Class 10 Grammar Questions for SEE Exam

 GRAMMAR (11 Marks) 

(VERY VERY IMP QUESTIONS FOR SEE)

Question Tags 

Supply the correct question. 

1. Those shoes are nice, aren't they? 

2. That isn't your book, is it? 

3. I've lost my key, haven't I? 

4. This is a good book, isn't it? 

5. I met a boy last week, didn't I? 

6. Let's go out, shall we? 

7. There's a big pond, isn't there? 

8. Everything is perishable, isn't it? 

9. I'm tired and hungry, aren't I? 

10. Gopi and Krishna will finish the work, won't they? 

Interrogation (Wh-question) and Negation 

Change the following sentences into negative. 

1. Sudha plays the guitar. 

Answer: Sudha does not play the guitar. 

2. Hem tries to pass. 

Answer: Hem does not try to pass. 

3. He found something in the room. 

Answer: He didn't find anything in the room. or 

He found nothing in the room. 

4. I bought some books yesterday. 

Answer:. I didn't buy any books yesterday. or I bought no books yesterday. 

5. Hari built the house. 

Ans. Hari didn't build the house. 

6. Nilu sometimes comes to me.

Answer:. Nilu never comes to me. 

7. She cut her finger. 

Answer: She did not cut her finger. 

8. I lost something. 

Answer:. I didn't lose anything.

or 

I lost nothing. 

9. There is some milk in the bottle. 

Answer: There is not any milk in the bottle. or, 

There is no milk in the bottle. 

10. She fell off her bicycle. 

Answer:. She did not fall off her bicycle. 

Change the following sentences into Wh- Questions as indicated in the brackets. 

1. I bought some books yesterday. (into when question) 

Answer: When did I buy any books? 

2. Binita prepares food every day. (into who question) 

Answer: Who prepares food every day? 

3. Mohan drives a car. (into what question) 

Answer: What does Mohan drive? 

4. Hari went to school on foot. (into how question) 

Answer: How did Hari go to school? 

5. Sita speaks fluently. (into how question) 

Answer: How does Sita speak? 

6. Niru sometimes comes to Rina. (into when question) 

Answer: When does Niru come to Rina? 

7. He plays chess. (into what question) 

Answer: What does he play? 

8. Roshani cut her finger. (into what question) 

Answer: What did Roshani cut? 

9. He went to the party. (into where question)

Answer:. Where did he go? 

10. Shanti got a job at a school. (into who question) 

Answer: Who got a job at a school? 

11. Niru goes to the temple every day. (into when question) 

Answer: When does Niru go to the temple? 

12. Lata sings well. (into how question) 

Answer: How does Lata sing? 

13. He didn't go to school yesterday. (into when question) 

Answer: When didn't he go to school? or 

When did he not go to school? 

14. My friend works in Birtamod now. (into where question) 

Answer: Where does my friend work now? 

15. The boy has stolen my watch. (into what question) 

Answer: What has the boy stolen? 

16. You have to go to school daily. (Change into 'how often' question) 

Answer: How often do you have to go to school? 

17. The timber was six feet long. (Change into "How long ...." question) 

Answer: How long was the timber? 

18. She never drinks. (Change into 'How -often' question) 

Answer: How often does she drink? 

19. Our school starts at 10 o'clock. (Change into 'when' question) 

Answer: When does our school start? 

Change the following sentences into affirmative.

1. Did she help you yesterday? 

Answer:. She helped me yesterday. 

2. Is there are news today? 

Answer:. There is some news today. 

3. Do the farmers grow rice every year? 

Answer: The farmers grow rice every year. 

4. Does it have any sense? 

Answer: It has some sense? 

5. Gopal has not eaten his food. 

Answer: Gopal has eaten his food. 

6. Did you bake the cookies? 

Answer: I baked the cookies? 

7. Did he build a new house? 

Answer: He built a new house. 

8. Hari doesn't speak English properly. 

Answer: Hari speaks English properly. 

9. Does he teach well? 

Answer: He teaches well. 

10. Have you passed the SEE exam? 

Answer: You have passed the SEE exam. 

Change the following sentences into yes/no question.

1. I sometimes go to the cinema. 

Answer: Do you ever go to the cinema? 

2. She knows the way to my house. 

Answer: Does she know the way to your house? 

3. She met her client yesterday. 

Answer: Did she meet her client yesterday? 

4. He fried some onions. 

Answer: Did he fry any onions? 

5. He found something in the room.

Answer: Did he find anything in the room? 

6. He sings songs daily. 

Answer: Does he sing songs ?

7. I've already seen 

Answer:Haven't you se ?

8. It has some sense. 

Answer: Does it have any sense? 

9. She is a dancer. 

Answer: Is she a dancer? 

10. He can swim. 

Answer: Can he swim? 

Tenses 

Put the verb in bracket in the correct tense. 

1. He (go) to Pokhara last Sunday. 

Answer: He went to Pokhara last Sunday. 

2. We shall go as soon as you (be) ready. 

Answer: We shall go as soon as you are ready. 

3. Paper (burn) easily. 

Answer: Paper burns easily. 

4. Elvis Presley (die) in 1977. 

Answer: Elvis Presley died in 1977. 

5. I (fly) over Lake Phewa last week. 

Answer: I flew over Lake Phewa last week. 

6. Niru (not drink) tea very often. 

Answer: Niru doesn't drink tea very often. 

7. When I first met him, he (work) in a hotel. 

Answer: When I first met him, he worked in a hotel. 

