English grammar for 3rd std

English Grammar revision

Punctuate the following sentences and rewrite again.

1. the  old man is ramu’s father

      

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2. his brother is ten years old

      

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3. on mondays wednesdays and Fridays we study english mathematics and hindi

      

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4. the book belongs to me

      

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5. last Tuesday john went to england

      

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6. last night sam and sanorita came to our house

      

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7. the two planets nearest to the sun are mercury and venus

      

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8. sia mira and kian are best friends

      

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9. they were very happy to see suchita

      

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10. raj stays in london with his grandparents

      

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11. as  you sow so shall you reap

      

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12. soha can you please pass me that book

      

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13. every student should carry their own pencil eraser scale and sharpener 

      

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Underline the nouns in the following sentences and state their kinds.

1. Jawaharlal Nehru was a great leader.

      

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2. Chennai is a big city.

      

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3. May is the hottest month of the year.

      

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4. New York is the largest city in America.

      

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5. Enid Blyton is my favourite author.

      

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6. A pack of wolves are in the jungle.

      

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7. Seema received a bouquet of flower on her birthday.

      

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8. A choir of singers are singing in an opera.

      

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9. The lady went to the Gandhi Market yesterday.

      

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10. Ram was shouting at the naughty boy.

      

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11. The Ganga is a holy river.

      

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12. The cat ran behind Bob.

      

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Fill in the blanks in each sentence with the correct collective noun.

1. A ____________ of bees flew out of the bush.
2. My teacher graded a ____________ of papers.
3. The dolphin swam with a ____________ of fish.
4. The horse ____________ ran free on the prairie.
5. We saw a ____________ of birds in the sky.
6. The soccer ____________ won the game.
7. A ____________ of musicians played on the street.
8. There are 52 cards in a ____________ .

Arrange the following nouns in two columns 

(  petroleum, gold, table, sugar, boy, book, oil, beauty, air, dogs, teacher, cities, milk, pencils, honesty, bench, pancakes, flour, honey, lemon, plate. )

Countable Nouns :-

      

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Uncountable Nouns :-

      

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Rewrite the sentences changing the number of the underlined nouns from singular to plural or plural to singular. Make other changes wherever necessary.

1. A woman is cutting a fruit with a knife.
2. The baby played with a toy.
3. The children went to the shop with ladies.
4. The cat chased the mouse.
5. I could hear the howling of the wolf.
6. The deer was near the pool.

Fill in the blanks by changing the number of underline noun.

1. Beena has many dresses, but she likes the red ______________.
2. All the _____________ did not follow their mother. One fish was near the bank.
3. The painter has many ______________, but the blue brush is his favourite.
4. If the cost of one self is five hundred rupees, what is the cost of ten _____________________ ?
5. Four of the __________________ are brown in colour, but one calf is white in colour.

Write the opposite gender of given noun :-

Masculine                                        Feminine

Fisherman -

Hunter -

Drone -

Salesman -

Landlord -

Peacock -

King -

Prince -

Bridegroom -

Man -

Grandfather -

Boy -

Mother -

Hero -

Son -

Hunter -

Tiger -

Emperor -

Uncle -

Husband -

Brother -

Gentleman -

Nephew -

Grandson -

Actor -

Fill in the blanks with is, am, are, was, were, has, have, had :-

1. The playground _________ full of people today.

2. Sam ______________scored two goals.

3. There ______________ two guards at the gate.

4. It _____________ very wet on Monday.

5. The children ______________ fruits in the afternoon.

6. Beethoven ___________________ a German composer.

7. We _______________ this facility in our colony two years ago.

8. I ______________ playing chess with my friend.

9. Children _____________ playing chess in the first period.

10. We ________________ art lessons on Wednesday.

11. They ________________ practicing for the sports day.

12. I _______________ visiting Joey next week.

13. It ________________ not rained for months.

14. Students _______________ cleaning the class yesterday.

15. They __________________ opened a new shop.

16. Mother _________________ knitting a sweater for Sally.

17. She __________________ to babysit her cousin last weekend.

18. These sums ______________ to difficult.

19. The Romans ________________ brave soldiers.

20. What are we ______________ for dinner?

21. I _________________ starting a piano lesson soon.

22. I ________________ a younger brother.

Fill in the blanks by choosing a correct noun from the bracket.

1. _______________________ has horns. ( A goat/ goats )

2. _______________________ has fins. ( A fish / fishes )

3. _______________________ have forked tongues. ( A snake/ snakes )

4. _______________________ has a long neck, ( A giraffe/ giraffes )

5. _______________________ have large eyes. ( an owl / owls )

Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles - a, an, the.

