Defining an adverbAn adverb is a word that adds something to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.Examples: Rita danced beautifully.Today is a very hot day.They faced the situation quite confidently.All the words above printed in bold letters are adverbs.In sentence 1, the adverb 'beautifully' adds to the meaning of the verb'danced'....
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Future tense
This tense tells about actions that will take place in the time to come.Rule: Subject+ will, shall + Ist form of the verb.Examples: He will go to Delhi tomorrow. We shall participate in the competition. Normally we use...
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Past tense
Simple Past Tense.* This tense is used to express actions that took place at some time in the past and are now over.* It is also used to express some past habits.Examples: I wrote to her last week. We usually went to school by bus.Note. To suggest some past habits, we often use...
Friday, June 25, 2021
The Present Tense
The TenseThere are three main tenses:Present Tense( expresses actions in the present time.)Past Tense.( expresses actions in the past)Future Tense( expresses actions that are likely to take place in future.)Each tense has its four kinds:1.Indefinite/Simple2. Continuous3. Perfect4. Perfect ContinuousLet's talk about Present tense:Present Indefinite...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
What are Idiomatic Expressions?
Idiomatic ExpressionsA type of informal language which has a particular meaning but different from the meaning of the words in the expressions. Ex. Break a leg. ( From words it seems to us that someone is asking to break the leg. But it is not so. It is an idiomatic expression that means,' Good luck'. .These make our expressions...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Paragraph Writing
Meaning & features of writing a Paragraph:-A paragraph writing is a group of sentences related to one topic or developing one point. These sentences are closely related in meaning and are arranged in a systematic manner. The essential features of a good paragraph...
Monday, June 21, 2021
What are Coordinating and Subordinating conjunctions?
Coordinating Conjunctions Vs Subordinating Conjunctions As we know that a conjunction is a word used to join words, group of words or sentences. Let's know about its two kinds, Coordinating Conjunctions & Subordinating Conjunctions.Coordinating conjunctions.What...
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Introduction to 'Punctuation' & Capital letters
Punctuation & Capital lettersWhen we speak, we do not go on speaking continuously and in the same tone.. We pause while speaking.Some of the pauses are short while some are pretty long. We lend a particular quality of voice to the same words to convey a particular meaning. Marks of punctuation perform the same function as pauses and...
Friday, June 18, 2021
How to make 'Catchy Posters' ?
Making PostersA. A poster is a large picture/ painting/ cartoon which carries some message or information. A poster combines visual art with creative writing. The visual attracts the readers' attention and while they are enjoying it, the message or information...
Thursday, June 17, 2021
INTRODUCTION TO: PERSONAL PRONOUN , RELATIVE PRONOUN
Pronouns: Personal Pronouns, Relative PronounsAs we know , A Pronoun is a word which is used in place of a noun.. It has eight kinds. We will talk about two of its kinds, Personal Pronouns and Relative PronounsPersonal Pronouns. There are three persons: first person, second person and third person. The first person is the person speaking;...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Learn different ways to express moods & attitude
Verb: Modals*A verb used to express the mood or attitude of a speaker is called a modal.* The most commonly used modals are: can, could, may , might , will , would, shall, should , must , ought...
