Written as per the syllabus prescribed by the
  Central Board of Secondary Education.

CBSE
CLASS X
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
(Includes Workbook Solutions)
 

  
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PREFACE
In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them exposure to examination level questions. The book also
you can get through, but rather how many can get through to includes Solutions for all the questions in the Workbook.
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The book contains detailed theory along with influence stops.
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Additionally, the Board Questions covered for each topic
will enable thorough preparation of the student and provide

Syllabus
WORK BOOK* – Suggested Break-up of Units for the Purpose of Classroom Teaching only – NOT FOR TESTING (see the
note below).
1. Determiners 8. Comparison
2. Tenses 9. Avoidng Repetition
3. Subject-Verb Agreement 10. Nominalization
4. Non-Finites 11. Modals
5. Relatives 12. Active and Passive
6. Connectors 13. Reported Speech
7. Conditionals 14. Prepositions
Note on Workbook:
The suggested split up of the units of the Workbook reflects a distribution for the purpose of classroom teaching only. Since grammar
and usage is not to be tested discreetly, but in an integrated manner, the split up as shown above will not restrict questions in the
grammar section of question papers to the specific units shown in the split up of Workbook units. Grammar will be tested by recycling
grammar items learnt over a period of time in a comprehensive manner. Teachers may adapt this suggested distribution for classroom
teaching making modifications according to their specific needs. Similarly Formative Assessment of grammar items may also be
carried out in an integrated manner along with the skills of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening as well as Literature.

Contents
No. Topic Name Page No. No. Topic Name Page No.
Part I : Grammar Integrated Grammar Practice-2 104
05 Relatives 107
01 Prepositions 1
06 Connectors 110
02 Determiners 10 Integrated Grammar Practice-3 116
03 Modals 20 07 Conditionals 118
04 Clauses 29 08 Comparison 122
Integrated Grammar Practice-4 129
05 Tenses 37
09 Avoiding Repetition 131
06 Subject-Verb Agreement 47 10 Nominalisation 137
07 Active and Passive Voice 57 Integrated Grammar Practice-5 142
08 Reported Speech 66 11 Modals-Expressing Attitudes 145
Integrated Grammar Practice-6 150
Part II : Workbook Solutions 12 Active and Passive Voice 152
01 Determiners 76 Integrated Grammar Practice-7 159
02 Tenses 81 13 Reported Speech 161
Integrated Grammar Practice-1 89 Integrated Grammar Practice-8 168
14 Prepositions 170
03 Subject-Verb Agreement 91 Integrated Grammar Practice-9 173
04 Non-Finites 96
01.  Prepositions  Basic Grammar 01: Prepositions

e.g. About, across, among, between, beside,

Introduction
before etc.
 I will reach there before she leaves.
Prepositions are words which show the
relationship between two words in a sentence. They iii. Double Prepositions: A double preposition
are very important in English grammar. The rules of is two (prepositional) words used in a
preposition and its uses play a prime role in written sentence to connect nouns, pronouns and
English. phrases with other words in a sentence.
Prepositions are used to connect nouns, e.g. Outside of, out of, from behind, because of
pronouns and phrasess in any sentence. The etc.
relationship can include direction, place (or a  It was just because of you that they went to
particular point or location), time, manner, cause and school.
amount (or degree).
The preposition is almost always before the noun or iv. Participle Prepositions: When a participle
pronoun and hence it is called a preposition. (an -ed or –ing verb) is used as a preposition
it is known as a participle preposition.
Some examples of prepositions are illustrated e.g. Concerning, pending, considering assuming,
below: barring, during, given, notwithstanding,
i. The ball is below your bed. provided, regarding.
below is a preposition which shows place.  I think I can do it easily considering my
ii. He came by bus. knowledge.
by is a preposition which shows manner.
v. Phrase Prepositions: A prepositional
Forms of Prepositions phrase is a group of words containing a
preposition, a noun or pronoun (object of the
There are five forms of prepositions: preposition), and any modifiers of the
i. Simple Prepositions: Simple prepositions are object.
used in simple sentences. e.g. According to, in spite of, on account of, in
e.g. In, on, at, to, from, with, by etc. front of, in order to, for the sake of, by
 I am not coming with you. means of, with reference to, in addition to,
due to etc.
ii. Compound Prepositions: When we join two  According to me, there are three members of
connecting nouns, pronouns and phrases then this company.
we use compound prepositions.

