01 Discuss different types of adjectives with examples.

Ans- Definition of Adjective

Adjectives are describing words. Large, grey and friendly are all examples of adjectives. In the examples below, these adjectives are used to describe an elephant. Examples: Large elephant Grey elephant Friendly elephant

Adjectives Modify Nouns

The word elephant is a noun. Adjectives are added to nouns to state what kind, what colour, which one or how many. Adjectives are said to modify nouns and are necessary to make the meanings of sentences clearer or more exact. Examples: Follow the yellow cab. (In this example, the adjective 'yellow' modifies the noun 'cab'.) Craig caught another large bass. (In this example, the adjective 'large' modifies the noun 'bass'.) It is the girl with the pale face again. The principal words should be in bold. (Beware of the adjective 'principal' - see right) The rusty nail he stood on was the cause of the infection. Please put the old documents in the shredder. There is an essential matter we need to discuss. Peter guessed the right number.

Adjectives Modify Pronouns

Although less common, adjectives can also modify pronouns. Examples: It is a blue one. (In this example, the adjective 'blue' modifies the pronoun 'one'.)

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THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ADJECTIVES

Adjectives are describing words. However, there are many other words that are classified as adjectives, some of which do not fall easily under this description. PERSONAL TITLES Personal titles such Mr, Mrs, Auntie, Uncle, Dr and Lord are classified as adjectives when they are attached to a name. The day after tomorrow, you can visit Auntie Pauline and Uncle Joe. The lecture on Friday will be presented by Dr Ingols and Prof. Munro. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES Possessive adjectives are used to show possession. They are my, your, his, her, its, our and their. THE ARTICLES The words a, an and the are known as articles and are classified as adjectives too. 'A' and 'an' are called the indefinite articles, as they do not indicate a specific noun; whereas, 'the' is called the definite article, because it does point to a specific noun. A cup (< any cup) The cup (< a specific cup) DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES Demonstrative adjectives are used to demonstrate or indicate specific things. This, that, these and those are all demonstrative adjectives. If I hear that parrot again, I will call the RSPCA. ('That' is a demonstrative adjective. It refers to a specific parrot.) Medals will only be given to those runners who complete the marathon in less than 8 hours. ('Those' is a demonstrative adjective. It refers to specific people.) INDEFINITE ADJECTIVES Unlike demonstrative adjectives, which indicate specific items, indefinite adjectives do not point out specific things. They are formed from indefinite pronouns. The most common indefinite adjectives are no, any, many, few and several. The chief has heard many people make the same promise. (The indefinite adjective 'many' modifies the noun 'people'.) According to a council spokesman, there are no wallabies left in Derbyshire. However, over the past few months, many walkers have reported seeing several adults with young. (The indefinite adjectives in this example are no, few, many and several.) NUMBERS Numbers are classified as adjectives too.

Four dolphins stayed with the boat until dawn. (The adjective 'four' modifies the noun 'dolphins'.) All we could muster was 9 cans of beans. (The adjective '9' modifies the noun 'cans'.)

02 Explain the various types of Prepositions with examples. Ans- 2001-2008 abcteach.com
WORD LIST: PREPOSITIONS A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence. "The dog sat under the tree." about above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between by down during except for from in in front of inside instead of into like near of off on onto on top of out of outside over past since through to toward under underneath

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03 What do you mean by Conjunctions? When would you use them in English language? Give examples. AnsConjunctions A Conjunction is a word which connects words, phrases, clauses or sentences 04 Discuss various skills to be developed for effective comprehension of a reading passage. Conjunctions have three basic forms: Single Word For example: and, but, because, although Compound (often ending with as or that) For example: provided that, as long as, in order that Correlative (surrounding an adverb or adjective) For example: so...that.There are two classes of conjunctions. They are:

Coordinate conjunctions; Coordinate conjunctions join two clauses or sentences which are at par in terms of importance. They also join two words of equal grammatical rank. Also, coordinating conjunctions are short and simple. There's an easy way to remember them their initials spell: Coordinate conjunctions join two clauses or sentences which are at par in terms of importance. They also join two words of equal grammatical rank. Subordinating conjunctions Subordinate conjunctions are the conjunctions that connect the subordinate clauses to the main clauses in sentences. In other words, it can also be said that a subordinating conjunction joins a subordinate (dependent) clause to a main (independent) clause. 05 Find meanings for the Idioms mentioned below (Check the net) a) A blessing in disguise b) A penny saved is a penny earned. c) Add fuel to the fire. d) All in the same boat. e) Apple of my eye. f) Back to square one. g) Cock and bull story. h) Dont count your chickens before they hatch. i) Great minds think alike. j) Rome was not built in one day. 06 Fill in the blanks with correct degree of comparison mentioned in the bracket.

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