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Syllabus

GRAMMAR VOCABULARY

1. ERROR SPOTTING 6. IDIOMS & PHRASES

2. DIRECT & INDIRECT NARRATION 7. ANTONYMS & SYNONYMS
3. ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICES 8. ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
4. PARA JUMBLE/ SENTENCE 9. FILL IN THE BLANKS/CLOZE TEST
REARRANGEMENT 10. READING COMPREHENSION
5. SENTENCE CORRECTION 11.SPELLING CORRECTION
(TENSES & SUB-VERB
AGREEMENT)

WEIGHTAGE

10 - 12 QUESTIONS 13-15 QUESTIONS

 Negative Marking

TIER I TIER II

1. RIGHT ANSWER: +2 MARK 1. RIGHT ANSWER: 3 MARKS

2. WRONG ANSWER: -0.5 MARK 2. WRONG ANSWER: -1 MARK

WEIGHTAGE

25 QUESTIONS 45 QUESTIONS (35 %)

(ENGLISH HAS THE HIGHEST
WEIGHTAGE IN MAINS)
Class Schedule
 Verbs and Tenses
Exercise
Q1. My sister (A) / has left (B) /for Delhi last Sunday. (C) / No error. (D)
Answer B
Explanation - it is clearly mentioned that the activity is of last Saturday. We
should use simple past in part B. So remove has.
Q2 She used to study (A) /till 11 pm and (B) /and then she goes to bed. (C)
/No error. (D)

Answer C
Explanation - 'Used to' is used for past habitual action. In part C change ‘go’
to ‘went’.
Q3 They ventured into a very small business two years ago (A)/ but it grew
very fast (B) / as the country is experiencing a boom at that time. (C) / No
error(D)
Answer C
Q4 Keeping in mind the current market conditions (A)/ it has been
better for us (B)/ to invest in the gold. (C)/No error (D)

Answer B
Q5 I will go (A)/ to the painting class tomorrow (B)/ if I have
recovered from fever. (C)/No error. (D)

Answer C
Q6 The criminal did not (A)/ confessed his crime even till
the very end (B)/of his trial and said that he was innocent.
(C)/No error (D)

Answer B
Q7 Had he known (A)/ the weather forecast earlier (B)/he
would not make plans to go out. (C)/ No error (D)

Answer C
Q8 (a) Whenever he is visiting / (b) us he brings / (c) a lot of
presents. / (d) No error.

Answer: (a)
Q9 (a) They have recently/ (b)began to purchase /
(c)furniture for their new house / (d) No error.

Answer: (b)
Q10 (a) I have been knowing / (b) her for five years / (c) but I
don’t know where she lives. / (d) No error.

Answer: (a)
 01. Types of Sentences

Roadmap of
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Today’s Session .
Types of Interrogative
sentences

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Exercise
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 Types of Sentences
Based on their function, sentences can be classified into four
categories.

1. Declarative Sentence
2. Interrogative Sentence
3. Imperative Sentence
4. Exclamatory Sentence
1. Declarative Sentence
A declarative sentence makes a statement or provides information. They
usually end with a period.

Examples:
1. I live in the next house.
2. We were deciding whether to attend the event.
3. My birthday is next week.
2. Interrogative Sentence
An interrogative sentence is used to ask questions and seek information.
It often begins with a question word (who, what, where, when, why, how,
etc.), and always ends with a question mark.

Examples:
Why did you go there?
Where did you see him?
How is he doing?
3. Imperative Sentence
Imperative sentences give commands, instructions, or requests.
Imperative sentences usually do not have a subject explicitly stated.
Instead, the subject is implied.

Examples:
1. Please pass me the salt.
2. Don’t forget to buy some milk on your way home from work.
3. Close the door.
4. Exclamatory Sentence
Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions, like excitement or surprise.
They are used to express joy, anger, astonishment, or any other intense
feeling. Exclamatory sentences typically end with an exclamation mark.

