English Grammar - Sentence Correction - Pronoun Related Errors (#eduvictors)(#cbseclass10)

English Grammar Check: Common Errors in English (Pronouns)

A Pronoun is a word used in place of a Noun.  

Following sentences have pronoun related errors. Identify the error(s) and write the correct sentence.

1. Him went to Mumbai last week.


2. You and he were good friends.


3. Nikita and me go to walk everyday.


4. You, him and me are very fast friends.

Sentence Correction - Noun Errors(#englishgrammar)(#eduvictors)

Sentence Correction - Noun Errors

Common Errors In English

Question: Following sentences have noun related errors. Identify the error(s) and write the correct sentence.

1. This five rupees note is a soiled one.

2. Riches have wings.

3. A large number of the fishes died due to water pollution.

4. The sceneries of Kashmir are charming.

CBSE Class 6 - 8 - English Grammar - Kinds of Verbs (Transitive and Intransitive)(#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Kinds of Verbs (Transitive and Intransitive)

English Grammar

There are two kinds of a verb:
1. Transitive Verb
2. Intransitive Verb


1. Transitive Verb
A verb requires an object after it completes its sense is called a transitive verb. Transitive verb needs object otherwise the sentence does not make any sense.

e.g. The man killed a tiger.

Here the verb 'kill' is transitive. Its object is 'tiger'. Without an object, the sentence seems incomplete.

CBSE Class 9 - English - Beehive - Chapter 7 - Packing (Q and A)(#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Class 9 - English - Beehive - Chapter 7 - Packing (Q and A)

Author: J EROME K. J EROME 

Thinking about the Text
I. Discuss in pairs and answer each question below in a short paragraph (30 – 40 words).

Q1. How many characters are there in the narrative? Name them. (Don’t forget the dog!).

Answer: There are four characters in the narrative. They are Jerome (the narrator), George, Harris, and Montmorency (the dog).


Q2. Why did the narrator (Jerome) volunteer to do the packing?

Answer: The narrator volunteered to do the packing as he took pleasure in himself for his packing talents. It was one of those things that he felt he knew more about than any other living person.


Q3. How did George and Harris react to this? Did Jerome like their reaction?

Answer: George and Harris without problems accepted Jerome's proposal. George put on a pipe and spread himself over the easy-chair. Harris placed his legs on the table and lit a cigar. No, Jerome did not like their reaction.


Q4. What was Jerome’s real intention when he offered to pack?

Answer: When Jerome had offered to pack, his real intention was that he would supervise the process, and Harris and George would work beneath his instructions. Then, he would push them apart every now after which, and educate them the way to do it well. That is why their reaction irritated him.

CBSE Class 6-10 : English Grammar Worksheet - Pronouns (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

 English Grammar Worksheet

A Pronoun is a word used in stead of a noun: as, The boy loves __his__ book;he has long lessons. Pronouns are substitutes for names, or nouns; but they sometimes represent sentences. Here is a worksheet on usage of pronouns in sentences.

Question: Read the passage carefully and fill the blanks with suitable pronouns by replacing the underlined words. 

Everybody knows the story of Ekalavya. The story tells people about the great respect that an ordinary tribal boy had for (Ekalavya's) __a___ guru Dronacharya. When Drona refuses to teach (Ekalavya) __b_____ archery. Ekalavya ___c____ makes a clay image of (Drona) ____d_____ guru.

When Drona comes to know about this. (Drona) ___e_____ demands Ekalavya's right thumb as gurudakshina. Ekalavya immediately draws (Ekalavya's) _____f______ sword, cuts off (Ekalavya's) ___g______ right thumb and offers (Ekalavya's thumb) ____h_____ to Drona. Such was (Ekalavya's) ___i_____ love and respect for (Ekalavya's) __j___ guru.

Today in India, gurus are treated with absolute respect. In the field of music and dance, (gurus) __k_____ are treated almost like Gods! Pupils sometimes live with (pupils) ___l_____  gurus and attend (guru's) ___m____ needs. (The pupils) ___n_____ serve them in various ways. In return the gurus teach the sishyas all (the gurus) ____o____ know. (The gurus) ____p_____ feel proud when (the gurus') ___q_____ disciples achieve fame and success. The gurursishya relationship is marked by love, devotion and loyalty.

Answers:

CBSE Class 6-12 - English Grammar Worksheet - Verb Forms (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

English Grammar Worksheet - Verb Forms

Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs from the options given in brackets.

