Functional English Sixth Semester

27.04.21

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Assignment for UNIT 1 (ABC) & UNIT 2 (ABC)

UNIT1 (A)

Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

B) Put in the correct PREPOSITIONS

1. Compare your answers _______ your partner. Of/for/with
2. This key holder is very special _____ me. For/to/about
3. Apple and pears are ______ the same box. On/in/with
4. Write ______ me soon. For/to/in
5. Have you got a piece ______ paper? For/with/of
6. What’s the calculator for? It is ______ my exams. Of/with/for
7. I’m tall _______ black hair and brown eyes. About/for/with
8. We have a house ______ a big garden. For/with/of
9. I come ______ a big family. In/with/from
10. Match the pictures ______ the names. on/in/with
11. Is your house ______ the country? About/for/in
12. Guess what I have _________ my hand? On/in/with
13. I have two color pens. What ________ you? On/about/for

Complete the following sentences with A, AN or THE:

1. Danny wanted _____ new bicycle for Christmas.

2. Jennifer tasted _____ birthday cake her mother had made.
3. The children have _____ new teacher called Mr. Green.
4. All pupils must obey _____ rules.
5. Dad turned on _____ radio to listen to _____ news.
6. Alex is in Boston studying for _____ MBA.
7. The teacher read _____ interesting article from the newspaper.
8. There was _____ huge crowd of people outside the church.
9. Julie talked for _____ hour about her school project.
10. _____ European expert was invited to speak to the committee.

----------Answers----------
1 (a) 2 (c) 3 (a) 4 (c) 5 (c)(c) 6 (b) 7 (b) 8 (a) 9 (b) 10 (a)

Unit 1 B
1. Transformation of sentences containing the adverb “too”.
Sentences containing the adverb too can be transformed by using the structure so… that.
Examples:
A. He is too weak to walk.
He is so weak that he cannot walk.

B. The news is too good to be true.

The news is so good that it cannot be true.

C. He is too clever to be easily deceived.

He is so clever that he cannot be easily deceived.

2. Transformation of sentences containing the adverb “no sooner…than”

Sentences containing no sooner… than can be transformed using as soon as or scarcely/hardly had
…when.
Examples:
A. No sooner had I reached the station than the train arrived.
As soon as I reached the station the train arrived.
Hardly had I reached the station when the train arrived.

B. No sooner had the meeting begun than the protesters rushed to the platform.
As soon as the meeting began the protesters rushed to the platform.

C. Hardly had the meeting begun when the protesters rushed to the platform.
Scarcely had the meeting begun when the protesters rushed to the platform.
3. Interchange of the Degrees of Comparison
Positive Comparative:
Examples:
A. I am as strong as him. (positive degree)
He is not stronger than me. (comparative degree)

B. This razor is not as sharp as that one. (positive degree)

That razor is sharper than this one. (comparative degree)

C. Very few cities in India are as rich as Mumbai, (positive degree)

Mumbai is richer than most of the other cities in India, (comparative degree)
Mumbai is one of the richest cities in India, (superlative degree)

4. Interchange of Active and Passive voice:

Active to Passive voice :
The proper Auxiliary verb and ‘by’ are used in the Passive form.
Examples:
A. Active: Brutus stabbed Caesar.
Passive: Caesar was stabbed by Brutus.

B. Active: The members will make him the President of this organization.
Passive: He will be made the President of this organization by its members.

C. Active: The audience loudly cheered the Mayor’s speech.

Passive: The Mayor’s speech was loudly cheered.

Note: Whenever it is evident who the agent (doer of the action) is, it is not necessary to mention him in the
passive voice and this omission gives the sentence a beauty.

5. Passive to active:
The proper Pronoun form and the proper verb should be added in the active sentence when the passive
sentence is changed into an active sentence.
Examples:
A. Passive: She is known to me.
B. Passive: Promises should be kept.
Active: One should keep one’s promises.

C. Passive: The brave is admired.

Active: We admire the brave.

6. Interchange of affirmative and negative sentences

The affirmative sentence can be changed into a negative sentence by using ‘not’.
Examples:
A. Affirmative: I was doubtful whether it was you.
Negative: I was not sure that it was you.

B. Affirmative: Everybody was present.

Negative: Nobody was absent.

C. Affirmative: All cheered.

Negative: There was no one who did not cheer.
The „not‟ in the negative sentences should be removed to convert them into affirmative sentences.
D. Negative: I am not so great as him.
Affirmative: He is greater than me.

7. Interchange of Interrogative and Assertive sentences

Examples:
A. Interrogative: Aren’t dogs faithful animals?
Assertive: Dogs are faithful animals.

B. Interrogative: Will he ever forget that experience?

Assertive: He will never forget that experience.

C. Interrogative: Can a leopard change its spots?

Assertive: A leopard cannot change its spots.

D. Interrogative: Why waste time like this?

Assertive: It is foolish to waste time like this.

8. Interchange of Exclamatory and Assertive Sentences

Examples:
A. How sweetly the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!
The moonlight sleeps very sweetly upon this bank.

B. If only I were young again!

I wish I were young again.

