PARTS OF SPEECH (PART II)

 

PARTS OF SPEECH

(PART II)

Verbs and its types:

i)              Verbs are the main part of the sentence.

ii)           It tells us about the action performed by the subject and the situation of the subject.

iii)         Verbs are mainly divided into two types. They are Main verbs and Auxiliary verbs. Auxiliary verbs are also called as helping verbs.

Main verbs:

i)              Main Verbs show the action of the subject.

ii)           They stand alone and give meaning to sentence without depending on the other verbs.

iii)         Example: Run, sleep, eat, etc.

Auxiliary verbs:

i)              Auxiliary verbs give meaning to the main verbs.

ii)           They cannot stand alone as they depend on the main verb to give meaning.

iii)         Example: is, was, has, etc.

AUTHOR

Dr L Suresh

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore - 641020

Contact: 9944138137

e-mail ID: sureshenglit@rmv.ac.in 

Word Stress – III

                 Word Stress – III

Dear readers, in the previous post, we discussed monosyllabic and disyllabic words and their stress patterns. In this post, let us learn about the stress patterns of the Trisyllabic words in English.

Trisyllabic words accented on the FIRST syllable

1.     Accident          –AC-ci-dent (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accident)

2.     Abdomen        -AB-do-men (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/abdomen?q=%09Abdomen)

3.     Beautiful         -BEAU-ti-ful (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/beautiful)

4.     Barrister          -BAR-ris-ter (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/barrister)

5.     Currently        -CUR-rent-ly (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/currently)

6.     Document       - DO-cu-ment (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/document)

7.     Dramatist        - DRA-ma-tist      (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dramatist)

8.     Elephant          - E-le-phant (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/elephant)

9.     Energy            - E-ner-gy (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/energy)

10.  Government    - GO-vern-ment(https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/government)

11.  Gratitude         - GRA-ti-tude (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gratitude)

12.  Honesty           - HO-nes-ty (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/honesty)

13.  Jealousy          - JEA-lou-sy (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jealousy)

14.  Measurement  - MEA-sure-ment

(https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/measurement)

15.  Natural             - NA-tu-ral (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/natural)

Trisyllabic words accented on the SECOND syllable

1.     Attendance      - at-TEN-dance (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/attendance)

2.     Accountant     - ac-COUN-tant (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accountant)

3.     Addition          - ad-DI-tion (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/addition)

4.     Affection        - af-FEC-tion (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/affection)

5.     Announcement - an-NOUNCE-ment                      (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/announcement)

6.     Attraction       - at-TRAC-tion (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/attraction)

7.     Artistic            - ar-TIS-tic (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/artistic)

8.     Assessment     - as-SESS-ment (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/assessment)

9.     Battalion         - bat-TAL-ion (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/battalion)

10.  Belated            - be-LA-ted (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/belated)

11.  Collection       - col-LEC-tion (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/collection)

12.  Creation          - cre-A-tion (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/creation)

13.  Director          - di-REC-tor (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/director)

14.  Dramatic         - dra-MA-tic (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dramatic)

15.  Dynamic         - dy-NA-mic (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dynamic)

16.  Enjoyment      - en-JOY-ment (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/enjoyment)

17.  Elation            - e-LA-tion (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/elation)

18.  Fantastic         - fan-TAS-tic (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fantastic)

19.  Familiar          - fa-MI-liar (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/familiar)

20.  Gigantic          - gi-GAN-tic (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gigantic)

21.  Historic           - his-TO-ric (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/historic)

22.  Maternal         - ma-TER-nal (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/maternal)

23.  Occasion         - oc-CA-sion (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/occasion)

24.  Relation          - re-LA-tion (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relation)

25.  Selection         - se-LEC-tion (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/selection)

 

The highlighted syllables take primary stress in every word mentioned above. In other words, the highlighted words should be pronounced with more prominence than other syllables in the words displayed. Hence, we should pronounce those given words by giving more stress on the selected syllables. If we practise the stress patterns while speaking English, doubtlessly our English pronunciation will sound intelligible.  

In the next post, let us explore some interesting features of stress patterns.

Reference:

Balasubramanian, T. 2017. English Phonetics for Indian Students. Trinity Press.

Cambridge Online Dictionary    

Author: 

K. Nandhakumar

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore-641 020

English Phrasal Verbs

                                                                Phrases for Agreeing                  

ü Exactly.

ü That’s true.

ü You are absolutely right.

ü I am with you.

ü I feel the same.

ü Absolutely.

ü I totally agree!

ü Tell me about it.

ü I couldn’t agree more!

ü You are right.

ü That’s a good point.

ü That’s for sure.

ü Me too!

ü No doubt about it.

ü You have a point there.

ü That’s exactly what I think.

ü I agree 100%

ü I suppose so. 

 Author: 

Dr.M. Selvam

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore 

  

6 WAYS TO SAY I'M TIRED

                                                            

                                           6 WAYS TO SAY 

I’m worn out.

Examples

1.    I’m worn out after the game.

2.    I've been working all night and I'm worn out. 

I’m wrecked.

Examples

1.    Raju is wrecked, he has been working hard every day for the last couple of days.

2.    Arjun is wrecked by restless work.

I’m whacked.

Examples

1.    I was wholly whacked after a long day I had.

2.    He seems to be whacked.

I’m pooped.

Examples

1.    I was completely pooped when I got home in the evening.

2.    We were very pooped at the end of the event.

I’m wiped out.

Examples

1.    By the end of most days, I was wiped out both physically and mentally.

2.    Samir was utterly wiped out after a long journey.

I’m exhausted.

Examples

1.    I was completely exhausted after my workout.

2.    Mani was exhausted during mountain trekking.

Author:
N.Shanmugan
Assistant Professor of English
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science
Coimbatore - 641 020. 

 

 

TIME EXPRESSIONS

TIME EXPRESSIONS

1.    A WHILE BACK

Meaning: at some time in the past.

The dentist fixed my bad tooth a while back and now it’s fallen off.

2.    EVERY NOW AND THEN

Meaning: Occasionally.

Sarath is seeing his friend for coffee and chat every now and then.

3.    ABOUT TIME

Meaning: When you think that something should have happened earlier.

It’s about time you tidied up your room.

4.    AHEAD OF TIME

Meaning: In advance.

Malini will prepare food for the party ahead of time and keep it in the oven.

5.    IN NO TIME

Meaning: Very quickly.

As soon as we get out of the traffic jam, we’ll be home in no time.

6.    EVERY SO OFTEN

Meaning: Sometimes

Kavimani used to visit her grandparents every so often while they were still alive.

Author:
N.Shanmugan
Assistant Professor of English
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science
Coimbatore - 641 020. 

 

English Phrasal Verbs

                                                        Business Phrasal Verbs

Branch out

Meaning:

-         Expand or extend one’s interests

Example:

-         The supermarkets have branched out into banking.

Carry on

Meaning:

-         Continue

Example:

-         He moved to Mumbai to carry on his work.

Close down

          Meaning:

-         Stop operating

Example:

-         The company has decided to close down its Chennai branch.

Note down

          Meaning:

-         Write something down

Example:

-         His answers are noted down on the chart.

Step down

          Meaning:

-         Resign or leave (a position or job)

Example:

-         The chairman was forced to step down due to ill health.

Carry out

          Meaning:

-         Do and complete a task

Example:

-         The building work was carried out by a local contractor.

Take off

          Meaning:

-         Become successful or popular very fast

Example:

-         Her business has really taken off.

Author: 

Dr.M. Selvam

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore