MP Board Class 9 English Section C Grammar Question Bank

MP Board Class 9 English Section C Grammar Question Bank : Under this Section Fill Ups and Do as directed type questions asks in grammar Tense, Determiners and otehrs

Section C: Grammar

Q.7. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative given in the brackets. (1 × 5 = 5 Marks)

1. …………………. Sun rises in the East. (a/an/the)
2. I didn’t buy …………… mangoes. (some/any)
3. He is ………………………….. engineer. (a/an/the)
4. We ……………. to watch the movie yesterday. (go/went)
5. There is not ……………. water in the pool. (much/many
6. They …………… completed their work. (has/have)
7. Christmas is celebrated …………. 25th December. (in/on)
8. How …………… pages did you read? (much/many)
9. The bank ……………… some interest for your money. (give/gives)
10. The rainy season starts ……………. the summer. (before/after)
11. Hindi …………….. the official language of Madhya Pradesh. (is/are)
12. Sharad ………………. watching TV when the power went off. (was/were)
13. He is an American but his wife is …………… European (a/an/the)
14. Honesty is ………………. best policy. (a/an/the)
15. Walk carefully ……………….. you will fall down. (but/ and/ otherwise)
16. ……………. she works hard, she will fail. (If/Unless)
17. Anita is taller …………….. Sanjay (from/than)
18. How ……………….. water is left in the bottle? (much/many)
19. We need ………………….. money (some/any)
20. ………………….. I take your pen? (may/can)
21. Ravan was killed …………………. Ram (from/ by)
22. We were making kites when Father…………………… (arrive/arrived)
23. He wanted to …………………. an engineer(become/becomes/becoming)
24. …………………. is a good exercise (Walk/Walking)
25. The book is …………. the table. (on/upon)
26. She is not going to office …………….. she is ill. (and/so/because)
27. Anita is the ………………… student in the school. (wise/wiser/ wisest)
28. Mohan is …………….. M. A. in English (a/an/the)
29. Health is ……………. than wealth. (good/better/best)
30. Every year thousands of people die ……………… cancer. (of/from/than)
31. Physics ……………. not a difficult subject. (is/are)
32. The table was …………………… by the student. (break/broken)
33. Everyone ………………… wear mask in crowded places. (should/used / ought)
34. How ………………… students are present today? (many/much)
35. How ……………………. milk do you take in tea? (much/many)
36. You have been playing here ………………… morning. (since/for)
37. We have been studying in this college ……………….. three years. (since/for)
38. Did you see ………………….. lion in the forest? (some/any)
39. He did not work hard ……………… he failed. (so/because)
40. ……………………………. you taken my pen? (have/has/did)
41. Pramod will see you …………. Monday …………. 11.00 am. (at/on/in)
42. The news …………….. not updated timely. (are/ is/have)
43. The stars …………….. bright at night. (shine/shines/shining)
44. Shantanu ……………. all the chocolates. (eating/eat/ate)
45. ………………… you please lend me your novel? (must/need/would)
46. Neha …………….. from the vacation just now. (has returned/ had returned/returns)
47. He ……………… daily for a year now. (exercise/have been exercising/ has been exercising)
48. I like the songs ……………………… 90s.(of/off/for)
49. The bread was placed ………………………. the table. (at/on/by)
50. The cat was hiding ……………………….. the table. (over/under/in)
51. I will call at your house sometime …………. the evening. (into/in/at)
52. She said that she ………………… help me. (will/would/shall)
53. You …………………… brush your teeth after every meal. (should/need/must)
54. The boys ………………….. train hard if they want to win the competition. (should/must/will)
55. We ……………….. obey our parents. (should/must/ought to)

