Chapter 3: Subject–verb concord

Important questions — the ones the board asked most (1)

1. Q1Short answer10 marksAsked: 2025

   3. Complete any ten of the following twelve tasks, as directed. 10×1=10 (i) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the brackets, for the given portion of a letter. I believe that with your support and __________ (cooperate), we can find a mutually agreeable solution that meets the expectations of all stakeholders involved. (ii) Read the given sentence from an electric cooker's instruction manual. Identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence. For avoid damaging the appliance, do not immerse the electric cooker in water or any other liquid. Use the given format for your response. | Error | Correction | (iii) Amit and Pallavi had a conversation about the inauguration of Pallavi's event. Report Amit's question. Did you manage to get any sponsors for the inauguration event scheduled for the next month ? (iv) Read the dialogue between Bharti and her mother, Geeta, regarding Geeta's birthday plans. Bharti : Do you want to go to a hill station on your birthday ? Geeta : No, I want to stay at home and call my friends over. Select the correct option that reports the above dialogue. Bharti asked Geeta if she wanted to go to a hill station on her birthday. Geeta replied in the negative and said that __________. (A) she wanted to stay home and call her friends for celebrating. (B) I wanted to stay home and call my friends to celebrate. (C) she wanted to stay at home and call her friends over. (D) she wants to stay home by calling her friends to celebrate. (v) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the line of a notice placed on the notice board of a company. Please be informed that there will be a staff meeting in the conference room on Friday, 7th June, at 10:00 a.m. It is __________ for all to attend. (mandatory/obligatory/indispensable) (vi) Identify the error and supply correction for the given sentence from a preface of a book. Writing this book have been a journey of exploration and discovery. Use the given format for your response | Error | Correction | (vii) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the opening line, from an analytical paragraph. The advent of social media has revolutionized communication by connected people across the globe in unprecedented ways. | Option No. | Error | Correction | | (A) | has | have | | (B) | communication | communicating | | (C) | connected | connecting | | (D) | in | for | (viii) Complete the given entry in a personal diary, by filling the blank with the correct option. Today was a rollercoaster of emotions. It started off with a sense of excitement and anticipation as I __________ on a new project at work. (A) embarking (B) embark (C) embarked (D) have embarked (ix) Report the dialogue between a salesman and his customer, by completing the sentence. Salesman : I have a wide range of sportswear. Customer : Please show me something in cotton fabric, which is suitable for summers. The salesman stated __________. The customer requested the salesman to show something in cotton fabric which would be suitable for summers. (x) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete an announcement on a flight. In thirty minutes, our flight attendants __________ meal service. (A) will began (B) will begin (C) should begin (D) can begin (xi) Complete the line from a 'Save the Environment' song, by filling the blank with the correct option. Pollution, pollution, its time to take a stand, for the health of our planet, we've got to lend a hand, Reduce, reuse, recycle, that's the key, __________ our world for you and me. (A) for preserve (B) to preserve (C) to preserved (D) for preserved (xii) Identify the error and supply the correction for the following instruction put up for safe use of elevators. Please refrain by standing near the door as it could lead to an accident. Use the given format for your response. | Error | Correction |

   

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   1. 1.(i) cooperation1 mark
   2. 2.(ii) Error: For | Correction: To1 mark
   3. 3.(iii) Amit asked Pallavi whether she had managed to get any sponsors for the inauguration event scheduled for the following month.1 mark
   4. 4.(iv) (C) she wanted to stay at home and call her friends over.1 mark
   5. 5.(v) mandatory1 mark
   6. 6.(vi) Error: have | Correction: has1 mark
   7. 7.(vii) (C) Error: connected | Correction: connecting1 mark
   8. 8.(viii) (C) embarked1 mark
   9. 9.(ix) that he had a wide range of sportswear OR (xi) (B) to preserve1 mark
   10. 10.(x) (B) will begin OR (xii) Error: by | Correction: from1 mark

   Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not CBSE’s official scheme

Questions parents and students ask

How many marks does "Subject–verb concord" carry in CBSE Class 10 English?

In the CBSE papers of 2023–2026, this chapter carried about 0 marks and about 0 questions a year; by marks it ranks 35 in English.

Which are the most important (VVI) questions of "Subject–verb concord"?

The 1 questions above are from the board’s real papers, each with the years it was asked; the most-asked come first with their full model answers. All 1 written questions of this chapter, with answers, are in the Ask Medha app.

Do the answers follow the board’s marking scheme?

Yes. CBSE publishes its marking schemes; every model answer here is written point by point to the marks the board’s own scheme gives, and checked by a second, independent model.