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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs:

   1. The playwright and poet ________ come.
   2. My scissors __________ sharp.
   3. The Arabian Nights __________ an interesting book.
   4. The sound of the drum _____________ very irritating. Please stop it.
   5. Democracy _______ people many rights.
   6. One of our teachers _________ given a prize.
   7. None of the contestants _______ selected.
   8. The cabinet _________ passed a resolution.
   9. The news __________ too good to be true.
   10. Neither of your neckties _________ your coat.
   11. The cattle _________ being taken to the pasture.
   12. Some of the topics ________ very difficult.
   13. Bread and butter _________ my breakfast.
   14. The police _________ after the criminals.
   15. Everyone ___________ to do the duty.
   16. The captain with the players __________ at the ground.
   17. Either I or she ________ at fault.
   18. She and I _________ friends.
   19. Not only Sohrab but I ________ also interested in this project.
   20. The poet and the teacher ___________ here to meet the people.
2. 2.

   Rewrite these sentences after choosing the correct verbs.

   1. Neither Michael nor Johnsy (is/are) brave.
   2. A group of carol singers (is/are) at the door.
   3. The gates of the temple (were/was) closed.
   4. The jury (was/were) divided in opinion.
   5. My grandfather (tells/tell) interesting stories.
   6. A cat (are/is) known for deep sleep.
   7. My hair (are/is) curly.
   8. Mostly children (has/have) a sweet tooth.
   9. We (love/lovers) helping others.
   10. The doctor with nurses (was/were) in the operation theatre.
3. 3.

   Choose the correct verbs given in brackets. Add the auxiliary verbs where necessary:

   1. What _________ you need now? (do/does) I _________ already _________ you sufficient amount of money. (has/have), (give/given)
   2. Mostly people _________ to the temples to pray to God who _________ them with success. (go/goes) (bless/blesses)
   3. I always _________ by you. _________ you do the same when I _________ some difficulties? (stood/ stand) (can/ will) (face/ faces)
   4. Do you _________ it is nice to backbite somebody, especially one who _________ never _________ ill of you? (thinks/think) (have/has) (speak/spoke/spoken)
   5. Half of the time _________ spent by the players in warming up and could not _________ a goal. (is/was) (scored/scores/score)
   6. At last the news _________ that the soldiers _________ _________ down the dreaded terrorist. (come/came) (have shot/had shot)
   7. Honesty _________ in the long run though in the beginning it _________ distant dream. (pay/pays) (seems/seemed)
   8. She always _________ milk in breakfast but today she _________ coffee. (takes/take) (takes/is taking)
   9. The interview board _________ its best to motivate the candidate but he could not _________ the board. (tries/try/tried) (impress/impressed)
   10. _________ you _________ your meals but please _________ throw the foil in the floor, it _________ look nice. (have/has) (eat/eats/eaten) (do not/does not) (does not/do not)
4. 4.

   Correct the errors in these sentences.

   1. Arabian Nights are a wonderful book. Have you read it?
   2. Look! A pride of lions are sunning itself.
   3. Either you goes or I go. We can't goes together.
   4. Twenty crores are a huge amount of money. If only I can win the lottery!
   5. So sad! Neither of these shoes match my clothes.
   6. The news are true. He is alive!
   7. Some of these chapters seems difficult. When will I complete my studies!
   8. Smoking cause cancer. Smoking cigarettes causes cancer.
   9. Riya as well as you are welcome to my home.
   10. One of my aunts have arrived from the U.S.A.
   11. The number of taxis are increasing on the road.
   12. Jacqueline incorporate a few super foods in all her daily meals.
   13. Chia seeds contains healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
   14. This student want to know something about causative verbs.
   15. What we learns at school should help us later on in our lives.