Use of Commas with Adjectives

Use of Commas with Adjectives

         

* We use commas to separate two adjectives before a noun.

For eg. – The black, old crow flew away.

However, sometimes two adjectives are not separated by commas.          

For eg. – Two black crows flew away.

* When there are three or more items we need a comma after each item.

For eg. – Tom had no book, no pen, no pencil or an eraser.

                            

Weekend home task 12

Weekend home task 12

                           

I Mark the helping verbs:    

1. He is asking about Sumita’s grandfather’s father.

2. Prabha and her sister are wearing new clothes for Diwali.

3. Sanna and Madhu have gone to Banglore many times.

4. Mom is taking me to the doctor because I have been ill for two days.

5. Ruchita has to put her clothes in the laundry basket.

                             

Adjectives for Countable and Uncountable nouns

Adjectives for Countable and Uncountable nouns  

* Some adjectives that describe the quantity of the nouns answer the question ‘How much?’ They cannot be replaced by a number if the nouns are uncountable.

Example:     

1. I want a little rice.

   I want two rice is incorrect.

* However, adjectives of quantity like some, many, much, any, no can be used both as adjectives of quantity as well as number if the nouns are countable.

Example:

1. There are many flowers in the vase.

    There are ten flowers in the vase.  

               

Home weekend Task 11

     Home Weekend Task 11

Q. Write 2 animal-related verbs for each category.

Bee-related verbs : buzzed and stung
Snake-related verbs: slither and slide
Cat-related verbs: meow and prowl
Fish-related verbs: glide and slip
Dog-related verbs: bark and bite
Horse-related verbs: neigh and gallop 

    

Types of adverbs

Adverbs add to the verb. They tell us more about the verb. Adverbs answer the questions – ‘when, where, how’ put to the verb.

Types of adverbs:

1. Adverb of Manner – It describes ‘how’ something happens. It mostly ends in the suffix ‘-ly’

Eg – angrily, noisily

2. Adverb of Place – It describes ‘where’ something happens.

Eg – here, nearby

3. Adverb of Time – It describes ‘how long’ or ‘when’ something happens. Eg – after, soon

4. Adverb of Frequency – It describes ‘how often’ something happens. Eg – often, daily

5. Adverb of Degree – It describes ‘to what degree’ something happens. Eg – just, very

6. Adverb of Certainty – It describes ‘how probable it is’ that something will happen. Eg – probably, surely

Note : Adverbs can also be used to modify adjectives or other adverbs. For eg – 1. Tina is very short. Here ‘very’ is the adverb that modifies the adjective ‘short’.

2. Tina ran very slowly. Here ‘very is the adverb that modifies the adverb ‘slowly’.

Adjectives

            

* Order of adjectives

Adjective category	Adjectives
Possession	my, yours
Demonstration	this, that
Number	twenty, first
Size	big, tall
Nature	quiet, bored
Age	new, baby, two year old
Shape	round, triangular
Colour	red, violet
Origin	Indian, African
Texture	smooth, rough
Material	cotton, plastic
Purpose	rest room, frying pan

We use adjectives because by adding them descriptions become better. 

Eg. A tall, beautiful young lady was waiting at the royal palace gate.  

Weekend home task 9

Weekend home task 9

I  Underline the present continuous tense in these sentences and then rewrite the sentence using simple present:

Say whether the new sentences show habit i.e. something done as routine.

1. We are making biryani for dinner.

Ans. We make biryani for dinner.

2. We are keeping all the coins from our trip abroad in a safe place.

Ans. We keep all the coins from our trip abroad in a safe place.  

3. Ratna and Susan are walking home along the riverside on their way back from school.

Ans. Ratna and Susan walk home along the riverside on their way back from school.

II Ask questions for these statements:

e.g. She goes to school every day.

       Does she go to school every day?

1. You meet his father every day.

Ans. Do you meet his father every day?

2. He plays football in the morning.

Ans. Does he play football in the morning?

3. They work very hard.

Ans. Do they work hard?

