Simple Tenses
Akbar barely ______ for a few hours (sleep)
Akbar barely slept for a few hours.
The ______of directors met to consider their company’s losses..
The board of directors met to consider their company’s losses..
Change to an abstract noun:
patient
patience
State the kind of sentence:
We should work regularly.
Simple present
Correct the sentence by adding a preposition:
Dolphins are mammals that live oceans
Dolphins are mammals that live in oceans
He _____ (get) hold of the wrong end of the stick.
He got hold of the wrong end of the stick.
A _______ of monkeys were gibbering on the tree.
troop of monkeys
Change to an abstract noun:
please
pleasure
Write neatly in your workbook.
Imperative
Correct the sentence by adding a preposition:
Dolphins breathe air through their lungs.
Dolphins breathe in air through their lungs.
Her expenses ______ as her income increased. (rise)
Her expenses rose as her income increased.
A __________ of bees were hovering near the flowers.
swarm of bees
Change to an abstract noun:
practise
practice
Could I have a glass of water?
Interrogative
Correct the sentence by adding prepositions:
When a baby dolphin is born, it’s mother must quickly push it the surface the water.
When a baby dolphin is born, it’s mother must quickly push it to the surface of the water.
His father ________ (forgive) him, if he _________ (confess) his faults.
His father will forgive him, if he confesses his faults.
Several plays have been staged by this _______ of actors.
troupe / cast / guild of actors
Change to an abstract noun:
fly
flight
Please throw the wrappers in the bin.
Imperative
Correct the sentence by adding prepositions:
They are some the most intelligent animals the sea.
They are some of the most intelligent animals in the sea.
The vase _____ (fall) from the table and ______ (break).
Past: The vase fell from the table and broke.
Future: The vase will fall from the table and break.
A __________ of ships entered the port.
fleet of ships
Change to an abstract noun:
admit
admittance
Caring and sharing bring happiness.
Simple present
Correct the sentence by adding prepositions:
Dolphins swim ____the surface and leap ___the air ____ the water.
Dolphins swim below the surface and leap into the air above the water.