CBSE Class 10 English Grammer Excercises

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GRAMMAR EXERCISES

* EDITING

* OMISSIONS

* JUMBLED SENTENCES

* bREPORTED SPEECH 

1.There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the answer sheet as given below :
                                                                               Incorrect                    Correct

There had been a explosion at a nuclear                  (a) _____                    _____

power plant into East Germany, releasing                 (b) _____                    _____

into the air unknown qualities a radioactive              (c) _____                     _____  

isotopes, with few resources by place for                  (d) _____                    _____

clean-up.

2.Rearrange the following words or phrases into meaningful sentences :

(1) better /short-story / William Sydney Porter, / writer / was a / prolific / American / known as / O Henry

(2) ordinary / in / city / he/ about / the life of / New York / people / wrote

(3) Known /sudden /his /are /unexpected /plot/stories /for their / and /twist of

3. Read the dialogues given below and complete the following paragraph by using the reported speech.

Anu: Have you read the newspaper today?

Rohan: No. Is there any great news?

Anu: Amitabh Bachchan has won the National Award, 2014 for the best actor.

Rohan: Wow! He deserves this National Award.

Anu enquired Rohan whether(a)-----------.

Rohan denied and asked if(b)-----------------.

Anu replied that Amitabh Bachchan(c) ------------------for the best actor. Rohan exclaimed

with joy that(d)--------------------------------

4. Read the conversation between Kanav and Dinesh and complete the following passage in reported speech.

Kanav: Where were you yesterday evening?

Dinesh: There is an exhibition of rare paintings at the Art Gallery. I had gone there. 

Kanav: How well are you prepared for the entrance exam next week?

Dinesh: I have been preparing for the whole week.

Kanav asked Dinesh where he(a)----------------------evening.

Dinesh replied(b)--------------at the Art Gallery and(c)----------------------------there. Kanav wanted(d)----------- for the entrance exam. Dinesh(e)-------------------preparing for the whole week.

5. Read the dialogues given below and complete the following paragraph by using the reported speech.

Anu: Have you read the newspaper today?

Rohan: No. Is there any great news?

Anu: Amitabh Bachchan has won the National Award, 2014 for the best actor.

Rohan: Wow! He deserves this National Award.

Anu enquired Rohan whether(a)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

Rohan denied and asked if(b)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

Anu replied that Amitabh Bachchan(c) ------------------------------------------------------------for the best actor. Rohan exclaimed

with joy that(d)-----------------------

6. Read the conversation between Kanav and Dinesh and complete the following passage in reported speech.

Kanav: Where were you yesterday evening?

Dinesh: There is an exhibition of rare paintings at the Art Gallery. I had gone there.

Kanav: How well are you prepared for the entrance exam next week?

Dinesh: I have been preparing for the whole week.

Kanav asked Dinesh where he(a)------------------------evening.

Dinesh replied(b)-----------------------at the Art Gallery and(c)------------------------------------------there. Kanav wanted(d)----------------------------for the entrance exam. Dinesh(e)------------------------preparing for the whole week.

7. Read the dialogues given below and complete the following paragraph by using the reported speech. Do not add any new information.
Customer: I want to buy a pair of shoes.

Salesman: What type of shoes are you looking for Sir?
Customer: I want some formal shoes. I would prefer brown.
The customer walked into a shop and told the salesman(a)---------------------
-----------.The salesman asked him(b)------------------------------
The customer said that(c)-----------------------------------

8.Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows.
Mother: Ima how was your debate?
Ima: It went off very well, Mom! I was praised by all the judges as well as the audience.
Mother: That’s really nice. So, what did you get as a prize.
Ima: They have given me scholarship for two years.
Ima’s mother asked her how(a)-----------------------------------------------------
-------------.To that Ima replied that(b)---------------------------------------------------Ima’s mother was happy and asked
her about the prize she got .Ima said that she(c)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

9.There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the answer sheet as given below :
                                                                     Incorrect   Correct
There had been a explosion at a nuclear        (a) _____   _____
power plant into East Germany, releasing      (b) _____   _____
into the air unknown qualities a radioactive   (c) _____  _____
isotopes, with few resources by place for      (d) _____   _____
clean-up.

10.Rearrange the following words or phrases into meaningful sentences :
(1) better /short-story / William Sydney Porter, / writer / was a / prolific / American / known as / O Henry
(2) ordinary / in / city / he/ about / the life of / New York / people / wrote
(3) Known /sudden /his /are /unexpected /plot/stories /for their / and /twist of

11.Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows.
Child: I want to buy a birthday card for my little sister.
Salesman: Do you want a small card or a big card?
Child: I want any card that will show that I love my little sister a lot.
Salesman: Then, it would be better if you make one yourself.
A child told the salesman that (a)-------------------------------------------------------------------his little sister. The salesman
asked him (b)-----------------------------------------------------------small or a big card. The child replied that he wanted any
card which would show his love for his sister a lot. The salesman then advised him (c)-----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------.

12.Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows.
Customer: Waiter, come here.
Waiter: Yes, Sir.
Customer: Look, here there are flies in my soup.
Waiter: But Sir, they are fresh flies.
Customer: What do you mean?
Waiter: They arrived only this morning Sir.
A customer in a restaurant complained that there were flies in his soup. The waiter told the customer (a)---------------
------------------------------------------------------------. When the customer asked(b)--------------------------------------------------------
-------------------. , the waiter replied that they (c)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------.

13. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction against the correct blank.
                                                          Incorrect correct
It has been rightly say that the            ------------ ----------
Choice of books are as important as     ----------- ----------
the choice of friends. Books that is       ----------- ---------
Selected are friends of a life time.        ----------- ---------
I know that it is no possible to             ----------- ---------
read all the books from a particular      ----------- ---------
subjects. The best thing is to read the   ----------- ---------
better books on the subject.                 ----------- ---------

14.The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction against the correct blank.
                                                                        Incorrect   correct
The university library open every day.                ------------ ----------
Students goes to the library early in the             ------------ -----------
morning and works late at night. Some               ------------ -----------
student work in the library all night.                   ------------ ----------
The lights is always on. There is a coffee             ------------ ----------
shop near to library. You can’t take coffee             ------------ ----------
up the library, but you can take books into            ------------ ----------
the coffee shop. The library workers is always        ------------ ----------
very busy.

15.The following passage has not been edited. One word is missing from each line. Identify the missing word and write it along with the word before and the word after in your answer sheet. The first one has been done as an example.