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ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR ALL CLASSES

Definition of Article

Articles are basically a type of determiners. Determiner covers many classes of words in which there are articles (definite and indefinite articles), adjectives and demonstratives.

Types of Articles
There are three main articles – ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’.

Uses of ‘The’
There are following common rules of using definite article ‘the’

1. ‘The’ is used before a particular or specific person, place or thing,

2. ‘The’ is used before common nouns which are names of things unique of their kind

3. ‘The’ is used before name of directions and dates of months.

4. ‘The’ is used before name of rivers, seas, canals, oceans, valleys, deserts and forests,

5. ‘The’ is used before names of mountain ranges

The’ is used before superlative degrees of an adjective.
e.g.

You are the best boy in my class.

7. ‘The’ is used before a whole class,
e.g.

The cow is a pet animal.

8. ‘The’ is used before names of races or nations,
e.g.

The English ruled over the Indians.

9. ‘The’ is used before names of newspapers, holy books, famous buildings, ships, historical events,
e.g.

I read the Hindustan newspaper.

10. ‘The’ is used before proper nouns, common nouns, abstract nouns and material nouns to make them common nouns.

11. ‘The’ is used before name of musical instruments,
e.g.

Rani plays the guitar.

12. ‘The’ is used before name of inventions,
e.g.

The water is useful for us.

13. ‘The’ is used before parts of body.
e.g.

He was hit by the rod in the back

14. ‘The’ is used before political parties,
e.g.

The Congress Party.

Indefinite Article (A, An)
‘A’ ‘an’ are known as indefinite articles because both are used to point which are not specific nouns,
e.g. A man, an organisation and an egg

Uses of‘A’

‘A’ is used before words beginning with consonants,
e.g. a news, a patient, a cup
‘A’ is used before the words which begin with a vowel, but have a sound of a consonant.
e.g. A university, A European

Uses of ‘An’

An is used with words that begin with a alphabet (a,e,i,o,u).
e.g. an orange, an egg, an octave
‘A/an’ is used before the adjective if adjective comes with a noun.
e.g. a nice book, an intelligent boy, a good prize
‘An’ is used before words beginning with consonants having vowel sounds.
e.g. An FIR, An MSc.

Fill in the blanks using a/an/the.

I want to ask ………………. question now.
It is ………………. nice day today.
Mohini works in ………………. office.
………………. man was crossing the road.
She works in factory.
There is ………………. huge statue of Rani Lakshmibai at the square.
Yours is ………………. inspiring story.
Where is ………………. Statue of Liberty situated?
He belongs to ………………. different school of thought
Do you know where ………………. library is?

Put a/an/the wherever necessary.

She is ………………. MSc in Chemistry.
I am going to ………………. club.
………………. Gomati is a famous river.
Rashmi is ………………. unique girl.
I know how to play ………………. violin.
………………. life in the army not so easy though it is full of pride and prestige.
She was not in ………………. mood of cutting jokes.
This is ………………. honour for me.
One cannot compare ………………. orange with apple.
Each of them is ………………. unique fruit.

MATCHING.....................................

Fill in the blanks with a and a where ever required.

Riya you were ____ hour late for the class.
____ food was prepared by my mother.
Please lend me ____ one-rupee note.
The teacher gave him ____ easy question.
The child put ____ egg in ___ basket.
Water is ____ necessity.
Senior citizens are ____ important members of our society.
Today ____ hen laid eggs in the garden.
Rahul was sitting in ____ room when he got ___ idea.
_____ Indian girl and ____ European boy got married last week.

Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the wherever required

____ solider lost ____ leg in the battle
July is ___ seventh month of ____ year
____ fire broke out in a one-strayed house in Mumbai. ____ cost was estimated in thousands
It was ____ proudest moment when India won the World Cup after 46 years
That is ____ only building without water supply
____ Bible is the holy book belonging to ____ Christians
____ is the best policy
____ Emirates airlines have produced a very ____ useful service to its passengers
Hindi is spoken by ____ Hindus
___ Pari is the most intelligent girl in ___ class.

