Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8

Chapter 1 | Present Tenses: Active and Passive

Answer Key
Check What You Know
A. 1. plays 2. gets 3. are you watching
4. are thinking 5. speak 6. are building
7. understand 8. isn’t working 9. costs
10. opens 11. doesn’t 12. is always making
13. does she go 14. are buying 15. Do you hear
16. are having 17. have been watching 18. am moving
19. haven’t been listening 20. do you know
Grammar Practice
A. 1. D 2. D 3. S 4. D 5. D 6. S
B. 1. Well I have been painting the fence all day.
2. They are selling everything at 50% discount!
3. Yes, he doesn’t understand maths at all.
4. Yes, she has been working here for over 10 years.
5. Well, Amy is having a party on Saturday.
C. 1. is learning, meets 2. have you been working
3. has just been cleaned, looks 4. am spending
5. Do you eat 6. seems, hasn’t smiled
7. is aimed, are designed/ have been designed
D. 1. 1. next year 2. right now 3. yet 4. always
5. so far
2. 1. tomorrow 2. all month 3. just 4. at the moment
5. hardly ever
E. 1. for 2. every month 3. since 4. recently 5. rarely
F. 1. a. Do you think your teacher will be angry?
b. Are you thinking of staying up late to do it?
2. a. Yes, she has been working too hard lately.
b. That’s not surprising since she works 50 hours a week.

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 3. a. Yes. A new shopping centre is being built here next year.
b. Yes. A lot of new houses have been built here recently.
4. a. Of course! We have walked over 10 kilometres this morning.
b. Of course! We have been walking for hours and still haven’t reached the
river.
5. a. No, but we are having lunch together tomorrow.
b. No, because he has very little free time these days.
G. 1. have decided 2. is being arranged 3. Have you ever heard
4. remove 5. has grown 6. are taking
7. suppose 8. usually go 9. has been organised
10. have been studying
H. 1. have been living/have lived here for
2. is being shown
3. have known each other since
4. best news I have heard
5. does not belong to
6. is being repaired
7. am not thinking of studying
I. 1. d 2. a 3. d 4. a 5. b
6. c 7. c 8. d 9. b 10. a
11. b 12. d 13. c 14. d 15. c
16. d 17. a 18. a 19. c 20. b

English Today
1. What’s up 2. I see what you mean
3. What are they up to? 4. What gets to me is
Challenge Yourself
A. 1. been 2. for 3. When 4. was 5. used
6. is 7. ago 8. was 9. yet 10. use
11. has 12. are
B. 1. Anna has never visited our country before.
2. Jack has already tidied his room.
3. Alan has just gone out.
4. When did you buy this car?
5. I haven’t seen Helen recently.
6. Pete has known Julie since primary school.
7. How long has Sue been learning English?
8. It has been raining for over an hour.
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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 2 | Past Tenses: Active and Passive
Answer Key
Check What you Know
A. 1. gave 2. were sitting 3. were written
4. didn’t see 5. Did you hear 6. Did she use to
7. was talking 8. Was Tom driving 9. were painted
10. Were you sleeping 11. was walking 12. used to have
13. visited 14. would ride 15. rushed
16. didn’t use to 17. burned 18. forgot
19. used to 20. went

Grammar Practice
A. 1. My skin was burning because – b
My skin was burnt because – a
2. The police arrived while the thief – b
The police arrived after the thief – a
3. I used to have a tennis lesson – a
I was having a tennis lesson – b
4. How long did you study – a
How long had you been studying – b
5. I was living in London – b
I lived in London – a
6. We would never stay out late – b
We had never stayed out late – a
7. I had answered six emails – b
I had been answering emails – a
B. 1. How long did you see Rick for?
How long has it been since you last saw Rick? 
2. We had had lunch when Sam told a joke.
During lunch, Sam told a joke. 
3. As a child, Ryan was always getting into trouble. 
As a child, Ryan would often get into trouble. 

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 4. I finished packing before I phoned for a taxi. 
I didn’t phone for a taxi until I had finished packing. 
5. We started learning French a year ago. 
We have been learning French for a year. 
6. Meg had been working for an hour when we arrived. 
Meg worked for an hour when we arrived.
C. 1. crashed, was driving, had been talking
2. was jogging, tripped, had been left
3. was painting, lost, fell, hadn’t been
4. went, hadn’t been riding, was stopped
D. 1. I often used to go for piano classes. 
2. I used to love playing football.
3. I never used to go into chat rooms. 
4. I didn’t use to like coffee.
E. 1. 1. yesterday 2. While 3. no sooner
4. By the time 5. for 6. Before
2. 1. ago 2. in 3. after
4. Until 5. ever 6. As soon as
F. 1. was being repaired, took
2. had you been walking, stopped
3. were watching, ordered, was delivered, had finished
4. entered, arrested, had been received
5. didn’t have, had been stolen
G. 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. C
7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. B
H. 1. while she was having
2. didn’t used to be/ never used to be
3. we had been travelling for
4. he had been given
5. took me ages to
6. would often come
7. were being taken
8. had never been climbed
I. 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. d 5. b

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 6. d 7. c 8. a 9. a 10. d
11. c 12. b 13. b 14. d 15. c
16. a 17. c 18. c 19. b 20. c

English Today
1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. He said that the crime rate was going to increase.
2. Young people didn’t use to eat much fast food in my grandparents’ day.
3. The zoologist has never been given an/the opportunity to study mountain
gorillas in the wild before.
4. I was just about to make a phone call to Simon when he arrived.
5. Jack was so careless that he was forever getting into accidents.
6. I was wondering if/whether you would check this report for me.
B. 1. time 2. used 3. could 4. learnt 5. would
6. for 7. this 8. later
C. 1. c 2. d 3. c 4. d

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 3 | The Future: Active and Passive
Answer Key
Check What You Know
A. 1. will finish 2. is going to be
3. will be directed 4. start
5. are going to help 6. won’t apologise
7. will she be spending 8. are going to celebrate
9. will be waiting 10. will have finished
11. won’t tell 12. isn’t going to be
13. I’ll make 14. I’ll come
15. Will he think 16. Will the shops have closed
17. are going to be cut down 18. Will you
19. won’t have to be tested 20. will be having

