Practice Questions

Which one is correctly spelt?

'Prima facie' means

He is the finest man _____ ever lived.

He has been speaking continously &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5'o clock .

Nobody was present in time ,..........?

I &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the letter , but I can't find a stamp.

Correct Spellings : Forty, Grammar, Calendar

Which word is correctly spelt ?

Correctly spelt

Correct answer is It is time for watching to be stopped.

The Passive Voice of:-
It is time to stop watching.

However is used  to show inspite of that , on the other hand.

My daughter is quite shy. ______ , she is an aggressive player in the badminton court. Choose the correct adverb.

Whether...or is used when you  are not sure about the things that are going to be happen.

They can't decide ____ to travel north ____ south. Use the right connective.

If നു ശേഷം  v2, was/were , did, had മാത്രം വന്നാൽ  (means had നു ശേഷം verb വരാതിരുന്നാൽ ,  eg : had a computer ) If നു മുൻപോ ശേഷമോ വരുന്ന comma ക്കു  മുന്നിൽ
would/should/could/might + v1  ഉപയോഗിക്കണം .
ഇവിടെ if നു ശേഷം had + V3 ( had seen)വന്നതുകൊണ്ട് comma ക്ക് ശേഷം could + have + V3 (stopped) വരണം.

If I had seen you, I ____________  my bike.

If നു ശേഷം  had + v3  വന്നാൽ,  If നു മുൻപോ ശേഷമോ വരുന്ന comma ക്കു  മുന്നിൽ
would/should/could/might + have + v3 ഉപയോഗിക്കണം .

ഇവിടെ  if + sub + had + ordered(v3) വന്നത്കൊണ്ട് comma ക്കു  ശേഷം  would have +V3 (arranged) ഉപയോഗിക്കണം .

If you had ordered it, I __________ it.

Correct answer is I would have come to see you

If I had known you were in hospital, _____________.

If നു ശേഷം  had + v3  വന്നാൽ,  If നു മുൻപോ ശേഷമോ വരുന്ന comma ക്കു  മുന്നിൽ
would/should/could/might + have + v3 ഉപയോഗിക്കണം .

ഇവിടെ  if + sub + had + gone(v3) വന്നത്കൊണ്ട് comma ക്കു  ശേഷം  should have +V3 (got) ഉപയോഗിക്കണം .

If you had gone there, you _________ the clear picture of the accident.

Had you drunk water, you ________ felt much better.

If നു ശേഷം  v2, was/were , did, had മാത്രം വന്നാൽ  (means had നു ശേഷം verb വരാതിരുന്നാൽ ,  eg : had a computer ) If നു മുൻപോ ശേഷമോ വരുന്ന comma ക്കു  മുന്നിൽ
would/should/could/might + v1  ഉപയോഗിക്കണം .

ഇവിടെ ' If 'നു  ശേഷം  had + noun (money) വന്നു അതുകൊണ്ട് comma ക്ക് ശേഷം would + buy (V1) വന്നു .

If I had money , I ______ buy a new dress.

Take after means

Succumbed + to is used .
Succumbed : കീഴടങ്ങുക
The baby succumbed to illness suddenly just weeks after birth.

She succumbed ______ fatigue. Choose the suitable preposition.

sure + of'Sure' എന്ന വാക്കിന് ശേഷം  'of' ആണ് preposition ആയി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത് .

Can I be sure of a profit if I invest?

I am sure ______ success. Choose the correct preposition.

Sentence ഇൽ 'confidence' വന്നാൽ  preposition ആയി  'in' ഉപയോഗിക്കണം .

Sentence ഇൽ 'confident' വന്നാൽ  preposition ആയി  'of' ഉപയോഗിക്കണം .

She has confidence _____ his work.

Yield നു ശേഷം  ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന   preposition 'to'  ആണ് .
Eg : At last they yield to our advice.
(അവസാനം അവർ ഞങ്ങളുടെ ഉപദേശത്തിന് വഴങ്ങി )

She yielded _____ his enemy.

bad എന്ന വാക്കിന് ശേഷം ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന preposition 'at' ആണ്.

She is very bad _____ cooking.

Morning prayer in a church :-

'Overcome' എന്ന വാക്കിന്  ശേഷം ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന preposition 'by' ആണ് .

He was overcome _____ fatigue.


Prepositions are words that define the time, location, direction, and relation between two or more elements.
In this sentence, 'wanting' means lacking in something.
In such a case, the word 'wanting' is followed by the preposition 'in.'
We get the answer from the phrase 'lacking in.'
If we replace the word 'lacking' with 'wanting' we get the preposition 'in.'


Maya is wanting _____ common sense.

ഇവിടെ Preposition 'on' ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത് ആരെങ്കിലും കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നതോ കൈവശം വച്ചതോ ആയ എന്തെങ്കിലും പറയാൻ വേണ്ടിയാണ്.

There was no money _____ him.

Find the correct adverb for the words bolded :
The thunder struck and at the same time, the electric charge went off.

Use 'but' in place of than. Else should be followed by but.

It is nothing else _____ fatigue.

_________  you ring the bell , they won't open the door

Atrocity :- പീഡനങ്ങള്‍.

An extremely wicked act

Not only...but also യുടെ അർഥം മാത്രമല്ല എന്നാണ്.
ഈ വാക്യത്തിന്റെ അർഥം : സ്ട്രിംഗ് ബീൻസ് മാത്രമല്ല ബ്രൊക്കോളിയും ലില്ലി കഴിക്കുന്നു.

Lily eats _____ string beans _____ broccoli .

Whether…or… can be used as a double conjunction.

We will have to go _____ she comes with us ___not.

Maya knew ______ he needed to hurry up.

_____ which is the Latin word that means ‘ the most important work of an artist, writer etc ' ?

I need to call my parents, _____ they won't worry.

'Such...that' emphasizes the degree of something  by mentioning its consequences.

It was ____ a hot day ____ nobody could do any work. Choose the suitable conjunction.

He laughed at ____ .

ഇവിടെ reporting verb ആയി  'said' വരും. Direct speechൽ is/am/are + ing വന്നാൽ indirect speechൽ was/were + ing വരും(subject അനുസരിച്ച verb എഴുതണം.)

Tom said , " I am waiting for Jerry " . Change into indirect speech.

He said, "I will help you ."

She said, "I shall come."

When we are reporting question, reporting verb we used is asked.
Connecting word we used is the question word given in the question and if it is yes/no question we used if /whether as the connecting word. 
The form becomes subject + auxiliary verb .

He said to me , " Will you help me ?"

Raju asked , " Can I help you ?"

Form of indirect speech of negative sentence is :- 

Subject + reporting verb + object + not + to + balance of the question.

I said to Manu , " Don't pluck the flowers ."

If question start with Let the reporting verb used is suggested/ proposed.

The student said, "Let me take food ."

In a direct speech question if question start with please or kindly , the reporting verb we used is requested and after that no please is used in the indirect speech.

She said to Ram, " Please bring my book ."

Question  advise കൊടുക്കുന്ന  രീതിയിൽ ആണെങ്കിൽ  reporting verb ആയി  'advised' ഉപയോഗിക്കണം.

ഇതൊരു Imperative sentence ആണ്.

Imperative sentence Indirect form : - subject + reporting verb + object +to + balance of the question.Raji  + advised + Arathy + to + take medicines regularly.

Raji said to Arathi  ,"Take medicines regularly ."

One who live on others :

First we should change the sentence inside the inverted comma into assertive sentence.
Here, What a cold day ! changed into 'it is a very cold day '.
After that report it.

He said to her, "What a cold day !"

Simple sentence contains  only one main clause and no subordinate clause .