Vocabulary
In this lesson, we will learn to define a word, that is, we will try to find out a single word for a group of words. For example:
Alien: A non-resident of a country
Citizen: A resident of a country
Some more examples are given below to develop your understanding of this topic.
1.
One who can neither read nor write is called:
(a) Illiterate (b) Illegal
(c) Teacher (d) Egoist
(e) None of these
Ans. (a)
2.
A person who makes a film is known as:
(a) Director (b) Producer
(c) Villain (d) Artist
(e) None of these
Ans. (b)
3.
A lady who attends sick persons is known as:
(a) Wife (b) Nurse
(c) Teacher
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Let us look at some examples to understand the subject.
The main word is always noun and the adjective is the qualifier in the subject.
Identifying main word and qualifier
(a) The black goat was in the dark room.
Qualifier Main word
(b) My elder brother is a clerk.
Qualifier Main word
Qualifier is always placed before the main word.
To identify the predicate let us look at some examples:
(a) Tom named his house as pleasure house.
(b) The teacher appointed Max as monitor.
The complement is always more...
1. Proper Noun
A proper noun is the name of some particular person, place or thing.
For example:
Ashoka was a wise king. Here, Ashoka is the proper noun.
2. Common Noun
A common noun is a name more...
