Grade VIII English Grammar
English Grammar: Part-1
A. Rewrite the following sentences selecting the correct options.
a. Kunal plays ______ guitar. (a/ an/ the/ nothing)
Kunal plays the guitar.
b. Sanjila fell ______ the ladder. (of/ off/ down/ from)
Sanjila fell off the ladder.
c. Rabina was outstanding ______ she got distinction in the DLE. (however/ so that/ therefore/ to)
Rabina was outstanding, therefore she got distinction in the BLE.
d. Mamata, water the field ______. (herself/ yourself/ yourselves/ itself)
Mamata, water the field yourself.
e. Someone hates chasing deer, ______? (do they/ don't they/ doesn't he/ does he)
Someone hates chasing deer, don't they?
B. Change the following sentences as indicated in brackets.
a. Columbus discovered America. (into passive)
America was discovered by Columbus.
b. The teacher said, "Be disciplined." (into indirect speech)
The teacher told us to be disciplined.
c. Tom is a terrible driver. His forehead is covered in sweat. (into one sentence joining with ‘whose’)
Tom is a terrible driver whose forehead is covered in sweat.
C. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
[am, is, makes, make]
a. One flower ______ no garland.
One flower makes no garland.
b. Either he or I ______ mistaken.
Either he or I am mistaken.
English Grammar: Part-2
A. Rewrite the following sentences selecting the correct options.
a. Hawai is ______ island. (a / an / the / nothing)
Hawai is an island.
b. The ladder is______ the wall. (on / against / by / into)
The ladder is against the wall.
c. He goes to temple every morning ______ worship the goddess. (to / for / so
because)
He goes to temple every morning to worship the goddess.
d. The glass got broken ______. (myself / itself / themselves / himself)
The glass got broken itself.
e. I'm all right,______? (aren't I / am I / do l / don't I)
I'm all right, aren't I?
B. Change the following sentences as indicated in brackets.
a. Is anyone following us? (into passive)
Are we being followed?
b. Rajani said to me, “Can I solve this puzzle?” (into indirect speech)
Rajani asked me if she could solve that puzzle.
c. Do farmers grow rice every year? (into statement)
Farmers grow rice every year.
C. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
[is, are, has come, is coming]
a. Don't cross the road. The bus ______.
Don't cross the road. The bus is coming.
b. All that glitters ______ not gold.
All that glitters is not gold
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