جانے ادرک کا مزا۔)
• Casting pearls before swine.
• Child is in the armpit, chaos in the city. (بچہ بغل میں ڈھنڈورا شہر میں۔)
• Cut your coat according to your cloth. (جتنی چادر ہو اتنا پاؤں پھیلاؤ۔)
  
  

D

• Diamonds cut diamonds. (لوہا لوے کو کاٹتا ہے۔)
• Division is main reason for the damage. (گھر کا بھیدی لنکا ڈھاۓ۔)
• Do good and cast into the river. (نیکی کر دریا میں ڈال۔)
• Do evil and look for like? (برے کام کا برا انجام۔)
• Don't put off your work till tomorrow what you can today. (آج کا کام کل پر مت چھوڑو۔)
  
• Drowning man catches at straw. (ڈوبتے کو تنکے کا سہارا۔)

E

• Easy come, easy go. (مال منت دل بے رحم۔)
• Empty vessels make more noise. (خالی برتن زیادہ آواز دیتا ہے۔)

F

• First come. first served. (پہلے آیئے پہلے پایئے۔)
• Fool to others to himself a sage. (اپنے منہ میاں مٹھو۔)

G

• Gather thistles and expect pickles. (کانٹے بونے کے بعد پھول کی امید کرنا۔)
• Getting involved without having. (مان نہ مان میں تیرا مہمان۔)
• God helps those who help themselves. (خدا انکی مدد کرتا ہے جو اپنی مدد آپ کرتا ہے۔)
  
• God's mill grinds slow but sure. (خدا کے گھر دپر ہے مگر اندھیر نہیں۔)
• Good mind, good find. (آپ بھلے تو جگ بھلا۔)
• Grapes are sour. (انگور کھٹے ہیں۔)
  Meaning: Criticism or disparagement of that which one cannot have or achieve.
  
  
• Great cry but little wool. (اونچی دکان پھیکا پکوان۔)
• Greed is a curse. (لالچ بری بلا ہے۔)

H

• Hard nut to crack. (لوہے کے چنے چبانا۔)
• Hard work is the key to success. (محنت کامیابی کی کنجی ہے۔)
• Haste makes waste. (جلدی کا کام شیطان کا۔)
• Honesty is the best policy. (ایمانداری بہترین حکمت عملی ہے۔)
  
• Honest livelihood is equal to prayer. (راق حلال عین عبادت ہے۔)

I

• If Allah wills not, no one can Harm. (جسے اللہ کھے اسے کون چکھے۔)
• In Rome do as the Romans do. (جیسا دیس ویسا بھیس۔)
• It is the matter of time. (وقت وقت کی بات ہوتی ہے۔)
• It takes two to quarrel. (تالی ایک ہاتھ سے نہیں بجتی۔)

J

K

L

• Let bygones be bygones. (جو ہوگیا سو ہوگیا۔)
• Live and let live. (جیو اور جینے دو۔)
• Line on the rock. (پتھر پہ لکیر۔)
• Love begets love. (دل کو دل سے راہ ہوتی ہے۔)

M

• Make a mountain out of a molehill. (کھودا پہاڑ نکلا چوہا۔)
• Make hay while the sun shines. (بہتی گنگا میں ہاتھ دھونا۔)
• Man is known by the company he keeps. (آدمی اپنی صحبت سے پہچانا جاتا ہے۔)
  
• Man is mortal. (انسان فانی ہے۔)
• Might is right. (جس کی لاٹھی اسکی بھینس۔)
• Milk of milk, water of water. (دودھ کا دودھ، پانی کا پانی۔)
• Money earned the wrong way will be taken away, would be lost. (چور کا مال کسی کام نہ آیا۔)
• More mouths will have more talks. (جتنے منہ اتنی باتیں۔)

N

• Necessity is the mother of invention. (ضرورت ایجاد کی ماں ہے۔)
  
