GRAMMAR FROM FLEX-GOLDEN TALES
1. Make a sensible sentence selecting
correct words in the following:
1)
They
are/ is beautiful.
Ans. They are
beautiful.
2)
They/
Them were/ was beautiful.
Ans. They
were beautiful.
3)
She
were / was an excellent writer.
Ans. She was
an excellent writer.
4)
There
are/ is/ isn’t nothing like home.
Ans. There is
nothing like home.
5)
If
I were a toad, I’d eat /ate files.
Ans. If I were
a toad, I’d eat files.
6)
You
/Them was/ were great!
Ans. You were
great!
7)
You
is/ are great!
Ans. You are
great!
8)
This
story / Stories are/ is for the birds.
Ans. This story
is for the birds.
9)
This
/these stories was/ were for the birds.
Ans. These thieves
were for the birds.
10)
Them/
These thieves are/ is heartless.
Ans. These thieves are
heartless.
2. Edit the following sentences.
1)
Calmly
reading, they called her name.
Ans. They
called her name while she was calmly reading.
2)
I
was trying to look up Ram. A handsome man.
Ans. I was
trying to look up that handsome man Ram.
3)
Shanti
wanted too go home with Prem, but he was too busy.
Ans. Shanti
wanted to go home with Prem, but he was too busy.
4)
I
love, adoring, and cherish him.
Ans. I love,
adore, and cherish him.
5)
Chandra
likes. To reads books or listening to Sitar music.
Ans. Chandra
likes to read books and listen to Sitar music.
6)
The
reason why he did this is because he was hungry.
Ans. He did
this because he was hungry.
7)
I
should have went to Dharan.
Ans. I should
have gone to Dharan.
8)
She
would have rather be a hammer then a nail.
Ans. She would
rather be a hammer then a nail.
9)
She
smile as she sing.
Ans. She smiles as the sings.
3. Delouse (correct) or edit the
following sentences.
1)
The
train departs at a reasonably early hour.
Ans. The train
departs at a reasonable early hour.
2)
The
driver was experience.
Ans. The
driver was experienced.
3)
Our
swimming pool is more deeper than PhewaLalke.
Our swimming
pool is deeper than Phewa Lake.
4)
This
guy is really the most craziest guy I have ever seen.
Ans. He is the
craziest guy I have ever seen.
5)
Seven
candidate entered the mayor race in Pokhara.
Ans. Seven
candidates entered the mayoral race in pokhara.
6)
He
didn’t guard no pool.
Ans. He didn’t
guard the pool.
7)
It
ain’tnothing but a rooster.
Ans. It’s only
a rooster.
8)
The
boy is black handsome and smart.
Ans. The boy
is black handsome and smart.
9)
Every
student, attending on English class must be open minded
Ans. Every
student attending an English class must be open minded.
10)
Along
came john; the town’s idiot.
Ans. Along
came john, the town’s idiot.
11)
She
is every bodys friend.
Ans. She is
every body’s friend.
12)
She
works at the emergency ward, children’s hospital.
Ans. She works
at the emergency ward, children’s Hospital.
13)
Its
about time you got off your high horse.
Ans. It’s
about time you got off your high horse.
14)
I
cann’t stand the thought of losing her.
I can’t stand
the thought of losing her.
15)
I
to, am made of flesh and blood.
Ans. I too am
made of flesh and blood.
16)
Padma
procrastinated about where he ate dinner.
Ans. Padma
evaded questions about where he ate dinner.
17)
No,
She didn’t say it she only implicated it.
Ans. No she
only implied it.
18)
My
brother is a great football player.
Ans. My
brother is a great football player.
19)
At
this point of time, I want to go home.
Ans. I want to
go home.
20)
The
milk of cow has many uses.
Ans. Cow milk
has many uses.
21)
I
know a old man like to play marbles.
Ans. I know an
old man who likes to play marbles.
22)
This
problem easy to solve.
Ans. This
problem is easy to solve.
23)
Rain
here is an plentiful as Biratnagar.
Ans. Rain here
is as plentiful as it is in Biratnager.
24)
The
reason I failed the test is because the instructor is stupid.
Ans. I failed
the test because the instructor is stupid.
25)
Arati
miss her bus.
Ans. Arati
missed her bus.
26)
Keep
eye on this student.
Ans. Keep an
eye on this student.
27)
Half-frozen,
a ski patrol saved me.
Ans. Half-
frozen, I was saved by a ski patrol.
28)
Arun
likes to read books or listening to pop music.
Ans. Arun
likes reading books or listening to pop music.
