CBSE Class 7 English Grammar – Voice

CBSE Class 7 English Grammar – Voice

Definition of Voice
It tells us if the action is done by the subject or the action is done to the subject.
e.g.

  1.  Teacher teaches the students.
    In this sentence the action of teaching is done by the subject ‘teacher’.
  2.  Students are taught by teacher.
    In this sentence the action of teaching is done to the subject ‘teacher.’

Types of Voice
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Rules for Conversion of Active Voice into Passive Voice
Step 1: Identify subject, object, helping verb, verb
which are being used in the sentence.
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Step 2: Use the general structure of passive voice and place the different parts accordingly.
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Present Tense

Simple Present Tense
Active: Subject + V1 / + (s / es) + Object).
Passive: Object + is / am / are + V3 + by + Subject,
e.g.

  1. She teaches us English. (Active Voice)
    English is taught to us by her. (Passive Voice)
  2. We play football. (Active Voice)
    Football is played by us. (Passive Voice)

Present Continuous Tense
Active: Subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing + Object
Passive: Object + is /am/are + being + V3 + by + Subject
e.g.

  1. I am watching TV. (Active Voice)
    TV is being watched by me. (Passive Voice)
  2. She is reading a book. (Active Voice)
    A book is being read by her. (Passive Voice)

Present Perfect Tense
Active: Subject + has / have + V3 + Object
Passive: Object + has / have + been + V3 + by + Subject
e.g.

  1. You have done the work. (Active Voice)
    The work has been done by you. (Passive Voice)
  2. We have prepared the draft. (Active Voice)
    The draft has been prepared by us. (Passive Voice)

Past Tense

Simple Past Tense
Active: Subject + V2 + Object
Passive: Object + was / were + V3 + by + Subject
e.g.

  1.  Ram bought a flower. (Active Voice)
    A flower was bought by Ram. (Passive Voice)
  2. Prince wrote an essay. (Active Voice)
    An essay was written by Prince. (Passive Voice)

Past Continuous Tense
Active: Subject + was / were + V1 + ing + Object
Passive: Object + was / were + being + V3+ by + Subject
e.g.

  1. I was eating bread. (Active Voice)
    Bread was being eaten by me. (Passive Voice)
  2. She was cleaning dishes. (Active Voice)
    Dishes were being cleaned by her. (Passive Voice)

Past Perfect Tense
Active: Subject + had + V3 + Object
Passive: Object + had + been + V3 + by + Subject
e.g.

  1. Farmers had ploughed the field. (Active Voice)
    The field had been ploughed by farmers. (Passive Voice)
  2. Manoj had developed a formula. (Active Voice)
    A formula had been developed by Manoj.(Passive Voice)

Future Tense

Simple Future Tense
Active: Subject + shall / will + V1 + Object
Passive: Object + shall/will +be + V3  + by + Subject
e.g.

  1. He will paint a picture. (Active voice)
    A picture will be painted by him. (Passive Voice)
  2. She will cut the pipe. (Active Voice)
    The pipe will be cut by her. (Passive Voice)

Future Perfect Tense
Active: Subject + shall/will + have+V3 + Object
Passive: Object + shall/will + have + been + V3 + by + Subject
e.g.

  1. The boy will have met the girl. (Active Voice)
    The girl will have been met by the boy. (Passive Voice)
  2. The thief will have stolen the goods.(Active Voice)
    The goods will have been stolen by the thief. (Passive Voice)

Changing Active into Passive Voice of Imperative Sentences
Imperative sentences are of three types.

Orders/Commands
e.g.

  1. Open the door. (Active Voice)
  2. Follow my instructions. (Active Voice)
  3. Stop the car, at once. (Active Voice)

In such sentence ‘let’ is used to change into passive voice. It is followed by ‘object’ and ‘be+V3’ as follows

  1. Let the door be opened. (Passive Voice)
  2. Let my instructions be followed.(Passive Voice)
  3. Let the car be stopped at once.(Passive Voice)

Requests
If, in above sentences, ‘please’ is Idded, they become ‘requests’.
The passive voice of such sentences is begun with ‘you are requested to ’.
e.g.

