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. …
THE PASSIVE In 1, who does the work? We. We do (what?). “Homework’. So, ‘we’ is the subject and ‘homework’ is the object. The verb ‘do’ is a transitive verb. In 2, the subject is ‘homework’ and the verb has been change to ‘is done’ ‘is’ is a form of the auxiliary verb ‘be’ and …
THE PASSIVE In 1, who does the work? We. We do (what?). “Homework’. So, ‘we’ is the subject and ‘homework’ is the object. The verb ‘do’ is a transitive verb. In 2, the subject is ‘homework’ and the verb has been change to ‘is done’ ‘is’ is a form of the auxiliary verb ‘be’ and …
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PHRASAL VERBS What a phrasal Verb is: Look at the following sentences. In the above sentences the verbs have two parts each – a main verb (look, agree, flew, stood) and another small word (at, with, away, up) . In sentences I and 2 the small words 9at, with) are prepositions and in sentences 3 …
