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Adjective An adjective is a word that tells us something about a noun. A noun may have many attributes. Boy is a noun. That boy may be tall or short, intelligent or fool, educated or uneducated, rich or poor. What is the quality of that boy? In order to express the quality of that boy, we have to use an adjective.   for example;   "That boy is a rich boy". In this sentence, the word “rich”... [read more]

Grammar : The Verb Be The Verb Be is a very important but peculiar verb in English. The Verb Be can be used as a main verb as well as an “auxiliary verb. Examples: • I am in London. In this sentence, the verb “am” has been used as a main verb. • I am a qualified candidate. In this sentence, the verb 'am' has been used as an auxiliary verb. Whereas the main verb is “qualify”. It has other forms... [read more]

Grammar : Verbs Verbs are the word denoting actions or states. Examples: • Mr. Hales takes the class today morning. What does Mr. Hales do today morning? He takes the class. The action he is doing is “taking” the class. So the action is denoted by the word “takes”. In that case that word “takes” is the verb. • The Students write their examination in the Lawtey hall. Here, the word... [read more]

Grammar : Pronoun A pronoun is a word that is used to represent a noun. Pronoun means for-a-noun. Example-1: • Ramu is not a member of this organization. In this sentence the word Ramu is the name of a person. So Ramu is a noun. When we write about the same person in the following sentence, we use the word He. • So, he could not attend the meeting meant only for the members. In this sentence the word... [read more]

Grammar : Noun-Functions Examples of Functions (Follow the word dog in these examples and see how the dog operates differently in each example.) 1. The dog chased the squirrel out of our yard. performer, actor, do-er, agent = subject 2. The neighbor girls petted the dog all afternoon. acted on, victim, do-ee, patient = direct object 3. The boys tossed a cookie to the dog. recipient, getter... [read more]

Grammar :Noun-Number There are two numbers in Noun-Number: Singular and Plural. 1. Singular: When we speak about one person and one thing, we use the noun in singular form. Single means one. Plural means many. Examples: a. A man is smoking within the premises. b. A group of cows is called Herd. c. Joy is what we want in our lives. d. Church is the worshipping-place of Christians. e. This chair is... [read more]

Grammar : Noun-Cases NOUN-CASES is another topic which comes under NOUN. The CASE of a noun tells us about the position of that noun in a sentence. In English there are FIVE CASES. They are: • Nominative case • Objective case (or Accusative case) • Dative case • Possessive case (or Genitive case) • Vocative case All these five Cases have been explained in detail below. Are you going as you wish in... [read more]

Grammar :Noun-Gender The Noun-Gender tells us about the sex of the noun. In Grammar-Nouns, there are FOUR GENDERS.   1. Masculine gender: A noun is said to be in the Masculine gender if it refers to a male character or member of a species. Man, lion, hero, boy, king, horse and actor are nouns of masculine gender. Example: • A boy is playing in the play-ground. • Hero of the movie... [read more]

Grammar : Noun-Types In this lesson we are going to see only Noun-Types. Other parts will be dealt with in the following lessons. What is NOUN? A Noun is a word used as a name of a person, place, thing, state, quality, activity, action etc... Examples: • Mr. John is our English teacher. In this sentence the words Mr. John and teacher are Nouns. • Harvard University is the oldest University. In this... [read more]

Grammar : Verb and Subject Verb and Subject should agree with each other. The verb in every sentence must agree with the subject in person and in number. Let us see how the subjects modify the verbs. 1. When two or more subjects are connected by “and”, the verb is plural. Examples: • He and I are good friends. • Oxygen and Hydrogen combine to produce water. • Peter, Raja and Harry are classmates.... [read more]

Subject, Object & Predicate Subject Object Predicate is the combination of three words which form any sentence. SUBJECT: Subject is the person or a thing who or which carries out the action of the verb. Examples: • Mr. Clinton is teaching Algebra to the students. • Monkeys are playing around in the garden. In the first sentence, the action is “teaching”. That action is carried out... [read more]

Grammar : Parts of Speech This section on Parts of Speech is your second lesson. Remember the first lesson so that this lesson will be very clear for understanding. You saw in the first lesson that the words are very important in the formation of sentences. The words constitute the Parts of Speech. The words used in English are divided into eight parts according to the functions carried out by those... [read more]

Grammar : The Units of English This is your first lesson in your learning process. Bring in a note-book and a pen. You may need them to take down notes for your future reference. Taking down notes will help you pay focused attention on what you learn. It is strongly suggested that you had better take down notes of what you learn in every lesson. Let us start with the Units of English.     What... [read more]