GRAMMAR TECH

                                  NOTICE  Writing Q. Prepare notice for the following . (i) You are the school monitor, of Modern Matriculation School, Villupuram. Your school Principal has requested you to inform the students about a trip to Yercaud for 3 days. Prepare a notice giving the details such as date of journey, mode of transportation, amount, dress code etc. Answer: (ii) You are the Secretary of Park Circus Residents Welfare Association. Write a notice to inform the residents of your colony of a Meditation program under the guidance of Dr. P. Ranjit with a view to understanding the self better. The program is exclusively for the residents. It will be conducted on the second Saturday of the following month from 7.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. at the children’s park nearby. Answer: (iii) You are Ganesh/Gayathri Head boy/Head girl, of your school. Write a notice for your school notice board informing the students about the ‘Fancy Fete’ that is going to be organised in your school campus

                                  Grammar A. Conjunctions And Their Functions Complete the sentences given below choosing the right connectors given in brackets. Call me  in case  you need money. (so that, in order that, in case) I forgot  that  I had to meet the Principal. (whether, that, if) Though  he is ninety years old, he is in the pink of health. (when, since, though) It is raining. Take an umbrella  or else  you will get drenched. (or else, and, but) They faced many hardships  nevertheless  they are always cheerful. (although, nevertheless, otherwise) B. Fill in the blanks with the connector that goes with the underlined words. Both the minister  and  the officers visited the affected areas. Jaya teaches not only English  but also  Science. Either Raghu  or  Bala will have to buy vegetables from the market. No sooner did I enter the house.  than  it started drizzling. C. Combine the pairs of sentences using appropriate connectors. 1. We came late. We did not miss the train. Ans

                   Compound Words C. Complete the following table with two more compound words. Noun + Noun kitchen garden apple tree, neck tie Noun + Verb mouthwash bus stop, sunrise Verb + Noun watchman driving licence; swimming pool Preposition + Noun overcoat underworld; onlooker Gerund + Noun bleaching powder washing machine; drawing room Noun + Gerund housekeeping horse riding; bird watching Adjective + Preposition + Noun good for nothing best of luck; easy to play Noun + Preposition + Noun mother-in-law father-in-law; brother-in-law D. Combine the words in column A with those in column B to form compound words as many as you can. rain light snow thing star fall draw ball play back lottery ticket under walk man note side world foot hole Answer: rainfall snowball star light drawback plaything lottery ticket underworld manhole sidewalk footnote E. Form compound words from the boxes given below and fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow with the appropriate compound words.

                    UNIT - 4, PROSE - THE ATTIC, STUDY MATERIAL The Attic In Text Questions : a. When did Aditya leave the local school? Answer: Aditya left the local school, after he had passed the matriculation examination. b. Why did Aditya think that the school would not be recognisable? Answer: It would not be recognisable, as it had undergone many changes during the passage of time. c. Who were Aditya’s ancestors? Answer: Aditya’s ancestors were once the Zamindars. d. How was the landscape through which they travelled? Answer: On either side of the road were paddy fields. Harvest was over. e. What did Aditya visit? Answer: Aditya visited his school first. Beyond the iron gates were the playing field and the two-storeyed school building. f. Where was Nagen uncle’s shop? Answer: Nagen uncle’s shop was next to a grocery shop and opposite to a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. g. Besides tea, what did Nagen uncle have in his shop? Answer: Besides tea, he had biscuits and savouries. h.