4. Chaman runs 2 kilometres on Sunday.

Ans. Does Chaman run 2 kilometres on Sunday?

5. We find a nest in the morning.

Ans. Did we find a nest in the morning?

6. Horses run very fast.

Ans. Do horses run very fast?    

Personal Pronoun, Possessive Noun, Possessive Pronoun

* Personal pronouns stand for specific people or things. They change according to person, gender and number. Some of the personal pronouns are ‘ I, you, he, she, we, they, it’

For example : I went to the temple with them.

* Possessive pronouns stand in place of a proper noun. Some of the possessive pronouns are ‘ my, her, his, their’

For example : My book is on the table.   (‘My’ is a possessive pronoun standing in place of the persons name)

Home Weekend Task 8

Home Weekend Task 8

Fill in the blanks with is, am or are:

1. Manish is taking his dog for a walk.

2. Supriya and Mohana are helping their mother.

3. The lions are roaming freely on the plains of Africa.

4. I am a good sportsman but a struggling artist.

5. There are not many children who take tuitions in our school.

Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense

Present continuous tense is used to show an action that is continuing or going on. It is made of a helping verb which is in the present tense like ‘am / is / are’ and the main verb is in the ‘-ing’ form to make it continuous.

For example:

1. I am eating a burger for lunch.

2. The barber is cutting his hair.

Weekend home Task 7

  

Weekend home Task 7

I  Underline the subjects in these sentences and mark on the right verb to show correct subject verb agreement. 

(Answers are marked in red)

a. Sheetal and her brothers (is / are) at school.

b. Mercury and Venus (has / have) no moons.

c. Punita and Sharda (doesn’t / don’t) mind collecting the photographs.

d. Either the chair on the table (is / are) always full of dust.

e. Ratna (fight / fights) with her neighbours everyday.

II   Ask questions to get the given statements as answers.

e.g. He bought a bag. (past tense)

        Did he buy a bag?

1.   She liked the movie.

      Did she like the movie?

2.   She closed that door.

       Did she close that door?

3.   The girl fell down from the top of the stairs.

Did the girl fall from the top of the stairs?

4.   The thief stole our car yesterday.

   Did the thief steal our car yesterday?

5.   They know our aunt.

        Do they know our aunt?

6.   She wants to play tennis.  

        Does she want to play tennis?

Helping verb

                     

* Revision of Simple and Compound verbs:

a) A simple verb is a one verb word. Eg- ran

b) A compound verb has more than one word. 

Eg - to run

A compound verb has the main verb, in this case it is ‘run’. The helping verb here is ‘to’.

* A verb that helps another verb is called a ‘helping verb’. The helping verb is found in the first part of a compound verb. We underline the whole verb in a sentence, that is the helping verb and the main verb.

* The helping verb example for ‘go’ –

will go, is going, was going, will be going, has gone, had gone, has been going, had been going, etc. 

                

Weekend home Task 6

Weekend home Task 6

a) Mark the words that go with the underlined nouns to make phrases.

The happy adventurous teenager went on a skiing trip to the cold peaks of the blue mountains with his group of sporty friends.

B) Change the verbs in the passage given below to the present tense.

Begin : Chunnilal goes to the shop….

Chunnilal goes to the shop and brings some chips to eat. When Chunnilal reaches home he finds a cockroach in the bag. So Chunnilal goes back to the shop and returns it. The shopkeeper gives him a new bag of chips but Chunnilal refuses it. The shopkeeper gives him back his money.

Weekend home Task 5

Weekend home Task 5

Write subjects for sentences 1-3 and predicates for sentences 4 – 6. Avoid single word subjects.

 

1. The beautiful and colourful butterflies looked for nectar in the flower. 

                                                                 

2. The new little plant needs soil, water and sunlight.

 

3. My aunt from Goa was upset because I broke her favourite vase. 

4. The pilot made an emergency landing in the middle of the forest.

5. The little puppy played with me for a long time.

6. The barber gave him a fashionable haircut.