  1. Please, open the door. (Active Voice)
    You are requested to open the door. (Passive Voice)
  2. Please, help me in my work. (Active Voice)
    You are requested to help me in my work. (Passive Voice)

Advice
e.g.

  1. Help the poor. (Active Voice)
    The poor should be helped, (by you) (Passive Voice)
  2. Love children. (Active Voice)
    Children should be loved. (Passive Voice)

Practice Questions and Solutions

Question 1:
Fill in the blanks with correct answers.

  1. Ananya ……………… very loudly that day.
    (a) was talking                         (b) was being talked
    (c) was talked                           (d) is talked
  2. Thankfully, the parcel ……………… by one of the members of the family.
    (a) received                              (b) was received
    (c) had received                      (d) has received
  3. Which places have ……………… by you, so far?
    (a) explored                             (b) are explored
    (c) been explored                   (d) being explored
  4. Who will ……………… the committee?
    (a) heading                              (b) headed
    (c) be head                               (d) be heading
  5. The air conditioner ……………… nicely now.
    (a) has been working             (b) is worked
    (c) has working                       (d) is working

Solution:

  1. (a)
  2. (b)
  3. (c)
  4. (d)
  5. (d)

Question 2:
Change the voice of the following sentences.

  1.  We teach Maths.
  2.  Do you keep a cat?
  3.  She doesn’t ring the bell.
  4.  I am cooking the beans.
  5.  You are not watching TV.
  6.  Are they selling books?
  7.  We have solved the sums.
  8.  He has not led the cow.
  9.  Have we learnt the lessons?
  10.  Bell invented the phone.
  11.  I did not notice you.
  12.  Did she find your books?
  13.  Meera was reading a letter.
  14.  We were not abusing him.
  15.  Was I driving a car?
  16.  The teacher had checked the copies.
  17.  The workers had not painted the house.
  18.  Had we cleaned the floor?
  19.  I shall draw pictures.
  20.  You will not teach them.

Solution:

  1.  Maths is taught by us.
  2.  Is a cat kept by you?
  3.  The bell is not rung by her.
  4.  The beans are being cooked by me.
  5.  TV is not being watched by you.
  6.  Are the books being sold by them?
  7.  The sums have been solved by us.
  8.  The cow has not been fed by him.
  9.  Have the lessons been learnt by us?
  10.  The phone was invented by Bell.
  11.  You were not noticed by me.
  12.  Were your books found by her?
  13.  A letter was being read by Meera.
  14.  He was not being abused by us.
  15.  Was a car being driven by me?
  16.  The copies had been checked by teacher.
  17.  The house had not been painted by workers.
  18.  Had the floor been cleaned by us?
  19.  Pictures shall be drawn by me.
  20.  They will not be taught by you.

Question 3:
There are sentences given in active voice as questions followed by four option sentences that are in passive voice. Identify the correct sentence in passive voice.

  1.  Ajay is flying kites.
    (a) Kites are flown by Ajay.
    (b) Kites have been flown by Ajay.
    (c) Kites are been flown by Ajay.
    (d) Kites are being flown by Ajay.
  2.  The PM has announced a new education policy.
    (a) A new education policy is announced by the PM.
    (b) A new education policy has been announced by the PM.
    (c) A new education policy was announced by the PM.
    (d) A new education policy had announced v by the PM.
  3.  Please, pass the keys to me.
    (a) You are requested to pass the keys to me.
    (b) Let the keys be passed to me.
    (c) The keys are passed to me by you.
  4.  What does she say?
    (a) What was said by her?
    (b) What is being said by her?
    (c) What is said by her?
    (d) What has been said by her?
  5.  Will Krish sell his bicycle?
    (a) Will Krish be sold by his bicycle?
    (b) Would Krish be sold by his bicycle?
    (c) Will his bicycle by sold by Krish?
    (d) Will his bicycle been sold by Krish?