C. Alas that youth should pass away!

It is sad to think that youth should pass away.

D. How beautiful is the moon!

The moon is very beautiful.

E. To think of our meeting here!

It is strange that we should meet here.

10. Conversion of a Simple Sentence into a Compound Sentence

A simple sentence can be converted into a compound sentence by enlarging a word or a phrase into a
Coordinate Clause (Coordinating Conjunctions are FANBOYS – For/And/Nor/But/Or/Yet/So)
Examples:
A. Simple: Climbing up the tree, he plucked some mangoes.
Compound: He climbed up the tree and plucked some mangoes.

B. Simple: Being ill, he didn’t attend the party.

Compound: He was ill and didn’t attend the party.

C. Simple: Besides being pretty, she is clever.

Compound: She is not only pretty but also clever.

11. Transformation of a Compound Sentence into a Simple Sentence

We can convert a Compound Sentence into a Simple Sentence by reducing the number of clauses into one.
Examples:
 A. Compound: He got up and walked away.
Simple: Getting up, he walked away.

B. Compound: He gave them not only a house but some land also.
Simple: Besides a house, he gave them some land also.

C. Compound: He ran away and thus escaped arrest.

Simple: He ran away in order to escape arrest.

 12. Transformation of a Simple Sentence into a Complex Sentence

A simple sentence can be converted into a complex sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a
subordinate clause. It contains 1 Independent clause and one or more dependent clause. (Subordinating
Conjunctions are used in Complex Sentences such as – after/although/as/as if/as long as/as much
as/as soon as/as though/because/before/by the time/even if/even though/if/in order that/in case/in
the event that/lest/now that/once/only/only if/provided
that/since/so/supposing/that/than/though/till//unless/until,
when/whenever/where/whereas/wherever/whether or not/while)

A. Simple: He liked my suggestion.

Complex: He liked what I suggested.

B. Simple: There I saw a beautiful girl.

Complex: There I saw a girl who was beautiful.

C. Simple: She was too poor to educate her children.

Complex: She was so poor that she could not educate her children.

13. Conversion of a complex sentence into a simple sentence

A complex sentence can be converted into a simple sentence by reducing a subordinate clause into a word or
a phrase.
A. Complex: I know that he is an honest personage.
Simple: I know him to be an honest personage.

B. Complex: Those that are helpless deserve our pity.

Simple: The helpless deserve our pity.

C. Complex: They took shelter under a tree because they were driven by the rain.
Simple: Driven by the rain, they took shelter under a tree.

14. Conversion of Compound sentences to Complex

A compound sentence can be converted into a complex sentence, by changing an independent clause into a
dependent clause.
Examples:
A. Compound: Search his pockets and you will find the watch.
Complex: If you search his pockets, you will find the watch.
B. Compound: Do as I tell you, or you will regret it.
Complex: Unless you do as I tell you, you will regret it.

C. Compound: The lion was wounded but not killed.

Complex: Although the lion was wounded, it was not killed.

D. Compound: He saw the danger and paused.

Complex: When he saw the danger he paused.

15. Conversion of a Complex sentence into a Compound sentence

We can convert a complex sentence into a compound sentence by changing the subordinate clause or clauses
into main clauses.
Examples:
A. Walk carefully lest you shall fall.
If you do not want to fall you should walk carefully.

B. Although she is rich, she is not happy.

She is rich yet not happy.

C. As soon as we heard the gunshot, we rushed to the spot.

We heard the gunshot and immediately rushed to the spot.

Unit 1 C

Tick the correct option of idioms / phrases with its meaning

1. With open arms

A. Warmly B. Cold blooded C.Resemble D.Coldly

2. By leaps and bounds

A. very fast B.very slow C.in details D.aimlessly
3. To cry wolf
A.To refer to B. To emphasise C. To have no result D. To give false alarm

UNIT 2 A & B

1. Write 4 words each having CH, SH, TH, GH, K sound or pronunciation

2. Write 4 compound words

3. Write 4 blending words

4. Write 4 clipped words

5. Write 4 borrowed words with its meaning and country origin.

6. Write 4 coined words

 7. Write 3 Jargons each of – medical profession, hotel industry, cricket

8. Write Synonyms of – Baffle, gallantry, flashy

9. Write Antonyms of – Arrogant, bankrupt, admire

10. One Word Substitution – One who is easily deceived, one who knows many languages,

One who has strange habits

11. Write meaning of the foreign phrases: Curriculum Vitae, Maiden, Bon Voyage, Ab Initio.

12. Write meanings of the prefixes & form a word using it:

a. un, dis, multi, auto

13. Write meanings of the suffixes & form a word using it:

a. able, er, ist, wise

14. Find similar relationship from the options given below:

Devil:Wrong

a. Colour:sidewalk b. slipper:state

c. Ink:writing d. picture:bed

15. Find similar relationship from the options given below:

Ink:Pen

b. Water:river b. syrup:juice

c. Blood:body d. satellite:communication

UNIT 2 C

Write Short notes on:

a. Types of Interview
b. Techniques of Interview
c. How to Prepare for an Interview