Types of Prepositions

Prepositions are mainly of five types: Place, Time, Direction, Movement and Position.
i. Preposition of Place: There are three prepositions of Places.

 At the end of the page  At the exit/entrance

 At the corner  At work
AT - used for a point of place
 At home  At school
 At the side
 In Maharashtra  In the hall
 In the mall  In my pocket
IN - used for spaces
 In the building  In the newspaper
 In the sky
 On the table  On the motorcar
 On the computer  On the page
ON - used for surface tops
 On the bus  On the radio
 On the right/left  On the way
Note: There are some exceptions which do not follow these rules.

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ii. Preposition of Time: There are two prepositions of Time.
AT - used to indicate a precise time  At ten o’clock  At 4:30 a.m.
 At the moment/this time  At sunrise/noon
Note: At night is an exception to this
rule.
IN - used for indicating a time period  In January  In 2015
 In the 90’s  In this century
Note: In the morning/afternoon/
evening are the exceptions to this rule.
iii. Preposition of Position: There are two prepositions of Position.
Under/Underneath and Over - used  The ball went under the door.
to indicate position that is vertically  The file is underneath the packages.
down or vertically up  The airplane went over the clouds.
Below/Beneath and Above - used to  I saw him standing below the building.
indicate position that is lower or higher  We sat beneath the apple tree.
 They stay above the shop.
iv. Preposition of Direction: There are seven prepositions of Direction.
To - used to indicate a specific  A place - I am going to the shop.
destination  An event - Are you going to the dance party?
 A person - I am going to your principal to complain
about you.
 A position - The kitchen is to your left.
Towards - used to show the direction of  Abdul was running towards the bus stop.
the destination.  Please turn towards your left to exit.
From - used to show the point of origin  She has started from home.
(i.e. starting or departure point)  They have left from Mumbai already.
 We are from Chennai.
Off - used to indicate either ‘being taken  The salesman took the bottle off the shelf.
away from’ or ‘down from’  The cat fell off the tin roof.
For - used to indicate direction only  They will leave for home tomorrow.
when the verb indicates the beginning of  My son has already left for Singapore.
a movement
Against - used to indicate contact or  Sona leaned against the wall.
pressure  Father, put the box against the wall.
Out of - used to indicate departure from  Alok went out of the classroom.
 We need to get out of this place.
v. Preposition of Movement: There are six prepositions of Movement.
Through/Across - used to show the  The hunters went through the forest.
movement from one point to the other  We went across the road.
Into - used to show the movement of  We got into the cinema hall.
going inside
Onto - used to show the movement on  The coin rolled onto the pavement.
an object.
Along - used to show the movement that  We were walking along the river.
is adjacent in line.
In/On/By - used to indicate a means of  They travelled in a ship for the first time.
 He was the only one who was travelling on foot.
 We came by bus.
Up/Down - used to show the movement  Romy and Suzy climbed up the mountain as a challenge.
across an upper or lower level  They came down from Vaishno devi temple as fast as
they could.