Solution:

  1.  d
  2.  b
  3.  a
  4.  c
  5.  c

Question 4:
In the sentences given below identify which one is active voice and which one is passive voice.

  1.  The king has ordered the minister.
  2.  An institute can be run by me.
  3.  Can a poem be learnt by anyone?
  4.  He lost all the money.
  5.  You are insulted by them.

Solution:

  1.  Active
  2.  Passive
  3.  Passive
  4.  Active
  5.  Passive

Question 5:
Use suitable passive forms to fill the blanks.

  1.  The field ………………… by the farmer. (plough)
  2.  Things ……………….. being ……………….. by him. (steal)
  3.  Flowers ……………… been. by the man. (pluck)
  4.  The work ……………….. by the girl. (do)
  5.  A bullet ……………… be ………………. by police. (fire)

Solution:

  1.  is ploughed/was ploughed,will be ploughed
  2.  are,stolen
  3.  have,plucked
  4.  is done/was done/will be done
  5.  will,fired

CBSE Class 7 English Grammar – Tense

CBSE Class 7 English Grammar – Tense

Tense shows time and the extent of the work.

Types of Tense
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Present Tense Simple Present Tense
When the work or its extent seems indefinite/uncertain then it is simple present,
e.g.

  1.  She reads a book.
  2.  We play chess.

In the above two sentences, extent of work is uncertain because we do not have any idea that how much of the book has been read or when the game finishes.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject + V1 / V1 + s/es + Object
Negative: Subject + do/does + not + V1 + Object
Interrogative: do/does + Subject + V1 + Object + ?
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Uses of Simple Present Tense

  1.  To show a habit or a routine activity.
    e.g.

    1. I read newspaper daily. (Habit)
    2. She goes to office at 9 am. (Routine)
  2.  To show a universal truth or general truth.
    e.g.

    1. The Sun rises in the East. (Universal truth)
    2. Delhi is the capital of India. (General truth)
  3.  To write imperative sentences.
    e.g.

    1. Feed the cattle.
    2. Do not be so unkind.
  4. To show running commentary.
    e.g.

    1. Sachin bats for India against the Australia.
    2. The footballer comes fast, kicks the ball and
      it’s a goal.

Present Continuous Tense
When the action is going on at the time of speaking then it is in present continuous,
e.g.

  1.  Radha is dancing in the hall.
  2.  Leader is delivering the speech.

In the above sentences, the act of dancing and delivering are going on at the moment. Hence, the two sentences are in present continuous tense.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject + is/am/are+V1 + ing+ Object
Negative: Subject + is/am/are + not + V1 + ing + Object
Interrogative: is/am/are + Subject + V1 + ing + Object + ?
Note:
Is — He, she, it, singular nouns
Am — I
Are — We, you, they, plural nouns

Uses of Present Continuous Tense

  1.  To show a habit or a custom.
    e.g.

    1. She is doing her job well. (Habit)
    2. India is suffering from the evils of dowry. (Custom)
  2.  To show a transitory/temporary situation.
    e.g.

    1. Mamta is washing the dishes.
    2. Sarala is cooking beans.
  3. To show an action that is going on at the time of speaking.
    e.g.

    1. He is reading a good story now.
    2. Maya is jumping in the garden.
  4. To show an action that will take place in the near future.
    e.g.

    1. PM is visiting Nepal the next week.
    2. I am going to my village on Monday.

Present Perfect Tense
If the work has been completed, but it is not very long time to its completion, then present perfect tense is used,
e.g.

  1.  Mukesh has returned from the office.
  2.  We have developed a new method.

In the above sentences, the two work has just completed. So, they are in present perfect tense.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject + has/have + V3 + Object
Negative: Subject + has/have + not + V3 + Object
Interrogative: Has/have + Subject + V3 + Object + ?
Note:
Has — He, she, it, singular nouns
Have — I, we, you, they, plural nouns

Uses of Present Perfect Tense

  1.  To show an action that has been completed.
    e.g.

    1. We have taken our meal.
    2. They have left no work.
  2. To show an experience of the past.
    e.g.

    1. We have gone to Manali thrice.
    2. Dowry has taken the lives of many.
  3.  To show an action that was going on in the past and still going on.
    e.g.