• No man can serve two masters. (ایک میان میں دو تلواریں نہیں رہ سکتیں۔)
• No man is an island. (ہر انسان دوسرے کا محتاج ہے۔)
• No use crying over split milk. (اب کیا ہوت جب چڑیا چک گئیں کھیت۔)
• Nobody respects a selfish person. (خود غرض انسان کی کوئی عزت نہیں ہوتی۔)

O

• Old mare, red reigns. (بوڑھی گھوڑی لال لگام۔)
  
• Once bitten twice shy. (دودھ کا جلا چھاچھ بھی پھونک کر پیتا ہے۔)
• Only if you are alive, things matter. (جان ہے تو جہان ہے۔)
• Out of the frying pan into the fire. (آسمان سے گرا کھجور میں اٹکا۔)

P

• Prevention is better than cure. (احتیاط علاج سے بہتر ہے۔)
  
• Pure gold does not fear the flame. (سانچ کو آنچ نہیں۔)

Q

R

• Rubbing salt on one's wound. (زخموں پر نمک چھڑکنا۔)

S

• See which way the wind is blowing. (تیر دیکھ تیر کی دھار دیکھ / اونٹ کس کروٹ بیٹھتا ہے۔)
• Slow and steady wins the race. (مستقل مزاجی کامیابی کی کنجی ہے۔)
• Something is better than nothing. (بھاگتے چور کی لنگوٹ ہی سہی۔)
• Speak of the devil and he will appear. (شیطان کا نام لیا اور وہ حاضر۔)
• Strike while the iron is hot. (موقع کو ہاتھ سے نہ جانے دو۔)

T

• Tell the truth and shame the devil. (سچ کا بول بالا، جھوٹ کا منہ کالا۔)
• The grass is always greener on the other side. (دور کے ڈھول سہانے۔)
• The less people think the more they talk. (جو کم سوچتے ہیں وہی زیادہ بولتے ہیں۔)
• The pot calling the kettle black. (الٹا چور کوتوال کو ڈانٹے۔)
• The snake dies and the club doesn't break. (سانپ بھی مرجاۓ اور لاٹھی بھی نہ ٹوٹے۔)
• There is something at bottom. (دال میں کچھ کالا ہے۔)
• Think before you speak. (پہلے بات کو تولو پھر منہ سے بولو۔)
  
• Time and tide wail for none. (وقت کسی کا انتیظار نہیں کرتا۔)
  
• To err is human. (انسان غلطی کا پتلا ہے۔)
• To go about the same old beaten path. (لکیر کے فقیر۔)
• To show anger after getting embarrassed. (کھسیانی بلی کھمبا نوچے۔)
• To talk big without having a big position. (چھوٹا منہ بڑی بات۔)
• Too many cooks spoil the soup. (دو ملاؤں میں مرغی حرام۔)
• Two and two make four. (دو اور دو چار ہوتے ہیں۔)
  
• Two hunts with one arrow. (ایک تیر سے دو شکار۔)

U

• United we stand, divided we fall. (اتفاق میں برکت ہے۔)

V

• Virtue is its own reward. (نیکی اپنا صلہ آپ ہے۔)

W

• Walls have ears. (دیواروں کے بھی کان ہوتے ہیں۔)
• Where there's life, there's hope. (جب تک سانس تب تک آس۔) 
• Where there is a will, there is a way. (جہاں چاہ وہاں راہ۔)
  
  

X & Y

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English Grammar - Tenses Exercise For SSC Part 1 and 2

Tenses Exercise For SSC Part 1 and 2

Tenses

Tenses

Assertive, Negative And Interrogative Sentences & Practice Exercises For SSC Part 1 and 2

Assertive, Negative And Interrogative Sentences
Exercise For SSC Part 1 and 2

Source: Faisal Model papers For Class IX & X

Do as directed:-

1. Choose the correct interrogative form:
They had Seen.

1. Have they seen?
2. Did they see?
3. Had they seen?
4. Are they seeing?

ENGLISH GRAMMAR Solved MCQ’S - By Sir Syed Ali (EDUCATION CENTRE-YouTube channel) - For All Classes