1. One of the student in our class ______ an Apple phone. (own/owns)

2. Apple pie and custard _________ my favourite dish. (is/are)

3. Ten kilometres _____ a long way to walk (is/are)

4. Either Sanya or I _____ to blame (is/am/are)

5. Maya as well as Sanya ________ guilty. (was/were)

6. If I _____ rich, I would buy a ship. (was/were)

CBSE Class 8/9/10 - Reading Comprehension (Unseen Passage) - Set-13 (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

 Reading Comprehension

(Unseen Passage) - Set-13

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER

You can work all day on a vital project without making any apparent progress into it — even though you have slogged hard, focused all your energies and even give up your lunch break to squeeze in more time. Your colleague, on the other hand, completes the same task in half-a-day and without any errors and leaves office with a smile. So why this huge difference in output? The answer lies in not being able to maximize productivity and minimize timelines. There is a vital difference between working hard and working smart and the letter is the way to accomplishing more in less time. Here are some ways in which you can become a smarter worker.

Plan and Assess: The biggest secret of success of smart workers is planning. Half the job is accomplished if you are able to plan in advance. Assess the work at hand, think about each aspect of

it in detail and then draw up a plan of action—either in your mind or on your paper. It allows you to tackle the job with focus and prevents oversights, wrong turns or misjudgements.

CBSE Class 9 - English - Moments - Chapter - The Snake and The Mirror (Chapter Summary and Questions and Answers)(#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

The Snake and The Mirror

Chapter Summary and Q & A

Author: Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

Summary:

1. A lonely unmarried Homeopathy specialist lived in a non-zapped leased life with his few visiting rodents and cats.

2. On a hot summer night, the doctor came back to his room after dinner and heard a noise, when he opened the door. Noise, being a familiar one, he did not pay any attention to it and lay down on his bed but could not sleep.

3. He took out a book, opened it on the table. He looked into the large mirror kept on the table and admired himself as a young, handsome, unmarried doctor.

English Grammar - Sentence Correction - Prepositional Errors (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Sentence Correction - Prepositional Errors

Question: Following sentences have prepositional errors. Write the correct sentence.

1. He is bad in tennis.

2. I am good in history.

3. She is clever in cooking.

4. He is ill from flu.

English - How to solve Reading Comprehension Passages? (#eduvictors)(#cbsenotes)

How to solve Reading Comprehension Passages?

Section - A of English question papers test your reading skills. Here are the strategies to attempt this section. Before reading a passage, students are suggested to follow the steps listed below.

1. Quickly run through the passage once. This is called skimming.

2. Note all capitalized words, numbers, names, scientific/medical terms.

3. New read the questions and go back to the passage to find the appropriate answers. This strategy is called Scanning.

4. Once you locate the paragraph where you think a particular answer is, read that particular paragraph.

CBSE Class 6-12 - ENGLISH GRAMMAR - Common Errors in Verbs and Tenses (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Common Errors in Verbs and Tenses

(Worksheet)

Directions: Following sentences have error(s) in verb tense. Find the error and write the correct sentence.

1. He go to school every day.
2. We often writing a letter.
3. He drive a taxi.
4. She comes here yesterday.
5. I buy this car last year.
6. We go to Chennai on Friday.
7. He reaches here in the afternoon.
8. They learn their lesson tomorrow.
9. I construct a house next year.
10. He is write a letter now.

Class 9 - English Literature - Chapter 4: Truly Beautiful Mind - NCERT Solutions (#ncertsolutions)(#eduvictors)

Truly Beautiful Mind

NCERT Answers

Question 1: Here are some headings for paragraphs in the text. Write the number(s) of the paragraph(s) for each title against the heading. The first one is done for you.

(i) Einstein’s equation
(ii) Einstein meets his future wife
(iii) The making of a violinist
(iv) Mileva and Einstein’s mother
(v) A letter that launched the arms race
(vi) A desk drawer full of ideas
(vii) Marriage and divorce

Answer:
(i) 9
(ii) 7
(iii) 3
(iv) 10
(v) 15
(vi) 8
(vii) 11


Question 2: Who had these opinions about Einstein?
(i) He was boring.
(ii) He was stupid and would never succeed in life.
(iii) He was a freak.

Answer:
(i) Einstein’s playmates thought that he was boring.
(ii) Einstein’s headmaster thought that he was stupid and would never succeed at anything in life.
(iii) Einstein’s mother thought that he was a freak.

CBSE Class 6-12 - English Grammar - Idioms and Phrases Test (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

IDIOMS AND PHRASES QUIZ

(English Grammar)

Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.


