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Parts of Speech
Distributive Pronouns
Mar 22nd
Distributive pronouns are words like each, either and neither. Distributive pronouns refer to persons or things one at a time. For this reason they are always singular. Each took it in turn. Either of these roads leads to the railway station. Neither of these answers is correct. Notes Each, either and neither are followed by [...]
Indefinite Pronouns
Mar 22nd
Pronouns which refer to people or things in a general way are called indefinite pronouns. Examples are: one, none, all, some, few, many, anybody, somebody, everybody etc. Note that indefinite pronouns do not refer to a particular person or thing. One must not boast of one’s own success. One hardly knows what to do. One [...]
Demonstrative Pronouns
Mar 20th
Demonstrative pronouns are used to point out the objects to which they refer. Examples are: that, this, these and those. Consider the following sentences. Both shirts are good, but this is better than that. This is a portrait of my great grandfather. Those mangoes were very sweet. These are our bags. Notes This is used [...]
What are Pronouns?
Mar 20th
A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun. Read the sentences given below: Alice was absent because she was ill. (Here the word she is used instead of the noun Alice.) Everybody loves John because he is a good boy. (Here the word he is used instead of the noun John.) There are [...]
Formation of Adjectives
Mar 14th
Adjectives formed from Nouns Many adjectives are formed from nouns. Examples are: boyish from boy, foolish from fool, careful from care, playful from play, hopeful from hope, golden from gold. Adjectives formed from Verbs Some adjectives are formed from verbs. Examples are: tireless from tire, talkative from talk, ceaseless from cease and moveable from move [...]
Interrogative Adjectives
Mar 14th
When what, which and whose are used with nouns to ask questions, they are called interrogative adjectives. Whose book is this? Which way shall we go? What kind of man is he?
Demonstrative Adjectives
Mar 14th
Demonstrative adjectives point out which person or thing is meant. Examples are: that, this, these, those and such. Those mangoes were sweet. I don’t like that girl. That boy is very clever. I admire such things. Demonstrative adjectives answer the question: which? Notes: This and that are used with singular nouns. These and those are [...]
Adjectives of Number (Numeral Adjectives)
Mar 14th
Adjectives of number show how many persons or things are meant. They may also express in what order a person or thing stands. Examples are: five, ten, one, first, last, few, some, all etc. We bought some oranges. Each hand has five fingers. Sunday is the first day of the week. Saturday is the last [...]
Kinds of Adjectives
Mar 14th
There are several kinds of adjectives: Adjectives of quality (Descriptive adjectives) Adjectives of quality show the kind or quality of a person or thing. They answer the question: ‘of what kind?’ Examples are: coward, intelligent, brave, kind, honest, big, large, great etc. Mumbai is a large city. Winston Churchill was a great politician. He is [...]
Adjectives
Mar 14th
Read the following sentence: John is a clever boy. Here the word clever shows what kind of boy John is. In other words, clever describes the noun John. An adjective is a word used to describe or point out a noun. Adjectives tell us more about a temporary or permanent quality associated with the noun. [...]