GRAMMAR DRILL EXERCISES-1 Exercise 1 Find out the parts of the speech of the words underlined in the following

sentences:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. My father bought a car. The thief ran away. My car is in excellent condition . The mother and the child are safe. Oh! what a beautiful scene is this! The people of India speak different languages. Milk is kept inside the refrigerator.

Exercise -2 State the relationship among the word/words underlined in the following sentence:1. Honesty is the best policy 2. She can drive a car 3. He speaks English well. 4. Kalidasa is a famous poet. 5. Shakespeare is a very famous dramatist. 6. The father and the boy have arrived. 7. What do you see on the table? 8. Rama was the prince of Ayodhya. He was also an obedient son. 9. Can you speak? 10. He performs his duties very efficiently. Exercise -3 Convert the following phrases into clauses:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. His domination over the group was quite obvious. They pitched the tents on an uneven piece of ground The boy with a smile on his face won the hearts of all. The lecturer spoke at length of the effect of very low temperatures on metal. The child responded joyfully at its fathers invitation to run up to him.

Exercise -4 Convert the clauses into phrases:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The won that completes the quiz in 30 minutes will be eligible for a prize. The temple is situated where the two rivers join. I explained to him what he should do. That he is incompetent was proved in a matter of minutes. The scientists shouted in joy when his discovery was proved to be correct.

Exercise -5 Combine or convert into a complex sentence:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. It will be spring season soon. At that time the meadows will be full of flowers. The meeting will be over in a short while. After that I shall leave for home. In India we have lunch and after that we have a short nap. Her husband is late in returning home. On those occasions she gets much worried. I have three packets. You can select one of them. He first has breakfast and he brushes his teach only after that. I got down at the airport in new York. I got very excited at that time. You can go home. But you should complete the days work before that. He had been roaming in the woods. He must lost the key there.

Exercise -6 Fill up the blanks with the correct tense of verbs 1. We thought that she _______fail. 2. I thought I ________you yesterday. 3. He is working hard so that he ______________succeed. 4. I was informed that he _______much better. 5. When I saw her, I _________to her. 6. The more he earned, the more he _________to earn. 7. He decided that he ______________stay there no more. 8. I left the place as soon as I ______________the news. 9. Can you _______________me tomorrow? 10. We eat that we ____________live.

Exercise -7 Turn the following into indirect speech:1. The teacher said to the boys, now you will be able to prove that the three angles of a triangle are equal to the right angles. 2. The preacher said you should love your neighbors as yourselves, for god is love. 3. The poet said, Sweet is the use of adversity. 4. I said to my friend, I shall finish my work as quickly as I can. 5. The boy said, I have not been able to finish my work this evening. 6. He said, Farewell, my countryman. 7. She said, Alas! How foolish I have been! 8. What a terrible storm it is, he said. 9. The people said, Long live the king! 10. What a piece of work is man! said Hamlet. Exercise-8 Correct the following sentences:1. The meeting will be held between 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm. 2. Neither John nor Martin are intelligent. 3. The mother as well as the children are safe. 4. Both the three children are clever. 5. It is difficult to choose among these two books. 6. He ran away lest he is seen. 7. The books pages are torn. 8. He said that he will do the work. 9. Why you waste your time? 10. I look forward to see you 11. When I reached the platform, the train already started. 12. The conduct of the students were excellent. 13. Each one of the men are reliable. 14. Four weeks are enough for a holiday. 15. The united states are industrially developed. 16. The chief minister, along with his cabinet colleagues, have resigned. 17. Either I or you is wrong. 18. The poet and philosopher are dead. 19. Many a men have seen this film.

20. The study of mathematics require brains.