Module 13 RP Vocabulary Q Names of musical instruments Exercise 2.1: Write the names of the musical instruments shown below. Use the word box to help you. tabla harmonium sitar flute piano guitar 1) 2) ______________________________ ______________________________ 3) 4) ______________________________ ______________________________ 5) 6) ______________________________ ______________________________ 76
Names of people in different occupations Exercise 2.2: Match the pictures in Column A with the occupations in Column B. One is done for you. Column A Column B 1) a) fruit seller 2) b) librarian 3) c) chef 4) d) tailor 5) e) plumber 6) f) nurse Module 13 77
Grammar Apostrophe for singular possession You have learnt how to use the apostrophe (’) to show singular possession. Examples: • This dog’s tail is furry. • Mikesh’s house is very far. The apostrophe is not used for possessive pronouns such as mine, ours, theirs, his, hers and yours. Correct usage Incorrect usage Correct usage Incorrect usage yours your's its it's hers her’s theirs their's his his’s mine mine's ours our's – – Just like the apostrophe is used to show possession or belonging, it is also used to form contractions. Let us read about a few contractions in this lesson. Contractions Read the following conversation: Clara: I t’s a beautiful day! Come, we’ll go on a picnic. Alia: That’s a good plan, but I don’t have my bicycle. Clara: O h! I’ve got an idea. You may ride my old bicycle. Alia: G reat! You’re very clever, Clara. Please call Ayan as well. He’s a good friend of mine. 78
Notice that, while speaking, we shorten words by joining or combining some of them. The ‘short form’ of a word is called a contraction. Examples: it’s = it is we’ll = we will that’s = that is don’t = do not I’ve = I have you’re = you are he’s = he is – Role of the apostrophe in contractions Contractions use the apostrophe (’) in place of the missing letters in a word. How is How i’s How’s Let us look at some more contractions that are formed by replacing letters with the apostrophe. Contractions with ‘is’, 'am' and ‘are’ (the ‘i’ in ‘is’ and the ‘a’ in ‘are’ are replaced by the apostrophe) (the 'a' in 'am' is replaced by the apostrophe) she is = she’s he is = he’s why is = why’s how is = how’s that is = that’s they are = they’re you are = you're we are = we’re I am = I'm Contractions with ‘will’ and ‘have’ (the ‘wi’ in ‘will’ and the ‘ha’ in ‘have’ are replaced by the apostrophe) I will = I’ll she will = she’ll he will = he’ll it will = it’ll you will = you’ll they will = they’ll you have = you’ve we have = we’ve they have = they’ve Module 13 79
Contractions with ‘not’ (the ‘o’ in ‘not’ is replaced by the apostrophe – except for ‘will not’) is not = isn’t are not = aren’t has not = hasn’t have not = haven’t was not = wasn’t will not = won’t were not = weren’t do not = don’t does not = doesn’t did not = didn’t cannot = can’t could not = couldn’t Exercise 3.1: Circle the contractions. One is done for you. 1) My sister can’t walk yet, but she’s trying to. 2) There’s a lot of juice left in the cup. 3) That’s my pen. 4) Do you know if they’re the right people for the task? 5) I think you’ve found the solution to the problem. 6) They’ve bought a big house in Delhi. Exercise 3.2: Match the words with the correct contractions. One is done for you. Column A Column B 1) does not a) we’ll 2) we will b) what’re 3) what are c) doesn’t 4) we have d) why’s 5) why is e) won’t 6) will not f) we’ve 80
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