The photographer for a national magazine was assigned to takepictures of a great forest fire. He was told that a small plane would be waiting at the airstrip to fly him over the fire. The photographer arrived at thelocation just an hour before sundown. Sure enough, the airplane was sitting there. He jumped into the plane with his equipment and shouted, 'Let's go!' The tense man sitting in the pilot's seat swung the plane into the windand soon they were in the air, though flying erratically. 'Fly over the north side of the fire', said the photographer
Here are the corrections with the right articles and prepositions:
The photographer for the national magazine was assigned to take pictures of the great forest fire. He was told that a small plane would be waiting at the airstrip to fly him over the fire. The photographer arrived at the location just an hour before sundown. Sure enough, the airplane was sitting there. He jumped into the plane with his equipment and shouted, 'Let's go!' The tense man sitting in the pilot's seat swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air, though flying erratically.
'Fly over the north side of the fire', said the photographer, 'and make several low passes.'
'Why?' asked the nervous
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The photographer for a national magazine was assigned to takepictures of a great forest fire. He was told that a small plane would be waiting at the airstrip to fly him over the fire. The photographer arrived at thelocation just an hour before sundown. Sure enough, the airplane was sitting there. He jumped into the plane with his equipment and shouted, 'Let's go!' The tense man sitting in the pilot's seat swung the plane into the windand soon they were in the air, though flying erratically. 'Fly over the north side of the fire', said the photographer
5. Choose the correct form of the verb
from the given options to complete
each sentence.
1 Leacock is born /was born in England. He will
study/has studied /studied in Canada and taugh
t /will be taught/was teaching at Toronto Univers
ity
2.Yesterday,my friend is going /went/ gone to th
e photographer's studio.
3. Do /Does a writer earn/ earns/earned more t
han a photographer?
4.The writer is talking/ was Talking when the pho
tographer Taken/ took the picture.
6. Choose the correct form of the verb from the
given options to complete each sentence.
1.Leacock is born /was born in England. He will study
/has studied /studied in Canada and taught /will be t
aught /was teaching at Toronto University
Ans: Leacock was born in England.He studied in Canad
a and taught at Toronto University
2.Yesterday, my friend is going/ went /gone to the pho
tographer's studio.
Ans: Yesterday,my friend went to the photographer 's s
tudio.
3. Do /Does a writer earn/ earns / earned more than a
photographer?
Ans: Does a writer earn more than a photographer?
7. 4.The writer is talking/was Talking when the
photographer taken/ took the picture .
Ans: The writer is was talking when the phot
ographer took the picture.
8. Fill in the blanks with the correct for
m of verbs that follows.
Rossetti _____ [to begin] ____ [ to write] poems when
she____ [ to be] twelve years old,by _____ [to imitate]
her favourite poets. Within a few years, she _____ [to b
egin] _____ [to experiment] with verse forms such as
sonnet, hymes and ballads, _____ [to use] Biblical sto
ries and folk tales as sources. Her early poems often
______[ to feature] reflections on the death and loss.
She ______ [to publish] her first poems in the Athen
aeum , when she was eighteen. She _____[to contribut
e] to The Germ, a literary magazine _____ [to edit] by
her brother. This ____ [to mark] the beginning of her p
ublic career.
9. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs that fo
llows.
Rossetti began to wrote poems when she was twelev years old, by imitiat
ing her favourite poets. Within a few years, she started experimenting with
verse forms such as sonnets, hymns and the ballads, and uses Biblical st
ories and folk tales as sources.Her early poems often featured reflections
on death and loss. she published her first poems in the Athenaeum,when
she was eighteen. She contributed to The Gems,a literary magazine edite
d by her brother.This marked the beginning of her public career.
10. Each of the following words from the poem can be both a noun and a v
erb.Construct two sentence of your own using each of these words.In t
he first sentence, use the words as a noun ;in the next sentence, as a
verb.
1. Journey.
2. Knock.
3. Comfort.
4. Rest.
5. Call.
6. Travel.
11. Each of the following words from poem can be both a
noun and a verb.Construct two sentence of your own
using each of these words.In the first sentence, use t
he words as a noun ;in the next sentence, as a verb.
1. Journey.
Ans : Noun : It was a pleasant journey.
Verb : The boat journeys through water smoothly.
2 . Rest
Ans : Noun : After a long day I required a long rest.
Verb : The dogs rest during the day and the guard the
house during night.
3 . Knock
Ans : Noun : The boxer took a Knock in the boxing ring.
Verb : Patients Knock at the door of the doctor's
house round the clock.
12. 4.Call
Ans : Noun : My mother received a call from
my father.
Verb : Mohan, Call your friend!
5. Comfort
Ans : Noun : The rich live a life of comfort.
Verb : Mothers comfort their children
in their worries.
6. Travel
Ans : Noun : I like travel to faraway places.
Verb : People in Mumbai travel in loca
l
Tains.
13.
14.
15. 1. Change the tense of the given sentences as instructed
:-
1) The journey takes an entire day.
(a) Change to simple past tense.
(b) Change to future tense.
2) I will journey on foot.
(a) Change to simple past tense.
(b) Change to simple present tense.
(c) Change to future continuous tense.
3) Would Philip agree to her plan?
(a) Change to present tense.
4) Sad were the lights in the street opposite her.
(a) Change to present tense.
5) She had a feeling of triumph as she slipped her hand thr
ough the
velvet strap.
(a) Change to present tense.
16. 6) The girl stood just inside the door; she see
med
dazed.
(a) Change to present tense.
7) She sent the girl away.
(a) Change to present tense.
