English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
Collective nouns A collective noun denotes a collection. Examples are: class, regiment, team, family, bunch, band, crowd etc. Collective nouns can be followed by either a singular or a plural verb, depending upon whether...
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the word given in the brackets. 1. The host’s greetings were too ……………………… (ceremony) 2. It is a ………………… that a new airport will be...
These words are often confused. To censure is to reprimand, rebuke, admonish or criticize. The minister censured the reporters for publicizing the scandal. The teacher censured the student for missing his deadlines. Father censured...
Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets. 1. His long illness gave him a ………………… appearance. (cadaver) 2. A drought would be ………………….. to the crops....
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction. 1. ……………… he was very honest and hardworking, he never made enough money. 2. The shoemaker started saving money …………………. finally had enough to buy a...
Read the following passage and answer the questions below. Once upon a time there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a big farm. There were a lot of hens, geese and doves...
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Once in a jungle there lived a dog and a jackal. One day they saw a rabbit sitting in the bushes near a pond....
Each sentence is made up of two parts – the subject and the predicate. The subject is the person or thing the sentence is about. The rest of the sentence tells us more about...
Here is a list of idioms formed with play. Make great play of To make great play of something is to draw attention to it in an exaggerated way. Play about To play about...
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the word given in the brackets. 1. Famine and war still …………………. mankind. (affliction) 2. Deer and rabbits show less ………………… than tigers or lions....