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above despite of underneath
Preposition Rules
among due to owing to until
There are two main rules to follow to use across ‘e’ off up
prepositions. after excepting on behalf upon
i. Preposition’s Choice: Certain prepositions of
must follow certain words and make the around except on up to
relationships between words in the sentences ‘b' ‘f’ over ‘w’
clear. below for onto with
e.g. a. Able to but from out within
b. Capable of beneath ‘i’ outside without
c. Preoccupied with by in ‘p’ with
d. Prohibited from regards to
These prepositions must follow these words. It beside(s) past
would be grammatically incorrect to say “able because in front of ‘r’
with” or “capable to” of
ii. Preposition’s Position: Prepositions are between into regarding
followed by a noun and have an object, and before inside ‘s’
hence they are not used at the end of a beyond in favour of since
sentence. behind in spite of ‘t’
However, in certain cases the meaning of a by instead of through
sentence can change without the preposition at courtesy
the end of the sentence. of
e.g. “I turned the TV on.”
If you removed the “on” from the end of this Solved Exercises
sentence, it would change the meaning.
Instead of switching on the set, one would be 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct
saying that one turned the TV itself. preposition.
i. They went _____ the zoo last week with their
Key To Learning teacher.
ii. Isaac arrived _____ work early this morning.
i. A preposition is followed by a noun, which iii. Everybody was talking _____ him after the
includes: rumours spread.
a. dog, money, love iv. They need to drive _____ the tunnel before
b. Bangkok, Mary they reach the destination.
c. you, him, us v. You better put a jacket _____ your shirt
d. my first job because it is really cold today.
e. swimming Ans: i. to ii. for
ii. A preposition is never followed by a verb. iii. about iv. through
iii. It is permissible to end a sentence with a v. over
preposition.
2. Read the paragraph given below and fill in
iv. It is permissible to begin a sentence with a
the blanks by choosing the correct options
preposition or a prepositional phrase, but in
from those that follow: [CBSE 2014]
rare cases only.
A recent research gives smokers one more
v. If the preposition is required to be followed by
reason to quit smoking. (i) _______ addition
a verb, then the “-ing” form is used, which is a
to affecting the lungs, (ii) _______ also
gerund or verb in noun form.
damages the eyes. The more cigarettes people
vi. A prepositional phrase always begins with a
smoke and the (iii) _______ they do so, the
preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun
greater the risk of damaging their eyes.
called the object of the preposition.
i. a. In b. Along
The most commonly used prepositions are given c. With d. Beside
below: ii. a. its b. which
‘a' ‘c’ ‘l’ throughout c. it d. that
at concerning like to iii. a. frequent b. faster
against ‘d’ ‘n’ Toward(s) c. oftener d. quick
about down near ‘u’ Ans: i. a. In ii. c. it
along during ‘o’ under iii. b. faster
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3. Insert the appropriate preposition in the 6. The following passage has one omission in
following sentences: each line. Identify the word and write it
i. Slaves sleep ______ the stables. along with the words that come before and
ii. Jacob was feeling lonely ______ Bella by his after the ommission in the answer sheet.
side. Ensure that the word that forms your
iii. Suddenly, as we were near the bus stop, the answer is underlined.
suspicious car started moving ______ us. i. Self-help is very important. You need to be self-
iv. Use the ladder that is leaning ______ the reliant and not depend others or wait for others to
wall. ii. come to your rescue. danger, if we use our
v. We have got a house ______ a big garden. presence of mind we can surely reach safety.
iii. Sometimes we have to face some difficult
Ans: i. in ii. without
situations accidents, fires, etc. but, we only
iii. towards iv. against need to take
v. with iv. initiative to find ways to our safety. In short,
4. Fill in the blanks with the correct though help is, our safety is our
preposition. v. responsibility and we should watch out for
i. The treasure is buried _______ (on, under, ourselves waiting for others.
in) the two coconut trees. Before Omission After
ii. The secret documents were hidden _______ i.
(inside, at, in) a filing cabinet. ii.
iii. I like to listen _______ (on, at, to) the radio Ans:
when I wake up.
Before Omission After
iv. She left without paying _______ (for, at, in) i. depend upon others
the meal.
ii. rescue. In times of danger
v. A lot of people borrow money _______ (on,
from, in) the bank. iii. situations during accidents
Ans: i. under ii. inside iv. is at hand, our
v. ourselves instead of waiting
iii. to iv. for
v. from
Practice Exercises
5. The following passage has not been edited.
There is one error in each line. Identify the Gap Filling Exercises
error and write it along the correction in 1. Choose the correct preposition in the
the answer sheet. The first one has been following sentences.
done for you as an example. i. The classes will be held _______ (on/at/in)
One morning I finished one business at the Sundays.
bank and was returning in pick my motorbike ii. The speaker will be coming _______
which I had left in the parking lot outside. (by/from/in) car.
Suddenly he realised that I had lost the bike iii. The name of the author is provided _______
keys. Upset I searched about it in the bank. A (at/by/in) the end of the chapter.
bank employee tried to help me find it, and in iv. You will find out who the murderer is
vain. _______ (at/by/in) the end of the chapter.
v. Put it _______ the right. (in/on/at)
Error Correction Ans: i. on ii. by
One some iii. at iv. by
i. _______ _______ v. on
ii. _______ _______
2. Fill the blanks with the correct
[CBSE 2013] prepositions.
Ans: i. He is interested _______ (on/at/in) learning
karate.
Error Correction
ii. I will pick you up _______ (on/at/in) 8 a.m. on
i. one some Monday.
ii. in to iii. I am going to lose at least 5 kgs _______ (on/
iii. he I at/in) one month.
iv. about for iv. I have a doctor’s appointment _______
v. and but (in/on/at) Saturday.
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v. Could you get me this shirt _______ (on/at/ i. a. off b. of
in) a smaller size? c. with d. from
Ans: i. in ii. at
iii. in iv. on ii. a. is b. are
v. in c. has d. have