    1. I have lived here for a year.
    2. She has known the poet for two years.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense
If the work has initiated in the past, presently it is going on and will continue a bit longer from now, then the sentence is in present perfect continuous tense,
e.g.

  1.  I have been doing grammar since January.
  2.  We have been playing cricket for an hour.

In the above sentences, the actions of doing and playing have started in the past, they are still going on in the present. Therefore, these are present perfect continuous.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject + has/have + been + V1+ ing + Object + since/for + time denotion
Negative: Subject + has/have + not + been + V1+ ing + Object + since/for + time denotion
Interrogative: Has/ Have + subject + been + V1 + ing + Object + since/for + time denotion + ?
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Ues of Present perfect Continuous Tense
To show an action that has started in the past and still going on which will end in the near or later future.
e.g.

  1.  Mayank has been singing a song since,8 o’clock.
  2.  Radha has been listening to music for 3 hours.

Past Tense

Simple Past Tense
Work that is finished in the past and there is a complete indication of the time like yesterday, never, last, ago, 1947, yesternight etc. e.g.

  1.  I went to park yesterday.
  2.  She did the work last week.

In the above two sentences, the work has ended in the past and there is a reference of time with the completion. So, these two are in the simple past tense.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject + V2 + Object
Negative: Subject + did + not + V1 + Object
Interrogative: Did + Subject + V1 + Object + ?

Use of Simple Past Tense

  1. To show a habit in the past.
    1. India always supported the peace.
    2. Buddha always preached the wisdom.
  2. To show an action that took place in the past.
    1. India won the match yesterday.
    2. She took her first music class last day.

Past Continuous Tense
If the work was continued in the past then it is in past continuous tense.
e.g.

  1.  Mayuri was dancing in the party.
  2.  The leaders were quarrelling in the Parliament.

In the above two sentences the action of dancing and quarrelling were going on in the past.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject + was/were + V1 + ing+Object
Negative: Subject + was/were + not + V1 + ing + Object
Interrogative: was/were + subject + V1 + ing+Object
Note: Was I, he, she, it, singular nouns Were We, you, they, plural nouns

Uses of Past Continuous Tense

  1.  To show an action continued in the past.
    e.g.

    1. They were ringing the phone continuously,
    2. She was taking things from her brother.

Past Perfect Tense
Actions which were finished in the past before the start of any other work in the past,
e.g.

  1.  Seema had left for Jaipur.
  2.  Madhu had developed the method.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject + had + V3 + Object
Negative: Subject + did + not + V3 + Object
Interrogative: Did + Subject + V3 + Object + ?

Uses of Past Perfect Tense

  1.  When two actions in past took place one after another, then the first action is said in past perfect tense and the second action in simple past tense.
    e.g.

    1. I reached the place after he had left.
    2. She had seen me before she called me.
  2.  To show an action of remote past.
    e.g.

    1. Einstein had died after the world war.
    2. She had done all good in her childhood.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense
If an action started in the past, continued in the past and then gets done in the past then it is in past perfect continuous tense.
e.g.

  1.  Seema had been collecting seeds of flowers for
    the whole day when I went to her.
  2.  Kapil Dev had been playing for India for many years when my father met him.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject+had+been + V1 + ing + Object + since/for + time denotion
Negative: Subject + had + not + been + V1 + ing + Object + since/for + time denotion
Interrogative: Had + Subject + been + V1 + ing + Object + since/for + time denotion + ?

Future Tense

Simple Future Tense
The work that has been scheduled in the future to take place is called simple future,
e.g.

