1. The Wind Cap (Grammar)
Task: Identify the Finite and Non-Finite Verbs
The boy wanted to be a sailor.
Finite: wanted
Non-Finite: to be (Infinitive)
Seeing the turtle, Jon put it on his head.
Finite: put
Non-Finite: Seeing (Participle)
Key Concept: A Finite verb changes with the tense and subject. A Non-Finite verb (Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles) does not change.
2. Clouds (Grammar)
Task: Group the following words into Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Words: grass, boy, cloud, water, rain, road.
Countable Nouns: boy, cloud, road.
Uncountable Nouns: grass, water, rain.
Task: Identify the Infinitives
"He tried to find the clouds." \rightarrow to find
"He went to ask the old man." \rightarrow to ask
3. An April Day (Vocabulary & Usage)
Task: Find words in the poem that mean the following:
A small forest: Wood
To make bright: Brighten
To receive food to live: Sustenance
Grammar Tip: This chapter focuses on Participle Adjectives.
Example: The shaking twig (Shaking describes the twig).
Example: The faded leaves (Faded describes the leaves).
4. The Great Escape (Grammar)
Task: Fill in the blanks with appropriate Modals
We should help the needy. (Duty/Advice)
May I come in? (Permission)
He can speak English well. (Ability)
It might rain today. (Possibility)
Task: Identify the types of Clauses
"He said that he was ill." \rightarrow Noun Clause (acts as the object of 'said').
"The man who is wearing a black shirt is my uncle." \rightarrow Adjective Clause (describes 'the man').
5. Princess September (Grammar)
Task: Convert the following sentences (Interrogative to Assertive)
Can I ever forget your kindness?
Assertive: I can never forget your kindness.
Who does not know the name of Rabindranath?
Assertive: Everyone knows the name of Rabindranath.
Task: Prefix and Suffix
Happy: Unhappy (Prefix), Happiness (Suffix)
Friend: Befriend (Prefix), Friendly (Suffix)
Possible: Impossible (Prefix), Possibly (Suffix)
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