“Do as Directed” in English grammar refers to a type of exercise where students are given sentences and specific instructions to modify or transform them while maintaining their meaning. These instructions may include changing the sentences, choosing correct alternatives, using a specific tense or conjunction, or rewriting a sentence in a different grammatical form. This exercise helps students understand grammar rules, sentence structure, and the correct usage of words in different contexts.
Let’s practice some examples:
Q.1: That mistake was made by him. (Change the Voice)
a. That mistake he made.
b. He make that mistake.
c. He made that mistake.
d. He had made that mistake.
Q.2: What is the Plural form of ‘Leaf’?
a. Leafs
b. Leaves
c. Leaf
d. None
Q.3: Clara _______ singing since morning.
a. has been
b. is
c. was
d. have been
Q.4: A word ‘Brunch’ is the blending of _______.
a. Bread+ Lunch
b. Break+ Lunch
c. Breakfast+Lunch
d. None
Q.5: As soon as the phone rang, I picked it up. (Use No sooner…than)
a. No sooner did the phone ring, than I picked it up.
b. No sooner did the phone rang, than I picked it up.
c. No sooner had the phone rang, than i picked it up.
d. No sooner was the phone rang, than I picked it up.
Q.6: Choose the correct sentence.
a. Did the police inspector reached in time, the crime would not taken place.
b. Had the police inspector reached in time, the crime would not have taken place.
c. Has the police inspector reached in time, the crime would not have taken place.
d. Was the police inspector reached in time, the crime had not taken place.
Q.7: _____ more you listen _____ understand. (Choose a correct option)
a. The, better
b. A, better
c. Much, better
d. The, the
Q.8: By the time you will reach his home, he _______ finished watching the movie.
a. will
b. will have
c. will have been
d. None
Q.9: The train was traveling 130 km/h when it _______ with the truck (Choose a correct verb)
a. collides
b. has collided
c. collided
d. was collided
Q.10: The president of the committee promised to _______ the complaint. (Choose a correct option)
a. look into
b. look at
c. look up
d. look for
Q.11: You haven’t heard what I said, ___________ ? (Add a Question Tag)
a. haven’t you
b. don’t you
c. hadn’t you
d. have you
Q.12: I saw _______ doubtful in his behaviour. (Choose a correct word)
a. none
b. no
c. nothing
d. not
Q.13: _____ euphemism is one of the most commonly used figures of speech.
a. A
b. The
c. An
d. No Article
Q.14: We haven’t seen Amanda _______ last month.
a. for
b. since
c. from
d. on
Q.15: I told you that if you _______ the invitation you would regret.
a. accepted
b. accept
c. are accepting
d. have accepted
Q.16: Being a well-read person, Clara can speak and write excellently. (Make it Complex)
a. Clara is a well-read person and she can speak and write excellently.
b. Clara is a well-read person to speak and write excellently.
c. Clara can speak and write excellently because she is a well-read person.
d. Clara can speak and write excellently because she is a well-read person.
Q.17: John will come to college today. (Make it Interrogative)
a. Does John come to college today?
b. Will John come to college today?
c. Did John come to college today?
d. Will John come to college today.
Q.18: How _______ water is there in the glass?
a. more
b. many
c. most
d. much
Q.19: By the end of this year, James and Joan _________ their work in California.
a. will have finished
b. will be finishing
c. will finish
d. will have been finished
Q.20: Robert was making coffee for his friends. (Change the Voice)
a. Coffee was made by Robert for his friends.
b. Coffee had been made by Robert for his friends.
c. Coffee was being made by Robert for his friends.
d. Coffee is being made by Robert for his friends.
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