{"id":11365,"date":"2022-11-15T22:15:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinefreenotes.com\/?p=11365"},"modified":"2022-11-15T22:15:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:45:43","slug":"grammar-worksheet-iv-nbse-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mockupbw.site\/2025\/onlinefreenotes\/grammar-worksheet-iv-nbse-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar Worksheet IV: NBSE Class 9 English solved"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here, we\u2019ve provided the solutions of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nbsenl.edu.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBSE&nbsp;<\/a>(Nagaland Board) Class 9 English Grammar Worksheet IV (four). Attempts have been made to keep the solutions error-free, however, if you find any error, let us know. We\u2019ll review it and make corrections if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-table-of-content ultp-block-f7a2b7\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-block-toc\"><div class=\"ultp-toc-header\"><div class=\"ultp-toc-heading\">Table of Contents<\/div><div class=\"ultp-collapsible-toggle  ultp-collapsible-right\"><a class=\"ultp-collapsible-text ultp-collapsible-open\" href=\"javascript:;\">[Open]<\/a><a class=\"ultp-collapsible-text ultp-collapsible-hide\" href=\"javascript:;\">[Close]<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-toc-style1 ultp-block-toc-body\" style=\"display:block;\"><ul class=\"ultp-toc-lists\"><li><a href=\"\/2025\/onlinefreenotes\/#The_Present_Perfect\">The Present Perfect<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/2025\/onlinefreenotes\/#Past_Perfect_Tense\">Past Perfect Tense<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/2025\/onlinefreenotes\/#Future_Perfect_Tense\">Future Perfect Tense<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/2025\/onlinefreenotes\/#Modals\">Modals<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"The_Present_Perfect\"><strong>The Present Perfect<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. Fill in the blanks with &#8216;since&#8217; or &#8216;for&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. I have studied here ____ six years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. I have lived here ____ 2008.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. I have been abroad ____ four years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I have been waiting for her ____ 5 pm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. We practised ____ months&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. I studied English ____ ten years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. For<br>2. Since<br>3. For<br>4. Since<br>5. For<br>6. For<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>II. Tick the correct options.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. I ____ (practise\/have practised) instrumental music since (since\/for) I was ten years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. She ____ (works\/has worked) at the store since (since\/ for) she left school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. I ____ (live\/have lived) here since (since\/for) I was a little girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I ____ (had run\/ran) the race for (for\/since) an hour before I fainted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. I ____ (danced\/dance) on the stage for (since\/for) 7 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. I have never ____ (drive\/driven) a truck before.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. have practised<br>2. has worked<br>3. have lived<br>4. had run<br>5. danced<br>6. driven&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>III. Fill in the blank with just, yet, already.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. &#8216;Would you like to have a cup of tea?&#8217; &#8216;No thanks. I&#8217;ve ____ had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. &#8216;Have you finished your homework ____?&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. &#8216;Have you cleaned your study table yet?&#8217; No, not ____ I&#8217;ll do now.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. &#8216;Are you going to complete your assignment?&#8217; No, I&#8217;ve ____ done it!&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. You have ____ learnt the first five chapters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. Already<br>2. Yet<br>3. Yet<br>4. Already<br>5. Just<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IV. Tick the correct form of the verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mother:<\/strong> ____ (has\/have you cleared\/clear) your study table?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alina<\/strong>: No, I ____ (hasn&#8217;t\/haven&#8217;t). I&#8217;ll ____ (just\/already\/yet) do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mother<\/strong>: ____ (have\/has) you put the water bottles away in the kitchen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alina<\/strong>: Yes I ____ (has\/have). I&#8217;ve ____ (just\/already\/yet) done it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mother<\/strong>: (has\/have) ____ you (packed\/pack) ____ your bag and put it away?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alina<\/strong>: No, I ____ (hasn&#8217;t\/haven&#8217;t) ____ (just\/already\/yet done) it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. Have you cleared<br>2. Haven\u2019t, just<br>3. Have<br>4. Have, already<br>5. Have, packed<br>6. Haven\u2019t, yet done<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\" id=\"Past_Perfect_Tense\"><strong>Past Perfect Tense<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. Match the following to make meaningful sentences.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Column A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Column B<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time the bell rang<\/td><td>he had already left<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time I reached home<\/td><td>I saw that the house had been burgled<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time I reached the theatre<\/td><td>I had laid the table<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>When I switched on the lights<\/td><td>who I hadn&#8217;t seen for years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I met Lucy at the party<\/td><td>the show had already begun<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Column A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Column B<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time the bell rang<\/td><td>I had laid the table<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time I reached home<\/td><td>he had already left<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time I reached the theatre<\/td><td>the show had already begun<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>When I switched on the lights<\/td><td>I saw that the house had been burgled<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I met Lucy at the party<\/td><td>who I hadn&#8217;t seen for years<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>II. Match the questions to their answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Did you meet her in the mall?