Examples:
1. Wow, what a beautiful monument!
2. That rollercoaster was scary but so much fun!
3. What a remarkable event!
Interrogative sentences:
• Interrogative sentences always end in a question mark.

• If there are no auxiliary verbs or the verb ‘be’, use the auxiliary verb ‘do’.

• The auxiliary verb comes first, then the subject, followed by the main verb.

• Use question words for the part of the interrogative sentence that’s unknown.

Examples:

1. Do you know him?

2. Has she returned home?

3. What is the time now?

Question Words
 Types of interrogative sentences
There are four types of interrogative sentences or questions, each with a

particular structure.

1. Yes/no questions

2. Or questions

3. Open-ended questions

4. Tag questions
1. Yes/no questions
• yes/no interrogative sentences are questions where the answer is either yes or no.
• The rest of the information, such as the subject and action, is known.
• The speaker is requesting either an affirmative or negative response.
• Yes/no questions always start with either the verb be or an auxiliary verb (do, have,
can, or will).
Structure: [Auxiliary verb or be] + [subject] + [main verb]

Examples:
1. Do + you + speak Mandarin? 2. Are you going to the come later?
3. Have you been working out? 4. Can I help you with that?
2. Or questions
• Used with the conjunction ‘or’- offer a choice and request a selection.
• Structured like yes/no questions, with or separating the options.
Examples:
Are you talking to him or me?
Should I stay or go now?

• If you have more than two options, use or only before the final one.
Example:
Should we get Coke, Sprite, Slice or Maazza?
• Or questions can also be compound sentences if the choice involves two separate
clauses. In this case, each clause follows the same Auxiliary Verb–Subject–Main Verb
structure as yes/no questions.

Example:
Can you walk, or should I carry you?

• If you use either or neither, it is a yes/no question. With either/neither, no choice is

offered.
Example:
Q: Have you either graduated high school or passed your GED test?
A: Yes, I did one of those.
3. Open-ended questions
• Open-ended questions request certain unknown information, which is replaced by a WH
word in the interrogative sentence.
• Follow the same Auxiliary Verb–Subject–Main Verb structure as other questions,
however the Question word usually comes first, before the auxiliary verb.

Structure: [Question word] + [auxiliary verb or be] + [subject] + [main verb]

Examples:
1. Where is Chennai on the map? 2 . When did you get fresh vegetables?
3. How do you read so fast? 4. What is he doing?
Continuous
Perfect Continuous
4. Tag Questions
• Tag questions are different from other types of interrogative sentences.
• What makes them different is that they are structured like normal declarative sentences, with
a quick question “tagged on” at the end.
• They are used when you think something is correct but want confirmation.
• Incorrect forms: “Right?”, “Isn’t it?” and “no?”.

Structure: [statement] + , + [auxiliary verb

or be] + [subject pronoun]
Rules:
1. Only pronouns should be used in the question tag along with the verbs.

Example: The students are going to Ooty, aren’t they?

2. The question tag will be preceded by a comma.

3. The question tag will start with a small letter and not a capital one.

4. The question tag will always end with a question mark.

5. Tag questions are formed with auxiliary verbs of each statement.

Example: She will reach tomorrow, won’t she?

6. The tag will be negative if the statement is positive/affirmative. Similarly, if the

statement is negative, the tag will be positive.

Examples: Shiva likes classical music, doesn’t she?

Elakkiya won’t go there, will she?

7. If the tag is negative, the “verb” and “not” have to be written as a single word in a
contracted form.

Example: This is so cheap, isn’t it? [“Isn’t” is the contraction of “is not”]
8. Subject of the verb should be converted to personal pronoun in the tag. If the subject is
a noun, its personal pronoun should only be used in the tag.

Example: i) Sheela is pretty, isn’t she? Ii) These children are studious, aren’t they?

9. Use of demonstrative adjectives.

Examples: i) That boy isn't very studious, is he? Ii) These girls aren't very active, are
they?

10. Both the positive and negative statements of all tenses contain an explicit auxiliary
explicitly. Exceptions are simple present and simple past.

