Tuesday 1 March 2016

( 6.1.10 ) Use of ' It '

The uses of the pronoun ‘It’

It is a third person singular pronoun and is used:
1.     for lifeless things, animals, and for a small child when its sex is unknown or unimportant; as,
I have a book. It is very useful.
A dog wags its tail.
A baby cries when it is hungry.
India is a great country. Its people are peace loving.
2.     for expressing time, distance, weather, temperature etc.
What time is it?
It is 5 o’clock.
It is very hot today.
It was spring.
It is dusk.
It was 1947.
3.     to introduce an infinitive phrase; as,
It is easy to solve this problem.
It was necessary to finish the work.
It is our duty to respect our elders.
4.      to introduce –ing form; as,
It is no use weeping now.
It is no good flogging a dead horse.
It is a waste of time reading this book again and again.
5.     to introduce a clause; as,
It is hoped that he will get good marks.
It is not known why he went there.
It is said that the earth is round.
6.     to put emphasis on the noun or the pronoun; as,
It was Mohan who helped me.
It was you who made this mistake.

Saturday 9 January 2016

(6.1.9) Transformation of an Exclamatory sentence into an Assertive sentence

Transformation of  sentences / Transformation of an Exclamatory sentence into an Assertive sentence




The transformation of a sentence is the conversion of the sentence from one grammatical form to another without changing its meaning or sense.
Here we shall learn the transformation of an exclamatory sentence into an assertive sentence.
Rule 1. If the exclamatory sentence begins with 'What' or 'How', the following things should be followed -  
- the assertive sentence begins with the subject.
-  ‘What’ or ‘How’ is removed.
-  If there is an adjective just after ‘what’ or ‘how’, ‘very’ is used before the adjective in the assertive sentence. If there is a noun just after ‘what’ or’ ‘How’, ‘great’ or ‘wonderful’ or ‘strange’ is used before the noun in the assertive sentence.
Examples:
Exclamatory- What a beautiful flower it is!
Assertive- It is a very beautiful flower.
Exclamatory- What a terrible accident it is!
Assertive- It is a very terrible accident.
Exclamatory- What a fool you are!
Assertive- You are a great fool.
Exclamatory- What a scene it is!
Assertive- It is a wonderful/strange scene.
Exclamatory: What a victory it was!
Assertive: It was a great victory.
Rule 2. If the exclamatory sentence begins with 'O that', 'Oh that', 'O',' If only', 'Would that', 'wish' is used in assertive sentence.
Examples: 
1. If only I had wings!    
= I wish I had wings.
2. Would that they were here!
= I wish that they were here.
Rule 3. If the exclamatory begins with 'Alas', 'Alas' is removed and the assertive sentence begins with 'It is sad that'.
If the exclamatory begins with 'Hurrah', 'Hurrah' is removed and the assertive sentence begins with 'It is a matter of joy that'. 

If the exclamatory begins with 'Bravo', 'Bravo' is removed and the assertive sentence begins with 'It is a matter of praise that'.  
Examples : 
1. Alas ! she has died.
= It is sad that she has died.
2. Hurrah ! we have won the match.
= It is a matter of joy that we have won the match.
3. Bravo ! you have played well.
= It is a matter of praise that you have played well.

Transformation of an Exclamatory Sentence into an assertive sentence

Interchange of Exclamatory and Assertive Sentences

What is a Transformation of a Sentence

‘Transformation’ का अर्थ होता है ‘to change the form’ अतः किसी वाक्य के एक रूप (form) को बिना अर्थ में परिवर्तन किये दूसरे रूप में बदल देना ‘Transformation’ कहलाता है.

Exclamatory Sentence को  Assertive Sentences में बदलना –

Rule -1 यदि Exclamatory Sentence ‘What’ या ‘How’ से शुरू हो तो –

Rule 1 (A) ‘What’ या ‘How’ को हटा दिया जाता है. Assertive sentence को subject से शुरू किया जाता है तथा वाक्य के अंत में विस्मय सूचक चिन्ह को हटा कर ‘Full stop’ का प्रयोग किया जाता है.  

Rule – 1 (B) यदि ‘What’ या ‘How’ के बाद कोई Adjective हो तो उस Adjective के पहले ‘very’ का प्रयोग किया जाता है और यदि ‘What’ या ‘How’ के बाद कोई Noun हो तो उस Noun के पहले ‘great’ का प्रयोग किया जाता है.

