3rd Class

     Introduction   Every complete sentence contains two parts, a subject and a predicate.          Subject   The subject in a sentence is generally the or thing about whom /which we say something      

•  Robert is talking to smith.
•  The horse grazes in the field
•  The aeroplane files in the sky
•  The cow eats grass.
•  James like story books.
•  The glass in made of steel.
•  The tall boy is jumping on the road  

       Analysis In the above given sentences, 'Robert',  'the horse', 'the aeroplane',  'the cow,' 'james', 'the glass' and 'the tall boy' are spoken about. In other words, something have been said about them. Therefore, they are subject.  

     Practice Exercise   Read the sentence carefully and write the kind of sentence.         He has got very good marks in the examination.   Answer: Affirmative Sentence        He did not tell me anything about you.   Answer: Negative Sentence       What did you ask to him?   Answer: Interrogative Sentence        What a shame?   Answer: Exclamatory Sentence                Read the sentence carefully and choose the kind of sentence.        The machine is not working. (A) Negative                                                      (B) Interrogative (C) more...

     Types of Sentence  

•  Steve is very happy today.
•  Smith eats mangoes.
•  Who has broken the table?
•  What do you want to know?
•  Shut the door.
•  Please call the doctor at once.
•  Don't drink this water.
•  Hurrah! The bird is alive.
•  What a great fall!
•  May you get a job soon?

         The above given sentences give different expression

•  Sentences 1 and 2 express statements in general way.
•  Sentences 3 and 4 express questions.
•  Sentences 5, 6 and 7 express an order, a request or a prohibition.
•  Sentences 8 and 9 express happiness and surprise.
•  Sentences 10 express a wish or a desire.  

       On the basis of this a sentences can be divided into five kinds:

 Statement                               (Or Assertive Sentence)

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    Introduction   A group of words that makes complete sense is called sentence. While speaking, we use words in a group. When this group of words expresses a complete sense, we call it sentence. If it makes no sense, we do not call it sentence.      

• Ball is Antony playing with a.
• Aryan is playing with a ball.
• Beautiful is flower this very.
• The boy reads a book.
• Is Marry name her.
• The birds are flying in the sky.

     Analysis You can easily make a difference between the above given group of words. See the group of words given in 1, 3, and 5 these group of words do not give us complete sense. So we cannot call them sentences. Whereas the more...

     Passage - 5   Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions: There was a tree, near a pond. A dove lived on the tree with her children. One day an ant fell into the pond water. She tried to come out of the water but could not. The dove saw the ant drowning and felt pity for it. She plucked a leaf and put it into the pond water near the ant. The ant climbed on the leaf and came to the bank. Thus its life was saved by the dove. The ant thanked the dove for saving its life.         Where was the tree? (A) Neartree                                                      (B) Nearpond (C) Near village                                                 (D) Neartown (E) Near river     Answer: (b) Explanation: Tree was near more...

   Passage - 4   Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions: Once a greedy dog was wandering in the town in search of food. Suddenly, it saw a butcher's shop. It came to the shop and stole a piece of meat from the shop and ran out of town. It wanted to eat the meat at a lonely place. There was a small river in the way. The river had a wooden bridge on it. The dog stepped on to the bridge to cross the river. When the dog reached the middle of the bridge it looked downwards in the clear still water of the river. It mistook its reflection for another dog with a piece of meat in the mouth. As it was greedy, it could not bear it. Without losing any time the dog barked at its own reflection. As more...

     Passage - 3   Read the passage carefully and answer the following question: Newton was a great scientist. One day he had to go out of his room for an urgent piece of work. He left behind a bundle of papers, which was the manuscript of his research on the theory of light, on his study table. That time, his dog was also sleeping in the room. As soon as he had left the room, the dog awoke. It jumped upon the table and upturned the lighted candle. The bundle of papers caught fire and was completely destroyed. When Newton returned after some time, he was surprised to see that all his labour of years had been destroyed. He became very upset. But he controlled himself. Instead of losing his temper, he patted his dog on its neck and said, "You don't know what you more...