Answers of Exercise No. 6.A
Supply the correct form of verb given in the brackets:
1. A Tale of Two Cities is an excellent novel by Charles Dickens.
2. Physics was the subject he was specializing as a student.
3. This scissors is blunt; give me another.
4. Either the manufacturer or the shopkeeper is responsiblefor the short supply.
5. Everyone from the surroundingvillages was hurt duringthe earthquake of Gujrat.
6. The cricket team was drawn from Mumbai, Chennai,Kolkatta and Delhi.
7. The news at last gives ground for a better future.
8. Neither the driver nor the passengers rememberhow the accident occurred.
9. The school was assembled by teno clock.
10. There areno differences of opinion among thepartners.
11. Thecommittee was undecided about the final outcome.
12. Eachof the players was hoping to be selected for the University team.
13. Neitherof these books is presentlyrequired by me.
14. Somebodyin one of the inner rooms was playing on the harmonium very loudly.
15. Thejury are expected to return their verdict later this week.
16. Ifeither of them phones please record the message very carefully.
17. Neithermy colleagues nor I am goingon holiday this summer.
18. Trafficpotholes make roads extremely dangerous even forthe pedestrians.
19. Regionsnear the equator receive Moreheat from the Sunthan regions near the North
Pole and South Pole.
20. Ithink that you know , “That earth’s heatcomes only fromthe Sun”
21. Weatherchanges all the time.
22. Weatheris not the same as climate.
23. Theamount of rainfall largely (control/controls) the kind of plant life in a region.
24. Allconditions of the atmosphere are‘weather’
25. Sunlightor ordinary white light is really a mixture of all the colours.
26. Eitherthe manufacturer or the shop keeperis responsible forthe fraud.
27. TheEnglish cricket team is drawnfrom England , Scotland, Walesand Ireland.
28. Thereare no differences inopinion.