<\/td><td>No, I had no money left<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Did you buy the fur coat?<\/td><td>No, her flight had taken off by the time I reached.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Did you meet Sue at the airport?<\/td><td>No, I had already seen it.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Didn&#8217;t you go with your mom to see the movie?<\/td><td>No, I didn&#8217;t.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Didn&#8217;t you sit through the play?<\/td><td>No, she had already left by then.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Did you meet her in the mall?<\/td><td>No, she had already left by then.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Did you buy the fur coat?<\/td><td>No, I had no money left<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Did you meet Sue at the airport?<\/td><td>No, her flight had taken off by the time I reached.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Didn&#8217;t you go with your mom to see the movie?<\/td><td>No, I had already seen it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Didn&#8217;t you sit through the play?<\/td><td>No, I didn&#8217;t.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>III. Fill in the correct option of the verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Last night, I ____ (wasn&#8217;t finished\/hadn&#8217;t finished\/ didn&#8217;t finish) clearing the table when I heard a scream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. The sales person ____ (had negotiated\/have negotiated\/did negotiated) a new price before he signed the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. The food on the cooking gas burnt because I ____ (had forgot\/had forgotten\/have forgotten) to turn down the flame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. After we ____ (had complete\/did complete\/had completed) our work, the teacher allowed us to go for games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. hadn&#8217;t finished<br>2. had negotiated<br>3. had forgotten<br>4. had completed<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IV. Complete the following sentences using the correct tense.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Ali&#8217;s parents ____ (had died\/had die) when he ____ (was\/ were) a small boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. After they ____ (had eaten\/have eaten) their food, they ____ (packed\/are packing) their belongings and left the place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. The film ____ (had started\/started) by the time we ____ (reached\/had reached) the theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. After she ____ (had finished\/will finish) washing clothes, she ____ (sat\/sit) down to write a letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. For years we ____ (had dreamt\/have dreamt) of a house of our own, but we ____ (did not have\/did not had) the resources to buy one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. Had died, was<br>2. Had eaten, packed<br>3. Had started reached<br>4. Had finished, sat<br>5. Had dreamt, did not have<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Future_Perfect_Tense\"><strong>Future Perfect Tense<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. Complete these sentences using the correct tense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) She ____ (will have finished\/will be finishing) writing by the time the guests arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(b) Gaurav ____ (will be discussing\/will have discussed) this with his teacher by tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(c) The police ____ (will be arresting\/will have arrested) the thief before the end of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(d) He ____ (will have packed\/will be packing) his suitcase by the time the cab arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(e) It ____ (will have stopped\/ will have been stopping) raining by the time we have to leave for school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>a. will have finished<br>b. will have discussed<br>c. will have arrested<br>d. will have packed<br>e. will have stopped<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>II. Make questions in the future perfect by ticking the correct tense.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) ____ (Would he be arriving\/Would he have arrived) by the time we leave for school?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(b) ____ (Will he have eaten\/Would he be eating) by 8:30?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(c) (Would he have completed\/Will he be completing) ____ his school by May next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(d) (Would you have left\/would you be leaving) ____ left for Australia by early next month?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(e) ____ (Would he have participated \/ Would he be participating) in the competition by month end?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>a. Would he have arrived<br>b. Will he have eaten<br>c. Would he have completed<br>d. Would you have left&nbsp;<br>e. Would he have participated<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>III. Do as directed. Tick the correct option.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Janvi&#8217;s friends will have arrived by 4 o&#8217;clock (Interrogative)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) Will Janvi&#8217;s friends have arrived by 4 o&#8217;clock?<br>(b) Are Janvi&#8217;s friends arriving by 4 o&#8217;clock?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Geeta will have left for Australia next year. (Negative)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) Geeta will not be leaving for Australia next year.&nbsp;<br>(b) Geeta will not have left for Australia next year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. The Chairman will have met his clients tomorrow at this time. (Interrogative)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) Will the Chairman have met his clients tomorrow at this time?&nbsp;<br>(b) The Chairman will be meeting his clients tomorrow at this time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Will Mehak have left this country for a year this November? (Affirmative)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) Mehak will have left this country for a year this November.&nbsp;<br>(b) Mehak has left this country for a year this November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Will they have practised their respective sports by next month? (Negative)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) They will not have practised their respective sports by next.<br>(b) They will not have been practising their respective sports by next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. (a) Will Janvi&#8217;s friends have arrived by 4 o&#8217;clock?