Pick out all the adjectives in the following sentences and say to which class each of them belongs.

1.    The car sustained heavy damage in the accident.
2.    He has written several stories.
3.    A dog is very faithful to its master.
4.    Every man has his duties.
5.    He is a man of few words.
6.    Neither party is quite in the right.
7.    Which color do you prefer?
8.    The way was long, the wind was cold.
9.    He calls me every day.
10.    I have not seen him in several days.
11.    John won the second prize.
12.    He was absent from the class.
13.    He died a glorious death.
14.    A small leak is enough to sink a great ship.
15.    King Francis was a hearty king and loved a royal sport.

Nouns with two plural forms

Certain nouns have two plural forms. An example is the noun fish. Both fish and fishes can be used as the plural of fish. However, in modern English it is more common to use fish as the plural form. The form fishes is sometimes used to talk about different kinds of fish.

A noun that refers to a male animal is said to be of the masculine gender. Note that the noun gender comes from the Latin word genus which means kind or sort.

Examples are: boy, cock, bull, lion, hero, man, brother, son etc.

Correct the following sentences and state your reason for doing so.

Avoid the use of double negatives

Two negatives should not be used in the same sentence because they destroy each other.

We should say:

The words which are not derived or developed from other words are called primary words. Primary words are the original words in a language.

Compound words
Some words are formed by joining two or more simple words. These words are called compound words. Examples are: sunlight, however, kindness, undertake etc.

Answer the following questions in the affirmative. Four suggested answers are given below each question. Choose the correct one.

1.    Can you knit?

a)    No, I can’t
b)    Yes, I can
c)    Yes, I can’t
d)    No,  I can

2.    Are you coming with us?

Agree with the following statements. Each question is followed by four suggested answers. Choose the correct one.

1.    Children like sweets.

a)    Yes, they does
b)    Yes, they do
c)    No, they do
d)    No, they don’t

2.    He has already arrived.

Add question tags to the following statements.

1.    It is raining, —————–?

a)    Is it
b)    Isn’t it
c)    Does it
d)    Doesn’t it

2.    He knows her, ——————-?

a)    Does he
b)    Knows he
c)    Doesn’t he
d)    Doesn’t her

3.    John will come, ———————-?

Disagreements with affirmative sentences are made with ‘no + pronoun + auxiliary + n’t/not’.

He is drunk. No, he isn’t.
You are joking. No, I am not.
I think she knows him. No, she doesn’t.

Note that but is often used instead of no in disagreements with a question or an assumption.