Do as instructed in the brackets and rewrite the complete sentences. [10] a) Neither my father nor my mother ....... (come/comes/coming/came) in today's meeting. (Choose the correct verb form the…

Here are the model answers for the given NEB Class 12 English questions, formatted for full marks:

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a) Neither my father nor my mother ... (come/comes/coming/came) in today's meeting.

Correct Answer: "Neither my father nor my mother came in today's meeting."

Explanation:

• The verb must agree with the nearest subject ("mother" is singular).
• "Neither...nor" requires the past tense ("came") because the sentence describes a completed action.

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b) Dipti loved Dipesh but she married ..... Rahul. (with/to/for/by)

Correct Answer: "Dipti loved Dipesh but she married to Rahul."

Explanation:

• "Married to" is the correct prepositional phrase for marriage.
• Other options are incorrect:
  • with → Used for companionship (e.g., "married with children").
  • for → Used for purpose (e.g., "worked for a company").
  • by → Used for passive voice (e.g., "was married by a priest").

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c) I like (listen/listened/listening/to listen) music.

Correct Answer: "I like listening to music."

Explanation:

• "Listening to" is the gerund form (verb + -ing) used after verbs like like, enjoy, hate.
• Listen (bare infinitive) is incorrect here.
• Listened is past tense and doesn’t fit the present context.

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d) He couldn't score good GPA in the exam ...... his brilliance.

Correct Answer: "He couldn't score a good GPA in the exam despite his brilliance."

Alternative Correct Options:

• "in spite of"
• "although"

Explanation:

• "Despite" introduces a contrast between expectation (brilliance) and reality (poor GPA).
• Other connectives like because or due to would illogically imply brilliance caused the failure.

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e) The hotel was not very comfortable. We stayed there.

Combined Sentence: "The hotel where we stayed was not very comfortable."

Alternative Correct Options:

• "The hotel in which we stayed was not very comfortable." (More formal)
• "The hotel that we stayed at was not very comfortable." (Colloquial)

Explanation:

• "Where" is the most natural relative pronoun for places.
• Avoid "which" without a comma (non-defining clause) unless emphasizing contrast.

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f) By the end of this decade, we ..... (will use/will be using/use/will have used) more electric vehicles than the fuel vehicles.

Correct Answer: "By the end of this decade, we will have used more electric vehicles than fuel vehicles."

Explanation:

• "Will have used" is the future perfect tense, indicating an action completed by a future time (by the end of this decade).
• Will use → Simple future (incorrect for a completed action).
• Will be using → Future continuous (incorrect for a finished state).

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g) I think the problem is ..... (far/complicated) than it seems.

Correct Answer: "I think the problem is far more complicated than it seems."

Explanation:

• "Far" modifies an adjective (complicated) and requires "more" for comparison.
• "Complicated" alone is incorrect without "more" or "less".
• Avoid "far complicated" (unidiomatic).

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h) "Who is the stranger standing there?" "I don't know." He ..... (may/must/can/ought to) be a tourist.

Correct Answer: "He may be a tourist."

Explanation:

• "May" expresses possibility (uncertainty).
• Must → Strong certainty (incorrect; we don’t know for sure).
• Can → Ability (incorrect context).
• Ought to → Obligation (irrelevant here).

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i) The teacher said to the students, "Have you submitted your assignment?"

Indirect Speech: "The teacher asked the students if they had submitted their assignment."

Key Changes:

1. "Said to" → "asked"
2. "Have" → "had" (past perfect for reported speech)
3. Question mark removed, "if" added
4. Pronouns adjusted (no change here, but e.g., "your" → "their" if needed).

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j) Father gave children a bar of chocolate.

Passive Voice: "A bar of chocolate was given to the children by their father."

Alternative Correct Forms:

1. "The children were given a bar of chocolate by their father." (More natural)
2. "A bar of chocolate was given to the children." (Omitting agent is acceptable in passive voice.)

Explanation:

• Subject → Object: "children" becomes the receiver.
• Verb: "gave" → "was/were given".
• Agent: "by father" (optional but recommended for clarity).

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Full Answer Sheet (Formatted for NEB Exam):

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Note for Students:

• Grammar Rules Applied:
  • Subject-verb agreement (a, j).
  • Prepositions (b, j).
  • Gerunds vs. infinitives (c).
  • Connectives for contrast (d).
  • Relative pronouns (e).
  • Future perfect tense (f).
  • Comparative adjectives (g).
  • Modal verbs for possibility (h).
  • Indirect speech transformations (i).
  • Passive voice construction (j).
• Avoid Common Mistakes:
  • Overusing "which" without commas.
  • Confusing "married to" with "married with".
  • Forgetting "more" in comparatives ("far complicated" → "far more complicated").
• Practice Tip: Rewrite 10 sentences daily using these structures to reinforce memory.