<br>2. (b) Geeta will not have left for Australia next year.<br>3. (a) Will the Chairman have met his clients tomorrow at this time?<br>4. (a) Mehak will have left this country for a year this November.<br>5. (a) They will not have practised their respective sports by next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IV. Match the following to make suitable sentences.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>By this time next month,&nbsp;<\/td><td>I&#8217;ll be back in India.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time my parents grow old<\/td><td>he&#8217;ll have learnt to take care of himself.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time the child goes to school<\/td><td>she would have got a job<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time, she finishes her college<\/td><td>my friend will have left for the party.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time, I finish my work my friend&nbsp;<\/td><td>I&#8217;ll have submitted my work.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>By this time next month&nbsp;<\/td><td>I&#8217;ll have submitted my work.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time my parents grow old<\/td><td>I&#8217;ll be back in India.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time the child goes to school<\/td><td>he&#8217;ll have learnt to take care of himself.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time she finishes her college<\/td><td>she would have got a job.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>By the time I finish my work<\/td><td>my friend will have left for the party.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Modals\"><strong>Modals<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. Identify the modal verbs and their use in the following sentences.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. You could miss school today, but you need to be more responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Since all wild animals are caged in the zoo, the rhinoceros must be a wild animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. I will finish my work even if I have to spend a sleepless night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. The baby can walk now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. You may face difficulties on the path of truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. The guests should be here any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. The situation would not be so bad if all of us behaved sensibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. I will have eaten my dinner by 8 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. Could: permission.<br>2. Must: deduction.<br>3. Will: promise<br>4. Can: ability<br>5. May: probability.<br>6. Should: Prediction<br>7. Would: conditional.<br>8. Will: prediction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>II. Choose the correct alternative.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Why didn&#8217;t you tell me you were unwell? You ____ (could have phoned\/could phone).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. I loved vacations as a child. I ____ (was able to\/could go to) sleep when I liked because I didn&#8217;t have to get up early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. This dress is very expensive. But I ____ (could get\/was able to get) a discount. So it was affordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Wish I had studied properly. With a good degree I ____ (I could have been\/ I can be) a rich man today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. I should have thought of it. I ____ (I can be\/I could have been) saved the trouble of coming here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. could have phoned<br>2. could go to<br>3. could get<br>4. could have been<br>5. could have been&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>III. Complete the sentences with could (n&#8217;t)\/was (n&#8217;t) able to.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Ram&#8217;s car broke down. He ____ reach on time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. I had broken my hand. So I ____ write.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. I ____ get a cab back home. I had to walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I ____ read well as a young child but I had a lot of trouble with maths.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. I didn&#8217;t enjoy the movie. I reached late so ____ understand the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. wasn&#8217;t able to<br>2. couldn&#8217;t&nbsp;<br>3. wasn&#8217;t able to<br>4. could<br>5. wasn&#8217;t able to<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IV. Tick the best choice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. My shoes are muddy, I ____ should\/can\/may polish them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. I&#8217;m tired, I ____ should\/could\/might rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Young children ____ should\/shouldn&#8217;t\/mustn&#8217;t roam on the roads alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.You ____ mustn&#8217;t\/shouldn&#8217;t\/couldn&#8217;t tell lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.You ____ mustn&#8217;t\/can&#8217;t\/mightn&#8217;t drive the car till you get a license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. should<br>2. should<br>3. shouldn\u2019t<br>4. shouldn\u2019t<br>5. mustn\u2019t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>V. Match Ashu&#8217;s questions with Bindu&#8217;s answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Ashu&#8217;s questions<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bindhu&#8217;s answers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Are you going for the cricket match tomorrow?<\/td><td>No, the woodwork isn&#8217;t complete<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Are you shifting into your new house this weekend?<\/td><td>It depends on how expensive it is.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Would you be taking the children for a holiday?<\/td><td>Yes, i will.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Have you decided to buy the farm house?<\/td><td>No, I won&#8217;t. I have to meet my clients.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Ashu&#8217;s questions<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bindhu&#8217;s answers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Are you going for the cricket match tomorrow?<\/td><td>No, I won&#8217;t. I have to meet my clients.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Are you shifting into your new house this weekend?<\/td><td>No, the woodwork isn&#8217;t complete.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Would you be taking the children for a holiday?<\/td><td>Yes, i will.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Have you decided to buy the farm house?<\/td><td>It depends on how expensive it is.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VI. Now complete the list of Ashu&#8217;s plans.