GRAMMAR PRACTICE SET 56

 

 Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

1.  I was so absorbed _______my book that I did not notice the time.

2.She is distantly related _______my wife.

3.  He is a bad student, he never seems really interested ______his work.

4.I insisted ________ his going there.

5.He is absorbed ______ studies.

 Change into indirect speech:

1. They said, "What is the matter?

2."Go home, boys," said the teacher."

3.The old man said," May god help you."

4.The boy said," Hurrah !We  have won'"

5.All right ,sit down," samuel said.

CHANGE THE VOICE:-

1.The children called her stupid.

2.Have you finished the work?

3.My book has been stolen.

4.This cloth feels smooth.

5.Call the police at once.

DO AS DIRECTED:-

1.Rabindranath was a great poet .He composed Gitanjali.(make it complex)

2.Only students are allowed here.(make it negative)

3.Maradona is one of the greatest footballer in the world.(Change into a positive degree)

4.It was a holiday . We arranged a picnic.(make it simple)

5.I do not like tea .I do not like coffee.(join using neither....nor)

6.We are proud of our country.(rewrite the noun form of 'proud')

7.The man rejected our proposal.(phrasal verb)