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Will

Will

Look at the following sentences:

  1. Tia is five years old. She will be six next year.
  2. Tia’s grandfather is 58 years old. He will retire at 60.
  3. Teacher to students: Tomorrow, we will go for a picnic. We will go to the fort by bus. But once at the fort we will walk around and see all the old buildings, the museum and even the ruins.  It will be a long walk. We will start at 8 o’clock, so be sure to reach the school in time. And we will be return by 5 o’clock. Breakfast and lunch will be provided by the school. You must remember to bring your water bottles with you. We will have a great time there.

Will in these sentences denotes simple future.

Let us look at some other uses of will:

Will is used in the sense of a request:

  1. Will you keep these fruits in the refrigerator, please?
  2. Will you help me clean the house today?

Will is used to denote invitations:

  1. Will you have dinner with us, tonight?
  2. Will you come with us to Goa?

Will is used to express determination/intention/promise/ threat:

  1. I will clear my Civil Services Exam this year. (Determination)
  2. I will go to Delhi on Sunday. (Intention)
  3. He will be rewarded for his bravery. (Promise)
  4. Stop teasing or I will report you to the officer. (Threat)

Will is used to express command:

  1. “You will finish this work before you go”, said the officer to the clerk.
  2. “All the students will reach the school by 7.30 a.m. tomorrow”, said the teacher.

Will is used to indicate characteristic habits:

  1. When they got a new telephone, their son will talk for hours on the telephone.
  2. They will sit for hours in the garden on sunny days.

 Will in conditional sentences:

  1. You will fail, if you do not work hard.
  2. You will be late for school, if you do not hurry up.

Question-words

  • Read the following conversation between a student and a teacher. Study the use of question-words carefully:

 

Teacher – What is your name?

Student – My name is Jack.

Teacher – In which class do you study?

Jack – Sir, I study in fifth class.

Teacher – When do you come to school?

Jack – I come to school at 8’oclock.

Teacher – Where do you live?

Jack – I live near Oxford Street.

Teacher – What subject do you like?

Jack – Sir, I like English.

Teacher – Why do you like English?

Jack – Sir, English is an interesting subject. I love reading English stories.

  • The above sentences have words like what, which, when, where, why. These words help us to ‘ask questions’. They are also called question-words.
  • Who and whose are also question words; e.g.

Q. Who are you?

A. I am a student.

Q. Whose book is that?

A. It is my book.

  • When questions time.
  • Where questions place.
  • Why questions reason.
  • What questions identity, manner and action.
  • Which questions choice?
  • Who and whose question identity and possession.

Use of is, am are, was, were

Look at the following sentences:

  1. I am a girl.
  2. He is a lazy boy.
  3. She is a teacher.
  4. It is a ball.
  5. This is her purse.
  6. That is his bat.
  7. Molly is in the kitchen
  8. We are sisters.
  9. You are late.
  10. These boys are hungry.
  11. Those girls are tall.
  12. There are many birds on the tree.
  13. There were ten students in the class.
  14. They are very rich.
  15. Mary and Anne are friends.

 

The words is, am, are, was, were, help us to say something about the noun or pronoun. These words are also called Verbs. They say or tell what a person, animal or thing is. Was/were show past activity i.e. what happened in the past. We use was as the past form of am and is. We use were as the past form of are.

 

Study this:

I am  

ten years old.
We

You

They

The girls

The boys

  

are
She

He

Mary

Jack

  

is

 

  • We use is with he, she, it, this, that and singular nouns like Mary, Jack, boy, girl, etc. We write is for one.
  • Am is always used with I.
  • We use are with we, you, they, these, those and plural nouns like boys, students, children, animals etc. We write are for many.
  • Are/were is also used with you when it is singular. Example:

Teacher: Mary, you are a good girl.

Teacher: Mary, why were you absent yesterday?

Pronouns

Pronouns – Words Used in Place of Nouns

Look at the following sentence groups:

1. Alice is a little girl.

Alice is pretty.

Alice has an umbrella.

The umbrella is very colourful.

2. Listen to Alex.

Alex is singing.

John and Alan are Alex’s friends.

John and Alan have come to hear Alex.

Alex is glad to see John and Alan.

We can write these sentences as:

1. Alice is a little girl.

She is pretty.

She has an umbrella.

It is very colourful.

2. Listen to Alex.

He is singing.

John and Alan are his friends.

They have come to hear him.

He is glad to see them.

In sentence group 1, we have used she for Alice and it for Umbrella.

In sentence group 2, we have used he, his and him for Alex; they and them for John and Alan.

By writing like this we avoid repetition and make our sentences better.

Such words which are used for or in place of a noun are called Pronouns.

The word Pronoun means ‘for a noun’.

Now read the following sentences carefully and note that the words in bold italics are Pronouns:

Teacher: Lucy, show me the drawing book

Lucy: I forgot to bring it, sir.

Here, me stands for the teacher. I stands for Lucy, and it stands for the drawing book. Teacher, Lucy and drawing book are Nouns. Me, I, and it are used in place of Nouns.

Jack and Jill: We want to go to the park. Will you allow us, mother?

Mother: Yes, but come back soon, else your father will get angry.

Here, we, us, and your stand for Jack and Jill and You stands for mother.

Jack, Jill and mother are nouns. We, us, you, your, are words used in place of Nouns.

A Pronoun is a word used instead of a Noun.

I, Me, my, you, your, he, him, his, she, her, it, its, we, us, our, they, them, there are some common Pronouns.

Our Helpers

Our life is made easy and comfortable by a number of people in the society. Lets us know more about these community helpers/workers.

  • A doctor treats the sick and injured.
  • A nurse helps the doctor and cares for or nurses the sick.
  • A teacher teaches the students.
  • A tailor stitches our clothes.
  • A barber cuts our hair.
  • A washer man washes our clothes.
  • A postman brings our letters.
  • A farmer grows grain, vegetables and all seeds.
  • A driver drives a bus, truck, a car, a train etc.
  • A policeman catches thieves/robbers.
  • A watchman gaurds our homes and offices.
  • A cobbler mends/repairs our shoes.
  • A greengrocer provides/sells fruits and vegetables.
  • A porter carries our luggage at railway stations, airports and bus stops.
  • A sweeper keeps our surroundings clean.
  • A soldier defends us from the enemies.
  • A baker bakes bread, biscuits and cake.
  • A potter makes pots of clay.
  • A waiter waits at the tables in a hotel.
  • A milkman brings us milk.
  • A carpenter makes our furniture.
  • A fireman puts out the fire.
  • A mason builds our houses.
  • A plumber repairs our water pipes.

Exercise 1 :- Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

  1. The ______ cuts our hair.
  2. The ______ cleans our surroundings.
  3. The ______ carries our luggage.
  4. The ______ treats the sick.
  5. The ______ sells fruits and vegetables.
  6. The ______ brings us our letters.

Exercise 2 :- Match the following:

  1. Tailor                                 1. Furniture
  2. Cobbler                              2. Houses
  3. Teacher                              3. Clothes
  4. Driver                                 4. Shoes
  5. Mason                                5. Students
  6. Carpenter                           6. Bus