HSC Commerce (English Medium) इयत्ता १२ वी - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English

Fill in the blank with appropriate modal auxiliaries according to the situation given in the following sentence.

Take an umbrella. It _______ rain later.

Fill in the blank with appropriate modal auxiliaries according to the situation given in the following sentence.

People _______ walk on the grass.

Fill in the blank with appropriate modal auxiliaries according to the situation given in the following sentence.

_______ I ask you a question?

Fill in the blank with appropriate modal auxiliaries according to the situation given in the following sentence.

The signal has turned red. You _______ wait.

Fill in the blank with appropriate modal auxiliaries according to the situation given in the following sentence.

I am going to the library. I _______ find my friend there.

Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.

I had a very simple upbringing. __

Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.

I was immensely impressed.___

Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.

I had learnt from my childhood that money did not mean everything in life.___

Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.

He was a convent educated guy.___

Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.

They did all the work in time.__

Primary Auxiliary Verbs are ‘be’, ‘have’, and ‘do’ which occur most commonly and can also be used as a main verb in a clause.
Go through the sentences given below and say whether the verbs are the main verbs or primary auxiliary verbs.

I had to achieve a lot in life.___

Read the given sentences:

• Does Sam write all his own reports?
• The secretaries haven’t written all the letters yet.
• Terry is writing an e-mail to a client at the moment.

The verbs in bold are broadly used to express tense. ‘Do’ can also be used for adding emphasis, as in “I do know the answer.” The verbs “be’, ‘have’ and ‘do’ are called Primary Auxiliaries. When helping verbs are used to express the mode or action, they are called Modals.

• You shall have a holiday tomorrow. (Simple Future)
• We should obey our elders. (Obligation)
• I can play the piano. (Ability) 
• Could you open the window, please? (Request).

In the above examples, the modals indicate the expressions given in brackets. There are other modals that are used for expressions.

Study the given table carefully and do the activities that follow.

(a) Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals according to the situations given in the following sentences.

1. Take an umbrella. It _______ rain later.
2. People _______ walk on the grass.
3. _______ I ask you a question?
4. The signal has turned red. You _______ wait.
5. I was a sportsperson in my school days. I ________ play badminton.
6. I am going to the library. I _______ find my friend there.

(b) Find from the text, the sentences that show past habit.

Write a counterview on the following topic.

“Every day is a mother’s/ father’s day.”

1. If you love them, you don’t need to wait for such days.
2. Celebrating days is just a formality.
3. Celebrations of the days condition your expression of emotions.
4. It is a kind of pretext to neglect your everyday responsibilities.

We can accept our life gracefully.

(Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing 'compulsion')

Neeraj Chopra may not participate in the world championship due to ankle injury.

(Choose the correct option from the following sentences which uses a more definite modal auxiliary.)

Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:

If you do not get lowered in your own eyes
While you raise yourself in those of others,
If you do not give in to gossips and lies
Rather heed them not, saying, 'who bothers?'
You may be the person I am looking for.
If you crave not for praise when you win
And look not for sympathy while you lose,
If cheers let not your head toss or spin
And after a set-back, you offer no excuse,
You may be the person I and looking for.

(1) What should be your reaction towards gossips and lies?
(2) Who are your role models? Why?
(3) Give the rhyming pairs of words from the first stanza.
(4) Which line is repeated in this extract and what is its effect?

Read the follow ing extract and answer the questions given below:

Not gold but only men can make
A people great and strong;
Men who for truth and honor's sake
Stand fast and suffer long.

Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly...

They build a nation's pillars deep
And lift them to the sky.

(1) What makes a nation strong?
(2) According to you, what makes India a strong and powerful nation?.
(3) Write down the rhyme scheme used in the extract.
(4) What does the phrase 'others fly ... ' mean?

Read the following extract and answer the questions given below:

How do you know
Peace is a woman?
 I know, for
I met her yesterday
on my winding way 
to the world's fare.
She had such a wonderful face
just like a golden flower faded
before her prime.

(1) How does the poet describe the face of peace?
(2) Do you think there is a way out of the war-ridden world? What is it?.
(3) Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line:
"I met her yesterday 
on my winding way."
(4) The poet asks the question and herself answers it. What effect does it create in the extract?

Complete the flow-chart : 

Complete the following table :