For the following two questions - Insert “some” or “any” as required).
I want ____ new potatoes; have you ____ ?
I want some new potatoes; have you any?
Don’t make ____ noise; he wants to get ____ sleep.
Don’t make any noise; he want to get some sleep.
For the following two questions - Put either “fairly” or “rather” in the blank spaces.
I’m afraid I’ve written it ____ quickly, but I think you’ll find it ____ correct.
I’m afraid I’ve written it rather quickly, but I think you will find it fairly correct.
I’ve got a ____ good memory for names, but I’m ____ bad on dates.
I’ve got a fairly good memory for names, but I’m rather bad on dates.
For the following five questions rewrite the sentences correctly.
We could scarcely hear what he said, couldn’t we?
I and he are cousin brothers.
I would do it if I was you.
Many a men run after wealth.
No sooner had I entered the room when I saw the cobra.
For the following nine questions rewrite as directed.
Do you did what with the money you gave I? (Arrange the words properly to make a question)
A new company has taken the business over. (Turn into the passive voice).
To be wise after the event is perfectly easy. (Rewrite using the introductory word “It”.)
Hamlet is the most famous play of Shakespeare. (Change into the positive degree).
He had many disciples. The greatest of them was Aristotle.(Combine into a simple sentence).
Here is the magazine. You were looking for it. (Combine the sentences to make a complex sentence.)
