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Identify the error in the statement given below and supply the correction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Baikal Lake is feed by 336 rivers and streams. (Error: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026; Correction: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water that could float in the air. (Error: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026; Correction: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. There are very many kind of clouds. (Error: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026; Correction: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. You can predict weather by simple watching clouds. (Error: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026; Correction: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. The Baikal Lake held twenty percent of the earth’s fresh water. (Error: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026; Correction: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Cirrocumulus clouds appear as small, rounded white puffs that appears in long rows. (Error: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026; Correction: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Air contains water what is usually in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor. (Error: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026; Correction: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. The infrared light is ubiquitous in nature. Sunlight, fluorescent bulbs and even the human body emits infrared light. (Error: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026; Correction: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Baikal Lake nurture more exotic species of plants and animals than any other lake in the world. (Error: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026; Correction: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Error: feed; Correction: fed<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Error: could; Correction: can<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Error: kind; Correction: kinds<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Error: simple; Correction: simply<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Error: held; Correction: hold<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Error: appears; Correction: appear<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Error: what; Correction: which<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. Error: emits; Correction: emit<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Error: nurture; Correction: nurtures<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the word in the bracket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. As a consequence of his laziness, he \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n a) fired<\/p>\n\n\n\n b) was fired<\/p>\n\n\n\n c) was firing<\/p>\n\n\n\n d) had fired<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. The police \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. him because he mingles with known criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n a) suspect<\/p>\n\n\n\n b) suspects<\/p>\n\n\n\n c) suspected<\/p>\n\n\n\n d) has suspected<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. To their horror, the swimmers saw a shark \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n a) approaching<\/p>\n\n\n\n b) was approaching<\/p>\n\n\n\n c) has approached<\/p>\n\n\n\n d) is approaching<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Bad weather and car trouble \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. our vacation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n a) was ruined<\/p>\n\n\n\n b) ruined<\/p>\n\n\n\n c) ruin<\/p>\n\n\n\n d) ruins<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Surrounded by mountains, forests and wild rivers, Baikal Lake \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. in Siberia near the Mongolian border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n a) is located<\/p>\n\n\n\n b) located<\/p>\n\n\n\n c) is locating<\/p>\n\n\n\n d) locates<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Increased consumption of paper \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. our forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n a) is depleted<\/p>\n\n\n\n b) is depleting<\/p>\n\n\n\n c) deplete<\/p>\n\n\n\n d) have depleted<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. The entire building \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 by fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n a) consumes<\/p>\n\n\n\n b) consumed<\/p>\n\n\n\n c) was consumed<\/p>\n\n\n\n d) had consumed<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. The oil spill \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the river contaminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n a) is made<\/p>\n\n\n\n b) made<\/p>\n\n\n\n c) make<\/p>\n\n\n\n d) have made<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. I am contented with things as they \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n a) are<\/p>\n\n\n\n b) were<\/p>\n\n\n\n c) have been<\/p>\n\n\n\n d) had been<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. When you bend your elbow, the muscles of the arm \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n a) contracts<\/p>\n\n\n\n b) contract<\/p>\n\n\n\n c) are contracting<\/p>\n\n\n\n d) contracted<\/p>\n\n\n\n Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. was fired<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. suspect (police is a plural noun; hence, we use the plural verb suspect)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. approaching<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. ruined<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. is located<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. is depleting<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. was consumed<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. made<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. are<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. contract<\/p>\n\n\n\n Correct the following sentences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. I had hardly stepped out than the telephone rang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. I was horrifying to find him there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. She was able solving the puzzle easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. He does nothing but to watch TV all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. The juice was so good that I couldn\u2019t stop me from drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Sam as well as his wife were present at the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. He quit the job because he didn\u2019t agree to their sales policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. The poet and thinker are no more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. It is time you find a better job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. I would rather you stop talking to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. I had hardly stepped out when \/ before the telephone rang. (The correct conjunction is hardly \u2026when\/before.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. I was horrified to find him there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. She was able to solve the puzzle easily. (Use a to-infinitive after be able.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. He does nothing but watch TV all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. The juice was so good that I couldn\u2019t stop myself from drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Sam as well as his wife was present at the party. (When we connect two singular nouns with as well as, the verb should be singular.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. He quit the job because he didn\u2019t agree with their sales policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. The poet and thinker is no more. (Here both nouns refer to the same person; hence, we use a singular verb. If they are different people, we would write \u2018the poet and the thinker\u2019.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. It is time you found a better job. (Use a past verb after it is time.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. I would rather you stopped talking to him. (Use a simple past after would rather.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verb given in the brackets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. She hadn\u2019t applied in time; hence, she \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. the job. (doesn\u2019t get \/ didn\u2019t get \/ hadn\u2019t get)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. If I had more money, I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. that car. (will buy \/ would buy \/ would have bought)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. We will start as soon as she \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. (arrives \/ will arrive \/ arrived)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. The children injured in the accident \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 to hospital. (taken \/ took \/ had taken \/ were taken)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Although the men \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. up, they refused to surrender. (were beaten \/ are beaten \/ had beaten \/ beat)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. What she \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. shocked me. (says \/ said \/ has said)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. This \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 on for a while. (is going \/ has been going \/ goes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. He \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 ill for several months before he died. (has been \/ had been \/ is)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Thousands of people \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. in the war. (killed \/ were killed \/ had killed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. didn’t get; 2. would buy; 3. arrives; 4. were taken; 5. were beaten; 6. said; 7. has been going; 8. had been; 9. were killed<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. We must be prepared \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. any emergency. (for \/ of \/ to \/ on)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. She was tired by the frequent trips \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the grocery, school and office. (to \/ in \/ on \/ into)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. The plane flew \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 mountainous country. (over \/ across \/ through \/ on)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. There are countless stars \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the sky. (in \/ on \/ at)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Don\u2019t make any jokes \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. her funny-looking hat. (about \/ with \/ on)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. The nurse cradled the baby \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. her arms. (in \/ on \/ at)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Ancient Athens was the cradle \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. democracy. (of \/ for \/ to \/ on)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. The smaller boys were frightened \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the class bully. (by \/ to \/ from)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. The police had a secret meeting with the kidnappers to arrange \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. release of the captive. (of \/ for \/ by)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. The tent protected the campers \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. the rain. (from \/ in \/ by)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. for; 2. to; 3. over; 4. in; 5. about; 6. in; 7. of; 8. by; for; from<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prepare for your Class 10 English exam with our grammar worksheets. Students and teachers can use our worksheets for free at school or home. 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Exercise 5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Prepositions worksheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
See Also<\/h2>\n\n\n\n