SEE English Grammar

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text: 10x0.5=5

Once……. (a/an/the) young executive …….(in/by/with) poor self-esteem was

promoted …..(although/but/and) he couldn't reconcile himself to his new office

and position. There was knock at the door,…….? (Wasn't it/ wasn't there/ was

there). To show how important and busy he was, be picked up the phone and then

asked the visitor to come in. He got the visitor ……….(wait/to wait/waited) in

the room for about five minutes. While the visitor …..(waited/ was waiting/ had

waited) the executive kept talking on the phone, nodding and saying "No

problem. I can handle that". None of them ……(are/ were/was) happy. If the

visitor were busy, he ………(would return/ will return/ would have returned)

from there immediately. By heart, the executive ………….(respected/ was

respected/ wasn't respected) by the visitor. After a few minutes he hung up and

asked the visitor what he could do for him. The man replied , "Sir, …..( he was/ I

am/you are) here to connect your phone."

 

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10 x 0.5 = 5

One day .......... (in/on/at) early September I ........ (got/get/gets) up to see my friend,

Shyam standing near my bed. I blinked at him in astonishment. ".............., Shyam (I

was sorry to wake you up/I am so sorry to wake you up/I have been so sorry to wake

you up)" he said, " ..........(but/because/and) we have a client waiting in the sitting

room. She is a young lady. She seems ............(to have/to be/ to have had) something

very urgent to communicate. You would be interested in hearing what she has to say,

.......... ? (wouldn't you/won't you/didn't you). "Sure, I would, my dear fellow," I said.

I got changed quickly and made way for the sitting room)...........(A/An/The) client

was a young lady. She had pale and frightened appearance. "You mustn't be afraid,"

said Shyam. "If you .........(don't tell/didn't tell/hadn't told) us your problem, it will be

difficult for us to solve your case." Shyam .......... (had/got/gets) her tell everything

and she did the same.

 

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10 x 0.5 = 5

A little boy steals ........ (a/an/the) book. His mother sells the book ........ (in/for/on) fifty rupees and gives the boy two rupees as a reward. As he ........ (grows/grew/grow) up he becomes a notorious thief. He commits series of crimes, ....... he ? (don't/doesn't/didn't). At last he ........ (caught/is caught/has been caught) and sentenced to death. On the way he says that he ........ (wished/wishes/wish) to meet his mother. The mother ........ (has arrive/has just arrived/have just arrived) to see him. The boy ........ (who/whose/whom) is very much angry with his mother bites her ear off. This makes the mother ........ (cried/to cry/cry). Had the mother punished the boy in his first stealing, he ........ (would be/would have been/will be) an honest man today.

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10 x 0.5 = 5

One day …... (a)…... (a/an/the) university student was driving home from college. As he was driving, a small girl appeared …... (b)…...(on/in/at) the middle of the road. He tried to stop his car…...  (c))…...? don’t he/ doesn’t he/ didn’t he).His brakes…...(d)…... (be not/ was not/ were not) working and thus the girl…... (e)…... (was hit/hit/had been hit). The girl’s legs were broken and she was  seriously injured. The boy, then, …...(f)…... (takes/took/ is taken) her to hospital. As soon as they reached hospital, the hospital staff asked…... (g)…...(what her name is / what is her name/ what her name was). She was taken to hospital in time…... (h)…... (so/ because/ although) she was saved. If she had not been taken to hospital, she…... (i)…... (would die/ will die/ would have died). The boy was arrested, the police got the boy…... (j)…... (to pay/ paid/ pay) for the girl’s treatment.

 

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One evening, ____ (a, an, the, no article) old man was walking along the street. As he walked, he noticed a man who appeared ____ (on, in, at, over) trouble. The man, who ____ (seem, seems, seemed, seeming) distressed, was looking for something.The old man asked him, “What ____ (are you lost, were you losing, have you lost, had you lost)?” The man replied that he ____ (lose, had lost, has lost, would lose) his wallet. The old man decided ____ (help, to help, helping, helped) him.After a while, they found the wallet, but someone ____ (had taken, will take, takes, has been taken) the money from it. The man was upset, but the old man suggested, "You ____ (should report, could report, might reporting, must have reported) this to the police, shouldn’t you?”The man agreed, and they went to the police station. The officer asked him ____ (what is the matter, what the matter was, what the matter is, what was the matter). He explained everything and hoped the police ____ (can find, will find, would find, had found) the thief soon.

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One rainy evening, a traveler ____ (a, an, the, no article) decided to rest under ____ (a, an, the, no article) large tree. He had been walking for hours and ____ (has, had, was, is) exhausted. While he was resting, he noticed that water ____ (was dripping, dripped, had dripped, would drip) from the leaves.Suddenly, he heard someone shout, “You must not stay here; the tree ____ (can fall, could fall, should fall, must fall) anytime!” The traveler, surprised, asked the man why he ____ (is warning, was warning, warns, has warned) him.The man explained that the tree ____ (has been weakened, had been weakened, will weaken, weakens) by the storm earlier. The traveler quickly stood up and said, "If I had known earlier, I ____ (would leave, would have left, will leave, leave) sooner.”As he walked away, the tree suddenly fell. He thanked the man and said, "You ____ (save, have saved, had saved, will save) my life, haven’t you?"