Friday, July 13, 2012

Meaning of Sentence

Sentence :
            A group of words which makes complete sense is called a sentence.
Example :
           1. The sun rises in the east.
           2. Sita is a clever girl.
           3. Come here. 
           4. Run.
Kinds of Sentence :
                       Sentences are of three kinds. They are,
           1. Simple Sentence.
           2. Complex Sentence.
           3. Compound Sentence.
1.Simple Sentence :
           A sentence which contain only one subject and one predicate (finite verb) is called a simple sentence.
           Example :
                  Cocks crow in the morning.
                     S         V
2. Complex Sentence :
          A sentence made up of only one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses depending on it is called a complex sentence.
           Example:
                       God helps those who help themselves.
                        Main Clause       Subordinate clause    
3. Compound Sentence:
           A sentence made up of two or more co-ordinate clauses is called a compound sentence.
           Example: 
                       They went to the temple and worshiped Good.
                            Co-ordinate Clause          Co-ordinate clause

Dialogues


Teacher and pupil
Teacher: Who was the our first prime minister?
Pupil: Nehruji was our first prime minister.
Teacher: How often was he elected prime minister?
Pupil: He was elected prime minister four times.
Teacher:  Whom was he most fond of?
Pupil: He was most fond of children.
Teacher: Was he our prime minister to the very last?
Pupil: Yes, He was our prime minister to the very lost.
Teacher: When did he die?
Pupil: He died in 1964.



Kamala and Girija
Kamala: For how long have you been learning music?
Girija: I have been learning music for five years now.
Kamala: Are you learning vocal music?
Girija: Yes, I am learning vocal music.
Kamala : Who teaches you music?
Girija: Mr.Anand teaches me music.
Kamala: How many classes have you a week?
Girija: I have five classes a week.
Kamala: Does he tech instrumental music?
Girija: No, he doesn’t not teach instrumental music.
                            FATHER AND SON

Father: Have you answered all the questions?
Son: No, I have not answered all the questions?
Father: Where all the questions tough?
Son: No, all the questions were not tough
Father:  Will you score more then 60%?
Son: Yes, I will score more than 60%.
Father: How many marks are required for a pass?
Son: Only 35 marks are required for a pass.
Father: How has Rajan done?
Son: Rajan has also done well.
                          Ravi and Raju

Ravi: Where is your brother now?
Raju: My brother is in Kodaikanal.
Ravi: Has he gone there with hie friends?
Raju: No, he has not gone with there with his friends.
Ravi: When did he go there?
Raju: He went there last month.
Ravi: Does he write to you often?
Raju: Yes, he writes to me often.
Ravi: What for has he gone there?
Raju: He has gone there for/on business.

                                      RAMANAN AND KUMARAN

RAMANAN : Where do you propose to go for the vacation?
KUMARAN : I propose to go to Kashmir for the vacation.
RAMANAN : When will you start?
KUMARAN : I will start  by the end of April.
RAMANAN : Who will you be staying there with?
KUMARAN : I shall be staying there with my sister.
RAMANAN : What is your brother-in-law?
KUMARAN : My brother-in-law in an Engineer.
                     Where do you propose to go next summer?
RAMANAN : I propose to go to Ooty next summer

                                TWO MEN AT THE BUS STAND


MAN I  : Are you waiting for the town bus?
MAN II : No, I am waiting for the mofussil bus.
MAN I  : Where do you want to go?
MAN II : I want to go to Chengalpat.
MAN I  : How much is the fare to Chennai?
MAN II : The fare to Mettur is 180 rupees.
MAN I :  When do you expect our bus to start?
MAN II : I expect my bus to start at 8 p.m.
MAN I : Have you reserved your ticket?
MAN II : Yes, I have reserved my ticket.


                           PASSENGER AND CONDUCTOR

PASSENGER : Is this the bus for Eroad?
CONDUCTOR : No, This isn’t the bus for Eroad.
PASSENGER: When will the bus for Eroad leave?
CONDUCTOR: The bus for Eroad will leave at 4P.M
PASSENGER : Can I get a seat in that bus?
CONDUCTOR : I very much doubt if you can get a seat in that bus.
PASSENGER: When is the next bus then?
CONDUCTOR: The next bus is at 9 P.M


                                    RAVI AND KARIM

RAVI: What were you looking at there?
KARIM: I was looking at the large crowed there.
RAVI: What happened?
KARIM: A boy has lost his purse.
RAVI: How has he lost his purse?
KARIM: Someone has picked his pocket.
RAVI: Has the pick-pocket been caught?
KARIM: No, the pick-pocket has not been caught.
RAVI: How many Rupees would he have lost?
KARIM: He would have lost about 3000 Rupees.


                              FATHER AND SON

FATHER: Have you paid your examination fees?
SON: No, I haven’t paid my examination fees yet.
FATHER: Why have you not paid your examination fees?
SON: Because you were away.
FATHER: Which is the last date for payment of fees?
SON: The last date for payment of fees is 31st of this month.
FATHER: Can you pay the fees tomorrow?
SON: Yes, we can pay the fees tomorrow.
FATHER: How much is the examination fees?
SON: The examination fees is Rs. 60000.


