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9. Fill in the blanks with the correct iv. ——Dogs make wonderful pets. ii. Unfortunately, I can only take
articles where necessary: v. Do you happen to know who three students to the concert.
i. Carol’s father works as —— invented —— camera? iii. Totally destroyed by the tornado,
electrician. 10. The following sentences may he had to rebuild his barn.
ii. —— Milk is rich in —— contain Dangling Modifier error. iv. While standing in line, the
nutrients. Identify and correct the error: thunder could be heard.
iii. —— Money is one of —— i. Hoping the weather would v. Kathy donated a television to
most important things in —— improve, the corn was planted the Youth Center that she no
life. during the heat wave. longer used.

1. i. You should not smoke. viii. Her best friend stopped talking v. You have been doing your
ii. The police are coming. to her. This reduced her to tears. homework for two hours.
iii. You speak English well. ix. The wickets of opponent team Haven’t you finished yet?
iv. Would you like a glass of fell down very fast, victory vi. He always goes to the
wine? seemed to be in the bag at the supermarket alone, but today
v. Where is the post office? end of 25 overs. he is taking his son with him.
2. i. He’d like to go to South x. It was difficult to get a place in vii. He never works in the evening,
America, but he doesn’t have the train to Mumbai. It blew up only on Sundays.
the money. in the face when a train de-railed viii. I have never been to South
ii. It’s been ages since I saw him. and blocked the track. America but I have been to
iii. We’ve had many happy 5. i. aisle ii. pain New York several times.
Christmases. iii. principal iv. sell ix. Has anyone seen Jean? No,
iv. They’re expecting you. v. past vi. knows she probably went to her
v. All the associations’ heads vii. four viii. break friend’s place.
discussed the strike. ix. paws x. He’ll x. I went to the bank yesterday
3. i. on ii. in 6. i. Nothing has been decided yet. but when I got there it was
iii. from iv. over ii. The new stadium was slowly closed.
v. via vi. by being filled by the crowd. 8. i. mine
vii. for viii. of iii. It has been suggested that the ii. hers
ix. for x. for shop should close. iii. by yourself
4. i. She was quite disappointed at iv. A knife was used to open the iv. themselves
the sarcastic remark by her window. v. by himself
friend but looking at the v. Your drinks will be brought in a 9. i. an
situation she groaned inwardly. minute. ii. nil
ii. If he doesn’t come to see me vi. Nothing was ever heard of John iii. nil, the, nil
today, I’ll have to beard the again. iv. nil
lion in his den. vii. I was asked the way three times. v. the
iii. He heard the news about his viii. Many cars had been parked on 10. i. The corn was planted during
father’s demise but kept a stiff the pavement. the heat wave with the hope
upper lip. ix. The boxes have not been that the weather would
iv. Your decision to go abroad for packed yet. improve.
a year will make your family x. The food is still being prepared. ii. Unfortunately, I can take
go bananas. 7. i. He has been speaking for an only three students to the
v. The sight of the accident hour now. I’ll be finished soon. concert.
made my flesh crawl. ii. How long have you known John iii. He had to rebuild his barn
vi. She came to pick me at the and Maria? which was totally destroyed by
station at an odd hour. Her iii. He had been living in Oxford for the tornado.
actions spoke volumes about two years and when his mother iv. He could hear the thunder while
her brevity. died he moved to London. standing in line.
vii. He didn’t turn a hair even after iv. After Harry had finished his v. Kathy donated a television,
his office was raided by the work he called Jude from the which she no longer used, to
CBI. office. the Youth Center.

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