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Basic Grammar (Lecture 1)

This document provides an overview of basic English grammar, including parts of speech, verbs, and verb conjugations. It discusses the stress patterns in English words, sentences, and syllables. The main parts of speech covered are nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, interjections, conjunctions, and prepositions. Examples are given for each part of speech. Key verbs like to be, to have, and to do are explained in terms of present, past, and future forms. Verb conjugations for the first, second, and third person are also reviewed.

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Basic Grammar (Lecture 1)

This document provides an overview of basic English grammar, including parts of speech, verbs, and verb conjugations. It discusses the stress patterns in English words, sentences, and syllables. The main parts of speech covered are nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, interjections, conjunctions, and prepositions. Examples are given for each part of speech. Key verbs like to be, to have, and to do are explained in terms of present, past, and future forms. Verb conjugations for the first, second, and third person are also reviewed.

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Lecture 1:

Basic Grammar
Stress pattern of english language:

Syllable:
e.g. Object

Word:
e.g. Aslam bought a red car.

Sentence:
e.g. Who's there
Parts of speech:

● Noun
● Verb
● Adjective
● Adverb
● Pronoun
● Interjection
● Conjunction
● Preposition
Noun:

“Names a person, place, things or ideas.”

Example:
Amy is going to China on holiday.
Verb:

“Describes an action or experience.”

Example:
Sophie ran to school

because she was late.


Adjective:

“Describes a noun or a pronoun.”

Examples:

Fatima has a huge house

with 6 bedrooms.
Adverb:

“Describes a verb, an adjective or an adverb. It tells us how often, how,


where, or when.”

Example:

★ Sophie is always late for school.


★ Last night I slept really well.
Pronoun:

“Replace the name of a person, place, thing or an idea in a sentence.”

Examples:
Becky is a very nice friend. She always helps me with my
homework.
Interjection:

“Express strong emotion and is often followed by an exclamation mark.”

Example:
● Wow! The view is amazing.
● Hey! I haven't seen you in a long time.
Conjunction:

“Connect words, phrases or clauses in a sentence.”

Example:
● I like to watch the television and eat popcorn.
● My friend is very loud, whereas I’m very quiet.
Preposition:

“Describes the place, time or direction. It is used before a noun or a


pronoun.”

Example:
● The cat jumped over the box.
● Get into the car quickly before we are late to school.
Important verbs in english:

● To be
● To have
● To do
To be:

(Being, been)

Present: is, am, are


Past: was, were
Future: will be, shall be
To have:
(Having, had)

Present: has, have


Past: had
Future: will have, shall have
To do:
(doing, done)

Present: do, does


Past: did
Future: will do, shall do
Verbs with 1st person:

I:
Am, was, will be/ shall be, have, had, will have/ shall have, do, did, will
do/ shall do.

We:
Are, were, will be/ shall be, have, had, will have/ shall have,
Do, did, will do/ shall do
Verbs with 2nd person:

You:
Are, were, will be, have, had, will have, do, did, will do.
Verbs with 3rd person:

He, She and It:


Is, was, will be, has, had, will have, does, did, will do.

They:
Are, were, will be, have, had, will have, do, did, will do.
Have:

● Have = take
● Have = drink
● Have = eat
● Have = own
● Have = consist/ organize
● Have = to show relation or quality
To be:

● I …….. a student.
● We …….. students.
● She ..….. absent yesterday.
● They .……. in Delhi last month.
● Tina ……... successful in future.
To do:

● I …….. confidence.
● He ……. a problem.
● She ……. good percentage last year.
● They …….. jobs next year .
● He doesn't …….. a sense of music.
● He didn't …….. any idea of computers earlier.
The End

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