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ENGLISH

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NGLISH GRABy : Mungara Koteswara -Rao,

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". Edition :

AUGUST 1997.

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CONTENTS"til"

English Alphabet

(%sog<s

Sounds of Letters

Syllable

Parts of Speech

Articles

Kinds of Nouns

(c-ysSD^^^sSaw

Kinds of Verbs

([SG&

Kinds of Pronouns

Kinds of 'Adjectives

Kinds of Adverbs

Kinds of prepositions

Kinds :of Conjunctions

Kinds of Sentences

Subject and Predicate

1 Phrases and Clauses(sg

Kinds of Clauses

Clauses atid Sentences

Kinds of Phrases

9

10

16

18Number

From Singular -Form to20

Plural Form

47

"49

58

28 Genderv

From Masculine' Gender to

0.-, Feminine Gender (530

8tt. Case ();-Kinds of Cases

40 (atf&o tf^&aea) 34

Usage of Apostrophe:

4'3 , (2J*g3^ .iSSdapKSa)67

Usage of Capital Letters

45 (H> w<CfsSo ,iSS3ap^&>) 69

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JLP. Engligh Grammar

Silent Letters Degrees of Comparison

(e&a-^atf esJCtf&aea) TO,'

Active Voice and Passive , Formation of Degrees

Voice(aftf^tftf-

'

'(s-Sa&o ao^raS

sfcadfo cpitfa) 73 Comparison Adverbs .

&# / r-

From Active Voice to([dSp>"SEaS$x>o S^

Passive Voice- 74 Punctuation Marks

From Passive Voice to - -

-

(ao*&> QS^Sa'Active Voice 75 Usage of Punctuation

Direct Speech and Indirect Marks

Speech (^S^gK^^es ,

&c&> sSGf*jC 55^) 76 Same words in Different

From Direct Speech to Parts" of Speech a

Indirect Speech 77- iFSpEV

Verb. Complement Formation of words

(f5d&-sS&^gsSa) 83

Verb-Mood(rSdao-flsf 83 Formation of Nouns

Tense(^cdr-^e)^) 85" (^^

Kinds of Tenses" Formation of Verbs

BParticiple (^a^ L ^) 88 !

rn"lt

ion of Adjectives

Kinds of Participles

^PT ' Confused wordsof Tenses 91 , ^

Tense Charts - (atfafcrito Stf&>) i g- Stress on Syllables

Ql:

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2 J' English Grammar .5. aSjbdfi oA$

^.*i^^.ji^^^

ENGLISH ALPHABET (orf wSC5&-crt*

.

V- CO"" *M

,

' /, *sog jp<& . wgtf&oeo

(Letters)-, 2 8 e S>a3.... "Alphabet

)" eda >odj'&.'8ia,Bo&^sS35ex): 1]Print

, 2] Script Letters

Capital Letters -

(Tbtf ^tf&oeo), (b) , Small Letters

1] (A)

R. B C D E F G HI J K L M N O P3RSTUVWXYZB) Letters

i b c d e f g h i j k 1 m .n, o p q is; u v w .x y.z

^

OtfSoSSa>4Ass^ocor (a) 'Capital Letters,

b) Small letters, baa- ^s^fiotf

] (A) Capital

e s T u .v w x Y

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English

Letters'

ghljklmnap 'q r ;<> t u v

letter

'^*****

Yoels : "A, B;I, Q, .U"

Semi-Voweis

-* 'Capital letter' rp

- 26 ^.

1]Vowd. (.^), 2]

Consorts

^u : 1] "Water(^); Walk (r) ;Yard (c^f);

'

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English Gramm^ t

2]uMy (a); sky (^r ),;

Paddy (^g&) ; Happy

es& sStfSioo (Sfioefc-Yfttftf ^6oS,..oS&yr? tf

&?S^<3.

8]"Few

($-3);Bow

(a*);Vow

(S*) 5Jaw (**)"

Sounds of Letters (&*1] Vowel Sounds (^^ ^jSoo?) : *3ctfp rf^ex>-

fc

Sound '

Example

A :-- a rate

(3<5"),date

(Sff).

^. *9 card(s*5), part

csip cat (sjiT) t -hand

E : & pearl (36"),learn

-

'

^s treat (\&], seat

.i . red-(Bff) fbed

(aff).

I :

'

first($|),

bird(eaf ).

aj pin (&S1

),stick

(j&^).

so kind (^o^), kite (^iT).

O : ^s cot^s6") t box

(BS*^)-

<^ book(self),

look(col")

a stool (^ff), root

&. stone (fc*flry close\w /'

S7 mouse (sS*5y house

U ; 55 cut ("), shut

^ .* push (c^S), put (

duty (efagi),tutor

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J.P. English Grammar

T~ T I

.

bottle(o-flfi"),

c '. 5 notice (Sa5.), city (8>

f chemist ("&f), copper'

5 cheap (b5),chicken

5. Machine (aiiff),chivilry

D . 5 ' down (3-^),day

p . . 5

'

'

finger (&o*5"),fate

G .

:

^ dog(tr/T), goat

,f merge (3nf), wge *

S , laugh (sr5),enough (ci^

'

H . & orse )'Ilot

j . ff jump (ssoS), jolly (a-6).

K . r'

key (I),kick (r).

L .

'

5- lock (of), long

M . S> monkey (&ol),ntice

N . S" name(^Si),

neck (3).

P ..'- S post (SJ), pen (l

5 graph (in-S), phone

Q .''' 4 1* (

S^)' qUite Cl

R . 5" roof (55), road (&S)

S'.? S school (jSy^-6"),

slate(

. S V . shot(SfS"),

state

T . .

'

g- tea(e5),

ticket

$ thick (Sf ),thing (abfi)

5 that (a 6"),there (So).

, mention S>, section

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English Grammar

X

vote

- S\ fix

Example

),six

.(at,).

Examination

joy (spdc), yard (aforty (^S), eopy/Vi),

by (EV-type'tS 5)'

Zebra(4[_p), Zeal

(le ).

. "syllable(ftessff)" aS) ou-Ca.;8,1 esiS^

n-fe. 'syllables'

arffi&S

spelling

[Soft StfSo!&. syllablesr?

1] shower (sho-wer^-^), 2] power (po-wer=>-5-\ g]

'beyond(be-yondrra-d^oa), 4] brother

(bro-ther=iB-tf5-)~

5] either(ci-therssas-Sff), 6] examination

(exa.mi-na.tjon=

,,., -1 & (S sSesSb- Bo& syllables rpSb, sE'^

syllables rf&> S^SotfiaarSa. cat, rat, out, putdog,

, a.-| syllables' ^5S ^4ss>"s

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Po English Grammar 10

PARTS OFPEECH

B\ -tS. OB'S....

"Parts of Speech

1]Noun

4] Adjective (s^

position (atf j?

juction

2] Verb(L d&) t 3]

, 5]Adverb'

(L d^ Blsi'wsSaa), 6] pre-

7] conjuction (tSsS3atf^cBoSS)i . 8]Inter-

(Nouns)" &9^) wofij'do.

Definition:. A noun is the name of a person,

place or thing etc.

:-1]

Suman (v&&"):= &&h Istib! 2] India(ejoflcSir-)=:

-tab!-8]

Godavafi(^cs*sSG)=

SfiliCfif 4] Tenali

!

5]Ghair

1],Rama is a good boy

(o*&a<&&oO

'2]Sita sings well

(fctfx^^

8]The book is in the bag

($;S

4jM'angoes are sweet

(sS^aofis3o&-'

5]Tenalr i s a big town

^

2> sp^g&oo^o^D "Rama, boy, Sita, book, bag, mangoes,

Tenali, town" es& sSrfsSDO). "Nouns"

2] VERB."verbs

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J'.P. English Grammar iie3J&|.fcc&

Def. :- A word which' expresses doing, being or.posscssin

is called a verb!' '

-

eat(8&fc):='3tf(sSiO)

f

a Sc^&^&. 2]is'

&^a. 8]have

(GAc&>oefo)==l

A

4]kill

(tfosg>fc)=

4

sto'a s&c& ^&^a. 5]

1]The ball is round

(a^a^ rt>Q\&&*rr

2]Who sits on the bench

(cag

3} Gopi killed a bird

4]He ovyns a building

*5]The maid brings water (3a&aft fccfi

2) 53^j&ooSotf)- "is, sits, killed, owns, brings"

io^o- 'verbs'

3]

. : A pronoun is a word which is used instead of a noun.

1]He

(wtfefc),It (a

.E^. : Surest bought an apple. He gave t to Ramcsh &>

"He" ^^Sfi- ^uresh'so Didbon-&, "it"-

apple'

2]She (a>\ Her

-E^. .'Ravali has a Maruthi Can She presented it to her

sister(tfsSJS-

.sb^efifisfS"^rS^fi,,

<^^D osa*-tfr5 Rj*cSS8 Svtfeo)

. "She" tt&Sfi- Ravali a>emx>, "It" ^ir:a- "Marutlii

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J'.JP. Bngiigtx Grammar

car",-"her" &f5a- Ravi

8] They

Ex.: Raju and Ranjith are friends! They are Cricketers

S&dc&o tfo&ITeo l^o"" '

- Raju and Ranjith

l] ;l am a boy (^ s?eo&&)! 2]

YOU are a teacher(S^Co-

^ed&oeo)! 2]He 'went to Tenali '(&&. ^

Sipjefo). 4]

is a. dancer T^s"So'SjJS)!" 5J

They are. playing tennis(syefi-

-"I," you, He, She, They" c*&^2too^,...

:

'

corv &

4] ABJECTIVE

^Adjectives" e5?S

De/. :-An Adjective is a word which tells the quality, qu'anthj-

or -number 'of a noun.

dkcp-ii :-1]

Red'(^esjsS)), 2]

Little(rdBsSa), 8] Five (oc), I

Beautiful (wotfSbS), 5] Big (!)), 8]Soft

(3a'tf)...

1]Swetha''is

;

'a beautifui --girl

2] The Earth is 'round ^8] There are thirty boys in .the class room(tftfX8

n<ScT"-^

41 Anand is a short boy (estfoS- JJrg

1 Yammuna is -a good dancer 'fdi^ti-.

'"la sptf<?sSo d^o(5D- "beautiful, round, thirty, short, good" ss-

_ s.

..

''s3isS.ib&- Adjectives (T nk;^ -6:65^Ao{^rJ(& i^Sj'OiyCo i'w'r!

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8] J.P. English Orammer la

5] DVERB(

>- "Adverbs"

f. :.An Adverb is a word which describes a verb, an adje-ctive or another adverb.

*".-1]

Chitra sings sweetly fig m . ^^ ^&&o&\ #s

"sings" & verb &. "sweetly" & adverb. - -,TS

*''-2] Sasi is a very good girl ^5- oo

adjective &. "very" ^& adverb

3J Jayaram teaches very loudly. (esdS^o ft{Jn-'

J

"loudly" ^& Adverb c^b- "very"

1] Sujatha came, yesterday ^i,^^. a^ ac^Sa). 2] The child

is crying loudly fig Mean*fiefc&^a-). 8j My mother walks

yery slowly,(&. e^-^e>. as^arv; ^&&oa). 4] Vandana

writes 'well^otfS- ^^^n" L530?? '3)-

5] Ramya loves Raghu

deeply(tfsfcg...;tfb&- rv^sSan*" ^^^^a).

"yesterday, loudly, very, slowly, well, deeply"

Adverbs rv e

6] Preposition- prepositions n

Sktf^tfo fSoeaotfS$x>& g^^tf^fP&SSao, i1^es^?S^b sfctf|S

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.J,P. English Grammer

3e$ : -Sfc'^e>^ ('

(A. preposition V- -a. word which

the relationship- between a noun or., pronoun 'and:;-some

other wore!]. .

..

.

.

' " ";

E.Y.:- ll The pen is in tie "pocket . '(&: &&g*'3>ti^&j*$*

_x",v..,^- "pen", "pocket" es& oo^ noun'

CO'O ;

^^M'w tV*'. 1 XT.

i^x^- "in" s*& preposition gSc&^&^fc.

21 Sadlia is kind to me(&Sf ^g>&^^-4^

A' hi mel! ^& proiio-un, sb,

ukind

nrfa adjective

so{sS^sSx^-* 4

to" =^^ preposition c^Co^ ,&%&.

*d1 Kaveri came from Mumbai (s'^d&iOE?o ^

-j SPSV^^- '"came" a&'verb_^ ?"Mumbai" .w& noun

^ v . v%! < ,.. ,, v<,,^.. '"from" rfo preposition^ ^-Aw '.VVJ w<f * '.

ll The s'ua'rises in the

He spoke to his brother (*& ^ ^tf&a^6

&p^^&). -8}

I met Samhi-at the college gate (3

g^&X 4"i She fell into the river

i'l The tree is near the compound wall(Sdo3-(S5

<^^. c\ ^"3 ^^sofc'S- "is, .to, l.at, into, aeat"^^c*.

**

/'* 8i'

'

.

^

.

;

'

, .'._.

ix* prepositions 'n6 sS^

7]

ctioas" so^^.f A conjunction is a -word which is used to join;.

words or sentences- '-together).-'--

;

'

-.

'

_.,

Ev.:. !! Preethi .and:

-Sru.thi. 'are: .-.sisters (^ &><$&>^;,3.

.

Sr^dli;'

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J.P. English Grammer 15fi3f6[&c& goAS [rr

ft&5"

2]Give me a pen or pencil (V^&o 3cp fcrSsg) ^>o

s^oa,)! 3 a^fta ^>55i;oro&- "Give me a pen", "Give me a

pe-ncil" es& "Bodfcsyg'gSSao

axis'! tfs c3o&>s^i'gS&ooJfe-

"or"

eu"^ sp^g&inP eoS&&r5jfi.

8]Padma is clever but lazy (sS^- "Padma is clever", "Padma is lazy" && "3o&

S1

! "but" *& sSeSsSa-

1]Suseela and Janaki are good singers (&& &8dtS ss*J58

xr)! 2]Use pen or pencil /Vo&o 9f fcri^ s3>e>c& &S3

)! 8] Shyam is poor buthohest(<pg&

ISitfa^ r?fc-...

as*dti>&sScfiefo)!4J The train started before r reached the

railway -station (&6 2%'"!^^" ^^*D^ ^odSbrrJ3 *.. L^oco^

8Dd3oeo3af6a- 5]When the teacher entered the class, the

students got up (&i^gc&><&>- tftfrfB ^(wc)"fi ^

[aSS^o'tfrr'S....

Sjc^geico aoerj7c&).-e'e

Ej-^gSawodfO.... /'and, -or,-, but, before,

when" o?6i sSfsSae- 'conjunctions* n* J)doo ^-*

8] Interjection

L'J

"Interjections'1 wO

(An Interjection is a word which expresses sudden

feelings like surprise, sorrow, fear, joy, etc.,),

Ex.:.1]

Alas! She is dead,(e*3jg!

a3)

4l

Alaslf

e5^o SStfsS- ?3o^iS:b^ SOifi

2jHurrah! Padma wonthe championship (-uV^! sSfiJj

"Hurrah"

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J.P, English Grammer '18(&'

8] Ah] How.-beautiful Is this building'

.. ....''Ah" C3& ^oSD> ,

;

Alasi Is it your mother who met in the accident

new typist

got- the state

.efr8....

uA!as, Oh, Hurrah"

ArticlesUA or An"

,

"Articles =(

Parts of speech) r

Kinds of Articles :-

j^wx>ex>n *i^Soa*db.l]

"A or An"

Article, 2]uThe"e^^a- Definite

^3 Articles &- &

]Oh! Are You the,,

^]Hurrah! you have

*c^5)!! ^csys"^'.

'Interjections' r? ^T ;

"

'ofJrVicxv, Adjectives

Indefinite

Article.

"a, e, i, o, u" <',;& oodi

"cry, fry, fly, sky"

*sS*e:o

rj u.6J ... articles

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JLP. English Grammer 1,7

Usage of 'A' or 'An'

l] es&^rpaber Common

rvS 'Singular

v.:. An eye, An. ass, An orange, an umbrella, an idol etc.

2] STO)^ n"fc\ jg> tf^sr* rvfe [^tfoOosSB3& 'S^sSrfrS

/Ex. :- A bench,- 'A*

chair, A donkey, A fox, A soldier, A union

3]apsfcoprfg

1

SS^^D^^WH"

etc.

. :- An honest .(35) man, Anetc.

,An A

4]"U 11

esS

"A"

university A European

etc.

5,]"One"

2Sv. :- A one(*$<") rupee note, A one

^sSS") rupee coin etc.

Usage of 'The' (a/tf ao3j>Ksta):i.

1] iS^e*..... S)tftf^SrS) Sex)SS) nouns So S^oe5

c?0. ^.:- The Sun, The Moon, The Earth, The Sky" etc.

2] &S;b(j&Dex>, StfrfS&e,.S&e-, ^^^00^

SDDDO^- *Thef

a AS5c^pAocy>). v. :. The Atlantic

The Himalayas (Stf^sSajeo),The Ganges (Sfl),

The Bay ofBengal (w^tfsia)

etc.

8} [SSag |^ofsSe figSi^o&- 4

The1

a ksScSr'Aoa'O. ^,. ;

The Bible, The Koran, The Ramayan, The Mahabharath etc,

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J.P. English Grammar .

'

'IB

4] V& ..(Steffi'>- '>5

"SM^sior?cSr

So &>o&.... 'Thie'S &63s*Ao^8'AY;- The cow is a domestic

animal, % .

5]U&?c3* Q

"eScp "j(3 3S&&" e*& otf&o S5&N S$tfS$b.&

J S_j, .

^__ -'

cp vJ

So&- 4

The' & &3$SpftoE>. &,:-. The book you presented me

was too good*

8] Superlative degree (^^>3^^|^)^ 4^ adjective S , S:oo(Sb-

{

Tlie* ^j &3^Aoa>.. *.:- Murnbai is the most populated city'

in India.T]

"The" $&&-estfcyfc. ^ooeir?fc, ^ci^ c^^ iiooeibrrfo

sSO^.^o.... "6" 55 1C) s5osS). Ex. :- The (a) egg,The honest(a

*

S5S5) 8] "The" ^^^5- ^co& sS^oCin^^ sS^cotf^S &;o^jr!t)63 / J O ,

' O i

.sSfi^cSieSo...'."dS" e5^.sSes^), v. : The

(eS) poor. The(ci) usage,

'^ Kinds of'MonnsNouns &- -s^

O

.SDabsr^ .OsJaoiPdi. eS isSSn .,.; l] Proper Noun, '2]Common

Noun, 8]'Collective Noun, .

4]Material Noun, 6]

Abstract

Noun, .tfs.ai^pfiSS*.... stotffl f3'ex)^) ^xjo&- "Concrete, Nouns

O fO

1] Proper Noun (Sgj l^

nXisir|Cj'& "Proper Nouns"

3*&.-'Ex.i.- Ramani ('tf&sS^ = e,^- sS<? "t)6! Delhi frl)V=' * \" o/.

'

'

>6! Akbar U&'vTW"" "

'2] CpmrnonNoun^s cP^s^^sf-siM) : a,"! <s-as Soa^-

,.[4S^a8, ^ScrSS, ; |SSd sS&^sSp sS^o^ "fj^o^- "CommonNouns" e$fr

:

-<odF.e&. A-. :i cat, rat, city, town,' table, chair,

girl, boy, man, woman etc.

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J.P. English Urammer

3] Collective Noun (fi

ao&ekeo SCP sS&s&o j3sSDjSj'^c& Seosjj.

"&&<&-. "Collective

Nouns" esS ^0^6, .*.:- Army (^&^ r5s$^s5*&>)! Crowd,

'Mob (&&sfcge .f5sS3Tsfo&eo)i Herd, Flock fao&^o . fS&r^&o)!

Pack, Bunch'(sS^s&e>.:.SSsS^s^sS)!

. . ,.

.

.

4] Material Noun'(^i5g ^.ic^^.^^^^^w):-^^

a-" Material .Nouns"^a ^o&r^.- ^'.: Oil, Milk, Gas,

Gold, Silver, Mud, Water, Iron, Coal, Sand, -Chalk- 'Rice, Paddy,

Wheat etc.". .

': v ,-.

'

:

;

'

'; \ .

-

'

'<.

'

;

.

'5]Abstract Nona ("^8 ^^o^CJ^^g):,w 2>ei

^ ."Abstracts nouns"

6D tS>c^ow!'

c5sxo),hardness .

(rfgtf &>):,whiteness

(eg,'

^ea^c6&3') ^S^^S. ^essiop-'.^&l- .

].movement. (tfdS&6,;.^^); .waik;--.(^^), sight (iSp^)y

theft'

'

'

'

8],Childhood-

(o$^'S-sS) v '/oIdness (s&>&&$;5),. poverty. ("tcS-

."'.-^sS), richness(c5oSicSjL^sS) $^cSa |&0; "&.g>!

'"'

4 music SoAtf&>, . dance- (tf&o'), .literature '(Srgj^tfg^)

....

. ,.

.

.

.Bj.,Grammer (s^gg'o^cOD),. Geogrpphy (^p^tffio), Palinistry

Abstract, Nouns- 'Adjectives1

,

'Verbs1

,

*Common Nouns* &o.& -Sitf

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J.P. English Grammer 20 3OA &

Adjective Abstract Noun

good

old(

hard(rfg)

poor "itf

goodness

oldness

hardness

poverty

see

think

obey

grow

Abstract Noun

sight '(^^.}

thought ^S16

-,

obediejice

growth'

Common Noun Abstract

child

friend

slave

man

childhood(

friendship (gp

slavery

manhood

Kinds of Verbs

6's'^.2x>rr> &tfdoEp& a JMSSr?'......1]

Transitive verb

.2] Intransitive verb-(wtt^tf ifldS*),, 8] ! Finite verb

iSs&), 4] Infinitive .verb(oSsSpSStf LSc38:.), 5] Weal

verb(&tfy L cJSi), 6] .Strong verb

(Ls3K6 L8crf>), ?J Principalverb

(:Sai| cfia), a].Auxiliary verb(KSsJsoaSJT iSc&)!

l.JTraasitiye Verb:- '^ .(subject/a*a>- Vtfi (object)' 6

aoabSgjn-"Transitive Verbs

sStftf^ LfldSw)>

to her guests

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4] JJ>. English Grammar aj

(gives)'!tfB

;LSc&- "her guests (-i)63tf^'

2] Rwxthi reads the Ramayana everyday

&&&oa). ^esrtfgSfrS*,,.,, 'tf^ (Revathi)'

(reads) ! ^eL o6- "The Ramayana

2] Intransitive Verb:-

- "Intransitive Verbs(wtf^tf L d6ex))"

1]Doha

Stf^db. SO&&,,..