17. 2. Complete the sentences using the following words in their co
rrect tense.
send call be tell
book see can sign
make take arrange
In-keeper : Good morning, sir.
Kabir : Hello. I ______ a room in your inn over telephone
.
In-keeper : Could you please _______ me your name, sir ?
Kabir : It _____ Kabir Khan.
In-keeper : Thank you. Yes, I ______ that you ______ a
reservation. Please _______ here, sir, and I ____
___
someone to _______ you up to your room.
Kabir : My luggage is outside. _____ you please _____ it u
p
to my room ?
In-keeper : I ______ or it right away.
18. 3. Change the following nouns from the poem into
the form indicated. Use the new word in a sentence
of your own.
1) truth : : adjective
2) perfection : : adverb
3) action : : verb
4) thought : : verb
5) freedom : : adjective
19. 1. Change the tense of given sentences as instructed :
1) The journey takes an entire day.
(a) Change to simple past tense.
(b) Change to future tense.
Ans :- (a) The journey took an entire day. (Simple past
Tense)
(b) The journey will take an entire day. ( Simple
future tense )
2) I will journey on foot.
(a) Change to simple past tense.
(b) Change to simple present tense.
(c) Change to future continuous tense.
Ans :- (a) I journeyed on foot. ( Simple past tense)
(b) I journey on foot. (Simple present tense)
(c) I shall be journeying on foot. (Future continues
Tense )
20. 3) Would Philip agree to her plan?
(a) Change to present tense.
Ans :- Does Philip agree to her plan?
4) Sad were the lights in the street opposite her.
(a) Change to present tense.
Ans :- Sad are the lights in the street opposite her.S
5) She had a feeling of triumph as she slipped her
hand through the velvet strap.
(a) Change to present tense.
Ans :- She has a feeling of triumph as she slips her hand
through the velvet strap.
6) The girl stood just inside the door ; she seemed dazed.
(a) Change to present tense.
Ans :- The girl stands just inside the door ; she seemed
dazed.
7) She sent the girl away.
(a) Change to present tense.
Ans :- She sends the girl away.
21. 2. Complete the sentences using the following words in thei
r correct tense.
send call be tell
book see can sign
make take arrange
Inn-keeper : Good morning, sir.
Kabir : Hello. I booked a room in your inn over
telephone.
Inn-keeper : Could you please tell me your name, sir ?
Kabir : It is Kabir khan.
Inn-keeper : Thank you. Yes, I can see that you
have made a reservation. Please sign
here, sir , and I shall call someone to fake
you
up to your room.
Kabir : My luggage is outside will you please send i
t up
to my room ?
Inn-keeper : I am arranging or it right away.
22. 3. Change the following nouns from the poem into t
he form indicated. Use the new word in a sentence
of your own :-
1) truth : : adjective truthful
2) perfection : : adverb perfectly
3) action : : verb act
4) thought : : verb think
5) freedom : : adjective free
23.
24. A. Fill in the blanks using th
e correct articles.
1. But happily at that moment, for she didn't know
how ___ sentence was going to end, ___ car stoppe
d. ___ bell was rung, ___ door opened, and with ___
charming, protecting, almost ___ embracing movem
ent, Rosemary drew ___ other into the hall. Warmth
, softness, light, ___ sweet scent, all those things s
o familiar to her she never thought about them, she
watched that other receive. It was fascinating. She
was like ___ rich little girl in her nursery with all ___
cupboards to open, all ___ boxes to unpack.
25. Answer:
1. But happily at that moment, for she didn't know
how the sentence was going to end, the car stopp
ed. The bell was rung, the door opened, and with a
charming, protecting, almost an embracing movem
ent, Rosemary drew the other into the hall. Warmt
h, softness, light, the sweet scent, all those things
so familiar to her she never thought about them, s
he watched that other receive. It was fascinating.
She was like a rich little girl in her nursery with all t
he cupboards to open, all the boxes to unpack.
26. 2. Among ___ many books on my friend's shelf, I fou
nd ___ volume on vegetarianism, ___ book on ___ va
rious forms of government, and ___ elocution book.
___ last one was titled Standard Elocutionist and ha
d ___ orange cover. I picked up ___ book on vegetari
anism, as it appealed to me the most.
27. Answer:
2. Among the many books on my friend's shelf, I
found a volume on vegetarianism, a book on the
various forms of government, and an elocution b
ook. The last one was titled Standard Elocutionis
t and had an orange cover. I picked up the book
on vegetarianism, as it appealed to me the most.
28. 3. ___ photographer for ___ national magazine was assigned to take pict
ures of ___ great forest fire. He was told that ___ small plane would be w
aiting at ___ airstrip to fly him over ___ fire. ___ photographer arrived at _
__ location just ___ hour before sundown. Sure enough, ___ airplane was
sitting there. He jumped into ___ plane with his equipment and shouted,
'Let's go!' ___ tense man sitting in ___ pilot's seat swung ___ plane into
___ wind and soon they were in ___ air, though flying erractically.
'Fly over ___ north side of ___ fire', said ___ photographer, 'and ma
ke several low passes.'
'Why ?' asked ___ nervous pilot.
' Because I need to take pictures!' yelled ___ photographer. 'I'm
___ photographer, and photographers take pictures!'
___ pilot replied, 'You mean you're not ___ flight instructor?'
29.
30. B. Correct the paragraph by
using the right articles and pr
epositions in the right places.
31.
32. C. Fill in the blanks with the corr
ect prepositions.
33.
34. D. Choose the correct prepos
itions from the given options
to complete each sentence.