Jiv a K G, P rim a r y & S e c o nda r y Sc h oo l V ale n tin a C a m p u s H a nd O ut English Subject English

Grade7 Name _____Section _ Hand Out No RollNo__DateApril 9/2020G.C

Exercise

Question tags A question tag is a short question added on to on statement Example Bety: It is a lovely
day, isn’t it ? Marthah; Beautiful, we are having a glorious summer ,aren’t we? Bety; you haven’t heard a
forecast for the weekend have you ? Marthah ; No, I haven’t but I think it is going to stay sunny. Rules:
Rule 1: positive statement requires negative tag Rule 2: Negative statement requires positive tag Positive
statement + Negative tag

Negative statement + positive tang

-It is very warm, is not it? A negative tag is on auxiliary verb + n’t pronoun  You have played before ,
haven’t you?  The children can swim can’t they?  It will be dark soon , won’t ?  -There was a
mistake , wasn’t there?  It is not very warm is it?

A positive tag is an auxiliary verb + pronoun  -Dawit hasn’t got a car, has he?  -I Shouldn’t laugh,
should I ?  -you are not ill, are you  -The answer wasn’t right, was it ?  -You live near here don’t
you?  This can’t looks nice, doesn’t it ?  I turned right did I ?  we don’t have to pay, do we?  The
shower doesn’t work, does it?  Your hours didn’t win ,did it? Note: After don’t ……………the tang is will
you ? e .g Don’t make any noise ,will you? After Let’s ………….the tag is shall we? Note :- the question tang
for I am is aren’t I?  I am late, amn’t? (wrong )  aren’t I ? ( correct)  There can be a subject in
question tag.

 There is something wrong isn’t there?  There is weren’t tag any problems, were they?  we use it’
in question tags to refer to "nothing "and’ they’ to refer to "nobody".  Nothing can happen ,can it ? 
Nobody phoned did they?  we also use they’ to refer to somebody everybody.  some body wanted a
drink, didn’t they?  when the statement is positive, the tag is negative and  when the statement is
positive, the tag is positive.  The party was great is positive statement and is requires a negative tag
question wasn’t it ? is the correct answer Addition to Remarks ( so do I /Neither do I We use so after
several verbs instead of repeating a that – clause

e.g. Do you think we have good weather? I hope so

(I hope that we will have good weather.)

We can make these expressions negative in two ways:

A. subject + verb + not

Will it rain ? I hope not You won’t be here tomorrow, will you ? I suppose not

Did you win ? I am afraid not

B. Subject + do not + verb + so

You will not be here to morrow, will you ? I don’t suppose so Is he ready ? I don’t think so. will it rain ? I
don’t expect so

we can use so to mean also in special structure with .

Auxiliary verb + subject

so + auxiliaryverb + subject

Bety: I am hungry Rahhel: so am I . I haven’t eaten anything all day . Mistire: Neither have I. I didn’t have
time for breakfast .

Note: we use so after on positive statement and neither after a negative one .

i.e , so= with positive statement Neither=with negative statement

Positive pattern He is an artist so am I /I am , too He plays guitor = so do I/I do, too He can Speak French
= so can I/I can, too He has two children= so do I/ I do, too

Indefinite pronouns

Someone, anyone nothing ,nobody, etc

Look at these examples:

 Every one enjoyed the show. it was a great success.  The police searched the house but found
nothing  Let’s find some where to eat.  Nobody comes in to the shop all after noon With every, some
and no, we can use words ending in ones body thing and where  Everyone /every body = all the people
, everything all the things everywhere = in all the places  Someone /some body-= a person , something
a thing, somewhere = in a place  No one /no body = no person, nothing = nothings  Nowhere in no
places . Note: words ending in thing can also mean action or ideas. Something has happened, you must
tell me everything. Someone and anyone etc We can also form words with any : anyone any body , any
things any were Phrasal verbs General high light on about phrasal verbs Many English verbs have two
parts; a’ base’ verb like bring, come, sit, make, break, put, etc

and another small word like in , with, up down ,off etc.

Examples: could you bring in the coffee? come in and sit down.

He broke up a piece of bread and threw the bits the birds

The second part of the verb is sometimes a preposition and sometimes an adverb / particle.

verb +preposition + noun * Phrasal verbs with adverb participles.

She ran down the road, Verb + particle + noun He sat on the table Verb + noun + particle She threw
down the paper She threw the paper down He put on his cat He put his coat on
verb +preposition +pronoun verb+pronoun + particle

She ran down it She threw it down He put it on down prepositions on down particles on

(Prepositional phrase) (Phrasal verb)

Study these examples: Thomas is meeting melat after noon and He is welcoming his best friends Thomas
: Hello, melat Melat: Hello, Thomas Tomas: Good to see you come in and sit down and taken your coat
off, ( come in, sit down and take off are phrasal verbs)

* Came - in

* Sit

* take

base verb - down

- off

Particles adverbs

Exercise: Add the tag question form the following statements

1. He played football, ?

2. He drinks much alcohol,. ?

3. They are reading fiction, ?

4. They were helping their parents, ?

5. She will come here tomorrow, ?

6. He has eaten his lunch, ?

8. They didn’t play football, ?

9. Abel is not an out standing student, ?

10.They had enough money to buy a car but they were not active, ?

When we use phrasal verbs ,we most understand that how phrasal verbs are formed?

There are four types of phrasal verbs such as

1. phrasal verbs with object 2. phrasal verbs without object 3. Separable phrasal verbs 4. Non- separable
phrasal verbs

1. Phrasal verbs with object means phrasal verbs can be followed by object and they are called transitive
phrasal verbs

E.g pleas, take off your Jaket.

Here take off is followed by the objet Jacket. 2. Phrasal verbs without objet is also called Intransitive
phrasal verb that can’t be followed by objects

E.g He runs on the hill"

In this sentence phrasal verb run on is not followed by object.

3. Separable phrases verbs are verbs that can be separated by object

E.g you must switch it off. In this sentence phrase verb switch off is separable because it contains two
particles as verb particle and adverb particle which are separated by object " it "

4. Non separable phrasal verbs are verbs that cant be separated by any object although they can be
fallowed by object

E.g my mother looks after the baby

In this sentence phrasal verb look after is not separated by object baby.