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.