  1.  We shall play a game.
  2.  You will read a poem.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject + shall/will + V1 + Object
Negative: Subject + shall/will + not + V1 + Object
Interrogative: Shall/will + Subject + V1 + Object + ?
Note:
Shall — I, we, they, plural nouns
Will — You, he, she, it, singular nouns
However ‘will’ can be used with every subject since the use of ‘shall’ has become outdated now.

Uses of Simple Future

  1.  To show an action that is scheduled in the near future.
    e.g.

    1. She will go to school tomorrow.
    2. I shall come to office next week.
  2.  To show a strong possibility.
    e.g.

    1. Mr Kapoor will win the election.
    2. His hard work will pay him off.

Future Continuous Tense
A work that will be going on at some specified time in the future is said to be in future continuous tense,
e.g.

  1.  It will be raining in September.
  2.  We shall be playing tomorrow morning.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject + shall/will + be + V1 + ing + Object
Negative: Subject + shall/will + not + be + V1 + ing + Object
Interrogative: shall/will + Subject + Be + V1 + ing + Object + ?
Note:
Shall — I, we, they, plural nouns
Will — He, she, it, you, singular nouns

Uses of Future Continuous Tense

  1.  To show an action that will be going on in the future at a certain point of time.
    e.g.

    1. She will be playing tomorrow morning.
    2. Raman and Suman shall be playing games in their house.
  2.  It is also used for actions taking place in near future the same way as simple future tense is used.

Future Perfect Tense
Action that would be completed upto a certain point of time in the future is of future perfect tense.
e.g.

  1. She will have completed her graduation by 2017.
  2.  I shall have finished my work by 3 o’clock.
  3.  We shall have brought the black money back upto 2019.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject+shall/will + have+ V3 + Object
Negative: Subject + shall/will + not + have + V3 + Object
Interrogative: shall/Will + Subject + have + V3 + Object + ?

Uses of Future Perfect Tense
To show an action that will be completed in future at a certain point of time.
e.g.

  1.  They shall have prepared all the charts for the meeting.
  2.  Leader will have delivered the speech in the peace summit.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense
When an action that will start in future and will last for a certain period in future, then it is of future perfect continuous tense.
e.g.

  1.  Sagar will have been arranging all his books on shelf since morning tomorrow.
  2.  You will have been doing your sums for three hours tomorrow.

Structure
Affirmative: Subject + shall/will + have + been + V1 + ing + Object + since/for + time denotion
Negative: Subject + shall/will + not + have + been+V1 + ing+Object + since/for+time denotion
Interrogative: Shall/will + subject + have + been + V1 + ing+Object+since/for+time denotion + ?

Uses of Future Perfect Continuous Tense
To show an action that will start in future and will be going on in future and is scheduled to end at some point in the future.
e.g.

  1.  Vaibhav will have been playing cricket in the ground for three hours.
  2.  They shall have been making fun of the poor boy since his arrival there.

Practice Questions and Solutions

Question 1:
Fill in the blanks with either first form (V1) or (V1 + s/es) of the verbs.

  1.  She ……………. on the ground. (Jump)
  2.  We ……………. cricket daily. (Play)
  3.  Phone ……………. loudly in the hall. (Ring)
  4.  You ……………. to the park often. (Go)
  5.  Hard work ……………. in the long-run. (Pay)

Solution:

  1.  jumps
  2.  Play
  3.  rings
  4.  go
  5.  pays

Question 2:
Fill in the blanks with ‘do’ or ‘does’.

  1.   ……………. we play often?
  2.   ……………. the farmer work hard?
  3.  She ……………. not pay attention to studies.
  4.  I ……………. not hurt anybody.
  5.   ……………. they love us?

Solution:

  1.  Do
  2.  Does
  3.  does
  4.  do
  5.  Do

Question 3:
Fill in the blanks with is/am/are and using the correct form of verb given in bracket.

  1.  I ……………. not ……………. a letter these days. (Write)
  2.  ……………. we ……………. noodles now? (Eat)
  3.  You ……………. not ……………. the book properly. (Read)
  4.  He ……………. a poem to please me. (Write)
  5. ……………. she …………….  to make a practice? (Dance)

Solution:

  1.  am, writing
  2.  Are, eating
  3.  are, reading
  4.  is, writing
  5.  is, dancing

Question 4:
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option from the following.

