GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITYUTTAR PRADESHINTENSIVE TRAINING WORKSHOP (ITW) July - 2014 (July 14 to July 25, 2014)SEMESTER - II (ALL PROGRAMMES)ENGLISH PROFICIENCY PROGRAM (EPP) HANDOUT Day 2 (Error Correction)

ArticlesCHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS: 1. Please wait for __________ hour for the test results. i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above 2. India is the second most populous country in ___________ world. i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above 3. Amit is __________ M.B.A. from Rajdhani University. i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above

4. Do you have ____________ pen? i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above

5. Is this _____________ pen given by Mr. Singh? i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above

6. How do I go to ____________ Lajpat Nagar? i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above

7. Mr. Reddy is wearing ___________ blue shirt. i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above

8. This is ____________ unique coin. i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above 9. I saw ___________ elephant on the road today. i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above

10. The headmaster was talking to ____________ parents. i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above

11. I bought a shirt. _____ shirt is red. i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above

12. We have ___ beautiful garden.___ garden is full of roses. i) a , theii) an, a iii) the, an iv) none of the above

13. Is fencing ___ popular sport in ___ world? No, it isnt. i) an, aii) a , theiii) the, an iv) none of the above

14. I'd like ____ glass of orange juice please. i) a ii) an iii) the iv) none of the above

15. Is there ___ post office near here?i) an ii) the iii) a iv) none of the above

PREPOSITIONSCHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE FOUR OPTIONS: ` 1. Has this work been done ____ you? i) From ii) By iii) To iv) With 2. Sumit distributed the sweets ________ his friends. i) Among ii) For iii) To iv) With 3. I havent seen him ______ yesterday. i) From ii) Till iii) Since iv) Beside

4. He has been here _____ yesterday. i) By ii) From iii) Since iv) At 5. Do you want me to help you ______ this? i) By ii) Before iii) For iv) With 6. I hope he is ok. Im concerned _______ him. i) At ii) With iii) For iv) To 7. You should not steal _____ people. i) To ii) About iii) By iv) From

8. In the elections, Priya is campaigning _________ Neelam. i) To ii) On iii) About iv) For 9. The money is hidden _______ the mattress. i) Under ii) With iii) At iv) Over 10. Get the money ____ him. i)To ii) At iii) By iv) From

11. Using the internet, people can buy things on other countries. a. in b. Fromc. byd. None of the above

12. At my wall, there are many picture post cardsa. Onb. Ontoc. Ind. None of the above

13. Since he met his new girlfriend, Quazi never seems to be from home. a. atb. inc. ond. None of the above

14. The child responded to his mother's demands with throwing a tantrum.a. fromb. byc. ind. None of the above

15. My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note to me.a. withb. forc. byd. None of the above

TensesFind the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

1. I'm sorry I can't answer your question, I _____.A. don't hearB. haven't listenedC. wasn't listeningD. wasn't hearing

2."Why does this steak smell so strange" "I _____ it, you kw."A. have burntB. had burntC. was burningD. burn

3.The carnival begins on Tuesday and _____ until Saturday.A. was continuingB. has continuedC. continuesD. continued

4.Robert _____ in Kenya a few weeks ago.A. has arrivedB. is arrivingC. arrivesD. arrived

5.Everybody who _____ can go home w.A. has finishedB. finishedC. finishingD. had finished

6. Oil _____ on water.A. used to floatB. will floatC. floatsD. is floating

7. Our children will be pleased when they _____ the new toys.A. will have seenB. are seeingC. will seeD. see

8.What was he doing when you _____ sight of himA. caughtB. have caughtC. were catchingD. had caught

9._____ able to reach Jack on the phone yetA. Have you beenB. Are youC. Were youD. Have you

10.What a beautiful geranium! Who _____ it thereA. putB. had putC. has putD. has been putting

11.They have been fighting ever since they _____ married.A. gotB. have gotC. had gotD. have been getting

12."_____ that letter yet" ", I'm just typing it."A. Were you writingB. Are you writingC. Have you writtenD. Did you write

13. You are drinking your third cup of coffee. How many cups _____ a dayA. did you drinkB. do you drinkC. you drinkD. have you drunk

14. Don't take that book, please. I _____ it.A. readB. am readingC. want readD. am read

15. Where _____ the bookA. were you putB. are you putC. did you putD. have you put16. Unless he _____ with me I'll probably get lost.A. would comeB. cameC. would have comeD. comes

17."When did you last speak English" "I _____ English since I was at school."A. didn't speakB. wasn't speakingC. haven't spokenD. don't speak

18. I don't kw what the road is like w because I _____ the place for twenty years.A. haven't seenB. wasn't seeingC. didn't seeD. don't see

19. I don't remember what _____ last night at two a.m.A. I have been doingB. was I doingC. I doneD. I was doing

20."What is this strange smell" "The milk _____."A. has burntB. burntC. had burntD. was burning

21. Television _____ only for the last fifty years.A. is existingB. has existedC. existsD. was existing22. The last time _____ to the library was last week.A. I have goneB. I have beenC. I wentD. I was

23. I'm sorry, I can't talk to you any longer because I _____ dinner.A. makeB. Ive madeC. I 'm makingD. was making

24. Paper money _____ for over a thousand years.A. has been usedB. was been usedC. has usedD. used

25._____ given delicious food at the party yesterday?A. Have you beenB. Have youC. Were youD. Did you

26. A few years ago you never _____ a woman standing in a bus.A. have seenB. sawC. had seenD. could see

27. I know all about her new job because I _____ her for a few minutes yesterday.A. have been seeingB. have seenC. sawD. see

28. When I went in, he _____ a TV programme so intently that he didn't hear me.A. watchedB. had watchedC. was watchingD. has been watchingAns. C

29. Which sentence is correctA. We are here since two hours.B. We've been here since two hours.C. It's two hours we are here.D. We've been here for two hours.

30. Jack, you are back again at last! We _____ you for such a long time.A. didn't seeB. aren't seeingC. haven't seenD. have to see

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