Grand Review & Practice Tests
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The Module 6 Master Map — Thirteen Tools on One Page
| Tool | The rule in one line | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Countable/Uncountable | advice, information, news, furniture: no plural, no a/an; count with ‘a piece of’ | two pieces of advice |
| Adjective vs. Adverb | thing adjective; action adverb; sense verbs take adjectives | She sings well. / The tea tastes sweet. |
| Also / Too / Either | also mid; too ends positives; either ends negatives | I don’t like it either. |
| So vs. Such | no noun so; noun such (+a/an if singular countable) | so costly / such a costly flat |
| Even though / Even if | real fact even though; possibility even if; naked even never joins clauses | Even if it rains, we’ll go. |
| Who / Whom / Whose | he who; him whom; his whose; preposition whom | To whom should I send it? |
| Subjunctive | suggest/demand/insist + that + BARE verb; be stays be | I suggest that he be informed. |
| Causatives | let/make/have + V1; get + person + to; have/get + thing + V3 | I got my car serviced. |
| Passive | be + V3; no object no passive (happen, die) | The deed was registered. |
| Tag questions | flip polarity, copy auxiliary, copy pronoun — never universal ‘isn’t it’ | You’re coming, aren’t you? |
| Used to trio | used to + V1 (past habit); be/get used to + -ing (state/process) | I’m used to waking early. |
| For vs. Since | length for; starting point since; looking back ago | for two hours / since Monday |
| Irregular verbs | learn by sound family; V3 runs your Perfects and passives | sing–sang–sung |
Practice Test 1 — Mixed Essentials (20 questions)
Practice Test 1 — Mixed Essentials (20 questions)
Fill each blank or choose the correct form.
- 1He gave me two very useful (advice fix the phrasing) about the tender.Answertwo very useful pieces of adviceDid you get it?
- 2She handled the angry allottee very (calm/calmly).AnswercalmlyDid you get it?
- 3I don’t have the original map, and the architect doesn’t (too/either).AnswereitherDid you get it?
- 4It was (so/such) profitable a quarter... rewrite naturally with such.AnswerIt was such a profitable quarterDid you get it?
- 5(Even though/Even if) the loan gets rejected, we’ll fund it ourselves. (possibility)AnswerEven ifDid you get it?
- 6(Who/Whom) did the committee blame for the delay?AnswerWhomDid you get it?
- 7The lawyer insisted that the token (be/is) routed through RTGS.AnswerbeDid you get it?
- 8We finally got the seller (sign/to sign) the consent.Answerto signDid you get it?
- 9I (had/made) my documents (attest/attested) by the notary. (two blanks)Answerhad ... attestedDid you get it?
- 10The accident (happened/was happened) near the toll plaza.AnswerhappenedDid you get it?
- 11You’ve met the tehsildar before, ? (tag)Answerhaven’t youDid you get it?
- 12Nobody objected to the layout change, ? (tag)Answerdid theyDid you get it?
- 13I (used to/am used to) commuting on NH-9 now — it doesn’t bother me.Answeram used toDid you get it?
- 14There (used to be/was used to) a mango orchard here.Answerused to beDid you get it?
- 15We have been chasing the refund (for/since) four months.AnswerforDid you get it?
- 16Rates have doubled (for/since) the expressway announcement.AnswersinceDid you get it?
- 17The cheque was (send/sent) yesterday, and the parcel got (damage/damaged) in transit. (two blanks)Answersent ... damagedDid you get it?
- 18He never returns the files on time, ? (tag)Answerdoes heDid you get it?
- 19It is essential that every co-owner (be/is) present at the registry.AnswerbeDid you get it?
- 20sing––; break––; put–– (complete the forms)Answersang, sung; broke, broken; put, putDid you get it?
Practice Test 2 — Fix It & Translate It (18 questions)
Each sentence has one or two errors. Rewrite it correctly. (10)
- 1He gave me many informations, and all his advices were useful.AnswerHe gave me a lot of information, and all his advice was useful.Did you get it?
- 2She speaks English very good, isn’t it?AnswerShe speaks English very well, doesn’t she?Did you get it?
- 3I don’t like the new layout too, and my partner doesn’t like it too.AnswerI don’t like the new layout either, and my partner doesn’t like it either.Did you get it?
- 4It was a so hot day that even the labourers were made leave early.AnswerIt was such a hot day that even the labourers were made to leave early. (Such + noun; passive of make to.)Did you get it?
- 5Even he is the owner’s son, he was made to wait — correct sentence? Fix only what’s wrong.AnswerEven though he is the owner’s son, he was made to wait. (Naked even even though; the rest was correct.)Did you get it?
- 6Whom is handling the Bidhuri file, and who did you give the keys? (fix both halves; formal)AnswerWho is handling the Bidhuri file, and to whom did you give the keys?Did you get it?
- 7The committee demanded that he submits the accounts, isn’t it?AnswerThe committee demanded that he submit the accounts, didn’t it? (Subjunctive bare verb; tag mirrors ‘the committee demanded’.)Did you get it?
- 8I am used to wake up at 5 because I used to working in a call centre.AnswerI am used to waking up at 5 because I used to work in a call centre.Did you get it?
- 9My purse was stolen in the metro before two days, and the thief was never catched.AnswerMy purse was stolen in the metro two days ago, and the thief was never caught.Did you get it?
- 10Let me to explain: we got the deed drafted, had it register, and the possession was happened on Friday. (three errors)AnswerLet me explain: we got the deed drafted, had it registered, and the possession happened on Friday. (Let + bare verb; thing + V3; happen has no passive.)Did you get it?
Translate into English. (8)
- 11मुझे एक सलाह चाहिए — यह जानकारी कितनी पक्की है?AnswerI need a piece of advice — how reliable is this information?Did you get it?
- 12वह बहुत अच्छा बोलती है, है ना?AnswerShe speaks very well, doesn’t she?Did you get it?
- 13मैंने बाल कटवाए और गाड़ी service करवाई। (एक वाक्य)AnswerI got my hair cut and had the car serviced.Did you get it?
- 14यह मंदिर 1902 में बनाया गया था।AnswerThis temple was built in 1902.Did you get it?
- 15मैं सुझाव देता हूँ कि वह पहले वकील से मिले।AnswerI suggest that he meet the lawyer first.Did you get it?
- 16चाहे वे दुगना दाम दें, मैं नहीं बेचूँगा।AnswerEven if they offer double the price, I will not sell.Did you get it?
- 17मुझे अब जल्दी उठने की आदत हो गई है, पर पहले मैं 9 बजे उठता था। (एक वाक्य)AnswerI am used to getting up early now, but I used to get up at 9.Did you get it?
- 18जब से metro आई है, दाम दुगने हो गए हैं।AnswerSince the metro came, prices have doubled.Did you get it?
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The Series Is Complete
The Series Is Complete
Every tense, every conditional, every modal, every -ing and to, every article and preposition, and the fourteen precision tools of this final module — all built for one reader: the Hindi speaker who thinks in हिंदी and wants to operate in English.
the 13-tense engine room
every real and unreal world, plus wish
permission, obligation, deduction, and the politeness ladder
the complete -ing vs. to system
a/an/the, in/on/at, and 100 phrasal verbs
the fourteen finishing tools, and the irregular verbs master list
The method never changed: one rule, one Hindi bridge, the mistakes named honestly, and practice with explained answers. Grammar is not learnt by reading — it is learnt by the twenty-five questions at the end of every chapter. Revisit the review chapters monthly; the master maps were built to be your permanent single-page revision.
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