2]Usha runs fast

. *.3] Finite Verb :- a

L o^ StfsS 3s3...B-s-gtfss ^6

"Finite Verbs

1] They go to office

- ^go7

! sia a&^5*. "They to office

2] The girls play chess

Si6^- "play" <a?6

4] Infinitive Verb :J Simple present

"to" e*& preposition' ?6 ^cos^do^ J)6x

^db ^ctfp s5eJ^ (verb").... "Infinitive Verbs" e$JO

1]I like to go to cinemas

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8]To ty<s/A: short distances is a good exercise

&&&& &>o>53*gc&n>&&o)l

5J Weak Verb ;. S &>$g .SdSpsSeJ^^. present tense

SN^ol

Verbs

past tense d-rsSs&& 2ro&S$*>4

-d\4

-ed' '-t' SSSN^ suffixol

Present Tense Past Tense adding Suffix

1]walk - walked

(.ed)

2]talk - talked

(.ed)

2]believe _ believed

(_d)

4]receive _ received

(-d)

5]send _ sent

(.t)

6] lend _ lent(.t)

6] Strong Verb :.s$s>g ^c&oi (Principal Verbs)- present

tense &>od~ past tense cipi^b STo&S&^b....^ &os>Qidi>o 'fi^sSii8)L w

^eo (inside vowels)5

s5j*el^ <3tfo,... oS ^c^o&- "strong

& :-Ij

Come(present tense), Came

(past tense). #i

|8csS^....**o" ^?Sa ^^0 ^^ 'a

1

n* 'si*

tense), knew(past tense) #e jlc&a"

3 "o"

.... "o" ^^ a^0 'a1

r? ^s^.2] know

(present

7] Principal Verb t- &&<ste c&o ^s

"principal Verbs

Ex.: . Cow ^/^ grass ($ ^a doso&). 2] Kumble

cricket(^oo| /1S"?^ w&?r&). .8]

Our grandfather

stories

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8] Auxiliary Verb:. &>g[Sc&a> (principal verbs)-SSDO tense Co^&oeo STo&fcSfo c6s$*c&& L c&e&,...

"Auxiliary

Verbs (*& |c&e)" ^ <s>o&?&.

wS is$f6r? ..."]] Be, 2] Have, 8] Do

? 4]Can

s S]-May f

6] Will, 7] Shall, 8]Must" ^& ^

^dfio .^^^ tfp&fcreS8....

41

Need, Dare, Ought, Used" -5& r̂ ^^ 'Anomalous Verbs'

4 Anomalous Finites (&&i,c&^ ^

Kinds of Pronouns

B pronouns

^S SsSSrr 1

....!]Personal Pronouns,

1

2V Possessive Pronouns,

8]Relative Pronouns, 4]'

Demonstrative Pronouns, 1 Interro-

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gative pronouns, 6] Distributive pronouns, 7] Indefinite Pro -

nouns, 8]Reflexive pronouns, 9J Reciprocal pronouns.

1] Personal pronouns (%

&- "Personal

pronouns" <*> <&o&&. & [Sofl 4o*sStfe9

1]"I. we, my, me, mine, our, ours, us....

2] "You, Your, Yours...." w&tfS)- ^

8] "he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, they, them, their, theirs,

its...." e$&3i- uS' raS'-

r\o{& personel pronouns!

Possessive pronouns

o- adjectives sSS^.... Sia ^&SP^- nouns

possessive pronouns.... mine, ours, hers, yours, theirs etc.

1] This pen is mine [& ^osS^.>y>a)!

^B syg's^^- *mine'

sptf .... noun o&. ^ 53*^gS^^- ^3 3g^ cSa^tSsS^al,... "This

pen is my pen!1* ^^ <rfo, "This is mine pen!" &

21 This house is theirs (& $&> sp5aVf ^:J V CO /

SO^S^al....this house is their house" es!0rp&, "This i3 Llteirs

house" eS n.

"ours, hers,

theirs, yours ..." e$;o^spjSp^fpfc,...

lt

our*s, her's f your's...."

apostrophe ('

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3] Relative Pronouns

^PDO&> g'oD^b (relate)^ &sS<^>Ao& ?6^f^&sSx)e&- "Relative

pronouns" esS) eso&pdb. 3) 5)sS^rv .. who, whom, whose, which,

that, what, as, but etc. SJO&'&T> t^ ?5o>o<3o);S.... whatever,

whoever^ whichever, whosoeversS-aJS^fo

SP&& &p^ "Relative

pronouns" es& ef>o6r&. -^s(

1"]That is the woman who stole my bangles

oC^ ^ *3&)! ^s s^^g&D^a- "who" o$t c5^c3&&D.- "That is

the woman" ^5dio "She stole my bangles7

21 This is the bride vr/zow I wish to takeJ

tou)?6 S5db^) ^eS))!esp^g&D^T

8^- "whom

"This is the bride" 6>eidto "I wish to take" e3

4] Demonstrative Pronouns

o?6D- "Demonstrative Pronouns" <^ e5odp6. ^S ^s6?6?T.... This,

That. These, Those, Such etc, AcysJBdP

sSb- ^s fSo<2> SPL.

ljr/if^ is my box and that is yours

.... "This", "That"

&- "This

"These

"That(wfl)",

"Those

is the house where I was born

.6*., t . "This" e*&i"ofl- "^s^ SJOD"CO

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5] Interrogative Pronouns(|

"Who (s$&), whom(j>s$ea),

whose

what(JiSfca)

1*

a?& [fS^co

"Interrogative pronouns" e$> e$o

*:1]

tfVz0 is your father

"whowe^b cStfj?&sSD- ^o[fl

117/^f Is your name )

AV,v : . "Who" ^&f5

w&?:a- s:&ft&& ;"which 51

1]"W'Ao is she?" *&'

name(osi -53^o)?" j&

2]-WA/f/j is she?"

her point (?Sj

-HVwr is she?" &profession (a ^ S

6] Distributive pronouns

. "who"

sSva

"which"

"what"

which

"what"

""; "what"

"What is her

.

"What is

iafi^a.

"What is her

.- "Distributive pronouns"-:.T.... Each, Either, Neither, Any, None atfe /

t. :-1]

EacA of the girls is given a mango (0.: &aa 3^ s:. Baa). 2

]/,AW Of the boys must do it

|>eas Is good

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1] Indefinite pronouns

wCteaea

- "Indefinite pronouns" eft

&*&

x. :-

i^Allis well

then nothing (&$&>

knows that secret^ded prizes (ootfsap

to the swimming pool

8] Reflexive pronouns

.

2]

SOc&ei). 4]

2Poc3*&).51

is better

8] Nobodywere awar-

of us wentCPO

t&*

- "Reflexive pronouns"

"Emphatic or Emphasizing pronouns" e^S)

^. : -1]

She hurt herself (ea^Sb<a^

n-dSis54Sa). 2]I hid

myself in the room(53*

esotfdo ^^ ^66"*ca-^rc^jS)). 3] She

herself read the letter(es^go sg& Atf 6'SS ^^a^). 4] They

themselves crossed the bridge (sFtfo&do

5jWe oureelves planned the project (s$r>

Note :-

JtesStfrSsfcoSodb^ personal pronouns &- "self"

.;. my-myself; she- herself; he-himself)

SSo&rS^ s^fig- "selves"

^x.;they-themselves;our-

ourselves) n'fo.... 'Reflexive

pronouns' itf^rfpooo.

J] Reciprocal pronouns

SS-Sbo

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/*belo) S)c:x>^c&> cStf^&s&B^cfc- "Reciprocal pronouns'

:.

i]These two sisters loved each

:other(&

tf&j ^^^^^<i,*)* 2] Students shoulc

help one another(^cpg^eov

8a^5 ^^6orS^g'aoi^^spO).

. 35&e ^^.ci&S^^8

S... "each other" o& ^^

K><^,.., "one another'"

Kinds of Adjectives

ves1 &- easso ^^ocorp aaftBoE?tf>. S -SsSfSr^....

1] Qualitative;

Adjectives, 2] Quantitative Adjectives, JNumeral Adjectives

4] Distributive Adjectives, 5J Demonstrative Adjectives, 6 ;

Interrogative Adjectives.

1] Qualitative Adjectives (fibDP^S* a^sic^Siwto);,.^

4)e,'SS|&-SSS^ rteS5e& 30d&^c&> S)1^ra^eD?&- "Quail]

tative Adjectives" gcp "Adjectives of Quality" o^ e>

'fie. :- Sudhakar is an honest man (&^ST ^

It is a tall tree (a atf-2Trf3.-Sdg)!- 8] Sakunthala is a hoU

woman (V&o&o Ztf^rtv d)! 4] We had an

2] Quantitative

tltative Adjectives1 ' ^ "Adjectives of Quantity" oft

..., "How much(iotf)?"

:

1]I have little money (^ .rg

), 2] Sujatha got w///cj>i,< nwks in

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efiS[S>c&soSS* \rv

Sa).;

8]Mohan eats

rice-; f^u ^^"^fco^sS -esrS^&j So5j*&\ 4] Aruna ha's

., money in her purse

3] NumeraltAdjectives (o?pg a"S^

69^^ r?& e5cp sSc&fS&.^beSo^ rffo

"Numeral Adjectives9 '

^cy "Adjectives of .Number" ^^)

. ba^) &QA..,.. "Ooc^rT6OtftfoEs-iSo. e5Si SsS^n ,...

a) Definite

Numeral Adjectives ^Q oSo^g'

Sul^es^xico,), b) Indefinite

Numeral Adjectives (y>6Si oSosjPo

""

a^sieoSiaX i SStfSe;b tfeK,

\ Q .'O"

U'

. /

1]There are three members in that family

(

"^ro6 jSsigec A^di). ^sspS'jSjDar

8^ "three" ^& adjective.MsS^tf

!l

-' 'aasisxo'rp SO^^olodosSsD,^.... ajw "Defmite Numeralo OPO -

Adjective"! ,,

*

2]1

Kalpana is studying second year B.Com.Co\irse(Ers3^.f'j.u

ftS.

*'5^S>- poefS^rfoSS^b'^ "tfdSb^AcSjLfl). tfa D"&'gsS^a "second

year" .'wA'1

adjective- . "So^sS KSosS^tffii"^ .'

4

a|sS'?v 30 c&

^dtoti"SoS ... ^3 "Definite Numeral Adjective"!

8"]Several students failed in mathematics (.^otf c3*

J -, ,

' \

..rteJtf&aS* tf^ei). ^BsritfgsSaaer'a-

-"several"'- s& adjective.'

eJtsSn' n&5 ... fl 'Indefinite Numeral Adjective'! .,

4,1 Many dead bodies were, found in battle field (6^'

"many"

adjective- ''aSl^sSw' rr^)6.... eifl- Indefinite Numeral Adje-

ctive!' .

,

'

'

4] Distributive Adjectives* (Si$a$r>gefa

'rv rr-fo

... /'Distributive Adjectives" ^

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i1

*,:*l]

Neither team scored a goal fia,

ft'&g&o Sc'eSfii)^. 2JEither book will help you for the c

nation';(> a^ ^j^S^S^.... 2>6<<s*

w/j .girl .eats a mango (p& Er>W R.B' r

5|Demonstrative Adjectives (-S)J

sS^o?i>- "Demonstrative Adjectivfes" ^

.v. :.

1]77/^.vt' buildings are on the hill ^ &^'co ff*c

2&w^a^.^

|

VY/C.VL:' books are old^ee [yVo^Uco >cJnj). ?J"|

girl is beautiful ^ s^Oi, woCjS)^). 4jI need f/;/^ bag

6] Interrogative Adjectives (1^^^" -aUsicoSwyft

"What, which, whose" uto S5sSe- *Noan (s'& ^.ooA ^oefc.... SiflK) '-'Interrogative Adject

ow box,is'this^fi

j6 ^^)? a]M:V//<

;

// girl go

rank(i

as06' ^^sa STo3&)? 8]Wmrboo'ks do you likt

reading (tf&x;&*&fcSbS> ^^S'^>o^ fc^ si^B^^)? ^o a^^.

'.'whose, -which, '.what11 s& adjectives- -

wbox, girl, bo

noiins. SJ

j. a )Sro(-?^..l]

Adverb

Time, a]Adverbs of Manner,

3,]Adverbs of Quantity,

Adverbs" of Number, 6] Adverbs of Place,ft]

Adverb

Reason, 7]Adverbs of Affirmation, o

p

j

Adverbs of Negat

9]

'

Comparison of Adverbs,-10]

Two forms of Adverbs,

Interrogative Adverbs, 12]Relative Adverbs,

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:"1]Adverbs of Time., (s*.e>

&e. teCfcfo 3*5?SS& - ^OcCa'^dfio

1

^ctxpS"cO,eoSSx)''o?i)-> "Adverbs

of Time" &ti e*odp&*. rfe^&o

aspfltooOT AsSi

o3r^otf.8j^es*a.i

"Now f Then, Already, Early/

Soon, Immediately, Since, Ago, Before, Afterwards, Yesterday,

To-day, To-morrow" e*&. Adverbs- id

1] Ramya will; ceme-wDw ^s^o %& cr/Koei) "2] Already

the child is one year- old ($sS^Jt 9 &df& Sar-fi $o^f^0! 8}

Pihakini Express is comming by -one hour late^"s>sSS, ^^j

[liS a.^ ^Co<b. w^jSgsirt;

sS,^TSic5j|'a). 4] My sister came'

yesterday. (& ^^afbS^ S^Sa),'6] I will meet yo\L

: to-morrow

2] Adverbs of Manner

rbs of Manner" <&& woAptib. .

.v.:,, \J

Chitra sings sweetly : (&\<& &&tf^r'

S^&dbd'aY 21 -

*

Our grand mother walks slowly (&* ftfc&S&s i3s%rr?; $<& ,

'ri>ou>j, 81 Lalitha speaks loutUv (&$& ti&r? sSpV^&CJboa^,-' 4 "I

,

' J- -^ '

\ .*>-,. 9 / . I

Jhansi Lakslimi Bai fought '"''^0;

(.^^olj?^o^ ,S^siah* S^a*

jSgSofl*SS-asweeitlyf slowly,' loudly, bravely" &&>

''

"

., ,

'Adverbs of ManrierVaoS^,,,. I/I'SPOOT&- &*l -

.

'tfE&s&nv*...*

Adjectwe*& fisStfw-ly" ^?& vQtil^ i6tfo

.... <s'e Adverbs 'es)^\dio i)iT>S^c^s5); Ev.; Bnd-

Badly; Sad -Sadly etc. '.

:

:

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31 A f5 verbs of Quantity (

Sj'oj ?\&>co tin 5 f oStSipesoSxi ) >e,o {-sSArSc^.... <3c&T?d&c> io^

^*V<c:r-r&- "\dverbs or Quantity1

* a ^o>.:L "Half, Partly,

wholly, Almost, Little, Quite. Much 1 '

t?&> Adverbs- <^&x &?5*

1] Swarna has finished half of the work (^6 r6?<^sSS) s$j* 6_j \ CJ 5 ^^

',*::&*,}. 2]He is ,/wn/r wrong(o^^) ^% S-J.^"^)! 3]

Sht took

.'' j':' time for cooking (s$ofc&^Zo ^w ?S&^3D &a^c6^6). 4")

Shj ii fj;//V{? happy with, her husband

vx ^ \

cCtxODr? 03 r.^ u ], .

.-'I His preachings are""W

4 Adverbs of Number

.... "Adverbs of Number"

**Once, Twice, Again, Never, Often, Firstly, Secondly, Three-

W,. Four- fold" <&%& Adverbs <^j- ^^^r-Ao

Anand -visited 'Madurai* once.

V 2l Sangeetba often goes to temple (;-6oAu5 tfw/ J V/

4

B6&oiS). 0]We are expecting tnree-fold rise of o\.r

bir-iness ; ^^u r^> s v^^^G"5 ::o^do^o "c-.!cuv

ou)r^> UCA^v^XV,

~o uU ^

41 Gomatld came to our bouse again in the night (ifr^^ &*

5] AdYeriis cf ^

xJg'? e^ 6AJSS*.. 4 .

^^^cs^vr? .. "Adverbs of Place1

*.& ^-ur-rb, "Here, There

Above, Below, Far, 'Near, Outside, JnsUl*;, Within, Without',

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_ ,83 - 83&J)d& 30AS \rp&>$'

& Adverbs

.1]She went there (^D _ w^^& SC'^fi), >]

He "came 'here

^ftS&'cj^^dS sSES^dfc

1

). |j]There is a book shop near the

temple rt>Stfes sg)c&ss$x>e> ei^essSx)^tS^a). .4] There is a

canteen Inside the' Bus-station &&

6] Adverbs of. Rca>on

) iciar* J&D5 ....

uAdyerbs of Reason'

1

o) eo&p^b. "As,

.Because, Hence, Therefore" ts& Adverbs-

^s(Jo

(3 s5^gSSe)& sSfiSCoO-, ^2r*orfo&!

'

l] Jviiniar did not attend .school, because he had fever s

ciflS Stf^&j odbt3^cSc6n?" . e^tfdfo83^tfs5A.>?&). a].

As she is

fifteen she could no ballott^"SaSb ^atr^^ f) '^^daSSo^,...

T^^ ^sS& 3c&3^35*ax>f5a). a]

The 'director is' ill, hence.

the meeting postponed ^jrB

^S&S&- wotfr^ Aw^o&S..'.. ^s ?5sSr>

^^^D HpooCT5

sSd?6<S>). 4j Gopi.is attending ,a marriage 'and is

therefore unable to come-(/^2)

7] Adverbs of Affkniation (gj

n*.... "Adverbs' of,Affirma-

tion" 0^ eodr'CSo, "Yes, By all means, Surely, Certainly"

f

Adverbs- ^c^ ASS<arA6tf3aS&(

.. f ^s [.06

ll yes, sheis a' good daiicer(37*fe,

^^> a>^ sCooS)$jfs)!

,.

2]

.By all/means Amani" is a suitable bride

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sS$S%)! 3]Surely they will

pass.(C\tfsfc>rps?&

g?BPdb). 4r]'Certainly She will' come (tf^&ocr

8] Adverbs of Negation -(gS"3sg*>

- "Adverbs of Negation"e$a wofcri

"No, Not, notatall, any" &&> Adverbs-

1JHe has no work (tfa8.$aa&). 2] They di'd not -do the:

home work(s^db

s-a -

sjodSsS.i SdiS(^b). fj]He is- not at all

gooti lawyer

Note\- 15 ^^a tftfSao4

Adverbs' ?Sr. "Simple Adveibs'

9] Comparison of Adverbs- (<^#& $&>'

?rtftf&j ('dn

, sl^raioe^):- wcCip'sSfSae' |Q (Degreejg sSo&oiSoO

fSdtp .'S"lsic9&a-jS>. "Comparison of Adverbs"

"Fast, Long, Soon; Hard, Early, Late'1

'degree

1-] a) Ramesh writes fast (ti^Sktixrr' \p>&}r- P sltive

degree ^a^asy b) Ramesh. "writes Faster than Suresh :''

Degree (3tf$5*&>) c) Ramesh writes fastest of all

Suerlative Degree^

;

2-1 al Radha came -early '(&$ IsodSsj*^ sSONSa") , p'ositi-ye.-JO*-..'* \ ;. TJ / .,

Degree, b) 'Radha came earlier than Rajan (v*'$-$&^ '^oS.t..f

S sS3;^-)-- Comparative Degree c)- Radha "came..

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* * ^.. _..

______ _______ _., rT^ ___ .__

earliest"of all-.(crtf-

WO&CDS'O "&,-..

Superlative Degree:

10]Two forms of Ad verbs(a^j^^ ^5d$

1

. "Two

forms of Adverbs" && ^o^6, uLate-Lately; Near-Nearly; Hard-

Hardly; Loud-Loudly; Pretty- Prettily" &^Adverbs cT8-

1] a) Chandrika comes /^e to office(rfo^aV scpfoA

3c3g^rr, sS^oiS). b) Hri go his job

2] a) Lavanya came uear-ioRamani(^sSesg.^&^s CJh'

rfia). b) Sobhana and Padmini. are nearly related

8] a)Kamala studies. //rm/

(ssSbo 6'.^4

rfdbSS&bfl). b) Kan-'

-chana. studies -harMy due to domestic work

11] Interrogative

^SS^. 3cJS:at)& ^sScS^orf'coefo[jLoj? S"55:L3^)o?So- "iaterrogative

Adverbs*' ^ w'oic-.jo..." Why,. When, Where, How w^& Adverbs-

1]./*7^ is he late (w.a *ro^& -eSg&ir? sS^Si)? 2.J

l

did he come [&8& iSryefc Sw^c^^/ ,8]fK/z^re are .you '(fog)

^' deep, is this yell(.tfa

12] Relative adverbs -

i)(Sctfp at^sSeo* ieSS- fioo^^o fPSSa" s^w^Sfco^. rfo

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i

L,

"Relative Adverbs."

-v. : .

1] .

Nahatha lovedliis;\\hitc hoi.sc which Won the rac

.. ,, ,

i

, a r,i[ ^wuxOj'OO

2] Soundarya came to her school w/icrc b.hc .studied'

'

child' hood (> a>a6*8

BD^,,, s^^b &jcn?vj-u6iL ^' :\^- ^

'

,'.

t

N.;

_

' '

ou ^woj\,uo ^ &vj aj

^Todo^g sS3j&). a] Narayana got his4

l.p,s\ selection w/ft

'

exactly he expected (K5cpc&es> riOr^ &',Xo jj^ ,. . ^* ^

'Adverbs' ^

Kinds of Prepositions (M'

'Prepositions^

2] Compound prepositions, 3J Phraseprcposiiioais,

ijcjpie prepositions, 5] -Appropriate Prepositions.

!} Simple prepositions (^^^ a^-^-fc-'Prepositions',^- ^,,c Prep0s|'

&*;. To; (6,6).

;From (&04 ):

on ^-). upon(Sbc; ).

Near(N

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-

W___ _^i]

The Maruthi Car fell into -the river (.& si^&t s^- ^-""T^

S^coo^Y 31 Sharmila is.. waiting at the bus-sico ? r' *- - ^/ J .''_ '

.

