Articles and Prepositions Grammar.pptx

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Articles
Definite Articles
Indefinite Articles
A An The
Prepositions

1. New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Ahmednagar (AUTONOMOUS) EXPERT LECTURE SERIES MARCH 2022 F Y B A GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Mr Shivnath A. Takte Assistant Professor Department of English SSST, Shirdi’s Shri Saibaba College, Shirdi.

2. OBJECTIVES: To enable the language skills of F Y B A students To improve the understanding of the Grammar topics: Articles and Prepositions To provide optimum practice on Grammar

3. AN OVERVIEW GRAMMAR ARTICLES PREPOSITIONS VOCABULARY WORD FORMATION COMPOUNDING ACRONYMS

4. GRAMMAR Articles

5. INDEFINITE ARTICLES (A / An) An hour An M A An egg An MLA An MP A unit A university A European A union Article A comes before a noun that begins with a consonant sound … A man, a desk, a table, a bundle of keys Article An comes before a noun that begins with a vowel sound … An engagement, an action, an interior, an Indian

6. LET US TRY SOME MORE EXAMPLES… INDEFINITE ARTICLES A / An 1. I wrote with … pencil. 2. Bina was baking … cake. 3. He is … singer. 4. … lion roared. 5. Takte sir wants to finish … unit. 6 . … owl hooted. 7 . I will give you … example. 8 . Can I have … egg, please? 9 . She is … Indonesian. 10. You are … honest person.

7. LET US TRY SOME MORE EXAMPLES… INDEFINITE ARTICLES A / An 1. I wrote with a pencil. 2. Bina was baking a cake. 3. He is a singer. 4. A lion roared. 5. Takte sir wants to finish a unit. 6 . An owl hooted. 7 . I will give you an example. 8 . Can I have an egg, please? 9 . She is an Indonesian. 10. 10. You are an honest person.

8. A and An are used When? 1. Before a noun that is introduced for the first time in speech or writing. >> I will tell you about an officer in the Indian army. 2. Before a noun which represents not an individual person or thing, but an instance of a whole class . >> A doctor must have a lot of compassion. 3. To indicate a numeral one … >> I gave him a rupee. When the speaker does not know about a person. >> Father went to the market with a Ganpatrao Buchnale . 5. My daughter is a Lata Mangeshkar . (An excellent singer)

9. DEFINITE ARTICLE The It appears before both singular and plural nouns to refer to the person or thing they represent in a specific way . The is pronounced as द when it appears before a noun that begins with a consonant sound and pronounced as दी when it comes before a noun that begins with a vowel sound. ( The court / The army) Examples: Manju saw the helicopter. (A specific helicopter) Will you attend the function? (A specific function) The acrobat ran up the ladder. The dog chased up a cat up a tree.

10. MCQs on Articles (a/ an/ the) Q1 - ...... apple a day keeps the doctor away. An The A Q2 - Mount Everest is in ....... Himalayas. a the ---- Q3 - ....... President of the United States was elected last year. The A ---- Q.4 He is …. MLA. a an the Q. 5 Karan has …. X-ray machine. a an the

11. MCQs on Articles (a/ an/ the) Q1 - ...... apple a day keeps the doctor away. An The A Q2 - Mount Everest is in ....... Himalayas. a the ---- Q3 - ....... President of the United States was elected last year. The A ---- Q.4 He is …. MLA. a an the Q. 5 Karan has …. X-ray machine. a an the

12. MCQs on Articles (a/ an/ the) Q6 - The village possesses ..... scenic beauty. a an the Q7 – I saw .... herd of cattle, yesterday. a the … Q8 - ....... first topic was on grammar. The A An … Q.9 …. death shall have no dominion. a an … the Q. 10 …. same to you! A An The

13. MCQs on Articles (a/ an/ the) Q6 - The village possesses ..... scenic beauty. a an the Q7 – I saw .... herd of cattle, yesterday. a the … Q8 - ....... first topic was on grammar. The A An … Q.9 …. death shall have no dominion. a an … (No article) the Q. 10 …. same to you! a an the

14. PREPOSITIONS A word or phrase that is used before a noun or pronoun to show place, time, direction, etc. A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object.

15. Some MCQs on Prepositions… 1. Nafeesa is afraid_____ spiders. A) from B) in C) about D) of 2. I am worried_____ the exam. A)  in B) about C)  on D)  of 3. He looks upset, I think he took the criticism_____ heart. A) to B) about C) in D) Of 4. I am envious_____ them. A) of B) about C) in D) on

16. 5. She suffers_____ a heart disease. A) about B) in C) from On 6. The teacher set some homework_____ the end of the lesson. A) about B) in C) of D) At 7. I got your parcel ........ Tuesday. a) since b) for c) to d) on

17. 8. He will stay here _____ Monday. (A) by (B) at (C) to (D) Till 9. Sharanya was born ____ Shrirampur . (A) on (B) in (C) at (D) From 10. Anita is the smartest _______ girls? A. among others B. of all others C. of all D. of

18. THANKS TO ALL! SEE YOU TOMORROW WITH DISCUSSION ON VOCABULARY…!