Definition of Modals
Basically, modals are auxiliary verbs that express the mode of action denoted by the main verb.

Can
‘Can’ is used in the following ways

To express ability or power.
1. He can read this language.
2. He can lift this heavy box.
To express permission.
1. You can eat this chocolate.
2. She can never enter this house.

Could

‘Could’ is used in the following ways,

To show power or ability in past.
1. She could dance well in youth
2. We could complete this task.
To show possibility in past.
1. She could buy a pen if she had money.
2. Ramu could play cricket if there had been no rain.
To make a polite request.
1. Could you help me now?
2. Could they spare that meat?
To show condition.
1. If we had got up earlier, we could have completed this.
2. We could have seen the match if there had been electricity supply. (Condition)

May
‘May’ is used in the following ways

To express permission, possibility.
1. May I go there? (Permission)
2. It may rain heavily. (Possibility)
To express wish, prayer.
1. May you live long ! (Wish)
2. May God bless you with fortune ! (Prayer)
To express purpose.
1. She works that she may prosper.
2. We study that we may pass in the exam.

Might
‘Might’ is used in the following ways

To show permission, possibility in the past.
1. The leader told us that we might spend this amount. (Permission)
2. I might be sent to the hostel. (Possibility)
To express purpose in the past.
1. He wore a scarf that he might not burn his skin.
2. We rushed that we might not miss our train.
To make a request.
1. If possible, you might bring me a glass of water.
2. Condition allowing, they might be seeking a favour from me.
To make suggestion or criticism.
1. They might look for other venues. (Suggestion)
2. She might have picked other issues. (Criticism)

Would
‘Would’ is used in the following ways

To show past habit and unreal condition.
1. He would rise at 5 O’ Clock. (Past habit)
2. What would you like to have? Tea or coffee.
To make a polite request.
1. Would you lend me your pen?
2. Would you give me your scooter?

Should or Ought to
‘Should’ is used in the following ways

To express duty and obligation.
1. The police should protect us. (Duty)
2. You should respect your parents. (Obligation)
To show advice, suggestion.
1. They should follow the rules. (Suggestion)
2. You should take medicine. (Advice)
To express imagination.
1. Should you lose your money, go to ATM.
2. Should you forget password, retry then.
To express probability, polite command.
1. She should be in the library. (Probability)
2. You should play the game fairly. (Polite command)

Must
‘Must’ is used in the following ways

To show prohibition, compulsion.
1. You must not touch this.
2. She must feel sorry for you.
To show necessity or obligation.
1. Team must win the game.
2. You must pay your bill on time.
To show the strong advice.
1. Police must take care of emotions of the criminals.
2. Leaders must promise what is viable to them.

Shall/Will
‘Shall’ and ‘Will’ are used in the following ways

Shall 1st person subject-I, We
Will 2nd and 3rd person subject – You, he, she, it, they.
But, to show the emphasis, it can be interchanged with each other.
Therefore, when one needs to show determination then the usage with the auxiliary would be
Will 1st person subject-I, we
Shall 2nd and 3rd person subject – You, he, she, it, , they.
e.g.
1. I shall go. (Simple future)
2. I will go. (Determination))
3. She will win. (Simple future)
4. She shall win. (Emphasized act)

Need
‘Need’ is used in the following ways

To express prohibition.
1. She need not use that computer.
2. They need not manipulate the files.
To express doubt.
1. Need I go there.
2. Need we plan in advance.

Dare

To express a negation with interrogation.
1. How dare you touch my pen?
2. She dare not play tennis with me.

Used to

To express a past habit.
1. She used to go to perform in movies or a dramas.
2. I used to play cricket in 2005.
To express a habit of present that has its roots in the past.

My grandfather is not used to sweets.
I am used to a life full of struggle.

Choose the most suitable answer to fill in the blank. Write its number (a), (b), (c) or (d) in the answers.