JL I *"^ **>

"

Crf'is,."!*

-o.^o) Sea& ^-j&D&a ^g 3Dc5xD?6^a). 4jWe will work //'c//;;

.iiorning till evening -;&o 4trC5c^^ & '^

"" >

2] Compound' Prepositions '(&&}& ^g^g^^ \.J.

. .

- Af ,."' -b-ip -^^vj.

fNoun) S& jTo), a.g' "")"l^e.Ib-i

(Adjective^ ^.^r-

^o" (Adverb) S& r?fe ^o^,^.,i;A 5

V 4Be"

S^& ^prepositions* .&-'.' -Conipoimd.

prepositions'1

;;

: '''&&&<>&>'&.,';"i)';4iong' (.

;-4bou,t (&^pdo, /6$o&);--4bov-e' .-j['i^$)?

. Across

etc.ii)

,^^l

^.S) etcv

'

iii)J/i'side

'

prepositions

ll There is a.. bridge. ^tv"o5^ the. river (^ S^ W&L'^ sJoS^J" ,.,.' , .,.'.

' V .a

:)&), 2] Raju wrote ten lines -^fcow/ the cow f^^^c ^loD-

3Ps3*-^(Si sSo&co jsp^^). 8] Sailaja walked .thrice around- the

temple..^leea^A-tSJico^ ,&r^fo ^S^i^^o) / ^JbeSp)... ..4].Sankar

built a house behind Gandki statue^rvoS 'Iji^^sb/'B^:^ $'ofcT

3aS' .-ioaa.!66^oE?.Cfo). 5] VijayaDasanii will come 'before Deepa-

vali(SS'SSI

1 .c^ou

3}. Phrase

"preposition1

.,^^ ;

Jc^^'

%>% ;

'i<S...^g.".^.5i^-*:".Phrase -

Prepositions1 '

.^^.J.^O&SP^. ';".; . ;'' ;.

;

ulnfront of , In course of, In addition toy By virtue of, Be-

cause of^ Away from, Along with" .^^prepositions ^- ^^'

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i]In aJJiton to physics he

*

is teaching Chemistry (?

S&cs^ns:..erf&^^^^2 In from of me Bhaskar is there in the queue (S^Ssyci

8]/uc-ow/'je <;/ time he will change his nund

55a^& ii- rof&^. -.41' ^^ w

'

7 "'*- Ms application'"'""-' ''' '''-

sent his certificate'

copies also; (tftfefo^,

4j Participle Prepositions (|8d&^Jf Ptfjgtf

s-^5L: xr:&- prepositions s^2!*o^aS ..... Sfa^ present pai

ciples- 'prepositions' Sa'^S^csaa. ajfl sSd>e>jS>'

"partici

prepositions" && ^.oi^&.*'

Regarding,"

considerihgv pendu

gi^s - prepositions- & i

ljConsidering her experience she ,wafe' selected '.at once

(^

cij^jp j>&Ssic'^i?j3o i

ei3 ^SjCf, ^ef SCSD&?S.). 2j AV\

rrf'H^.his application there is "nothing in the letter(c55r5

<

F& sSoflDOHJ^xrp ^ MJfifSaoS* &t)oS&)/ 8]He was warned

his. officer about the files "he kbpt in pending

5], Appropriate

'prepositions* &- "Appropriate Prepositron&"4<Abide by (^iaiA- oi:o&), Accountable to

,

('sss^GM-

i&o*), Bound for(id6e'3jCli)&) 1

- contented with'(^2> S"

:prepositions--; p

t .(poe):..M"

s rcVtn

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. _-~_o.__,___;_____________________s____

1]All the players have to abide *

.umpire fa.

isoeroj. 2] The clerks are accountable to their.

'

officer-

TheExpress is ^W/>,- Kew Delhi (*:**** ^-

a). 4] Oangaram 'is. f^/?r^u-/iS" his i

-Prepositions^

/fc^.'

'-.' . .

1] Prepositions denoting point 6f Tj ffle

.

^ .SBO& S^- 'prepositions'^-'Trepositions denotingpoint of Ttmc" aa oofj-es. "By, Fmm, Before,' Since" US- pre-

"

1JYou must come back 'by 4 o'

SJ&s'^-saA o-art). 2] Baby will go to school from iQih;Ju

(*~$ Z*& $Z- &o& $>* ,a;

8S^^oS). 8]'

I shall 'reach mynative, place before this- weekend

(*, a-o-otf^^ ^ S .SaSa

_sfa&*& ^*B-O). 4} 'She has been working 'there since 1991

(*9>'*^j.rf 1991 &osSa^dBoBfi&S^a);.

'',

2] Prepositions denoting period of Time^atf a*ggtfr&ft)-,. a,^' ia^s^-period)?i rt&,a SS^c^ 6.tfaBe,ab&,o&-ia

i.'pr-"'Prepositions' denoting Period.pf Time" A ao^&.

v "For,In, Wivhin" w& prepositions- ^

"

1J She shall be tack /W an

S] He applied leave fo, a week (<?*

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_K&fcd& qoAS irp&iT

<3P& 1>|>&), 8] I have been working In this office for three

years (S^&fcjn* 3& ^s .iPCP*e>u&D<5e

&Q&^&c3*v^V 4!* "j ' J

You must construct this shed w/r///w a month r^' 3o rVo

f: " Period of Time '& >o8o$;5 prepositions &. 'point

of TiiAe' & S)d&^dS-SSpt)o& ^oei) op^ae5b. si "&.,.. Point ofCO

os:o$oC^ prepositions &~. /Period of Time' ^ BDcAStfsb^ sSao&

'

-of Conjunctions

1] Co-ordmatin'g conjunctions, 2] Sub-ardinating Conjunctions

8]Correlative Conjunctions, 4] Phrase Conjunctions.

1] Co-ordinating CoHJunctions(&&o SsSw^cabsSwcjo):^^'^ ^^^^ ^^<^)^cJio "So&

op^g<Ks5^ (clause) e&- "Co-ordinate Clauses" && eso^do. qd ^A-S ^^^o.aodfo 'Co.

ordinate Clause' o&> S'OD^ .

'fSSa^cSsiB' o^- "Co-ordinating

"-Conjunctions" ^a- e5odcp6. "And, But^Botla, Also/ Not, Yet,.

"Therefore, Then, too, Only" e&> ''Conjunctions'.. ^ LSofi s^o

'!] My sister is studying medicine arid lam -studying enfinee.l-

ring(55- &^o 3tfg otf^' tfd6&ot>.... ?^o ,

:^^ ;,^^o ^ci^!

). .2]' My father is in Chennai ^//?</ my mother is in a!

8]He is a good doctor hut is not a good mon

atisa Singer ? Soblii

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sioA

is a dancer both are friends(OjjS rvo^S, $* tf

2] Subordinating Conjunctions

:- *>$' 'Principle Clause' &- a,l

Sub~ordjnate

'Conjunctions'^- "Sub-ordinaling

ctions &9^)

v >:w Revathi failed in her examination because she did not

study well

vvTs sptfgsSwSotfO-uRevathi failed in' her .examination"

&* 6 e^^&o $&>& S^ ... e^a 'principel clause' .ctfa. *she- *, -J

.

'

.not study well',

.. suS 'Sub-ordinatc. Clause' oiSa."eig

... 'Principe! Clause*

.Sub-ordinate Clause' e>& Seo^tosS^.... "Because"

*Sub-ordinating conjunction* oSa.

Note: 'Principal clause' Jbtf ^sc^cTsSfl slr|^& ^tf'&oo)C3b^

/<sSc>;&>1

- "Sub^ordinate Clauses11

&$ wotr'CSb* sV 'Sub-ordinatmg

conjunctions1

^)^>*53pAotfcDAS& .- ^ [SoO 53-^o&oo'?Sa SS&&

1]As I am suffering from fever, ,J could not attend the school

(i3& ea^aaafif* B^tfSi&^^rtCisSesS....wd^

3tfj3tf SJ*d3j*c&). -2"].

Though he is poor, Gupta earned more properties (rtbjS"Ssc^

sr=^o so^ ... e9*J&tf*3efc &3r&o& ?3oSp<ao^r&). 8]iSekh&r's dead-

body 'was kept there witi! his son came^wtfa

^^p&eio sSS^, sSesSip.... ~$5 &^tf

cS^Sxo iai&^3'6otfao4Sa), 4]You will not

be appointed iu this job vnlgp* ypu get your degree

3] Ccnrrelative Conjunctions (titfS^tf Soaotf tfsto^

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'42esfy&dft eioASi \r

, sjiroC"3

"Correlative Conjunctions'1

a ua.j&. "Either.. ..or,

ther. ...nor, Not only.,, ..but'

also,' 'Though,*..yet" o& t.V,

1]Blether attend the work 0/

1

. go home(^330 3

.|^> 36j)j'a]Neither. Hit pouter of his father /w t the mo

"uf his brothers have saved, him (w^S dSo^fl- wS^^orpfc, >;

S'tfCiotfeai^n'S)

^^o)^ tfi.otfdS' sJ'ocaSa).3

|

He is //^/ onl.

doctor- ftw/fl/Jf? 'a patient (e^i^c^ 'Sdbgdfo sip^^ c^fio ...

iB*fl^rc?j! 4]

Though she is hliend, ^'/ she docs her dul

wellies35

|^|S^,... 'tftf

4] Phrase Conjunctions

rs^ rSoiJ^sSooe^.... rs^ 'phrase1

-'conjunctions' -553 <

/avtarfatfe^pM,, e}3 opfiiJ-' "phrase conjunctions'*. ej*rD epc.\\T".

uln order that, As soon as, As well as, Even if, , As if" ^

l] They studied well uiard'er itm they -may get ranks in the

entrance test(sycfc ^rp TSOsS Sc^^&o^

tog {ir*]o,.,.ss?'cSo U,P

i^&r. SSfiKff8

'

AS^oa STDCSsScS^fi). 2]The train .will leave th

station; as.-soon ap.the guard is given green signal(n*6"i5c#

^oC

*-....' wotf

)* 3] Pakistan as well as India is the member count rj

of SAARC ' " - ...

. If -she resigns her job I will, not exec use her behaviour

gK^s^ o4a-sij Sft^ ^3..... ^ Laa'tf rt& &

.

5"].She behaves always ^'-//she was princess

Daina

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x,,!xJ8JLJ____:__

,----.------- . ............._________________

*"______^

Kinds of Sentences (^tee tfgi

-

"sy-sfgSSs (sentence)"

|9oO "(go 3&j)" ^

'.;.. "Youfc go (fo^,

Sfi> , _j o

si<S sp^'^)r? iei^biioSjas^ ^r^(S fiaa.<4

S)5'Sj(^ sj*^<?sS ('Singlely

,o**

^ G) \ ^

word Sentence)" S). S'Sii)i-j&. sjg.../'Come here", "go there"

."a?S5^ ^c.'^a". /(-Double word Sentences)" ai iu ty, ,

,\ - / .

,.

'oaoff ss-tfg&TeaD- [SS^co^r?" c3*ooVfc cr^S^eo! &s?j iisS^r?1

....1

il As-.

sertiv'e Sentences, 2] Interrogative Sentences, 8-1 Imperative

.Sentences, 4] Exclamatory Sentences.

1] As&ertlve Setences(6sSr5j^ SpeTgSjoew):. ^ tss,cdo-

"Assertive

1]Cat drinks milk (iO rco [O^^^V ke

SP^J^SJOa.&' ^^io&

'

"Does cat drink milk >

(ifi' '"

|

2].She 'does not read Epglish or 'Tamil

tfe3tfgS

B3f Sfid3ocSo- "sei>" ^ Ss5v>

"Does she read-English or Tamil (<&"&> c^o^'

tfa

" l

Assertive Sentences' -. aafl1

"3o& S4fsSeon atffibsSwfljSB.. a)

Affirmative Sentences, b) Negative Sentences,.

'

'

ci) Affirmative SentenS(^crtfes sp^^sS^oi) :-' a,

^^ Bo?6o{fi5y^g5:)Xie??5D-

"Affirmative Sentences"

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jShalini is a girl -

(SpOS .&

s*a.^)! 2] Chennai is';

Z>j Negative sentences

f J i(- f. r TTi

"

v-' vT *./ > ' v" \ I

tit} I'^- S^o c\)A60^CO)!

"Negative Sentences" ^ c~)odp&, -J?.v. :<.i]

She does not, tabtea

(ssSj)&

Sa^ji). 2]He is not a good man

2] Interrogative Sentences( 1^

^sSsbS^'^s^ sr-s'g.^asDSB. "Interrogative Sentences" ea^)

-v.:.

1]Who are you

(fo;>. ^^)? .

2] What are you

(--$ fcaa S?i^^)? g]Where is your sister

(&, ^Co'O

SiSji}? 1] May I go home(S

3] imperative Sentences.

^ "Imperative Senten-ces"^ ^odj--&. v. :

.ijstand up onthebenc

X^)- ^j^ease give me your book (&'c&3f

~^oa) (i"e.i)! ]. Kindly help us(

(

(fcg?S)! 4] Turn to the left I

God, save my motherland(tfap cf !

4j Exclamatory Sentences

^o^c.x --L^-c^: s^s^oS) r??:.,.. "Exclamatory Sentences"^ a^S. .\\: .

i]what a fool I am

(^. >B-5&)!? 2] How beautiful the^e girls are

(tfe

^^V?! 8] May god bless you . (<&>& ^^A i n V oL wuH^uw(ra j; jfj

i

tS^riyd S 'SdCad! (*^ L^^ 4j!

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,T

7J1P. English Grammar. , -4b'

.- , e3&iJjcJ '

,w

NOTE:.'. rS^s* L?

^ocSsDd^cco, is3 ksfofv-1] Simple Sentence',' 2] Complex 'Sen-'

tence, "8] Compound Senlence(!)S!0rf>e$o>' "Phrases &' Clauses"

OP& ^

and ;

'

..,

arisSooV-.-:

'

"'.

:

,J , /

"!,] Subject (^.) r 2j Predi-

^r^g- or

11 Subject u i

* Pronoun r

%s noun CP pronoun ^ v;^

"S&^^ ..", QS noun ^CT pronoun'"^- "Subject (stf)"

2J Predicate .:.'53s'gsS^ ^oa&- 'Subject'^

o'cSo-' "Predicate"

Subject -. Predicate

'The ring ^o^tfsSa)-is made of gold

She fes^)-'

'

smiled j$3&^

Cat:|^>)-. ". 'drinks milk

[5rao'

Chowdary ^^6)- is a rich farmer ('j*^d:

.

o.^b)!

.Ravali tfsS'?-,

"wrote ".a letter''

. ^o '". 'Subject*

/predicate' 6

.

:

. d /-predicate1

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j&Sbfif --.''is made, smiled, drinks,

'Predicate ZQ&&. "Verb" &&.... 'Subject' dc* 33- &ajaot3

*' 'S>*ao*S SS**^. "Object^)""gold, milk, farmer, letter

^/.;.1] ^ ^aa

2] tfe[.^d&

8]

B,!fa..*otaoa

"predicate"

subject

The cow

Ranjith

fjr (Subject)!

PredicateVerb

is

saw

grass.

black"

a tiger.

an elephant'

-at down

.sr.sfgSbe.Si

S* ri-

L *

]-Stand up

"Subject"

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They laughed .(&& X^&}> 3]Sarika cooks

(

4] Suman goes (&&" 36^&).:.

1] ^tfas&n*,..'. Sesrfb s^ ICcr^es

2]

T

, A-. : . priya;

(Subjects^ )eats (Verb^ijdro) mangoes

'

PHRASES and CLAUSES55oedSao

- "Phrase. Clause"'

Stfotfe ^^^o3 eo?Sc&..., 'Phrase'

... 'Clause5

I] Phrases

$*rt^o'?&-."Phrases"

io6

l~jRekha waits to receive a letter fa

33c&^a). 2]Shobha Naidu-is a great dancer Having so many

Gopal is a good teacher for several Students(

^Sp^T ao sioO -

drs^^jdcfiofiia j! 4J Raghava

RINDS OF PHRASES {s*gV"tfSue &>'&>):.Kioi'O- "Noun, Adjective, Adverb" e& spfiKi &^d3pAoCSb

RJ.

-

a)Noun phrases, b) Adjective phrases, c)

Adverb phrases.

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a) Noun phrases.

cSBuCo' eScp '^tfo^tf^co' 'Noun'

?S25anoci&^'?Soi

- "Noun phrases" a

1]Kaveri fexpects ro deliver a child (&ti& ^

^es^gsfoe*.... "Child

11

^!^ Noun- "expects" ^^- 'object'rp SSJOa&S^a. /'Child" <& Noun- "to deliver a

child" & 'sSrfioo'($S0"c|SS!in

l

nB

S^6otfroa,4

NQim phrase'

S] Sulochana is carrying # basket offlowers (&>

&e*rfrS fefe^^ '36&^a).; ^e sp^g^o6"e..,. "is carrying" w&^Sdfi

'objects' rv &c5^- "basket, flowers" &&> 'nouns1 SSa^-^

"a basket of flowers" && 'Noun phrase1

m^fi.

.b) Adjective phrases (a^^ro sr'^^rtawew):- i^t

6o^Q-r'fi^ 'Spdoe'cSsiocpdSb&oco

1

- 'Adjective* S3 sS

sp<s3S- "Adjective phrases" w

1]The

pen|o;? the fable *s yours(j!:.;-:r

j

toc-Sxv.;'c'l.^)

tfo:'o. JbflV1

(p"oh the table" wii ScSSwe ?S,-.^srffiAV- Adjectives

', v . "The penMe5c^ 'noun' ab^^

^o&doSerS,...' Adjective phrase*

2]Gowtham is "a political' leader wjw has a oo<I

c/uuwterfob}&>'&& /^^Sb- eug" tP2djo

KPcSfiSoefo)!^o sycr^v^

8^ "Leader" gcrttGowthamn.e& 'NoutfA ^e3oO- S)4:iesA:nB

S^aSrJ- "who lias

a good character" eac&tfa- 'Adjective phrase' &.

c) Adverb phrases (|Sd&* S"Sftc sp^gi^fl^eM):. &

Sp ... a,^- 'sip'djofSsSacpdSbsSjs, (phrase)

1

- 'Adverb' S3. ."Adverb phrases" ^.TI aso.v^Co. tfe Sofl

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i]Aflitha will come '/ 1he mormnga.jf

g^Sf*a.... "irt the morning" w& phrase. 'Adverb' -3 sS

2jRace horses will run/,,,wift mannCf ^^ ,^^ &

Koto* *&* c.&&).. tf, ^tfj&^a.... "in swift, manner".

& phrase- 'Adverb' ^

'

u^- "clauses W6 ,8

IjSudha expects "that she will get an mva

'

ra (^***>*& &* afi^s^a). tf,^gsssff.....

"that \h

award" u!&aa .'

phra,e.

S3 ^toe .^^^ ^^"will get" ^ 8d6

_ .

|

2] This is the bridge that myfather connedi a^ooss ssos^s

,a)j >t ^^..., my father-, e& tf

B

istructed" ,,Ll^^ ^

constructed" ss^^s 'Clause'

KINDS OF CLAUSES---

-- A) P"rMam Clauses, B) Sub ordiMte Clauses

AJPWNCIPAL CLAUSES or MAIN CLAUSESS -SB. ..^. Ma ^ .

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,v.:- Govind has -a foreign car which is very expensive

'Clause'^ *o&&. ^v>*i&>6*- "has", "is"

ArS^Si."Govind has a foreign car

1

>5d& "which- is very ex-

pensive" & oo& 'Clause'sx)

"Govind has a foreign car(/

dfio.^&)M

&5^ 'Clause' sSri^S

^ ''Main, Clause' oSa. "which^is very expensive" (5>

)"... ^rJo Clause ?3o^^ estfioj ^^^,^^(6,

B) SUB-ORD1NATE CLAUSESS' 'clause'

clauses"

.;. Govind has a foreign car* which is very expensive

SS^ SJ^I tf^6=:x.?ii ^WcScofa-^dfo).^8 s^^:^.,.. "which

is very, expensive" "es& clause (V)- tfSotfda 55*^ 5^^ tsC)'^

fc-JfiS^.... "Govind has a foreign car" w?i "'Main Clause* hatf

3?*tfsS4i$3- sp^p -*. etd'

Sub- ordinate clause' aof^a.

KINDS OF SUB-ORDINATE CLAUSES (^35^0^

5^ffgo^&os3 tf&x

6w):..dip c*g&ioS*- "Noun", "Adjective1^

"Adverb" ss&Slj cc^ sS&c&'^&SfibS- *Sub-ordinate Clauses"*

"i] Noun Clauses, 2] Adjective Clauses, 8].Adverb Clauses'

1]Fdoun Clauses

(spsSasF-Jte sp^gc^^coex));-a.S'

lNoun' 3c?Jb S^a ^?j6o5^di-oSd3 *Ciause' "o^o- "Noun Clauses"

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.v,:-l"J

I knoW'f/w/ 1

she {$ a good teacher

;yr>ao3 tsS c3b 3*&)! 2]I differ from what he says (o^c^

O:'vCjo(v)<x)- ^<^o

cDiyuitopftS^c^) J. SJ The fact is thcit she is cible f *-*

do the work (<&&>os & ScubdoSb (SsicJ)Oo&c5a

KS^gSio)! 4] It |scertain thai she will come to-morrow

Siorr5 .... "Noun Clauses" ca^j^L-l

That'^ r^r^

'what's* rv

2] Adjective Clauses (a'l^esi sps'gofi6^^ 'Nouri

5^ n*$ 3cs?4

pronoun'&> r?Ri. *qualify* S?r SS^-..

'clause1

'

o&- cs?irv> -

1

Adjective''

o^ "Adjective Clauses" <&&

-1]She is the girl M'/WJ J loved for the last three nwnths

&P(& Soco rr i^?^ [t^oO?6i ^'B ^j^as>3)! 2]This is the pen

which Host yesterday (&Z>^&

S^rTdg r^ai ^-e ^osSS)! BjSankar is a boy w/w /,v Ao/A chver-and mischievous (SOS) sS:*5c"J:x:

pen, boy" .e^Ki 'Nouns'^)* fcs'-tfdosrtf sS^?5 'adjective clauses^

qualify t3&^oco.

NOTE :. ^^tfea&oiT "adjective clauses" &&- "who,, whici^^

whom" 23 J& i(isSjiOcJa iSrc?o^SrFoco. -5)

4

Noun'?(b- qualify

iSd&dcSr8..- 3 Noun cSdb5Jfif l3.-...

*

adjective clauses* - c&oi^o-j:.

