My English homework
Rewrite these sentences placing the adverbs correctly:-
Ritesh attends regularly cricket practice.
The students arrived for the programme late.
Garima listens never to the advice of her friends.
Father goes to New York on business occasionally.
Do you go to the library frequently near your house?
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the adverbs in brackets:-
Shruti worked _________ to complete the project, and her friends worked even ______ (hard)
Mohit treats his employees ____________ (harshly) than his brother.
We walked _________ (far) than we had yesterday.
Reena did the work ___________ (carefully) in the group.
Navin wakes up _________ (early) than his sisters.
3. Underline the pronouns in these sentences and write what kinds they are:-
We were talking to our friends in the afternoon.
Somebody has plucked the ripe mangoes from the orchard.
Rita herself is making all the arrangements for the party.
These are sour strawberries.
The new watch is hers.
4. Join these pairs of sentences using relative pronouns:-
This is Mukesh. He is a lawyer.
Mita is reading a book. She bought it yesterday.
We wanted to help the lady. Her jewellery had beenstolen
Vera is looking for her bag. It is missing.
This is the city. The famous author lives here.
5. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:-
The passengers got __________ the train quickly.
Harish promised to be back __________ evening.
Shobha bought a bouquet of flowers __________ evening.
Naren walked __________ the lawn quickly.
Please don’t stand _________ the tree.
6. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions from the brackets:-
Shreya stood ____________ (between/beside) her mother in the garden.
The birds flew high __________ (on/above) the buildings.
The children walked ___________ (along/towards) the ice cream parlor.
Mother was busy cooking __________ (until/since) the guests arrived.
The girls have been rehearsing for the programme __________ (from/since) morning.
7. Join these pairs of sentences using the conjunction in brackets:-
Lara was excited. She was chosen the monitor of the class. (so)
Krish had lost his passport. He was worried. (because)
The bell rang. The students stopped writing. (no sooner…than)
Heena will go to Germany. Heena will go to Switzerland. (either…or)
Tina will lend you her bicycle. You may need it. (if)
8. Fill in the blanks with subordinating conjunctions:-
I told Suman ________ I wanted to learn Sanskrit.
_________ the tortoise was very slow at the beginning, it managed to win the race against the hare.
__________ the members like the proposal, they will not accept it.
He came home __________ he had finished all the pending work.
Ridhi will certainly be promoted __________ she has the necessary qualification and experience.
Answers
The answers to the asked questions are as follows:
1. Rewrite these sentences placing the adverbs correctly:-
1. Ritesh attends regularly cricket practice.
Ritesh attends cricket practice regularly.
2. The students arrived for the programme late.
The students arrived late for the programme.
3. Garima listens never to the advice of her friends.
Garima never listens to the advice of her frieds.
4. Father goes to New York on business occasionally.
Father occasionally goes to New York on business.
5. Do you go to the library frequently near your house?
Do you frequently go to the library near your house?
2. The blanks are filled with the correct forms of the adverbs in brackets below:
1. Shruti worked _________ to complete the project, and her friends worked even ______ (hard)
Shruti worked hard to complete the project, and her friends worked even harder.
2. Mohit treats his employees harsher than his brother.
3. We walked farther than we had yesterday.
4. Reena did the work in the group.
5. Navin wakes up earlier than his sisters.
3. The pronouns in these sentences are underlined and what kinds they are is written below:
1. We were talking to our friends in the afternoon.
we- personal
our- possessive
2. Somebody has plucked the ripe mangoes from the orchard.
somebody- indefinite
3. Rita herself is making all the arrangements for the party.
herself- intensive
4. These are sour strawberries.
these- personal
5. The new watch is hers.
hers- possessive
4. The pairs of sentences are joined using relative pronouns below:
1. This is Mukesh. He is a lawyer.
This is Mukesh who is a lawer.
2. Mita is reading a book. She bought it yesterday.
Mita is reading a book which she bought yesterday.
3. We wanted to help the lady. Her jewellery had been stolen.
We wanted to help the lady whose jewellery had been stolen.
4. Vera is looking for her bag. It is missing.
Vera is looking for her bag which is missing.
5. This is the city. The famous author lives here.
This is the city where the famous author lives.
5. The blanks have been filled with suitable prepositions below:
1. The passengers got __________ the train quickly.
The passengers got onto the train quickly.
2. Harish promised to be back __________ evening.
Harish promised to be back by evening.
3. Shobha bought a bouquet of flowers __________ evening.
Shobha bought a bouquet of flowers at evening.
4. Naren walked __________ the lawn quickly.
Naren walked into the lawn quickly.
5. Please don’t stand _________ the tree.
Please don’t stand under the tree.
6. The blanks have been filled with the correct prepositions below:
1. Shreya stood ____________ (between/beside) her mother in the garden.
Shreya stood beside her mother in the garden.
2. The birds flew high __________ (on/above) the buildings.
The birds flew high above the buildings.
3. The children walked ___________ (along/towards) the ice cream parlor.
The children walked towards the ice cream parlor.
4. Mother was busy cooking __________ (until/since) the guests arrived.
Mother was busy cooking until the guests arrived.
5. The girls have been rehearsing for the programme __________ (from/since) morning.
The girls have been rehearsing for the programme since morning.
7. The pairs of sentences have been joined using the conjunction in brackets below:
1. Lara was excited. She was chosen as the monitor of the class. (so)
Lara was chosen as the monitor of the class, so she was excited.
2. Krish had lost his passport. He was worried. (because)
Krish was worried because he had lost his passport.
3. The bell rang. The students stopped writing. (no sooner…than)
No sooner did the bell rang, than the students stopped writing.
4. Heena will go to Germany. Heena will go to Switzerland. (either…or)
Heena will either go to Germany or Switzerland.
5. Tina will lend you her bicycle. You may need it. (if)
Tina will lend you her bicycle if you need it.
8. The blanks have been filled with subordinate conjunctions below:
1. I told Suman ________ I wanted to learn Sanskrit.
I told Suman that I wanted to learn Sanskrit.
2. _________ the tortoise was very slow at the beginning, it managed to win the race against the hare.
Even though the tortoise was very slow at the beginning, it managed to win the race against the hare.
3. __________ the members like the proposal, they will not accept it.
Unless the members like the proposal, they will not accept it.
4. He came home __________ he had finished all the pending work.
He came home after he had finished all the pending work.
5. Ridhi will certainly be promoted __________ she has the necessary qualification and experience.
Ridhi will certainly be promoted as she has the necessary qualification and experience.
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