3. Fill the blanks with the correct iii. a. Unless b. If

prepositions. c. But d. Till
i. I am going ________ the market. [CBSE 2013]
ii. Do you want to go _______ a swim? Ans: i. c. with ii. b. are
iii. Chandigarh is _______ seventeen hours from iii. a. Unless
here.
7. Fill in the blank with the correct
iv. The plane will take off _______ fifteen
prepositions.
minutes.
T.V. has brought people closer than ever
v. The trapped mouse escaped _______ the hole
before, (i)_____ modern satellite technology
in the wall.
that connects even the remotest regions (ii)
Ans: i. to ii. for
_____ the world to us in seconds. While we
iii. about/ almost iv. in hear that many (iii) _______ our young people
v. through spend more time (iv)______ their T.V. sets,
4. Fill the blanks with the correct than in their classrooms or with their textbooks,
prepositions. it is, in fact, very true that television has
i. Can I borrow your umbrella _______ a day? become the single most powerful influence, as
ii. I went to sleep _______ 11:00 p.m. last night. an electronic medium, (v)________ the lives of
iii. The Gupta’s haven’t been to their hometown many youngsters today.
_______ last year. Ans: i. due to
iv. I have lived in Mumbai _______ many years. ii. of
v. Don’t worry; she will be there _______ an iii. of
hour. iv. before/in front of
Ans: i. for ii. at v. in
iii. since iv. for
v. in 8. Complete the following sentences with the
correct prepositions.
5. Insert the appropriate preposition in the Radhika has always been a top scorer (i)
following sentences. _______ her college. (at/in)
i. The teacher walked _______ the classroom. But (ii) _______ everyone’s surprise, she (in,
ii. My brother stopped _______ a local dhaba to to) dropped down (iii) _______ the tenth
have his dinner last night. position (to/on) (iv) _______ the overall data
iii. The meeting starts _______ 10:30 in the created (as, in) (v) _______ the college dean.
morning. (for, by) (vi) _______ to what may have
iv. The dog jumped _______ the fence. caused this degradation(As/In) (vii) _______
v. Go and sit _______ . her long held position is still unknown. (of/by)
Ans: i. into ii. at The principal (viii) _______ the college was
iii. at iv. over then told about her grandfather’s demise.
v. down (for/of) Everyone felt sorry (ix) _______ her
loss (by/for) and expressed condolences (x)
6. Complete the paragraph given below by _______ view of this tragedy. (by/in)
filling in each of the blanks with the help She was offered extra classes (xi) _______
of the options that follow. (for/by) her subject teachers to cope (xii)
The Government has announced a unique _______ the syllabus. (for, with)
way of curbing dengue fever. Action will be [CBSE 2012]
taken against owners (i) _______ water Ans: i. in ii. to
coolers which (ii) _______ found to be iii. to iv. in
breeding grounds for the Aedes mosquito. v. by vi. As
“(iii) _______ people take action on this vii. of viii. of
warning,” a government spokesperson said, ix. for x. in
“dengue fever will grow into an epidemic.” xi. by xii. with
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9. Complete the passage given below choosing vii. a. is feeling b. feel
the correct preposition. c. will feel d. feels
I heard the noise first, the sound (i) _______
screeching tyres. A car, obviously, out of viii. a. valuable b. value
control was rushing straight (ii) _______ me c. no value d. best
and my four year old son as we stood on the [CBSE 2011]
footpath waiting to cross the street. There was Ans: i. a. any ii. c. of
no time to do anything; it happened in a iii. b. along iv. d. from
millisecond. The vision of that big car hitting v. c. able vi. b. on
the footpath a metre or (iii) _______ from us vii. d. feels viii. a. valuable
will never be erased (iv) _______ my
11. Complete the passage given below choosing
memory. I don’t know how close the car came
the correct options.
to us, because I turned (v) _______ at the last
moment. Last year I employed Sam as my Secretary
and we went (i) _______ a tour around the
i. a. from b. into United States. He kept on working even (ii)
c. for d. of _______ the snowy weather when he (iii)
ii. a. to b. towards _______ to leave his bike at home and walk
c. against d. forward (iv) _______ with the papers. He even (v)
_______ his own bank account (vi) _______
iii. a. so b. to he deposited the special bonuses I (vii)
c away d. for _______ to him. When the tour was over he
iv. a. in b. from could buy and take (viii) _______ with him a
c. towards d. within new car.
v. a. inside b. out i. a. for b. to
c. under d. away c. on d. in
[CBSE 2011]
Ans: i. d. of ii. b. towards ii. a. when b. during
iii. a. so iv. b. from c. at d. that
v. d. away iii. a. has b. will have
10. Complete the passage given below choosing c. had d. have
the correct alternatives.
iv. a. some where b. every place
Every time we touch (i) _______ object we
c. every time d. everywhere
leave a unique trail (ii) _______ hand germs,
(iii) _______ with our fingerprints. A research v. a. is opening b. opened
team (iv) _______ the University of Colorado c. have opened d. for opening
took samples from office keyboards and was
(v) _______ to match them to the bacteria (vi) vi. a. when b. which
_______ the fingertips of individual c. where d. whose
computers. Lead researcher Professor Noah
vii. a. gave b. given
Fierer (vii) _______ that the technique could
c. will give d. will have given
eventually become a (viii) _______ item in the
tool-box of forensic scientists. viii. a. alone b. away
i. a. any b. the c. along d. with
c. an d. every [CBSE 2011]
ii. a. by b. to Ans: i. c. on ii. b. during
c. of d. for iii. c. had iv. d. everywhere
v. b. opened vi. c. where
iii. a. away b. along
c. aside d. alone vii. a. gave viii. b. away

