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H.S.L.C. 2005
(a) I paid hundred rupees for this shirt.
Answer: I paid a hundred rupees for the shirt.
Answer: I paid a hundred rupees for the shirt.
(b) He insisted on me to accompany him.
Answer: He insisted on my accompanying him.
Answer: He insisted on my accompanying him.
(c) Let us hear his speech.
Answer: Let us listen to his speech.
Answer: Let us listen to his speech.
(d) I know him for a long time.
Answer: I have known him for a long time.
Answer: I have known him for a long time.
(e) That boy does not even know the alphabets.
Answer: That boy does not even know the alphabet.
Answer: That boy does not even know the alphabet.
(f) We reached the station timely.
Answer: We reached the station in time.
Answer: We reached the station in time.
H.S.L.C. 2006
(a) They left the hostel with bag and baggage.
Answer: They left the hostel bag and baggage.
Answer: They left the hostel bag and baggage.
(b) If it will rain, we will not go out.
Answer: If it rains, we shall not go out.
Answer: If it rains, we shall not go out.
(c) He offered me a ten-rupees note.
Answer: He gave me a ten-rupee note.
Answer: He gave me a ten-rupee note.
(d) One of his family members lives in Chennai.
Answer: One of the members of his family lives in Chennai.
Answer: One of the members of his family lives in Chennai.
(e) Tell me where is the post office.
Answer: Tell me where the post office is.
Answer: Tell me where the post office is.
(f) I am going to school by bus everyday.
Answer: I go to school by bus every day.
Answer: I go to school by bus every day.
H.S.L.C. 2007
(a) Oranges are good to be eaten.
Answer: The oranges are good to eat.
Answer: The oranges are good to eat.
(b) The matter was informed to the police.
Answer: The matter was reported to police.
Answer: The matter was reported to police.
(c) The train will leave in time.
Answer: The train will leave on time.
Answer: The train will leave on time.
(d) You have less books than I have.
Answer: You have fewer books than I have.
Answer: You have fewer books than I have.
(e) Do you repent for your misdeed?
Answer: Do you repent of your misdeeds?
Answer: Do you repent of your misdeeds?
(f) You should not do such mistakes.
Answer: You should not make such mistakes.
Answer: You should not make such mistakes.
H.S.L.C. 2008
(a) I asked him how far was it to the nearest town.
Answer: I asked him how far it was to the nearest town.
Answer: I asked him how far it was to the nearest town.
(b) In her first book she describes about her childhood.
Answer: In her first book she describes her childhood.
Answer: In her first book she describes her childhood.
(c) I can't go out because I have too many work to do.
Answer: I can't go out because I have lots of work to do.
Answer: I can't go out because I have lots of work to do.
(d) He loves the music and playing the guitar.
Answer: He loves music and playing the guitar.
Answer: He loves music and playing the guitar.
(e) The opposite to 'increase' is 'decrease'.
Answer: The opposite of 'increase' is 'decrease.'
Answer: The opposite of 'increase' is 'decrease.'
(f) He thinks that the price for oil is bound to increase.
Answer: He thinks that the price for oil is likely to increase.
Answer: He thinks that the price for oil is likely to increase.
H.S.L.C. 2009
(a) My ambition is to become engineer.
Answer: My ambition is to become an engineer.
Answer: My ambition is to become an engineer.
(b) You must stop to write now.
Answer: You must stop writing now.
Answer: You must stop writing now.
(c) It is you who has done wrong.
Answer: It is you who have done wrong.
Answer: It is you who have done wrong.
(d) We can't look in the dark.
Answer: We can't look through the dark.
Answer: We can't look through the dark.
(e) Oranges are good to be eaten.
Answer: Oranges are good to eat.
Answer: Oranges are good to eat.
(f) He prefers coffee than tea.
Answer: He prefers coffee to tea.
Answer: He prefers coffee to tea.
H.S.L.C. 2010
(a) He learnt the poem by his heart.
Answer: He learnt the poem by heart.
Answer: He learnt the poem by heart.
(b) I do exercise in the morning.
Answer: I take exercise in the morning.
Answer: I take exercise in the morning.
(c) Either this is true or false.
Answer: This is either true or false.
Answer: This is either true or false.
(d) He is not capable to do it.
Answer: He is not capable of doing it.
Answer: He is not capable of doing it.
(e) This carpet is feeling smooth.
Answer: This carpet feels smooth.
Answer: This carpet feels smooth.
(f) Don't do anything in hurry.
Answer: Don't do anything hurriedly.
Answer: Don't do anything hurriedly.
H.S.L.C. 2011
(a) We need some furnitures.
Answer: We need some furniture.
Answer: We need some furniture.
(b) The both parents were present at the function.
Answer: Both the parents were present at the function.
Answer: Both the parents were present at the function.
(c) When you do your homework?
Answer: When do you do your homework?
Answer: When do you do your homework?
(d) Please tell me who is your headmaster.
Answer: Please tell me who your headmaster is.
Answer: Please tell me who your headmaster is.
(e) I have visited the zoo last year.
Answer: I visited the zoo last year.
Answer: I visited the zoo last year.
H.S.L.C. 2012
(a) He is a MRCP and his brother is a FRCS.
Answer: He is an MRCP and his brother is an FRCS.
Answer: He is an MRCP and his brother is an FRCS.
(b) Six miles are a long distance.
Answer: Six miles is a long distance.
Answer: Six miles is a long distance.
(c) All his kiths and kins are against him.
Answer: All his kith and kin are against him.
Answer: All his kith and kin are against him.
(d) He is my cousin brother.
Answer: He is my cousin.
Answer: He is my cousin.
(e) I go to school on foot.
Answer: I go to school by foot.
Answer: I go to school by foot.
H.S.L.C. 2013
(a) Money isn't the solution for every problem.
Answer: Money isn't the solution to every problem.
Answer: Money isn't the solution to every problem.
(b) This hotel provides fooding and lodging.
Answer: This hotel provides food and lodging.
Answer: This hotel provides food and lodging.
(c) Mr. Das deals with tea.
Answer: Mr. Das deals in tea.
Answer: Mr. Das deals in tea.
(d) She came back with bag and baggage.
Answer: She came back bag and baggage.
Answer: She came back bag and baggage.
(e) We spent the evening listening music.
Answer: We spent the evening listening to music.
Answer: We spent the evening listening to music.
H.S.L.C. 2014
(i) I saw a strange dream last night.
Answer: I dreamt a strange dream last night.
Answer: I dreamt a strange dream last night.
(ii) He is a coward person.
Answer: He is a coward.
Answer: He is a coward.
(iii) His uncle sells second hand furnitures.
Answer: His uncle sells second hand furniture.
Answer: His uncle sells second hand furniture.
(iv) The sceneries of Arunachal Pradesh is charming.
Answer: The scenery of Arunachal Pradesh is charming.
Answer: The scenery of Arunachal Pradesh is charming.
(v) She narrated the story shortly.
Answer: She narrated the story briefly.
Answer: She narrated the story briefly.
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