This grammar exercise is designed for students of classes 9 and 10. It tests a student’s understanding of basic grammar rules and sentence patterns.

Fill in the blanks.

1. We want a house to …………………… (live / live in)

2. This is the house ………………………. I was born. (where / which / that)

3. This is the house in ……………………… I was born. (that / where / which)

4. One of the students ……………………… not handed in their assignments. (has / have)

5. I ……………………………. for you since morning. (am waiting / waited / have been waiting)

6. Neither Rani nor Rama …………………….. passed the test. (has / have)

7. I will talk to his when he ……………………. (arrived / arrives / will arrive)

8. I …………………….. all the books to the library yesterday. (returned / have returned / was returning)

9. Each man and each woman ……………………… the right to vote. (has / have)

10. Walking along the road, ……………………………………. (a lorry ran over the old man / the old man was run over by a lorry.)

Answers

1. We want a house to live in.

2. This is the house where I was born.

3. This is the house in which I was born.

4. One of the students hasn’t handed in their assignments.

5. I have been waiting for you since morning.

6. Neither Rani nor Rama has passed the test. (We use a singular verb after either and neither.)

7. I will talk to him when he arrives. (When the verb in the main clause is in the future tense, we use a present tense in the subordinate clause to refer to the future.)

8. I returned all the books to the library yesterday.

9. Each man and each woman has the right to vote.

10. Walking along the road, the old man was run over by a lorry.