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR MCQ’S

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Q: Choose the appropriate answer for each from the following given option:
1- Choose the correct article:
__________camel is the ship of the desert.
a- a
b- an
c- the
d- none of these

2- Choose the appropriate preposition:
The teacher set some homework ______the end of the lesson.
a- about
b- on
c- at
d- none of these

3- Choose the correct part of speech:
Well ! I don’t think I’ll be home before 6.
a- Pronoun
b- Preposition
c- Conjunction
d- Interjection

4- Choose the correct me negative form:
We wake up early in the morning.
a- We do not wake up early in the morning.
b- We do not wakes up early in the morning.
c- We does not wake up early in the morning.
d- None of these.

5- Choose the correct form of verb:
Although it ___ (rain) heavily this monsoon, there is a deficit of rainfall in some parts of the state.
a- rain
b- rained
c- raining
d- none of these

6- “Subject” written in application should be in ________ format.
a- concise
b- detailed
c- expanded
d- none of these

7- Choose the correct Active Voice:
Indiscipline should not be encouraged by us.
a- We shall not encouraging indiscipline.
b- We have not encouraging indiscipline.
c- We should not encourage indiscipline.
d- None of these.

8- Choose the correct Passive Voice:
I remember my sister taking me to the museum.
a- I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister.
b- I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.
c- I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister.
d- I remember taken to the museum by my sister.

9- Choose the appropriate preposition:
He looks upset , I think he took the criticism._______ the heart.
a- inside
b- to
c- in
d- none of these

10- Choose the correct part of speech:
I dolled up last night.
a- Pronoun
b- Verb
c- Conjunction
d- None of these

11- Select the correct article:
Gold is _________ precious metal.
a- a
b- an
c- the
d- none of these

12- Choose the word that make noun into compound noun:
The full _______ look enormous as it rose over the horizon.
a- moon
b- sun
c- sunset
d- none of these

13- Choose the appropriate preposition:
Maryam is afraid ______ spider.
a- In
b- about
c- of
d- none of these

14- “Went” is the second form of ________.
a- gone
b- go
c- get
d- none of these

15- Select the correct degree of adjective:
Thai food is ________ than American food.
a- most spicy
b- more spicy
c- spicy
d- none of these

16- Identify the type of conditional sentences:
If they had driven carefully, they wouldn’t have crashed into the another car.
a- type I
b- type II
c- type zero
d- none of these.

17- Choose the correct form of verb:
If you ____________ me, we both would have been happy.
a- marry
b- married
c- had married
d- none of these

18- Which word/phrase can be used in an if clause type II?
a- sing
b- played
c- has played
d- none of these

19- Complete the conditional sentence:
If you wait a minute, __________.
a- I’d go with you.
b- I have gone with you.
c- I will go with you.
d- None of them.

20- Choose the correct Passive Voice:
Who is creating this mess ?
a- Who has created this mess ?
b- By whom has this mess been created?
c- By whom this mess is being created?
d- By whom is this mess being created?

21- Choose the correct form of verb:
I had my hair straightened and ______(style) at the new beauty parlour.
a- styled
b- styling
c- styles
d- none of these

22- “full stops” are also called __________.
a- period
b- ending
c- points
d- none of these

23- Complete the conditional sentence:
If I _____________ her number, I would call her.
a- Know
b- Knew
c- had known
d- none of these

24- Choose the correct Active Voice:
This house is used very rarely by us.
a- We are using this house very rarely.
b- We use this house very rarely.
c- We used this house very rarely.
d- None of these.

25- Identify the type of conditional sentence:
If you had done your homework, you could have written a better test.
a- type I
b- type II
c- type zero
d- none of these

26- Choose the appropriate punctuated sentence:
Yes she is clever wealthy women.
a- Yes!! She is clever , wealthy, women
b- Yes! She is clever, wealthy women.
c- yes! She is clever, wealthy women
d- None of these.

