English Grammar-1

Hi Guys,

First of all I would like to appreciate those of you who have made up
your mind to read this write-up .I really know how it’s tough to read a two
page write-up .It’s easier to write but tough to read! And thanks to those who
go on to read the whole crap thing.

I’m not the emotional kinda guy who would give a very inspirational
thought .I’m just a guy who luvs to have fun the whole time and I would
always try to do things that would make my life even more entertaining. So
don’t expect something inspirational.

Lemme come to the point. After the college most of you guys would
have a sudden change of life-style getting into the IT field. You would be
getting some salary package in 6 digits or even more!!! But I dono how many
of you are ready for this sudden upraise in your life as of now .You have to
get yourself updated in some of your skills and life-style .English proficiency
is one of those things that has to be improved. If you think you can improve
your English proficiency in just a whim, I’m so sorry to say you that it can’t
be done like that .It would be like becoming a multi- millionaire in just a
song. This is where I would like to help you guys out.

First if all you have accept the fact that, if you have to master
something then you have to be strong in its basics. One can’t be a race-biker
without knowing how to ride a bicycle. It’s the same with English. So if you
want to be really good with English then you have to learn its basics i.e.,
grammar. Don’t be afraid that it would be a long boring process .I will try to
make it a short, simple and fun process.

So here it goes. I will give some material to learn on Monday which

would contain some grammar lessons and example exercises. I will provide a
question paper on the lessons given on Monday and another learning
material on Thursday and the question paper on that material on Monday
and this goes on… By this process I think we will be able to cover the basics
of English grammar by two months. I will give two hard copies of the material
and question paper which those of you guys who want can Xerox.

Now coming to the point on how you can actually go on to complete this
process. It’s not like getting the material in the morning, getting pumped up,
going to your room and open up the material and spend all of your energy in
reading up the material. Please don’t do that. By this you are actually
wasting up your energy and you cannot go on to complete the process in
long run. As I said in class that day, make it come in your day-to-day
activities. Spend some 15-20 min before any of your regular activities like
eating, sleeping. This is the difference between hard work and smart work. If
you can master this technique then you can achieve bigger things with very
little effort.

And one last thing I would like to convey. Please lemme know if you
guys don’t want this and I would be like an a**-hole wasting time to do this.
All I want is to get some satisfaction that I have contributed something useful
to my class mates lives!!!Don’t think that we are about to do something
extraordinary. It’s just nothing. Why the hecks go and make things so
complicated???It’s all been done before .Have fun and the enjoy the process


PARTS OF SPEECH
Although English has hundreds of thousands of words, everyone can be
placed into at least one of eight groups, or classifications. The system of
classifying words based on their function is known as the parts of speech.
The eight parts of speech are
noun
pronoun
verb
adjective
adverb
preposition
conjunction
interjection

Learning about the eight parts of speech will help you understand the
Grammar explanations of some of the mistakes you make and figure out how
to correct them. Because some words can be used in several different ways,
you have to look at what a word is doing in a specific sentence before you
can classify it (name its part of speech). For example, look at these
sentences.

He ran fast so he wouldn’t be late. (describes how he ran...adverb)

They will fast to raise money for UNICEF. (tells about an action...verb)
Their fast lasted for three days. (names a thing...noun)
The word “fast” is spelled the same, but it functions differently in each
sentence.
THE BASICS OF PARTS OF SPEECHﾍ
A. NOUNSﾍ

Words that name people, places and things are called nouns. Nouns can be
found anywhere in a sentence, and most sentences contain several nouns.
One way to find nouns is to look for the little words a, an, the. The naming
word that comes after them is probably a noun. Sometimes nouns appear
without these little words, but you can usually insert them without changing
the meaning of the sentence.

Eg.Paul and his children visited the continent of Africa and saw some
lions.
Paul is a noun that names a person.
Children name people nouns in this
continent names a thing
Africa names a place
lions names a thing.

Examine the following sentences carefully until you feel satisfied that you
can
identify the nouns in most sentences.

Paul and his sister went to the zoo to see the elephants.
Her lawyer bought an old house in Moncton last year.
Finish your work before the big game starts on TV.
The Smiths lived on a farm until a week ago when the family moved to
town.
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, and Fredericton is the capital of this
province.
Sometimes people eat more food than their bodies need.
French is the first language of some citizens of Ontario.

B. PRONOUNSﾍ

Pronouns refer to and replace nouns (the names of people, places, and
things) that have already been mentioned, or that the speaker/writer
assumes are understood by the listener/reader. For example, “I want you to
read this again.” The words I, you, and this are pronouns. In this sample
sentence, it isn’t necessary to actually see the nouns (writer, reader, and
sentence) because the writer’s/speaker’s meaning is obvious Examine the
sentences below. For each pronoun printed in bold type, think of a noun it
could replace.
She saw it when they bought it.
(e.g. Sue saw the dog when the boys bought the dog.
Everybody was glad when it was over.
The candy that we gave them was made last year.
What did you buy from them?

It barked loudly and then wagged its tail.

Some of this is important to me
When she heard herself on tape she was embarrassed.
We were surprised when they did the laundry themselves.
Who bought those from you?
Fill it up, please.
Many signed up, but few were chosen.
We planted them, but the birds ate everything.

C. VERBS
ﾍ
The third part of speech is the verb, one of the main parts of every sentence.
Here are some hints that may help you locate verbs.
1. A sentence is not a sentence without at least one verb.
2. Verbs usually tell about an action.
3. Verbs are often found in the middle of sentences.
4. Verbs may consist of one word.
5. Verb phrases may have up to five words.
6. Verb phrases can be interrupted by small words like not, never, always.
7. Verbs change their form to tell about actions taking place at different
times.
For example, We walked to the store yesterday can be changed to show the
action happening in the future. We will walk to the store tomorrow. The word
walked became will walk; therefore, they are verbs.
Here are some sentences that show verbs at work. Notice that some verbs
have more than one word and are sometimes interrupted by small words
that are not part of the verb.
The pitcher threw the ball to the catcher.
The runner flew down the race track.
The farmer used all the water in his pond.
The dog was chasing its tail.
I have finished the laundry.
Have you written that letter?
They had already bought her present.
I have never seen anything like that before.
Paul can do anything.
Tracy will be buying her wedding dress in New York.
My dad thought that he could sell his old car for more.
She might have been being chased before her car smashed into the
bridge.
Most students are usually sitting on the steps when the teacher arrives.
Some special verbs are a little more difficult to find because they do not
show any action. When you find the words am, are, is, was, and were used in
a sentence between two nouns, you have found one of these special kinds of
verbs.
My sister is a nurse; I am a teacher; our father was a millwright.
Sometimes these special verbs are used to show how a person is feeling or
to describe a quality.
Alex and Jim were unhappy with their marks.
She is beautiful and talented.
They were always honest.

Learning to identify verbs takes lots of practice.

Arise, Awake and stop not till the goal is reached!!!