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Grammar Practice: Replace the underlined nouns with suitable pronouns. a. The chair is broken. b. Anita has a doll. It is broken. ……..........……has a doll. c. The birds are flying. d. Suman runs fast. ……..........……are flying. ……..........……runs fast. e. The boys are playing. f. Anjali is a nurse. ……..........……are playing. ……..........……is a nurse. g. Gita is a student. h. The toy is red. …….......……is a student. ……..........……is red. i. The cats are sleeping. j. Ali and Anu are students. …….......……are sleeping. ……...........are students. Grammar Practice: Fill in ‘He, She, It, They’. …………..is a football player. …………..are students. …………..is a singer. …………..are pilots. …………..are soldiers. …………..is a doctor. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 51

Grammar Study: I, We, You I am a teacher. I am Anita. I am a student. You are a student. We play football. We are football players. I am Binod. He is Anil. We are students. Grammar Practice: Fill in the correct pronouns. a. I am a student. ……….......….study in Grade three. b. Gokul is a teacher. ………........teaches students. c. This is our school. ………...............study here. d. There is a park near our school. ………... play games there. e. Miss Rai is the Principal. ………........is in her office. f. Himesh is a singer. …............... sings songs. g. Nina is a dancer. …......... dances very well. h. We are doctors. …............... treat patients. i. I am a student. He is also a student. …..........are students. j. My father is a photographer. …......... takes photos. Grammar Practice: Fill in the correct pronouns. A Anish : Where is Papa? Rahul : …...............has gone to office. Anish : Where is Mama? Rahul : …............... is in the kitchen. Anish : Where is my book? Rahul : …...............is on the table. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 52

B Writing Practice: Write who they are and Teacher : Are you a student? how old they are. Student : Yes, ........ am. Teacher : What class are Anita (22 years) ........in? A: Who is she? Student : I’m in Grade three. B: …..…...……..…....…… Teacher : Where do ........live? A: How old is she? Student : I live at Pulchowk. B: …..…...……..…....…… Teacher : Do you have a pencil? Tina (20 years) Student : Yes, I have two A: …..…...……..…....…… pencils. B: …..…...……..…....…… Teacher : Do you have an A: …..…...……..…....…… eraser? B: …..…...……..…....…… Student : Yes, ........have an eraser. Madan (55 years) A: …..…...……..…....…… C Abhi : How old are ........? B: …..…...……..…....…… Anuj : ........am eight years A: …..…...……..…....…… old. B: …..…...……..…....…… Abhi : Who is she? Anuj : ........is my sister. Mahesh (33 years) Abhi : How old is she? A: …..…...……..…....…… Anuj : ........is five years old. B: …..…...……..…....…… Abhi : Can you play Snake A: …..…...……..…....…… and Ladder? B: …..…...……..…....…… Anuj : Yes, ........can. I also like it. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 53

Now write sentences about Sony, Rosy and Manoj. a. …T.h..i…s i…s .………...Sony. Sony b. …S.h..e…is…e.i…gh…t …....years old. 8 years c. …S.h..e…is….…... a ….s.t.…ud…en..t..... student Rosy a. …...…….………... Rosy. 7 years b. …...…….………...years old. student c. …...……….... a…...….... a. …...…….………... Manoj. Manoj b. …...…….………... years old. 9 years c. …...……….... a …..……... student Writing Practice: Read and write. He is Binod. He is 26 years old. He is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi. He is from Jhapa. Now write five sentences about yourself. I am ........................................................... . I …......…years old. I am a ............................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................ Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 54

9 Pronouns II Read and underline the pronouns. I am Binod. Santa Clause gave us He gave me a bat. gifts.We thanked him. She is Nisha. I am Mohan. He gave her a toy. He gave me a chocolate. I am Saroj. He gave me a cap. He is Kumar. They are Anu and Pukar. Santa gave him a ball. He gave them balloons. Me, us, you, him, her, them are objective pronouns. They come after verbs. me you us I gave him a book. Riya gave you a book. her him them them Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 55

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. Miss Rai gives us homework. Anil gives me a book. Riya asks him a question. Anil told her a story. I met them at the park. Grammar Practice: Make sentences from the table. me us Miss Rai asks you a question. him her them a. .M...i.s.s...R..a..i.a..s..k..s..m...e...a..q..u..e..s.t..i.o.n.................................. b. .......................................................................... c. .......................................................................... d. .......................................................................... e. .......................................................................... f. .......................................................................... Grammar Practice: Fill in correct pronouns. me, us, him, her, them a. Anil always helps .................. (I) b. Parents and teachers love .................. (we) c. Anil is a good boy. Everybody likes .................. (he) d. Give ................. your pen. (I) e. This is Anu. I gave ................. a book. (she) f. A joker makes ................. laugh. (we) g. Miss Rai teaches ................. English. (we) h. Anu and Aryan are friends. I like.................. (they) i. Riya’s mother bought .................a new dress. (she) j. Kumar’s father gave ................. a camera. (he) k. Show ................. your photo. (I) l. I have many friends. I always help .................. (they) Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 56