27- Choose the correct article:
My daughter is learning to play __________violin at her school.
a- To
b- an
c- the
d- none of these

28- Choose the appropriate preposition:
Are you the new student _________ Pakistan?
a- at
b- in
c- on
d- from

29- Choose the correct part of speech:
I helped him carry it.
a- Verb
b- Pronoun
c- Adverb
d- Adjective

30- Choose the correct form:
Past participle of “beat” is ________.
a- bet
b- beaten
c- beat
d- none of these

31- Complete the conditional sentence:
If we (have)________ a yacht ,we (sail) ________ the seven seas.
a- had , would sail
b- have , will sail
c- have , sail
d- none of these

32- Choose the correct punctuated sentence:
What a nice school she exclaimed.
a- “What a nice school!” she exclaimed.
b- What a nice school! She exclaimed.
c- “What a nice school! She exclaimed”.
d- None of these.

33- Choose the correct Active Voice:
My books were being taken away by him.
a- He took away my books.
b- He is taking away my books.
c- He was taking away my books.
d- He will be taken away my books.

34- In conditional sentence, Zero conditional expresses:
a- Something that is considered to be a universal truth.
b- Expresses the future scenario that might occur.
c- Can either refer to future hypothetical that are unlikely to be true.
d- None of these.

35- Choose the correct Passive form:
Who has stolen my cash box?
a- By whom cash box has been stolen?
b- By whom has my cash box been stolen?
c- By whom has my cash box being stolen?
d- By whom cash box stolen?

36- Select the correct article:
Are you coming to party ________ next Saturday?
a- a
b- an
c- the
d- none of these

37- Choose the appropriate preposition:
I will finish this essay _________ Friday.
a- by
b- on
c- with
d- none of these

38- Choose the correct part of speech:
This is my camera.
a- Demonstrative pronoun
b- Reflexive pronoun
c- Relative pronoun
d- Intensive pronoun

39- Choose the correct negative form:
The young doctor spoke politely.
a- The young doctor did not speak politely.
b- The young doctor do not speaks politely.
c- The young doctor does not speak politely.
d- None of these.

40- Complete the conditional sentence:
If you (send) _______ this letter now , she ________(receive) it tomorrow.
a- sent , might receiving
b- send, would received
c- send ,will receive
d- none of the these

41- This is an example of collective noun:
a- Group
b- Ali
c- Running
d- None of these

42- Choose the correct Active Voice:
The lion was killed by hunter.
a- The hunter kill the lion.
b- The hunter killed the lion.
c- The hunter was killing the lion.
d- None of these.

43- Choose the correct Passive Voice:
I did not beat her.
a- She is not beaten by me.
b- She has not beaten by me.
c- She was beaten by me.
d- None of these

44- Choose the appropriate preposition:
What are you doing __________ the afternoon.
a- in
b- at
c- on
d- none of these

45- Select the correct article:
Three is ______ odd number.
a- a
b- an
c- the
d- none of these

46- Choose the word that make noun into compound noun:
Fund __________
a- driver
b- raiser
c- taker
d- earning

47- “Began” is the second form of ________
a- begin
b- bargain
c- begun
d- none of these.

48- Select the correct degree of adjective:
Fizza is a _______ girl.
a- nice
b- nicer
c- nicest
d- none of these

49- They __________ homeward , tired but happy.
a- were
b- turned
c- changed
d- None of these

50- Complete the conditional sentence:
I ____________ (improving) my English If I _______ (do) this test
a- improve , did
b- will improving, did
c- Will improve , do
d- none of these

51- Complete the conditional sentence:
If I ________ (feel) better , I _________ ( go) to the cinema.
a- felt , would go
b- feel , would went
c- feel , surely gone
d- none of these

52- Complete the conditional sentence:
She _________ spend a year in U.S.A if it _________ ( be) easier to get a green card.
a- would spend , be
b- would spent , were
c- would spend , were
d- none of these

53- Complete the conditional sentence:
If I _________ (not/want) to go , I ________ (tell) you?
a- were not , tell
b- did not want , tell
c- was not , tell
d- none of these

