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Basic English Grammar

The document provides a comprehensive overview of the eight parts of speech in English, including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, along with their definitions and types. It also covers articles, active and passive voice, modal verbs, and direct and indirect speech with detailed conversion rules. Additionally, it explains various tenses and their structures, emphasizing the importance of correct usage in grammar.

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Basic English Grammar

The document provides a comprehensive overview of the eight parts of speech in English, including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, along with their definitions and types. It also covers articles, active and passive voice, modal verbs, and direct and indirect speech with detailed conversion rules. Additionally, it explains various tenses and their structures, emphasizing the importance of correct usage in grammar.

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Prats oF Seeecr, Parts of Speech > Words are divided into different groups based on how they are used in a sentence. (There are 8 Parts of Speech} 1) Name of a person, place, thing , or idea 2) Used in place of a noun 3) Shows action or state 4) | Adjective > Describes a noun 5) Describes a verb, adjective, or adverb 6) (Preposition}—> om relation between wor 7?) Joins words or sentences 8) (Interjection} > Shows sudden feeling Favs of Speech - NOUN . Noun — A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. ae _____llypes of Neus > 1. r Name of a specific person or place ° Ram * Delhi Ea, 25 Name of a general person or place * boy * city — 3. (Collective Noun) Name of a group eteam * class 4, Name of a material or substance * gold ¢ water me: Name of a quality, state, or idea ehonesty * happiness ee -y “Favils of, Speech - PRONOUN. © Pronoun — A pronoun is a word rit in place of a noun. Types _of Pronoun ab Used for persons or things +I, we, you, he, she, it, they 2 Shows ownership * mine, yours, his, hers 3. (Reflexive Pronoun} Refers back to the subject + myself, yourself, himself , Points to something « this, that, these, those 5. (lifterrogative Pronoun/ Used to ask questions ¢ who, what, which Dust cf Speech ~ VERB. Verb — A verb is a word that shows action or state of being. [Types of Verb] (1.[ Action Verb] > Shows an action erun * write .2.[Helping Verb] > Helps the main verb is, am, are «has, have [3] Linking Verb] > Links subject with description eis’ «seem '4.| Transitive Verb] > Needs an object She reads a book. Intransitive Verb|—> Does not need an object «He sleeps: - Pesits, of Speech - ADJECTIVE @ => Adjective > An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. Types of Adjective 1.| Adjective of Quality|—> Tells about kind or nature ° tall’ 2.[Adjective of Quantity|— Tells how much * some! : * little: 3.[Adjective of Number]—> Tells how many eone * many: 4.|Demonstrative Adjective|—> Points out noun * those’ 5.| Possessive Adjective] —> Shows ownership *imy’ * her’ Broil of, Speech — ADVERB. c =» Adverb > An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Types of Adverb 4.[Adverb of Manner}> Tells how an action happens * slowl ~earefly 2.|Adverb of Time }—> Tells when an action happens + today’ + yesterday 3.|Adverb of Place |}—> Tells where an action happens : * here * outside _ 4.|Adverb of Frequency Tells how often * always) j * often) 5.|Adverb of Degree} Tells how much or how far ° very! «too Pats. of Speech - PREPOSITION ¢ => Preposition > A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence. Types of Preposition — 1.|Preposition of Place | —> Shows position cin eon * under’ — 2.|Preposition_of Time | —> a time - ein — 3.|Preposition of Direction motors movement sinto | >-4.[Preposition of Manner|—> Shows how something ens —>5.|Compound Preposition |—> Formed. by two words a Parity of Speech — CONJUNCTION => Conjunction A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, or sentences. Types of Conjunction Af Coordinating —> Joins words or sentences Conjunction of equal importance ° and ° outs ° or a Subordinating — Joins dependent clause Conjunction to independent clause * because’ * although’ 3.