3] ADVERB& sp^QSS^Q"

8^ 'Adverb1

"adverb clauses" ^^ woijcfi."Sjfi^

0.6. i)Adverb clause of Time, ii)

adverb, clause of place,

iii)adverb clause of purpose, iv)

adverb clause of Reasoii,

v] adverb clause of condition, vi)adverb clause of '-compa-

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risen, vii)adverb clause of

. result, viii)adverb claxise of

supposition, ix)adverb clause of concession; x) adverb

clause of manner.', ,.

i) Adverb clause of Time (s^o &jv5f ^c&^al^o5*5<?otf):;.' se33$c& ?or>aop_ 'Adverb clause'&- "advcrbl

clause of time'?

es!0- $$o$j*&. . *.

Ex. i- When 'the teacher enters, 'the students stand

loSiSSoO&Syci c3*|oo3 &oa}&'p&)* ^Ta 33^jiff's adverb clai?se

"When

ii) Adverb ciap.se of place"

(JOG jS^cJJT |Jc^> "s^^w:* ?SoSixc& ^pfiodb 'Adterb' clause^- "adverb

clause of place"

^. : . The woman searched -where she lost her, purse (&& cip^'o

jSoOfl- ^/rg^&S^^^o^

^)'3tf5?S<5). ^e sp^g&3^^ 'adycrb

clause' ^^ "where" & sStfSjx>- 'placet f

ill) Adverb clause of Purpose '(^

" 4

adverb clause* &>- "adverb clause of purpose"

^-v, : , Swetha serves hot so that .the guests"may enjoy the

dishes (

/Adverb clause' ci\t)t

"so tliat" ^ri ^':;

,

I?) Adverb clause of Reason (~&$

^^ s^^goW^w):. tr>&^^ So* 5ptfss>^& r$X)oD *-adverb

clause1^ -'Adverb clause of Reason" <y> woipcS,

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% :- The building collapsed because they did not constructft

properly (ggrfsSa^SfcxaSa ^oS)^o"3).... SP& cr>S3

'Adverb clause' er8^- "because"

Adverb clause of Condition

T^gort^w):. as:o5S^ &aoi) 'Adverb Clause'^.44Adverb Clause of Condition" && 50^e5b. Ex.*. He will go

if Iris brother comes (&$& ^eSfibefcSS^sSff* estfefc

'Adverb Clause'e*a "if"-

i) Adverb clause of Comparison(4^&S^Si'gort^):-, 6^at>& fipao>

'

Adverb Claused-

Adverb clause of Comparison" esS esofcp&,

JS-v.:, Pallavi is cleverer than Padmaja (S^ea ^o"&

?Sa).^s 53*^jsSe*a 'Adverb Clause' &*& "than"

'Clause1

^o^ai>* "than Padinaja"

clauses*.'[Sdab (Verb)'

g^b. "&33....^gi ^clause'

s- *than Padmaja'

vii) Adverb clause of Result

SS^^gofi^)):. ^Otfaa'Sa 3cr>4

^6E5P^^'^ &r0o& 'Adverb

Clause'& "Adverb clause of Result" wo&pdi.

Bx. :. Savithri was so tired that she could not cook (&3$ S3*rv

tseRi^^doSScKS Sob acS&a&S^a). ^s sp^gs^a4^

4

Adverb Clause*

*- "that" ^&> StfsSs *$)tf^f& f^ag^a.

viii) Adverb clause of Supposition (At&tf^tf'Adverb

'^-<cAdverb Clause of Supposition" &

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*:- Even if it rains, I shall go (Stf&o

ftrSS)!^3 5PSf*&;*3 "Adverb Clause' era. "Even if" <&

ix}Adverb clause of Concession

*?5^a5 s^S'goft'^w):. tf^e& ^-OoC^.

^Adverb Clause'^;"Adverb clause of Concesssion" '.o&pfio,

^-:- Though Latha is poor she Is honest ^o^ "!>&o*a> .

'

Adverb' Clause'^^-

x) Adverb clause of Manner

^^ sr-^o^);.fa^^^ ,.3o 'fle'a ,^OD^ 'Adverb*

Clause'*:- "Adverb clause of Manner* *a fij-efi.|i

> ": Pleasc do ^ 7 f^

'

'Adverb Clause*

CLAUSES AND SENTENCES,<- -xw):. '.-^ a^,,^ (Construction of

Sentence)' &-c-2og ^a^. .^ Simple Senteiicej 2J Complex s;nte_

-e, ] Compound Sentence" w&

. .~ )M Phrase, clause o

*&i*&s : aso^fic.

Simple sentence , ^^^ -v s ,,v ,_ fc.

,

'geixij:. -Subject's*

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'Simple Sentences'rp "t^,

'2]

w

Complex sentence(SoJ| a-JfgSu):. ^ 'Main

Clause'^ &8c&) a,SBrpK) Scy a.g'e ^o^ iSb^Sn-B 'Sub-ordinate

Clause'e& ^eftdfc!^ sa-jfja&."CompJe3t Sentence" ^ wot-fi

1]Let me know where you were studied

csfi)^5*^ SOR^a^oA)! A B-tfjSae' "Let me know" a8aS' *Main Clause' ^adSb "Where you were studied"

'Sub-ordinate Clause' o> <&?6\s.

*?]Give me your pen which is in your pocket

bD"ko&j& a- ^od)! ^sspSgSicfir

8- "Give me your pen

Hw& 5"

'Main Clause9 J

&6clo "Which is in your pocket" s&- =,^*'Sub-ordinia.te Ciause e AS^a.

3] Compound Sentence(sbsj^ggs^) : . "Sub-ordinate

Clause" u&;3a. ^&' 1 S&^&-.... So&rpa, eotfSoc i&, ^

na- 'Main Clauses' &?^ sp^gsS^^.<(

Compound Sentence" e^^

ij Rajesh was ill and therefore he was absent from office

.

"Rajesh was ill" &6d& "Therefore he was absent from office"

'Main Clauses'-&<5^a.

2]The examinations were over and hence the students vacated

"hostel (SSS^OD 8>&*acfc r^aifi.... Sa^^Cooo sS^d ^^sSx-^6: ^rl\ 50 8) ui eJ

w^pab),fd

spg'gsSx^,-.."The examinations were over" &Sdjb

"Hence the students vacated hostel" o& ~do& 'Main Clauses'

NOTE : . ^O SD 'Main Clauses' ASj 'compound sentence'^-

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J.P, English Grammar 66__ m _ ___ *_ - .

compound sentence* &* "Multiple Sentence

3.,.. 'simple sentence*& Complex sentence1

'complex sentence^- 'compound sentence'r?^; \simplo

tence'^- 'compound sentence* r^& ($.*..uSentence

Sentences

NUMBER(Noun)

S5tf&:a&- Q$rg$$tf&>n%*. l] Sin

Number, 2] Plural Number" ea&

1] Singular Number (&&$$&>) ;- a-tfflr?

^d&- Ass (n-flJ) fPen

(tfo&>),Box

( fc), Woman

sSS^ sy>^^tf^ sS^^e&^ "Singular Number*'

2] Plural Number (8DoK)^?5sixi):*'5oefontt

g^ ^ga BDoft3d&. Asses

) 5Boxes ("35*) Women (^) S

Plural Number" e^K) e^o4^&.

FROM SINGULARFORM TO PLURAL FO1

'Nouns' &~

1] Spqr^s^rr>..., 'Singular Number*^ aj$^c?e Nouns S

"s" e*& ^&D Sc&eo^OfS,*., e^S) 'plural number1

A\: .i]

cat(fc>)

cats(ig)e). 2] dog (&

(&tfj.e3o). 8] boy (as-exrfi) boys (ss-eofii). 4] girl

girls (spO^ex))* 5] pen (tfosia) pens (^oSioco).

2] Singular Number 8* $&%. ^^ &&wtf$ sS&)&oe"us, ss,

ch, x" 9& w<tf&oe* ^ JiS7^cco.

eojfl

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if. English Grammar 67 &3[fcc&

EA-. : . ll gas (sycifo^) gases (cdo>aD). 2]bus (SDO^_-

buses (&>o&>). 3] ass(rr&tf)

asses(n-&tfeo) 4]. kiss

(&>&) kisses (2&&e). 5]bush

(STtf)bushes

(S^sf-:).

6l brush(ssboS)

brushes (&o3e). 7]branch (S^^&^Y_

branches(3ix> r&^eo). 8]

watch (rtdcptf&3) watches

). 9]box

(~S>!>)boxes (I^OD). 10

j pass

passes

8"j Singular Number tJ5

*plural

"ies"

.s.

1] city (?SKtfx>; cit/^(SKtf&aeQ). 2]

'^ ?tf&tfs5e). 3] country (StfjSao)countr/*?-s

4] story (^^)stores ^tfc). 5] family (&aaoa>5Sca)

-

family's (SctDoa)SSx>e). 6] lady (^)Note : .

c

y

oe.... e^a 'plural number'

tfS5j 30) keys (Vtf> a^o>). 2] .monkey ^*&)monkeys (g^&ex) 3] ray (StfcaSSao)

ray^ (S^^^). t~

kidney (sS^jji^oiSxo)kidneys (sSw^2>otfsS&e). 5] journey

journey^ (^da^sssSaco)* 6] pla> (wt) play-

4]

6c

number1

Ex, i. 1] mango (&p&as$oefe)mangos (sS^StoftsSo^). 2^]

her

/.7 /rfrn-ss- -^efeenV Si echo

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. 4] valcano (wA^^tfsS) valcanc

tf3$s3) 5]buffalo

(Tte)buffelo^

(7?3e).

vnumber* e

**;1] photo (o^ttsg>) jphot^ (a^So&G)). g]

radio

zs*f^radio-? f^s^sT^eo), 3] piano (rooA#$) "^^) -'p^

(iSoAtfs^- "3bjSs). 4]bamboo ^o^o)

-

'

borriboo^

5] canto (so&) canto^-(s*o^^ex)).

5] Ts* rp f

fc

fe'5* r?Sj d<&K> "Singular Ntiihber'

sS^fee&- "plural form' d^S-sSpcreo "&..-.; 5 sS^Sx "OsStfKe4

i

:-1]

leaf (&) leavw(^s&ex)}.' 2]

Toaf

(cro^^j-OD). 8]life (^S^&D)~ K^

4] knife (&) knivw(^&es>). 5]

thief(fiTotf )

_ thic'vr.'

NOTE ^ 4

f'^ ^CP4

fc'5*

#5 S_5o;5i&. iasg- "s"^& s ^Kd:^^'sSi'L̂ &o 06^^ BPG.-.T pluralforms

;-1] hoof

(Btfj.)hoof*

(atf^ea). 2jroof

S] proof <(*tfj&Sb) proofs(iOi>

tfjrf

4] dwarf(si:efi3i^)_ dwarfs

(^.SEO^^CO). 5jsafe

safe^sj&sSl^). 6]

strife

form* ^o5- 'plural form' S&^:-

1] foot (2WJsi:)_ ft (a-tfSaw). 8]i^ teeth

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j.. Bnglisli Grammaf ^9 ^N 3 < * ,~^ J SarOioicm moAi-i in* So5

). 3] women (A)_ won^n'

(d0-AT/lT'/r' CTB ff\ */ ^ <

'

v'' ( v J i

Olsiab! .v.:-

IJmouse (;>*) mice

(aaTtfcfi

). 2]1o7se

7] "^ ^^sp^JT sSfisScx>., agStev... *plural numbers' r^^

&o&rooo. d3- 'singular number1

dj*SsSa3db.

Ex. : .

1] nuptials (tfo^c3*S&o); 2] measles CO&OSP^, S'o^oV

8] mumps (rfStfOtfjeo); 4] scissors(^Sd*); 5] pincers f^sS

CS^D); 6]annals

(^fi^), 7] obsequies (Atftf [c^co)5 &] spe.

, ctacles^^sS^dfc^, 10] thanks (^\^es^oi) etc.

PF I

.

^

8] g^a^ Kp&sptftf irf&acpS) fcsStf- *s' ^od, sj^'plural numbersWSingular number' cj^ss^

A-. : -

ij politics (o-E3c& w^sb), 2] physics (o^T3]

Mathematics (rteSd^sio), 4] Mechanics(bajo

5] News.(sKf) etc.

9J g"a^ Nouns- 'singular. number' &*&>, 'plural number1

s*;^,

: .

1] sheep (fl'gJiT'aeo), 2] deer(gafo-^), 8] swine

, 4]cod (^o&Sb^s Sj3|^o&&o& ^aa), salmon

*

etc.

'nouns'

4ofiroa. ll dozen-*

(o(jo<&[co), :3]gross (So^o&'XsSoLao&jea) 3] hundred

, 4]thousand ^3ca|3e)' 5]

score ^e^a/X)), 6] pair

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XP. English Grammar BO ssSJbcifiaj

-v. ; .]]

This air cooler costs three thousand rupees

5tfs ^otf^ 3fcp&3aJ3o &-PC&W SD& 3&o&). 2]She sole

five dozen eggs (&!b o& sSo^o&fc

10j

&'s ?o< &tfSJ*ao>;6 &*ajL'nouns'....

- "^ "Compound Nouns"

1] Soa-in-law (ww&) son^-in-law^ex)0|jfo)* 2] Daugh-

ter-in-law (*&eo) Daughters-in-law (Sf^tfojefc). 8] Step-sor

step-sons ($ ^efo^beo)* 4i] Step-brothci

) step-brotherJ (K5^ fr*tf&co), 5]Maid-ser

vent(tiSS&a'co)

Maid Servants ("&S&ot

o[&). 6] Comman-der in-chief ts^S5s Commander^- in-Chief

*

singular numbers* r? ^aL^coi r^fc .. 5-ejb. 0- 'plural number*

^i3 c^O^OM.^

*:- people (Ls5ae), poultry (t*5j), cattle(sSai^e) etc.

lii] eS;tf:S5j3&rp&, so"eo ScsKio^goSj n&- 'singular number*

&oS 'plural number' & ^o^eo^.... a ol>Sj ^>

opte,(') rts&sSi ADO, Sa t^^ s as

1] Tlere are three i's and four e's in tliat sentence(

a^oSao 4

:2a-& ''( &acBb ne^ Vwtfoft). 2] The teacher

6's and three 12*s on the black board

13] ra^ 'nouns'.... 'singular number's*- a,8f

'plural BUmber'o*. &gtf sS $&, a)^o. ^, LS S

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.....,, .v .

.

j.fr. fangtish Grarmttar . 61

1]tin

(tfrftf&o)-tins

'

(tfol6j). 3] copper

(3&V fishes

, quarters

), 2]iron

($&sb>)- irons

coppers (a*A

spSsSaeo). 4] fish

). &] quarter

Gj spectacle

7]

io)- spectacles

customs

9]

lights

12"] respect

- goods

. 10

force ('j)-- respects 13] good

uren"

!

Ex,*,i]

ox(i)gb)

*

(4co), 8]brother

!

s^ix))brethren (e,

^'

151 eitftf

^^05)-

2J

cbild(a

brother^

children

'Nouns1

- Bases

(A) 'Greek9

s^SpsStfoijjco:- 1]Axis (<) Axes

21 Analysis (agJeaS&o)- Analyses . ^0#83fS3$e). 8] Basis

). 4]Criterion

([jS&pee&o)..Criteria

Crisis(f5ot>5>&)-

Crises

! 6] Hypothesis f(jS'SocCosk>)- Hypotheses

'Heybrew* EsySrSjCisibco:- l] Cherub^ ^sS^pd)- Cherubim

). 2J Seraph (/T'sSj SScJptf)- Seraphim

fCJ 'Italian9

Bandits

:- Bandit - Banditti,

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f'

.

'

J.P. English Grantniai i'-;au^icfc ^oM^ ni

.Gender (eofto;,

&j'&> i&f$oov>.... csofj:o?iooiXi)- "Ij Masculine Gen

2]Feminine Gender, 3]

Common Gender,!,]

Ncuicr li

1] Masculine Gender (^c2or>ixi):-^io^'6!b 30^'Nouns'&j 'Pronouns'^- "Masculine Genders". eS WQ&

*:- Boy (E?CO&),Man (sii^:^^}, He

(aC5^), His(

j3^^.) Him^wfiJaa)

etc.

2] Feminine Gender (^ aort&o):* ^^sa uOc.vbv3d

'Nouns'i-i, 'Pronouns' &- "Feminine Genders11

c^A oo.>

A:,:. Girl ^^sf), Woman (^ ; ),She

(im"3>),Her ^& i3t'i

Hers^waofi)

etc.

3] Common Gender (&tfd& Qofi*^);-, ^ci^^&rori'-ib,

.spaa n6^; ^ Bofloesa irfo BOcOa'JdLi^ 'Nouns

1

fi^ 'Pronouns';

"Common Genders" <a>Q wc^v-&. /;.v.: Doctor(;;5^.;^X La*

yer (^goi)s^s),Friend

(&(jfcc&|&|&oFoj), Thief(w'o^), Pu;

"(ODDSS)>Baby C^ 35

).FOQ

(^L&^)' l ^& )>

You

(s3&), Them ^5^0 )etc.

4] Neuter Gender(

4

'Neuter Gender" s^ wc&p8b. ,v.:- Book(^ofiJS), Pt

sS) f Chair(^fi^^,

tree (3to), Building (atf), Bridj

),It (e|*a|Graajaaa) f Ant(6&), Parficle(^^.^/g^$

etc.

From Masculine lender vc* .SV^inSne Gtrr^vr (:;<'

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! J p. English Grammar 63 *$\L<&

A) 'Masculine Gender' sStf3o& uStftf- "ess"

11

Sayi ^o -.. a-*

Feminine Gender 1

n ir^5'

.v.:- 1]Author (tfrfotf)- Authored

(tfrfoaj*). 2] Poet().Poet^v (sSQ[G). 8]

Heir(sptf&efo). Heir^v (W&oex>).

4']Priest

(wtf^&efo)- Priest^i-(ftstf^&D-a)). S]

Lion(fcosS^sSaa^.

Lion c\w (ss* &o&&:>). 6]Host (o(& '"Sa4^efo). Host^j? (o&

4) 7]Patron

(2J*5iSbefo)-Patron^'J

^^Sba-sxi). 9]Gaint

B)

"ess"

x.:-1]

Actor(<&>&>)- Actress

(J6fl). 2] Founder

(|psS&icp). 8]Murderer (sSotfSb&)-

. 4]Prince

(ct&sSc^)- Princ^j (cS&ScpsS). 5] Tiger

- Tigris- (^do^^j). 6]Master (o&23&a)- Mistr^5 (c^3

.

7J Emperor (^(fsSj>)- Empr^w ^tf^sS_6a). 5]God

C)

o& sSyfl^ ^e-..*wD- '^o^ SS^sSxj'san8 ^OS^COD. ^v.j-l]He.-

goat ^is'^db)-she goat (&&t}. 2~\ Pea-cock (&X 3&o)-

pea-hcn (3&3aaO). 8] Cock-sparrow (&rtMr,V hen-sparrow

(es&i-&;.s). 4]He-buffallo (fiaSj^tf;)-

She-buffalo(ria).

5] Land-lord" ^^So) Land- lady (sxpSr^SScR)). 6]Washer-

man(cpSkE3*&)-

washer woman ^^a). 7]Jack-ass

(s^K

rvfici). Jenny-ass (fl&rrficJ). ft]He-bear (&^ ^ea^eoe3).She

bear & ia>^oKo6. ^ Bull-calf g^^^S- Cow.Calf

D) g*aj, 'uirjOo^ sStfsSxj'co- a^^-v :- l Boy

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Girlfc--6i). S]

Bachelor ^a^tra)- Spinster

i'jHusband

($')-Wife (Wg). 4] Father

(tfo|_a)-Motl

(cf:\ -5]Cock

(gMssos?)- Hen(i^aib'do). 6]

Son (j^tfDaughter 'ji^i")- 7] Dog (^Kgog'^)- Bitch (w&SoS^

"] King JJT>B)- Queen (o*s). 9]Wizard

(&poLp&fc)- Wit

f^oJ-l'ccr'Ex). 10]Ram

(gpjsea)- Ewe '-

(&/T'S). 11] Li

^a:&}. Lass(a?S^).. 12]

Monk (^Si)- Nun1 :

"]Drake

(j^rr&)- Duck

E '^oOd-f S5d,'ffl'

! lv,

IjHero

i^c^r^ci&efc).. Heroine

(^5p^dt6&c78

ex)). 2] Execut<

^rr^-^iifcj.. Executrix(aa^oJ*&cpeo). 3] Proprietor

r?5':'- proprietrix(frotftfig).. 4} Widower

* it,owV^;I^)- 5j Fox

(^o^)~ Nixen (

Bride-groom (i&&). Bride (&$)., .'

Case(sif)-- sr-^^6^- 'noun* e3c^ 'pronoun' &*....

caseas . 6:-4iioi. xo ...

g*&^ ^ofifS^^xjear8. 'pronouns'^ ^i

A -^ i/" % ' ,v ',

* /^o c ft'' """ X* H' i ~! *TLTa.,3 ca.e fc jjsjw .

jj Nominative or Subjective Caser^Objec.ive Case, g] Vocative Case, 4] Possessive Case" wS

1] Nominative or Sabjective Case(,*

a.S'si'S'gi^'ioii- 'Subject ,'*'

i')' ^ Ar̂ , nou

."g^j'-yi "Nominative or Subjective Case"^ An'd7a"'"" *

: '

:' --'^:..-?i \x-^o:r-.i!

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1]The dog is a faithful animal (gb^

* B-tf^Sna* 'Subjcct'n- & 'Noun*, 'dog' &Sa. sa4

Subje-ctive Case's* Atf^a.

2]Kumar kicked the ball (&&*& 00aa #3^0- *3 ^ f-'-^S

"Kumar 11w& 'Noun'- Subjectir ^o&r:...,t

subjective Case* c"

2] Objective case(a^fcdfc. atfJ)u *s ^^^ 'Object

l

noxm(c^sSaa-^sSa)

1

.... iS*"e 'Objective Case*

1]Chitra sang a song (^ ^

'Object1^ J&S^ Noun "song

11

e&Sa. ^a 'Objective case's*

2]The pen is in the

'^^^e/j^essic 7-W^

'object' r? &^ Noun- "pocket" && qa- 'objective case**

Note :- a.^^6 a,"g sp^p^a^.... Bo& Objects* Ao&-b

55tfi^f&.