  1.  Vaibhav is looking for a job …………….
    (a) yesterday       (b) these days
    (c) next year        (d) at 8 pm
  2.  Sarita has been watching TV ……………. morning.
    (a) from               (b) for
    (c) since               (d) yet
  3.  Annie ……………. his parents to the UK this year
    (a) was taking
    (b) took
    (c) is taking
    (d) had taken
  4.  Mr Chopra ……………. all his wealth by 2018.
    (a) finishes
    (b) will have finished
    (c) will be finished
    (d) finishing
  5.  I thought you might be awaiting my call. Therefore I ……………. you.
    (a) am called                  (b) have been calling
    (c) am being called       (d) have called

Solution:

  1.  (b)
  2.  (c)
  3.  (c)
  4.  (b)
  5.  (d)

Question 5:
Fill in the blanks with the the correct form of verbs.

  1.  Where did you ……………. the bag?
    (a) left                   (b) leaving
    (c) leave               (d) was leaving
  2.  The monsoon ……………. recently making the environment green and beautiful.
    (a) started           (b) has started
    (c) starting         (d) is starting
  3.  Latika ……………. a sweate’r for her baby for two months.
    (a) is weaving
    (b) has woven
    (c) weaved
    (d) has been weaving
  4.  Kunti ……………. the puzzle before the teacher explained it on black board.
    (a) had solved         (b) is solved
    (c) is solving           (d) has been solving
  5.  Mayuri was waiting for you here. She ……………. just now.
    (a) left                     (b) is leaving
    (c) has left              (d) leaving

Solution:

  1.  (c)
  2.  (b)
  3.  (d)
  4.  (a)
  5.  (c)

Question 6:
Fill in the blanks with the verb forms that is suitable using one of the helping verbs out of has/have.

  1.  Madan and Kundan ……………. with joy. (Dance)
  2.  I ……………. not ……………. my work on time. (Finish)
  3.  Sita ……………. not ……………. a song today. (sing)
  4.  ……………. you ……………. your duty effectively? (Do)
  5.  ……………. Prem ……………. at you in the morning today? (Laugh)

Solution:

  1.  have, danced
  2.  have, finished
  3.  has, sung
  4.  Have, done
  5.  Has, laughed

Question 7:
Fill in the blanks given in the sentences by using the structure of present perfect continuous tense. Use the verbs given in the brackets.

  1.  Chandan ……………. a letter three ……………. hours. (Write)
  2.  Mohan ……………. not ……………. his work this July. (Do)
  3.  ……………. Maya ……………. a picture ……………. 7 pm? (Paint)
  4.  Police ……………. to catch the thieves ……………. two months. (Try)
  5.  Government ……………. not ……………. attention to farmer’s problem …………….. five years. (Pay)

Solution:

  1.  has been writing, for
  2.  has, been doing, since
  3.  Has, been painting, since
  4.  have been trying, for
  5.  has, been paying, for

Question 8:
Fill in the blanks using correct verb form given in the bracket according to the simple past.

  1.  She ……………. the hall immediately. (Leave)
  2.  They ……………. not ……………. to park yesterday. (Go)
  3.  ……………. you ……………. me in the evening? (Call)
  4.  My parents ……………. me the good values. (Teach)
  5.  Sameera …………….  not ……………. that project then. (Approve)

Solution:

  1.  left
  2.  did, go.
  3.  Did, call
  4.  taught
  5.  did, approve

Question 9:
Fill in the blanks using correct form of past continuous tense. Use the verbs given in the bracket alongwith was/were.

  1.  Fishes ……………. in the river. (Swim)
  2.  Waiter ……………. not ……………. the food. (Serve)
  3.  ……………. he ……………. his. (Do)
  4.  People ……………. in the temple. (Pray)
  5.  Tiger …………….. not ……………. the deer. (Chase)

Solution:

  1.  were swimming
  2.  was, serving
  3.  Was, doing
  4.  were, praying
  5.  was, chasing

Question 10:
Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms according to the structure of past perfect tense.

