Clauses

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Q.1 Fill in the following blanks choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given below. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. 


1. We came upon a ramshackle building (a) ____housed a fine gallery. We discovered a
beautiful beach (b) _____ walking around the area. Most importantly, we got to know
the local people (c) _____ warmth and hospitality touched our hearts. It was a visit (d) _____
we will never forget.

(a) (i) who                  (ii) that                  (iii) but                          (iv) yet
(b) (i) because            (ii) so                    (iii) while                       (iv) which
(c) (i) when                (ii) although          (iii) before                      (iv) whose
(d) (i) which               (ii) since               (iii) who                          (iv) while


2. The first day of my job at the restaurant (a) _____ had been recently opened went off
smoothly. I carefully jotted down table numbers and orders (b) ______ I did not want
any mix up. I served the customers (c) _____ I had been a waiter for years. My fellow
waiters thought (d) _______ I was very good for a newcomer.

(a) (i) who               (ii) which                (iii) when                       (iv) although
(b) (i) until              (ii) after                   (iii) even though           (iv) because
(c) (i) as though      (ii) and                     (iii) yet                          (iv) while
(d) (i) since             (ii) where                 (iii) that                        (iv) who

3. The man (a) _____was wearing an old red hat was walking down the road. He was
limping (b) ______he was hurt. He tried to hail a taxi (c) ______ no one stopped to give
him a ride. He sat down on the dirty drum (d) _______ was lying by the side of the
road.

(a) (i) which                (ii) where                (iii) who                           (iv) that
(b) (i) whom               (ii) because              (iii) until                          (iv) even though
(c) (i) and                   (ii) or                        (iii) but                            (iv) yet
(d) (i) while                (ii) when                  (iii) which                        (iv) although

4. (a) ______ I heard the loud noise, I dropped the books (b) ______ I had been dusting,
then ran out of the room. I let the door slip from my fingers (c) ______ it closed behind
me with a loud bang. I knew (d) _______that little Ravi must have been up to some
mischief.

(i) until               (ii) when                   (iii) unless                 (iv) though
(i) after               (ii) which                  (iii) although             (iv) since
(i) and                (ii) but                       (iii) yet                      (iv) for
(i) if                    (ii) who                     (iii) that                    (iv) before

Q.2 In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the
missing word in each sentence of the given paragraph, along with the word that
comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided.

                                                                                             Before            Missing Word        After
 For many people who live in the cities, parks              e.g.  live                         in                     the
are an important part of the landscape. They                  (a) are                         an               important
provide a place for people to relax and play                   (b) people                    to                   relax
sports as well as a refuge from the harsh                        (c) well                        as                        a
environment of a city. Parks also make cities                 (d)  of                            a                      city
cooler but cities do not have much land for                    (e) land                       for                     plants
plants

Q.3 The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Write the error and its correction as shown in the example.


                                                                                                      Error                          Correction

Hari and Amit lived a mile from town but the walked to        e.g. the                               they
school daily. It was a pleasant walk down the lane who           (a) who                            which
had a canopy of tall eucalyptus trees in either side. Then         (b) in                                  on
they crossed a meadow beside an pond. They used to pretend (c) an                                  a
that they was travellers exploring a new country. They            (d) was                             were
scattered leaves on the road if that they might find their way   (e) if                                   so
back.


Q.4 Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. 


(a) from / thousands of / are disappearing / the / earth / plants and animals
Thousands of plants and animals are disappearing from the earth.
(b) for / but / humans / it / are responsible / no one
No one but humans are responsible for it.
(c) the / has been / felling of trees / in / hilly region / large scale / there
There has been large scale felling of trees in the hilly region
(d) It / the / people / has destroyed / lives of / living / there
It has destroyed the lives of people living there.

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