Examples: You play football, don't you? (simple present)

I played football, didn't I? (simple past)
She will play tomorrow, won't she?
He is playing today, isn't he?
11. Be Forms as main verbs: When 'be forms' are used as 'main verbs' in the statements, then
these can be repeated in the tag.
Example: She is late, isn't she?

12. If there are more than one auxiliary in a statement, then we use the first auxiliary as the tag.
Examples:
They had been playing Cricket, hadn't they?
He will have been playing Tennis, won't he?

13. Use of modal verbs:

Examples:
She can be drowned in water, can't she?
They shouldn't be late, should they?
14. If the sentence has “I am” in it, then use aren't I? in the question tag.

Examples:

i) I'm your best student, aren't I? Ii) I'm fairer than Samyuktha, aren't I?

15. If imperative verbs are used for simple requests, invitations, suggestions then use “will you?”

in the tag, no matter whether it is a positive or negative request.

Examples:

i) Pass me the salt, will you? Ii) Don't be late for the party, will you?

• With an imperative that expresses impatience, disapproval or criticism, use “ can't you?” as

the tag. Example: Use your common sense, can't you?

16. With let's /let us (for a suggestion) use “shall we?” in the tag.
Example:
i) Let's have the dinner, shall we? Ii) Let's go to the park, shall we?

17. The generalising personal pronoun 'one' in the statement must be followed by one in the tag.
Example: One can't be always focused, can one?

18. Use of ‘there’ and ‘this’:

• ‘There' can be repeated in the tag.
Example: i) There aren't any reptiles here, are there? Ii) There isn't any hotel here, is there?
• 'This' can be converted to 'it' in the tag.
Example: This is my book, isn't it?
19. If there is a negative idea in it, it is a negative statement, and needs a positive tag. (Use of
Neither, no, nobody, no one, none, nothing)
Example: i) She saw no one, did she? Ii) There is nowhere to go, is there?

20. Although everybody, everyone, nobody, no one, are singular, for the purposes of the tag they
are usually treated as plural, and referred to by 'they’.
Example: i) Everyone can't come in first, can they? Ii) Nobody went to the class, did they?

21. For imperative sentences having nothing, anything, everything, something as the subject, the
question tag will have ‘it’ as the pronoun.
Examples: i) Everything has been replaced here, hasn't it?
ii) Something is clear, isn't it? Iii) Nothing can change this, can it?
22. Use of “None of…” and “Some of…”:
• 'None of' followed by a plural noun, it is treated as plural.
Example:
i) None of the employees arrived on time, did they?
ii) None of us knew the answer, did we?

• 'Some of us' takes 'we' if the speaker includes himself/herself in the number, but 'they' if
s/he does not.
Example: i) Some of us expected that change, didn't we?
ii) On the way back home some of us were tired, weren't they?

• 'Some of you' takes 'you' in the tag.

Example: Some of you are thinking about it, aren't you?
23. Use of clause- what is to be confirmed/denied?
Examples: I believe you are fine, aren't you?
I suppose you can complete it, can’t you?

24. Use of Collective nouns:

• When collective nouns are used in singular forms, the question tag will have a singular verb
and a singular pronoun.

Examples: i) The class has selected its leader, hasn't it? Ii) The team has won, hasn't it?

• When the collective noun is not treated as one unit, we use the plural verb and the plural
pronoun.

Example: The class have to arrange for their uniforms, haven't they?
 01. Types of Sentences

Roadmap of
02
Today’s Session .
Types of Interrogative
sentences

03 03
. . Question tags
04
Rules and uses .

Exercise
05
.
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Question Tags:

Question: Read the situations. In each situation you are asking your friend to agree with

you. Fill in the blanks with appropriate question tag.

1. You're with a friend outside a restaurant. You're looking at the prices, which are very

high. What do you say? Sentence: lt's very expensive, ______

2. You and a colleague have just finished a training course. You really enjoyed it. What

do you say to your colleague? Sentence: The course was great, __________