1. Can you turn on __________ radio, please?
2. Peter has ______________ aunt in Berlin.
3. Sri Lanka is ____________ island.
4. _________ doctor who treated me gave me _______ chocolate.
5. Sonal opened ________ door to let _________ dog in.
6. I took _______ taxi to go to __________ airport.
7. Which is ___________ longest river in the world?
8. She eats ______ apple ______ day.
9. I put _________ fresh strawberries in a fruit bowl.
10. I had ________ cup of tea on __________ deck.
11. He had to wait in ___________ queue for an hour.
12. Lara wore _________ uniform and her brother wore ________ colourful outfit.
13. There is a cat under _________ table.
14. _________ apple is good for health.
15. __________ fly sat on __________ plate.
16. _________ boy bought _________ expensive robot.
17. We saw _________ lion at the zoo.
18. Suddenly, we heard _______ loud roar across _________ river. 
19. She wore _______ orange dress on her birthday.
20. I am writing _________ letter to my friend.
21. What is ___________ time now?
22. Please, have ________ glass of cold milk.

Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives given below:-

( intelligent, black, developed, little, many, most, honest, much )

1. Sam has ____________ interest in drawing.
2. Dog is an _____________ animal.
3. Naina has a ____________ dog.
4. I don’t have ____________ time.
5. Japan is a _____________ country.
6. I have completed ____________ of my work.
7. She is an _________________ girl.
8. _____________ students are present today.

Rewrite the sentence using the opposite of the underlined adjectives in the following sentences :-

1. Reema writes with an expensive pen.

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2. The floor was wet.

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3. Sam had a cup of cold coffee.

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4. John purchased few books from the exhibition.

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5. The school bus came many hours late.

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Circle the adjectives in the sentences given below :

1. Mr. Vitthal is a popular man in the city.
2. The red balloon went up in the sky.
3. There were few oranges in the basket.
4. George and Jessica shovelled the snowy side walk.
5. Clean up this huge mess!
6. The athlete was happy when he won the race.

Choose the correct adjective for the given noun.

1. _________________ flower.

2. _________________ chocolate.

3. _________________ lion.

4. _________________ joker.

5. _________________ tea.

Fill in the blanks with correct preposition given in the bracket.

1. He sat ____________ the chair. ( on / above )
2. There is some milk __________ the fridge. ( under/ in )
3. She was hiding ___________ the table. ( under/ at )
4. He drove __________ the bridge. ( on/ of )
5. She lost her ring ___________ the beach. ( on/ at )
6. The book belongs __________ Anthony. ( to/ of )
7. They were sitting ____________ the tree. ( for/ by )
8. She lives ____________ her workplace. ( near/ into )
9. He goes to work ________ train. ( from/ by )
10. She drew the picture ___________ a crayon. ( with/ by )

Underline the preposition in the given sentences.

1. The man is standing near the door
2. The dress is made of jute.
3. The books are on the table.
4. The gift is for Nisha.
5. Please listen to me.
6. Ravi is behind the tree.
7. The boys are smiling at one another.
8. We walked up the stairs.
9. My mom took a walk around the block.
10. I looked under my bed.
11. The girl looked behind the door for her friend.
12. Don’t leave without your coat.

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from the brackets.

( near, from, for, beside, between, in under, to, with, of, after, by, at, on, over )

1. The girl is resting ____________ the tree.

2. July comes ____________ June .

3. A chart is ____________ the wall.

4. Give the list of names ____________ me.

5. We are waiting ____________ the bus.

6. The bag is made ____________ cotton.

Choose the correct preposition from the bracket.

1. The shops are open ____________ 9 am until 5 pm. ( at/ from/ for )

2. They should be ready to go __________ 20 minutes. ( by/ on/ in )

3. She wants to stay ________ home tonight. ( in/ to/ at )

4. Did you watch the football match ________ television last night? ( on/ by/ in )

Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns from the brackets.

1. Viren invited __________ ( I / me ) to _________ ( his/ her ) birthday party.

2. She started a quarrel with _____________ ( us/ we ).

3. Shilpa and __________ ( me/ I ) went to see the circus.

4. The book is nice as _________ ( he/ it ) increase our general knowledge.

5. There isn’t much difference between me and ___________ . ( him/ we )

Rewrite the following sentences replacing the underlined word with pronouns.

1. Riya and Ravi went to the library. Ravi and Riya greeted the librarian.

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2. Pooja lost her pen. Pooja is sad.

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3. Seema and I went to watch a movie. Seema and I liked the movie.

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4. The children had some apples. The children ate the apples in the bus.

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Circle the pronouns in the following sentences.

