General grammar exercise

Complete the following sentences.

1. The careless manager lost the letter which …………………. to him.

a) had entrusted
b) had been entrusted
c) has entrusted
d) has been entrusted

2. My younger sister who ………………….. in Mumbai at the moment does not like the smell and noise of the city.

a) has been living
b) lives
c) is living
d) has lived

3. Columbus who was a native of Genova ……………….. America in 1492.

a) discovered
b) had discovered
c) has discovered

4. The slave had to fight with a huge lion which …………………. in a cage.

a) was kept
b) has been kept
c) is kept

5. The shopkeeper will either return the money …………………. the article.

a) or exchange
b) nor exchange
c) or exchanging

6. Though he is poor, ………………. pocket this insult.

a) yet he will not
b) he will not
c) he would not

Answers

1. The careless manager lost the letter which had been entrusted to him.

2. My younger sister who is living in Mumbai at the moment does not like the smell and noise of the city.

3. Columbus who was a native of Genova discovered America in 1492.

4. The slave had to fight with a huge lion which was kept in a cage.

5. The shopkeeper will either return the money or exchange the article.

6. Though he is poor, he will not pocket this insult.