I. GE Series
1. Adjectives and Adverbs
Word like quiet, calm, bad, slow, clever, diligent, etc are adjectives. We use them with noun as attributive adjectives such as “ a slow car” and predicative adjective like “ The car is slow”
Ex : He gave a bad speech
The rain was heavy
Slowly, Badly, calmly and etc are adverb. Adverb are used to describe how people do things or how things happen.
Ex: He spoke badly
It rained heavily
Question:
1. Uncle Frank drives ___________ (fast)
2. She drives ____________ (careless)
3. The teacher screams ___________ (angry)
Key Answer :
1.Fast
2.Carelessly
3.Angry
2.Coordinate Conjunctions
Coordinate conjunctions are used to join two similar grammatical constructions, for instance, two words, two phrases or two clauses.
Ex : My friend and I will attend the meeting.
The sun rose and the birds began to sing.
The most commonly used coordinate conjunctions are and, but and or. In addition, the words nor and yet may be used as coordinate conjunctions. In the following table, each coordinate conjunction is followed by its meaning and an example of its use.
A coordinate conjunction may be used to indicate the relationship between the ideas expressed in a clause and the ideas expressed in the rest of a sentence.
Ex : We could go to the library, or we could go to the park.
He neither finished his homework nor studied for the test.
Question :
1. My mother in here. My sister in here
2. You can have tea, or you can have coffee
3. Rere enjoys horseback riding. Riri enjoys horseback riding
Key Answer :
1. Not only my mother but also my sister in here
2. You can either have tea or coffee
3. Both Rere and Riri are enjoys horseback riding
3. Gerunds and Infinitives
Gerunds and infinitives are forms of verbs that act like nouns. They can follow adjectives and other verbs. A gerund is a noun formed from a verb by adding -ing. See also Nouns/Gerund. Not all words formed with -ing are gerunds.
An infinitive is to + the verb. When a verb follows a verb it either takes the gerund or infinitive form. Some verbs can take either the gerund or the infinitive with no loss of meaning.
Example :
With the verb will "It would to rain." or "It would raining." Both sentences have the same meaning.
Sometimes the use of the gerund or infinitive changes the meaning of the sentence.
Example :
With the verb remember "I remembered to do my homework". or "I remembered doing my homework."
Question :
Working Run Swimming
1.When Reis got tired, she stopped……..
2.When we were at the swimming pool, we went……
3.I enjoy……a long walk every morning
Key Answer :
1.Working
2.Swimming
3.Running
4. Present Progressive Tense
To talk about something which in progress
• At the moment of speaking.
• Around the present but not necessarily at the moment of speaking.
• For a limited period around the present.
Ex : • What are you doing at the moment ?
• You are spending a lot of money these day
• My parents are very busy this month. They are renovating their house
To talk situations which are changing or developing around the present.
Ex : • The population of the world is increasing very rapidly
Question :
1.Prices……(rise) all the time
2.Bella…..(look) for a job at the moment
Key Answer :
1.are rising
2.is looking