^-v -:- Renuka gave Chandrika a valuable ^/// tfo&-8^ "gave"

- "Chandrika" ^QC&D u^ift" & -Boefa 'objects

1

"gift" e&6fi ^^^)! "Chandrika" cs&sa- sS^ a!!4^*

fS 'objects'^- "direct objects*' e^fc, sSr^b

o& 3ofi?6 'objects1^- "indirect objects'

1

^fc eao^dij. 'Indirect

Object'rv* 6^ 'nouns'^- "Dative Cases(tf&fi $Soe)" ea?S

3] Vocative case(gofi^tfSJ'g* S)tfJ)v

3,c3 SbeotfLtoSb ArjSc3j-Ao^s>efo 'nouns1 s- "vocative case

1 *

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.v.:. 1" 06W? forgive nie

(L 5$)^ t tf&^L

QSvetka* come in, L I^BP,fi^sSCfi

cr-)! g] G7/7,?, sit down(e?

A'0/<? :- 'Vocative Case's* & 5pSiFrf&:?i Sto^s*

41 Possessive case (siS^ssJ ):- .&J \ *_a /

''object" si&2- 'subject-' cSatf^ Sp^o^rr5^ ^CP subject

Mir:3 (possession)r?^ AcS^db.... ^d3 'subjecl'rv

*nouns*r:> "possessive cases" Sc?. "genitive cases

Ev.:- Ramya bought Mecna*s car^ef&g

i] Keerthana has taken officer's charge(fitfS

-

s^tfri ?^5cSf5:). ?] Baby took Brings book Vz

AVw :-

/i) ^^sss^^ 'verb'fe SaoiS 6S^ 'noun1- 'sxabjectlv

case' *=!--; "verb1* tfiisptf 4^ 'noun

1

-'

objective case* <5 ;i

o-v. : . The ^iV/ kicked the ball

oc:!). "kicked" e& 'verb's

'subjective case1 ^^

fg&^g ^ -ball" ^Si ^oup 1

. 'objcctive case' e^rCr- Ar^. ;

.

'

;. ,;,.;,,.,

"

} r

.Vtf/tf ...

(ji^ f^^tfsian. g,,^ 53tf sSaiotf '-'preposition' tf5.vc4S5sA.tfs5^. 'noun

1

rpfc t 'pronoun' rpfe.... 'objective case'

*"!- AO^OSS. ^-:.l]

The pen is on the table(sf

.

S^a). 2j Sujatha is angry ,>/, 7, ;e , ^g,Si.a). 's

r'Sji:^. "on", "with" a& prepositions 2o

-^M. "table"-.- ;r-0-..n,

-Ke" & prorsoun- 'objective

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;. (m) &*5Ttfe83SMrp 'nouns'- ) caseo* &\ '

^Q&otfO stftf SSfiJ&ao*Ko cSoEJotf<S

?ya. )3....'pronouns'6re

-"you", "it'^

E..v. :. "I, We, He, She, Who, They" w&SSJ-

1

Subjective Case c6

n.... sjS)*

subjects'^ ^r-i^2o s^S^-^c-^c:^^ E^

. "Me, Her, Him, Them, Whom, Us" ts&rX-4

objective case1 ^8

aSj* L̂5o &oii-cco. esSrr.... =}- 'objects'rp

SSpiftJA 5jDS/

SS^s50j;)O<& &*3S'53jAo^aD(^oi9<X3.

Note :-

^iv)J> ^sSDS3*to3' sStfsSSlc6Sr ... C-Si'- apostrophe (')

&ti^^cfo..., <3 RpS>53tftfsS 'possessive case'js*

Usage of Apostrophe (w^g-?1] [SrEs^o AS^B Z3*&&j0&; s^osSa

(Time), ^P^S' (Weight),

?oocki ('space^ bib SoeaoSoQS oP&i^tf^sSaoSb OsStf- apostrophe& v 7

(')s^adijaD s OrSo f&^.^j^AoCT1

. Sp^tfea&or?.... apostrophe-(s

of

(c^s"^.)'

1 w& wtf2i& ^0^0(3.x. : . Gayatri's pen, dog's legs

donkey's milk, a week's journey, a month's time, a day's

march, a pound's weight, a stone's throw, a hair's breadth,

etc,

Note;* iJK-a&^a S&S&oSb' &6ctfa <sySf*ssio& rSr:cc53-r.^V^

53"CJ^iooSb OSSd* apostrophe a ^sSdSp^o^^p^^:. esciiai ^iccr?*'

*of s &*^i 6'i>fapAo^C).

x. : . a^ The. roof of the house(a,sSj)-

The house's roof

(tfSSj)i, b)The leg of a Chair

(c-3\>)-A Chair's leg (^V

c)Th'e wings of the fly (e*s3v)-

The fly's wings (tfsS^) d)The

legs of the ant (^)-The ant's legs (tfSxy)-

2} ^'eaioSbSoflS c3*&53tf^ sStfsSas>& ^Stf

'

apostrophe S) rr^

-ofcS> rv>JO 6S5SyAotfSi&x

\&, *:-a)

The horse's tail (or)

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The tail of the horse, b)Sita was Rama's wife (or) !

was the wife of Rama*

81 l~^& s5dSSe* &P& &&1 ^&^tf&>otf"8,... 0^0 Stillx,

jt *f

&"#& (apostrophe)A &OIF). #:-

a) Mother- in law's ho

b) Brother-in-law's building, c) Commandcr-in chief's ore

etc.

ll r3&j Ss &*&^ sp&.prfg'&oo.S

noi^lr: rfo^SjaS*- apostrophe

.v.-.a)

for Biercy's sake, b)a ship's crew, c)

death's dc

etc,

Z] KlkStfS fiJp^^S18^ Rj-sSagprfg' ^dj^oSb >sStf~ s eS^i

^'s sjjxs )sS<^- apostrophe JO-Aot), s & ^^ So*^.x, : .

a) women's club, b) children's society, c) men'setc.

6] jirfrsttS 7aas^tf5' o3cjace& OStf- s r?R> f es

apostrophe a sSr-rtfsio ^ou?6 ^co&. 3f.: -

a) boys* playgroiu

b) girls' school, c) foxes' tails, d) asses' burden etc.

T] ,:' <^ ?S^adi^o^^ 3sSiEa-tftfiS)Sh .... a.^ <? S5 BeoC gj m^ ,

iJcf^cfc- 5 ^S3S3if^2bD^& asStfs$j.jtf^3 apostrophe Sb8cS

s & fcoB-t. &f. : . a)The Governer of Tamilnadu's residenc

b;The Nizam of Hyderabad's palace, c) Our sister Sunkha

marriage etc.

^ oodfo

apostroph> s 0& 4oo.fi. E.v. : . a

) Rajaseihar and Jeevitha's marrj,b) aJ.P. and B.S.P' s rule, c) William and Mary's Com-

pany etc.

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-strophe a &OCT>>. *:- a) I've(I have), b) Don't

(Do not),

c)It's

(It is), d)Can't (Can not), e)

Didn't(Did not) etc.

Usage of Capital Letters

(Ibtf wjgtf&ae L&533*rt&)S^^O'esSSan

8 ort &$s$as>S^dSa> 'smallletters(c^ji ^*.i'

S&eo)1

8*^ Lpdjoo^^co3.*-:- eye, ear, finger, they, cat etc,

Note :- ^i'

^oKsSeisSaoe^S w^tf&ioKn cob 'small Letters' r:

OC CO ***

|tfSa 'Capital letter(lei:

a, Ramya, God, The Ganges eic.

- 'Capital Letter' n f

1] riS ^g&jS4^ SwtfeS SSfi3S <SM^J-

ff*a wKtf&s&- Capital

letter1^

[j3dSpO.^-:

l]What is your name? 2] My sister

is a teacher. 8]The pen is on the table,

2] English poetry(^oK^r

^5x))6^a $& &tfsS(Iine=ssSoSB )ciasT^

6 s3eSsSfl*a witfsS& 'Capital Letter'r? UP-O^D.lv.!w

Jack and Jill, Went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water.

8l "Proper Nouns" wwn*.... $& "&, &&^gd"ti6, Stf3%9

-Isdb 6x!6^ SieSsSe25ofiO* w<tfSSa- 'Capital' LetterV

i5jc&). *:- The Ganges, Geetha, India, Chennai, Teaali,

The Himalayas, Andhra Pradesh etc.

4*1 "1" e&> sStfsSaaSi) nBSi; *God

7

S)5di3o ta So^^S^i <3oao3oC;icj-

I

&fy3'& (pronoun)'^^too 6ro

l' ^Xtf^)^ n-fe.... Capital letter1

r^ipcto^O."v :- a)

When I went to Hyderabad, I saw the

zoo. b]I pray God to shower His mercy on our family.

51 a,* 53tfc&ae*a 'Direct speech'^ f5oeioSoS)?3

*Capital Letter'n-

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i\ English

ajRoopa said, "My mother brought some new bangles." tA

Chowdary told, "Our business improved .a lot/3

6] ^ s^^e:^,,^ s'^s^o &*&s&- Quotations (" "Jdr*J o'. fi ^ ^i^ 2ix,:rr- ?rcl^-CcKc^.., <s Quotations |Sr5'o^ ,';:.;"!'& -S^DI- D w t~-

<ysU'sxo?^- 'Capital Letter' r? ^^,-0. ^"^:- Gandhi ji said,

"Truth Is God",

^Capital Letters' rr>'.pci'.pCu

^v. : . The Governer of A P. was

received by the Collector aud the District Judge at the

Gannavaram Air-Port.

'

capital letter' rr- ,poBj. E.-V-:-a)O Death, what a great

relief you ^ive to us, b) O Sleep, what a great comfort you

give to ail ereucures.c)O Sword/ give me an everlasting

victory again&t my enemies,

Silent letters

Bomb fs3*oa"V Hour (spSSS"). Palm f^^),.-' Island

"),.Wednesday' (3a SS^y ^e ^C<&o ^^;.cfes>c&*

,

.,

.

"'Silent Letters

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'silent leters'& -

:- Bomb (o-S), Hour(s$ff). PalmOS).

Wednesday sSTi. 3 to ... g eso

:.1]

Bomb iVS}-

2] Comb(gS)=ca3^. 3] Debt(sfi)=

Sjy f 4]

ss^^^Sio. B]Dumb ^tfS)= sSo^^. 6] Lamb

(

8]Thumb (^S'^^^dofe^^. 8]

Tomb (^^s

2]Scene (^)=^gSS:o, 3] Sceptic. ('&&')= ^otfcsSr^fe, 4]

"Science ^ST^)=s Ds^Ssb, 5JScion f^du^^j^ ^o&tf^^ 3]

Scissors (ft835"v=:tfatf.\ (v/ a

6G S

A^Botfasi?) ^?J^ oifiS6we:.l] Benign (kg^W dcs

Kw, 2] Consign (gS"^)= fco$y\otfv 8] Design [fisiS')= ^sS

tfo^S, 4]Gnat

(Sfi")=dabg OSSpSsSa, 5] Reign (3ff)~ S*c:^

6j Resign (8S^)a=tfg*otfb; 7] Sign '(^S")=^6 f

-

asS^S:; ]

Sovereign ^a^S1

)^^^.*H* A^So*Jtf& S'S^ c3tffiM :-

1]Heir

(&ff)= s-tf&&,

3]Honest (3)= s*cS&fe f 8]

Honour (So)t= iT-tfSSxt

4]Hour

(wsSS^srrfoto, 5]Hotel (fcaff)= frto6r^ ajgs; 6]

Humor(dfijsSa5)=:tfa,

S&.

'1C d^Bo-SSttfiSS .^^i, ^^^ : - Knack (31")= tfsSu*rj_

tfs5, 2]Knave (^5) =^^rv&, 3]

Knee(fc)= ^-3*ec, 4]

Knicker (a^)sB&, 5]Knife (35)= tfS, 8] Knit(aff)=

eacofc; 7]Knob (f^^)-^^, ^swda; S]

Knock(53-r)s=tfe43,

ef Knot (Rs-^KSaa, 10]Know ()= BO&r^; 11]

Know.

ledge (^35)==300 f O^&a; 12] Knight (3ff)= fci&.

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esS^dfi sjoAS

:- IJ.Aims (&^)= eKsS,

i/'dLxx.; -ijBalm

(sr-S)tr:&sp?SS 3o, 8]

Calm (sS)= ^'3

-/:.:, 1,j

Oalfr--4^, ft

]Flfc ^2") = ^&<^SPSS:o, :

6]Half

; r.

)-r:;^:-, ,'

]Talk (^s')n::^^, 8]

Walk(a*! )

= ?6^

t&ti, ^']Would (^5) 3.^b-)&^.

*3N?

d^^^wG^^^S) 2"?^ 6^^000: :.-1]

Autumn(*s &>>)

=

-=^CPCO ^o^ 2]Column (s5:S)= a,^ ^/<&o; 8]

Condemn

r :?)=ao!c&, r':^^:;-i",

Baml (^^T^rttfto&d^ 6] Hymn

*'P ?

d^X3o^s)2N 3T*S^ ^JSoo&o :- 1] Psalm fSr*&)=

Ac^slx -"! Psychology ("^^^^^^J^ ^}^ ^1

tj '"-'-' -*.'

v '"'" ^ "

r.

' Harm f^S^r=:l&, ^^).

;T?

w^>-c^s5wct' T8

^^ oi^^oso :. Hasten^ Oj

$&&, i i Listen ^ToT^^^eo, 8jOften ^"2

J.l Soften (S>T;n^")^Zo^SD^od:uC V- ^^SwCJ^^c ) 3^S)5

fco50}^^ :.1]

Guard

z*6, 2"! Guava(r-?Ep'} = ^5SDSSo&, 8j Clless^S)^^^, .4]

Guest

tS, f"Guide (R5) = c^5ir>rr,, i]

Goild(Ao"]=75a5 s (SsSpeaSS^;

Tl Gllilt (A'J^^t^D.' v o /

sspa^ 2]Sword (^)trs?, --]

Wrapper (o'5~)=:. sSa^tf, 4]

WroM (cpo/T)= tfsi^ 3] Wreath (6S'')= sSye. 8] Wrist fa^W*-V / x.

T J \ / J \ o /

& 5!^^, "1 Write (c)~):=}srdLr*pj j \ --

j/~^ F"?** ji *.'

c* V ^ '**v*is <ffs % ,'*^ - j *. * t~l T^* /*?% "rf" / ""*"

O*' r'' \li 1 1 ^^" COiwSis3c^ ^ v^ o-wiv^jOO *, I jDrigfii ( :o idj j^r

(><::, t'

7

]'Caught (c'iTVr ii;:-"A., 8] Delight (flpfi)t=s

;'.,..:'"s^ 4] Fight Q::)^-*,, r-] J-iglit (:)=: V^-c,

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6] Might (g>S>. oe>sa>,. 7] Night (3$)=o.L6, S] Tiglt

9]Jhigh (3)=arrf^io] Thought(o.ff)=e* tff5, li] Though'!, 1:]]

1]Drachm

( LtrS)=,$ rotf/ifratf, 2

3]Parliament

(^g3:oS-)= LsSS!oe ^, 4]

, 5]Could

(&<f )- ^c^Kea^^, 6] Should'

7] WOlild(^ff)= -Sdasea&da, 8] Youth

. e>a

Active Voic and Passive Voice

'j&....' "Active voice

v.:. Shilpa kissed the child

^osSxere_ "Shilpa" & sStfsSao- Subject (-^4

kisscdf

^&^.... "kissed" u&> verb ^- "Active voice"

2] e,cT

f

6a..o "Passive voice

:. The child was kissed by Shilpa(og

Issp^gSMfl**.

"Child" ea& S5^&o Object (tfcJ^)!& ^

*was kissed^sSao-tftt&SS)

1

K&^,... ^s *Verb form

&- *4

Passive Voice"

c

voicef

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ive Voice' flf B^

'pasive voice's* 2C. Sa.T srS'^^- ^^ 'voice

'voice' r^l SL-S;.^&.... e

w'::g*- TL- Sl--2b "a:, ?^K:,

FROM ACTIVE VOICE TO PASSIVE VOICE ;

'Active Voice' r:4. a,^ 8-^|sJSi- 'passive voice' B-tfgr.

1]'Object (^)'&- 'Subject ^tf)

f

r

^&- 3-a 'Tensed .&SfloO -.- sfc*dSi Subject

-r--. Si verb &- c& 'past participle***- J

:f^^ :.1] ^^^s7T.. "by" & %

sSdJs3a&-" 'Object1

t'-oSi c^;. 2~4

S-ubjectf

&.... 'by'S- 'Object'n- ficp^, ^s

ju killed the bird.

f.v;vt' rtvY*:- The bird was killed by Raju

/. :- 'Active voice'6"^wbird"es& 'object'- 'passive voice'a"8

Subject*n ?:-:l^c. f rl-d?S 'Subject'^ tfA^tor?- verb form

was killed" e^ l

past participle'r? ^slSfi. fi^l "by" *&s5tfS:o

S:::.n S2S6. ?- &$&.,.. 'Active .Voice'-rs

a.... '"Raju"

^ri, ^Subject1

- "passive voice' sr5

.... 'object' r? 3dti&.

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\jf-

'

^ *\ '.

, IP. English Grammarr^ ssaftcA goAfe L

na>ff

'*', Active Voice :- Sarika beats the dog,'

Ptfssfvt* FoiY*:- The dog is beaten by Sarika

>*>/.:- 'Active voice' G*3....<

dog"- o& 'Object'- 'passive

>'voice's*.... 'subject' rv SreiSa. eso' sSpc!-^Subject'& CA^ton*....

3>

verb form S- "is beaten" <a& 'past participle' r? sfreStfa- "by"

''

So 6&'sSa wtfSsSun- 3aS& fift tf&sptf.,./ 'Active Voice' fi^O

"

"Sarika" w& 'Subject'- 'passive voice1

e* 'object' n ^5^.5 FROM PASSIVE VOICE TO ACTIVE VOICE ;-

'Passive Voice* o* &&\ &* 53^gSasSs-'Active Voice' 6*^5 sip

a*^

OO"&..-- ^*v ed'C5ol::rv*- aSjJ*^ ^j^LOJNGD,

:. 1] 'Object1

- "Subject' n S^esaeSbofl. Sj 'Subject'-

'Object'^ apcaa^ofi. 8]--wS 'object'^ w&r&w&an-.... 'verb

form' ^PI^ s$T*co><&o.S.

^SiJcO3*fi

cooo^ew;-.l] passive voice'eJ9

cScf^i^tfeoSiiiri^sSi3j-Aotf

3

jx)&- "By" <a>& 'preposition' ^oAotfco&^oa. 3]"be" o3

>. Passive voice : She is loved by me,

/fvt' Ko/ce :- I love her.

. :- 'Passive Voice'e^S.... "me" esSi 'object*- 'Active

Voice's*.... "1" w& 'Subject'n8 ^aScGa. w^S....' passive voice

7

^a..,. "She" &9& 'Subject'- 'active voice'a^,... "her"

'object'rv- rc-r>ja,itt

by" o& preposition ^oflotfaafSa

*'is" &9^>-4

be'atoS'j.

e&^sS^p ^oAo^^S^a. 4<

loved" w& verb

form- SreS5 object & wrSa^ra^or?-.., "love"r? Sjr-cSfSfl,

Passive Voice -Mangoes are sold by him.

Active Voice :- He sells mangoes.

,;- 'Passsive Voice' ato....l<

liim" & *object% ^Active

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r.,|S

, ,

j.i>. kngiish Grammarc;.'o|ufc auA^ (^

Voice's*.... "He" ia>& Subject n s^toa. c^rL*, "Mango

u& 'Subject'- 'Object'rv s^d^&. "sold11 c& verb form. &,

object^ w&rtbsSsn-...'

sells ',v &v:Sa. *]}y' J^aotfu,^

.. "are" cs^- 'be1

B[8ofl

Voice :- I love jou,

Passive Voice :- You are loevd by me,

X.K.s- Th? Headmaster will promote the students,

P.y.i- The students will be promoted by the Headmaster,

A.VJ- SJie does the work.

pj/-:- The work is done by her.

A.Vt- She has milked the COWK,

P.I/.:- The cows heve been milked by lien

A.Vt- I sent her for the job,

jP.X.:- She was sent for the job by me*

'A.V*i- The peon is ringing the school bell.

P.V.i- The school bell is being rung by the peon*

Direct Speech and Indirect Speed

- "jl Dire

Speech dsitf j< v$), S] Indirect Speech (i^^ ^a M;

1] Direct Speech (Lsj4jg^ r*'~*);. isu" fca-cb

- fSan a^ S^^orfa^yt,^.... '"Direct Speech"

. x. s . She said, "I will conic" ("^ ag^& wa

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,

, w__^ ^^ ^i-^^

jVo/f :-'*Direct Speech' 6*- &&

r Comma(,)

&T&- baa... Quotation Mark " J1 =

x

^^^ capitai

letter(la^ o<tf sSaa)^ ^pcXr*!). a\:- Asha said,

aMy motier is

a teacher"

FROM DIRECT SPEECH 1O. SPEECH:- 'Direct Speech'^ &^ >3^g

Indirect Speech* er*a sSptf^a^&.-^B .^o

//vcr Sjievch:- .Jalaja said, "Now lam going to temple"

Indirect Sjwch > Jalaja said that she was then going to icm-

pie ^o& wSijifo Ki4a-.3&&S^drp -ttfo

&C5S^cr rf&?65oO .., *Direct^

&3&- 'Indirect Speech'^ ^ 3os$

.

2]

t sSoCib ^^ s^sSp(,)-

5*0,^0^104^.8]

ss&s

1

tfo apt)oa^od3tfo"ft SoC&- "that" es& conjunction ;5vc?.

4]*.

lNow" e^?& Adverb- *tbenW ^p-J?Sa.5]

"F && pronoun*

'she' n8 sSpeSAfl. wc6rp.... os verbaatf'j.

'Tense* &*33c3a.

JV^fg:* Quotation Marks So ^ooeS> ^o^S^*verb'*6i-" "Reporting

Verb" 00&

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Changes, in verb forms: From Direct-Speechto- Indirect Speech;-

' ",

siSryefo.,..'Direct Speech's* &S^ sp^&ooi- Indirect. Speech"

l] ".Reporting Verb" &&&&- 'present tensed &%'Direct. Speech's* ^% ''verbs

1 '

raofc-'Tense

1

s$j*ea&.'

Direct Speech- She sayS'"Ths -dog is running".

'indirect -Speech:- She says, that the dog is -running.

