Verb series - Short Answers

Special verbs as we have seen,have a very important role in the formation of questions and negatives.Another important function of these special verbs is their use in short answers.It is not usual to give full answers to questions in English.

 For Example:


If you are asked a question ,

##"Are you fond of ice-creams?" you should not say "Yes,I am fond of ice-creams" or
"No,I am not  fond of ice-creams". This type of answers would be very formal and unnatural.

##You should say,"Yes,I am" or "No,I am not".

The following is the most usual form of short answers to yes-no questions.

yes+pronoun+special verb or no+pronoun+special verb+n't


Examples:

1. Have you got pencil ?     {Yes,I have or No,I haven't}

2. Do you know Telugu ?   {Yes,I do or No,I don't}

3.Was the train late ?         {Yes,It was or No ,It wasn't}

   You must have noticed that the special verb which is used in the short answer is the same verb with which the question begins.If the subject of the question is a noun, its pronoun form is used in short answers.

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Note: This article doesn’t covers the full scope of the above dealt topic. It is better  recommended for a basic understanding only.

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BASIC GRAMMAR- 3.ARTICLES

I'm back after a long gap of 20 days and few hours :) Came across some good happenings and not so good happenings.Thank God we're safe. Attended two interviews and gained some new experiences.Hoping to post about those experiences too.Anyways CHEEERRRRRS for our historic world cup win:)))).And......back to blogging  again.My thoughts were much randomized I guess:-)

                                            ARTICLES ..here it goes.....The best part about ARTICLES is only 3 articles:) , but still more rules to be followed while using it actually !!! :)

ARTICLES: ‘A’ ,’an’ and ‘the’ are called articles. The is called the definite article and a(or an) the indefinite article.

I.    THE USE OF ‘AN’:

1.       ‘AN’ is used before a single noun which is pronounced with a vowel sound.

Examples:

An umbrella, an elephant, an animal.

2.       ‘An’ is used before a singular noun n which ‘h’ is silent.

Examples:

An honest man , an heir.

3.       It is used before a consonant in an abbreviation which begins with a vowel sound.

Example:

an M.A ., an M.L.A

II.  THE USE OF ‘A’:

1.       ‘A’ is used before a singular noun beginning with a constant sound.

Examples:

A good day , a doctor.

2.       It is used before a singular noun beginning with a vowel which has a ‘w’ constant sound.

Examples:

A one eyed man , a one man army.

3.       It is used before a singular noun beginning with a vowel which has a ‘y’ consonant sound.

Examples:

A university , A utensil etc.

III.THE USE OF ‘THE’:

1.    ' The' is used before a definite person.

Example:

The President , the prime minister, the secretary.

2.       It is used when the same noun is repeated for the second time.

Example:

There was an old man. The old man had a dog. The dog barked violently.

3.       It  is used before ranks.

Example: The first , The former

4.       It is used before superlative degrees.

Example:  the worst, the best.

5.       It is used before holy books.

Example: The Quran , The Bible.

6.       It is used before unique things.

Example:The Earth, The moon.

7.       It is used before the names of the rivers, seas, oceans, mountain ranges etc.

Example: The Alps , The Himalayas.

8.       It is used before the names of the countries consisting of the words like union,United Kingdom,Republic.

Example: The Union of India , The U.S.S.R

9.       It is used where a singular noun represents the whole class.

Examples:The  Cow is an useful animal.

10.   It is used when two comparatives are in a single sentence.

Example: the older we grow, the wiser we become.

11.   It is used before an adjective when the noun is understood.

Example:The rich are proud.

12.   It is used before a proper noun when it is used as a common noun.

Examples: Bombay is the Manchester of India.

13.   It is used before an abstract noun when the name of a particular person is given.

Example:The patience of J.P is adorable.

14.   It is used before the name of a person with its plural form representing the whole family.

Example: The Smiths.

15.   It is used before the names of shops, banks,hotels etc.

Example:The Rotary club.

16.   It is used before the names of ships and trains and aeroplanes.

Example:The Rawalpindi Express.

17.   It is used before the names of musical instruments.

Example:The Guitar.

18.   It is used before the types of forces.

Exammple: The Naval force, The Army force.

19.   It is used before stations.

Examples: The post office.

20.   It is used before a comparative degree used with ‘of the two’.

Example: Gita is the tailor of the two sisters.

   

Note: This article doesn’t covers the full scope of the above dealt parts of speech. It is better  recommended for a basic understanding only.

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BASIC GRAMMAR - 1.PARTS OF SPEECH

It is always appreciated to speak the language knowing and using its syntax and semantics. Yes, it's nothing but GRAMMAR.. doesn't feel sick when hearing the word GRAMMAR.Anything is easy when we know it. Okay... let's start the day with Parts of Speech.

English words belong to eight parts of speech:

1. Noun

2. Pronoun

3. Adjective

4. Verb

5. Adverb

6. Preposition

7. Conjunction

8. Interjection

1. NOUN

A Noun is a word which is the name of a person, thing, place or quality.

 Example: pen, city, honesty etc.

How to use it?

Example: 1. Singapore is called “the fine city”.-Name of a place.

                 2.  Ram is a sincere student - Name of a person and quality.

            

2. PRONOUN

A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun.

Example: He, She, Him, His, Her, It, You, Himself, Myself, mine etc.

How to use it?

Example: 1. Pritham painted a picture. He gave it to Varun.

When referring to a person and speaking about him, every time it is not necessary  to  use the noun ie the name of the person .For instance quoting the above example, we won’t use  ‘Pritham’ every time instead we can use ‘He’/’His’/’Himself’ appropriate to the context.

3. ADJECTIVES

An adjective is a word which qualifies a noun and shows the quality, quantity, and number etc., of a noun.

Example: Clever,beautiful,honest,pure,sincere,good,young,large,mere,thousands etc.

How to use it?

Example: 1.She has a smiling face.

               2. Don’t waste much money.

               3. The guys ate little food.

4. VERB

A verb is a word which shows the action done by the subject. Verb tells us not only about an action but also about existence and possession.

Example: eat, run, give, dance, listen, suffer, enjoy, pray , write etc.

                                                                                                     

How to use it?

      1. He is dancing.

            2. Priya paints well.

5. ADVERB

An adverb is a word which qualifies a verb or adjective or another adverb.

 Example: sweetly, quickly, very, slowly etc.

How to use it?

      1. She sang sweetly.

2.He ran very slowly.

6. PREPOSITON

Preposition is a word  placed before a noun or pronoun to shoe its relation to some other word in the sentence

Example: for, of, about, with, at etc.

How to use it?

1. I acted with him.

2. Bread is good for your health.

7. CONJUCTION

A conjunction is a word which combines two words or two clauses.

Example: and, but, yet, though so etc.

How to use it?

          1.       Sri and Pri are my friends.

          2.       Though he ate well, he fell sick.

 8.  INTERJECTION

An interjection is a word which expresses a sudden feeling.

Example: Hurray! , Oh! , Good Heavens! , Phew! , Alas! Etc.

How to use it?

         1.       Hurray! We won the world cup.

         2.       Japan was hurt badly by the Earthquake. Alas!

 Note: This article doesn’t covers the full scope of the above dealt parts of speech. It is better  recommended for a basic understanding only. To expertise, a lot to be practiced on those areas.And PREPOSITIONS plays a very important role in English grammar thus it is briefly discussed in next article.

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