Grammar Practice
A. 1. g. 2. e 3. h. 4. b 5. f
6. c 7. d 8. a
B. 1. a. At two o’clock, I’ll be seeing my dentist. 
b. At two o’clock, I will have seen my dentist.
2. a. I think you’ll enjoy visiting Ireland. 
b. I think you are enjoying visiting Ireland.
3. a. Dan is fixing his roof this winter.
b. By the time winter comes, Dan will have fixed his roof. 
C. 1. a 2. b 3. b
D. 1. get 2. I’ll get 3. will have arrived
4. will tell 5. Will Katie be babysitting 6. am going to buy
7. will have been studying 8. to start 9. are meeting
10.leaves
E. 1. will 2. be 3. have 4. by 5. won’t
6. going 7. about 8. probably 9. happens

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F. 1. will be living 2. will have been invented
3. will have disappeared 4. will be transmitted
5. will have created 6. will be living
7. are going to change/ will change 8. will have been built
9. will probably be
G. 1. will have landed 2. will be visiting
3. will have spent 4. will be travelling
5. will have been travelling 6. will be spending
7. will have spent 8. will be travelling
H. 1. am not going to take/ have
2. is about to start
3. what are you doing
4. will be given/ is going to be given/ is being given
5. will be having
6. won’t have been written
I. 1. being 2. will 3. has 4. about 5. be
6. going 7. by 8. been 9. is 10. have
11. no 12. it
J. 1. c 2. c 3. c 4. a 5. b
6. c 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. b
11. c 12. d 13. b 14. a 15. a
16. c 17. b 18. d 19. d 20. c

English Today
1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. will 2. Before 3. are 4. does 5. start
6. to 7. able 8. their/these 9. by 10. have
11. not 12. are
B. 1. Dana is going to take a computer course after she finishes school.
2. I don’t think I will write a letter after all.
3. By the time winter comes, Mr Smith will have fixed his roof.
4. The Austens are coming for dinner tonight.
5. At 4:00pm tomorrow, I will be playing tennis.
6. I will not send/give Sania an invitation to my wedding.
7. When Gary gets to the café, will you be waiting for him?
8. When does the last train leave tonight?
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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 4 | Modal Forms: Active and Passive
Answer Key
Check What You Know
A. 1. may 2. must be 3. Can 4. might not
5. will 6. has to 7. mustn’t 8. Do we have to
9. will 10. may not 11. needn’t 12. should
13. could 14. can’t be 15. will 16. Shall
17. can 18. would never 19. could 20. must

Grammar Practice
A. 1. i 2. d 3. f 4. h 5. a
6. e 7. j 8. b 9. c. 10. g
B. 1. might 2. ought to have 3. can’t 4. would have
5. can 6. couldn’t 7. Would 8. should
C. 1. can be arranged 2. must be worn
3. might result 4. should check
5. will have been posted 6. do not have to pay
7. has to be shown 8. needn’t be accompanied
D. 1. may have made fun of his running
2. would have given you directions
3. should have brought more soft drinks
4. must have hurt a lot
5. can’t have made it
6. needn’t have wasted your money
E. 1. ought to have told us earlier 2. might have been stolen
3. ought to be arriving soon 4. has to be sent today
5. must be paid by Friday 6. may have been driving too fast
7. will have heard the news by now 8. could be feeling ill
F. 1. would 2. had to 3. couldn’t
4. needn’t have 5. was able to 6. could
7. might 8. would be 9. had to
10. could have been 11. will have recovered 12. should be killed
13. must consider 14. shouldn’t be surfing 15. ought to be

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G. 1. ought to have tried 2. could you speak
3. hasn’t been able to 4. might as well go
5. may be sleeping/ asleep 6. don’t have to take
7. must/may not talk / are not allowed to talk 8. couldn’t care less about
H. 1. a 2.c 3.b 4. c 5. b
6. d 7. a 8. d 9. a 10. d
11. d 12. d 13. a 14. d 15. c
16. c 17. c 18. b 19. d 20. a

English Today
1. I couldn’t care less 2. if you must know
3. I might have guessed 4. I should hope so
5. We might as well

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. might shouldn’t
2. could can
3. needn’t could
4. must should
5. can’t would
6. could might
B. 1. b 2. c 3. g 4. h 5. a
6. e 7. d 8. f
C.Suggested answers
1. He must have grown. The shirt could have shrunk.
He might have put on somebody else’s shirt.
He must have bought the wrong size.
2. The painting must have been stolen.
The museum might have lent the painting to another museum.
The painting could be being restored.
3. They must be celebrating a victory.
They might have won a tournament.
They must be feeling very proud of themselves.
4. He must have been shipwrecked.
His ship might have been sunk in a storm.
He could be taking part in a reality show like ‘Survivor’.
5. She must have been very naughty.
She might have been rude to her teacher.
She can’t be feeling very happy.

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 5 | The Passive and the Causative
Answer Key
Check What You Know
A. 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. b
6. a 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. b
11. a 12. a 13. b 14. a 15. b
B. 1. get the roof mended 2. had her teeth cleaned
3. have you dancing 4. had her purse stolen
5. is having his eyes tested

Grammar Practice
A. 1. This play was written by William Shakespeare. P
2. A fire has started in the forest about two miles from our home. A
3. Daniel was raised in Belfast, in Northern Ireland. P
4. All books have to be returned to the library. P.
5. They will have finished painting the museum by September. A
6. The new sports centre is going to be opened by a famous footballer. P
7. The game of rugby is played all over the world. P
8. The team had been training for three hours when they finally stopped for a
rest. A
B. 1. had been accused 2. has been set up
3. have to be paid back 4. is considered, thinks
5. will be chosen 6. ought to inform
7. don’t suppose 8. crashed
C. 1. has been, is being, will be 2. has been, is, has to be
3. are being, can be, had been 4. is going to be, are, will have to be
D. 1. is believed 2. has been visited 3. are displayed
4. were used 5. can be seen 6. are arranged
E. 1. are invited 2. were organised 3. could be improved
4. has been held 5. are given