  1.  I ……………. (receive) your message before I reached.
  2.  The meeting started after we …………….(enter) the hall.
  3.  Chintu …………….(read) the book earlier before his cousin gifted him with the same.
  4.  Nida started speaking after the teacher …………….(finish) with his points.
  5.  Riddhi and I …………….. already …………….(discuss) this in the class.

Solution:

  1.  had received
  2.  had entered
  3.  had read
  4.  had finished
  5.  had, discussed

Question 11:
Fill in the blanks using suitable verb form according to the structure of past perfect continuous tense.

  1.  She ……………. in that school since 1977. (Teach)
  2.  Farmers ……………. not ……………. for five years. (Farm)
  3.  Actors ……………. blankets for three hours. (Donate)
  4.  Rats ……………. not ……………. in the house since Monday.(Run)
  5. …………….  the people ……………. for him for two election periods? (Vote)

Solution:

  1.  had been teaching
  2.  had, been farming
  3.  had been donating
  4.  had, been running
  5.  Had, been voting

Question 12:
Fill the blanks by using the correct verb forms considering the structures of simple future tense.

  1.  It ……………. today in the evening. (Rain)
  2.  Children ……………. a game tomorrow. (Play)
  3.  Worker ……………. not ……………. the work. (Do)
  4.  A snake …………….  not ……………. you until it is disturbed. (Bite)
  5.  ……………. we ……………. there? (Sit)

Solution:

  1.  will rain
  2.  shall play
  3.  will, do
  4.  will bite
  5.  Shall, sit

Question 13:
Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of verbs according to the correct structure of future continuous tense.

  1.  Government ……………. a new dam. (Build)
  2.  Girls  ……………. not ……………. this book. (Use)
  3.  …………….. she ……………. to operate computer? (Learn)
  4.  Manoj and Ajay ……………. business. (start)
  5.  The driver ……………. not ……………. the bus. (Drive)

Solution:

  1.  will be building
  2.  shall, be using
  3.  Will, be learning
  4.  shall be starting
  5.  will, be driving

Question 14:
Fill in the blanks using the correct form of vert>6 according to the structure of future perfect or future perfect continuous tense.

  1.  This project ……………. much time. (Take)
  2.  The company ……………. the car by this time-next year. (Manufacture)
  3.  The girl ……………. not ……………. her homework. (Complete)
  4.  Magazine ……………. not …………….. in the market for a week. (Circulate)
  5.  …………….. you ……………. this work for me? (Finish)

Solution:

  1.  will have, taken
  2.  will have been, manufacturing
  3.  will, have completed
  4.  will, have been circulating
  5.  Will, have finished

Question 15:
In the following question, a passage has been given. There are a few blanks that are numbered and these numbers are again printed, below the passage, along with four options. Out of these options, choose the word that suits the blank best.
I …………(1) very close to my grandmother and we …………(2) a very strong bond. She loved me …………(3) She was one …………(4) my closest friends and we also had secrets. If someone …………(5) me, I would straight run to her and she …………(6) hug me.

  1.  (a) had                       (b) am
    (c) was                        (d) had been
  2.  (a) shared                  (b) sharing
    (c) to share                 (d) had shared
  3.  (a) conditionally       (b) unwillingly
    (c) willingly                (d) unconditionally
  4.  (a) on                          (b) in
    (c) with                        (d) of
  5.  (a) scolds                   (b) scolded
    (c) was scolding        (d) has scolded
  6.  (a) was            (b) shall           (c) must               (d) would

Solution:

  1. (c) was
  2. (a) shared
  3. (d) unconditionally
  4. (d) of
  5. (b) scolded
  6. (d) would

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CBSE Class 7 English Grammar – Subject-Verb Agreement

CBSE Class 7 English Grammar – Subject-Verb Agreement

Definition of Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-verb agreement tells us about the ways a subject will agree to its verb. Generally, rules of tense are in the category of subject-verb agreement, but apart from these rules there are some other rules by which a subject agrees to the verb.
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e.g.

