Subject-verb concord — English (Language & Literature) STD 10 — Question

You __________start your work in right earnest.

Choose the correct form of the verb given in the bracket in the following sentence:
He as well as his classmates _______ working. (is, are)

Report the dialogue between Buddha and his disciple, by completing the sentence :
Buddha : Honesty is the best policy.
Disciple : Does honesty always pay?
Buddha : It may or may not, but at least you will never feel guilty.
Buddha in his preaching said that honesty is the best policy. A disciple asked him if honesty always pays. Buddha replied that___________

Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition using the given alternatives.
He is afiaid __________ lions. (to, of, in, with)

Fill up the blank by using the correct tense form of the verbs given in bracket.
It ______ (provide) food, cold drink, water and the blankets at night.

He did not know that you are busy.

Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket for the given portion of a market research:
The special subscriptions of newspapers are well _____(illustrate), to make reading interesting for school students.

I __________ reading my book.