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F. 1. has/gets her clothes made
2. have/get air conditioning put in
3. am having/am getting my photograph taken
4. have had/got her hair coloured
5. got/had all the rooms redecorated
G. 1. not had her teeth checked 2. is known to cause
3. is being organised by 4. got his parents to buy
5. may have been stolen by 6. is being shown/will be shown
7. was supposed to be 8. were being interviewed
H. 1. a 2.b 3. d 4. c 5. d
6. a 7. c 8. d 9. c 10. b
11. c 12. c. 13. d 14. c 15. c
16. c 17. a 18. d 19. d 20. d

English Today
1. it can’t be helped 2. easier said than done
3. Given the choice 4. we’ve got it covered

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. to have Max order
2. has been under construction for six months
3. to be no reason to tell/inform
4. of having their wedding organised by
5. have been planning to book
6. never get this work done
B. 1. being 2. to 3. not 4. Instead 5. by
6. far 7. in 8. could
C. 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 6 | Subject-verb Agreement
Answer Key
Check What You Know
A. 1. a To write poems is difficult.
2. b Sharing makes people happy.
3. b That he works hard is a fact.
4. a Katy doesn’t know whether she wants to study medicine or law.
5. b The world’s youngest Olympian was 10 years old.
6. a The new boy and the girl with long hair were cooking together.

Grammar Practice
A. 1-f, 2-a, 3-c, 4-e, 5-b, 6-d
B. 1. a 2. b. 3.a 4. b. 5. b 6. a.
C. 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a
7. a
D. 1. is 2. is 3. is 4. reminds 5. seems
6. are 7. has 8. appear 9. are 10. is
11. is 12. calls 13. is 14. is 15. calls
16. suits 17. seems 18. trusts 19. loves 20. strikes
21. puts 22. has 23. is 24. brightens 25. stops
26. lights 27. gets 28. forgets 29. is 30. sits
Accept all logical answers.

English Today
Accept all logical answers.

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. The cost of all food items have gone up.
The cost of all food items has gone up. 
2. The information our books offer are very valuable.
The information our books offer is very valuable.

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 3. The poet and dramatist are being honoured. 
The poet and dramatist is being honoured.
4. All the passengers, with the driver, were saved in the accident. 
All the passengers, with the driver, was saved in the accident.
5. None of these letters has been answered so far.
None of these letters have been answered so far. 
6. Every boy and every girl pursue at least one hobby.
Every boy and every girl pursues at least one hobby. 
B. 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. a
6. a 7. b 8. b 9. b 10. a

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 7 | Phrases and Clauses
Answer Key
Check What You Know
A. 1. b 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. b

Grammar Practice
A. 1. Phrase 2. Clause 3. Phrase 4. Clause 5. Phrase 6. Clause
B. 1. Main clause 2. Subordinate clause
3. Coordinate clause 4. Main clause
5. Subordinate clause 6. Coordinate clause
C.1. It is important to ask
f. whether the wedding is formal or semi-formal.
Noun clause
2. What the child said
a. was true.
Noun clause
3. I must leave now
d. before it starts to rain.
Adverb clause
4. We must reach
c. because I am not feeling well.
Adverb clause
5. We eat.
b. so that we may grow strong.
Adverb clause
6. That it might snow
e. seemed a possibility.
Adverb clause
D. 1. The car that is red belongs to my brother. Car
2. The man who is at the desk is the CEO of the company. Man
3. I did not understand the question that you asked. Question
4. My friend, who has glasses, wasn’t at school today. Friend
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 5. The boy, who claimed to have a broken arm, caught the ball. Boy
6. Bobby’s cat that ate the mouse had a stomach ache. Cat
E. 1. Have you seen the movie that is playing at the theatre close to my house?
2. We are planning go to Paris, which is the capital of France. 
3. A thermometer is an instrument that measures the temperature.
4. I have a friend whose father is a famous painter.
5. Charles Dickens, who was a great writer in the late 19th Century, is the author
of Little Dorito. 
6. The chocolate cake, which has so many calories, is delicious. 

English Today
1. palace 2. mobile phone
3. actor 4. Abhishek Bachchan
5. night
Accept all logical answers.

Challenge Yourself
A. Accept all logical answers.
B. 1. He bought a house. It is near the airport.
He bought a house, which is near the airport.
2. I like the footballer. He scored the winning goal.
I like the footballer who scored the winning goal.
3. I would like to visit the town. I was born there.
I would like to visit the town where I was born.
5. The thieves broke into a shop. The shop sells groceries.
The thieves broke into the shop which sells groceries.
6. My brother had a big piece of land. He grew vegetables there.
My brother had a big piece of land, where he grew vegetables.
C. 1. a 2. b 3.c 4. a 5. c
6. b 7. a 8. b 9. a 10. c

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 8 | Relative Clauses
Answer Key
Check What You Know
A. 1. who 2. when 3. that 4. whom 5. that
6. whose 7. which 8. who 9. that 10. when
11. which 12. that 13. which 14. whose 15. that
16. when 17. where 18. whom 19. whose 20. which

Grammar Practice
1. We ordered a pizza that/which had a lot of onions and peppers on it.
2. The singer who/that won the reality show was very talented.
3. Summer, which is not my favourite season, can be very hot here.
4. The Queen’s Theatre, where the play will be performed, is in central London.
5. Michael, whose sister works for an airline, often travels business class.
6. What’s the tallest building that has ever been built?
7. Stella forgot her phone, which meant she couldn’t contact anyone.
8. I once had a friend with whom I shared all my secrets.
9. Do you know the reason why she doesn’t like me?
10. I can’t believe what Tom said about the food in that restaurant.
B. 1. whom, Penelope 2. Peter, whose
3. that, Olga 4. which, Alex
5. where, Boston 6. which, Spain
7. who, Moscow/ Russia 8. whose, Paris France
C. 1. who 2. What 3. who 4. whose 5. who
6. where 7. when/ that
D. 1. The girl who you were talking to is my cousin.
2. The college that Sarah has applied to is in London.
3. Does the city where you live have a university?
4. Is Mark the boy whom you met on holiday?
5. Do you remember the summer that we spent in Italy?
6. The player who scored the goal is new to the team.

