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Missing Elements in Paragraphs

In this article, we'll be discussing the importance of grammar and we'll be discussing and solving some exercises and a few are given for your practice too.

The language English is a very common mode of communication all around. Even though most of us can speak English, when it comes to writing, it is more precise and complicated and hence becomes a bit of a hurdle. To make it easier, grammar is one thing that you should be looking into. Grammar is the secret of good English. And while writing, it is very important to look into stuff like full stop apostrophe commas etc., because while writing for a sentence to be complete, these are very important.

Now to master the English language, we need to learn and work out from time to time. Below are a few worksheets that will help you with your language skill.

Work Sheet 1

Fill the missing blanks with the appropriate word.

Words: thought, like, events, While, chanting, called, ready

    It was a very normal day in Silver Hills (1)____ and every day, James started his day with a hot cup of coffee. (2)___  sitting on his balcony, he thought to himself about all the (3)____  that he had passed by and what got him here. He   (4)____ writes about all the events of his life, good and bad as well. Then he smiled at the beautiful sunset, (5)____ his favourite quote, “Today is another beautiful day”. All his days started with this positivity. After he got (6)____ for work and a few minutes later, his driver was at his door. At once, he (7)____ goes out for his driver and asks him to take him to the car. The driver pushes his wheelchair into the car.

The first one is solved for better understanding;

It was a very normal day in Silver Hills, like every day, James started his day with a hot cup of coffee.     While sitting on his balcony, he thought to himself about all the events that he had passed by and what got him here. He thought about all the events of his life, good and bad as well. Then he smiled at the beautiful sunset, chanting his favourite quote, “Today is another beautiful day”. All his days started with this positivity. After he got ready for work and a few minutes later, his driver was at his door. At once, he called out for his driver and asked him to take him to the car. The driver pushes his wheelchair into the car.

Work Sheet 2

Words: reconsideration, maintaining, accomplish, enthusiasm, introduced, proceeded, interacting, belonged.

Some students have decided to volunteer at an Orphanage once every month. They have one main goal to     (1)        which is to be good citizens of the society, hence this was the one great step to prove themselves. So, they first went to their school principal to request permission. The principal had granted them permission without any (2)____. So, the kids happily left for the orphanage, from there they (3)____ themselves to the staff and enquired about how they were (4)____ and about what activities are carried out by the staff for the children there. Then (5)____ to the children they (6)____ to the age group of 5 to 17. As they started (7)_____with these children, what they realised was that every child in the room was filled with (8)____ towards learning and getting a good education. Every child had their own liking and interests in arts too.

Conclusion

Questions on missing element are very common in national level and governmental job exams. One must take note of grammatical concepts, semantic and punctuational elements to be able to solve these questions. This needs effective reading, engaging and analysing on part pf the learners to be able to succeed.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to the most common queries related to the Bank Examination Preparation.

Where are commas used?

And. They are used to show aid in clarity and to join two sentences.

What does a semicolon mean?

Ans. Identifies quotation marks.

What is an exclamation?

Ans. Exclamation “!” is used to show excitement or wonder.