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Gerunds
Gerunds is a
non – finite verb from that can function as a noun.
Formula:
Ø Verb + Gerunds
Ø Verb + Prepositions + Gerunds
Tense
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Active
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Passive
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Present or Continuous
Prefect
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Doing
Having Done
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Being Done
Having Been Done
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Example:
a.
Fishing
is fun
b.
I
have a boring teacher
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Infinitive
Invinitive is a
grammatical term user to refer to certain verb forms that exist in many
languages.
Formula:
Ø Verb + To Infinitive
Ø Adjective + To Infinitive
Example:
a.
They
decide to start a business together
b.
Give
him an ornament to polish
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Possessive
Pronouns
Possesive Pronouns
is to refer to specific person/people or thing/things belonging to a
person/people.
Number
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Person
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Gender (of”owner”)
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Possessive Pronouns
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Example
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Singular
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1st
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Male/Female
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Mine
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Look at my pictures. Mine is the big one.
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2nd
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Male/Female
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Yours
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My flowers are dying. Yours
are lovely.
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3rd
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Male
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His
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All the essays were good but his was the best.
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Female
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Hers
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John found his clothes but
Marry couldn’t find hers.
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Plural
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1st
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Male/Female
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Ours
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Here is your car. Ours is over there, where we left it.
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2nd
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Male/Female
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Yours
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Each couple’s books are colour – coded. Your are red.
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3rd
|
Male/Female/Neuter
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Theirs
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These aren’t John and Marry’s
children. Theirs have black
hair.
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Possesive Adjective
Possesive Adjective
is to show who owns or “possesses” something
Number
|
Person
|
Gender (of”owner”)
|
Possessive Pronouns
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Example
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Singular
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1st
|
Male/Female
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My
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This is my book.
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2nd
|
Male/Female
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Your
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I like your hair.
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3rd
|
Male
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His
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His name is John.
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Female
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Hers
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Her name is Marry.
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Neuter
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Its
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The dog is licking its paw.
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Plural
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1st
|
Male/Female
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Ours
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We have sold our house.
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2nd
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Male/Female
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Yours
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Your children are lovely.
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3rd
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Male/Female/Neuter
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Theirs
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The students thanked their
teacher.
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Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive
Pronouns is a pronoun that is preceded by the noun, adjective or pronoun to
which it refers within the same clause.
Number
|
Person
|
Gender (of”owner”)
|
Possessive Pronouns
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Example
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Singular
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1st
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Male/Female
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Myself
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John saw me.
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I saw myself
in the mirror.
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2nd
|
Male/Female
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Yourself
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Why does he blame you?
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Why do you blame yourself.
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3rd
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Male
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Himself
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David sent him
a copy.
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John sent himself
a copy.
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Female
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Herself
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David sent her a copy.
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John sent herself
a copy.
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Neuter
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Itself
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My dog hurt the
cat.
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My dog hurt itself.
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Plural
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1st
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Male/Female
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Ourselves
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We blame you.
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We blame ourselves.
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2nd
|
Male/Female
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Yourselves
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Can you help my children?
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Can you help yourselves?
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3rd
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Male/Female/Neuter
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Theirselves
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They cannot look after the babies.
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They cannot look after theirselves.
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Affirmative
and Negative Agreement
Affirmative and
negative agreement are term of opposite meaning which may be applied to
statements.
· So, Too and Also (Affirmative)
Example:
a.
John
is handsome and Jack is too
b.
John
is handsome and Soo is Jack
· Neither and Either (Negative Agreement)
Example:
a.
My
brother hasn’t seen the movie and I haven’t either.
My brother hasn’t seen the movie and neither have I.