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Singular Plural Singular Plural
Lord-justice Lords -justices
Man-servant Men-servants Woman-servant Women-servants
12. we‡`k †_‡K AvMZ wKQz kã Av‡Q hv‡`i‡K Plural Number Kivi mgq bx‡Pi wbqg¸wj Abymib Kiv †h‡Z cv‡i| h_vt
K. wKQy Greek Word Av‡Q, Zv‡`i †k‡l hw` is _v‡K Zvn‡j is D‡V es hy³ n‡e| h_vt-
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Axis Axes Crisis Crises
Analysis Analyses Parenthesis Parentheses
Basis Bases Hypothesis Hypotheses
Thesis Theses Synopsis Synopses
L. hw` Singular Number Gi †k‡l us _v‡K Zvn‡j us D‡V i hy³ n‡e h_vt
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Alumnus Alumni Syllabus Syllabi/ Syllabuses
Focus Foci Terminus Termini/ Terminuses
Radius Radii/ Radiuses Locus Loci
M. wKQy Latin Word Av‡Q hv‡`i †k‡l hw` um _v‡K Zvn‡j um D‡V a hy³ n‡e h_vt
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Agendum Agenda Medium Media
Datum Data Memorandum Memoranda
Referendum Referenda Erratum Errata
N. hw` Singular Number Gi †k‡l ix / ex _v‡K Zvn‡j ices hy³ n‡e h_vt
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Appendix Appendices Vertex Vertices
O. wKQy Greek Word Av‡Q hv‡`i †k‡l hw` a _v‡K Zvn‡j Zvi mv‡_ s/e hy³ n‡e Avevi hw` †k‡l on _v‡K Zvn‡j Zvi mv‡_ a
hy³ n‡e| h_vt
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Formula Formulae/Formulas Phenomenon Phenomena
Criterion Criteria
we.`ª:AviI we¯—vwiZ Rvbvi Rb¨ co–b A University Grammar of English by Randolph Quirk and Sidney
Greenbaum Edition-1995 Page-88.
HOME WORK
1. Turn the following into Plural.
Box, Child, Book, Stomach, noise,
2. Turn the following into Plural.
Name, Formula, Appendix, life, calf,
3. Turn the following into Plural.
Leaf, lady, louse, mouse, maid servant,
4. Turn the following into Plural.
Lord, justice, army, fly, Medium, knife
Spoken English-4
Small Talk
Explaining that you have been busy
I am busy.
Keeping busy .
Inviting a friend for a drink or coffee
Do you have time for coffee?
How about a cup of coffee?
Let’s go for coffee.
When you have just been introduced to someone
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(iii) Linking Verb: ‡h Verb, Subject Ges Complement Gi g‡a¨ ms‡hvM mvab K‡i †`q Zv‡K Linking Verb e‡j|
†hgb t a. He is a student. b. He was a doctor.
GLv‡b ‘is’ I Ôwas’ linking verb KviY Zviv He Gi mv‡_ student I doctor Gi ms‡hvM K‡i w`‡q‡Q|
N.B: be, appear, become, feel, get, go, grow, keep, look, prove, sound, run, smell, seem, taste, turn, GB
Verb ¸‡jv‡K A‡bK mgq Linking Verb wn‡m‡e e¨envi Kiv nq|
Auxiliary Verb Gi cÖKvi‡f` t Auxiliary Verb ‡K wZb fv‡M fvM Kiv hvq| h_v t
a. Primary Auxiliary b. Modal Auxiliary c. Periphrastic Modal Auxiliary.
(a) Primary Auxiliary: †h verb Ae¯’vbyhvqx mvnvh¨Kvix Avevi Ae¯’vbyhvqx Principal verb wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ nq ZvnvB
Primary Auxiliary verb.
G‡`i msL¨v 3wU| h_v t be, do I have
(i) be → be Gi 8wU iƒc Av‡Q| h_vt am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been,
‡hgb t a. I am a student. b. I am reading English.
GLv‡b Sentence G am wU Principal verb n‡q‡Q Avi wØZxq Sentence G am wU Auxiliary verb n‡q‡Q
(ii) do → do Gi 3Uv iƒc Av‡Q| h_v t do, does, did.
‡hgb t a. He did it. b. I did not do it.
GLv‡b Sentence G did wU Principal verb n‡q‡Q Avi wØZxq Sentence G did wU Auxiliary verb n‡q‡Q
(iii) Have → Have Gi 3 Uv iƒc Av‡Q| h_v-Have, Has I Had
‡hgb t a. I have a pen. b. I have lost a pen.