29)
If
a person is going to become a better writer, you should work harder.
Ans. If a
person is going to become a better writer, you should work hard.
30)
In
Susma’s essay it says that she is lonely.
Ans. Susma’s
essay says she is lonely.
31)
My
only source of support are my relatives.
Ans. My only
source of support s my relatives.
32)
Miako,
however, hung back but no one even noticed.
Ans. Miako
hung back, but no one noticed.
33)
The
prime minister is courting a taxpayers revolt.
Ans. The Prime
Minister is courting a taxpayer’s revolt.
34)
The
town which I grew up in only had one school.
Ans. I grew up
in a town which had only one school.
35)
There
is no life on Mars, Jupiter, or on Venus.
Ans. There is
no life on Mars, Jupiter, or Venus.
36)
Pollution
is a problem both city and country.
Ans. Pollution
is a problem in both in the city and the country.
37)
Jim
asked Jerry if he could leave.
Ans. “Jerry”,
asked Jim, “can I leave?”
38)
If
the baby does not like raw milk, boil it.
Ans. Boil the
milk if the baby doesn’t like it raw.
39)
Pokhara
is one of the tourist areas of Nepal.
Ans. Pokhara
is one of the tourist areas of Nepal.
40)
The
sky are falling.
Ans. The sky
is falling.
41)
Ganga
advised me to go to university.
Ans. Ganga
advised me to go to university.
42)
After
studying for hours, the cafeteria is full students.
Ans. After
studying for ours, the students crowded into the cafeteria.
43)
When
the doves coo remind me of village.
Ans. The
cooing dove remind me of village.
44)
Your
face resemble that of your father who was tall.
Ans. You
resemble your father.
45)
I’m
feel more healthy in Arghakhanchi than in Kathmandu.
Ans. I feel healthier
in Arghakhanchi than in Kathmandu.
46)
Not
to speak of English, Rinasa can’t even talk in Nepali.
Ans. Rinasa
can’t speak Nepali, let alone English.
47)
I
went there with a view to buying a book.
Ans. I went
there to buy a book.
48)
Their
just isn’t enough time to lose our way.
Ans. There
isn’t enough time to lose our way
49)
Half-
starved, the mountaineers people saved my life.
Ans. I was
half-starved, when the mountaineers saved my life.
50)
She
should have came to the party. Merry and beautiful.
Ans. Looking
marry and beautiful, she should have come to the party.
51)
I
hate abhor, and despising him.
Ans. I hate,
abhor, and despise him
52)
Boy’s
will be boy’s.
Ans. Boys will
be boys.
53)
There
is story it implicates that live is to hard to find
Ans. This
story implies that love is too hard to find.
54)
If
you want to do well in school, we should work harder.
Ans. If you
want to do well in school, you should work harder.
55)
There
is no place like home.
Ans. There is
no place like home.
56)
I
should have wrote this letter to he long before.
Ans. I should
have written this letter o he long before.
57)
If
I was rich man, I shall buy you a car.
Ans. If I were
a rich man, I would buy you a car.
58)
Lets
get moving.
Ans. Let’s get
moving.
59)
The
skys the limit.
Ans. The sky’s
the limit.
Ans. I dropped
this class because the teacher is proud.
4) Selected
the correct options in the following sentences
a)
The
data clearly show/ shows that he is mistaken.
Ans. The data
clearly show that he is mistaken.
b)
The
criteria we applied in this case is/ are mistaken.
Ans. the
criteria we applied in this case are mistaken.
c)
Nepal
is facing a crisis/ crises of fuel.
Ans. Nepal is
facing crisis of fuel.
d)
Tribhuvan
University has thousands of alumnus/ alumni.
Ans. tribhuvan
University has thousands of alumni.
e)
The
spinal column of human beings is made up of many vertebral/ vertebrae.
Ans. the
spinal column of human beings is made up of many vertebrae.
f)
In
a beehive, the queen has many offspring/ offsprings.
Ans. in a beehive, the queen has many
offspring.
5) Write
the plurals in the following words.
Singular
Dog
Day
Edge
Box
Osprey
Horse
Foot
Woman
Tomato
fungus
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Plural
Dogs
Days
Edges
Boxes
Ospreys
Horses
Feet
Women
Tomatoes
Fungi
|
Singular
Puppy
Thief
Jeaf
Loaf
Notch
Ass
Goose
Louse
Alga
thesis
|
Plural
Puppies
Thieves
Leaves
Loaves
Notches
Asses
Geese
Lice
Algae
theses
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