Ability to communicate in English is a very essential skill
The barriers to learn English is lack of vocabulary to communicate.
Learning English with the help of mother tongue can make the process of learning easier.
Classification of Words
1. Naming Words
2. Action Words
3. Describing Words
4. Pronouns
Naming Words: Naming words state the name of a person, place, thing or an idea.
Ex:
Name – Dinesh, Devi
Place – Chennai, Mumbai
Thing – nut, screw
Idea – electricity, heat
Singular and Plural
a. When there is only one person, place, thing or idea stated by a naming word, it is called a singular naming word.
b. When there is more than one person, place, thing or idea stated by a naming word, it is called a plural naming word.
Plurals formed by adding (s)
Plurals formed by adding (es)
(for naming words ending in ‘s,x,sh,ch or z’ add ‘es’ to form plurals.)
Action Words: Action words state an action and when it happened.
Ex:
solder – soldered
clean – cleaned
Tenses
Simple Present Tense: Action that is happening now.
Ex: I am learning music
Simple Past Tense: Action happened in the past.
Ex: I learnt music when I was child
Progressive Present Tense: Actions continuing or happening now.
Formed by adding am/is/are+action word+ing
Ex: The train is passing through the tunnel
Progressive Past Tense: Actions that lasted for a duration of time in the past.
Formed by adding was/were+action word+ing
Ex: the train was passing through the tunnel
Describing Words: Describing words describe naming words according to colour, shape, size, quantity, feel and sound.
Ex: Your pencil is sharper than mine
The little girl’s twinkling eyes revealed her mischief
Pronouns: Pronouns are the words used in the place of naming words to avoid repetition of naming words. They are short words.
Ex: he, she, you, me, I, we, they, us, this, these.
I made this cake myself
She made this cake herself
She has hurt herself
Punctuation: It is the system of symbols used to separate sentences and parts of sentences. Commonly used punctuation marks are capital letter, full stop, question mark and comma.
Capital letter (A-Z) is used to begin a sentence.
Full stop (.) or question mark (?) is used to end a sentence.
Comma (,) is used to separate parts of a sentence or items in a list.
Kinds of Sentences
Declarative sentence: Makes a statement. It ends with a full stop.
Imperative sentence: Gives a command. It ends with a full stop.
Interrogative sentence: Asks a question. It ends with a question mark.
Exclamatory sentence (Interjection): Shows sudden or strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark.
Conjunction: It is a word which connects two words or sentences and shows relation between them.
Ex: He is slow but steady
She ran away because she was afraid
Question Words:
What: Asking about a thing
Ex: What is your favorite color?
When: Asking about a time of an event or activity
Ex: When do you wake up everyday?
Where: Asking about a place
Ex: Where can I buy the book?
Who: Asking about a person (subject)
Ex: Who is at the door?
Which: Asking about an option or choice
Ex: Which is the largest city in the world?
Why: Asking for a reason
Ex: Why do you say that?
How: Asking about a procedure or method
Ex: How was your exam?
Active Voice: The subject performs the action of the verb and object is the goal or the recipient.
Ex: Ram has passed the exam
Passive Voice: The subject is acted upon, he or she receives action expressed by the verb.
Ex: Her birthday was celebrated by us
Simple prepositions
at, for, in, off, on, over, under
These common prepositions can be used to describe a location, time or place
Ex: She lost her ring at the beach
We located the key for the lock
There is some ice cream in the fridge
The cat jumped off the counter
He sat on the chair
He drove over the bridge
She was hiding under the table
Stages of Interview
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