Speaking Practice: Complete the conversations and act them out. A: How old are you? A: Have you got a pen? B: ………am eight years old. B: No. ……… have a pencil. A: What class are ………in? Do you need it? B: I am in Grade three. A: Where do ………live? A: Yes. Is it your pencil? B: I live at Kuleshwor. B: No, it’s not ……… Riya A: Do you have a brother? B: Yes, I have a brother. gave it to me. A: Is it Riya’s pencil? ………name is Sohan. B: Yes. It’s ………. A: How old is he? A: Where is Riya now? B: ………is two years old. B: ……… is in the classroom. Writing Practice: Replace each underlined noun with a suitable object pronoun. a. Binod gave Riya a book. …Bin…o…d g…av…e …he…r a…bo…o…k. …………………………....… b. Anuj gave Tina and Arun two books. ……………………………………………………....… c. I invited Ravi and gave Ravi a beautiful picture. ……………………………………………………....… d. The teacher called the boys and gave the boys some homework. ……………………………………………………....… e. Mona loves story books. I gave Mona some story books on her birthday. ……………………………………………………....… f. Father called Anu and asked Anu to make tea. ……………………………………………………....… Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 57

10 Self Forms I clean my room myself. Do you clean your room yourself? Read the sentences. Jenny is a good girl. She can do a lot of things herself. She makes her bed herself. She cleans her room herself. She brushes her shoes herself. I can paint a picture myself. Anisha is good at painting. She cannot sketch a picture herself but she can paint it well. She has a brother, Nikhil. He cannot paint a picture himself. Herself, himself, myself, yourself, themselves, etc are pronouns. They refer to the same person that is the subject of the verb. Look at this table. myself yourselves I myself yourself himself ourselves we ourselves he himself herself themselves she herself they themselves Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 58

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. I can draw pictures myself. We can draw pictures ourselves. He can draw pictures himself. They can draw pictures themselves. She can draw pictures herself. Grammar Practice: Complete the sentences with-self forms and read them aloud. a. I clean my room ……….......................…... b. Can you do it …………............................? I – myself c. Anita can make tea ………….................... you – yourself d. They cook food …………........................... she – herself e. They broke the chairs ………..........…....... he – himself f. I did my work …………............................. they –themselves g. He cleaned his room ……….........…........ it – itself h. Mira saw …………............... in the mirror. we – ourselves i. I do not cook food …....................………... j. We could solve this problem ……....……... Speaking Practice: Look at the pictures and say what they can do themselves. Sony Rosy Bina Kumar Writing Practice: Tick (ü) the activities that you do yourself at home. a. Cleaning my room d. Polishing shoes b. Making my bed e. Washing dishes c. Watering plants f. Washing clothes Now rewrite the sentences. I clean my room myself ………………………........................... .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 59

11 Possessives Read the text. This is Robin’s room. He is now in his room. He is talking to his mother. She is stitching his pants. Mother asks, “Whose cap is this? Is this your cap?” “No, it’s not mine. It’s Rahul’s cap,” he replies. “Who is Rahul?,” Mother asks again. He says, “He is my classmate.” Anu is Maya’s friend. They are now in the classroom. Anu is reading Maya’s notebook and Maya is reading Anu’s notebook. Anu asks, “Is this your handwriting?” Maya says, “No, this is not my handwriting. It is my father’s handwriting.” The words my, his, her, your, their, etc show belonging. We also use apostrophe (’) to show belonging. This is Riya’s book. This is her book. This is Atul’s book. This is his book. This is the children’s school. This is their school. A: Whose book is this? B: This is Riya’s book. This is her book. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 60

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. Whose cap is this? This is my cap. Is this your cap? This is his cap. Whose pen is this? This is her pen. Whose house is this? This is their house. Whose dog is this? This is our dog. Whose ball is this? This is your ball. Grammar Practice: Complete the sentences with possessives. This is …..m...y..…. book. (I) What is ….......…. name? (you) This is….......…. school. (we) This is ….......…. house. (she) It is ….......…. pet dog. (he) Is this ….......…. ball? (he) It is ….......…. camera. (I) This is ….......…. house. (they) Is this ….......…. book? (you) Is this ….......…. identity card? (you) Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. Whose bag is this? Priya Pradeep Mina Puskar Prabha Pukar Anup Kumar Writing Practice: Read and write. This is Riya’s book. (Riya’s) It is her book. (her) It is hers. (hers) (Anita’s) (Rahul’s) (………..) (………..) (………..) (………..) ……………….....….............. ……………….....….............. ……………….....….............. ……………….....….............. ……………….....….............. ……………….....….............. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 61

12 There Look and read. This is Jiya’s classroom. It is small. There are only twelve students in her class. It has a chair and a table. There is a blackboard on the wall. There is a dustbin near the door. There is a duster on the table. There are two desks in the classroom. There is a bookshelf in the corner. There is a poster of the English alphabet on the wall. To say there is something, we use there is or there are. There is + singular noun There is a boy in the room. There are + plural noun There are two boys in the room. Read these sentences aloud. There are some boys in the park. There is a boy in the park. There are six books in the bag. There is a book in the bag. There are five eggs on the plate. There is an egg on the plate. We can form questions with ‘there’. Is there a book on the table? Are there any books on the table? Is there a cat in the room? Are there any cats in the room? Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 62

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. There is a pen. There are some pens. There is an apple. There are three apples. There is a bench. There are six benches. There is a tiger. There are two tigers. Grammar Study: A, an, some or number words Always use a, an, some or number words after there is or there are. There is a cow in the garden. There is an elephant in the river. There are some oranges in the basket. There are six apples in the basket. There are four members in my family. Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. a. How many months are there in a year? b. How many days are there in a week? c. How many letters are there in the English alphabet? d. How many vowel letters are there? e. How many consonant letters are there? Writing Practice: Fill in There is or There are in the blank spaces. ................. a table in the room. ................. a bed in the room. ................. a poster on the wall. .................a lamp on the table. ................. a ball under the table. ................. two sofas in the room. ................. some books on the table. ................. two cats in the room. ................. three toys on the table. Writing Practice: Look at the picture and write four sentences with there is or there are. There is a man sitting on the sofa. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 63

Vocabulary Practice Look and write. guitarist flutist pianist florist cobbler gardener Jobs doctor teacher violinist He is a guitarist. .............................. ............................... He plays the guitar. She plays the flute. ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 64

Choose the correct pronouns. a. Anita is a good dancer. ……..........…. is ten years old. ……..........…. is from Biratnagar. (He, She, They) b. ……..........….............. are my new trousers. (This, That, These) c. Miss Rai teaches us English. ……..........…. is a good teacher. (He, She, They) d. “Whose house is .......................... ?” “……..........…. is Anil’s house.” (this, these, those) e. My father gave ……..........…. a red cap. I like it very much. (him, me, she) f. “Where do you live?” “……..........live at Kirtipur.” (I, You, Me) g. …….......... are pens but these are pencils. (That, Those, This ) h. “……....................….old are you?” “I’m ten.” (How, What) i. Riya and Sony are my friends. ……..........….are from Dhangadhi. (He, She, They) j. Have you heard ……............... story before? (this, these, those) k. Is this your cap? ……..........…. very soft. (It’s, They’re) l. Can I see ……................…. photograph? (this, these, those) m. ……..................….six children in the hall. (There is, There are) n. Whose pencil is ……...................….? (this, these, those) o. “Whose pencils are ……...............….?” “……..........…. are Riya’s pencils.” (this, these, that) p. Ali studies in Grade two and ……..........…. sister studies in Grade three. (his, her, him) q. Come and sit on ……..........…. bench next to me. (this, these, those) r. ……............…. boy over there is my friend. ……..........…. girl over there is my sister. (That, Those, These) Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 65

Grammar in Context Read and answer. Rishi and Tony Rishi is a good boy. He is good at sports. He has lots of friends. Everyone likes him. He always wears colourful clothes. He has got curly, black hair. Rishi’s best friend is Tony. One day Rishi was playing at Tony’s house. The two boys were playing football in the garden. Rishi kicked the ball so hard. The ball went flying through the kitchen window of Tony’s house. Tony’s mother came out of the house. She was very angry. She shouted, “Who kicked the ball?” Rishi was scared. He said, “It’s Tony.” But his mother knew Rishi was telling a lie. 1. Replace the underlined words with suitable pronouns. a. Rishi is good at sports. ……..........…............................................................................. b. Rishi’s best friend is Tony. ……..........…............................................................................. c. Tony’s mummy was angry. ……..........…............................................................................. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 66

