NOUN CLAUSES AND RELATIVE CLAUSES Look at the following sentences: (i) I believe you story. (ii) I believe what you say. In sentence (i) your story is a noun phrase which functions as the object of ‘believe’ But in (ii) your story has been replaced by the clause what your say. The function and position …
RELATIVE CLAUSES Study the following sentences: (i) The boy who plays the violin is Amit. (ii) I have read the book which you wrote. The clauses in italics just after the noun phrases the boy and the book identify them. The clauses ‘who plays the violin’ relates to the Noun Phrase ‘The boy’ by stating …
NON-FINITE VERB FORMS. A. In class Ix Text you read that every simple sentence must have a finite verb and it must agree with the subject. We also know that the first auxiliary in a verb group takes tense and hence it is a finite verb. All other verbs following it in that verb group …
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Chapter-V NON-FINITE VERB FORMS. A. In class Ix Text you read that every simple sentence must have a finite verb and it must agree with the subject. We also know that the first auxiliary in a verb group takes tense and hence it is a finite verb. All other verbs following it in that verb …
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Read the following sentences: 1. Ramesh is an intelligent boy. 2. He bought a beautiful painting. 3. Delhi is a famous city. 4. The boy is clever. 5. This watch is automatic. In sentence (1) ‘intelligent’ describes the noun ‘boy’. In (2) ‘beautiful’ describes the noun ‘painting’. In (3) ‘famous’ describes the noun ‘city’. In …
Study the following examples given in the table. SL No. Class Words Examples A table, an inkpot, the brave, the clever (i) Cardinal One, two, three, four, etc. Rs. 4/-, (ii) Ordinals First, second, third etc The first question was easy. Whose book is this? Amount words any, many, several, …
Amar: What are you going to buy today, Samar? Samar: I have to buy rice, sugar, dal, ghee, mustard, cheese, an umbrella and some apples. What are you going to buy Amar? Amar: I have to buy a pen, a pencil, a book, some paper, a cup, butter, milk, bananas and’ some …
A. We have seen that a Noun Phrase can occur in the subject or predicate part of a sentence. We call it a Noun Phrase because Noun is the head-word of the phrase. A Noun Phrase can be one word or more than one word. Look at the following examples: 1. Planes take off from …
PREPOSITION-II Verb + Preposition Accused of : (somebody is guilty of something) She accuses me of being selfish. Add to : (To put something together –with something to increase in size / number / amount etc.) If we add five to six, we get eleven. Admire for : (to …
PREPOSITIONS-I Study the following sentences: The words in bold letters i.e., on and in in the sentences above are preposition. They show a kind of relationship between (i) ‘the book’ and the table (ii) the cattle and the field. Prepositions are usually used before Noun Phrases. They link a noun phrase with another noun phrase. …
