English Grammar Comprehensive Practice Paper
Based on Samacheer Kalvi Syllabus | With Complete Solutions
1. Change the Voice (Active/Passive)
Rewrite the following sentences to the other voice:
- My uncle gave me a watch on my birthday.
- No one is borrowing the novels from the library.
- The doctor kindly warned me.
- Please call him at once.
- That portrait was painted by my grandmother.
- Work hard.
- Rama killed Ravana.
- How did you cross the river?
- We were crossing the Tasman sea.
Solutions:
- I was given a watch by my uncle on my birthday. (or) A watch was given to me by my uncle on my birthday.
- The novels from the library are not being borrowed by anyone.
- I was kindly warned by the doctor.
- You are requested to call him at once. (or) Let him be called at once.
- My grandmother painted that portrait.
- You are advised to work hard.
- Ravana was killed by Rama.
- How was the river crossed by you?
- The Tasman sea was being crossed by us.
2. Change the Speech (Direct/Indirect)
Convert the following sentences as directed:
- Muthu wanted to know if tickets are available for the cricket match. [to Direct Speech]
- He said he wished to visit the teashop of Nagen uncle. [to Direct Speech]
- He said, "I am glad they are strong". [to Indirect Speech]
- Johnson said to Suganthi, "Did you enjoy your holidays in Ooty?". [to Indirect Speech]
- Anu said to her mother, "I have to attend the party tomorrow". [to Indirect Speech]
- He said, "Raja is a good boy". [to Indirect Speech]
- Maya said, "When is zigzag coming here?". [to Indirect Speech]
- The girl said, "We were practicing yoga". [to Indirect Speech]
- "What was the matter with that one police man?" Mother asked. [to Indirect Speech]
Solutions:
- Muthu asked, "Are tickets available for the cricket match?"
- He said, "I wish to visit the teashop of Nagen uncle."
- He said that he was glad they were strong.
- Johnson asked Suganthi if she had enjoyed her holidays in Ooty.
- Anu told her mother that she had to attend the party the next day.
- He said that Raja was a good boy.
- Maya asked when zigzag was coming there.
- The girl said that they had been practicing yoga.
- Mother asked what the matter had been with that one policeman.
3. Punctuation
Punctuate the following sentences correctly:
- be not so amazed daughter miranda said prospero
- oh i am so happy to meet you sir
- theres something down there i said
- the general is a woman yelled the soldiers
- make a rope of twisted straw she said
- were you not a good student i asked
- shes a lioness dont mess with her
- dont you dare sleep dr krishnan warned zigzag
- O my young gentlemen said Ariel
Solutions:
- "Be not so amazed, daughter Miranda," said Prospero.
- "Oh! I am so happy to meet you, sir."
- "There's something down there," I said.
- "The general is a woman!" yelled the soldiers.
- "Make a rope of twisted straw," she said.
- "Were you not a good student?" I asked.
- She's a lioness; don't mess with her.
- "Don't you dare sleep!" Dr. Krishnan warned Zigzag.
- "O my young gentlemen," said Ariel.
4. Sentence Transformation & Combination
Transform or combine the sentences as directed:
- Consult a doctor. You can recover. [into a compound sentence]
- He is sick but he attends the exam. [into a simple sentence]
- Radha was ill. She was not hospitalised. [into a compound sentence]
- If Ryan reads more, he will become proficient in the language. [into a compound sentence]
- Sita saw a snake. At once she ran away. [Combine using an appropriate connector]
- As he was good, he helped others. [into a compound sentence]
- I saw a tiger. It was wounded. [into a simple sentence]
Solutions:
- Consult a doctor, and you can recover.
- In spite of being sick, he attends the exam.
- Radha was ill, but she was not hospitalised. or
- Radha was ill, yet she was not hospitalised.
- Ryan must read more, and he will become proficient in the language. or
- Let Ryan read more, and he will become proficient in the language.
- As soon as Sita saw a snake, she ran away.
- He was good, and he helped others. or
- He was good, so he helped others.
- I saw a wounded tiger.
5. Rearrange Words (Jumbled Sentences)
Rearrange the words to form meaningful sentences:
- loan / apply / you / if / for / you / a / get / will / immediately / it
- Storytelling / an art / is / which / planning / research / and / involves / skill
- Della / shocked / when he / Jim was / looked at
- heard / from / tent / her / this / Mulan / inside
- beckoning / calling / They / were / to him / shrilly
- point / had / bifurcated / the / we / reached / where / road / a
- as / I / healthy / are / you / am / as
- begged / the / seagull / mother / food / for / his
- Want / exhibition / him / science / I / to / the / display / in
- Mother / with / the / tender / poor / his / reverence / farmer / loved
- an / is / drawing / activity / artistic
- speaks / Ruben / besides / German / languages / two
- zigzag / snore / I / have / never
- speak / actions / than / louder / words
- if / study / marks / a / you / will / well / good / get
- there / often / with / problems / mobile phones / a / are / lot of
Solutions:
- If you apply for a loan, you will get it immediately.
- Storytelling is an art which involves planning, research, and skill.
- Jim was shocked when he looked at Della.
- Mulan heard this from inside her tent.
- They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly.
- We had reached a point where the road bifurcated
- I am as healthy as you are.
- The seagull begged his mother for food.
- I want him to display in the science exhibition.
- The poor farmer loved his mother with tender reverence.
- Drawing is an artistic activity.
- Ruben speaks two languages besides German.
- Given the words provided, a correct sentence cannot be constructed. The question itself is flawed.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- If you study well, you will get good marks.
- There are often a lot of problems with mobile phones.
6. Modal Verbs
Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the modals with the appropriate ones:
- Make me a cup of tea, shall you?
- You may speak politely to the elders.
Solutions:
- Make me a cup of tea, Will you?
- You should (or) must speak politely to the elders.