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Sunday, March 15, 2015

GRAMMAR FOR PLUS ONE 2015 -BRIEF NOTES

We remind the students to get practice in the following items before the final exam.-
RADHAKRISHNAN C K,SREEKANTH S ;GHSS KAMBALLUR 9447739033 ;MAIL-seakeyare@gmail.com.

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FIRST LET US TAKE A GRAMMAR TEST 
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Answers to the test


Grammar Tips for plus one 
Practise the following.
1.cohesive devices like moreover,firstly,on the other hand,where as,at least,then,actually,however,besides,though.....
Refer and practise  -page 27-28 and 36 of the text

2.collocations
Crowning achievement,dramatic improvement,made a breakthrough,brilliant success,enjoy the fruits of hardwork,brought out the best,won the respect of,remarkable achievement
Text page 29

3.conditionals.. If….
Text page-33-35

4.subject- verb concord…..combinations of nouns as subjects

Either ..or.,as well as,one of,five pounds…
Practise with text page 48,49

5.use of verbs in the correct tense form

Text Page89,earlier texts in high school

6.adverbs of frequency…..hardly,sometimes,frequently usually,scarcely…..
Text Page 121

7.inversion with negative adverbs…Never did I dream…..
Text Page 121

8.Active voice to passive voice – They took him to hospital-à>>He was taken to hospital
And
Passive voice to active voice- He was taken to hospital---à They took him to hospital
Text Page..122

9.Framing questions so as to get the words underlined…wh questions..
Text Page 142,143

10.Reporting questions
Where is the proof ? He asked where the proof was.
Text PAGE 143

11.CHANGING EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES INTO ASSERTIVES
What a lovely song ! ------>It is a very lovely song.
Text PAGE 144

12. CHANGING ASSERTIVE SENTENCES INTO EXCLAMATORY
It is a very lovely song.-----à What a lovely song it is !
Text Page 144

13.use of would rather…
I would rather you took proper rest.
Text Page 154

14. I wish I could…/ I hadn’t wasted…

Text Page 155

More exercises

(2) Complete the following report using the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

(You need not rewrite the given sentences.)

A seminar on 'Increasing Road Accidents' (a) ………………… (hold) at JBN Hall
yesterday, at 2 pm. About 200 students (b) …………….. (turn out) to attend the seminar.
Kumari Suja, the School Leader, (c) ……………….. (be) the moderator. Three papers
(d) ………………. (present) in the seminar. (4x1)


(3) Fill in the following passage choosing the right word given in the box.
(unfortunately, therefore, but, so)

Frank and Isobel Hawking, Stephen's parents, were not wealthy, (a) ……………. they
believed in the value of education. (b) …………… they planned for Stephen to go to
Westminster, a famous public school in the heart of London. (c) ……………. Stephen
was ill at the time of the scholarship examination for Westminster. (d) ……………..,
he attended the local Saint Alban's School. (4x1)