Frame Quetions


   1.    My father returns from work in the evening.
  When does your father return from work?
   2.    He is writing a letter to his brother.
  To whom is he writing a letter?
   3.    Yes, the children  are sleeping.
  Are the children sleeping?
   4.    We met at the cinema two days ago.
  Where did you meet two days ago?
  How many days ago you meet at cinema?
   5.    No, I have never seen a lion.
  Have you ever seen a lion?
   6.    I shall see you in a days or two.
  When will you see me?
   7.    We are going to eat bananas.
  What are you going to eat?
   8.    He will have returned  from  school at 4 O’Clock.
  When he will have returned from school?
   9.    Yes, I can speak English well.
  Can you speak English well?
  10.  My mother is working in the kitchen.
  What is mother doing in the kitchen?
  Where is mother working?
  11.  He should work hard to earn his food
  Why should he work hard?
  12.  No, We are not able to play tennis.
  Are you able to play tennis?
  13.  This bicycle is yours, not mine.
   Whose bicycle is this?
  14.  There are forty girls in this class.
   How many girls are there in this class?
  15.  Some people go to Ooty in summer.
  Where do some people go in summer?
  16.  No, he didn’t have to leave the country.
  Did he have to leave the country?
  17.  He always walks very slowly.
  How does he always walk?
  18.  This umbrella costs seventy five rupees.
   How much does this umbrella?
  19.  They go to church five times a month.
   How often do they go to church?
   20.  Our school is two kilometers away from here.
   How far is your school from here?

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Simple, Complex and Compound sentences


S.no
SIMPLE SENTENCE
COMPLEX SENTENCE
COMPOUND SENTENCE
1.
{On + ing, owing to,
 on account of,
 because of  } + ing (Nown)
As,
Because,
Since
And,
So,
 there for
2.
On + ing (noun)
When,
while
And/the time of it
3.
Having + P.P (Noun)
After
And, then
4.
Before + ing (Noun)
Before
And before that
5.
In spite of + ing
Though,
although
But,
yet
6.
In case of +ing,
 in the event of + ing,
in the event of – not + ing
If
Unless
(must)/and(then only)
(must)/or(else)
7.
Immediately on + ing
Soon after + ing
As soon as
No sooner – then
And at once
And immediately
8.
Of
Where
And/the place of it there
9.
Ing
Who
Which
and
10.
To+verb+of
That
And
11.
The reason for + ing
Why
And/the reason for it
12.
The manner of + ing
How
And/the manner of it(some how)/and
13.
The nature of + ing
What
And/ the nature of it(something)/and
14.
The truth of + ing
Whether/if
Or not / and / the truth of it
15.
To
So that
In order that
Must-and therefore
16.
Like
As if
As though
But

17.
The +(super)
Than
But no other – equally
18.
One of the(super)
As – as
And/very few – also equally
19.
Till/Until the + ing
Till
Until
And/until then
20.
Too – to
So- that – not
And so
And there fore
21.
Besides

Not only-but also
22.
Quite – to + verb
Such – that
A great – and so
23.
Enough to + verb
So – that
Very – and so




Tenses



                                                                              Tenses
                                                                            SIMPLE TENSE

PRESENT TENSE
PAST TENSE
FUTURE TENSE
I
            eat
        ate
    shall eat
WE
            eat
        ate
    shall eat
YOU
            eat
        ate
    will eat
HE
            eats
        ate
    will eat  
SHE
            eats
        ate
    will eat
IT
            eats
        ate
    will eat
THEY
            eat
        ate
    will eat

                                                                            CONTINUOUS TENSE

PRESENT TENSE
PAST TENSE
FUTURE TENSE
I
        am eating
        was eating
  shall be eating
WE
        are eating
        were eating
  shall be eating
YOU
        are eating
        are eating
  will be eating
HE
        is eating
        was eating
  will be eating
SHE
        Is eating
        was eating
  will be eating
IT
        Is eating
        was eating
  will be eating
THEY
        are eating
        were eating
  will be eating

                                                                            PERFECT TENSE

PRESENT TENSE
PAST TENSE
FUTURE TENSE
I
   have eaten
had eaten
 Shall have eaten
WE
   have eaten
had eaten
Shall have eaten
YOU
   has eaten
had eaten
will have eaten
HE
   has eaten
had eaten
will have eaten
SHE
   has eaten
had eaten
will have eaten
IT
   has eaten
had eaten
will have eaten
THEY
   have eaten
had eaten
will have eaten

                                                           PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

PRESENT TENSE
PAST TENSE
FUTURE TENSE
I
 have been eating
had been eating 
shall have been eating
WE
 have been eating
had been eating
shall have been eating
YOU
 has been eating
had been eating
will have been eating
HE
 has been eating
had been eating
will have been eating
SHE
 has been eating
had been eating
will have been eating
IT
 has been eating
had been eating
will have been eating
THEY
 have been eating
had been eating
will have been eating