Grammar Devices: Fun With Words
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Fun with Words
It was Sunday. The sky was as clear as crystal. Haadia was sitting in the garden with a heap of books beside her. Just then her friend, Fatima, came and joined her.
Fatima: Hi! Haadia! Can I pick your brains for a few minutes?
Haadia: Hello! Sure. Come on, sit down!
Fatima: Where have you been? Long time no see!
Haadia: Oh, I've been really busy these days and I haven't had time to relax.
Fatima: Oh, so you're as busy as a bee!
Haadia: What about you?
Fatima: Alhamdulillah! I'm doing very well. Did you hear the news? I got first prize in my school's poetry competition?
Haadia: That's wonderful, MashaAllah! your parents must be very proud of you.
Fatima: Yes, they took me out for an ice cream that very evening... …show more content…
Let's see the word categories written by Haadia.
Grammar Types of Nouns
Haadia is reviewing different types of nouns. Let's see what she is reviewing.
Common nouns are the names of common persons, places, things or ideas. Common nouns are of different types.
Concrete countable nouns represent the nouns that are countable, i.e. nouns with both singular and plural forms.
Haadia is sitting on a bus with her family.
Concrete uncountable nouns represent the nouns that are uncountable, i.e. nouns that do not have a plural form.
She is carrying a bag packed with a bottle of water and a packet of crisps.
Singular nouns represent the nouns that show a single person, place, thing or idea.
She is going to visit her grandmother.
Plural nouns represent more than one person, place, thing or idea. Plural nouns have different types.
Ÿ Regular plural nouns are made by adding s/es/ies to singular nouns.
She has bought some gifts for her grandmother. She got them from different shops. She has also bought some paint boxes and a lot of candies for her cousins. Passengers are getting on to the bus. She has many fond memories her …show more content…
Ÿ Some nouns cannot be made plural. They are always singular.
She can see many sheep in the field from the bus.
Gender nouns represent the male or female genders. A male gender noun is called masculine and a female gender noun is called feminine.
A girl and a boy are sitting beside her. They are very friendly.
Proper nouns represent the specific names of persons, places or things.
They start with a capital letter no matter where they are in a sentence.
During the journey, Haadia enjoys chatting to them.
Possessive nouns show if something belongs to someone or something. We add an apostrophe (') and (s) to a noun to make its possessive form.
Haadia is sharing some candies with them. Haadia's bag is full of candies. Collective nouns refer to a group of people, animals or things as one.
Haadia arrives at her stop. She buys a bouquet for her grandmother from the flower shop near the bus stop.
UNIT
Personal Pronouns 1
A pronoun is a word that stands in place of a noun. There are different types of pronouns.
Personal pronouns are used in place of the person, place or thing that we are talking about. We can use personal pronouns as a subject and as an object of a
Fun with Words
It was Sunday. The sky was as clear as crystal. Haadia was sitting in the garden with a heap of books beside her. Just then her friend, Fatima, came and joined her.
Fatima: Hi! Haadia! Can I pick your brains for a few minutes?
Haadia: Hello! Sure. Come on, sit down!
Fatima: Where have you been? Long time no see!
Haadia: Oh, I've been really busy these days and I haven't had time to relax.
Fatima: Oh, so you're as busy as a bee!
Haadia: What about you?
Fatima: Alhamdulillah! I'm doing very well. Did you hear the news? I got first prize in my school's poetry competition?
Haadia: That's wonderful, MashaAllah! your parents must be very proud of you.
Fatima: Yes, they took me out for an ice cream that very evening... …show more content…
Let's see the word categories written by Haadia.
Grammar Types of Nouns
Haadia is reviewing different types of nouns. Let's see what she is reviewing.
Common nouns are the names of common persons, places, things or ideas. Common nouns are of different types.
Concrete countable nouns represent the nouns that are countable, i.e. nouns with both singular and plural forms.
Haadia is sitting on a bus with her family.
Concrete uncountable nouns represent the nouns that are uncountable, i.e. nouns that do not have a plural form.
She is carrying a bag packed with a bottle of water and a packet of crisps.
Singular nouns represent the nouns that show a single person, place, thing or idea.
She is going to visit her grandmother.
Plural nouns represent more than one person, place, thing or idea. Plural nouns have different types.
Ÿ Regular plural nouns are made by adding s/es/ies to singular nouns.
She has bought some gifts for her grandmother. She got them from different shops. She has also bought some paint boxes and a lot of candies for her cousins. Passengers are getting on to the bus. She has many fond memories her …show more content…
Ÿ Some nouns cannot be made plural. They are always singular.
She can see many sheep in the field from the bus.
Gender nouns represent the male or female genders. A male gender noun is called masculine and a female gender noun is called feminine.
A girl and a boy are sitting beside her. They are very friendly.
Proper nouns represent the specific names of persons, places or things.
They start with a capital letter no matter where they are in a sentence.
During the journey, Haadia enjoys chatting to them.
Possessive nouns show if something belongs to someone or something. We add an apostrophe (') and (s) to a noun to make its possessive form.
Haadia is sharing some candies with them. Haadia's bag is full of candies. Collective nouns refer to a group of people, animals or things as one.
Haadia arrives at her stop. She buys a bouquet for her grandmother from the flower shop near the bus stop.
UNIT
Personal Pronouns 1
A pronoun is a word that stands in place of a noun. There are different types of pronouns.
Personal pronouns are used in place of the person, place or thing that we are talking about. We can use personal pronouns as a subject and as an object of a