ENGLISH LEARNING

Q. Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him to issue a  transfer certificate in your name. To, The Principal, St. Johns Academy New Delhi Date : 12th October 2010 Subject - An application for transfer certificate Respected Sir,                             I passed Vth class last year from your academy in first division. Now I have to seek admission in VIth class in Dehradun as my father's services has been transferred from New Delhi to Dehradun in the month of September this year. Therefore I have to leave this academy and submit the  transfer certificate in the academy where I shall be admitted further. Therefore, I request you to kindly issue it to me as earliest as possible. Yours obediently Peter Class :V Section : B Roll no : 27

My School Essay in English My school name is Westview Senior Secondary School. It is ten minutes away from my home. I go to school with my friends everyday. My school building is very big,  and spacious. It is a beautiful double-storey building. It also has a big playground where we assemble for prayer and to play various outdoor games. My school has 12 classrooms in total. My school rooms are wide, spacious and airy. The walls are painted  beautifully with various geometrical designs, history timelines , maps and school values. My school has a big library which has academic and other informative books. It also has a computer lab and a laboratory where we learn computer and do our practical. All teachers of my school are very kind, affectionate, caring and helpful. The Principal Sir is also very kind and loving. My school values sincerity and dedication. It is one of the best schools in the town. 

SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS What is synonym? Synonyms is a word whose meaning is same as that of another word. What is antonym? Antonym is a word which has the opposite meaning of another word. Words   Synonyms Antonyms    able   competent   unable   accept  admit   refuse  accuse   blame   admire  active   passive  inactive adequate     enough  inadequate  admire  praise  defame  abdicate   abandon  assert   abhor  detest  devotion  authentic   genuine  fictitious  audacious   adventurous  cautious   beg  plead   denote   bad   evil   good   brevity    short   longevity   brutal   sava...

THE TENSE  What is Tense?  Tense is that form of a verb that shows not only the time of action but also the state of it.  Read the following sentences :  1. Harry goes to school daily.  2.Harry passed the examination.  3.Harry will appear in the entrance text next week.  In sentence 1, the action 'goes' shows the Present time of its happening.  In sentence 2, the action 'passed' shows the Past time of its happening.  In sentence 3, the action 'will appear' shows the Future time of its happening.  Thus we came to know that there are three tenses  in English.  1. The Present Tense (Harry goes to school.)  2. The Past Tense (Harry passed the examination.)  3. The Future Tense ( Harry will appear in the entrance text next  week.)  Read the following sentences carefully : Simple Present Tense   I am a doctor. He is a doctor. You are a doctor.  Michael is my brother. Boys are in the ground.  He has ...

THE PARTICIPLE Read the given sentences: 1. We have two broken windows.  2. I saw a kid having a mobile - set.  3. Having  finished her assignment, Reema went to her home.  4. Seeing  the policeman, the thief ran away.  In the above sentences, the words 'broken', 'having', and 'seeing' are doing the half function of a verb and half of an adjective and are made of verbs so those are called participles.  KINDS OF PARTICIPLE There are three kinds of Participle. They are as follows :  1. Present Participle 2. Past Participle 3. Perfect Participle Now let us understand each kinds of participle in detail. 1. What is Present Participle?  Read the given sentences :  (i) Seeing the tiger the deer ran away.  (ii) I jumped from a moving  train .  (iii) He saw a child crying.  In the above sentences, the action is in complete or unfinished or going on so Participle is used. Such a participle is called the Present Participle. Verb...

THE GERUND Read the given sentences: 1. Walking in the morning is good for health.  2. I like reading  novels.  3. He began playing.  In the above sentences , the words walking, reading and playing are made of joining 'ing' to walk, read and play verbs. Thus,  Gerund = 1st form verb + ing.    What is Gerund?  Gerund is a form of verb that have 'ing' at its end.  It is used as a subject / an object of a verb. It is also known by the name of Verbal Noun as it has the force of a noun and a verb.  USE OF GERUND : 1. As a subject: Examples-  (a) Walking  is good for health.  (b) Seeing  is believing.  In these sentences walking and seeing are gerund and are used as subjects of the sentences.  2. As an object of a verb: Examples-  (a) I love knitting.  (b) Stop laughing.  In these sentences knitting and laughing are object gerunds.  3. As a complement of verb :  Examples-  (a) His wea...

   THE INFINITIVE  Read the following given sentences: 1. He wants to go market now.  2. She has a frock to wear.  3. The train is about to reach.  In the above sentences all the italicized  words have 'to' before verbs. These work like verb, noun, adjective and adverb. Hence the verb having 'to' before it is called an Infinitive .  Infinitive = to + verb  Note* Generally modals (Ideal verbs) are used without infinitive 'to'.  Examples: 1. She should do it.  2. He made me go there.  3. I saw him go there.  Exception : Modal 'ought' is used with to often.  Examples:  1. We ought to respect the elders .  2. We ought to fulfill our responsibilities.  3. You ought to listen carefully.  DIFFERENT POSITIONS OF INFINITIVE 'TO' 1. The girl refused to tell the truth.  2. He does not know how to drive .  3. She had nothing  to do.  4. I asked him to help me.  5. We have a shop to let...

 THE CONJUNCTION AND ITS KINDS  Read the following sentences : 1. Harry and Michael were in the park.  2. I called her but she did not listen.  3. He was insulted still he comes here daily.  4. Work hard or you will not get success.  In the above sentences, the words 'and', 'but', 'still', 'or' join two words or two sentences so these are called Conjunctions.  What is a Conjunction?  A conjunction is a word that joins two words, clauses or sentences.  KINDS OF CONJUNCTION : There are three kinds of Conjunctions: 1. Co - ordinating Conjunctions  2. Subordinating Conjunctions  3. Correlative Conjunctions Now let us read each kinds of Conjunctions in detail.  1. What are Co-ordinating Conjunctions?  Those Conjunctions which joins together clauses of equal ranks are called Co-ordinating Conjunctions.  Use of Co-ordinating Conjunctions : (1) 'And', 'Not only', 'but also' are used to join two statements.  Examples : ...

ARTICLES (A, AN, THE)  Read the given sentences : 1. A    small boy is in the field.  2. An   old man is sitting in the park.  3. The   grass in the field is green.  In sentence 1, 'A' is used to describe the number of the boy.  In sentence 2, 'An' is also used to describe the number of the man.  We all know that 'A' and 'An' both means 'one' and are used as determiners. These are also called the Demonstrative Adjective.  In sentence 3, 'The' is also used as determiner and its function is like of Demonstrative Adjective.  Therefore we can say that  'A', 'An' and 'The' articles are Demonstrative Adjectives.  Note * Articles demonstrate towards a particular person or thing.  KINDS OF ARTICLES :    There are two kinds of articles: 1. Indefinite Articles - 'A', 'An'  2. Definite Articles - 'The'   'A' and 'An' determine any particular person or thing while 'The'  is the d...