|Correlative | —> Used in pairs Conjunction e either ... or) e neither ... nor’ “ Sewits of, Speech — INTERTECTION => Interjection—> An interjection is a word. that expresses sudden feeling or emotion. [Examples of Interjection —|1. Joy — (2. Surprise * wow! coh * hooray! ° ah — =|4. Greeting ouch’ * hello’ * alas! © hi’ —[5. Attention | ie WVVVVVVUVAVEVVVELELEDESLYLEEDIOS Articles: A/An/ The Articles are words used before nouns. They show whether a noun is general or specific. “ARTICLE A A is used before singular countable nouns that |begin with a consonant sound. *a boy *a university *a pen +a European country ARTICLE _AN ‘An is used before singular countable nouns that begin with a vowel sound. + an apple + an honest man + an_hour *an umbrella ‘ARTICLE THE {The is used to refer to a specific person, place, or_thing. + the sun *the teacher in the class + the Taj Mahal *the book you gave me IMPORTANT_POINT Articles are used according to sound, not spelling. T ; Correct use of articles makes sentences clear and grammatically correct. ENGLISH GRAMMAR ot Gin, AL = He ° He , . he ° she 15 =e . ‘e— * We were * You > They we—> are “They ° Wwe “They Ie -f = clo eh “Neb * He - she does ~ hte * Active & Passive Voice — Formulas “ * | ns Present. Simple - Active > Sub + V' + Obj | Passive — [Obj + is/am/are + V5 + by + Sub : Past Simple — Active > Sub + V* + Obj Passive —> [Obj + was/were + V> + by + Sub Future Simple - Active -> Sub + will/shall + V' + Obj Passive ->[Obj + will/shall + be + V3 + by + Sub Present Continuous - Active > Sub + is/am/are + V' + ing + Obj Passive ->[0bj + is/am/are + being + V>+b by+ Sub] | Past Continuous — Active > Sub + was/were + V'+ ing + Obj | Passive ->[Obj + was/were + being + V>+ by + Sub + Present Perfect — Active > Sub + has/have + V3 + Obj | Passive [Obj + has/have + been + V5+ by + Sub] | __| Past Perfect — Active > Sub +had + V3 + Obj Passive —> [Obj + had + been + V5 + by + Sub Future Perfect - Active > Sub + will/shall + have + V3 + Obj | Passive — [Obj + will/shall + have + been + V3 + by + Sub] _ Modal Verbs — Active -> Sub + can/may/must/should + V'+ Obj Passive > Obj + can/may/must/should + be + V+ by Sub |_ ¥, Imperative Sentence - Active > V' + Obj Passive > Let + Obj + be + V5 + Infinitive — Active > to +V'+ Obj ,_ Passive -> to + be + V> \Gerund — Active > V'+ ing + Obj , Passive > being + VS \Wh-Questions — Active > Wh-word + aux + Sub + V + Obj ? Passive > Wh-word + aux + Obj + V3+ by + Sub ? ¥, Negative Sentence - Active > Sub + aux + not + V + Obj ___ Passive > Obj + aux + not + be/been/being+V2+ byes : |@|Note_for Students Passive Voice is_used only when the object is important. Not_all_sentences _can_be changed _into_passive. Modals — Uses, Meanings & Formulas Modal Verb | Formula Example Usage / Meaning Sub + can + V'+ Obj| Sub + could + V'+ Obj ‘Sub + may + V'+ Obj [Sub + might + V'+ Obj] Sub + must + V'+ Obj| [Sub + shall + V'+ Obj] Sub + should + V'+ Obj Sub + will + V'+ Obj [Sub + would + V'+ bj] I can swim. He could run fast You may go now. Tt might rain today. You must obey your parents. We shall meet tomorrow. You should study daily. I would help you if I could. Sub + ought to +V'+ Obj ‘Sub + dare not + V' Sub + had better + V" ‘Sub + need to + V'+ Obj Sub + used to + V'+ Obj You ought to respect elders. You need to practice more. to the teacher. cricket. T have to go now. Sub + have/has to+V'+ Obj You had better leave now. when he was young. Kgermisiop/ She will come soon. He dare not speak ability / permission], lr possibility past ability / polite possibility possibility / wish weak possibility / uncertainty necessity / duty/ certainty future intention/ suggestion advice / moral duty future / willingness polite offer / imagination moral duty / strong advice necessity courage (formal) He used to play —> past habit obligation strong advice/ warning DIRECT _& INDIRECT SPEECH: DETAILED CONVERSION RULES . BASIC CONCEPT & PUNCTUATION Direct: She said to me, “I am busy.” (Quotation marks “ ” used) Indirect: She told me that she was busy. (No quotes, conjunction ‘that’ often used) . TENSE CHANGE (The ‘Backshift’ Rule) Simple Present (‘play’) — Simple Past (‘played’) Present Cont. (‘is playing’) —> Past Cont. (‘was playing’) Present Perfect (‘has eaten’) —> Past Perfect (‘had eaten’) Simple Past (‘played’) — Past Perfect (‘had played’) Past Cont. (‘was playing’) —> Past Perf. Cont. (‘had been playing’) Modals (can, may, will) __—> (could, might, would) ject (of Reporting Verb) What is S.0.N.? | O = Object (of Reporting Verb) N= No Change 1 Person (I, we, my, our) > Changes to S (Subject) of R.V. (e.g., He said, ‘I am ill’ > He said that he was ill.) 2°4 Person (You, your) —> Changes to O (Object) of RV. (e.g., She said to me, ‘You are nice’ -> She told me that I was nice.) 3° Person (He, she, it, they) —> N (No Change) (eg., I said, ‘She is busy’ -> I said that she was busy.) . TIME & PLACE WORD CHANGES now —> then tonight —> that night _here —> there tomorrow - the next day | this _—> that yesterday —> the previous day these —> those ago = before . REPORTING VERB CHANGES _Statement (-) —> ‘said to’ becomes ‘told’ Question (?) —> ‘said to’ becomes ‘asked’ or ‘inquired’ Command/Request (!) > ‘said to’ becomes ‘ordered’, ‘requested’, ‘advised’ Examples: He iis playing (Auxiliary). They ani swim (Modal). Birds fly (Intransitive). Examples: 7? (Main Verb) ~~ She writes a letter. (Action) He jis playing. (State) Ls (Helping + Main Verb) "Enalish Gistammast. 