Some words have more than one meaning. Note the underlined words in these sentences.

1. The time was barely 10 o’clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had well nigh depeopled the streets.

2. The man in the doorway struck a match.

3. Well, yes, for a time we corresponded.

4. Jimmy is a staunch old chap.

5. A man gets in a groove in New York.

Now use the underlined words to complete these sentences. You will notice that each word you use has a different meaning from the ones above.

1. Is there a _____________ for a friend you can trust completely?

2. The knob doesn’t quite fit into the _____________ designed for it.

3. The fort had such _____________ walls that they still stand even after a thousand years!

4. The visitors got a _____________ reception at the hotel.

5. The descriptions sent over the wire _____________ with the descriptions given by the police.

Tick the correctly punctuated sentences.

1. a. Jimmy Wells is an honest policeman: the life he leads is simple and easygoing.
   b. Jimmy Wells is an honest policeman, the life he leads is simple and easygoing

2. a. “Yes,” said Bob, “Ill come back to meet you.”
   b. “Yes,” said Bob, “I’ll come back to meet you.”

3. a. There was only one thing he could do have him arrested.
   b. There was only one thing he could do – have him arrested.

4. a. There were my only options: to have him arrested, to let him go or to pretend I had never met him.
   b. These were my only options: to have him arrested; to let him go; or to pretend I had never met him.

Circle the correct verbs given within the brackets.

1. Neither the witness nor the policeman (have/has) any comments on the subjects.

2. One of the policemen, whom I was talking to about the case, (is/are) coming in later.

3. Even though evidence was long and backed by facts, it (was/were) disregarded.

4. All the people, except his enemies and an activist, (was/were) sorry to learn that Bob had turned bad.

5. Jimmy, along with bob and two other close friends, (was/were) standing outside a store.

Tick the sentences with the correct subject verb agreement.

1. There were now a fine, cold rain lashing the town.

2. It has given me everything I asked for.

3. One, his egotism enlarged by his many successes, were beginning to recount his history.

4. The vicinity was one that kept early hours.

5. Chilly guests of wind that had a taste of rain was making the own cold and unwelcoming.

This paragraph has many subject – verb agreement errors. Circle the errors and rewrite the paragraph.
Kishore and Jafar is gold friends. Neither like to go anywhere without the other. Both are devoted to each other. Of the two, Kishore are more of an extrovert. Each of them want to prove his loyalty  to the other. The pair are famous in their town for their friendship. Kishore together with Jafar are planning to visit Mansarovar.

Imagine you are Jimmy Wells. Write a letter to another friend mentioning how you felt when you realized Bob was actually ‘Silky’ Bob. Say what made you suspect that a good man had changed into a bad one during the years that had passed.

“Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me.”

1. How much time had passed between the meetings?

2. Where did the first meeting take place?

3. What do you think was the speaker mode when he said this?

Did pretty well out West, didn't you?

1. Who had done pretty well in the West?

2. Name the two things start the speaker noticed that made him remark that the other had done pretty well out West?

3. How, do you think, he had actually done so well?

Describe the appearance of the man in the doorway. How do his possessions help you understand his economic situation?

How can you say that Jimmy Wells was sharp and clever?

How did Jimmy Wells make himself known to his old friend?

What does the note tell about Jimmy and Bob?

Compare and contrast Bobs and Jimmy's character?

‘One, his egotism enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the history of his career.’ What does this sentence tell you about Bob’s personality?

Can Jimmy and Bob be compared to ‘the hare and the tortoise’? How?

How did the man in the doorway try to reassure the policeman? What was he doing there?

Describe the policeman on the beat?

This paragraph has many subject verb agreement errors. Circle the errors and rewrite the paragraph. Kishore and Jafar is good friends. Neither like to go anywhere with out the other. Both are devoted to each other. Of the two, Kishore are more of an extrovert. Each of them want to prove his loyalty to the other. The pair are famous in their town for their friendship. Kishore together with Jafar are planning to visit Mansarovar.

How did the man in the doorway try to reassure the policeman? What was he doing there?

Compare and contrast the characters of Bob and Jimmy.