Tuesday, May 11, 2010

ADJECTIVE

An adjective modifies a noun. It describes the quality, state or action that a noun refers to.

ADJECTIVE RULES:

i) Adjectives can come before nouns: a new car

ii) Adjectives can come after verbs such as be, become, seem, look, etc.: that car looks fast

iii) They can be modified by adverbs: a very expensive car

iv) They can be used as complements to a noun: the extras make the car expensive

IMPERATIVES

Imperatives are verbs used to give orders, commands and instructions. The form used is usually the same as the base form. It is one of the three moods of an English verb. Imperatives should be used carefully in English; to give firm orders or commands, but not as much when trying to be polite or show respect to the other person.

EG: Give me that tape, please.

PRONOUNS

A pronoun is a word that substitutes a noun or noun phrase. There are a number of different kinds of pronouns in English.

TYPES OF PRONOUN:

1 Demonstrative Pronoun - this, that, these, those
2 Personal Pronoun - I, you, he, she, etc..
3 Possessive Pronoun - mine, yours, his, etc..
4 Reflexive Pronoun - myself, yourself, etc..
5 Interrogative Pronoun - who, what, where, etc..
6 Negative Pronoun - nothing, no, nobody, etc..
7 Reciprocal pronoun - each other, etc..
8 Relative Clause - who, whose, which, that, etc..
9 Quantifier - some, any, something, much, many, little, etc.

PREPOSITIONS

A preposition is a word that links a noun, pronoun or gerund to other words. They can have a variety of meanings:

Direction- He's going TO the shops

Location- It's IN the box

Time- He left AFTER the lesson had finished

Possession- The Government OF Italy

Some prepositional phrases can function like single word prepositions; next to, in front of, etc., called complex prepositions.

IDIOM

A phrase which has a meaning that is commonly understood by speakers of the language, but whose meaning is often different from the normal meaning of the words is called an idiom.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

funny....