Dust of Snow — Grammar Exercises
Two grammar exercises based on real NCERT sentences from this chapter. Practise the editing and gap-filling formats tested in CBSE Section B.
Exercise 1Editing / Error Correction
The sentence below has one grammatical error. Find the incorrect word and write the correction.
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'Shaked' does not exist in standard English. The verb 'shake' is irregular: shake → shook → shaken. 'Shook' is the simple past. This is one of the most commonly confused irregular verbs. CBSE tests irregular past forms frequently in the editing section.
Exercise 2Gap Filling
Choose the option that best fills the blank in the sentence below.
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Robert Frost uses the exact phrase 'a change of mood' in the poem: 'Has given my heart / A change of mood.' This is one of the most quoted lines from the poem and appears almost every year in board extracts. 'Mind', 'heart', and 'soul' all feel plausible but Frost's precise word is 'mood'.
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