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ARTICLES, PREPOSITIONS AND INTERROGATIVES

Concept 8. Her grandmother was waiting for _____ auspicious moment to
Articles - words that introduce nouns. start the rituals.
● Indefinite articles – a (before words that begin with consonant 9. _____ match having ended in _____ draw, the first prize was
sounds), an (before words that begin with vowel sounds) shared between Raju and me.
● Definite article – the 10. _____ wolf and _____ dog were playing together.
Prepositions – a word that relates a noun or a pronoun to another Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles:
word in a sentence. 1. Bala couldn’t believe that he had passed so tough an
● Preposition of place – in, on, under, beside, etc. examination.
● Preposition of time – at, past, by, etc. 2. My neighbour is _____ European. But, he looks like _____
● Preposition of position – after, down, across, over, etc. Indian.
● Compound preposition – two or more words used together as 3. I would like _____ dog for _____ pet. But then, I wouldn’t like
one preposition – as far as, because of, instead of, away from, etc. to have _____ dog he has.
● Prepositional phrase – preposition + its object 4. _____ peacock is one of _____ number of birds that visit this
Interrogatives - grammatical form used to ask a question. sanctuary every year.
(who, whose, whom, what, how, why, when, where) 5. When _____ teacher announced _____ list of students who
● Yes/No interrogatives – questions which get either yes or no for were going to take ______ test again, there was _____ uncanny
answers silence.
● Alternative interrogatives - offer two or more alternative 6. I always remember ____ Monday on which I had met with ____
responses accident.
● ‘Wh’-Interrogatives - they ask open questions and invite 7. Jim Corbett has described our national animal, _____ tiger, to
responses be _____ large-hearted gentleman.
● Question tags - tagged onto the end of a declarative sentence 8. He is _____ MBA from this university.
9. She complained about _____ SMS that she received from
Drills _____ unknown number.
Use a mark to specify the type of article which fits into the 10. _____ Mahabharata is too long _____ story to be published in
blanks in the following questions. If the type of article is ‘definite’ one volume.
then specify the category under which it is justified in the Inspect each pair of sentences. For the first in the pair, specify the
brackets at the end: category under which the absence of articles before the
1. She took her grandfather to (Def / Indef) hospital where their highlighted word is justified. For the second, if the article used is
family doctor visits regularly. ( d ) ‘definite’, then specify the category under which the need for the
2. I took (Def / Indef) apple to school today. ( ) article is justified:
3. Mohan was doing his homework when he received (Def / Indef) 1. a. We are so much used to working on computers that we
telephone call. ( ) cannot imagine office-life without them. (Before plural nouns
4. Sheela finished cooking dinner before (Def / Indef) servant when making generalizations) b
maid, Lakshmi arrived. ( ) b. The computers that I use in my head-office have been
5. He has been learning to play (Def / Indef) saxophone for almost transferred from the office godown. (See category under topic-
20 years now. ( ) 1 “Definite articles”) d
6. Sherlock Holmes is (Def /Indef) well-known private detective.( ) 2. a. She had a couple of eggs for lunch.
7. His neighbour is (Def / Indef) honest person. ( ) b. No one would have served so extravagant a lunch.
8. Rama was (Def / Indef) humble man. ( ) 3. a. The judge ruled that he be lodged in prison for his offence.
9. We went to (Def / Indef) lawyer to file (Def / Indef) case against b. The constable decided to put him in a prison cell where he
the landlord. ( , ) could sleep comfortably.
10. On our way home, we saw (Def / Indef) cat which had been 4. a. Dogs are very common domestic pets.
abandoned by (Def / Indef) boy who was (Def / Indef) school b. The authorities are planning to kill the dogs that are infected
dropout. ( , , ) with rabies.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles: 5. a. I am studying English.
1. Ronak is reading a book. b. The English that is spoken in England is different from that
2. Joe liked _____ sixth room in my mansion. spoken in the U.S.
3. I can play _____violin very well. 6. a. My friend left for Delhi yesterday.
4. _____ honourable Chief Minister has agreed to be present at b. The Delhi that you are going to see now is very different
the function. from how you knew it last.
5. This is _____ darkest dress in my wardrobe. What preposition does each of these pictures depict?
6. _____ only instance I forgot to bring my notebook was when I
was in _____ third grade.
7. When I was wondering how to resolve this issue, _____
solution occurred to me and my boss was very happy with it.

