6th Class

    Practice Exercise     Change the following sentences into Passive Voice: John posts the letter. Solution: The letter is posted by John. Mary writes a story. Solution: A story is written by Mary.     Change the following sentences into Active Voice:   This poem was written by Tagore Solution: Tagore wrote this poem. Hindi is spoken all over India. Solution: People speak Hindi all over India.         Change the following into passive voice.         The doctor treats the patient. (A) The patient is treated by the doctor (B) The patient is being treated by the doctor (C) The patient has treated by the doctor (D) The patient was treated by the doctor (E) None of these     Answer: (A) Explanation: The patient more...

     Active to Passive as per Tense            Present Tense 1.       Simple Present Tense Active  : Subject + Verb + Object Example : I like tea. Passive : Object + is / am /are + \[{{V}_{3}}\] + by + Subject Example : Tea is liked by me.     2.       Present Continuous Tense Active  : Subject + is / am / are + verb (ing) + Object. Example : He is writing a story. Passive : Object + is / am / are + being + \[{{V}_{3}}\] + by + Subject. Example: A story is being written by him.     3.       Present Perfect Tense Active  : Subject + has / have + \[{{V}_{3}}\] + Object Example : Richards has eaten apple. Passive : Object + has / have + been + \[{{V}_{3}}\] + by more...

     Definition   The voice is the form of verb which indicates whether a person or thing does something or something has been done to a person or thing.

•   You write a letter
•   A letter is written by you.

In the sentences given above, both the sentences have the similar meaning But in the first example subject works itself whereas in second example the object is used as subject.           There are two kinds of voice: (i) Active voice (ii) Passive voice              Active Voice Definition: When the subject or person or thing is the doer of an action, the form of the verb is said to be in Active Voice.

•  The farmer ploughs the field.
•  The field is ploughed more...

     Definite Article 'the'   Definite Article: Definite Article (the) points out a particular person, animal, thing or Place. The is used before a noun beginning with a consonant or a vowel sound. Definite Article 'the': You use the when you know that the listener knows or can work out what particular person/thing you are talking about.     "The apple you ate was rotten." "Did you lock the car?" The is used when you have already mentioned the thing you are talking about.       Ashoka was a king. The king was great. We use the to talk about geographical points on the globe.       The North Pole, the equator We also use the before certain nouns when we know there is more...

     Introduction   In English language there are three articles. They are: "A", "An" and "The".   These three articles are divided into two parts, as follow: (i) Indefinite Articles - "a" and "an" (ii) Definite Article - the             Indefinite Article 'A' and 'An' 'A' is used before a word which starts from consonant or vowel but sounds like a consonant. (All the letters of English alphabet except 'A', 'E', 'l', 'O', 'U')       A book, a pen, a chair, a one rupee note, etc. An is used before a word which starts from vowel or consonant but sounds like vowel.     An apple, an egg, an honest man, etc. See the following examples: A one more...

     Use of Different Conjunctions     (A) And, As well as: These two conjunctions are used to add one statement to another:     (i) The man is poor. He is blind.            The man is poor and blind. (ii) Robin likes tea. Robin likes coffee.             Robin likes tea as well as coffee. (iii) Anima and Twinkle are dancing. (iv) You as well he have lifted the box. (v) Please come and sit beside me. (vi) Garry sells fruits and vegetables.   (B) Or, Either - or, Neither - nor: These conjunctions are used to indicate a choice between one statement and another.     (i)  Is he happy? Is he sad?             Is he happy or sad? (ii) I will more...

     Introduction   A word that is used to join two words or sentences is known as a Conjunction.

•   Reema and Rita are friends.
•   This copy and that book are same.
•   The elephant is big but the mouse is small.
•   Amar cannot sit because the chair is dirty.

In the first sentence the word "and" is joining two words "Reema" and "Rita". In the second sentence the word "and" is joining two words "this copy" and 'that book". In the third sentence the word "but" is joining two sentences "the elephant is big and "the mouse is small". In the fourth sentence the word "because" is joining two sentences "Amar cannot sit" and "the chair is dirty". In this way the words "and, "but "and" because" are joining two words or two sentences. These words are called Conjunctions. more...

     Definition   A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and shows its relation to other words in the sentence.             See the following examples: 1.   Preposition of time (A) I got up at 9 o'clock. (B) She has been dancing for two hours. (C) She has been swimming since two p.m.   2.   Preposition of manner (A) He earns money by boxing (B) She played with care. (C) He walks on his legs.   3.   Preposition of place (A) An accident took place near the church. (B) A truck ran over a cycle. (C) Stars shine in the sky.   4.    Preposition of direction (A ) The rat ran towards the hole. (B) She went around the temple. (C) A saint came from the East     more...

     Verb Forms           The following are the five forms of verb. Present Tense form                                             :               \[({{V}^{1}})\]  -Go          Come                      Eat Past Tense form                                                   :               \[({{V}^{2}})\] -Went     Came                    Ate Past participle form                                            :               \[({{V}^{3}})\] -Gone      Come                       Eaten Ing form                                                   more...

     Kind of Verbs There are three kinds of verbs

  Transitive verb

  Intransitive verb

  Auxiliary verb  

          Transitive Verb The verb which requires an object after it to complete its sense is called Transitive verb.   Look at the following sentences:

•  He arrived little early.
•  Robert provokes me to do the mischief.
•  The hunter kills the animals brutally.
•  English has taken the center stage.

In the sentence given above, verbs "arrived, "provokes", "kills" and "has taken" can't make complete sense. They need the object to make sense. Therefore, they are transitive verb.            Intransitive Verb The verb that does not require an object to complete its sense, but makes complete sense by itself is called an Intransitive Verb. Look at more...