1. Q.8. Do as directed (1 × 5 = 5 Marks)
2. Simran knows the answer to the questions. (Make negative)
3. Rohan speaks English. (Change the sentence into negative)
4. Anita cut her finger. (Change into negative)
5. Amit ate all the sweets. (Change into negative)
6. our / we / protect / should / forests. (Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence)
7. your pen? / Can / give me / you (Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence)
8. young man/the/dressed/was/./poorly (Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence)
9. sing/can/a song/you/? (Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence)
10. I/stand/on/one leg/can/. (Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence)
11. Children are playing in the park. (Change into present perfect tense)
12. Ankit played Hockey. (Change into Present Indefinite Tense)
13. They walked in the dark. (Change the sentence into Past Continuous Tense)
14. He saw a snake. (Change into Past Perfect Tense)
15. He is rich. He is not happy. (Combine the sentences using ‘yet’)
16. The train was delayed. The weather was bad. (Combine the sentences using ‘because’)
17. He is very tired. He cannot work anymore. (Combine using ‘so-that’)
18. He worked very hard. He could not pass the exam. (Combine the sentence using ‘but’)
19. Ajay is ill. He has not come to school today. (Combine the sentences using ‘so’)
20. It was a good idea. It was a dangerous idea. (Combine the sentence using ‘but’)
21. My cat was hungry. It had not eaten since breakfast. (Combine the sentences using ‘because’)
22. She went to work. She did not want to go. (Combine the sentence using ‘but’)
23. A book can be a lot of fun to read. A book can be boring. (Combine the sentence using ‘or’)
24. He wanted to be a doctor. He could not stand the sight of blood. (Combine the sentences using ‘yet’)
25. Karan is too weak to walk himself. (Rewrite using ‘too — to’ in place of ‘so — that’)
26. Simran is too poor to deposit her fee. (Rewrite using ‘so — that’ in place of ‘too — to’)
27. Karan is too weak to walk himself. (Rewrite using ‘too — to’ in place of ‘so — that’)
28. He is too weak to lift this box. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘so…. that’)
29. He eats bananas. (Change into passive voice)
30. They played hockey. (Change into passive voice)
31. The boys are flying kites. (Change into passive voice)
32. Seema has written a letter. (Change into passive voice)
33. Pramod sells toys in the market. (Change into interrogative)
34. You have taken tea. (Change into interrogative)
35. You went there yesterday. (Change into interrogative)
36. He is taller than you. (Change into positive degree)
37. Unless you work hard, you can’t pass. (Use “if” in place of “unless”)
38. If you work hard, you will pass. (Rewrite using ‘unless’ in place of ‘if’)
39. If Himanshu does not act now, he will lose everything. (Rewrite using ‘unless’ in place of ‘if not’)
40. If you don’t study regularly, you won’t learn your lessons. (Rewrite using ‘Unless’ in place of ‘if’)
41. Sunil is the strongest boy in the group. (Rewrite using Comparative degree)

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Answer Key: Grammar (Fillers)

Q. No.	Answer	Q. No.	Answer	Q. No.	Answer	Q. No.	Answer	Q. No.	Answer
1	the	12	was	23	become	34	many	45	would
2	any	13	a	24	walking	35	much	46	has returned
3	an	14	the	25	on	36	since	47	has been exercising
4	went	15	otherwise	26	because	37	for	48	of
5	much	16	unless	27	wisest	38	any	49	on
6	have	17	than	28	an	39	so	50	under
7	On	18	much	29	better	40	have	51	in
8	many	19	Some	30	of	41	on, at	52	would
9	gives	20	may	31	is	42	is	53	should
10	after	21	by	32	broken	43	shine	54	must
11	Is	22	arrived	33	should	44	ate	55	Ought to

ANSWER KEY
Do as directed

1. Simran does not know the answer to the questions.
2. Rohan does not speak English.
3. Anita did not cut her finger.
4. Amit did not eat all the sweets.
5. We should protect our forests.
6. Can you give me your pen?
7. The young man was dressed poorly.
8. Can you sing a song?
9. I can stand on one leg.
10. Children have played in the park.
11. Ankit plays Hockey.
12. They were walking in the dark.
13. He had seen a snake.
14. He is rich yet he is not happy.
15. The train was delayed because the weather was bad.
16. He is so tired that he cannot work anymore.
17. He worked very hard but he could not pass the exam.
18. Ajay is ill so he has not come to school today.
19. It was a good idea but it was a dangerous idea.
20. My cat was hungry because it had not eaten since breakfast.
21. She went to work but she did not want to go.
22. A book can be a lot of fun to read or a book can be boring.
23. He wanted to be doctor yet he could not stand the sight of blood.
24. Karan is so weak that he cannot walk himself.
25. Simran is so poor that she cannot deposit her fee.
26. Karan is too weak to walk himself.
27. He is so weak that he cannot lift this box.
28. Bananas are eaten by him.
29. Hockey was played by them.
30. Kites are being flown by the boys.
31. A letter has been written by Seema.
32. Does Pramod sell toys in the market?
33. Have you taken tea?
34. Did you go there yesterday?
35. He is not as tall as you.
36. If you do not work hard, you can’t pass.
37. Unless you work hard, you will not pass.
38. Unless Himanshu acts now, he will lose everything.
39. Unless you study regularly, you won’t learn your lessons.
40. Sunil is stronger than any other boy in the group.