I. Fill in the blanks with one of the two words given in brackets :
1. Politics ...... a dirty game.
2. No news ...... good news.
3. Neither you nor I ...... invited.
4. The master of these shops ...... very rich.
5. Fire and water ...... not agree.
6. All the girls of this class ...... absent.
7. The clothes of this beggar ...... torn.
8. The United Nations ...... the only hope in these days of cold wars.
9. Either he or they ...... mistaken.
10. Time and tide ...... for none.
11. The quality of the oranges ...... not good.
12. All work and no play ...... Jack a dull boy.
13. The poet and dramatist ...... dead.
14. The poet and the dramatist ...... dead.
15. One of the boys in the camp ...... fallen ill.
Answers
Answer:
1.is
2.is a
3.are
4.are
5.will
6.are
7.are
8.is
9.have
10.are
11.are
Answer:
is, is, were, are, are, are, were, no word is required, have, are, is, make, were, were, was.
Explanation:
The complete sentences are:
1. Politics is a dirty game.
2. No news is good news.
3. Neither you nor I were invited.
4. The master of these shops are very rich.
5. Fire and water are not agree.
6. All the girls in this class are absent.
7. The clothes of this beggar were torn.
8. is The United Nations the only hope in these days of cold wars.
9. Either he or they have mistaken.
10. Time and tide are for none.
11. The quality of the oranges is not good.
12. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.
13. The poet and dramatist were dead.
14. The poet and the dramatist were dead.
15. One of the boys in the camp was fallen ill.