&*& "says" e*&. Reporting Yerb-4

pre$eat4

Direct,, Speech'^ &h verbs (is running

.Tense s$p<K>s3&. Note:- *saysr& saeieoiT.... "will say"

'porting Verb5

&&^ &'.... 'Tense' ^e^ei,

2] 'Direct Speech' s^^sSa^.... Quotation Marks..?

simple .present tense tfj^sS.^^ ^indirect speech'

c6'S3)&.^* Simple past tense7

r? cSo^S^o^tfsSi)'

'"

Direct Speech- Jayaprada said, "I am an artist",' Indirect

Speech:- Jayaprada-said that she was 'an artist,.,

.

g I 'Present perfect tense' CP$XG *past perfect tens-e'rr- CCP^"O

^5'io: 3oii^e?Ci. Ex. i- Dir.ecr Speech*- Taboo saids"1 have -got

an award". Indirect .Speech:- Taboo said. that. she. bad. ..got an

award, 4<

nt 'Present continuous tense* 5p>^x>- 'past continuous

tense' tfp^Q^p'&sj So^^oSi. J5-X.;- Direct Speech:- He said, "My

father is leading news paper53

* 'Indirect Speechi- He said that

his father was reeding news paper." '

_

5"]'Direct speech' e* ^^ 'past tense'_ c^'sS^-- .'Indirect

Speech*^ -^P^ 'past, tense* . SipsSsSx)^^ ^ofc)p.o&,. SD^....'- ^^^

s"8

'simple past'teBse1

o^sSs^- *past perfect teu.se' rr*

Ke&. x.>- (a)Direct Speech:- Stefi Graf

said, *'I j?/a^J .tennis "for twelve years".'

Indirect speechi-

Stefi Graf said that she played teBiiis for twelve . years.

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(b) D.S.i- He said, "Our sister vvem away in the night"1-S-i- He said that their sister had gone in the night

6] 'Reporting. verb'... /past tense' ?'<wS^$&.... 'Direct Speech'

e*a-%

Mwill f shall, may, can

11 & *3*d& L c&'e &&.... *In-

direct Speech's^' Sebtfrp- "would,, should, might, could" n

tfp&'otftf&D 3oKe&. *.:-(a) D.S.:-'She said, "Sudha wf//

come." /.'.: -She said that Sudha ivo^/J come.(b) D.St:- Nagaia

aid, "I shall go to Hyderabad**. 1.5.-.- Nagma said that she

should go to Hyderabad, (c) D.S.:~ He said, "Ravali maycome to-morrow," /.s.-.- He said that Ravali might come the

next day. (d) D.S.i- Suman said,t(

I can do this work". /.S.:~

Suman said that he. could do that work.

7] "Reporting verb" o&3<5 'Direct Speech' 06- 'said'n*

&o"fe.... 'Indirect speech' T*Sp.^ *"said' n*3 6o^^c^. -s:S..,.

"said to'1

es^ A^^efo sS^^&o...,^6 'Indirect Speech

1 o-'told'rp C5j*Spoei^sS Boib&ofi* Ex.i-D.Ss- Suresh said to

Naresh, "Ramesh... is wrong". 7.5.:- Suresh roM Naresh that

Ramesh was wrong.

Changes in 'Pronoun forms1

: From Direct

Speech to Indirect Speech:- $%&.... 'Direct

Speech' 6* &ri^ 'pronouns'- 'Indirect Speech's* ic!: ^r-rTr^

i]'Direct Speech' e* *^.... '1st person*"^ 3?iS

^^cj&p" Indirect Speech' ?Soe6- 'Reporting Verb*

'subject1

- 'person' T AO*...- ^'person1

c*S5

Ex.:- -(a) D.S.:- SAe,said f"I will go." /.S-:

:S/w said that jft,?

would go. (b) u.5.:^ said, "I wiil go." JS.:- / said that I

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would go, (c).jxs.:- You said>- "I- will go,'1

IS..:., you said

that you would go. -''. ,

. . r :.

; '-.

'.'

.

2"] 'Direct Speech's* 4% lnd -person^'

3^S*pronouns'wfc^,..

"'Reporting Verb'crSrosQp 'object

1- & 'person* f

8 '

s&olb,... *3

*

person'

Ex. i'(a) ZXS.:- She aaid to -me, "You are clever/' :

. She

told Wthat'J was clever* (b) >,?.:- She 1

'

said- -to J0, "you are

clever/4

LS.:- She told jw/ that .v^w were clever;/'(c)

D. 5.: -

She said to f/i^w, "you are clever/' S. : - She told fft^/)? that

//i^r were clever,

Changes in 'Adverb forms' : From Direct

Speech .to Indirect Speech;- ^&.... 'Direct

Spsech'e* &% 'Adverbs*- Indirect Speech*^ o)g &r6rp> ?ocob

1] This- that, 2]These- those, 8]

Thus- so ^ in the same

way, S- that way, 4]Here- there, 5]

Now- then,.. 6] To-day*

that- clay, 7]To-morrow- the next day, 8] yesterday- the pre-

vious day, S] Last night- the previous night,- 10] Ago- before,

HJ Hence- thence, 12].Hither- thither, .

.

'.^

-

Interrogative Sentences.(^.^s^tfgSScoep) -I From

'Direct Sp'ceelf to "Indirect '-.'Speech':.''(

"

"Direct Speech' &cd "'Indirect 'Speech' a^^ si

Ij

*

Reporting verb' ^^efea&irj6 *ask'n* rv^ ^CP 'enquire1

sSreaQ&oa.2] 'lS

3]"that

11

w&sSc

iT.v.:- (a) J5.5,:- H.e said to me, ."Who has gone to WarangaJ!""!S. ;

. He asked m who had gone to warangaU "s&M^cr

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o- Indirect Speech*'^3

'whether' rp s$&a.

(b) D.S.t- The guest said -to the girl, "where is your mother"

J.S".:- The guest enquired the girl where her mother was.

Ex. i.(a) -D.5.:- She said to me, "Did you see the Geverner?"

LS.i - She enquired me /"/ I hadtseen the Governer*

(b) D.S.i- He said to me, "Do you like Coffee?

J.S.-:- He asked me 'whether I like Coffee.

Commands and Requests (ss^ew *>& s>gwe3o) :

From 'Direct Speech' to 'Indirect Speech':- 'Direct

Speech' 6* &^4

w8aeo-wtfgifce'

Sentence)o&- 'Indirect Speech*

1]t

Reportingverb'S&

manded',*

ordered', 'requested', 'advised', 'prayed' So3 sS'i&saa

S$P>QX>. 2] Imperative mood1

3^ 6^4

verb'- 'Infinitive Mood'

fiT8a 8 sir>G0^ooi5.

Ex\:-

^a")D.S.:- The teacher j^fd to the boy"Get out from the

class-room." /.<$*.:- The teacher ordered t^ boy to get out from

the class room.

(b) .D.5.:- My mother ^/rf to me, "Never beep

company*" 7.S.:- My mother advised w& never

company.

(c) J3.S.:- The boy jafrf to the teacher,uplcase

me leave.'1

J.5.:- The boy requested the teacher to gram

leave.

(d) 7>.S.:- The woman said to the "queen,"kindly scvt- my

life/' ^^-:- The woman prayed the queen ro save her life"

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82 83&&C& qoAS irv&Si_ L CO

'

_, \

(e) D.S.:- The beggar 5fl/V to the passenger," please gW\me one, rupee/' ~/.5.:- The beggar begged the passenger /

--'"""

him one rupee,

Verb-Complement (|Sd5o-33?j$;t

{.,

iSd&eio-SSsgQSSan 11 - "Transitive Verbs. Intransitive Verbs i

U - 6) ..

j (complete) c

''Complement

1] Transitive Verbs (Stftf^ ^d&e):. ^ (object)

"Transitive Verbs"

^:- The boy kicked a dog (e^eodb

"dog" e5& 'object'

. S'&S'.,.. sjo^D "kicked" e& *verb1&- 'Transitive Verb'rp

'

2] Intransitive Verbs O^k' |8d&e):.-eftfi (object)^ ^

SOi^ cSSccotftfS8

a?S^e8. i .. ^r_5 ^sSa&. sa^ {Sd&Oc&-

%"Intran-

|,

sitive 'Verbs"" eS wbar&. ; ^" *

x. ; . 1] Horses ri/ (^g^exi &6Rfc&)i 2]Rivers //

sa-^gfiafir

1'objects' ^s&. sa2S&...: &

.... e*ofifo"ruif, "flow" e^^ 'verbs'So- "Intra.

sitive Verbs"n ^S*^.^?).

"S> "3oefo i^c^o otf'sS& ^_62d:i)& ASScap^sSefc 'coniple

s*."!] Subjective Complement, 2] Objective Complement"

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1] Subjective Complement :- 'Object' SsoovT*.... Subject'

'Intransitive Verbs'^o- c5o^cpfsS3ir6i ^S^o&k^. &Q (J> ftj

**

So* icS &&oc3c&&o&i.... "Subjective "Comple-

.ment" WP

2] Objective Complement:. 'Transitive. Verbs1- *object

...- ''objective complement11

-

Verb-Moodr

iScijbco

^^50 (Special functions)^ ^p

tf &<&..:. autf ssa (Action)

(verb foim)Sb-"Mood (6a)"

.. eito. .verb(,;Sii) c^sr

^ai: L c^

'Moods'^

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.... "l] Indicative mood, "2] Impe

mood, 3"! Infinitive mood, i] Subjunctive mood"

1] Indicative mood

Ai-Srftotf^5^ jfici- "Indicative

f.v.:. il Subhadra reads news paper everyday'

-2*a sr-^-sS^ tffiSj^?&) ^s?a 5p^057orsS. 2]/* this

pen ^fi& ^c^)? ^a LsS^sp^g^o! 8]

If it rains, 1 ca:

go to school(SjftSa abeaS^....

^r. ^:fr!i]

How -beautiful this is(s?a

u w

2J Imperative. Mood(atfo^'

(order)' t'r5^ (request)', 3e#(Advise)', 'Jl&Jcp (Blcssin,

_:_i- 'Imperative mood'e^A'-:-

I] SitinJuj* on the bench

me go(

truth i4 God

you i

g] Oh G<. mercy upon us (* ^^^t __

3J Jnfitiitire Mocd* *;**,* ttca

-.l-. L d. 'Infinitive Mood's*

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"

Give me milk to drink (\&&te& ^SJS&M,)! 4"! T .,.. v

:

human (tfj Sctfxxb -?6s$f5sS?e3Sia)! 5] Kanchana went to wee*

her mother (a-otfS tffS ^C5^)\ CO

:- Infinitive mood's*&?S^ L c&*

'Infinitive

^ verb. 'nounV r?, 'adjective' n* rpS SCP 'Adve-

drink" ^^^SS-4

adjective' r^^; "to meet" &&>&&. 'advreb1

4] Subjunctive mood(dtftftf Qi

e

"subjunctive mood"

: .1]

I should not do so if I were you (fc3Si

a fe^ 536^ s*&), afSoSSa^ firfS! 2 God saw the

country (Stfsio&- tfKsSoab

3]Who lives if crops fail

TenseiSc^' 3*&

- "Tense

(Tense)&o?s5^n....

"i]|Present Tense, 2] Past Tense,

8] Future Tense" e$& *& Sj<5'^oDiT QftfotfaA &bio2.

1] Present Tense (^^S^c6 sr*oSu)u s,s ^^a'-'

(verb)'- *present tense' eT6^oto>oa. ^-:-

i]I am a boy

>). 2] She fa gofng to school

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'

'^'

' - 1.P. bngii^h UraiiiHiar y6 &3&[cbcjG *son

2] Past Tense (

;r:>2r3^:;& c^c^iS^ itfe,.., es(S cSb( verb-)'

-'l

past

dr^tx^l. v. : _ij Rajani ^ent to NeHore

(tf&S 3g3"&

'JMangala ir/'^t- a letter &

3j Future Tense

'Future Tense' ^: * toofi. jEar.:.i]

Kumar w///

row ;i^;r J ^^ yXoefo). 8]I shallgo within few mim

r* ***._

._ ^ w s^ ?^, rju(

KLMDS OF TENSES

! Present Tense tfar

(i) present indefinite tense

{8d!&.fci&gSa .

"jiadrfinite tense" fe simple piesem tense>

, ^^ ^^^:- : TA child ,/ -co

r ^ to

(ii present continuous tense(^o^^ a tf^.- 5,1

VE-J^ox.... 'Stf arSSatf..^....^^^te.:*^^ 8ed6ad&. .d6.

presenttense S B8y

Q school

towards

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f,P. English Grammar 87 esiic& sioAS ir?^r____ _ _______ _ .

*~C*} *~

to school (&> &d 3Sjd&io^

jHe /i&s co/ne towards me

(iv) present perfect continuous tense(Sc*& 0^47-1'

Si tf 3Sje5 5*eSttY.. ;5tfr s*eotio3 iS-^oLo^^a, sio^> r?IB C

.

^

rVovp3 4^ ^?j^> dOd&^dSb[5cJ>Si*55b:rfD- "present perfect

continuous tense'* $> esoip&.' *:-1]

I /mvcj been recuJhi^ a

book ^^^ sS)^tf2S!&tfdb^)&S d&ofia), 3] I

to school (^?Sia:d

2] Past Tense

(i) past indefinite tense (0Sai

&>&- "past iadefinite tease" ^^> oir6. E^"-:-1]

The child

slept (& a|^25*<23&). 2]I wn* to school (a& KAS r-M;\

(ii) past continuous tense

-upast continuous tense" <=s& ?so^d. jf-:-

1^I vc75

/rtr to school 3&> ED^ 3&&*^ cSSboas)* 2jShe ^as/v^Jiw^

a book

(iii) past pefect tense

- SS&tf SsSad&S* 4?

past perfect tense" esS ^oi^ci. &.:Ij

1 hud VMC

to school 3&> 8Dd SC S cStoofia). 2]She haJ read a book ^.

-l

(iv) past perfect continuous tense (S'w ~^*S*

Bc&:2=x ;c&- ir-i^JCi- "P^ perftc-!

sw ^olj11^. "-v -:- P I /:<t'/htv?: ;!if

.rt

-' t4C

continuous tense"

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school (& B3J 3**p3 Ao<5 dwoaa). 2] She hada bonk

(-,, ^^io.

3] Future Tense tf&'

(i) Future indefinite tense

"Future indefinite tense" ,a Modj ^ 2T.r .:.

'

jJ

j J//o// ^ ,(

school(*i

s-Bjtfji). 3] She ^///v^ a book (a 4 .'

'

(Ii) Future continuous tense

sto):. ^^^^o^,...^^31^3^ L2,^ ^^. -ip^ continuous tense"

r-:j

I shall be going to school

(in)FU tUre perfect tense_

toS.. "Future perfect tense" ato -school

(3ab BM 3C

nvVp'V'^7 a b k

(^^&ab ^as ^>otf^&

).(n) Future perfect coHtiouoas tease (tfo*tf Sos

.^" :

;:^:

: ^'^-^^....'^to^ *.& -

"F

!

~.<:

. a ^ v: .^ -J ,- ~.

kaVe beCn g f" t0 SChool

rcaJiji? a book

Participle

t ive\*^*

' -,j a

^ -*. v-- -^

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Adjective^ jfrea;S| Sjis$.Sa)wwa e*oL-*. -: participles-

*

2:r.'e

* : . She kissed the weep!}?* ek!!J(^

"weeping" r:: :.':....

"weeping child" wSn-.... "Sdfo&Sx j^" a tttf::! "Child" -^-* o- Ci 5.

noun &- "weeping" o&> verb- 'abjective* sSsS qualify t&Z^L..... "weeping" & verb- e5^ verb n-&* f sjis adjective

* siri^c^X)zicS^a. tf&^ ... ^ s^^^^a "weep" ^S: verb

- 'ing' ^Qctxoiio^ itf^as "weeping" es& verb form- ^parti*

Kinds of participles

jS'^pspoSaa (Tense) .&fcSSoa.... -^a 'participles'- S^^^rr

1

M

l] present participle, 2] past participle, -I7perfect partici-

ple" M& SSxpfo Cj^Sbje^n6 aaS^otfeasPcs:.

1] Present participle(^$^&j):- Simple present tense:*

<^ verb &- l

ing'^ .^dc^tosSoJS &tf^& fSc&* :i*-S:& ^'present

participle" 05 Id ^oij*6. Y<- goa,ing=: going;

seeing; look+ ing=:looking; sing+ ing singing etc.

2] Past participle(^^^x

^ScS^aJig -3^aS

present tense o& ^ verb &- "en, n, d, ed, t

"past participle" w^

'Ex..- eat+ en=eaten ; show+n=shown; love + d=love; ta

ed^talked; learn+t= learnt etc.

3]Perfect participle (c5o$r| ^d&-aSSg SL^^aia):-

past participle ^^& sSno& -"having11 & B'L5f^s^& Ar^t,

^^^&- "perfect participle*

1

--* ,'--'

,

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.v.: . having eaten, having shown, having loved, having t<

having learnt etc.

riSSS of 'PaTticiplssX^^*^*^' |Sd&s? &oic3j**T*

l"1

'present participle1;^ Saofifc- FSoaofi^ 'be* form &> d

Si'jr!....tl

a)She is reading [Present continuous tense)* b)

i*'tfs reading (Pflj/ continuous tense)- c)She ,y/;0// be re

[Future continuous tense}" earSs 'continuous tense' ex> !

".*" *

S^ 'past participle' Ssi ^o2b-'have'& rpfc, 'has'^b n*5b, 'f

r?-. i;di:s?S ...ua) I //ave seen a

\ion.(present perfect tt

b) She /,-' written a letter(p.p.r,). c)

The king ////rf

into forest ^j/ perfect tense)* d) I shall /lo.ve read the

(Future perfect tense}" w& 'perfect tense1

ex> SiiJ^&abR^S.

] 'past participle' ssb Saofia- ?Soejoa^ 'be' form & ASc-: ... "a) Ravana v<w killed by Rama

(pojj/v,? voiceThis book 1-5 written by me (p.y.). c) The pupils wcre I

by their teachers /p.jg" & 'passive voiced tf

1] 'participles'^ i^a 4^.... "participle phrase"

-<-!- //flv//i. /<, all her hopes she killed herself

.

lost all her hopes", "she killed her self" e&%o'& B-cfo^ohaving lost" ^ 'participle phrase'.^ ^.4, fct

"'

<ut>4f^. .O

=- Present participle'^s^.-? verb' ^2^, ^dd^ 'adjeci

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_^ .,_..,- _____ ^^ ....... |__ ^ ______

' ***_f*5^

'noun* oSSlfr* &*^A>

"Gerund" 3o*'

verbal noun

.v.;. l"i Reading, is a good habit

(rf&s&b e,S sioa ^05?^! ^i

^ ^^ ..."is" w& (6ctt&. "reading" &?5a* 'subject'?? ^.

-v.-.. 2 1 I like reading novels

- "like" es& L d3b^- "reading" &S6 'object' rr

^ y^r? .... 'noun1

SSB^ s3^^cSxcSif^a. sjo^eT7-^ &5* L"!^,^::

....ureading" ^^o ^^sSx>- tfc6& ^?S3 'object'rp Acdipg....

J^ "novels" ^& 'object1

s> roAcsSo^a.

:- 'present participle' si>5ctixj 'Oerund'oa ^oifc* a," CcpsS

., ^s BodfcJO 'verb'Si- 'ing'^ e

Aotoofl. Ac?&tfE&& ^ ^ofi

1] Running is an exercise (3&7^fc a-tf ^oO <wj?SSa)! 2]

along the road, I saw a horse

"running11

?i

"running" e&Sa- "is"

Ldi^ 'subject'* ^fl. tf&tf .... a Verbal noun

j S^ 4

Gerund'

"running" &

'pronoun'^- .'adjective' SS Qualify

.

'

verbal adJective'

goe <present partici"

pie' art&S^a.

Usage of the simple present Tense (^s-!5g tf ^&-fe

^e, i3iQ3j-rt3)!-'Present indefinite tensed- "simple present

tense3****

a,....

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3*2^. co^lr*- a* it Sjtfwzor?5

&PO^ eS&soc^ safio.^o

cScw'^sSaeafiodfc-*

simple present tense7& &r

i/

fit.:- a)The sun r/jr^j in the east (&&& fia

b^l The Earth rotates round theSun($j>3o

CO*....*:-

a)I take coffe

the morning (j3?& ^tfcCosSx) s$ 5ftvofij&X b) She

gymnasium in the early hours every day

'. i .. Ex.: a) The

. b) The lion

4] ?Sfrfis oScis; rfoSS^?^ SOcifiMdBco ^o^&oo^8,... X<-.

a)horse AflJ a long tail

(rtbessfoSr

b) The elephant has atrtmk(Si&rfb ^

5 i

fiSpsatf^R 6oD^ cSo^Saooe*....JEi--.

a) She speaks Ti

as well as Telugu (^eo^ ^S^ ss^ ^Sotf^P-sijtdp>dfc&). b)

u-J western music besides classical music

el^ _

a) The muslims pray Allah

b) The Hindus burn the dead(frofibfteo A\&^& efsStfa

,.., v. s . a1

! The Christians r/j^r Church every Sunday fi

.

b) We ge/ o

month

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81 S$tf&<S 8>dS> SOdtaadfo tfo&'&^ocr*....a) She /m* two*.]*<& v i/

les to her right handle's*tfrf &S3SS Bo& n*33*o&

b)The rain is heavy (3tf

9] tfag&;v>o& a^KtS

c^sSioofl*.... ^:-a)

I g^ to .Bangalore next month te:^

^db36^Cjb*fe). b) She crome^ here in a day o

,10]

djfib).#;,. a) Krlshnadevaraya .now leaJ5 his arinj

reach the battle field (^^<S$a^c$>a> sisSv^j ^ro ""^6^.0 ctV wss J *. o

^oNftb u^doSb cyoe&5d)ibf3^^). b^ Kucliela now explain'

Krishna about his poverty(^^a>&>

Usage of verb forms in various ienses(S)# c^^^12

. (verb form) 05 n

Ssi (number), ^&& (person)o?& ^^cSdoD siptf ^ 'verb

s^sSjea)ifcf3^

ox. ^s(SoCj

SdbcSiT 1

,*.. "present tense1

, "past

tense', "Future Tense* o c&oe>- "go" s& verb(jadtsi)- person

{^SbSa,) f number

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iSjJ.P. Bnglish Urunimar 'yy

J"

q*

*" ' Urf '*" u^^'^*+v **-*->

,*,aj &.ue /Zf/*i tWO1

0-;J1 ti; v.'*

les to her right

b)The rain is heavy

(sto't

9] tfacigfibtoc

,... ^. s .a)

I so to Bangalore next month(3S^3e>#'

3o^5orc3ojdi)c6a). b) She comes here in a day or ;wo

8^i>^erJJfi

JO]

s*fi

c;-,-."" '

&). Ex* ma) Krishnadevaraya .rum leads his army to

reach the battk field (^Jiocfiw oi^& tf?S ^Soio^* yl a S)

6'oK^ Se&iioSbcpo^^tibf^fifo). b^ Kuchela now explain;,

Krishna about his poverty(5o^^&

Usage of verb forms in various (ense9(a&^ c*oi-itio

12

(verb form) e rv sireS,

5i5jf5sio (number), s^cS^. (person) o& i>&?S6oO &P&' ^8 'verb

forms'sSj'eaaiib^oco.