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E. 1. which 2. for which 3. where 4. that 5. whose
6. why 7. some of whom
F. 1. where Jack booked
2. whom I am travelling/ whom I’ll be travelling/ whom I am going to travel
3. whose home is
4. that you have ever seen
5. which spoiled/ spoilt
6. which/ that Jill cooked
7. where I am studying
8. what I said
9. that we want
10. who wrote
G. 1. The man who is sitting over there is my uncle.
2. Do you want to see the photographs that were taken at the wedding?
3. The hotel where we stayed was quite expensive.
4. Does the person who is waiting for me have an appointment?
5. The article that was published in the newspaper is amusing.
6. The student who has written the best essay will get a prize.
H. 1. forget the day when 2. what is worrying
3. there is nothing (that) I can 4. why she suddenly disappeared
5. whose it could/ might
I. 1. who 2. to 3. they 4. where 5. when
6. have 7. whose 8. in 9. be 10. by
11. that/which 12. what
J. 1. d 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. b
6. b 7. b 8. c 9. d 10. c
11. c 12. b 13. b 14. c 15. c
16. b 17. b 18. b 19. d 20. a

English Today
1. b 2. c 3. a

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. whose, with whom 2. that, where 3. why, which
4. which, whatever
B. 1. Simon Wells is a director who made The Time Machine.

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 2. The Indus Valley was a prosperous civilisation that was probably destroyed by
flood.
3. The bank charged me Rs 50 which was unfair.
4. The school is run by Mrs Denton whose husband was once a mayor.
5. We visited the house that my grandfather was born in.
6. The detectives finally caught up with the suspect that they had spent months
searching for.
7. Over 40 species of spiders live in this region, many of which are poisonous.
8. The letter was addressed to a a girl who doesn’t live here any more.
C. 1. whom 2. point 3. why 4. when 5. whatever
6. of 7. whose

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 9 | Temporals, Conditionals, wish
Answer Key
Check What You Know
A. 1. gets 2. stops 3. will put up
4. unless 5. will give 6. may help
7. unless 8. as soon as 9. don’t give
10. try 11. unless 12. could win
13. hadn’t left 14. doesn’t arrive 15. mustn’t
16. might not have frozen 17. hadn’t bought 18. if
19. could 20. had agreed

Grammar Practice
A. 1. c, b, a
2. b, a, c
3. a, c, b
4. c, a, b
B. 1. you must use sunscreen 2. I knew more about motorcycles
3. you hadn’t hurt your arm 4. you caught the early train
5. I listen to music 6. you had taken a bus
C. 1. has finished/ finishes 2. gets 3. reaches
4. is planned 5. were 6. practised
7. hadn’t completed 8. had been invited
D. 1. In 2. needs 3. Otherwise
4. could have happened 5. had been 6. The moment that
7. connects 8. might not have reached 9. hadn’t acted
10. providing 11. doesn’t have 12. wouldn’t be able
E. 1. had told 2. had 3. hurry
4. hadn’t said 5. hadn’t been sleeping 6. weren’t closing
7. could 8. didn’t have
F. 1. a. could go b. would let

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 2. hadn’t stayed didn’t have
3. hadn’t brought could leave
4. didn’t have to move could come
G. 1. only 2. would 3. if 4. unless 5. can
6. as 7. wish 8. until
H. 1. if I were 2. she had not argued
3. could leave 4. can’t begin until
5. if there had been 6. providing you look after
7. you would be quiet 8. would be able to write
I. 1. b 2. c 3. c 4. c 5. b
6. d 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. d
11. a 12. a 13. d 14. b 15. c
16. b 17. c 18. b 19. d 20. a

English Today
1. If so 2. if you like
3. if you don’t mind 4. you wish

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. more 2. how 3. take 4. if 5. been
6. longer 7. anything 8. even
B. 1. had been more interest in 2. in case of bad
3. were they to serve/ if they were to serve 4. it not been for your support
5. only the traffic hadn’t been so heavy 6. he lived closer to
C. 1. a 2. b 3. d 4. b 5. a
6. a 7. b 8. b

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 10 | Indirect Speech
Answer Key
Check What You Know
A. 1. not to arrive 2. were trying 3. had been listening
4. he started 5. had to 6. told us
7. before 8. have 9. hadn’t caught
10. was finishing 11. we were feeling 12. the day before
13. would be 14. not to shoot 15. didn’t park
16. you will take 17. had to 18. had been working
19. I would like 20. couldn’t

Grammar Practice
A. 1. she was taking a skiing holiday the following month.
2. she was sure Laveena would have a great time.
3. where she was going to stay.
4. she had booked a room at a small hotel the previous week.
5. if she had been planning to go alone.
6. she had invited a friend but she had cancelled.
7. if she could go with her instead.
B. 1. she was working late that day so she couldn’t meet Joseph / him for coffee
2. Joseph / him that he had left his jacket at the house the day before.
3. him to call her as soon as he got that message.
4. Joseph/ him not to be late for training at 6 o’clock that night.
5. Joseph/ him when they had to hand in their history project.
6. to give Joseph/ him a lift to college the next day.
C. 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B
6. C 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. A
D. 1. persuaded 2. decided 3. accused
4. explained 5. demanded
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 3. complained that his noodles were overcooked
4. refused to let Adam use her computer
5. blamed the taxi driver for causing the accident
6. invited Rebecca to stay for dinner that night
F. 1. if/ whether I can buy tickets online
2. if/ whether children under five have to pay to enter
3. if/ whether there are hotels nearby
4. what time the main show starts
5. when the park first opened
G. 1. been 2. if 3. not 4. would 5. him
6. they 7. told 8. had 9. to 10. that
11. the 12 against
H. 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. b 5. c
6. b 7. d 8. b 9. c 10. a
11. c 12. b 13. b 14. a 15. a
16. d 17. c 18. b 19. a 20. c

