CBSE Class 8 English Grammar – The Sentence Definition of Sentence When one or more words are grammatically linked and bring out a complete sense, it is called a sentence. e.g. The Earth revolves around the Sun. The cow gives us milk. It is a hot day. Kinds of Sentences Sentences are of four kinds…
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CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Integrated Exercises Type I Fill in the Blanks 1. Fill in the blanks using a word. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Passenger airplanes mostly fly (a) _______ speeds less than that (b) _______ sound. Airplanes (c) _______ can fly (d) _______ greater speeds…
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CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Reported Speech 1. There are two different ways in which we can report the words of a speaker : (a) Direct Speech or Direct Narration. (b) Indirect Speech or Indirect Narration. 2. (a) Direct Speech contains the actual words of the speaker ; as— Sarla said, “My father has a…
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CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Active and Passive Voice 1. Consider the following sentences : Lata sings a song. A song is sung by Lata. There is practically no difference in the meanings of these two sentences. These are two different ways of presenting the same thing. But in the first sentence the Subject performs…
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CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Tenses 1. Read the following sentences carefully : Birds fly in the air. My brother flew to England last week. I shall fly a kite on Sunday. – In the first sentence the Verb ‘fly’ refers to the Present time, in the second sentence the Verb ‘flew’ refers to the…
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CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Nominalisation What is nominalisation ? Forming a noun from a verb or adjective is called nominalisation. Formation of Nouns From Verbs Most nouns are formed from verbs by using suffixes. Here are some examples. 1. -ment Verb Noun Achieve advertise allot amuse appoint argue attach develop employ equip excite fulfil…
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CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Verb 1. Verb. The verb is a word that expresses some action, feeling or existence. It tells us something about the subject ; as Lions roar. (action) Boys fly kites. (action) I feel sorry. (feeling) Ashoka was a great king. (existence) 2. All the verbs (shown above in black) ‘roar’,…
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CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Preposition A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show its relation with some other word in the sentence. He works hard in the hope of standing first. We met at night. The book is on the table. We stay at home during the holidays. I…
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CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Use of Modals Has to / Have to / Had to / Shall have to / Will have to. To show obligation, compulsion, duty, desire etc. Has Mohan to wash his own clothes ? or Mohan does not have to wash his own clothes. Does Mohan have to wash…
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CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Agreement of Verb and Subject Present Tense A verb must agree in number and person with its subject. (a) When the subject is third person singular, most English verbs end in -s or -es but there is no -s or -es on third person plural. He goes to school. They…
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