Agreement of Verb and Subject 8
Agreement of Verb and Subject 8 Present Tense A verb must agree in number and person with its subject. (a) When the subject is third person singular, most English verbs end in -s or -es but there is no -s or -es on third person plural. He goes to school. They go to school. Sita […]
Adverbs 8
Adverbs 8 Definition of Adverb An adverb is a word that modifies the meaning of a verb or an adjective or another adverb, e.g. Mandy is a very careful driver. Mandy drives carefully. Mandy drives very carefully. In sentence (1), the word ‘very’ modifies the meaning of the adjective ‘careful’. In sentence (2), the word ‘carefully’ […]
Adjective 8
Adjective 8 (a) Read the following sentences : 1. Apoorva is an intelligent boy. (What kind of boy ?) 2. I don’t like that house. (Which house ?) 3. I have five books. (How many books ?) 4. There is little time left. (How much time ?) In sentence 1, ‘intelligent’ shows what kind of […]
Active and Passive Voice 8
Active and Passive Voice 8 1. Consider the following sentences : Lata sings a song. A song is sung by Lata. There is practically no difference in the meanings of these two sentences. These are two different ways of presenting the same thing. But in the first sentence the Subject performs the action while in […]