Notes

 
1. Wh-questions words
   Wh-questions words are used to ask questions.
What
To ask about objects, animals and people.
Ø  What is she talking about?
Where
To ask about places and directions.
Ø  Where did you go last night?
When
To ask about the time of action.
Ø  When is the Teacher’s Day?
Who
To ask about people.
Ø  Who gave you these sweets?
Whose
To ask about someone’s belonging.
Ø  Whose wallet is this?
Why
To find out the reason for an action.
Ø  Why is she crying?
How
To find out the condition and the way things are done.
Ø  How did you find out that she was lying?
Which
To ask about selection.
Ø  Which dress will you be wearing?
Whom
To refer to a person. It is used as the object of a verb.
Ø  Whom are you looking at?
2. Singular and Plural Nouns
Singular Nouns denote one person, animal, place or object.
Plural Nouns denote more than one person, animal, place or object.
A)   By adding ‘s’ to nouns ending with vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u).

Singular
Plural
pea
peas
hope
hopes
ski
skis
radio
radios
menu
menus

B)   By adding ‘s’ to nouns ending with consonant sounds (b,c,d,t…).

Singular
Plural
actor
actors
basket
baskets
friend
friends
ship
ships
window
windows

C)   By adding ‘es’ to nouns ending in ‘s’, ‘x’, ‘ch’ or ‘sh’.

Singular
Plural
gas
gases
glass
glasses
box
boxes
branch
branch
brush
brushes

D)   By changing ‘y’ into ‘ies’ to nouns ending in ‘y’ with a consonant sound before it (b, c, d, t…).

Singular
Plural
baby
babies
country
countries
Family
families
memory
memories
strawberry
strawberries

  
E)   By adding ‘es’ to nouns ending in ‘o’.

Singular
Plural
buffalo
buffaloes
hero
heroes
mosquito
mosquitoes
potato
potatoes

F)   By changing the inside vowel of a noun.

Singular
Plural
foot
feet
goose
geese
mouse
mice
tooth
teeth
woman
women

G)   The spelling is completely changed or remains the same.

Singular
Plural
child
children
ox
oxen
fish
fishes
deer
deer
furniture
furniture




3. Personal Pronouns
A pronoun is a word used to replace the names of people, animals or objects.
A)   Personal Pronouns used as subjects:
Pronouns
Examples
First person
I
I am going to Singapore next week.
We
We are good friends.
Second person
You
You need to tidy your room now.

Third person
He
He likes to go fishing every Sunday.
She
She is a friendly girl.
It
It is my favourite book.
They
They go to school by bicycle.


B)   Personal Pronouns used as objects:
Pronouns
Examples
First person
me
You must tell me the truth.
us
My dad took us to Disneyland last year.
Second person
you
I told you not to open the parcel.

Third person
him
I saw him at the cinema yesterday.
her
We helped her to repair the bicycle.
it
They gave it some food to eat.
them
Please get them some drinks.


4. Articles
A)   ‘A’ is used for words which begin with consonant sounds (b, c, d, f…)
Examples : box, donkey, girl, horse, jug, key, lid, nest, pail, queue, rod, ship, train, vase, window, xylophone, yacht.

B)   ‘An’ is used for words which begin with owel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) or a silent ‘h’ sound.
Examples : ant, axe, eagle, egg, election, interview, Indian, idol, orange, onion, umbrella, hour, heir, honest.

C)   The is used :
i.              To show a particular person or object.
Examples : The children are going to the library.
ii.            To show something which is only one of its kind.
Examples : The moon is shining brightly.
iii.           To show adjectives in superlative form.
Examples : She is the tallest girl in my class.
iv.           Before names of rivers, oceans and particular places.
Examples : We live near the Perak River.

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