ENGLISH GRAMMAR SOLUTION (IOE)

2076 Bhadra

1. One of the members of our family has gone abroad recently.  (has / have)

2. The committee has decided to increase the salary of its workers. (has / have)

3. Unless he works hard, he cannot pass the examination. (can / cannot)

4. Had she been more careful, she would not have met with the fatal accident. (would not meet / would not have met)

5. I am never jealous of his success. (with/of)

6. The teacher is not satisfied with his student's performance. (from / with)

7. My father thanked me for what I had done for him. (had done/have done)

2075 Ashwin

1. Neither the doctor nor his daughters are coming to the party.  (is, are)

2. The teacher said that we are mortal.  (were, are)

3. My friends, as well as, I were mortal.  (were, are)

4. Divide this cake among these four children.  (between, among)

5. The tiger sprang upon the hunter.  (upon, on)

6. There were two books in my bag and I put one more into it.  (in, into)

7. The principal and accountant are on leave.  (is, are)

8. Will you marry me if I asked?  (Would you, Will you)

9. Be careful, or else you will drop those plates.  (will drop, drop)

10. Provided you will buy that car, drive carefully.  (will buy, buy)

2075 Bhadra

1. Two-thirds of our workers live in the suburbs.  (live / lives)

2. The number of board members is very small.  (is / are)

3. The chief competitor, as well as ourselves, are obliged to raise prices this summer.  (are obliged to raise/is obliged to raise)

4. We met him immediately after the session in which he had given a nice speech.  (had been given/had given)

5. If neither of them is to be trusted it is not all advisable to invest further.  (is to be trusted/are to be trusted)

6. Don’t touch that door as it has just been painted. (had just been painted/has just been painted)

7. The district collector gave away the prizes to the winners at the end of the function.  (gave up / gave away)

8. Had I realized the nature of the job earlier, I would not have accepted it.  (if I would have / Had I )

9. The passive voice of “Your honesty has pleased me” is I have been pleased by your honesty. (I have been pleased with your honesty. / I have been pleased by your honesty.)

10. The passive voice of “But, I will meet her” is But, she will be met. (But, she will be met. / It is reasoned that she will meet me.)

2074 Bhadra

1. All I need now is your love. (is, are)

2. The police have arrested and imprisoned him.  (has, have). The word, “police” always stands for more than one policeman or policewoman.

3. Had you been more cautious, you would never have with the accident.  (will never meet, would never meet, would never have met, can never meet)

4. My boss rewarded me for what I had done. (do, did, have done, had done)

5. It is time they return home. (return, returned)

6. The passive voice of “Don’t insult the poor” is The poor should not be insulted. (Let the poor not be insulted / The poor should not be insulted)

7. The passive voice of “One should keep one’s promises” is Promises should be kept. (One’s promises should be kept / Promises should be kept)

8. The old lady is affectionate to all. (for, to)

9. He is ambitious about fame.  (of, about)

10. Hurry up! The programme is about to start. (will start, is about to start)

2072 Magh

1. The committee has decided to increase the salary of its workers.  (has, have)

2. She thanked me for what I had done for her.  (did, had done)

3. Unless you pay us the charge, you will be punished.  (will be, won’t be)

4. Neither you nor I am going there.  (am, are)

5. Had he not teased her, she would not have attacked him.  (would not have attack, would not have attacked)

6. She kept staring at me.  (to, at)

7. I love people helping me. In other words, I love being helped.  (having, being)

8. I am extremely grateful to you.  (to, for)

9. The passive voice of ‘See it.’ is Let it be seen. (Let you been seen, Let it be seen)

10. No sooner had they seen me than they ran away.  (had run, ran)

2072 Ashwin

1. Many a flower is born to blush unseen.   (is, are)

2. Every boy and every girl was given sweets.   (was, were)

3. He is absent from class.   (from, in)

4. Steel is made of iron.   (of, from)

5. I saw him win the race.   (win, to win)

6. If he comes to me, I would help him.   (help, would help)

7. If one buys a car, it costs money.    (cost, costs)

8. New houses are going up everywhere.    (go, are going)

9. His words are strongly impressing on my memory.   (impressed, impressing)

10. I should be listened to. (listened at, listened to)

2071 Magh

1. I met him after he had lost the job.   (lost, had lost)

2. Had he worked harder, he would have passed the exam.  (would pass, would have passed)

3. The passive voice of ‘I’ll see you soon.’ is You will be seen soon. ( I’ll be seen soon, You will be seen soon)

4. He parted from all his wealth.  (from, with)

5. Neither of the two applicants is suitable.  (is, are)

6. He complains of severe headaches.  (of, about)

7. I would do this if I were allowed.  (am, were)

8. The servant says that tea is ready.  (was, is)

9. She kept us waiting. (to wait, waiting)

10. I wish my brother were here.  (was, were)

When the speaker wishes for something to happen, the ‘were’ form of the ‘be’ verb is used.

2070 Bhadra

1. Five and five make ten.  (make, makes)

2. My means are limited.  (is, are)

3. I parted from him at the college gate.  (with, from)

4. Steel is made from iron.  (from, of)

5. I feel the room move.  (move, to move)

6. Buy that book and I will help you.  (and, if)

7. He told me that he had written many books.  (had written, wrote)

8. I remember being taken to the Museum by my father.  (to be taken, being taken)

9. I was pleased with the news of his success.  (by, with)

10. Twenty divided by five is equal to four.  (divided, has been divided)