1. You can sit down by the fire.
2. They are going to watch a movie at the new theatre.
3. Peter and Cindy can go with us tomorrow.
4. We have been friends for many years.
5. Jenny’s mother brought her a sandwich for lunch.
6. She played with the new puppy all day.
7. You went to the party on Saturday night.
8. Sylvia will give you the book next week.
9. Park the bicycles in the rack and leave the keys for us.
10. He called the store, but everyone was on a lunch break.

Correct the sentences using suitable personal pronouns :-

1. Mrs. Smith is strict. I don’t like him.

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2. Ana isn’t good at Maths. I never copy from she.

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3. We have a computer at home, but I don’t use me.

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4. My teachers are very good. I like they.

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Identify and underline  the interjections in the sentences given below.

1. Bravo ! We won the match.
2. Alas ! She passed away.
3. Yippee ! We are going for a picnic.
4. Wow ! What a beautiful sight.
5. Shh ! There should be silence.
6. Eww ! This food tastes so bad.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate interjection from the list given below :-

( Hey ! , Hush ! , Congratulations ! , Ouch ! )

1. __________________ Stop making noise.

2. __________________ My dog is dead.

3. __________________ I hurt my foot.

4. __________________ You got a job.

5. __________________ Thats a great idea.

Circle the interjections in the sentences given below.

1. Aha ! I found the answer.
2. Ouch ! My cut hurts.
3. Wow ! I won the lottery.
4. Hurray ! We won the championship game.
5. Oops ! She dropped the birthday cake.
6. Oomph ! She is beauty.

Fill in the blanks with suitable interjections :

1. __________________ Ravi found his lost wallet.

2. __________________ We won the championship game.

3. __________________ She is dead now.

4. __________________ She looks pretty.

5. __________________ I have headache.

6. __________________ I forgot to bring English book.

7. __________________ I love this class.

8. __________________ It tastes so bad.

Fill in the blank with the correct word given in the bracket :-

1. Diana has a __________________ in her lunch box. ( pear/ pair )
2. I want to __________________ my favourite sweater. ( where/ wear )
3. The __________________ has a broomstick and a black cat. ( which/ witch )
4. We must __________________ a Thank-You letter to grandmother. ( write/ right )
5. There are __________________ rabbits under the tree. ( too/ two )
6. The __________________ ran quickly. ( hair/ hare )
7. The boy’s team __________________ the match. ( one/ won )
8. The train was an __________________ late. ( hour/ our )

Correct the sentences below by replacing the underlined word with the right homophones.

1. I here Bob and Ben singing.

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2. I stayed with my grandparents for three weaks.

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3. We took a plain to Hawai.

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4. I red that book last summer.

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Choose the correct word from the pair of words given in the bracket at the end of each sentence and fill in the blanks.

1. I have never __________________ such a beautiful __________________ as the snow-covered mountains. ( scene, seen )
2. Shalini had to pay a ________________ of rupee 5 to enter the __________________. ( fair, fare )
3. I don’t believe my father’s fairy _____________ about a hare with a very long ________________. ( tale, tail )
4. Sit __________________ beside me and __________________ the song of that bird. ( hear/ here )
5. The __________________ thing about a lion is his __________________. ( mane/ main )

State whether the following sentences are in simple present tense, simple past tense or simple future tense.

1. It was a nice story.

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2. My dog barks at every stranger.

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3. Dad will buy a new bag for me.

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4. It rained the whole night.

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5. The sun sets in the west.

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6. We will go to the museum next Sunday.

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7. Percy wash her hands with soap.

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8. Tim eats ice-cream everyday.

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9. Mom walked to the supermarket. 

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10. Gracy will go to a summer camp in May. 

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Choose the correct tense of the verb to complete each sentence below :-

1. JIm and Susan __________________ to school tomorrow. ( went/ will go )
2. Sam sat down and __________________ in his notebook. ( writes/ wrote )
3. The energetic puppy surely __________________ happy yesterday. ( is/ was )
4. Mrs. Smith __________________ a song in the talent show next month. ( sang/ will sing )
5. They __________________ on the phone for three hours. ( talk/ talked )
6. My baby sister __________________ for the first time today. ( speaks/ spoke )
7. Uncle Scott __________________ me a new video game tomorrow. ( gave/ will give )
8. The teacher first __________________ the story and then explains us. ( reads/ will read )

Put the verbs in the brackets in its correct form :-

So last week we __________________ ( load ) all our belongings into two hired vans, and for the last few days we __________________ (try) organise ourselves in our new home. Yesterday, for example, my two brothers and I __________________ ( start ) painting the upstairs rooms. Unfortunately, while I __________________ (mix) the paint, one of my brothers __________________ ( open) the door. Nobody __________________ ( tell ) him that we __________________ ( be ) in the room. So, instead of painting the walls we __________________ ( spend ) all morning cleaning paint off the floor.

Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions from the list given below.

( and, or, because, but, because )

1. Lata did her sums __________________ they were all wrong.
2. Mother took an umbrella __________________ it was raining.
3. Ram bought a bat for himself __________________ a doll for his sister from the shop.
4. Is this a goat __________________ or a sheep ?
5. She goes to tennis club __________________ she likes to play tennis.

Join the following sentences using a suitable conjunction :-

1. Mala goes to the park. She plays with her friends.

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2. Will you have an ice-cream? Will you have a coffee ?

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3. Soham will not go to school. He has fever.

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4. I want to go to a party. I am tired.

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5. The television was on. We were not watching it.

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6. John came home. It was late.

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7. I’ll wait at the library. I’ll wait outside the canteen.

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8. Shakespeare was a playwright. Shakespeare was a poet.

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9. She could not go to school. 

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10. She could not go to school. She was ill.

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11. Zeeshan worked hard. He failed.

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Circle the conjunctions in the following sentences :-

1. Saksham invited Kartik and Hanif to his birthday party.
2. Abby is tall but Roma is short.
3. May is hot but December is cold.
4. Is this bag yours or Ekta’s ?
5. She worked hard but failed.
6. Tina and Kate went home together.
7. Tanu came late because she missed her train.
8. Sonal is eating and Raj is sleeping.
9. He ran fast but he missed the train.
10. The boy is crying because he has hurt his leg.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb according to the tense indicated in the bracket :-

1. She _______________ very happy. ( be ) ( present tense )
2. They _______________ our neighbours. ( be ) ( past tense )
3. I _______________ a red pen. ( have ) ( present tense )
4. he _______________ a lot of money. ( have ) ( present tense )
5. They _______________ a big house. ( have ) ( past tense )
6. We _______________ late for school. ( be ) ( present tense )
7. I _______________ happy to see you again. ( be ) (present tense )
8. Mrs. Mathur _______________ our teacher last year. ( be ) ( past tense )
9. He _______________ a blue sweater. ( be ) ( present tense )
10. They _______________ a farm in their village. ( have ) ( present tense )

Identify and underline the adverbs in the following sentences :-

1. I want a new book now.
2. The magician shouted loudly.
3. The beggar looked at the food greedily.
4. Seema will finish her project tomorrow.
5. The children were playing outside.
6. I brush my teeth daily.
7. My grandpa snored loudly.
8. Claudia played on the beach yesterday.
9. I will visit my friend tomorrow.
10. George, wil you come here ?
11. My sheepdog sat lazily in the pool.
12. Neil slowly placed a card on the card house.
13. My dogs always barks.
14. My mother nicely reminded me to do my homework.
15. We will go to the concert soon.
16. Sam accidentally slipped on the ice.

Underline the adverbs in the following sentences and state their kinds :-

1. Radha writes carelessly.

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2. All the books are lying here.

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3. My brother is sleeping upstairs.

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4. John went to school today.

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5. They won the match easily.

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6. The guests came late.

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Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word given in the bracket :-

1. His ____________________ house is up for sale. ( Father ) 
2. She was selected to be the ____________________ president. ( company )
3. The ____________________ room is upstairs. ( children )
4. These are ____________________ pens. ( boy )
5. ____________________ sister is twelve years old. ( John )
6. My ____________________ family live in Scotland. ( aunt )
7. My ____________________ car is not expensive. ( parent )
8. The ____________________ tractor was huge. ( farmer )
9. ____________________ dog is very friendly. ( John )
10. Miss Lee is marking her ____________________ work. ( Pupils )
11. The news agent sells newspapers, comics and ____________________ magazines. ( woman )
12. My ____________________ bedrooms are usually untidy. ( brothers )
13. Is this ____________________ tallest building ? ( Singapore )
14. Dresses are upstairs in the ____________________ department. ( ladies )

Put the apostrophe and -s ( ’s ) at the correct place to make sentences more meaningful :-

1. The women magazines are plenty in the market.

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2. Pupil project was appreciated by the judges.

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3. Mary goes to the girls school.

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4. The children playground is well protected.

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5. The doctors conference is on top floor.

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Complete the table :-

1. The game belonging to Kurt = ________________________________________________________
2. The glass belonging to Brenda = ____________________________________________________
3. The baseball belonging to Bob = ____________________________________________________
4. The book belonging to Oliver = ____________________________________________________
5. The CD belonging to The Smiths = ____________________________________________________
6. The chair belonging to The Princess = _________________________________________________
7. The purse belonging to mother = ____________________________________________________