English Today
1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. e

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. wonder 2. would 3. whether 4. no 5. asked
6. had 7. a 8. out
B. 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. d
6. d 7. d 8. b 9. c 10. a

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 11 | Gerunds, Infinitives, Bare Infinitives,
Special Structures
Answer Key
Check What you Know
A. 1. listening 2. in watching 3. to play
4. her understand 5. hiking 6. to get
7. to buy 8. sorting 9. to give back
10. to taste 11. speaking 12. to say
13. sending 14. waiting 15. watch
16. not to 17. smoking 18. to play
19. having 20. watching

Grammar Practice
A. 1. b, a 2. a, b 3. b, a 4. b, a 5. a, b
6. b, a 7. b, a.
B. 1. seeing 2. to tell 3. camping 4. to pick up 5. to keep
6. to give 7. putting 8. buying 9. yawning 10. seeing
C. 1. it’s time 2. would rather 3. had better
4. am not used 5. have got used
D. 1. travel 2. Speaking 3. to understand
4. to express 5. taking 6. not study
7. to look up 8. keeping
E. 1. Calling the hotel would be
2. is too polluted to drink
3. can’t stand listening
4. would rather you had not called
5. Listening to music is
6. is not big enough to hold
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F. 1. throwing 2. take 3. learning 4. jumping 5. to gain
6. Training 7. preparing 8. deal 9. dive 10. to jump
11. have 12. to know 13. skydiving 14. do
G. 1. didn’t mind lending 2. am looking forward to visiting
3. too young to get 4. made her do/ finish
5. me not to be late 6. no use asking Megan to
7. we had better leave 8. to get used to living
H. 1. b 2. b 3. d 4. b 5. a
6. a 7. d 8. c 9. d 10. a
11. c 12. c 13. d 14. c 15. c
16. b 17. c 18. a 19. b 20. d

English Today
1. if you don’t mind my asking
2. that goes without saying
3. It juts goes to show

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. didn’t feel like going 2. no point in having an argument about
3. not capable of memorising 4. clearly enough to be able to identify
5. had better not have broken 6. went on to give us
B. 1. c 2. b 3. a 4. d 5. c
6. d 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. d

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 12 | Adjectives
Answer Key
Check What you Know
A. 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a
Grammar Practice
A. 1. These aunts of mine whom I love the most live in Canada.
2. Three juicy red apples fell from that big, green apple tree.
3. Her dog is small, cute, and fluffy who we love to cuddle.
4. Which subjects would you like to study?
5. The climb to the green-roofed restaurant was tiring. On top of it we got to
eat stale food and a lousy ambience. It was a disappointing experience.
6. This charming old city has been visited by many enthusiastic tourists.
Adjectives of Adjectives of Possessive Demonstratives Interrogative
Quality Quantity Adjectives Adjectives Adjectives
Juicy Most Her These Which
Big Many That
Green Three This
Apple
Small
Cute
Fluffy
Green-roofed
Stale
Lousy
Disappointing
Charming
Old
Enthusiastic
B. 1. a 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. b
C. 1. Krish and Trisha did not submit their English homework. Their teacher was
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 2. Daksh just bought a small car. Its colour is black and his father wants to get the
car customised.
3. Sheena was born in England. Her father is French, while her mother is from
Italy. Her / Their family is quite global.
4. Mary and her brother like their grandmother who lives in their ancestral
house that was owned by her / their father.
5. Nancy and her family have a dog. Its name is Tiger. Their house is up the hill
and the dog has its kennel made of wood.
6. Nadia and her sister go to high school, while her/their little brother goes to
elementary school.
D. Dear Reema,
I am sorry for replying so late. For past few months, I have been travelling with my
family. We visited many interesting places. One of the places I liked the most was
Jaipur.
This bustling Rajasthani capital is a beautiful place to spend a weekend. The city
has many magnificent palaces. The wide roads are lined with green trees.
When you go to Jaipur do not forget to visit the numerous forts. You can see the
panoramic view of the city from one of the forts that is situated in the outskirt of
the city. Do make a plan and visit this city. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Tina

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. b 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. b
B. High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He
was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright
sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
He was very much admired indeed. “He is as beautiful as a weathercock,” remarked
one of the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic
tastes; “only not quite so useful,” he added, fearing lest people should think him
unpractical, which he really was not.
“Why can’t you be like the Happy Prince?” asked a sensible mother of her little
boy who was crying for the moon. “The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for
anything.”
“I am glad there is someone in the world who is quite happy,” muttered a
disappointed man as he gazed at the wonderful statue.
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cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks and their clean, white pinafores.
“How do you know?” said the Mathematical Master, “you have never seen one.”
“Ah! but we have, in our dreams,” answered the children; and the Mathematical
Master frowned and looked very severe, for he did not approve of children
dreaming.

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 13 | Adverbs
Answer Key
Check What you Know
A. 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. b 6. b
B. 1. slowly 2. happily 3. fast 4. quickly 5. completely

Grammar Practice
A. 1. loudly 2. quickly 3. softly
4. carefully 5. suddenly 6. well
B. i. 1-b, 2-a ii. 1-a, 2-b iii. 1-b, 2-a
iv. 1-b, 2-a v. 1-a, 2-b vi. 1-b, 2-a
C. 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. b 6. b
D. 1. He quickly dressed and went out in a hurry.
2. She realised at once that she had made a mistake.
3. We are often invited to our cousin’s house at the weekends.
4. I have almost finished painting the inside of the house.
5. We usually go to our native place in the hills in summer.
6. Your car just needs some servicing.
E. 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. a

English Today
1. Hardly had I checked in when the boarding was announced.
2. Never had i seen so many people!
3. Seldom have I heard such a melodious voice.
4. No sooner had I seen my friends arriving than I started screaming in excitement.
5. Scarcely had the match started when the rain came pouring down.

