Unit 3
Grammar and Vocabulary

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites

Key words

Grammar, vocabulary

Exercises

1. Divide the following sentences into subject and predicate.

1. Birds fly.
2. Children sing.
3. Dogs bark loud.
4. Many women like to ride bikes.
5. Certain animals can live both in land and water.
6. Most children of the present generation are kind to animals.
7. No one likes to be shouted at.

2. Categorize the sentences as Declarative/Assertive, Imperative, Exclamatory and Interrogative:

1. Who taught you grammar?
2. They will come, won’t they?
3. What a day!
4. All the glitters is not gold.
5. A man who is cruel to animals, cannot be kind to humanity.
6. Please shut the windows.
7. Stop there!
8. Help her, please.
9. Try to give within your means rather than being dissatisfied.

3. Turn the positive sentences to negative sentences and vice-versa:

1. He is a student who works hard.
2. She is an educated and independent girl.
3. Is she a doctor?
4. Can you not sing?
5. Do not eat cold food.
6. He doesn’t like sour food.
7. He does not speak German.

4. Use the correct question tags:

1. Mary studies well, ________?
2. He is not well, ___________?
3. They saw us,_____________?
4. The day is good,__________?
5. It has stopped raining,________?
6. They are not to blame, _________?
7. He came late, __________________?
8. She can swim,_____________________?
9. Everyone was happy,____________?
10. I am on time, __________________?
11. One has to love oneself,________________?
12. Let us watch football,__________________?
13. He cannot run,________________?
14. They are not early,______________?
15. No one gave the correct answer, ______________?
16. Neither of them could have done this,____________?
17. Stop talking nonsense,____________?
18. Use your commonsense,_________?
19. Please pass the salt,___________>
20. Keep quiet,_______________>
21. Please sit there,_____________?
22. Read it aloud,________________?
23. Be careful when you drive the car,____________?
24. Take care of your health,_______________?
25. Study well,________________?
26. Everyone can do this,____________?

5. Write the plural forms:

1. Calf
2. Scarf
3. Photo
4. Dynamos
5. Folio
6. Knife
7. Shelf
8. Leaf
9. Woman
10. Goose
11. Mouse
12. Louse
13. Commander-in-Chief
14. Court-martial
15. Man-of-war
16. Woman-hater
17. Boyfriend
18. Lady doctor
19. Grown-up
20. Pick-pocket
21. Man servant
22. Woman servant
23. Lord Justice
24. Radius
25. Nucleus
26. Phenomenon

6. Write the feminine form:

1. Bachelor
2. Wizard
3. Deer
4. Dog
5. Lad
6. King
7. Count
8. Author
9. Priest
10. Emperor
11. Heir
12. Monster
13. He-goat
14. Land-lord
15. Grandfather
16. Milkman
17. Shepherd
18. Master
19. Patron
20. Salesman
21. Merman
22. Bridegroom
23. Fox
24. Widower
25. Hero
26. Baron

7. Put a, an or the in the following sentences:

1. There is ____ storm coming.
2. They went to _____ market to buy some fish.
3. It was ____ good decision.
4. After _____ year or two they will return.
5. ____ fox saw ____crow sitting in _____a tree with a ____ piece of cheese in its mouth.
6. ____ an honest man is _____ noblest work of God.
7. They went to the station, but _____ train has left.
8. He lit ____ the fire.
9. She wrote _____ letter to her father and posted it.
10. Would you please pass me ____ salt.
11. They shall be back in ____ hour’s time.
12. ____ river was treacherous.
13. ____ police arrested ____ one-eyed man.

8. Write the three forms: Positive, Comparative, Superlative:

1. Tall
2. Beautiful
3. Old
4. Good
5. Bad
6. Cold
7. Dark
8. Short
9. Clever
10. Sad
11. Tender

9. Rewrite the following sentences using too…to or enough…to.

1. A. She is strong. She can climb the mountain.
   B. The man is cruel. He will not feed the animals.
   C. The shirt is every small. He cannot wear it.
   D. The boss is a dull man. His cannot make the company successful.
   E. I am very tired. I cannot work today.
   F. The dam is strong. It will hold the flood waters.

10. Use the correct tense of the verb:

1. When he ________(arrive), the train __________ (left).
2. I _______(leave) Thiruvananthapuram tomorrow.
3. As soon they _________ (understand) that it ________ (rain) they ______(take) out their umbrellas.
4. Just as she was ______(entering) the room, they all ______ (run) out.
5. The show already _______(begin) before they ______(reach) the theatre.
6. He ______(work) in New York for five years. I saw him.
7. I _____ (write) to her yesterday.
8. He ______(go) to the place tomorrow.

11. Fill in the blanks with the proper verbs:

1. A Poet and a critic _______ visiting our college.
2. He thought that six feet ____ a good height for a person.
3. One of the players ______ injured during the match.
4. There _____ some famous people visiting the place.
5. Many a passenger _____ hurt in the accident.
6. A good many passengers ______ hurt in the accident.
7. The news of the earthquake _______ shattered them.
8. Politics ______ not everyone’s game.
9. The United Kingdom ______ a country that is still a super power among nations.
10. Measles ______ not a common disease now.