8. We (go) to school every day. 

Answer: We go to school every day. 

9. Do you think it (rain)? 

Answer: Do you think it is going to rain? 

10. He (lie) there for three hours. 

Answer: He has been lying there for three hours. 

11. Cuckoos (not build) nests. 

Answer: Cuckoos do not build nests. 

12. I (not see) you for more than a week. 

Answer: I have not seen you for more than a week. 

13. I (live) here since 1980.  

Answer: I have been living here since 1980. 

14. Where he (live) when you saw him last? 

Answer: Where he was living when you saw him last?

 

15. It (rain) Look at those clouds. 

Answer:. It is going to rain. Look at those clouds. 

16. In 2004 he (be) dead for ten years. 

Answer: In 2004 he will have been dead for ten years. 

17. You can't see Archana now, she (have) a bath. 

Answer:You can't see Archana now; she is having a bath. 

18. Look before you (leap). 

Answer: Look before you leap. 

19. She told me his name after he (leave). 

Answer: She told me his name after he had left. 

20. You ever (ride) a camel? 

Answer: Have you ever ridden a camel?

 Reported speech 

Change into indirect speech

. 

1. She said to him, 'Go away'. 

Answer: She told him to go away. 

2. He said, 'I'm living in Jhapa. 

Answer: He said that he was living in Jhapa. 

3. The teacher said, 'Water finds its own level.' 

Answer: The teacher said that water finds its own level. 

4. The head teacher said to Radha, 'Come to my office.' 

Answer: The head teacher ordered Radha to go to his office. 

5. I said to her, 'Cook it in butter.' 

Answer: I advised/told her to cook it in butter.. 

6. She said to me, 'Don't go along.' 

Answer: She told/warned me not to go along. 

7. The teacher said to his students, 'Don't level your class.' 

Answer: The teacher told his students not to leave their class. or The teacher forbade his students to leave their class. 

8. She said, 'How long will you stay here?' 

Answer: She wanted to know/asked how long I would stay there

. 

9. My father asked me, 'What do you want?' 

Answer: My father asked me what I wanted. 

10. He said to me, 'I was absent yesterday.' 

Answer: He told me that he was/had been absent the day before. 

11. He said, 'He was running hard yesterday.' 

Answer: He said that he had been running hard the previous day. 

12. The teacher said to me, 'What is your name?' 

Answer: The teacher asked me what my name was. 

13. The teacher said to us, 'Haven't you done your homework?' 

Answer: The teacher asked us if we hadn't done our homework. 

14. She said to me, 'How do you make this doll?' 

Answer: She asked me how I made that doll. 

15. Our science teacher said, "The earth revolves round the sun.' 

Answer: Our science teacher said that the earth revolves round the sun. 

16. She said, 'Where is my mother?' 

Answer: She enquired where her mother was.

17. He said to me, "What do you want?' 

Answer: He asked me what I wanted. 

18. My mother asked me, 'Why did I get up so early?' 

Answer:My mother asked me why I had got up so early. 

19. The teacher said to his pupils, 'Have you done your homework?' 

Answer:The teacher asked his pupils if they had done their homework. 

20. Father said to me, 'Bring the medical report. 

Answer: Father asked/ordered/told me to bring the medical report.

 Voices 

Change the following sentences into passive voice. 

1. They are making a building. 

Answer:A building is being made (by them). 

2. Who wrote the letter? 

Answer: Who was the letter written by? 

3. They built this house in 1990. 

Answer: This house was built in 1990. 

4. Nobody looked after him. 

Answer: He was not looked after. 

5. They didn't invite me. 

Answer:. I was not invited.

6. They grow apples now. 

Answer: Apples are grown now. 

7. Somebody cleans this room every day. 

Answer: This room is cleaned every day. 

8. Respect your parents. 

Answer: Your parents should be respected.

9. He didn't give her a chance to speak. 

Answer:. She was not given a chance to speak. 

10. Someone has stolen my books. 

Answer: My books have been stolen. 

11. An unseen hand opened the window. 

Answer:The window was opened by an unseen hand. 

12. Somebody hit me in the crowd. 

Answer: I was hit in the crowd. 

13. Did they give you enough sugar? 

Answer: Were you given enough sugar? 

or Was enough sugar given to you? 

14. Boys play games. 

Answer: Games are played by boys. 

15. Farmers are clearing the jungle. 

Answer:The jungle is being cleared by farmers. 

16. They make cheese from milk. 

Answer: Cheese is made from milk. 

17. People don't use this road very often. 

Answer: This road is not used very often. 

18. We have to earn more money. 

Answer: More money has to be earned. 

19. I told him to come. 

Answer: He was told to come. 

20. People elected him as president. 

Answer: He was elected as president. 

Change into active voice. 

1. Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving. 

Answer: Dangerous driving causes many accidents. My car is being repairing. 

2. My car is being repairing. 

Answer: They are repaired my car.

3. He is loved by all. 

Answer: All love him.

4. More rice is grown by farmers. 

Answer: Farmers grow more rice. 

5. The programme was canceled. 

Answer: They canceled the programme.

6. English is spoken all over the world. 

Answer: People speak English all over the world.

 

7. The king was given a warm welcome. 

Answer: People gave the king a warm welcome. 

8. Were you frightened by the noise? 

Answer: Did the noise frighten you?

 9. The road was destroyed by a landslide. 

Answer: A landslide destroyed the road. 

10. America was discovered by Columbus. 

Answer: Columbus discovered America.