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. 1. This coconut is really hard. Adjective
2. You have to push the door hard to open it. Adverb

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 2. 1. That girl drives a fast car. Adjective
2. That girl drives her car fast. Adverb
3. 1. Let’s install an outside light for our house. Adjective
2. I went outside to check the light. Adverb
4. 1. I have a monthly subscription for this magazine. Adjective
2. I get this magazine on a monthly basis. Adverb
5. 1. He clutched the bag close to his chest. Adverb
2. Our new house is close to the school. Adverb
6. 1. Open your mouth wide. Adverb
2. There’s a wide road in front of the school. Adjective
B. Today my sister and I decided to cook some pasta for our friends. We went quickly
to the nearby market. He realised that we need to hurry up as sometimes the
supermarket closes early. We carefully picked up all the ingredients and came
back home. My sister chopped the vegetables finely as I prepared the sauce and
boiled the pasta in the pan. I let the sauce simmer slowly on the gas as I went
outside to pluck some fresh basil. We patiently waited for the sauce to cook.
Meanwhile, we sautéed the vegetables quickly as we didn’t want our vegetables to
be overdone. Once the sauce was ready, I added the vegetables and herbs. Then
we hurriedly arranged the table and got ready to receive our friends. Our friends
arrived earlier than expected.
Adverbs of Adverbs of Adverbs of Adverbs of Adverbs of Adverbs of
manner place time frequency degree attitude
quickly outside Today sometimes earlier Meanwhile
early nearby early
finely
slowly
patiently
hurriedly

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 14 | Adjectives and Adverbs, Comparatives
and Superlatives, so / such, too / enough
Answer Key
Check What you Know
1. best 2. every Tuesday 3. tidier 4. very
5. sadly 6. excited 7. angry 8. barely
9. better 10. intelligently 11. hardly 12. entertaining
13. worse 14. quite 15. at the moment 16. terrified
17. more clearly 18. as 19. than 20. lately

Grammar Practice
A. 1. relaxed, relaxing 2. disappointed, disappointing
3. fascinating, fascinated 4. exhausted, exhausting
5. excited, exciting
B. 1. complete 2. quiet 3. easily 4. sadly 5. bad
6. possible 7. hardly 8. nice 9. dark 10. deeply
C. 1. S 2. S 3. D 4. S
D. 1. fewer 2. the highest 3. as many 4. the best 5. as wide
6. the worst 7. more convenient
E. 1. such 2. so 3. too 4. enough 5. such 6. so
a – 6. b – 4, c – 1, d – 3, e -2, f – 5
F. 1. close, longer and longer 2. earlier, easier
3. a lot cheaper, nearly 4. quite as tall, highly
5. later, more tired 6. hard, better and better
7. a lot less difficult, shortly 8. tight, even more
G. 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B
6. A 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. C
11. C 12. A
H. 1. most 2. less 3. far 4. The 5. than
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 11. enough 12. such
I. 1. b 2. d 3. c 4. a 5. b
6. c 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. b
11. d 12. b 13. b 14. c 15. d
16. d 17. a 18. a 19. b 20. a

English Today
1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. likely 2. those 3. It 4. in 5. most
6. less 7. well 8. often
B. 1. as one of the happiest days
2. seem quite as confident as she
3. is not so much attractive as
4. has been much less snow than
5. easily the most challenging mountain
6. to become more and more difficult
C. 1. b 2. c 3. b 4. c

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 15 | Connectors and Inversion
Answer Key
Check what you know
A. 1. so as to 2. because of 3. Besides 4. although 5. as well as
6. As 7. in order to 8. Since 9. despite 10. Besides
11. so 12. Besides 13. since 14. either 15. Furthermore

Grammar Practice
A. 1. a. b. 2. b 3. b 4. a. b.
B. 1. g 2. e 3. a 4. c 5. b
6. f 7. d
C. 1. despite the fact that 2. so that 3. instead of
4. As a result 5. as well as 6. not only
7. In addition
D. 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. a
6. b 7. c 8. a
E. 1. is his
2. making an effort/the fact that he makes an effort
3. does he finish/manage to finish
4. improve his spoken French
5. sitting quietly in class
6. his talent
F. 1. should visitors feed 2. had I turned on
3. does she have 4. have/had we seen
5. do we get 6. will we be able to
7. were my friends 8. can customers order
G. 1. although 2. Because of 3. Consequently
4. neither 5. however 6. in spite of
7. In addition
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 4. Yet 5. did they reach 6. included
7. they had spent 8. did they feel 9. no one has managed
I. 1. from Gayle, nobody is
2. on account of
3. in spite of the fact
4. in order to be
5. was the meal expensive
6. instead of phoning
7. either by bus or train/by either bus or train
8. seeing that/as you are
J. 1. b 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. c
6. c 7. d 8. c 9. a 10. a
11. d 12. a 13. c 14. a 15. c
16. c 17. b 18. d 19. a 20. c

English Today
1. b 2. c 3. a

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. except for Tom, who showed no 2. addition to being full of iron
3. for fear of being criticised by 4. no matter how unpleasant the
5. though it is raining 6. despite having been seated
B. 1. d 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. c
6. b 7. b 8. b 9. c 10. c
11. a 12. d

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 16 | Countable and Uncountable Nouns,
Articles, Quantifiers
Answer Key
Check what you know
A. 1. many 2. a few 3. an 4. some 5. the
6. the 7. a little 8. some 9. the 10. the
11. a 12. few 13. any 14. little 15. a
16. the 17. a 18. much 19. a 20. no