54- Complete the conditional sentence:
You ___________ (be able / not) to sleep if you ___________ (watch) scary film.
a- will not be able , watch
b- will not be able , watched
c- will have not be able , watch
d- none of these

55- Complete the conditional sentence:
Ali _________ go shopping if he _________ (have) time.
a- would go , have
b- will go , have
c- will go , had
d- none of these

56- Choose the correct form of verb:
Your friends ___________ for you for over an hour.
a- wait
b- waited
c- waiting
d- none of these

57- Choose the correct Passive Voice:
Mother made a cake yesterday.
a- A cake made by mother yesterday.
b- A cake is made by mother yesterday.
c- A cake was made by mother yesterday.
d- None of these

58- Select the correct article:
Faisal was ________ hour late.
a- a
b- an
c- the
d- none of these

59- Choose the appropriate preposition:
He is not fit ______ this job
a- on
b- at
c- in
d- for

60- Select the correct Active Voice:
Let your country be loved.
a- Your country be loved.
b- Love your country
c- Your country is loved.
d- None of these.

61- Choose the correct form of verb:
Ahmed ________ a prize yesterday
a- will win
b- Won
c- Winning
d- None of these

62- The pronouns that point to specific object are called __________.
a- Reflexive pronoun
b- Demonstrative pronoun
c- Indefinite pronoun
d- Relative pronoun

63- Select the correct article:
Copper is _____ useful metal.
a- a
b- an
c- the
d- none of these

64- Choose the appropriate preposition:
The driver bought the taxi ________ a sudden halt.
a- in
b- on
c- to
d- at

65- Point out the type of noun in following sentence:
Always speak the truth.
a- Common
b- Collective
c- Abstract
d- Proper

66- Make the noun of word “ hungry “:
a- Hunger
b- Full
c- Feed
d- None of these

67- Choose the correct Interrogative Form:
I will go to Lahore tomorrow.
a- Will I go to Lahore tomorrow ?
b- Will I not go to Lahore tomorrow ?
c- Am I go to Lahore tomorrow ?
d- None of these.

68- Choose the proper degree of adjective:
Ali is a _______ boy.
a- good.
b- best.
c- better.
d- None of these.

69- Choose the correct negative form:
I am your English teacher.
a- I am not your English teacher.
b- Am I your English teacher?
c- Am I not your English teacher?
d- None of these.

70- Choose the correct Active Voice:
A book was read by me.
a- I was read a book.
b- I read a book.
c- I had read the book.
d- None of these.

71- Choose the correct Passive Voice:
He discovered the fact.
a- The fact was being discovered by me.
b- The fact had been discovered by me.
c- The fact was discovered by me.
d- None of these.

72- Choose the correct Indirect Narration:
Teacher said to me, “Why did you come late”
a- Teacher asked me that why I had come late.
b- Teacher asked me that why he had come late.
c- Teacher told me that why he come late.
d- None of these

73- Select the correct article:
Would you like to be _________ English teacher ?
a- a
b- an
c- the
d- none of these

74- Choose the correct preposition:
My uncle lives _______ Lahore.
a- in
b- at
c- within
d- upon

75- Choose the correct Active Voice :
Many prizes were won by her.
a- She wins many prizes.
b- She won many prizes.
c- She is winning many prizes.
d- She will win many prizes.

76- Select the correct Passive Voice:
A dog has bitten the boy.
a- The boy was bitten by a dog.
b- The boy had bitten by a dog
c- The boy was hit by a dog
d- The dog has been bitten by a dog.

77- Change the narration:
Mother asked me if I wasted my time.
a- Mother said to me,“ Do you waste your time ?”
b- Mother said to me,“ Did you waste your time?”
c- Mother said to me,“ Did I waste your time?”
d- Mother said to me,“ You wasted your time?”

78- Choose the correct Affirmative form:
We should not ask the question.
a- We shall ask the question.
b- We should ask the question.
c- We ask the question.
d- We would ask the question.