2. What do these pronouns refer in the text? Tick (ü) the correct nouns. a. He is good at sports. Tony The ball Rishi b. Everyone likes him. Tony Tony’s mother Rishi c. Rishi kicked it so hard. the window the ball Tony Tony Rishi d. She was angry. Tony’s mother e. He was scared. Tony Tony’s mother Rishi Tony Tony’s mother f. He was telling a lie. Rishi 3. Answer the following questions. a. Who has got curly hair? .................................................. b. Who kicked the ball? .................................................. c. Whose mother was angry? .................................................. d. Who was scared? .................................................. e. Who were playing football? .................................................. 4. Use these pronouns in your own sentences. HE HIM HIS SHE THEY YOU Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 67

Guided Composition Read and write. Describing Things This is a chair. It is brown in colour. It is made of wood. We sit on it. This is a bag. It is red in colour. It is made of cloth. We keep books in it. This is a spoon. It is made of steel. We eat food with it. This is a water bottle. ........................................................ ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... This is a comb. It is ...................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... This is a bowl. .............................................................. ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 68

13 Is, Am, Are Read. I am Nisha. I am eight years old. I am a student. He is my father. He is a teacher. He is forty years old. She is my mother. She is a nurse. She is thirty-five years old. He is Pukar. He is five years old. He is my brother. This is a puppy. It is white with black spots. We are students. They are teachers. I aWmea daorectobrobyus.t I am tall but yoTuhaerye arpeagtiirelsn.t. you are short. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 69

Grammar Study: Is, Am, Are AM always comes with I. IS comes with a singular subject like HE, SHE, IT. ARE comes with a plural subject like WE, YOU, THEY. I am He She It I am The dog is He/She/It is They are Anil Rahul sleeping. Tina We You They are The boys The dogs Write the full forms. a. I’m Nisha. I am Nisha. b. I’m seven years old. ...................................................... c. He’s Pukar. ...................................................... d. He’s my brother. ...................................................... e. He’s a teacher. ...................................................... f. She’s my mother. ...................................................... g. They’re my friends. ...................................................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 70

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. I’m seven. I am seven. They’re twins. They are twins. He’s six. He is six. You’re eight. You are eight. She’s nine. She is nine. Grammar Practice: Write am, is or are. a. He ………a student. b. They………doctors. c. I ………a teacher. d. It ………a taxi. e. You ………engineers. f. We………students. g. He ……… a photographer. h. This ………Nita and that ……… Binod. i. This is Anu’s cat. It ……… black. j. I……… fat but you ……… thin. Speaking Practice: Read and act. A : Hello, what’s your name? B : Hello, my name is Anjali. What’s your name? A : I’m Bishal. B : Hi, Bishal! How are you? A : I’m fine, thanks. And you? B : I’m very well. Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. How old is she? What is your name? A: What is your name? How old is he? What is his name? B: I’m Kunal. How old are they? What is her name? A: How old are you? B: I’m six years old. Binod (12) Rosy and Biva (10) Rosy (9) Kunal (6) Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 71

Grammar Practice: Fill in the blanks with is, are or am. I am Mandira. I .......... eight years old. I .......... a student. There .......... six members in my family. I .......... the youngest member in my family. My father is a teacher and my mother .......... also a teacher. I have two grandparents. My grandfather .......... seventy years old and my grandmother .......... sixty- five years old. I have an elder brother. He .......... twelve years old. This is the photograph of Jimmy’s family. There .......... five members in his family. He has a brother and an elder sister. His sister’s name .......... Sofia and his brother’s name .......... Hitesh. Sofia .......... twelve years old and Hitesh is four years old. Jimmy .......... seven years old. His mother .......... an engineer. She .......... thirty five years old. His father .......... a teacher. He ........ forty years old. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 72

Roji and Rosan .......... students. They .......... brother and sister. They .......... from Surkhet. Roji .......... taller than Rosan. Today .......... Saturday. Their parents .......... reading newspapers. Roji and Rosan .......... in the living-room. They .......... sitting in front of the television. They .......... watching a Tom and Jerry cartoon. Writing Practice: Write about your family. My Family There are …..…. members in my family. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 73

14 Was, Were Read the sentences. I was in the park yesterday. She was sick yesterday. Yesterday was Saturday. Our school was closed. We were in the park yesterday. We were in Grade two last year. Now we are in Grade three. We were seven years old last year. We are eight now. WAS comes with a singular subject like I, HE, SHE, IT. WERE comes with a plural subject like WE, YOU, THEY. Singular noun I He I She It He was A boy was She A girl in the park yesterday. Kabita It were We Plural noun You They We were The boys You The girls They Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 74

