Monday, February 28, 2011
The articles
- A,AN,THE.
- A and AN are indefinite articles.
- The is the definite article.
- I saw a boy.
- Did you meet a bad boy or a good boy?
- Did you meet a tall boy or a short boy?
- Did you meet a fat boy or a lean boy?
- This is not clear.
- So "A" is an indefinite article.
- She ate AN apple.
- Which apple did she eat?
- The Australian one or the Kashmiri one?
- We do not know.
- Did she eat the apple which was yellow or which was red?
- We do not know.
- So" AN' is also an indefinite article.
- The apple which she ate was THE red one.
- Now you definitely say The apple ,the Red apple.
- You now know that she ate the THE red apple.
- You are specific and you can definitely say that
- she ate the red apple.
- So THE is the definite article
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
- The boy WHO won the prizes was admired by all.
- Every one was afraid of the tiger WHICH escaped from the zoo.
- The python is a snake THAT swallows its food as a whole.
- This is the flower WHICH I like very much.
Suffixes
- Care-ful
- grace-ful
- dread-ful
- shame-ful
- Quick-ly
- real-ly
- masterful-ly
- hatred(hate)
- furious ( fury)
- Cowardice( coward)
- madden(mad)
- Forgettable(forget)
- arrival( arrive)
- payment(pay)
- mankind(man)
- atomic(atom)
- usage(use)
- information(inform)
- typical( type)
- National(nation)
- dependable(depend)
- longer(long)
- awareness(aware)
- greatness( great)
- shortly(short)
- Ability(able)
Prefixes and Suffixes
- Over-come
- Un-conscious
- Ex-change
- Im-potent
- Re-tire
- En-sure
- In-form
- dis-grace
- Un-tidy
- Al-most,
- Re-present-
- De-fraud
- il-literate
- In-put
- Out-put
- Un-common
- Dis- connect
- in_come
- under-go
- dis-ability
- Un-steady
- In-curable
Comprehension
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgA-lQnpio4- Read the paragraph once ,twice or thrice quickly.
- Underline the important points.
- Now answer all the questions confidently.
- Understand the question correctly.
- What do the bees do? Fly from flower to flower.
- Where is the honey stocked? in the hives.
- Where is the juice collected by them get converted into honey?
- In the stomach of the bee.
- How do the bees harm their enemies? by their sharp sting.
- What are the bees known for? for their disciplined life.
Help In English Grammar.
- Modal verbs.usage.
- Shall,can't,have to,shouldn't.Will, should,may,can,need not, won't, must, could,would.
- Shall we go to the zoo this evening?
- Sorry,We can't.
- I have to attend some important work.
- You shouldn't do over-work.
- We will surely go to the zoo tomorrow.
- Will you switch off the T.V?
- Why should I?
- You may also come and join me.
- Can I have this sweet now?
- You need not have it now.
- You can have it later.
- Won't you stay here for another day?
- You must always boil the water before you drink.
- Could I wait for you there at 4.p.m.?
- I would like to bring my brother also with me.
- May I bring him?
- Yes.You may.
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