Q1: Cry over spilt milk

(a) Complaining about a loss in the past
(b) Too much inquisitive about something
(c) When something is done badly to save money
(d) Dealing with a problem only in an emergency situation


Q2: Cut the mustard

(a) Prepare spices out of mustard seeds
(b) To come up to expectations
(c) Making absurd expectations
(d) Very enthusiastic

English Language Reading Comprehension Test - 12 (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Reading Comprehension 

Set - 12

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

There are two problems which cause great worry to our educationists, the problem of religious and moral instruction in a land of many faiths and the problem arising out of a large variety of languages. Taking up the education of children, we see that they should be trained to love one another, to be kind and helpful to all, to be tender to the lower animals and to observe and think right. The task of teaching them how to read and write and to count and calculate is important, but it should not make us lose sight of the primary aim of moulding personality in the right way. For this, it is necessary to call into aid, culture, tradition and religion. But in our country we have, in the same school, to look after boys and girls born in different faiths and belonging to families that live diverse ways of life and follow different forms of worship associated with different denominations of religion. It will not do to tread the easy path of evading the difficulty by attending solely to physical culture and intellectual education. We have to evolve a suitable technique and method for serving the spiritual needs of school children professing different faiths. We would thereby promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, a fuller understanding and helpful co-operation among the different communities in our society. Again we must remain one people and we have therefore to give basic training in our schools to speak and understand more languages than one and to appreciate and respect the different religions prevailing in India. It is not right for us in India to be dissuaded from this by considerations as to overtaking the young mind. What is necessary must be done. And it is not in fact too great a burden. 

CBSE Class 9 - English Literature - Chapter 2 - The Sound Of Music (Q and A) (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

The Sound Of Music 

(Q and A)

Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each.

Q1. How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?

Answer: Evelyn was seventeen years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music in London.


Q2. When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?

Answer: Her deafness was first noticed by her mother when Evelyn was eight years old. She was once waiting to play the piano. When her name was called, she did not move. That was when her mother realized that Evelyn had not heard anything. Her deafness was confirmed when she was eleven. Her marks had deteriorated and her headmistress had urged her parents to take her to a specialist. It was then discovered that gradual nerve damage had severely impaired her hearing.

CBSE Class 10/ Class 9 English Grammar - Editing Exercise - 5 (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

EDITING EXERCISE

Following are the editing exercises appeared in Class 10 Board examination papers.

Q1. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided. The first correction has been done as an example. (4 marks)

The Davis Cup is an beautiful silver punch	____a____
bowl of engravings in gold. This trophy was	_________
gifted in the United States Lawn Tennis Association	_________
by the well known American tennis player, D.F. Davis on 1990.	_________
The Davis Cup is a world championship who	_________
go on practically throughout the year. The top	_________
16 tennis nation form the World Group	_________
and compete among one another. The losing teams	_________
is eliminated like in any other normal championship.	_________

Class 9/ Class 10 - English Grammar - Determiners - Rules To Remember (#cbsenotes)(#englishgramar)(#eduvictors)

Rules to Remember (about Determiners)

1. A, An, The
A and an are used before countable Singular Nouns. A is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound, while an is used before with a vowel sound ; as,
A pen is to write with.
An elephant is a huge animal.
Our hen laid an egg today.
The is a weakened form of that : The is used to particularise a person or a thing ; as,
Bring me the book lying on the table.
The dish you prepared was very delicious.

2. This, That, These, Those
This, that, these and those point to objects denoted by the Nouns that follow them ; as,

This man is a raw villager.
That horse runs very fast.
These mangoes are very sweet.
Those girls must be rewarded.

This and these point to the objects which are near, while that and those point to the distant objects.

Class 9 English - The Road Not Taken ( Questions and Answers)(#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

The Road Not Taken

Q & A

The poem is a metaphor about the dilemma of making decisions that we have to make in our lives.

Poet: Robert Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963)

Q1: Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face?

Answer: The traveller finds himself standing and waiting before the two diverged roads in the yellow wood. Robert Frost feels confused and faces the problem in deciding the appropriate road to be travelled on. Both the roads seem fair to him but it is difficult for him to determine which road can lead to his favour. Metaphorically, the poet is in the dilemma state of choosing the right choice for his future endeavours. 

CBSE CLASS 9 - English (Lit.) - The Lost Child - Questions and Answers (#ebsenotes)(#eduvictors)

The Lost Child

Author: Mulk Raj Anand

(Q & A)

Q 1: What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why is he lagging behind?

Answer: Moving from the wintry shades of lanes and alleys, walking into the narrow streets of the fair, the child saw several petty things, for instance he saw toys and got stuck there. Sweets, garlands, balloons etc. attracted his eyes. Everywhere, he stopped to have a closer look at some of his favourite things at different shops of the fair . So, he lagged behind every time.

Vocabulary - 10 The Most Confusing Words (#cbsenotes)(#eduvictors)

Vocabulary - 10 The Most Confusing Words

① Ability, Capacity

Ability refers to the power to do something.
e.g. Citrus foods are said to have the ability to prevent colds.

Capacity refers to the ability to hold or contain something.
e,g. This hall has a capacity of 5,000 seats.


② About, Approximately, Around

About refers to a rough estimate. Commonly used in face to face speech.
e.g.  We waited about 30 minutes for the bus.

Approximately refers to near accuracy.
e.g.  This school enrolls approximately 4,000 students.

Around refers to a physical proximity or surrounding.
e.g.  We’ll look for you around the front of the building.