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UNIVERSITY OF SINDH JAMSHORO

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/) 4'at is 5A&stract No n67 ,i-e at $east t8ent% e9amp$es) Ans+ A noun that denotes an idea, emotion, feeling, quality or other abstractor intangible concept, as opposed to a concrete item, or a physical object. T8ent% E9amp$es+ /) Dreams :) Knowledge ;) Sale <) Behavior 0) ustice =) !iberty >) !oyalty ?) "ride @) #isdom /1) //) /:) /;) /<) /0) /=) />) /?) /@) :1) $airness %nergy Speed !ove &atred %nthusiasm &appiness "eace &ope Success &unger

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:) En$ist a$$ tenses 8it' e9amp$es) 1. *resent Simp$e E9amp$e+ ' usually go fishing at wee(ends. She never puts mil( in her tea. #e sometimes go to the cinema on $riday. 2. *resent *ro!ressi-e E9amp$e+ ')m watching a film on *+ now. #atch out, a car)s coming. Are the boys sleeping upstairs, 3. *ast Simp$e E9amp$e+ ' had lunch with -rs. .obinson yesterday. -other didn)t go to wor( on *uesday. Did you do the shopping this morning, She didn)t travel anywhere last year. <) *ast *ro!ressi-e E9amp$e+ ' was wor(ing in the garden when my sister arrived. #e were watching a film at ten last night. She was playing with the (ids from eight to nine. 0) *resent *erfect Simp$e E9amp$e+ Sorry, '/ve par(ed at the wrong place. &ave you printed the letters 0yet1, #e haven)t done the rooms yet. 6. *resent *erfect *ro!ressi-e E9amp$e+ ten days. *hey/ve been staying in this hotel for

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&e has been mowing the lawn all this morning. #hat have you been doing lately, 7. *ast *erfect Simp$e E9amp$e+ She said she had written three letters the day before. *hey had lived in 2or( before they moved to !iverpool. &ad you loc(ed the door before you left, 8. *ast *erfect *ro!ressi-e E9amp$e+ &e said he had been mowing the lawn all that morning. *hey had been wor(ing for the same company for a long time before they changed jobs. &ow long had they been living in 2or( before they moved to !iverpool, 9. F t re Simp$e E9amp$e+ ' will be thirty years old ne3t year. #e/ll meet them at the station at si3. &ow will you cross the channel, 10. F t re *ro!ressi-e E9amp$e+ *his time tomorrow we will be flying to !os Angeles. #hat will you be doing at si3 tomorrow, '/ll be playing tennis from seven to nine. 11. F t re *erfect Simp$e E9amp$e+ ' will have done this wor( by the end of ne3t wee(. #ill they have arrived by the time we return, 4

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She will have ta(en three e3ams by ne3t *uesday. 12. F t re *erfect *ro!ressi-e E9amp$e+ We will have been staying here for a wee( tomorrow. &ow long will you have been living here by this time ne3t year, '/ll have been playing the guitar for ten years by ne3t year.

;) 4'at is a 5Sentence6 Descri&e 3in# of sentences 8it' e9amp$es7 Ans+ a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, e3clamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses. Fo r Sentence T%pes+ /) Dec$arati-e Sentences+ Declarative sentences ma(e a statement to relay information or ideas. *hey are punctuated with a simple period. $ormal essays or reports are composed almost entirely of declarative sentences. E9amp$e+ *he concert begins in two hours. uly 4th is 'ndependence Day. Declarative sentences ma(e a statement. 2ou)re a good man, 5harlie Brown. 6reen is my favorite color. &awaii is a tropical climate. :) Imperati-e Sentences+ 'mperative sentences issue commands or requests or they can e3press a desire or wish. *hey are punctuated with a simple period or they can be e3clamations requiring an e3clamation mar(. 't all 5

Functional English depends on the strength e3press. %3clamatory single verb or they can comple3. of emotion you want to sentences can consist of a be more lengthy and

E9amp$e+ #atch for oncoming traffic. .espond immediately. "lease lower your voice. -eet me at the town square. Drop what you)re doing and come celebrate with us7 ;) E9c$amator% Sentences+ %3clamatory sentences e3press strong emotion. 't doesn)t really matter what the emotion is, an e3clamatory sentence is the type of sentence needed to e3press it. %3clamatory sentences always end in an e3clamation mar(, so it)s pretty easy to spot them. 8se e3clamatory sentences to portray emotion but ta(e care to use them sparingly. 9therwise, your writing will lac( sincerity. E9amp$e+ *he .iver is rising7 ' can)t wait for the party7 ' don)t (now what ')ll do if ' don)t pass this test7 9h, my goodness, ' won7 Suddenly, a bear appeared in my path7 *his is the best day of my life7 "lease don)t go7 <) Interro!ati-e Sentences+ 'nterrogative sentences are also easy to spot. *hat)s because they always as( a question and end in a question mar(. E9amp$e+ 's it snowing, &ave you had brea(fast, Do you want 5o(e or "epsi, #ho are you ta(ing to the prom, 2ou li(e -e3ican food, don)t you,

Functional English <) Define 5Mo#e$ Ver&67 Ma3e t8o sentences of eac' Mo#e$ Ver&) Ans+ An au3iliary verb that e3presses necessity or possibility. %nglish modal verbs include must, shall, will, s hould, would, can, could, ma y, and might.

Spec $ation+ /. &e wouldn:t li(e to see her dressed li(e that. :) She)ll be coming here anytime. *ermission+ /) -ay ' shut the door, :) 5an ' come tomorrow too, O&$i!ation+ /) #e should drin( plenty of water. :) 2ou have to pay him right now. E9press permission; /) you may stand there. :) &e can attend the party if he wants to. 0) * nct ate t'e fo$$o8in! sentences+ a) 'o8 o$# am i Ans+ &ow, 9ld am '. &) i $i3e man!oes &ananas app$es oran!es Ans+ ' li(e mangoes, bananas, oranges. c) a$as s'e #ie# in &om& &$ast Ans+ alas7 She died in bomb blast. #) s'e sai# to me 8'ere are %o !oin! 7

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Ans+ She said, to me where are you going, e) 'o8 ta$$ a$am c'anna 8as Ans+ &ow, *all alam channa was. THE END