iv. a. in b. by 12. Choose appropriate prepositions from the

c. with d. from options given below and complete the
following dialogue.
v. a. ability b. succeeded Vinod : Look at this beautiful painting of an
c. able d. successful English family (i) _______ a river.
vi. a. with b. on Farah : Yes, I can see a father standing (ii)
c. for d. to _______ his two boys.

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Vinod : The father is smiling, but the little iv. Being humble before achieving success keeps
boy seems preoccupied (iii) us
_______ his picnic basket. v. in touch of our roots and further helps us to
Farah : But his older brother has his hand jump ahead in life.
(iv) _______ his small shoulders.
i. a. beside b. besides Error Correction
c. over d. at i.
ii.
ii. a. with b. at
c. towards d. over Ans:

iii. a. in b. on Error Correction

c. with d. for i. on in
ii. from through
iv. a. over b. under iii. Besides But
c. in d. at iv. before after
Ans: i. a. beside ii. a. with
v. of with
iii. c. with iv. a. over
3. There is an error in each of the lines given
Editing and Omitting Exercises
below. Pick out the error and correct the
1. There is an error in each of the lines given word.
below. Pick out the error and correct the i. Animal manure is a good source of organic
word. matter by improving soil fertility.
i. Jagdip was spoilt. Take, with example, his ii. The gobar gas obtained towards processing
fluffy white pillows that he slept with. dung is used as a fuel and to
ii. He always wanted two fat pillows in his side iii. draw water near wells. Although agriculture
of the bed every night. is seasonal,
iii. He would jump on the bed and fall asleep iv. upon dairy farming, there is a possibility of
instantly. employment
iv. But at the morning there was always one v. for many people outside the year.
v. pillow under the floor. It lay as if asking to Error Correction
vi. be put back over the bed. Each morning, i.
vii. Jagdip’s mother would pick it with.
ii.
viii. Thus, the bed had two pillows besides
Jagdip’s side, as usual. Ans:
Error Correction Error Correction
i. i. by for
ii. ii. towards by
iii. near from
Ans:
iv. upon through
Error Correction
v. outside throughout
i. with for
ii. in on 4. In the passage given below, one word has
iii. on in been omitted in each marked line. Write
iv. at in the missing word along with the word that
v. under on comes before and the word that comes
vi. over on after it. Ensure that the word that forms
vii. with up your answer is underlined.
viii. besides on i. We took a morning bus / Corbet park, and
after
2. In the passage given below, one word is ii. checking / a very simple hotel, went to Tiger
incorrect in each line. Pick out the error Safaris,
and correct the word. iii. as they have a safari going / every Sunday.
i. In my opinion, success is an elevated stage on It sounds like a
one’s life which can be iv. good deal / ` 600 a day. While walking
ii. acquired from dedication and hard work. around we met Sanjay from Delhi.
iii. Besides one should not get carried away by v. He introduced us / Santosh who will be
success. joining us tomorrow.
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vi. Later, we had dinner / a boring restaurant 7. The following passage has not been edited.
and then we went to his There is one error in each line. Write the
vii. house to pick / some clothes. He then incorrect word and the correction in your
actually suggested taking pictures answer sheet. Underline the correct word
viii. with the wild animals after going / the park. supplied by you.
We all said, “Forget it!” The first one has been done for you as an
example.
Before Omission After i. I sat in the sofa in his office. The young man
i. looked vaguely familiar for me. I knew I had
ii. met him somewhere
Ans: ii. but could not place it. I wondered whether I
Before Omission After had taught
i. bus to Corbet iii. this boy. When I meet my student after many
ii. checking into a years I often
iii. going on every iv. fail to recognise them. They looked very
