ENGLISH GRAMMAR (CLASS 8TH)

Q1. What are parts of speech? Define each part of

speech with examples.
Ans: There are eight parts of speech in the English
language:
1.Noun
2.Pronoun
3.Verb
4.Adverb
6.Prepositi
7.Conjuncti
8.Interjecti
5.Adjective
on
on
on
The part of speech indicates how the word functions in
meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence.
Understanding parts of speech is essential for determining
the correct definition of a word when using the dictionary.
1. Noun
A noun is the name of a person, place or thing.
Examples: Ali, city, book, chair, Pakistan, etc.
2. Pronoun
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
Examples: He, she, it, we, you, etc.
3. Verb
A verb expresses action or being.
Examples: Write, do, go, run, play, etc.
4. Adjective
An adjective modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
Examples: Beautiful, clean, bright, red, new, etc.
5. Adverb
An adverb modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or
another adverb.
Examples: Gently, extremely, carefully, well, neatly, etc.
6. Preposition
A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to
join it to some other part of the sentence.
Examples: Of, on, in, for, into, etc.
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7. Conjunction
A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, or
clauses.
Examples: And, but, or, while, because, etc.
8. Interjection
An interjection is a word that is used to express emotions.
Examples: Oh! Wow! Oops! Hurrah! Alas!
Q.2: Write an essay on My Hobby.
A hobby is a special work which a person does for the sake
of his amusement. A hobby is generally an art in which a
person is most interested. It always serves as a source of
recreation.
There are numerous hobbies but my hobby is gardening. I
am so fond of it that it has become my life and breath. I
cannot live without it. The flower-beds, the grassy lawns
and the young plants and trees have great influence upon
me. My small garden is so lovely that I do something in it
daily to add to its beauty.
Seeing my great interest in gardening, my father has kept
a gardener to guide me. The sight of flowers and the trees
fills my heart with pleasure, because they are the fruit of
my labour. My hobby has taught me a great deal about
plant life. I have come to know the wonders of the plant
life. Today I know the numerous varieties of plants and
flowers. Again my hobby amuses me. It recreates my mind.
Botany has become a very interesting subject for me

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On holidays I work hours and hours together in my garden.

To me it is a better recreation than a visit to the cinema
hall. Instead of being fed up, I find ever increasing
enjoyment in my hobby.
Q.3: Write an application to your school principal to
grant you a weeks leave on account of your sisters
marriage.
To,
The Principal,
Glorious Education System,
Christian Town, Korangi, Karachi.
Respected sir,
This is to inform you that my sisters marriage is
coming next week. I am the only brother to my sister. I will
be busy in helping my parents in looking after all the
arrangements.
There are many things to be done in connection with
the marriage. There will be some events prior to the
wedding day and afterwards as well. We also have some
guests coming from abroad and staying with us. So, this
will keep me busy for almost a whole week.
Therefore, kindly grant me leave for the entire next
week i.e. from 23 October to 1st November, 2015. Thanks.
Yours obediently,
Name:
ABC
Class: 8th

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Q.4: Write the forms of the verbs with Urdu

meanings of the following.
S.No
Past
Present
Meaning
Past
.
Participle

1.
Begin
Began
Begun

2.

Break

Broke

Broken

3.

Build

Built

Built

4.

Buy

Bought

Bought

5.

Catch

Caught

Caught

6.

Come

Came

Come

7.

Go

Went

Gone

8.

Do

Did

Done

9.

Cut

Cut

Cut

10.

Drink

Drank

Drunk

11.

Eat

Ate

Eaten

12.

Fall

Fell

Fallen

13.

Feel

Felt

Felt

14.

Ring

Rang

Rung

15.

Rise

Rose

Risen

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16.

Run

Ran

Run

17.

Say

Said

Said

18.

See

Saw

Seen

19.

Fly

Flew

Flown

20.

Give

Gave

Given

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