Grammar Practice
A. 1. damage, was 2. water, is 3. works, have
4. furniture, looks 5. litter, spoils 6. hair, suits
7. news, is 8. luggage, was
B. 1. nature, the 2. university, work 3. Rock climbing, a
4. a piece of, a bottle 5. anywhere, school 6. an astronomer, the
7. in court, prison 8. dinner, Christmas 9. an hour, by car
10. arrogance, the worst
C. 1. a 2. a few 3. any 4. no 5. few
6. much 7. the 8. a 9. a 10. an
11. few 12. a little 13. a 14. a few 15 some
16. the
D. Ryan Sheckler first started using a skateboard when he was just 18 months old. By
the time he was seven, he was practising his skateboarding tricks in his yard seven
days a week. At the age of 10, Ryan started entering competitions. One success
followed another and he turned professional when he was only 13. Two years later,
he was named Athlete of the Year at the Action Sports Awards, which was quite an
experience for him. Today he is an extremely successful skateboarder. Ryan has
set up the Sheckler Foundation to help young people improve their lives. Skate
for a Cause is one of the major charity events held once a year by the foundation
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E. 1. many, much 2. some, any 3. a little, little
4. Few, a few 5. None, no one 6. A lot of, plenty
7. anything, nothing 8. Nobody, something
F. 1. somewhere 2. anywhere 3. nothing
4. some 5. anybody 6. nowhere
G. 1. isn’t anything for teenagers 2. only a few parks
3. to find somewhere 4. None of the
5. is too much 6. little money is
H. 1. the 2. is 3. a 4. lot 5. few
6. little 7. any 8. to 9. an 10. by
11. on 12. no
I. 1. d 2. d 3. b 4. d 5. a
6. a 7. a 8. c 9. a 10. d
11. a 12. c 13. d 14. d 15. a
16. d 17. a 18. d 19. c 20. b

English Today
1. b 2. a 3. c

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. the 2. known 3. its 4. no 5. all
6. if 7. Nothing 8. not
B. 1. had great difficulty finding somewhere
2. spent the entire holiday complaining
3. has been little improvement
4. have the courage to go
5. has a dislike of
6. too much damage has been done
C. 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. c

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 17 | Demonstratives, it is / there is, Pronouns
and Possessive Adjectives, Reflexive Pronouns,
Determiners
Answer Key
Check what you know
A. 1. those 2. the last page of the newspaper
3. herself 4. this is
5. theirs 6. that
7. another 8. There won’t be
9. herself 10. It is
11. Alison’s 12. visitors’
13. one another 14. yours
15. is it 16. enjoyed ourselves
17. on 18. other
19. its 20. mine

Grammar Practice
A. 1. those 2. it 3. that 4. these 5. this
6. there 7. That 8. it
B. 1. There is 2. it is
3. are there 4. it was, it would be
5. Has there been 6. it is
C. 1. there are 2. they 3. It is 4. them
5. its 6. its 7. her 8. she
9. that 10. his 11. Beauty’s new beak 12. her
D. a. himself, herself, – b. –, themselves, myself
c. ourselves, –, themselves
E. 1. every 2. both 3. all  4. of 5. Each
6. their 7. either
F. 1. a, b 2. b, a 3. b, a 4. a, b 5. b, a
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G. 1. The principal spoke to every student individually.
2. I know that neither Zach nor Adam passed the test.
3. Are you going to the party by yourself?
4. Harry is a close friend of mine.
5. We all enjoyed ourselves at the picnic.
6. I spent the whole afternoon writing that essay.
7. That bag is not mine.
H. 1. these 2. herself 3. own 4. there 5. either
6. them 7. hers 8. of 9. both 10. they
11. all 12. each
I. 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. d
6. d 7. c 8. d 9. d 10. b
11. d 12. c 13. b 14. b 15. a
16. c 17. d 18. d 19. b 20. c

English Today
A. 1. all year round 2. this and that
3. every now and then 4. help yourself

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. there 2. These 3. it 4. had 5. his
6. other 7. could 8. themselves 9. them 10. another
11. own 12. their
B. 1. The two boys helped each other finish the job quickly.
2. In our town, there is a small airport.
3. In the photograph, my sister’s hair is much longer than mine.
4. My mother told us to enjoy ourselves on the trip.
5. According to the map, it is 400 miles from London to Edinburgh.
6. We had to make supper by ourselves because no one had time to help.
7. John lives on his own in a flat in London.
8. That book is Carole’s and not mine.
C. 1. Nobody helped me, I did it by myself.
2. Some children can’t behave themselves in class.
3. A friend of mine called yesterday.
4. 
5. These days, food seems to be very expensive.

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 18 | Prepositions of Time and Place
Answer Key
Check what you know
A. 1. on 2. at 3. beside 4. at 5. between
6. in 7. until 8. at 9. during 10. in
11. at 12. in 13. to 14. in 15. while
16. in 17. by 18. among 19. on 20. at

Grammar Practice
A. 1. a. at the, b. at 2. a. on, b. in
3. a. during, b. while 4. a. at the end, b. in the end
5. a. on, b. in
B. 1. evening 2. the moment 3. the same time
C. 1. in 2. by 3. at 4. in 5. till
D. 1. b 2. d 3. f 4. i 5. h
6. j 7. a 8. g 9. c 10. e
E. 1. The Second World War took place from 1939 to 1945.
2. People play tricks on each other on April Fool’s Day.
3. Matt Damon studied at the Harvard University.
4. The president of the USA lives in the White House.
5. The Corinth Canal was built between 1881 and 1893.
6. Halloween is celebrated on October 31st.
7. Mt. Etna is situated in Sicily.
8. Mozart was born in the 18th century.
F. 1. through 2. in/around/through
3. over/across 4. along/up/down
5. to/towards 6. past
7. through 8. along/around
9. past 10. towards
11. along 12. across/through

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G. 1. at 2. in 3. over 4. beside 5. on
6. during 7. towards  8. across 9. at 10. until
11. In 12. Among 13. above 14. across
H. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
1. in time to 2. become an English teacher until
3. at the age of 4. on the way to
5. be on time 6. while we were studying
I. 1. b. 2. c. 3. d. 4. a. 5. b.
6. d. 7. d. 8. a. 9. a. 10. c.
11. d. 12. b. 13. d. 14. b. 15. a.
16. b. 17. d. 18. c. 19. b. 20. a.

English Today
1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a

Challenge Yourself
A. 1. on 2. in 3. When 4. home 5. age
6. In 7. among 8. while 9. besides 10. by
11. had 12. at
B. 1. at the same time 2. on the coast of
3. at the moment 4. while we were studying
5. beside me/next to me 6. is living in
C. 1. Correct
2. When we arrived at the theatre, we realised we had forgotten the tickets.
3. Correct
4. Paul won his first competition at the age of twelve.
5. We should be back home by 10.30pm.

