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  CHAPTER 5 THE NOUN: KINDS OF NOUNS    NOUN A Noun is a word used as the name of a person, place or thing. Note: The word ‘thing’ is used to mean anything that we can think of.   Look at the following sentence: Asoka was a wise king.   The noun ‘Asoka’ = a particular king, but the noun ‘king’ = any other king as well as Asoka. We call Asoka = Proper Noun, and king = Common Noun.   Similarly: Sita = Proper Noun, while girl = Common Noun. Hari = Proper Noun, while boy = Common Noun. Kolkata = Proper Noun, while city = Common Noun. India = Proper Noun, while country = Common Noun.   The word girl = Common Noun, because it is a name common to all girls, while Sita = Proper Noun because it is the name of a particular girl.   COMMON NOUN A Common Noun is a name given in common to every person or thing of the same class or kind. [Common here means shared by all.]   PROPER NOUN A Proper Noun is the name of some particular person or place, [Proper me...

  CHAPTER 4 : PARTS OF SPEECH   Speech:     Parts of speech: Words are divided into different kinds or classes in a sentence are called parts of speech. The parts of speech are 8 in number. 1. noun 2. adjective 3. pronoun 4. verb 5. adverb 6. preposition 7. conjunction 8. interjection   1. noun: A noun is a word used as the name of a person, place or thing. Example: Akbar was a great king . Kolkata is on the banks of the river Hooghly . The rose smells sweet. The sun shines brightly. His courage won him honour .         2. Adjective: An adjective is a word used to add something to the meaning of a noun. Examples: He is a brave boy. There are twenty boys in this class.           3. Pronoun: A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun. Examples: John is absent because he is ill. The books are where you left them .         4. verb: A verb is a word used to express an action, event or state. Th...

  CHAPTER 3 : THE PHRASE AND THE CLAUSE   PHRASE: A group of words that makes sense, but not complete sense is called a phrase. Examples: The sun rises in the east . Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall . There came a giant to my door . It was a sunset of great beauty . The tops of the mountains were covered with snow . Show me how to do it. He has a chain of gold .     CLAUSE: A group of words that forms part of a sentence and contains a subject and a predicate is called a clause. Examples: He has a chain that is made of gold . People who pay their debts are trusted. We cannot start while it is raining . I think that you have made a mistake .     REVISE: A group of words that makes sense, but not complete sense is called …………………….. A group of words that forms part of a sentence and contains a subject and a predicate is called ………………………..   IDENTIFY THE PHRASES: The sun rises in the east. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. There came a giant to my door. It was a su...

    CHAPTER 2  SUBJECT AND PREDICATE   Two parts of a sentence:                 1. subject                 2. predicate   1. Subject: The part which names the person or thing we are speaking about is called the subject of the sentence. Examples:   I am playing cricket .     2. Predicate: The part which tells something about the subject is called the predicate of the sentence. Examples: The boys are playing cricket .     The subject of a sentence usually comes first, but occasionally it is put after the predicate. Examples: Here comes the bus . Sweet are the uses of adversity .     In imperative sentences, the subject is left out. Examples: Sit down. [ You ] Thank him . [ You ]       Exercise in Gr...