Examples –

What a beautiful flower it is ! (Exclamatory)

= It is a very beautiful flower. (Assertive)

What a terrible accident I have seen today ! (Exclamatory)

= I have seen a very terrible accident today. (Assertive)

What an unhappy life he leads ! (Exclamatory)

He leads a very unhappy life. (Assertive)

What a fool you are ! (Exclamatory)

= You are a great fool. (Assertive)

What a problem it is ! (Exclamatory)

= It is a great problem. (Assertive)

How fearful the snake is ! (Exclamatory)

= The snake is very fearful. (Assertive)

How well he plays ! (Exclamatory)

= He plays very well. (Assertive)

How happy she is ! (Exclamatory)

= She is very happy. (Assertive)

Rule - 2

यदि Exclamatory Sentence के शुरू में ‘O that’, ‘Oh that’. ‘Would that’, ‘If only’ हो तो  Exclamatory Sentence को Assertive Sentence में बदलते समय इन शब्दों को हटा दिया जाता है और वाक्य को ‘I wish that’ से शुरू किया जाता है तथा वाक्य के अंत में विस्मय सूचक चिन्ह को हटा कर ‘Full stop’ का प्रयोग किया जाता है. जैसे –

Examples –

Oh that I were born in a free country ! (Exclamatory)

= I wish that I were born in a free country. (Assertive)

O that I were a child again ! (Exclamatory)

= I wish that I were a child again. (Assertive)

Wuold that they were safe ! (Exclamatory)

= I wish that they were safe. (Assertive)

If only I had wings ! (Exclamatory)

= I wish that I had wings. (Assertive)

Rule – 3 – Exclamatory Sentence ‘Alas’, ‘Bravo’ ‘Hurrah’ होने पर उस वाक्य को निम्नलिखित तरीके से Assertive वाक्य में बदलते हैं -

Rule – 3 (A) यदि Exclamatory Sentence ‘Alas’ से शुरू हो तो ‘Alas’ को हटा कर Assertive वाक्य को ‘It is sad that’ से शुरू करते हैं और शेष वाक्य वैसा ही रहने देते हैं. जैसे –

Examples –

Alas ! she died so young. (Exclamatory)

= It is sad that she died so young. (Assertive)

Alas ! we have lost the match. (Exclamatory)

= It is sad that we have lost the match. (Assertive)

Rule - 3 (B) यदि Exclamatory Sentence ‘Bravo’ से शुरू हो तो ‘Bravo’ को हटा कर Assertive वाक्य को ‘It is a matter of praise that’ से शुरू करते हैं और शेष वाक्य वैसा ही रहने देते हैं. जैसे –

Examples –

Bravo ! you have played well. (Exclamatory)

= It is a matter of praise that you have played well. (Assertive)

 Rule - 3 (C) यदि Exclamatory Sentence ‘Hurrah’ से शुरू हो तो ‘Hurrah’ को हटा कर Assertive वाक्य को ‘It is a matter of joy that’ से शुरू करते हैं और शेष वाक्य वैसा ही रहने देते हैं. जैसे –

Examples –

Hurrah ! we have won the match. (Exclamatory)

= It is a matter of joy that we have won the match. (Assertive)

Assertive Sentences को Exclamatory Sentence में बदलना –

Assertive Sentences को Exclamatory Sentence में बदलने के लिए Exclamaory से Assertive में बदलने के नियमों को उल्टा कर देते हैं. जैसे  –

Examples –

The music is very sweet. (Assertive)

= How sweet the music is ! (Exclamatory)

Poverty is a great curse. (Assertive)

= What a curse poverty is ! (Exclamatory)

I wish that spring were eternal. (Assertive)

= Oh that spring were eternal ! (Exclamatory)

I wish I were an M. L. A. once more. (Assertive)

= Would that I were an M. L. A. once more. (Exclamatory)

It is sad that you have failed. (Assertive)

= Alas ! you have failed. (Exclamatory)

Your hands are very warm. (Assertive)

= How warm your hands are ! (Exclamatory)

 

(6.1.8) Articles/ what is article in English Grammar

Articles/ what is article in English Grammar 

An article is a kind of adjective which modifies a noun. Like an adjective it is used before a noun and tells us something about it. But there is a little difference  between an adjective and an article. The adjective can be used with a noun  or independently but the article cannot be used without a noun. As mentioned above, an article is used before a noun but if there is an adjective before the noun, the article is used before the adjective. But if there is an adverb before the adjective, the article is used before the adverb.
Examples :
I met a man yesterday.
I met an old man yesterday.
I met a very old man yesterday.
But if there is possessive adjective before a noun, no article is used before it (possessive adjective).
Example : This is my book. ('My' is a possessive adjective)
Kinds of articles :
There are two types of articles in English Grammar. They are 'Indefinite Articles' and 'Definite Articles.'
Indefinite articles are: 'a' and 'an'.
Definite article is :'the'
Indefinite articles -'A' and 'An' are called indefinite articles. They are used before a singular countable noun which is neither proper nor definite. The function of indefinite articles is not to define but to generalize anything or person.
Example :
He gave me a book. (Any book and not a definite or a particular book.)
Definite article: 'The' is known as 'Definite Article'. It (The) is used before both the singular and the plural nouns, countable and uncountable nouns. But these nouns must be definite or identified.
Example:
The book on the table is mine. (Here, 'the book' means a definite or a particular book.)

Sunday 3 January 2016

8. RPSC Lectures (School Education) 2015-16 Syllabus

Recruitment of School Lectures (School Education) in Rajasthan

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