Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs and subject-verb agreement as per context.
People who (a) _____ (appear) most often and most gloriously in the pages of history (b) _____ (be) great conquerors and generals. Whereas, the people who really (c) _____ (help) civilization forward are often never (d) _____ (mention) at all. We do not know who first (e) _____ (set) a broken leg or (f) _____ (launch) a sea worthy boat or (g) _____ (calculate) the length of a year. The great men are those who (h) _____ (work) ceaselessly to quicken the pace of civilization. On the contrary, the condemned men are those who (i) _____ (cause) bloodshed and violence in the world. All of us praise the great men of the world. We are highly indebted to those great men who contributed a lot to (j) _____ (flourish) the civilization.
(a) appear; (b) are; (c) helped; (d) mentioned; (e) set; (f) launched; (g) calculated; (h) worked; (i) caused; (j) flourish.
- A friend of mine phoned me at party.
- It was ___ funny; I ___ stop ____ .
- Choose the correct word to fill in the gap. Tom looks rather, _.What shall we do to cheer up him?
- This book..... to my uncle.
- These problems first ----- in big cities .
- Scientists have _ fossils of a human like creature in a deep cave in south africa.
- Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.The term 'diaspora' (a) --- (use) to refer to people who (b) ---- (leave) their homeland and (c) --- (settle) in other parts of the world, either because they (d) --- (force) to do so or because they (e) --- (want) to leave on their own. The word is increasingly used for such people as a collective group and/or a community. The world (f) --- (see) many diasporas but scholars (g) ---- (study) the phenomenon with great interest only in recent decades. Among the great diasporas of history is that of the Jewish people, who (h) --- (force) to leave their lands in ancient times. The movement of Aryans from Central Europe to the Indian sub-continent thousands of years ago (i) --- (be) also a noteworthy diaspora, although the causes of this diaspora (j) ---- (be) unclear. In twentieth century history, the Palestinian diaspora (k) --- (attract) a lot of attention and (l) ---(be) a cause of concern for world leaders because of the plight of Palestinians. There (m) --- (be) massive diasporas in Africa, too, over the centuries, either because of war or because of the ravages of nature. But the chief reason why the phenomenon of diaspora (n) --- (attract) so much attention now is globalization.
- The teacher let the students------for give minutes.
- People _____ aeroplanes nowadays.
- The United Nations was founded ____ resolving global conflicts . Choose the correct words.
- I am not used to___at this time of the day
- Write an eassy on the (give) topic. The right form of the verb in bracket is-
- I explained to him everything lest he _____ misunderstand me.
- Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.Once there (a) _____ (live) an idle king. He (b) _____ (not undergo) physical labour. As a result, he (c) _____ (get) bulky and could not move from one place to another. He (d) _____ (call) in a doctor. The doctor (e) _____ (be) clever and wisE- He did not (f) _____ (prescribe) any medicine for the king. He asked the king to buy a club and (g) _____ (move) it in the air till his hands (h) _____ (get) moistened. The king started (i) _____ (follow) the prescription. Thus the king (j) _____ (relieve) of his problem.
- Three-fourths of the work –– finished.
- Did you enjoy the movie? It's good as any I've ever seen before.
- I really enjoy (speak) English.
- Now a good number of courses ____ the internet.
- The United Nations was founded ____ resolving global conflicts. Choose the right phrase to fill in the gap.
- He___the ball so hard that it flew over the tree.