Listening Practice: Repeat the sentences after your teacher. He was hungry. She was sick yesterday. Last year we were in Grade two. They were in Pokhara last week. I was sad yesterday. Grammar Practice: Fill in the blanks with was or were. a. Today they are present. Yesterday they …...........….absent. b. Today it is a sunny day. Yesterday it …...........….a cloudy day. c. I ate some apples yesterday. They …...........…. sweet. d. Peter is nine years old. He …...........….eight last year. e. Ravi …...........…. in Grade two last year. He is now in Grade three. f. I …...........…. in the room and you …...........…. outside the room. g. She …...........…. in the pool and they …...........…. at the pool. h. Today is Sunday. Yesterday …...........…. Saturday. I …...........…. in the park with my friends yesterday. i. Now Ali and Anu are in Grade three. They…...........…. in Grade two last year. They will be in Grade four next year. j. Yesterday we …...........…. in the park. I …...... there with my uncle and Riya ......…. there with her brother. k. Yesterday it …...........…. a holiday. Riya and Ali …...........…. at home. l. Jimmy and Jessica are ten years old. They …...........….nine last year. m. My book …...........…. in the bag and my pencils …...........…. on the table. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 75

Speaking Practice: Say where they were yesterday. Anil in the park Riya at the airport Binod at home Tina at the bus stop Bina at the supermarket Anita in the library Sony and Rahul in the park Mina and Remo at the bus stop Now write four sentences. Yesterday Anil was in the park. Writing Practice: Answer the following questions. a. How old are you now? ………………………………………………………………………… b. How old were you last year? ………………………………………………………………………… c. What class are you in? ………………………………………………………………………… d. What class were you in last year? ………………………………………………………………………… e. How old is your best friend? ………………………………………………………………………… f. How old was your best friend last year? ………………………………………………………………………… Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 76

15 Has, Have Read the sentences. I have a story book. Kalpana has a brother. It has twenty stories. They have a lot of dolls. It has a lot of colourful pictures. A chair has four legs. A spider has eight legs. Has or Have shows belongings. Has comes with a singular subject. Have comes with a plural subject. A boy has a bat. These boys have bats. singular plural He has some food. She It have Tina The boy We You They Tina and Bina The boys Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 77

Listening Practice: Repeat the sentences after your teacher. She has a book. I have a book. You have a book. It has a tail. They have some books. These girls have books. He has a book. A dog has a tail. We have some apples. Do you have a pen? A girl has a book. Dogs have tails. A boy has a ball. Do you have a book? Speaking Practice: Say what they have. Bina Mohan Raju Numa Bina Pukar Anu Rosy Grammar Practice: Fill in the blanks with has or have. a. I ……...........................curly hair. b. Rabbits……...........................big ears. c. A week ……........................... seven days. d. Rosa ……........................... long hair. e. A monkey ……........................... a tail. f. The boy ……...........................a teddy bear. g. The dog ……...........................a bone. h. An octopus ……...........................six legs. i. Pigs ……...........................short tails. j. Kiwis ……...........................small beaks. k. The clock ……...........................three hands. l. A book ……........................... a lot of pages. m. A horse……........................... four legs. n. Penguins ……........................... small wings. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 78

16 Isn't, Aren't I am a teacher. I am not a student. Read the sentences. I am a student. I am not a teacher. They are doctors. They are not patients. He is happy. She is not a student. He is not sad. She is a teacher. He is not a teacher. She is not short. He is a student. She is tall. The sentences with NOT are negative sentences. They state NO. The sentences without NOT are positive sentences. They state YES. We add ‘not’ to make negative. He is a farmer. They are sick. is are He is not a farmer. They are not sick. is + not are + not Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 79

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. I am slim. I am not slim. He is tall. He is not tall. They are sick. They are not sick. She is a nurse. She is not a nurse. Grammar Study: Add NOT to change sentences into negative. AM + NOT IS + NOT I’m not tall. I’m short. He’s not sick. He’s healthy. I’m not reading. I’m writing. She’s not dancing. She’s singing. I’m a boy. I’m not a girl. The cat isn’t sleeping. It’s running. ARE + NOT They aren’t playing football. They are sitting under the tree. We aren’t in the park. We are in the zoo. The dogs aren’t chasing the cats. They are chasing the rats. Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. A: Is he a student? A: Is he a student? B: Yes, he is. B: No. He is not a student. He is a teacher. A: .I.s..h..e..a...f.o..o.t..b..a.l.l..p..la..y..e.r..?............ B: No, ...................................... ............................................ A: .I.s..h..e..a...c.r.i.c..k.e..t.e..r.?..................... B: No, ...................................... ............................................ Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 80