iv. deal at ` 600 different and mature.
v. us to Santosh v. The man smiled on me. There was a dimple on
vi. dinner at a his cheek
vii. pick up some vi. and then I knew who he was. He was some of
viii. going into the the two kids
vii. which used to work in a garage a decade back.
5. In the following paragraph, a preposition is He sat down
omitted in each line. Complete the sentences viii. opposite me, closed his eyes or started telling
with appropriate prepositions. his story.
Rome is the capital city i. _______ [CBSE 2011]
/Italy and is a very famous
historic Error Correction
city / the world. The ii. _______ in on
Roman kings and rulers
have been Ans:
one / the most discussed iii. _______ Error Correction
and can be found being in on
appreciated / their iv. _______ i. for to
immense courage and ii. it him
vivacity. iii. my any
Ans: i. of ii. in iv. looked look
iii. of iv. for v. on at
vi. some one
6. In the following paragraph, a preposition is
vii. which who
omitted in each line. Complete the sentences
viii. or and
with appropriate prepositions.
The cloth she bought was i. _______ 8. In the passage given below, one word has
/ yard. She gave it further been omitted in each marked line. Write the
/ the other shop which ii. _______ missing word along with the word that
dyed it into a beautiful comes before and the word that comes after
red. it. Ensure that the word that forms your
But she yelled angrily / iii. _______ answer is underlined. The first one is done
the shopkeeper since she as an example.
wanted Kite flying was a popular sport that time
the cloth to be colured / iv. _______ i. and while the girls knitted and sewed
blue and not red. Inspite ii. we boys climbed over the roofs enter the
of being competition with limited pocket money
convinced / the shopkeeper v. _______ iii. and was not enough to buy all the material
she continued to yell needed to make our kites. [CBSE 2014]
/ him loudly (vi) _______
e.g. sport at that
Ans: i. in ii. to
i.
iii. at iv. in
v. by vi. at ii.

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Basic Grammar 01: Prepositions
Ans:
e.g. sport at that
i. while all the
ii. roofs to enter
iii. and it was
Sentence Reordering Exercises
1. Rearrange the following to form
meaningful sentences. The first one has
been done for you.
i. the pain / we go / only when / to the /
unbearable / dentist / becomes /
ii. dental hygiene / in kids / be inculcated /
should /
iii. solve / dental / brushing / can / the teeth / woes
/ most /
iv. are due / most / dental / to sheer neglect /
diseases / [CBSE 2011]
Ans: i. We go to the dentist only when the pain
becomes unbearable.
ii. Dental hygiene should be inculcated in
kids.
iii. Brushing the teeth can solve most dental
woes.
iv. Most dental diseases are due to sheer
neglect.
2. Rearrange the following words / phrases to
form meaningful sentences.
i. standing / a woman / the doorway / was / in /
ii. young / dressed / in red / and was / was / she /
iii. was / hands / my dog / her / licking /
[CBSE 2014]
Ans: i. A woman was standing in the doorway.
ii. She was young and was dressed in red.
iii. My dog was licking her hands.
3. Rearrange the following words and phrases
to form meaningful sentences.
i. a bed / warm box / I made / in a / for him
ii. I kept / on him / for / an eye / two days
iii. and plenty / I gave / of water / him / food
[CBSE 2014]
Ans: i. I made a bed in a warm box for him.
ii. I kept an eye on him for two days.
iii. I gave him food and plenty of water.
4. Rearrange the following words and phrases
to form meaningful sentences.
i. all workers / child workers / in India / five
percent of / are / about /
ii. them / engaged / in agriculture / most of / are /
iii. work / in urban areas / many / of industries / in
a variety / [CBSE 2014]
Ans: i. In India child workers are about five
percent of all workers.
ii. Most of them are engaged in
agriculture.
iii. Many work in a variety of industries in
urban areas.
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