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DPP NO.

4
TOPIC : INTEGRATED GRAMMAR BASED ON TENSE AND DETERMINERS

1. Fill in the blanks using correct form of tenses.


British scientists (a)__________(develop) what they claim (b) __________(be) a super broccoli, which
(c) __________ (protect) people against heart diseases and cancers, a statement of the Institute of Food
Research and John Innes Centre in Norwich (d) __________ (say). The new strain, Beneforte, (e)
__________(look) like normal broccoli, but it (f) __________ (contain) three times as much of a health
boosting nutrient (g) __________ (call) glucoraphanin. Research (h) __________(show) that glucoraphanin
can help protect against heart diseases and cancers.

2. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing world
along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it.
Before Missing After
Experiments at the world’s biggest
(a) particle smasher confirmed the __________ __________ __________
existence of two subatomic particles.
(b) The discoveries part of the baryon __________ __________ __________
(c) family of particles. Baryons composite __________ __________ __________
particles composed of three quarks. The
(d) work carried out in 2011 and 2012. A __________ __________ __________
(e) paper reporting the finding been submitted. __________ __________ __________
(f) The facility going through an upgrade __________ __________ __________
(g) now. A related baryonic particle found __________ __________ __________
by an experiment in 2012.

3. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :


Unfortunately, (a) __________(a lot/few) of the companies which we sent offers to showed interest in our
products. Last month was a good month for the company. We found (b) __________ (many/either) new
customers and also increased our profit. We have to speed up, there is very (d) __________ (few/little) time
to finish the project. There were (d) __________ (fewer/all) people than usual in the supermarket to buy our
product. It will take me (e) __________ (a little/neither) time, but I’m sure everyone will learn ho to use the
new software eventually. I have (f) __________(many/little) money but more time than I did ten years ago.

4. The following passage has not been edited. Ther is an error relating to determiners in each line.
Write the incorrect world and the correction in your answer sheet as given below. Remember to
underline the word that you have supplied.
Incorrect Correct
(a) See here, Mr Allison, give me the break, __________ __________
(b) wont’ you. I’ve got to get a story or an editor will __________ __________
(c) fire me. Please do tell me anything about yourself. __________ __________
(d) How did you happen to get into that work? __________ __________
(e) Do you have some family? Please __________ __________
(f) do give me a answer. Well, if you won’t __________ __________
(g) talk, I’ll write mine own story, but you __________ __________
(h) may not like the all story you’ll read. __________ __________
(i) You have few minutes to consider my offer. __________ __________
I’ll return after visiting the warden.
Answers Key

DPP NO. 4
TOPIC : INTEGRATED GRAMMAR BASED ON TENSES AND DETERMINERS

1. (a) have developed (b) is (c) can protect (d) says (e) looks (f) contains (g) called
(h) has shown

2. Before Missing After


(a) smasher have confirmed
(b) discoveries are part
(c) Barytons are composite
(d) work was carried
(e) finding has been
(f) facility is going
(g) particle was found

3. (a) few (b) many (c) little (d) fewer (e) a little
(f) little

4. Incorrect Incorrect
(a) the a
(b) an the
(c) anything something
(d) that this
(e) some any
(f) a an
(g) mine my
(h) all whole
(i) few a few

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