Fire and Ice — 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.
Show Answer & Explanation
The correct preposition is 'in': 'end in fire', 'end in ice'. We say 'burn in fire', 'perish in flames', 'drown in water' — 'in' describes the medium or cause. 'On fire' means something is currently burning (descriptive state), not destruction. Frost uses 'in fire' to describe the manner of the world's end.
Exercise 2Gap Filling
Choose the option that best fills the blank in the sentence below.
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The second 'in' must match the first for parallel structure: 'end in fire... in ice.' Both fire and ice are described using 'in' because they represent the medium through which destruction comes. 'On ice' means slippery/cold surface; 'with ice' suggests using ice as a tool; 'by ice' suggests an agent. None of these fit Frost's meaning.
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