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 19 | Idioms and Proverbs
Answer Key
A. 1-b, 2-j, 3-i, 4-e, 5-h, 6-a, 7-c, 8-d, 9-f, 10-g, 11-l, 12-k, 13-o, 14-m, 15-n
B. Idioms- Apple of the eye, Back to square one, Be on cloud nine, In the nick of
time, Out of the blue, Get cold feet, Call a spade a spade
Proverbs- Empty vessels make the most noise, A friend in need is a friend indeed,
An idle brain is the devil’s workshop, Where there’s a will there’s way, A rolling
stone gathers no moss, Barking dogs seldom bite, Birds of a feather flock together,
All that glitters in not gold

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 20 | Metaphors and Similes
Answer Key
A. 1. Rama walked into the room as quiet as a mouse. Simile
2. The sun shined bright. The snowflakes sparkled like millions of tiny diamonds.
Simile
3. My baby sister is a cute little doll. Metaphor
4. A hundred miles of landscape spread before me like a fan. Simile
5. The mattress of the bed is as fluffy as a cloud. Simile
6. Ice cream is happiness in a bowl. Metaphor
7. Bobby runs as fast as a deer. Simile
8. Arya sings like a nightingale. Simile
9. Time is money. Metaphor
10. The musicians spun great webs of sound. Metaphor

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 21 | The Ferryman
Answer Key
A. 1. The fact that the water is always present, somehow new and yet the same is
the quality that appealed Siddharta the most.
2. The ferryman was astonished to see such an elegant and well dressed man.
3. Siddhartha found it beautiful that the ferryman got to live near the river and
cruise on it everyday.
4. Siddhartha asked the ferryman for a dhoti and to keep him as his trainee.
5. The ferryman wanted to know why Siddhartha found his elegant clothes to be
such a nuisance.
B. 1. incessantly 2. ascetic 3. astonished 4. ferry
C. 1. He asked if he would like to ferry him over.
2. The passenger remarked that it was a beautiful life he had chosen for himself.
3. The ferryman laughingly said that he was joking.
4. He said that his name was Siddhartha and that he was an ascetic when he last
saw him.
D. Accept all logical and grammatically correct responses.

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Chapter 22 | Importance of Books
Answer Key
A. 1. Books are the greatest and the most satisfactory of recreations.
2. The old books are the surest and most lasting of recreation.
3. According to the writer there are many modern books that are excellent, but
there are many in which we may find neither pleasure nor profit.
4. In the writer’s opinion recreation of reading needs a little planning.
5. The writer thinks that some people lose the habit and pleasure of reading
because they do not take the trouble of choosing a book.
B. 1. Enjoying yourself and relaxing when you are not working Leisure
2. Stops happening or existing Ceases
3. Following immediately one after the other Successive
4. Enjoyable, useful or satisfying enough to be worth the cost or effort Worthwhile
5. A strong desire especially for something unattainable Longing
6. The state of expecting something to happen Anticipation
C. 1. Interesting Tedious
2. Pain Pleasure
3. Disagreed upon Approved
4. Impossibility Opportunity
5. Not important Worthwhile
6. Uninterested Sympathetic
D. Accept all logical answers.

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Review 1
Answer Key
A. 1. spends, is visiting
2. haven’t had, went
3. arrived, had been waiting
4. has been playing, hasn’t managed
5. was getting, were watching
6. didn’t go, had been stolen
7. have been fixing, hasn’t been finished
B. 1. is 2. are 3. has 4. did 5. was
6. not 7. been 8. for 9. in 10. as
C. 1. will bite 2. will be flying
3. are going to organise 4. will have been studying
5. is taking 6. will have finished
D. 1. have to 2. can’t 3. shouldn’t
4. could 5. must be 6. might have
7. should 8. could be 9. would have
10. will be able to 11. ought to 12. may be
E. 1. to be 2. visit
3. is organised 4. has been arranging
5. can be driven 6. had to be tested
7. could be used 8. are taken
9. was built 10. is being driven
F. a. Do the teachers revise the syllabus every year?
b. There continues to be an investigation into the recent jewellery store
robbery.
c. At no point during the photography workshop were we allowed to use a
camera.
d. All the leaves have turned orange and fallen this month.
e. Nobody in my class is willing to go to the amusement park with me.
f. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is loved by many.

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G. 1. The shirt that is blue belongs to my father. The shirt.
2. The man who is at the desk is an intern. The man
3. I did not understand the last concept that my teacher taught. the last
concept
4. My friend, who has the flu, wasn’t at school today. My friend
5. The boy, who lives next door to me, was not at home when I went over. The
boy
6. Sheela’s toy train set that I accidentally broke had been repaired. Sheela’s toy
train set
H. 1. b, a 2. a, b 3. b, a 4. a,b 5. b,a
I. 1. could do 2. would you say
3. could swim 4. jumps
5. isn’t 6. hadn’t formed
7. goes 8. is

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 Burlington English Grammar for Grade 8
Review 2
Answer Key
A. 1. he had 2. us to use
3. preferred 4. to see
5. the museum opens 6. using
B. 1. started, start 2. recycle, to recycle
3. getting up, to get up 4. to clean, clean
5. visiting, visit 6. not to study, not study
C. 1. a 2.b 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. a
D. 1. quickly 2. rudely 3. extremely
4. easily 5. delicately 6. very
E. 1. largest 2. usually 3. as 4. strong enough
5. easily 6. well 7. warmer 8. earlier
9. worried 10. a short 11. so 12. worse
F. 1. the, none 2. the, a few 3. a, much 4. -, somebody
5. the, lots 6. an, no
G. 1. instead of 2. on account of 3. because 4. not only
5. but also 6. Moreover 7. in order to 8. However
9. Under no circumstances 10. despite
H. 1. the same time 2. front of
3. the end 4. present
5. last 6. the back of
7. the left
I. 1. in 2. they 3. of 4. from 5. there
6. other 7. it 8. and 9. the 10. during
11. their 12. by

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