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Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions: 9. A. R. Rehman prefers to work from behind the scenes.
1. We all sat by the fire. 10. He firmly believes that there is always a way out of any
2. I was lost ______ the crowd. problem.
3. The flight from Chennai to Delhi was ____ Hyderabad. Rearrange the given words to form logical interrogatives:
4. He is ______ his cousin. 1. Done homework they their haven’t?
5. The college is ______ the post office. 2. By time be done we there they will the get?
6. We live in a street ______ the eighth avenue. 3. To are Girish Reeta get married going and?
7. ______ midnight, Radha craved mashed potatoes with grape 4. Is to she game going win the?
jelly. 5. Ravi naughty I gone was was being while?
8. Their boat came ______ our boat. Use the given phrases and form possible proper interrogatives
9. Mr. Ranjith has worked in a bank ______ 1984. and name the type:
10. We flew from Germany to India ______ Dubai. 1. many people waiting for the bus
Use the words given in the box to form compound prepositions/ 2. you sending an email to the boss
prepositional phrases which could meaningfully fit the blanks in 3. the T-shirt fits you
the sentences: 4. the chicken is tasty
all insisted apart about away as Append appropriate question tags to the following statements:
1. He is our teacher, isn’t he?
forward to front addition front of
2. We can take your bike to go there, ______
from because far approve insisted per 3. I have all the time in the world to do this job, ______
inside look back take long with 4. They got the correct answer to this question yesterday, ______
on common out 5. They couldn’t have done any better in the exam, ______
1. This exercise is all about prepositions. 6. She didn’t come to the meeting, ______
2. None of us ______ cheating in exams. 7. The shop isn’t open, ______
3. ______ the law, he shall be hanged for his crime. 8. Let me help you, ______
4. I seem to be getting no better. I am ______ square one now. 9. He’s there to tell you, ______
5. Today, I am here ______ of him. 10. There aren’t many days left before your exams, ______
6. The boys stood in a queue to meet the Principal before going
home. Gopal stood ______ Ravi so that he could go home Concept Review Questions
early. Directions for questions 1 to 15: Fill in the blanks with
7. My brother is coming home after many years. All of us ______ appropriate articles. Wherever no article is required, mark with
his visit. “X”.
8. It was I who ______ this topic to be included in the syllabus. 1. I like ______ red T-shirt over there better than ______ green
9. It is no wonder he decided to divorce her; they seem to have one in your hand.
nothing ______ each other. 2. He is ______ Tom I wanted you to meet.
10. The manager promised the clerk that he would not face any 3. There is no evidence for this in ______ literature.
problem ______ he was heading the branch. 4. Is your father working in ______ new office complex near the
11. To subtract a number from another is to take this number temple?
______ the other. 5. Jack enjoys reading ______ horror novels.
12. The teacher demanded him to take all his notebooks ______ 6. I just watched ____ most popular movie of the year.
his bag. 7. We always meet for ______ Easter.
13. ______ I know, this is the only way to answer this question. 8. ______ doctorate degree behind my name is ______ honorary
14. The money I gave you was ______ the monthly allowance you one.
get from dad. 9. This bike can travel at 200 miles ______ hour.
15. He was at the gate and so, I could not hear him ______ the 10. ______ few sheets of paper I gave you last week were brought
house. by my brother.
Underline the prepositional phrases in the following sentences: 11. Two is ______ only even prime number.
1. I can’t submit this report without your information. 12. We left ______ home early last Sunday.
2. He asked me to take him to the temple. 13. My friend is ______ epitome of sacrifice. He has donated
3. The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are green with mould. ______ lot of money to this orphanage.
4. She found out the answer from her professor. 14. ______ boys are physically stronger than girls.
5. When he heard of his friend’s arrival, he was off to the station 15. He is ______ Harvard University student.
in a flash. Directions for questions 16 to 25: Fill in the blanks with
6. She was advised against constant worrying about the future. appropriate prepositions.
7. It was hard to believe that he was far ahead of his classmates in 16. ______ evening, the match had come to a close.
the running race. a. In b. By c. Near d. after
8. Her arguments at the debate competition were quite shallow 17. Ravi was ______ time for the meeting. So, he was able to
as against her friend’s, whose were more profound. arrange the necessary documents for the meeting.
a. In b. On c. By d. before
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18. I can do this work ______ asking ______ extra time. 26. We are going on a picnic tomorrow.
a. In, by b. By, more c. Without, any d. Without, for a. aren’t we? b. yes?
19. I had no time to finish my work. It was a race ______ time c. correct? d. isn’t it?
______ me. 27. They didn’t hold us responsible for the matter.
a. For, b. Against, c. With, for d. For, a. didn’t they? b. did they?
against for with c. don’t you agree? d. right?
20. You should have told the answer ______ me to show that you 28. She had committed a blunder in inviting them to the party.
knew better. a. did she? b. hadn’t she?
a. in front of b. immediately after c. has she? d. eh?
c. better than d. ahead of 29. She didn’t tell you where she went last week.
21. It was ______ him that I was arguing with the Principal, but he a. okay? b. huh?
seemed to have forgotten the very fact. c. what? d. did she?
a. to save b. to help 30. I hadn’t known the answer to this question.
c. instead of d. on behalf of a. have I? b. yes? c. had I? d. don’t I?
22. The money I gave my landlord now was ______ the monthly 31. We weren’t told of your true situation.
rent that he collected yesterday. a. were we told? b. should we know?
a. instead of b. in place of c. were we? d. did you?
c. out of d. in addition to 32. The television set was too costly for me to buy.
23. I darted ______ to save the old blind lady from falling ______. a. did you see? b. yeah?
a. over the river, down the railway track c. agree? d. wasn’t it?
b. across the bridge, on my boat 33. She hasn’t the least confidence that she would pass the test.
c. down the stairs, across the balcony a. wouldn’t she? b. has she?
d. across the corridor, down the stairs c. isn’t it? d. wasn’t it?
24. Though they are twins, they don’t seem to have much ______. 34. There is a way out of this problem.
a. to look forward to b. similarity a. isn’t there? b. what is it?
c. commonness d. in common c. how? d. what?
25. If you see the hospital, you can’t miss my house; it is ______ it. 35. She gave me all the toffees she had.
You can recognise both even ______. a. did she? b. how many?
a. behind, from above b. above, by its colour c. didn’t she? d. really?
c. near, by asking the d. next to, from behind
watchman
Directions for questions 26 to 35: Choose the appropriate
question tag to each of these statements.

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