You are late. You ……………….. hurry.
(a) can (b) must
(c) will (d) may
“……………….. I have a piece of cake, please?” I asked.
(a) Shall (b) May
(c) Will (d) Must
The little boy ……………….. speak very well.
(a) would (b) can
(c) shall (d) need
We didn’t have a car before. Now that we have a car, we ……………….. drive to many places.
(a) need (b) may
(c) might (d) can
You ……………….. keep the scissors away from the baby.
(a) should (b) will
(c) need (d) may
You ……………….. go home if you have completed your work.
(a) shall (b) may
(c) need (d) might
That plug is faulty. You ……………….. touch it.
(a) mustn’t (b) needn’t
(c) couldn’t (d) won’t
The two boys .………………. do well in the examinations. They are studying very hard.
(a) must (b) will
(c) shall (d) need
That man ……………….. be Mr Bo. Mr Bo is overseas.
(a) shan’t (b) needn’t
(c) can’t (d) won’t
Don’t listen to everything he says. He ……………….. be wrong.
(a) shall (b) can
(c) must (d) need

Choose the most suitable answer to fill in the blank. Write its number (a), (b), (c) or (d) in the answers.

He’s still not here. He ……………….. have met with an accident.
(a) should (b) can
(c) might (d) shall
I wish I ……………….. be as intelligent as Einstein.
(a) must (b) could
(c) should (d) shall
We ……………….. bring any money because admission is free.
(a) mustn’t (b) couldn’t
(c) can’t (d) needn’t
This ……………….. be your book. It has your name on it.
(a) can (b) shall
(c) need (d) must
You ……………….. sleep early so you can wake up early.
(a) should (b) might
(c) will (d) need
He ……………….. run very fast. He wins competitions easily.
(a) would (b) can
(c) shall (d) may
Please lower your voices so that the baby ……………….. not be awakened.
(a) ought (b) may
(c) must (d) could
The dog ……………….. have eaten the food! I saw it near the food a while ago.
(a) must (b) ought
(c) can (d) shall
You ……………….. to knock before you enter.
(a) shall (b) ought
(c) may (d) would
She ………………. most certainly help you if you ask her.
(a) could (b) ought
(c) will (d) may

JUMBLED SENTENCES........

Question 1.
Arrange the words in the correct order to form meaningful sentences.
(i) dog / Rahul / with his / Pet / Playing / enjoys.
(ii) to / the company / goods / Vietnam /exports.
(iii) every / delicious / father cooks / evening / Pasta.
(iv) Brother/ an/ wants /be/my/ astronaut /to.
(v) Everything / will / sense / make / perfect / someday.

Question 2.
Rearrange these words to make meaningful sentences.
(i) ship / violently / the storm / rocked / the
(ii) masterpiece / artist / painstakingly / the / his / worked at
(iii) gift / free / a/Dad / offered / firm/ by the /was.
(iv) I read / paper / in the / burglar / been / caught / had / the / that.
(v) nightfall / began / cricketers/ the / at / their piercing calls.
(vi) wore / a hat/he/ of coconut / made / fiber/his / on / heard.
(vii) parts / many / coffee / popular in /world/ the / is / very / of.
(viii) cave / could / explore / not/they/torch /the / without/a.
(ix) the storm /shed / damaged / the /was / during.
(x) the dog / James / talking / sat next to / himself to.

Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences:
(i) below right / children / not / are / allowed
(ii) would / no/ like / sight / one /to/ such / see / a
(iii) boys / succeed / always / hard working
(iv) kind very/is/it/to/me/help/you/ of
(v) grew/up/he/wisely (vi) his / belief / Gandhiji’s / greatest / was / in / strength / God
(vii) dress / on/this / beautiful / looks / you
(viii) assistants /shop / required / salesman/ and / are
(ix) had / wish / left /home/I/ never /I
(x) money / you/me/ lend / can/ some?

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