The Midnight Visitor — 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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The sentence is in the simple past tense ('did not ___'). After 'did not', always use the base form of the verb — no '-s', '-ed', or '-ing'. 'Fits' is the present tense third-person singular form. After 'did not', the verb must be the base form: 'did not fit'. The auxiliary 'did' already carries the past tense — the main verb stays in base form.
Exercise 2Gap Filling
Choose the option that best fills the blank in the sentence below.
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Ausable invented the story of a 'balcony' outside his room — a fictional balcony that he said had been part of the next apartment. This lie convinced Max to step back (thinking he could escape or hide on the balcony), which led to his fall. The balcony is the central device of the story's clever twist and a key detail in every board paper that covers this chapter.
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