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Ashu ____ (can&#8217;t\/shouldn&#8217;t\/mightn&#8217;t) go for the cricket match tomorrow as her clients ____ (may\/will\/shall) be coming to meet her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Ashu ____ (may not\/would not\/must not) be shifting into her new house as the woodwork ____ (wasn&#8217;t\/can&#8217;t be\/ mightn&#8217;t be) complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Ashu ____ (will\/can\/shall) be taking children for a holiday during their summer vacations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.Ashu ____ (would\/should\/could) buy the farm house depending on how expensive it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Ashu said she ____ (might\/could\/would) drop me home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. can&#8217;t, will<br>2. would not, wasn&#8217;t<br>3. will<br>4. should<br>5. would&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VII. Fill in the blanks with can, may, must.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. &#8216;Hello. It&#8217;s a bad line ____ you hear me?&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. You ____ work hard and pass the test next time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. You ____ not wait for me, I will reach on my own.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I have returned home after a week. I ____ dust the house today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.This ____ not be Jane. She&#8217;s much older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. Can<br>2. Must<br>3. Must<br>4. Must<br>5. Can<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VIII. Complete the following sentences with the following words:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>can<\/td><td>could<\/td><td>may&nbsp;<\/td><td>might&nbsp;<\/td><td>should&nbsp;<\/td><td>ought to&nbsp;<\/td><td>shall&nbsp;<\/td><td>will&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Helen Keller ____ read by feeling of the dots.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. You ____ rest or your fever will become worse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. ____ l we leave for school? Else we&#8217;ll get late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Jenny ____ l be leaving by the Air India flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Since traffic is heavy, I ____ be late for the meeting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. You look tired. ____ I get you a glass of cold water?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. You were rude to your teacher. You ____ to apologise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. I don&#8217;t have a dress for the party. ____ I borrow yours?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. could<br>2. should<br>3. shall<br>4. will<br>5. may<br>6. shall<br>7. ought<br>8. can<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IX. Tick the correct modal verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. ____ (May\/Can\/Might) I come in?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Esther ____ (can\/could\/should) be a good girl when she wants to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Do you think, it ____ (can\/might\/shall) snow?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. We ____ (might\/could\/can) visit my family in London. But I&#8217;m not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. You ____ (must\/can\/could) wear your seat belt. It is the law in Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. may<br>2. can<br>3. might<br>4. might<br>5. must<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>X. Complete the following sentences with needn&#8217;t have\/ didn&#8217;t have to and use the correct form of the verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The hostel provides furniture. You ____ (bring) your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. I ____ (iron) my clothes. My mother had done it for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. I ____ (get) the costume stitched. I borrowed one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. You ____ (cook) your meals. You can get them delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. I could recite the poem any time. I ____ (learn) it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. needn&#8217;t have to&nbsp;bring<br>2. didn&#8217;t have to iron<br>3. needn&#8217;t have to get <br>4. didn&#8217;t have to&nbsp;cook<br>5. needn&#8217;t have to learn<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>XI. Fill in the correct question tags.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. You can dance well, ____?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. She is going to the US, ____?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. He loves non-vegetarian food, doesn&#8217;t he? They couldn&#8217;t hear you, ____?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. She needn&#8217;t have gone there, ____?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. She ought to do her own work, ____?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1. can&#8217;t you?<br>2. isn&#8217;t she?<br>3. could they?<br>4. need she?<br>5. oughtn&#8217;t she?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>XII. Match the beginning of each sentence with the most suitable ending.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>You must have seen beautiful monuments<\/td><td>you have been playing all day.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You can&#8217;t be bored<\/td><td>after the way the kids behaved.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You could buy a new pair of formal shoes<\/td><td>till you get a visa.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You must be upset<\/td><td>during your visit to Istanbul.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You can&#8217;t visit a foreign country<\/td><td>after all, you have lived there.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You know the place is not safe<\/td><td>since you have forgotten to get yours.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>You must have seen beautiful monuments<\/td><td>during your visit to Istanbul.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You can&#8217;t be bored<\/td><td>you have been playing all day.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You could buy a new pair of formal shoes<\/td><td>till you get a visa.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You must be upset<\/td><td>after all, you have lived there.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You can&#8217;t visit a foreign country<\/td><td>during your visit to Istanbul.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You know the place is not safe<\/td><td>after all, you have lived there.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here, we\u2019ve provided the solutions of&nbsp;NBSE&nbsp;(Nagaland Board) Class 9 English Grammar Worksheet IV (four). 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