◙ Adjective: -
Adjectives are describing words. They describe nouns. They give quality to nouns.
E.g. Ram is a boy.
Ram is a good boy
The second sentence tells us the quality of the noun Ram. Therefore good is an adjective.
To speak with clarity, and to convey our thoughts clearly, we need to know the right words. Hence we need to know as many adjectives as possible to make our description as exact as possible.
◙ Verbs: -
Verbs are important is any language because it is impossible without them to make proper sentence. Verbs usually tell us about what a person is doing. In other words the describe an action
E.g. The young boy ate his lunch.
The girl bought a new dress.
Sometimes the verb is two part or more.
E.g. The old man is singing a song
He has been trying.
There are one or two verbs that do not say what people are doing. They describe what they are or the state they are in.
The most common of these is the verb “to be” which has the following parts: be, am, are, is, was, were, being, been.
► Be: -
|
Pronoun
|
Verb form
|
Present tense
|
Past tense
|
Future tense
|
|
I
YOU
We\they
Ram\Sita
He\she
It
|
Be
Be
Be
Be
Be
Be
|
Am
Are
Are
Is
Is
Is
|
Was
Were
Were
Was
Was
Was
|
Will be
Will be
Will be
Will be
Will be
Will be
|
► Have: -
|
Pronoun
|
Verb form
|
Present tense
|
Past tense
|
Future tense
|
|
I
YOU
We\they
Ram\Sita
He\she
It
|
Have
Have
Have
Have
Have
Have
|
Have
Have
Have
Has
Has
Has
|
Had
Had
Had
Had
Had
Had
|
Will have
Will have
Will have
Will have
Will have
Will have
|
► Do: -
|
Pronoun
|
Verb form
|
Present tense
|
Past tense
|
Future tense
|
|
I
YOU
We\they
Ram\Sita
He\she
It
|
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
|
Do
Do
Do
Does
Does
Does
|
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
|
Will do
Will do
Will do
Will do
Will do
Will do
|
► Examples: -
The verb to “to be” is used with a lot of adjectives which describe the state: -
E.g. He was sad.
She is pretty.
They are old.
He has been sick.
A singular subject takes a plural verb.
E.g. He reads magazines.
He – Singular subject, reads – Plural verb
A plural subject takes a singular verb.
E.g. We dance
We – Plural subject, dance – Singular verb
 “You” is and exception to this rule.
You in spite of being a singular subject take a singular verb.
E.g. You talk too much.
You – Singular subject, talk – Singular verb
◙ Adverbs: -
Just as we have adjectives that describe a noun or tell us more about a noun. There are words called ADVERBS that tell us how an action is performed. In other words ADVERBS tells us more about a verb.
E.g. Ram dances (verb)
Ram is dancing happily (dancing – verb, how is Ram dancing? – happily – adverb.)
Adverbs not only tell us how an action is performed but also where and when an action is performed.
E.g. He arrived today. (arrived – verb; when did he arrive – today – adverb.)
Remember
An adverb is a word that tells us how, when or where an action of a verb took place.
In English an Adjective is usually placed before the noun it is describing, Adverbs are generally placed after the verb.
E.g. Ram is a good boy (noun)……..good - adjective
Ram is dancing happily (adverb)………dancing - verb
It is essential to know as many adverbs as possible, as it ensures a good vocabulary with the help of which one can communicate and express one’s idea’s fluently and with clarity in English. |
