Grammar for the Board — Part 1: Determiners, Tenses and Modals
CBSE Class 10 English, Section B. In the board paper the grammar question has 12 short tasks; you answer any 10 (1 mark each). This part covers determiners, tenses and modals. Part 2 covers concord, reported speech, editing and omission.
In this lesson you will
- Choose articles, demonstratives and quantifiers correctly in context
- Use time clues to select the right tense in gap-filling and editing tasks
- Pick the modal that matches the meaning: ability, permission, obligation, advice or possibility
- Apply a four-step routine to any one-mark grammar item
| Task type | What you do | Grammar it tests |
|---|---|---|
| Gap filling | Write or choose the missing word | determiners, tenses, modals, concord |
| Editing / omission | Find the wrong or missing word and correct it | concord, tense, articles, prepositions |
| Transformation | Rewrite a sentence in another form | reported speech |