GLv‡b Sentence G have wU Principal verb n‡q‡Q Avi wØZxq Sentence G have wU Auxiliary verb n‡q‡Q|
(b) Modal Auxiliary: ‡h verb ¸wji ci base form of verb e‡m, to e‡m bv Ges ing I hy³ nq bv Zv‡K Modal
Auxiliary e‡j| †hgb t He can do it.
msL¨v t Modal Auxiliary Gi msL¨v 13wU| h_v t can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must,
need, dare, had better, would rather.
G‡`i ‰ewkót-
1. G‡`i c‡i to e‡m bv |
2. G‡`i c‡i ing hy³ n‡e bv |
3. G‡`i c‡ii Verb wU Past ev Past Participle †KvbUvB n‡e bv|
4. G‡`i c‡ii Verb wU Present Form n‡e|
5. G‡`i c‡ii Verb wUi mv‡_ s/es †hvM Kiv hv‡e bv| myZivs ejv hv‡e bv- He can does it. He can doing it. He can
to do it.
(c) Periphrastic Modal Auxiliary: ‡h verb ¸wji ci to Av‡Q Ges to Gi Verb wU Present Form n‡e Zv‡K
Periphrastic Modal Auxiliary e‡j| †hgb t He is going to do it.
msL¨v t Periphrastic Modal Auxiliary Gi msL¨v 6 wU| h_v t be to, be going to, have to, used to, be about
to, ought to.
G‡`i ‰ewkót-
1. G‡`i c‡i to e‡m |
2. G‡`i c‡i ing hy³ n‡e bv |
3. G‡`i c‡ii Verb wU Present Form n‡e|
Home Work
1. Find out transitive, intransitive and liking verb from the following.
a. He will read English.
b. They are taking tea.
c. They should supply all things.
d. Will you come here?
e. Do not make a noise.
f. Have you heard the news?
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Class No-14 Continuous Tenses
Present Continuous Tense/ Present Progressive Tense:
evsjvq ‡Pbvi Dcvqt- evsjv ev‡K¨i wµqvi †k‡l ‡ZwQ, †ZQ , †Z‡Qb ev ”Q BZ¨vw` _vK‡e|
Structure: Subject + am/is/are+ Present form of Verb + ing + Object. ‡hgbt--
†m fvZ Lv‡”Q ---He is eating rice.
Avwg ¯‹z‡j hvw”Q ------ I am going to school.
gv fvZ ivbœv Ki†Q --- Mother is cooking rice.
Avgiv wµ‡KU †Lwj‡ZwQ-----We are playing cricket.
N. B.: hw` ev‡K¨i Subject wU He, She, It, BZ¨vw` Third Person Singular Number nq Zvn‡j is em‡e hw` ev‡K¨i Subject wU
I nq Zvn‡j am em‡e, hw` ev‡K¨i Subject wU we/you nq Zvn‡j are em‡e|
Negative Gi Structure: Subject+ am not/ is not/are not+ Present form of Verb +ing + Object/Extension.
†m fvZ Lv‡”Q bv ---He is not eating rice.
Avwg ¯‹z‡j hw”Q bv------ I am not going to school.
gv fvZ ivbœv Ki‡Q bv--- Mother is not cooking rice.
Avgiv wµ‡KU †Lwj‡ZwQ bv-- We are not playing cricket
Interrogative Gi Structure: Am/Is/Are + Subject+ Present form of Verb + ing + Object/Extension
†m wK fvZ Lv‡”Q ? ---Is he eating rice?
Avwg wK ¯‹z‡j hvw”Q?------Am I going to school?
gv wK fvZ ivbœv Ki‡Q? ----Is mother cooking rice?
Avgiv wK wµ‡KU †Lwj‡ZwQ? ----Are we playing cricket?
Negative-Interrogative Gi Structure:- Am/Is/Are +Subject+ not+ Present form of Verb+ing +Obj/Ex.
†m wK fvZ Lv‡”Q bv ?---Is he not eating rice?
Avwg wK K‡j‡R hvw”Q bv?------Am I not going to College?
gv wK fvZ ivbœv Ki‡Q bv?--- Is mother not cooking rice?
Avgiv wK wµ‡KU †Lwj‡ZwQ bv? ----Are we not playing cricket?
Note: See, feel, like, love, hate, smell, hear, believe, consist, bring, hope, forgive, desire, want, belong,
remember, think, understand, notice, recognize, know, wish etc. GB Verb ¸wj‡K Av‡M Present Continuous
Tense G e¨envi Kiv nZ bv| wKš‘ AvaywbK Bs‡iRx‡Z G‡`i e¨envi Kiv nq|. Example: (i) I am seeing a bird. (ii) She is
feeling unwell. (iii) I am thinking of the matter.