&(jtotf

sSdbrSr?.,.. *present tense1

, *pa&i'

tense1

,

A

Future Tense'e o&ob- "go" ^^a verb (|o^bV person

I, number

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fctt

S! '5

in1 J"

. jc;

S

-1

f

3 5 .'S '5 .2 .5w-I aas

a a -i:

c a

oO5

^HQC

<XuAlt

CO

UJ^H2LU

O)UJcca

tt

? fi

o

. = t ..

.i,

*ffi 55'S

oo}

IHCC

<XoLU(ft

LUH

fe

'.S

I

O

"0

Q g

I MiO -fl

** *

06

s a'

'S 'o 8 -fl -S.

,

s

S S

> tC ; ^

4i

"5co -' to AJ-05 a," K ft'

?, _

ifij

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o

i

oi c

cj

*

G ej w ca

'S 'S8) s a se

(t>*^

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: : Pv'jak Verbs

t;;:^s-;

4SJA LSd, (verb)& .cjfcfg. 'd' rj-a, -'ed'

t"-..W :.-:.... sfrSsws-o(past tense) e*as &> |Sdfce&. "w,

V-'.s" :-J:~ "Regular Verbs (^ptf LSc{fis)" JaST-t'stc:- fe's

1 ense Past Te s"_ (Suffix)

!+)(+ ed)

(+0k'

j Strong Verbs ($*& \g&w y.m ^^ ^^

(presj"'" : v ^ ^i U<* (verb) Sotfo ^ (vowel) ea &.

I """."." ft4j3'e!a

(past tense)

* &sLSct3bo&. "Stro

"Irregular Verbs

PastTfnse-

<;

tbide (?,r^^obear r^Sc^)

abode.(tfSwS!n0BS$>)

b0re

onjugation of some 'Weak Verbs';-(c;

!

d' 5^ 'ed'a^bSesS.... 'present tense

1

Asked(

Believed

Chased

Climbed

past tens.

Asked

Believed

C1]ased

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j.t>. JSnglis'hCifammtir W afeftcAa

go AStrt>

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a " rai

tense's*

Resent tense'

.eg

teme 'pan 'tense past participle

fall

fell(ssrf/r

lie (J

lay <

find (Xfound fa--

fell (ssas>)

felled

lay ,

laid .

found

founded

fallen(sSa)

felled

lain

laid

found.

founded

"Found" &&

1 1 She fell down from the tree

^'\ Son^e people fell the trees for tlie sake of fire wooi

("r-oci:oa Sod3oc?& a&tfsS 3da& sStf/ratf&\ '81 1 lay on th<\ -* CO e> / -t

" ?

bed i'^^cas^^' sS&^od3o)). 4]I lay the pen on the tabl<

($&> icc^^cb^ e&o&> Ao^aa). 5]Slie found herbook iiitht

kitchen (^ tfS s&Stf&)& ^oi)^(S^8

tfSa/rasi))/ 6]I found

this society (eS& '^s ?OO&&D& &^&oOM).

Degrees of Comparison

S8rrCc. ^S3.... "Degrees of Comparison" e^

-:-a) Java is tall

(-acfio- SP^S^^); b) Vijaya is taller

tlum Jaya ^acS- ttcaogTot) SToS^a), c) Srivijaya ig the

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tallest of,all(^

"tall, taller, tallest" o& ss^ sStf&oe- "HC&, .aesdSi,

(Adjectives)- ^tfrf&g tfj|pg.... 'UjTositive Degree, 2]'Com-

paritive Degree, 3] Superlative Degree". &

1] Positive Degree (Brwftf |s)r6db 3c3

i

o5oS'(6& Xe (^>raSSx)?i>

'

&sSpcSgsSx>n SDc&^cJLiD Adjec-

tives1

?^, "positive degree" oS eo^&. *:-1]

Nandini is

good (^oa &o^<a), 2] My house is ^(CT* sg> "^^)-

S]Calcutta is a great city (tfetf^-/^^^^).

21Comparative Degree (&tons|8):.

^ sSgja-

sScS^jSy; a,^ SS&3&&- sSs^^"" SS&^S*^ a,^ K5o^^-ftiiH* _a (|)

^sSxj^c&p1

f&coo$& ^raSS^&.f5a&*fi^

^Dc^^dii*

Adjectives'^.

"Comparative Degree" && wo&pifi. ^.;.

-ijNandini is fee/^e''

than Padmini(riofia- sSa^asfo"6 &oCa). 5] My house is bigger .

than my brother's house(io'ajc

^r ^dJdo^Bigj'tfo'fr'o^a;. 8].

Cecutta is greater than Chennai

3] Superlative

Adjectives

"Superlative Degree'* &3 ^ofi^db. Ex. : ~ij

Ramifii is the fees*

of all the girls- in the class(<tf

tfS^a S3*) oodJ^^ s*bS tse5

sSbbfia). 2] My house is the biggest* of all the houses in the

street(j? ERG^D li&d"

8^ Q^a^ofiSST6?^

Slii^.D "&>&&). 8]Cal-

cutta is the greatest of all the. cities in India

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FORMATION OF DEGREES (jPS5g>&? o^Jfc

positive degree a* *& 'Adjectives'^- 'Comparative Degi

5c&> 'Superlative Degree1

5*a8 ^tft>rl&.... ^(I

1] a,"3 Syllable & 'SAd&^ Adjectives

(a) .'positive degree'^- *$ 'single syllable adjective'

"er" e& itfsSe& 3dci3teS.... 'Comparative Degree*

rtest" e& e<tfsSre^ 2dfcS!$,... 'Superlative Degree' >tf;

&o. *:-(i)

Long- Longer. Longest, (ii)Hard- Hardc

Hardest. -

(b)'Positive Degree

1

StfJ6- *ef

A^$&....fiK)8-"r" ^*& e^i

3.'. s . 'Comparative Degree' si)6d&> "st" wrb t

6.... 'Superlative Degree' iitfjebdoofl. ^-r- Wis

Wiser- "Wisest, Late- Later- Latest

fc)^Positive Degree* OiStftf- *y* AoA y <S^) 3&^ -

sS^g>eoA^

parative* &8da 'Superlative* Degrees Stf^tfcp'oaa. jEx.:- Drj

Drier- Driest; Easy- Easier- Easiest

(a) 'positive degree's OSStf'-'y' &o'ft. S?!> 3?&^ Srexiexj ^Six *

. co

sSrsSbj*ca5n^*er' si5cixo *est' o& ^5\c6^.... 'comparative'

Superlative* degress Sitf^ef^e^j.-E

1

^-:- Gay- Gayer- Gayest,

^'positive degree* BStf- a.^1

3..... 3 aasa

*er* 5i5c^b *est* of&35^-5*.... 'comparative

9

&6d&> 'Superla-

tive' degrees d^dfapa. ^-:- Thin- Thinner- Thinnest;Red. Redder- Reddest

(f) 'positive degree* fcsStf-'

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;

er' SD&>c

est'&ad& 3a^ .....'comparative1

*

Superlative1

degrees ^isrcxa. v. :- Thick- Thicker.

Thickest; weak- weaker- weakest,

2]'Positive Degree

1 s8 & c &, Bofifa 'Syllables' tfo ra^ 'adje-

ctives' i$&- &Qc)&> sS^& 'syllables' KowR)^ 'adjectives

1

S5&-"'

'more1

sS?Odo*

most* e&- w'S3isSe3& &oo^ Sd^S ^fifo....

*

comparative' &>5c^ 'supeilative1

degrees Sto'^tferooo.

- x. :-

(i)Harmful- More harmful-

^Most harmful,

(ii)Beau- m

tiful- Mbre beautiful. Most beautiful.,

-

8]Sf

1^ 1

Adjectives1

a.g"(tf&siofl^-

3&6is*.... 'irregular1

rv- compare

Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree

Bad (%$}Worse ^o 3|) Worst

Good (s?^) Better(C-OBB*^)'

B;St

Much(wStfa>f6)

More(ope ^fia-

gp?6)Most

Old(aiJ)

"

Older o-o &tf Oldest

Little ^gb-SS,^

Lesser

COMPARISON OF 'ADVERBS'; (^dfir-

gT8

^):. 'Adjectives' cS3c siSi 3<aS -wrp.... ^^^AoCi 'Adve-

rbs' &P& "& SS^S iSSstf&,... sS^elb S^sSDD.erv agfdoSSaatfoPoa.o- O I

"Adverbs of Manner", "Adverbs of Degree", "Adverbs of

Time11

e^^ &^& ^^SS^4Adverbs*& si^ L̂ ^ ^B Degrees "of

comparison S6&oa.-4cps^tfeB&- ^"e ^Sb6 sSg^t^^ofi!

Positive Degr&e Comparative Degree Superlative Degree

Fast S^^OT Faster oo S^sioTv Fastest

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ea*5[ScsisoA

Soon(tfjtfrp)

Sooner ^no tfjtfn*)Soonest

(SbS'

5tf).Earlier

(EPS *aotfetf) Earliest(

Badly (S&v) . Worse(woBtfn-)

'

Worst

Well(&oQrp) Better (co sSioOr?)

"

.Best

Far(^p^r^r?) Farther

(c-e&^cCsSan*)Farthest

(JtoSj.0

Swiftly^r?*) Moreswiftly(!peSan) Mo'^t swiftly

Skilfully More skilfully*

Most skilfully

marks"

Punctuation Marks

tffio3&&$i

eSj^ "punctuatic

'punctuation marks'S^cSfiStf/fo^. 30

'punctuation marks'

1J

The Full Stop raark--^^ scr-sSj osS^Sb (.)r?! The Question mark=S^tfi

P

r^Sa (?)"- ! The Exclamation

I .'*"' &sy

"";sL

I|

The Comma ?^^

c-jThe Colonsr^t*-'

i? The Se

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}J>. flatfish (Grammar <

jp?' ^<& oASi Ln>&&

'

7]The Brackelsrs&otffctftfw as^&oeo ([],())

8]The Dashsi'^pSg asS^Saj' ( )

.

.9]Inverted Commas marks r=

10]Double Quotation marks=t9&p^ OS^sSe(" ")

-ll]Hyphen-

12JApostrophe^

ia];Three

14] Capital Letter&:=">>

15]The Colon and

Dashrr^;.)

USAGE OF PUNCTUATION MARKS

1] Fllll Stop :-(a)

.CiSS^- ^s o-^c&aeo ^5^j^(Joo <*bbrp A* Full Stop.

_

O -o- p -* *^

eptib.-G'*.:-1]

I am a boy. 2]She is

a^girL 8]Amani

is clever, etc,

(b)'Abbreviation

(s5o'le><tfS)f

o&-auS*^^, ^s>a ^dbs^^-

^B 'Fullstpp'&'

Ao&Bpab/^-:- j] M.A. (Masterof Arts),

2]S, S. C.

(SecondarySchool

Certificate),

'

8]H, M. (Head

Master) etc.

(c)e ^oa S)^^JO?T A^ 'Abbreviations* Sj^c^^q

8,.., sStf&o

aS6y

s.s'^^Oo sSp^fitSa

s

Fullstop' 6oO^ ?66&s^boi5.

t.:-l]Jan.

(January), 2] Lat(Latin), 8]

Mr. (Mister), 4] Govt.

(Government), 6]Co. (Company), 6)

Ltd.(Limited), 7]

Bros.

(Brothers)*etc. -

-

2] Question mark :-'

(jS^^gsfooab oatfs /Full stop'&^

"S>^b^<Sb.e$

*4

jS^S3D

XssSaGM ^^ 3OL):o^ reo&... 'Question

mark (?)'& *otfsS3Ji>. A"-:-1]

What is your name ?"2]

Who

firs you ?

'

. ,-

.

"

"

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iQB .

&ijbd& $oAi

3] Exclamation marie :-

"Exclamation mark(!)'&

sSp

sse :f s 'Interjection' ficr

.v. : .

ijHow beautiful she is!

'(w^cpgtfs'

"

s^kgab)* 2] Get

out! or Sit down! (^ ). 3j Hurrah!(Interjection).

4] C0IHIBa :- ^ *^o>

Comma(,)' 4?^^d

%

a 3.3 ^ireT-^^SSb fSoaodoa^.S^a^' ^es-^caex, 'and'

t&- fcr^tf^ a^&o ^Ci)^^ 'Comma(,)'

<4 .; ,

; Dharmaraja, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva are

known as Pandavas(*, ^|

^^' 'nouns'tf^^rfs)). AsSsW ;.

'-nd' ,*.- sioii ^ itf."^ tf<fis,rf 'Comma' Aotfo-dSb'.2] The

Old woman is poor, ugly, miserable and weak (*, ^g-^g.-Adjectives' ^^^s

). g] N.T.R. spoke .Telugu clearlynicely, fluently and vehemently (* ^^^i ,

Adverbs> ^1

, --^^S csis-s omna' ioiWec&a,. Et.,. ,1 RichP.. h and

motherland.

.

e_

. ,.. i] TahnEI.V favourit a

'' '

J Taboo, you

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:. 169-

(d) v*i&>*G*b' LCP 6*&^& ..&*<>&* .'rSb Comma's,

Lsrctfpa.*,:-

1]To err is human, to forgive, devine

SaflV forgive' ^^ "is" & L6c6 'e^asa.Comma/ L PcfcaaSa)'. 2] Reading maketh a full man; confe.

rence, a ready man; and writing, an ..exact, man

Conference' 'writing* o tf&sptf ^maketh'" ^

>... 'Comma 1

(e)

comma'& .

Lp-cS^D.-JEic.:. I1 -The

Sun rising, 'the wofkers ''commenced their work. 21 The Suni having set, they all went home. .

|(f)''Direct Speech's

4.^ s^^g^SoeSei. .Quotations &>^ &&,i>doo& sSofiS)v''c6n3ina'cSai

(jcr=cd;p).*' :-!] She said,"! will go**

2]He said, ".Ramya is clever". .

"

(g) -^Compound, sentence' SofiS- OS^O^-' Co-ordinate* clause

o?5o ai&dSo6& 'Comma' .e?& ^pd^D. ^-:- I] Men may come,

men may go, but 1 go on for ever,2]

He called at my office,

but I 'Was absent,'

,

'

,".

5] Colon ;.--ja .'semi-colon' p?i..a&^s$- cjCP^Sb'^ ^^^oa.-

apa^eo-, .Sp&tfio, cfe*^o& s5oDo5)b ^s ''colonf;)

J

^> f53d&D. .

Ex.i. .. 1

JThe , important tenses of a verb are : the present

tense, the past . tensey the future tense, -il .The proverb says:

Honesty is the- best '-policy'.. J Dickens said : "It is 'better to

be ihree hours earl> than one minute late,"

:^ acr

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(jramniar -.

*110 es^caa qoS,

\\

'clause* o&. &>Sd&> a. "3

a

*

Semicolon(; )'&> (jpc&?>.,#:-

came; she saw; she conquered* 2J

The coconut trees

i'owS; it gives us oil; it gives us milk; it gives us ro{

supplies ub, indeed, with all the. necessaries of life, 3

heart was pure; his life was peaceful and happy.

7j Brackets :.(a)

****?>g$&z.6'*

^A),^i 'clause' o^ c^g

. cr-fc

;ji.oi'^ 5, clause[Parenthetical)^. 'Brackets

()'

jr-L. -tx.:. Abou Ben Adhem (may 3ais tribe iucrc

Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace.

;

r

^/'^ &3&&s3i

Abbreviations ^C'

^

'Brackets( j

1

"^ rpcj-. ^|>.,-4 ^^ ^gSSo OSitf &wg 0:

jr^SoR CPS^&; s^^sSoa sySft &^^! Brackets

1

,e*^ ^dab-

r-. : .

i_ Rajakumari studied B.Sc. (Home Science). 2] Ha B.Sc.

(Agriculture) graduate.8] Ranjitha bought a la

ciikulator(15 digits). 4] My father got an. award* from Raspaihi The president of

India). 5] Indian population touc&e ;,: million "mark

(10 millionsslcrore). 6j Write

es*ay about The Simla Agreenient? (U P.-S-C/,' Mar: 79.).

' ' '

'Brackets1

*^

S! Dash:, i y^sia ^-3^ ^ t<t

.

-:. ^^i;.^-.... ,r.| (Blank> SfiC

;^ v:l- 'Dash (-.)& ..p^. *...ij Gayathri is a

are friends.

-

NOTE -..

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j^ 3d&&"

9] Single Quotation marks.-

s,g S5tfae& Sin-

gle Quotation marks(

4 J

)Sex Inverted comnTas

sSatfgg ic-ctSpO.

.v.s.

1] Mahatma_ Gandhi was also called as -Bapuji1

. 2]Kon-dapalli Seetharamaiah is the 'founder of 'Naxalite movement'

in Andhra- pradesh. 3] M.G'.R. was awarded*

Bharatha Ratna*

posthumously, 4] 'Aamuktha Maalyada' was written fay Sri

Krishna Devaraya.5] Indira Gandhi was popular with 'Bank

Nationalisation7

and '20 point programmeV

(bj Quotations &tfg &S^ &*gx ff6^- Quotations IjfioSeaS

&6c3^. s$pk 3cs-op^"g^3 sSo^s^efc.... 5*50 'Quotations'^-

'Single Quotation Marks' JT |5Fc&*6. ^v-:- Mr. Robert replied,11 Was it not Shakespeare who observed ; 'Give every man ear

but few thy voice*?""

..

(c) Sr3yo> fe'SbocSa- 'Single Quotation marks'^ i3ad&*D."*.

.

-" ',"*-Ex.--

1]'Tit for tat (^^ wto& S^S^V -2]

*Truth is

God(rStfg'S} SsSsSxi)

1

.

101 boubie Quotation marks:- Direct Speech tfo ^^>J '

,

' O

sptfgsSao&-Double .Quotation marks Sc* Double Inverted

commas(" ") &tfjS |spd6*>.-^.:- 1]

Lalitha Said,- "Lam

going to market."2] Afuna said, "I got U,P S.C. selection",

3]"Never mind"

5 she replied, "it made known to me who

were wellwishers". & s&y&sS s^^gsSD^oei-' Reporting Verb

niintntinn rnnrtfi r^

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11] Hyphen :- wortiFSWo& vfagg* &^ Compound word

dJSe& e*>&doSb Hyphen(-)&[j3d&*0. $ Dash(_W

d&oix>o3. X:-1] To-morrow, 2] Short- sight, 3] Lamj

stand4] Father-in-law, 5] Daughter-in-law, 6] Sister- in-tas

7] Commander- in- chief, etc.,

12] Apostrophe :- (a) 'Possessive- case' &> &r-a &^ 7

'noun' &8&> 4

s' ^b &$*$ Apostrophe (*)a

l&r.-.l]Rekha's bag, 2] Deepika's purse, 8] Leela's ring etc

(V) aitf cSeS&o^ofijD- a,S w^^sS^ a*&ou)i!oOT S^OoeS aaotf^> /

,C*J tvA

^9 e*8>oO?6 ^do Apostrophes [p*dfr.Ex.

:.

1]It's'

(It is]

2] Don't (Do not) etc.. s Apostrophe ^s$ob*rfsSEc&

13] Three dots' :. 9<5*&5&

Out of thirty boys;.. .some are clever and some ar<

useless.2] If so,.,, you have to face serious consequences

.3] 'Recently.... I have been to Singapore,

. 14] Capital letters :*' a-tfg&o^aaatftf s5^^ <^^ ^^^

<#&>&, 'proper notins'Sb Bofieo s5^&ie) ^S wJCtfa^fSp

Direct Speech SotfO fl^O s5tfSa^ ^ w*tfsfc>&*- 'capita

letter'n-.jspdt&'O. ^-:- I]She is going to school. 2]

I hav<

seen Sujatha at Lalbaug in Bangalore. S]Bir.du said, "W<

are rich." ^s Capital letters1

^ap^sSwA ^sSoO ^o^^b ifctft&

15] Colon and Da^h :- ^sSgjfi

J6& So8DoSoa;S aStfsSb& ra5(list)

rv

'colon and dash(:.)'

^ ^c^D. ^ :-I]

The articles found

fy the tkiefs suitcas? are as follows ;-a)

two wrist- watches,

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b) one transistor, c)one gold ringj d) 1200 rupees in cash,

e) tw.o' pairs of clothes etc. 2} Tie assets of Sudhakar are

given below :- a)one < tea estate, b) three big houses, c) one

imported car, d) two petrol bunks, e)due cashewgrove etc,

Same Words in Different Parts of

Speech

spfi

ssotf sScJsSuoa- S c^5 fSoStf^sSabcCoodi

1] A :-*

Article* r?/.. He bought atwo-wheeler(wtf& a,tf

flj

5pSjf6^& f*3&). 'Preppsition'n8 .... She takes meal twice a

day (49^ 3*3= ^O^O^P& E^es^^p S^ofi)-

2] About :- 'preposition' n-.... They are discussing about

the elections (&& &&&& rtbeSoO rf^^&).*

Adverb' n-....

She is about twenty years old (a>\

3} above :- 'Adjective'^.... Explain the above lines(lj sSo&

o& as$aobsS). 'Noun'r?.;.. The ^frove is an accurate colour

(^ ft?o2^ ^OiSb). 'AdverbW:... Look r/&ov^ (l>

'preposition1

^.... They are placed .above *$ T&& &

4] After :-c

Adverb* rv-... She came here at 8 PM and her

husband toon. after. (^^D SPJ^OL^^O 6 Koioo^ gtfvtf& DTP....

ea1^ ftf' s Sofio^ S3^&).

