Monday, September 24, 2012

Lesson 09 :- Verbs

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Verbs

     A verb tells about an action, event or a state of being. There are 3 types of verbs : -


1. Action verbs .

2. Linking verbs.
3. Auxiliary verbs.



 Action Verbs

    Action verb express action  of being. It tells what a person or a thing does.


 Ex :- He write a short story 

( Here is write is the verb )



Linking Verbs

A linking verb links the subject of the sentence with information about it. Sometimes linking verbs are called  state of being verbs.


Ex :- Ruwan is thirsty 

( The sentence is link to Ruwan information about him . the fact that he is thirsty . That is his state of being )



Auxiliary Verbs

      An auxiliary verb goes with another verb. Sometimes auxiliary verbs are called "helping verbs" because they introduce or "help out" the main verb.


Ex :- The precedent is visiting to our school

 (the auxiliary verb, is, helps out the main ver b visiting, by telling  when the action is taking place—right now)



Be, have, and do are the most common auxiliary verbs. Other common auxiliary verbs include can, could, should, would, may, might, and must.


Lesson 08 :- English Irregular Verbs

List of Irregular Verbs 


Sunday, September 23, 2012

Lesson 07 :- Adjectives



Adjectives

    An adjective modifies a noun or  a pronoun by describing words. An adjective can be modified by an adverb, or by a phrase or clause functioning as an adverb. Some nouns, many pronouns, and many participle phrases can also act as adjectives.



Sunday, September 9, 2012

Lesson 06 :- Pronouns


Pronouns

    A pronoun is a word used to instead of noun. Common pronouns include he, her, him, I, it, me, she, them, they, us, and we.