Past Continuous Tense/ Past Progressive Tense
evsjvq ‡Pbvi Dcvqt- evsjv ev‡K¨i wµqvi †k‡l ‡ZwQj,†ZwQ‡j ,†ZwQ‡jb ev ”Qj BZ¨vw` _vK‡e|
Structure: Subject + was/were+ Present form of Verb + ing + Object. ‡hgbt--
†m fvZ Lvw”Qj ---He was eating rice.
Avwg K‡j‡R hvw”Qjvg ------ I was going to College.
gv fvZ ivbœv KiwQj --- Mother was cooking rice.
Avgiv wµ‡KU †LjwQjvg-----We were playing cricket.
N. B.: hw` ev‡K¨i Subject wU He, She , It Singular wKQy BZ¨vw` Third Person Singular Number nq Zvn‡j Was em‡e hw`
ev‡K¨i Subject wU I nq, Zvn‡j Was em‡e hw` ev‡K¨i Subject wU we nq Zvn‡j Were em‡e|
Negative Gi Structure:- Subject+ was not/were not + Present form of Verb + ing + Object/Extension.
†m fvZ Lvw”Qj bv ---He was not eating rice.
Avwg K‡jR hvwPQjvg bv------ I was not going to college.
gv fvZ ivbœv KiwQj bv --- Mother was not cooking rice.
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Avgiv wµ‡KU †LjwQjvg bv -- We were not playing cricket
Interrogative Gi Structure:-Was/Were + Subject+ Present form of Verb + ing + Object/Extension.
†m wK fvZ Lvw”Qj ? ---Was he eating rice?
Avwg wK K‡j‡R hvw”Qjvg?------ Was I going to college?
gv wK fvZ ivbœv KiwQj? --- Was mother cooking rice?
Avgiv wK wµ‡KU †Lwj‡ZwQjvg -- Were we playing cricket?
Negative-Interrogative Gi Structure:- Was/Were + Subject + not + Present form of Verb + ing +
Object/Extension.
†m wK fvZ Lvw”Qj bv ?--- Was he not eating rice ?
Avwg wK K‡j‡R hvw”Qjvg bv ?------ Was I not going to college ?
gv wK fvZ ivbœv KiwQj bv ?--- Was mother not cooking rice ?
Avgiv wK wµ‡KU †LjwQjvg bv ?- Were we not playing cricket?
Future Continuous Tense/ Future Progressive Tense
evsjvq wPbvi Dcvqt- evsjv ev‡K¨i wµqvi †k‡l ‡Z _vKe,†Z _vK‡e ,†Z _vK‡eb BZ¨vw` _vK‡e|
Structure: Subject + shall be/will be+ Present form of Verb + ing + Object. ‡hgbt--
†m fvZ LvB‡Z _vK‡e ---He will be eating rice.
Avwg K‡j‡R hvB‡Z _vKe ------ I shall be going to college.
gv fvZ ivbœv Ki‡Z _vK‡e --- Mother will be cooking rice.
Avgiv wµ‡KU †Lj‡Z _vK‡ev ---We shall be playing cricket.
Negative Gi Structure:- Subject+ shall not be/will not be + Present form of Verb + ing + Object/Extension.
†m fvZ LvB‡Z _vK‡e bv ---He shall not be eating rice.
Avwg K‡j‡R hvB‡Z _vKe bv --- I shall not be going to college.
gv fvZ ivbœv Ki‡Z _vK‡e bv--- Mother will not be cooking rice.
Avgiv wµ‡KU †Lwj‡Z _vKe bv-- We will not be playing cricket
Interrogative Gi Structure:-Shall/Will + Subject +be + Present form of Verb + ing + Object/Extension.
†m wK fvZ LvB‡Z _vKe ? ---Will he be eating rice?
Avwg wK K‡j‡R hvB‡Z _vKe?------Shall I be going to college?
gv wK fvZ ivbœv Ki‡Z _vK‡e? ---Will mother be cooking rice?
Avgiv wK wµ‡KU †Lwj‡Z _vKe---Shall we be playing cricket?
Negative Interrogative Gi Structure:- Shall/Will +Subject+ not+ be+ Present form of Verb+ ing +
Object/Extension.
†m wK fvZ LvB‡Z _vKe bv ?---Will he not be eating rice?
Avwg wK K‡j‡R hvB‡Z _vKe bv ?---Shall I not be going to college?
gv wK fvZ ivbœv Ki‡Z _vK‡e bv ?--- Will mother not be cooking rice?
Avgiv wK wµ‡KU †Lwj‡Z _vKe bv ?-- Shall we not be playing cricket?
Spoken 14
Expressing support for some one
I will stand by you.
I am standing behind you.
I am with you.
I am on your side.
You can trust me.
You can put your faith on me.
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