4

Adjective' n ... She was more

peaceful in /^/- life

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). 'Conjunction1

n .... She arrived .after the plane left

'

38^&*ooDc6^SbSF9^ esSo

sSei^&j. 'prepositionYP....- She

visited me #//?/ mid-night (tfc

5] As :- /Pronoun* r?.... This is the same book as I read ye-

sterday (3& S?$^rffiSi^a ^S Ltfo<&fc>)! ^Adverb'rv.,.. She has

beautiful as you (&$ ^)o^ 65o^^S c^^^.,..' ^s'Si ^r^ wo^

. 'conjunction'??1

. ... They did as they were told

6] Both :- 'Adjective*^.... -'-Both girls went there

lfe ^^^^^ 38jQ). 'conjunotion'r?.... She is both an educa-

ted and, intelligent (e$3o&- rfd&sjp sfcadtfr ^^

'preposition'n*.... fior/; of them are married

7] Down :- 'Noun'n-.... His life contains many ups and

downs (&& &&$x o"e E'cS^djSSao)feScJio sS^^sSxo^

A^a); 'Adjective'?^.... She has taken thedowH portion

i8o&' 5s-^a& S^^a). 'Adverb*^.... .She .sat rfoirw

). 'preposition^.... He sailed <7w the river

8] Eaetl :-"

Adjective'^.... ^r/? girl has a "mango

a,S sSp.aD'flsS6ib& ^OAcJio^a). 'preposition1

rv,..' He gave them

each a- mango .(utfefo^6 s.STj.^eS ^.s^Sl^fiodfcA '^&)-

9] Enough :- 'Noun'rv..., Enough has been paid for this

work (* ^5^)5 gpSSeftcSo* agotfaflSfl).'AdjectivcW.... There

is ^w'owgft ,time for yo-u(^& o^otf rS&c&sSS^a).'*Adverb' n>....

Sh^'is not clever enough

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'?

10J In :- 'Adyerb'n-.... cogae\ in(e^osib o!). 'NounVp....

1 came here to know the ins arid outs of the bride- groom

., r .

). 'preposition*^:... .She came//*-time(c33o

7oEro^<3'e i

II] Less :- 'Nbun'n-.... I don't take less ($& ^Sb^g-*&).

'

Adjective* n-.... You Should eat less rice (&$ ^poS^sia:^ aa8>), 'Adverb'rv.... She is less known than her sister

^53^ S^s-wS'oc efl'^o ci^b^S.T8

oO^^v^.). 'preposition1

n8.... She

paid the wages less the expenses f ^VJo ^cfi-\o\

'

-

- w .

12] Like':-'

Adjective1

jv.... The earth is round //A-e a ball

^ir*^ ao&sSS i^oo^^on* &^&). 'Adverb' r?.... She behaves like

-d lunatic(csj^o

3,2'isy^fl ^S ^O 1^^)- 'p^position'rp....

She cannot do it ///ve- you-

(Lcrv> ^Z, u-^ro3dS>3fi&).

'rr.,.. 1 like N.T.R. Films ^N.T.R. ojis^o& &xi> e,;,i<

^). 'Noun'iv..... she has her own //A^ and dislikes

13] More :. 'Noun1

n.... More has been heard ut?out him

(<aCJ^.i^oO oSs'^o asp^sa). ''AdjectiveW.... She has

friends than you(S>

ar. b e5^ -^^ -o^o^'

1

Adverb Yr>,... She will come once more(<s3i sier*

14] Near ;. 'Adjective* TV..., She is a //^r relation to me

(-^ ?3*& a'rteS aoab^))! 'Vcrb>

-n... r The ship is Hearing the-

shore(k d^^^o ?*& J&^aj.^AdverbW.-v. . come War

^'Keor? u^!),'

preposition' rp.... there 5s a medical stores-

near our school(s&p

a<S^^sliS'

8a,^ &O&Q GsoX*

afoia).

15] Next ;- *Adjectivef

rr- Next month I. will go to Delhi"

'

1^&} 'AdverbV.... She speaks next(es3>.

, *Noup'n,... ] she did not write anything

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about her marriage in this letter but informed to do it next

. 'prepostion' n*.... The

girl next me is very clever (& tffibspdesl&jo E?O

303Sa).

16] Non:-. 'pronoun1

^....' ATowe' of the players were present

till 6 A.M. (&tfc&&o 6 rfofco ^ts&^<biT&^ ^di*

'Adjective1

n>.... He has two wives but -I have 'hone

^^ei> Rs-d'goDrs-fo.

1

... ^sSb g&).'

Adverb W/... She is none

better for it(es"So

oo&& 3a&2^a ^ s1

*^)-

17] One ;-'

Adjective1

rp p ... Always do Owe thing at a time

(^os3>j>&ra,i< ?6sS3di^5^ a,^j_s3aS fidfcifo)! 'Noun'n-.... Any

One may do this (S's-tf^s18 Aoa

dd8bSe^&), 'PronounV....

This is 0e of his horses (sj<3 e^^^ ^ea^^a^ atffiM\ Cfl /

18] Only ;. 'Adjective^.... She is. my only daughter

!.

'Adverb1

rp.... She game pn}y yesterday

19] past :- *Nounrrv>.;.. Forget the j?aj?/ (rftfs$x>&

'Adjectiv'e'n-..., Her prime is p^j/ (1ba ^^ SJsSS f *Pre:

position'n ..,. .She is an old woman past eighty

20] Right s- 'Noun'rv..., You have no i-i^Af on this pro-

perty (#8 ^j^ ^ S^&Jy- 3^).. ^Adjective'..;..^ She. lost her

right hand (tt^-tfs^oS ^^a S /T

1

|j)r3&).. *VerbW...-. If you

have ability the wrong will be righted (&& fS&gtf .fto"S tf^&

66&SPc53Sc&^&). .'Adverb'rp.... The drunkard'drove his Car

..right .into the canal(jprfb

r

fc -tf^ s'&cSs jSo-f6drt

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21] Round! :- 'NouhW.... Kaveri finished three''rounds

around the temple (3*^3 fti&djj* &j& ^tf&eaew 3~a&). The

Cobbler rounded the leather f33yjo &J; sSgJ

*ex>

).'Adjective'^.... The ball is row/itf (ao8

. 'Adverb**?.... Any wheel turns roMiuf (S

.^^o). 'Preposition'^.... The girls sat round

the fire ^Wec i:od: -^IO&P ^cT^d).

,:_ ,- ;-4

Adjective* r?.... I met aer l&sv night and I ive

not seen her siHte -^tfcs*^S^o s^otcc, ^D^&. ss>-( &c&

^s6a S^ iis-SSffib). 'Conjunction'^.. Since you are my well

wisher, I will surely help you ^l^>& jJf^&^^S) ssSt)o'S5s;S

&& ^sS^ ^JSiiiSdScSa). 'Proposition'?^.... I did not see her

since last 'Friday (rftf ab^sp^sSa j5ooS %3"a,& S

23] Some :- 'Adjective1

r?.... Bring some milfc

^o'!).'

Adverb' rt6 .... I saw her jojMg six months ago

!& w&3ooSa sSr'^&o 55^^ ^^,fr^^). 'PronounW...;

passed in first class remaining in second class

24] Still :- 'VcsrbW.... When the tempest stf/fr, the fisher-

men will resume their catching (&S^^ S^csSw STT'S s^od

&(^sSco)

sSdudd jj^tfoao&&). ^djective'n .*.. This is a still

lake(aS. a,tf- S^o^S c5ds5>j).

'

Adverb* nv... She is still

writing 'the examination (wSa-qotfcSa 3SS< ^pcabduS dSs^s).

'Conjunction1

^... She had fever, 'still she attended the func-

tion (^> e^efssasa SSO^?P 53^0 3<&^& ^agsfi).

25] While:- "Noun'r?.,.. Sit here for a wM<*'. (fcSoglb^)

V,.,. Dont w/z//e away your money

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J,,F; tlngligh Otaiuihat

(fctfax&

S^ST* SctosSgb). 'Conjunction' r?,... Make hay

the Sun shines &*

Forntation of Words

), wog

Verbs Md3bt , Nouns

'

! .

I] Fonuatiou of Nouns

a Formation of Nouns from Verbs Sc&o "&oa

Admit (|j$^&oa&^)'

Admission

'Agree (woAdoi&) Agreement

Announce([StfaoeS))

'

Announcement

Apply (fil;*ip& SdSco). Application

Approve (<tso-6o^) Approval

Arrive(sJci^}

Arrival(

p

Asyist (^t!

^&)'

Assistance(

Attend fiScatfA)- Attendance

Bless(firjoub)

.Blessing ^sS

Cancef(tf&tSdia)

Cancellation

Compel (ac^aao.eS)"Compulsion

Deceive (^6AoCS)) .

'

Deception (fi

Decide aoaaotf'

Decision.

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.Deliver -(lF?fs*ud&a,i

Deny (

Dismiss

Exceed

Expect

Expel'

Grow

Bate

Heal(rf

Judge

Know

Laugh (

Manage

Marry'

Move

Obey

Object (

Oppose

Perform

Please^?

Protect-(

Provide

.Reduce

Reveal /\

Revolve

Secure(

Serve (t

Separale

US ejoAB

Delivery ^i-

Denial (tfrTv

Dismissal h

Excess(.wrfrfl

Expectation

Expulsion (

Growth

Hatred

Health

Judgement

Knowleiolge

Laughter

Management

Marriage

Motion

Obedience

Objection

Opposition

Performance

Pleasure(ST

Protection

Provision

Reduction

Revelation

Revolution

Security

Service.("S

Separation

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Vacate s

Vary(

Wed(

Weigh

Write

Success

Trail

Urgency

Vacancy

Variety

Wedding

Weight(

Writing

(b) Formation of Nouns from Adjectives

Adjectives

Able

Brave

Brief(s$ |rffra)

Broad(SSS^S)

Certain

Curious

Deaf

Deep (flf*3 S)

Dense

, Equal

False

Fertile

Free

.Gay

Generous

Grand

Nouns

Ability

Bravery

Brevity

Breadth

Certainity

Curiosity

Deafness

Depth

.Density(

Equality(

Falsehood

Fertility

Freedom

Gaiety

Generosity

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J.P t English Grammar 181 sjoAS"

Happy

Hard(

High (

Holy(s

Honest

Inferior.(

Intelligent

Just(

Local

Long

'Mean

Merry

Moist

Necessary

Noble !

/

X.

Obedient

One

Possible

Relative

Shy

Silly

Tumid

Happiness

Hardness

Height(oj

Holiness(

Honesty

Inferiority

Intelligence

Justice

Locality

Length

Meanness

, Merriment

Moisture

Necessity

Newness(

Nobility(

Obedience

Oneness

Possibility

Relation

Shyness

Silliness

Tumidity

(c)Formation of Nouns from Nouns

Nouns

Act Action

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Bond

Child (Brf\ Q

Creature

Friend

Hero

Infant

Man

Mother

Owner

Patriot

Priest

Servant

Slave

Widow

Womian

122

Bondage(

Childhood

Creation

Friendship

Heroism

Infaricy (i

Manhood

Motherhood

Ownership ^

Patriotism

Priesthood

Service

Slavery

Widowhood (3\ 0-*.

Womanhpod

2] Formation of Verbs

(a) Formation of Verbs from Nouns

Nouns

Apology

Authority

Beauty

Black

Camp

Centre

Circle

Class

Verbs

Apologise

Authorise

Beautify

filacken

Encamp

Concentrate

Encircle

Classify (dtfrfO

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Company

Courage (3tfgsS)

Critic

Danger

Economy

Electricity

Famine

Force(

Fraud("j

Glory (l_d)

Habit

Hand(3ox

Head'(tfe)

idol

Joy

Justice

Knee (Z

Length

Memory

Nation

Neuter'

Peace(

Port

Prjson Sfib

accompany

Encourage

Criticise(

Endanger(

-Economise

Electrify

Famish

Enforce

Defraud

Glorify(

Habituate

Handle(

Behead

Inherit

Idolise

Enjoy(

Justify (

Kneel (v

Lengthen

Memorise

Nationalise

Neutralise

Pacify

Deport

Export

Import

Transport

Imprison

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Grammar

Slave(

Society

Sympathy

Table

Throne

Title

Utility

Vapour

Enslave

Associate

Sympathise

Tabulate

Enthrone (a sS*;3S

Entitle

Utilise

Evaporate (eas

(b) Formation of Verbs from Adjectives

Adjectives

Able

Brief

Broad

Certain -

Cheap (

Clean

Clear

Dark

Deep

Dense

Equal

Faimiliar

Flat

Fertile

Enable

Abbreviate

. Broaden

Cheapen

Cleanse"

Clarify

Darken

Deepen

Condense

Equalise (c

Fanialiarise

Flatten

Fertilise

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i'fjJ,K Bnghsh Oraffiiiiar 126 &;

Fine

Glad

Large

Little

Mad

New (ifj@Popular

Proper

Pure

Real

Rich

Right

Solid

Special

Specific*

Stable

Timid

White

Wide

Refine

Gladden

Enlarge

Belittle

Madden

Renew

Popularise (

Appropriate

Purify

Realise

Enrich

Ratify

Consolidate

Specialise ([

Specify (^

Stabilise(

Intimidate

Whiten

Widen

3] Formation of Adjectives

(a)Formation of Adjectives from Nouns

Nouns Adjectives

Accident (w

Advantage

Adventure

Accidental

Advantageous

Adventurous

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English Gratnmat

Affection

Aiigel (3s

Anger (

Beauty

Black

Bride (

Brother

Burden (5tfL

Bush (\'i)

Capacity (^^Centre ^Go^Ceremony ^Cheer (^e^sCircle (^J^Classic

^

Comfort

Coward

Crime(

Danger

Earth(aJ

Ease

East

Empire

Expense

Fable

Faith

Fnnl

Affectionate

Angelic ^

Angry (i^

Beautiful

Blackish

Bridal (

Brotherljr(

Burdensome

Bushy

Capable ^&

Central^"l

Ceremonial

Cheerful

Circular

Classical (^\ fe

Comfortable

Cowardy(

Criminal(

Dangerous

Earthly (

Easy ^&Eastern

Imperial

Expensive

Fabulous

Faithful f

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Four

Fury

Gas

Gloom(

Heart(s

Heir (sp

Honour

Law u

Limit (

Meaning

Mercy (g

Miracle(

Money

Mystery

Nature

Number

Origin (

Peace (

Question

Science

Sense

Silk(aito)

Society

System

Thirst (

Trouble

Type

Value

Fourth

Furious

Gaseous

Gloomy

Hearty (.

Heriditary fN,

Honourable f

Lawful (^go^Limited ('&

\

Meaningful

Merciful ^Miraculous

\

Monetary (tf

Mysterious (\

Natural

Numeral

.Original

Peaceful

Questionable

Scientific fV.

Sensible

Silken(

Social (Spoiiv

Systainatic (j

Thirsty (^sS

Troublesome

Typical

Valublc

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Vigour (Vs) Vigorous

Wood (r*c&) Wooden(rafcjflf*

Youth (ciT^ftn) Youthful

Zeal dostafco Zealous

(b)Formation of Adjectives from Verbs

Adjectives (D

Cease (aes3>3dfo)- Ceaseless

Envy (Ltf^Sboi)Envious

Govern (&*0o&)Governable

Hesitate (Kioa8ro&)Hesitative

Move(s'^oDib)

Movable(tfrfo

Talk(Srfij&)

Talkative

Tire wo&S*^ Tiresome

(c)Formation of Adjectives from Adjectives

Adjectives

Black (?Se3 *)Blackish

Comic(sS*sSgsSrQfifa>?s)

Comical

Eight (.^a&a)Eightfold

Red (ij^a)Reddish

Tragic (& 8ap^tf^?6)

Tragical

White (3o) Whitish (3ce*

ijverbs, Adjectives, Adverbs from Nouns (^sfca-tftf&a

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Diminutives

"Diminutives"

o-^o-

'le''' ''

rwnrre

'let', 'et', 'ing' ^i:ia fsuf.x

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Qrginal Word

Ankle[3*6

Arm(

Babe

Book

Brook

'Bull

Cabin

Car

Cat (fc>V co

Change

Circle

Cock

Crown

Dame

Dear(

Duck

Eagle

Eye (

Flower

Globe

Hill(

Home

Isle ^&

Diminutive \ rSr^

Anklet (o3,Armlet

Baby j

Booklet (as

Brooklet

Bullock

Cabinet-

Chariot

Kitten

Changeling

Circlet

Chicken

Coronet

Dasmel

Darling(

rt) C20*0,!^c

Duckling

Eaglet

Eyelet

Floweret

Globule

Hillock(

Hamlet

Tslet ^*-i

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Lamb (rrg^e)

Lance f^,?o, =oSc^"j

Leaf

Lock

Maid

Man

Mole

Nose

Nurse (

Pack VPart

Pile

Pipe

Puss

Ring

River (^.)Root (36)Seed (^c5xShade (VcCb)Sign

Spade

Star(

Statue

Stream

Table

Thumb 1

Top (JYoung

Lambkin (c^

Lancet

Leaflet

Locket

Maiden ^3^is:)

Manikin

Molecule

Nosle

Nursling

Packet

Particle

Pillow(tfotfrf)

Pipkin

Pussy (

Ringlet

Rivulet

Rootlet

Seedling

Shadow

Signet

Paddle(

Asterick

Statuette

Streamlet

Tablet

Thimble

& (*)]

r

'

Tip

Youngster

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Confused Words

f Spelling

SS&'&oeo

Adapt s

Altar(

'Ascent

Berth

Break

By .^sSoS,t

Canvas a

:

- Choir(rvd&g 7<e8SS)

Cite <

k

oo

Complementary (sJ\

Confidant

Corps'

Council

Desk

Dissent

Divers

-Dying (&tfrfoi&b)'

Emigrant

Emiaent.(

Adopt (^

)Effect

(5JoS,

Alter

Assent

Bear(?

Birth(

. Brake

Buy

Canvass

) Sealing

Coir(l)

Site ( oJs

Sight

^Complimentary'

Confident

Corpse

Counsel

Dusk(?

Descent

Divorce

Dyeing

Immigrant

-Imminent

coo^:co)

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Inquiry

1 (3

Fire

Farmer

Hire{

Heir (

Heal'(

; Innj

Night,

No(s

Lead

(*^;_, rlc,-;"; Write (\ c ' _ / v^

.Peace'(s^o);

. Piece.

Quiet ^^'

Riie

Rode ^^6 -S

Roil r^Ij^p)

Route ('^d'sSs\ A .

Steel ^&Some (^Son

Sweet

Two Bo^); Too

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i>. fiagilsh

Yoke(tooiS sa)

Stress on Syllables

Yolk

(^

Stress*/

autf 'Syllable'-

*S)llableT

Accent" a wotpfio.

- ^Accent*

Ex.:- "Lead"

(verb)'

;&,6r8a- S'O Syllable 'Le'a

Syllable 'ad1

aa,j

Syllable Ibtf'stress'

ll ff*0 Syllable SbuJ*

Stress1

^oujf6.../Noun

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Noun \ry&.Ttfc'Eb:

4ftstract (^?S^r) = ^cro otfb AbstractJ "

\ as -^ '.o ''

_4;tribute ^^3carg^)=:rt)S3^ Attribute

Conflict

.Yiie f^r-Ss-\ a-

/T.vtracl (^1"^!; = ^^ <o^^ Extract'

&o

//.-/port si

. Object

Perfume"

Per//?f/ f

s&oDS.... 'Adjective1

ab'etlvJ 'SITES' 2^00(6. ...'Verb1

r

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Adjective (.Sl&sSxO: Verb

Frequent

?6od5)Q&

Pmsent ^L^^ofi")-^?^^^^

Swftject. (S35")= Stf33S :

Subject (

Adjective

8]6"0 Syllable Sbtf'Stress

!

&o3.,..'Noun' rr-&; tf&53rtf Syllable

Stress ^joOS;... 'Adjective'

i i Compact (s*S)"o>I"):=aiiio8D& Compact

/wvalid 5s=wtf&tf3 Invalid

Af/nute

Precedent fcRaofi" = S5sSp 'Precedent

Figures of SpeechftsSii

<3

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"Figures of 'Speech" & tsod^Co. "Figures"

&osx>' *&.... agios'* fBoTld&eo'&ag- 'VSf Oi

ss

esoK'

a. iaSj SjdlSoO, (KSpo^od!

1] Simile

"Simile" elO odj-;

8c,. x. : T|' She runs like a hares

sSe&fl&&)..-2-]The water in. this lake is as clear

ascrystal^ S-

2] Metaphor

"Metaphor" o BotPfib; &..-']] Jhansi Lakslimi Bai was a

tigress on the battle-fieldf^fo^^ araa.csfcgtforf&ris

es

!). 2]The news was dagger to his heart

(a.a.tf.-*

:. a,?-

35Sywfc -"HyperboIeVa eo^ek Ex. .. ]

]The buildings of "this

city are touching the sky(A:

S/ftf&piJO;

'^SSnfio ''.tsB-Vsx.Sj oSo

^^3)- ^1 If th

,

e time Cooperates I can put this entire Worldinto my pocket/ s*e&o KssS'S'S'S- -S

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4] Irony (SFgacfc): - SfrfceS*- '&&', 57tfS$ySo&-

4

Sotff

^aocSSg) 35Syt)Kx)- "Irony" a$ofcn&, 5x. :.

i"jHe Smoies,

drinks and gambles and may be said to possess all. the virtues

S^ cr!)-

2] Cliandraswami

is an honourable man and Lallu Prasad Yadav is a gentle

man(^o[dSS^Sb

5] Sarcasm'(ST'

asSydoSx-"Sarcasm" ^^ eoftj*&. -v. : ,

ijIf there are no trees,

the castor tree will be the greatest tree(^'^.UP 3ia 3&o'&...

Stfi^3^ SS?JS^sSx) c*erfb).2]She would be the best house-

wife on this earth if god had, created nonelse ($& ^os^c"1

.

6] Pathetic Fallacy (cS

"g5J*ia- (Spra^JS^sy^SS ^S^dDS'S&Stoj'SloQ SSyyt3&"Pathe-

tic Fallacy" e^A e$otr&. ^-:-l]When a poet dies/ the nature

mourns her worshipper and celebrates fc!s obscq':/-:-s io^'s'S

rioS). 2]When a beggar dies, the nature

shedstcars (L C'rf^>

7'j Oxymoron

&> "Oxymoron" <M> wotrdb. **:-l]

He is an intelli-

gent idiot (<a>&cT 3>3?5 3$sjefo)! 2l She has terrific beauty

8] Litotes (SB

:-1]

She is no fool

i! 2 He

is a mayor of no mean city

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ssik' f A, An & The)

So :

i aTSS 055" ^'SSE-s

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