Writing Practice: Change these sentences into negative. a. My father is a businessman. b. He is a student. c. They are football players. d. We are hungry. e. I am reading a book now. f. He is well today. g. Karim is a farmer. Grammar Practice: Tick (ü) the sentences that are true to you. I am a student. I am not a student. I am from Kathmandu. I am not from Kathmandu. I am six years old. I am not six years old. My father is a teacher. My father is not a teacher. My mother is a nurse. My mother is not a nurse. Grammar Practice: Tick (ü) the correct sentence for each picture. He is sleeping. She is cooking. He is not smiling. He is not sleeping. She is not cooking. He is smiling. He is happy. She is not sitting. She is reading. He is not happy. She is sitting. She is not reading. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 81

Grammar Practice: Fill in the blank spaces with the words given in the box. is isn’t was wasn’t are aren’t were weren’t a. The girl is sitting on the mat. She ……………. standing on the mat. b. She is six years old. She …………….five last year. c. The mat …………….green. It …………….red. d. Her hair is straight. It…………….curly. e. She …………….wearing a pair of shoes. She…………….wearing a pair of boots. f. The boy …………….bending down. He …………….jumping. g. He …………….wearing a red T shirt. He …………….wearing a yellow one. h. He ……………. wearing blue jeans. He …………….wearing a pair of trousers. i. His hair ……………. curly. It ……………. straight. j. He …………….wearing shoes. He …………….doing exercise in bare feet. k. He …………….weeping. He ……………. smiling. l. The boy …………….smiling. He ……………. crying. m. He ……………. wearing a jacket. He …………….wearing a coat. n. His jacket ……………. green. It …………….black. o. He was four years old last year. He ……………. five now. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 82

17 Yes/No Questions Read the sentences. A: Is Madan sad? A: Is Tina sad? B: Yes, he is. B: No, she is not. A: Is he smiling? A: Is she happy? B: No, he is not. B: Yes, she is. A:Are they students? B: Yes, they are. A:Are they teachers? B: No, they are not. The sentences in red are yes/no questions. We use YES or NO with the verb in the question to form short answers. She is a nurse. Is she a nurse? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t. Yes/no questions seek answers in YES or NO. They start with auxiliary verbs. IS AM ARE WAS WERE Is he tall? Yes, he is. HAS HAVE DO DID DOES CAN WILL SHALL MAY MIGHT Are you a student? Yes, I am. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 83

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. Is he a singer? Yes, he is. No, he is not. Are they coming? Yes, they are. No, they are not. Has she got a bicycle? Yes, she has. No, she has not. Do you have a pen? Yes, I have. No, I have not. Is this your book? Yes, it is. No, it is not. Grammar Study: Yes/No questions Put is, am, are in the beginning of a sentence to make yes/no questions. He is a driver. They are farmers. She is Indian. They are Chinese. Is he a driver? Are they farmers? Is she Indian? Are they Chinese? Grammar Practice: Make yes/no questions. a. They are strong. ………………………...………...…… b. She is very clever. ………………………...………...…… c. He is a football player. ………………………...………...…… d. Anish is a guitar player. ………………………...………...…… e. They are teachers. ………………………...………...…… f. He is a Chinese boy. ………………………...………...…… g. Anil is from Biratnagar. ………………………...………...…… h. He is scared. ………………………...………...…… i. The baby is sleeping. ………………………...………...…… Speaking Practice: Work in pairs. Ask and answer. Are you a boy? Are you tall? Are you a girl? Are you lazy? Are you healthy? Are you a student? Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 84

Writing Practice: Answer the following yes/no questions. Is he sick? Is she a singer? Is he a football player? No, he isn’t. Yes, she is. Yes, he is. Are they students? Is he a doctor? Is she a teacher? Yes, they are. .................................. .................................. Is he a joker? Is she a dancer? Are they doctors? .................................. .................................. .................................. Are they wearing jeans? ........................................................................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 85

Vocabulary Practice Look and read. Action Words The policeman handcuffed the thief. Bina dipped her toes in the water. Kashi is ironing his shirt. Aryan found a coin in the street. She is frying an egg. Grandmother is knitting a sweater. Diya is listening to the radio. The washing is flapping in the wind. Birds fly in the sky. A fire gives off smoke. Potatoes grow under the ground. Dogs guard our homes. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 86