  1.  Simran is late today.
  2.  We are always happy.

But, we shall study the important deviations from the above two rules.

Rules for Subject-Verb Agreement

  1.  Two nouns or pronouns when joined by ‘and’ takes plural verb.
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  2.  When ‘one of ’ is used with a plural noun, the verb after it is always singular,
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  3.  Nouns that are connected by ‘each’ and ‘every’ take a singular verb with them.
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  4.  If two nouns are connected by ‘and’ but are meant for one person or for one idea then the verb becomes singular.
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  5.  When two subjects are joined by “as well as, along with, together with, in addition to” then the verb agrees to the first subject.
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  6.  When two or more subjects are connected by “or, nor, either or, neither nor” then the verb,
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  7.  If a sentence starts with introducing ‘there’ then verb agrees to the number of the noun that comes after ‘there’.
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  8.  Nouns, though plural but if they refer to the name of a book, country or that of a province then the verb used is ‘singular’.
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  9.  When plural nouns refer as a whole then it is taken to be singular and the very is also singular.
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  10. Phrase ‘a number of’ takes a plural verb but phrase ‘the number of’ takes a singular verb.
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  11.  Few, a few, many, several/both are plural in form and they take plural verb with them.
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  12. If two subjects with different numbers are joined by “not only but also, either or, neither nor” then the verb agrees to the subject nearer to it.
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Practice Questions and Solutions

Question 1:
From the given sentences choose which one is correct and which one is incorrect on the basis of rules of subject verb agreement.
Instead of correct or incorrect, fill in the blank exercise with multiple options would have been more useful.

  1.  Birds are taking rest on the tree.
  2.  Maya does not get up in the morning.
  3.  She loves chocolates very much.
  4.  The players has stopped shouting.
  5.  One of my sisters live in Ranchi.
  6.  Chennai and Kolkata is beautiful cities.
  7.  Every player and every coach are present,
  8.  Mr Singh who was a poet and singer is no more.
  9.  You and not me are the wrong doer.
  10.  The rpbber with his friends was arrested.
  11.  Geeta or Reeta have brought this candle.
  12.  Neither he nor his father has appeared.
  13.  There were many people around the temple.
  14.  West Indies are a group of islands.
  15.  Ten kilometres are a long distance by foot.

Solution:

  1.  Correct
  2.  Correct
  3.  Correct
  4.  Correct
  5.  Incorrect
  6.  Incorrect
  7.  Incorrect
  8.  Correct
  9.  Correct
  10.  Correct
  11.  Incorrect
  12.  Correct
  13.  Correct
  14.  Incorrect
  15.  Incorrect

Question 2:
Fill the blanks that each sentence has in compliance to subject-verb agreement.

  1.  Many forms ………………. been received, (has/have)
  2.  One of the thieves ………………. been caught. (has/have)
  3.  Ramu and Shyamu ………………. playing chess. (is/are)
  4.  Each man and each women ………………. rejoicing. (was/were)
  5.  The horse and cart ………………. lost. (is/are)
  6.  Mahi as well as her teachers ………………. very much concerned. (is/are)
  7.  My brothers along with my friend ………………. coming to my house. (was/were)
  8.  Either of the two ………………. suitable. (is/are)
  9.  Neither of the two girls ………………. going to win the competition. (is/are)
  10.  A number of migratory birds ………………. coming to India during winter. (are/is)

Solution:

  1.  have
  2.  has
  3.  are
  4.  was
  5.  is
  6.  is
  7.  were
  8.  is
  9.  is
  10.  are

Question 3:
Match the entries in List I with List II to form various sentences.
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Solution:
(i) (g)               (ii) (h)
(iii) (a)             (iv) (i)
(v) (d)              (vi) (j)
(vii) (b)            (viii) (f)
(ix) (c)              (x) (e)