79- Choose the correct form of verb:
My father _______ in Punjab.
a- live
b- lives
c- A live
d- None of these.

80- Choose the correct Passive Voice:
He is playing with an aeroplane.
a- An aeroplane had been played by him.
b- An aeroplane was played by him.
c- An aeroplane has played by him.
d- None of these.

81- Choose the correct Indirect Narration:
He said, “I know you very well” .
a- He said that he knows me very well.
b- He said that he has known me very well.
c- He said that he knew me very well.
d- He said that he knew him very well.

82- Choose the correct past perfect tense:
Sara catches the ball.
a- Sara will catch the ball.
b- Sara caught the ball.
c- Sara had caught the ball.
d- Sara has caught the ball.

83- Select the correct punctuated sentence:
What a nice picture she exclaimed.
a- “What a nice picture!” she exclaimed.
b- “what a nice picture?” she exclaimed.
c- “What a nice picture” ! She exclaimed.
d- None of these.

84- Choose the correct Active Voice:
He is being chased by his enemies.
a- His enemies chase him.
b- His enemies are chase him.
c- His enemies are chases him.
d- His enemies are chasing him.

85- Indicate the correct Indirect Narration:
He said to me, “ I will see you tomorrow”.
a- He told me that he would see him the next day.
b- He told me that I would see him tomorrow.
c- He told me that he will see me tomorrow.
d- He told me that he would see me next day.

86- Insert the suitable article for the given sentence:
_______English are traditional people.
a- A
b- An
c- The
d- None of these.

87- Select the correct preposition:
The dog was shivering ________ cold.
a- with
b- in
c- by
d- from

88- Indicate the correct tense:
She beat her brother in the level of video game.
a- Present indefinite.
b- Past indefinite.
c- Present continuous.
d- Past continuous.

89- Select the correct Passive Voice:
Who bought tickets ?
a- By whom tickets bought?
b- By whom was tickets bought?
c- By whom were tickets bought ?
d- None of these.

90- Choose the correct article:
Lahore is _______ important city of Punjab.
a- the
b- an
c- a
d- none of these

91- Select the correct future perfect tense:
They arrived the station before time.
a- They have been arrived station before time.
b- They will have arrive the station before time.
c- The will have arrived the station before time.
d- They will had arrived the station before time.

92- Select the Assertive form:
He did not lost his watch .
a- He hasn’t lost his watch.
b- He has lost his watch.
c- He had lost his watch.
d- He lost his watch.

93- Choose the correct Direct Narration:
He told me that I was an honest boy.
a- He has said to me, “ I am an honest boy”.
b- He says to me, “ You were an honest boy”.
c- He said to me,“ You are an honest boy”.
d- He asked me, “Are you an honest boy”.

94- Choose the correct degree of an adjective:
Motasham is the ________ in the class.
a- rich
b- richer
c- most rich
d- richest

95- Choose the correct Passive Voice:
Who dispatched the parcel.
a- By whom is the parcel dispatched?
b- By whom has the parcel dispatched?
c- By whom the parcel was dispatched?
d- By whom was the parcel dispatched?

96- Choose the correct Active Voice:
Chocolates were eaten by Azhar.
a- Azhar was eaten chocolates .
b- Azhar has eaten chocolates.
c- Azhar ate chocolates.
d- Azhar had eaten chocolates.

97- Choose the appropriate preposition:
Hope ______ the best.
a- of
b- off
c- at
d- for

98- Complete the sentence:
‘If the house had been built of stone,.
a- It will not catch fire.
b- It would not catch fire.
c- It had not caught fire.
d- It would not have caught fire.

99- ‘She said I don’t want to go’ can be punctuated as:
a- She said ,I don’t want to go.
b- She said. I don’t want to go.
c- She said, “ I don’t want to go”.
d- She said: I don’t want to go.

100- Identify the type of noun:
The word “Army” in grammar is called _________ noun.
a- collective
b- countable
c- uncountable
d- Concrete.