Grammar in Context Read and answer. My Friend Alan Alan is a good boy. He lives in England. He lives there with his family. His father is a businessman. His mother is an architect. They live in a big building. Today is a holiday. Now Alan is playing games on computer. His mother and father have gone for shopping. He is alone in his house. Alan studies in Grade three. He goes to school at 7 am early in the morning. He takes breakfast, lunch and dinner at school. He spends most of his time at school. A. Fill in the correct verbs. have live lives stays studies is a. His father .....…...………....... a businessman. b. They ............…...………......... in a big building. c. He............…...………......... there with his family. d. He ............…...………......... in Grade three. e. His mother and father ......…...………..... gone for shopping. B. Answer the following questions. a. Where does Alan live? ..................................................................…...………........... b. What does his father do? ..................................................................…...………........... c. What does his mother do? ..................................................................…...………........... d. When does he go to school? ..................................................................…...………........... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 87

Guided Composition Look and write. Anil Anita Mohan Sohan Rajiv Goma Miss Rai told her students to draw pictures. Anil drew a rabbit. Anita ............................................................................................ ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... Suman Ajay Manoj Riya Tina Arun Grandmother bought a lot of things for the children. She bought a cap for Suman ......................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 88

18 Adjectives Read the text and underline the adjectives. The ostrich is the world’s largest bird. It has a long neck and a small head. It has large eyes and short beaks. It has small wings but long, powerful legs. Its feet have only two toes. The male ostrich is black, with white wings and a tail. The white feathers of the male are large and soft. The female is dull greyish-brown. The words largest, long, small, large, short, etc describe ostriches. They are called adjectives. An adjective is a word that describes a person, a place, a thing or an animal. Adjectives are called describing words. Read these describing words again. long neck short beaks two toes small head small wings white wings large eyes powerful legs white feathers Here are some more adjectives: beautiful, intelligent, smart, clever, helpful, kind, cruel, angry, happy, sad, lazy, greedy, strong, soft, hard, dangerous, bright, rich, poor, cheap, expensive five, four, many, several, first, second red, white, black, gray, oval, big, small, large Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 89

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. He is a tall man. He is tall. He is an old man. He is old. He is a brave man. The man is brave. This is a new dress. The dress is new. It is hot water. The water is hot. This is a clean room. The room is clean. They are expensive books. The books are expensive. It is a black dog. The dog is black. It is a big tree. The tree is big. Grammar Practice: Fill in the blanks with suitable describing words. green sweet hot hard blue white juicy tall dirty tall funny colourful easy beautiful strong ………………teeth ………………fruit ………………rock ………………sky ………………grass ………………rainbow ………………building ………………man ………………ice-cream ………………tea ………………hands ………………picture ………………giraffe ………………stories ………………sums Grammar Practice: What adjectives do you use to describe its parts of the body? black two white large small ………………eyes ………………beak ………………feet ………………tail ………………wings ………………body Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 90

Grammar Study: Describing Words + Naming Words We use describing words before nouns. a red shirt a shirt red It is a small bird. They are beautiful pictures. This is a black cap. adjective noun adjective noun adjective noun We also use adjectives after is, am, are. The bird is small. The pictures are beautiful. adjective adjective Grammar Practice: What adjectives do you use to describe its parts of the body? an old man / an man old He’s ……….......……… thick a book / a book thick It’s ……….......……… hot coffee / coffee hot It’s ……….......……… old an table / an old table It’s ……….......……… a girl young / a young girl She’s……….......……… It’s a ……….......……… ice-cream cold / cold ice-cream It’s ……….......……… a small dictionary / a dictionary small Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 91

Vocabulary Practice: Write the opposites. a small tree an expensive shirt a …….b..i.g.……tree a ……ch..e..a.…p …shirt a full glass 2+2=4 a difficult question an …….....……glass an …….....……question a fat boy a half basket a …….....……boy a …….....……basket a sad boy a sick girl a …….....……boy a …….....……girl a narrow road a small ship a …….....……road a …….....……ship a slim boy a rich man a …….....……boy a …….....……man hot water a thin book …….....……water a …….....……book Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 92

Grammar Study: Types of adjectives An adjective describes about number, colour and kind of nouns. quality : tall, short, clever, intelligent, beautiful, ugly, rich, poor, sad, brave, angry, happy, hot, dirty, sweet, old, smart, heavy, difficult, cloudy, strong, funny quantity : some, many, several, any, a lot of, much, a few number : one, two, six, seven, nine, first, second, third colour : red, black, green, blue, white, yellow, brown size : large, small, big, fat, thin, thick, short shape : round, oval, triangular, rectangular Speaking Practice: Ask and answer these questions. How many boys are there? How many girls are there? Who is wearing a blue cap? Who is wearing blue pants? Anup Binita Rohan Archi Mona Grammar Practice: Underline the adjectives in the following sentences. a. Aryan is a clever boy. h. Look, the pond looks blue. b. Araniko was a great artist. i. An apple is round. c. The crow is a clever bird. j. A dog is a small animal. d. Today is a cloudy day. k. Rina wears a large hat. e. There are seven days in a week. l. Atul is a strong man. f. Bill Gates is a rich man. m. He has bought several books. g. His uncle is a kind man. n. A lot of tourists visit Pokhara. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 93