7 have/have been Qed have / have been = ae nas / has been has 7 has been i has has been We have /have-been pney have /have been 71 —hadthad been Pas cine e ha ad-been ~— ad/ had been She h wr had/ had been We-——had/ had been The —had/ had been Twill have + been — you will have + been —> fe will have+ been wis She will have tbeen \ Tt will have +been [= Rs will have +tbeen They: will havet+ been Present Past utune Lam T was_ Lwillibe == _1 have- IT hod tT will have — Ido T did | T will do ___ I Sind T found Twill find _I come T came st T will come — Lsoy T said || T will say _ Tsun T san dt Twill sun T become I became T bu T bought — ‘ choosd! T chose T will choos reat T ate T will ea [ heas1 T heasd Twill heast L_hide T hid Twill hide L_keep I kept T will keep aneak T broke Twill break ‘make __ | I_made Twill make _send T_ sent __ || Twill send Twill undesistan: undesistandl I undeststood will have will have will have will have will have will have will-have / Poreserd Pexfect Continuous — He ue Past Penfect ai Continuous eee I__haqve been You have been has-been have been have been had been had-been had-been had—been had_been had been had been T vill have been Fulune Pesfect | ayYou will have been Beal nuous He will have been ontinu —she—witt-h SF it-have been \ 1 wil! have been ae will have been e will have been Present Tense PRESENT SIMPLE 'Used to show daily habits, routines, facts, and general truths. Structure: +S +V/V-s/V-es +O *S+am/is/are +0 Examples: +I eat rice. *She reads a book. * You play football. + We drink water. *He goes to school. _* They work hard. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Used to show an action that is happening now or at this Moment. Structure: S + am /is/ are + V-ing + O Examples: * I am eating rice. * She is reading a book. + You are playing football. * We are drinking water. * He is going to school. _* They are working hard. PRESENT PERFECT Used to show an action that has just finished or has a connection with the present. Structure: S + have /has + V3 + 0 Examples: + I have eaten rice. * She has read a book. + You have played football. * We have drunk water. | He has gone to school. + They have worked hard. "PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS Used to show an action that started in the past and is still S + have / has been + V-ing +O = T have been eating rice. __* He has been reading a book. = You have been playing football.» We have been drinking water. He has been going to school. + They have been working hard. * She has been reading a book. Past Tense PAST SIMPLE Used to show an action that happened in the past. Structure: S + V?/V-ed +O Examples: +I ate rice. *She read a book. *You played football. +We drank water. +He went to school. + They worked hard. PAST_CONTINUOUS Used to show an action that was going on at a specific time in the_past. Structure: S + was / were + V-ing + O Examples: +I was eating rice. *She was reading a book. +You were playing football. + We were drinking water. +He was going to school. + They were working hard. PAST PERFECT. Used to show an action that was completed before another action in the past. | Structure: S+-had + Ve+0 | Examples: +I had eaten rice. *She had read a book. _*You had played football. *We had drunk water. _+He had gone to school. * They had worked hard. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS Used to show an action that had been continuing for some time before another past action. Structure: S + had been + V-ing + 0 _ Examples: _ +I had been eating rice. * She had been reading a book. _*You had been playing football. *We had been drinking water. *He had been going to school. * They had been working hard. Future Tense FUTURE SIMPLE Used to show an action that will happen in the future. Structure: S + will + V +0 +I will eat rice. * She will read a book. + You will play football. *We will drink water. + He will go to school. * They will work hard. FUTURE CONTINUOUS Used to show an action that will be going on at a specific time in the future. |Structure: S + will be + V-ing + 0 +I will be eating rice. *You will be playing football. * He will be going to school. + She will be reading a book. io will be drinking water. + They will be working hard. FUTURE PERFECT Used to show an action that will be completed before ‘a specific time in the future. Structure: S + will have + V5 +0 +I will have eaten rice. * She will have read a book. + He will have gone to school. We will have drunk water. +He will have girunk water. _* They will have worked hard. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS Used to show an action that will have been continuing for some time before a future point. Structure: S + will have been + V-ing + 0 +I will have been eating rice. _* You will have been playing football. |= You will have been playing football.» She will have been reading a book. |+ He will have been going to school. We will have been drinking water. |+ We will have been working hard.

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