Vocabulary Practice: Fill in the suitable describing words. long old strong dirty sick happy sad sweet a .............man a .............man a .............man a ............. neck an .............car .............hands a .............candy a .............girl Writing Practice: Fill in the blanks with the correct describing words. An old man lived in a ............. village. He had a daughter, Kashima. She was a little .............girl. She had ............. hair. She was ten years old. She liked ............. dresses. One day it was very hot. Kashima was sitting in front of the hut which had a ............. door. Suddenly, she heard a ............. sound. It was a ............. snake. She was scared and called her father. The old man came with a ............. stick. He beat the ground with the stick. The snake heard the sound and went away itself. “Don’t ever kill snakes.” The old man said. hissing strong curly poisonous faraway red pretty brown Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 94

19 Comparison Read these sentences. A parrot is smaller than a hen. A hen is larger than a parrot. parrot hummingbird A hen is smaller than a peacock. ostrich A peacock is larger than a hen. hen A peacock is smaller than an ostrich. An ostrich is larger than a peacock. The ostrich is the largest bird. peacock The hummingbird is the smallest bird. Anu is taller than Mohan. Mohan is taller than Raju. Anu is the tallest of all. Raju is the smallest of all. Anu Mohan Raju The words smaller, taller, smallest, etc compare people and things. We use different forms of adjectives to compare things and people. young expensive more expensive younger youngest most expensive Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 95

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. Robin, Mohan and Manoj are tall. Shova is younger than Anu. They are tall boys. Mina is younger than Shova. Robin is taller than Mohan. Mina is the youngest of all. Manoj is taller than Robin. Manoj is the tallest of all. These are expensive watches. My watch is more expensive than Riya’s. Tina’s watch is more expensive than mine. Tina’s watch is the most expensive of all. Grammar Study: Forms of Adjectives Short adjectives take -er and -est and long adjectives take more- and most-. cold colder coldest highest high higher tallest largest tall taller smallest shortest large larger cleanest oldest small smaller cheapest youngest Short short shorter longest adjectives thinnest clean cleaner old older cheap cheaper young younger long longer thin thinner Long beautiful more beautiful most beautiful adjectives expensive more expensive most expensive dangerous more dangerous most dangerous useful more useful most useful careful more careful most careful Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 96

Grammar Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. An orange is smaller than a watermelon. A watermelon is bigger than an orange. A rabbit is smaller than a dog. A dog is bigger than a rabbit. Deepak is younger than Kalpana. Kalpana is older than Deepak. A marble is smaller than a ball. A ball is bigger than a marble. A scale is longer than a pencil. A pencil is shorter than a scale. A car is bigger than a bicycle. A bicycle is smaller than a car. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 97

Vocabulary Practice: Complete the table. tall taller tallest small large cheap old clean young high cold Speaking Practice: Ask and answer these questions. Which is the largest land animal? Which is the largest bird? Which is the highest peak? Which is the smallest bird? Which is the tallest structure in Kathmandu? Which is the largest bridge? Writing Practice: Fill in the correct forms of adjectives. (expensive) A car is ........................................ than a motorbike. A motorbike is .................................. than a bicycle. A car is the ........................................... of the three. (big) A watermelon is .................................. than an apple. An apple is ............................................ than a litchi. A watermelon is the ................................ of the three. (tall) Jenny is .................................. than Linda. Jenny Linda Mona Linda is .................................. than Mona. Jenny is the ........................... of the three. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 98

Vocabulary Practice Write the names of : red four colours four seasons winter fair four types of complexion curly four types of hair styles Look and write. triangle rectangle circle square pentagon It is a triangle. It is red. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 99

Grammar in Context Read and answer. A Birthday Party When Anjali turned twelve, her mom and dad had a birthday party for her. Twenty of her closest friends came to the party. Everyone wore red birthday caps. The birthday cake was coloured blue, which is Anjali’s favourite colour. As the day went on, the children played games in the backyard. They played hide and seek. At the end of the party, Anjali asked her parents if she could have her next birthday party at the zoo. Her parents agreed and everyone cheered. A. Tick (ü) the correct answer. a. Who arranged the birthday party? Anjali’s sister Anjali’s friends Anjali’s parents Anjali b. How many of Anjali’s friends came to the birthday party? five seven ten twenty c. Which of the following is a colour that Anjali really likes? blue green yellow brown d. What game did the party members play? pin-the-tail hide and seek baseball kickball Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Three 100