Garde 3 - Empowering Grammar - FINAL PDF - 2021

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE The future continuous tense of a verb tells you that an action will be happening in the future. When do we use Future Continuous Tense ➢ Action in progress at a time in Future Example: I will be meeting Tom this Saturday. ➢ Interrupted Action in future LEARNER’S HUB Example: She will be waiting for you when you arrive. ➢ Parallel actions in the future. Example: Sam will be dancing while Paul will be singing. will / shall be + ing word FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE Noun/ will/shall +be Pronoun +ing action Affirmative Sentences word I will /shall +be 1. I shall be giving a speech tomorrow. He will /shall +be 1. He will be completing his work She will /shall +be tomorrow. It (kitten) 2. She will be reading a book We tomorrow. They You 3. The kitten will be going to the vet tomorrow. Gr. 3 1. We will be swimming in our pool tomorrow evening. 2. They will be coming to see you soon. 3. You will be relaxing on the beach tomorrow. 101

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE LEARNER’S HUBFill in the blanks with Simple Future Tense and Future Continuous Tense for the following sentences. 1. My uncle will work (work) as a lawyer. (Simple Future Tense) My uncle will be working (work) as a lawyer. (Future Continuous Tense) 2. Jay _______________________ (play) board games with his friend. Jay _______________________ (play) board games with his friend. 3. Sam and Mona ________________________ (buy) a new house. Sam and Mona ________________________ (buy) a new house. 4. The entire family _____________________ (go) to the birthday party. The entire family _____________________ (go) to the birthday party. 5. My brother __________________ (celebrate) his anniversary. My brother __________________ (celebrate) his anniversary. 6. The teacher _______________ (ask) the pupils to review the quiz. The teacher _________________ (ask) the pupils to review the quiz. 7. Lily’s parents ______________________ (study) French and English. Lily’s parents ______________________ (study) French and English. 8. Jia and Tina ______________________ (dance) at the wedding. Jia and Tina ______________________ (dance) at the wedding. 102 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub MODAL VERBS Verbs can also show intention of the subject. These special verbs which show intentions are called Modals or Modal Verbs. List of Modal Verbs can She can read Spanish Language. Can you return my books? LEARNER’S HUB could Could you bring me a glass of water? Could you open the door please? may She may have caught fever in the night. May I enter the classroom? might Be careful, the rope might break It might rain tomorrow. will He will play tennis tomorrow. She will be happy with her exam results. shall Today, I shall watch a movie. I shall make arrangements for you. should You should attend the class regularly. We should drink a lot of water. must You must wear a seatbelt while driving a car. You must drive carefully. ought You ought to clean up your room. They ought to have more parks in the city. Gr. 3 103

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub MODAL VERBS Fill in the blanks with ‘will’, ‘shall’, ‘would’ or ‘should’. 1. You ______________ be careful while crossing the road. 2. All the students ______________ be happy to help you clean the playground. LEARNER’S HUB 3. Mohan ______________ come and meet me as soon as he is in town. 4. When ______________ you be back from Chennai? 5. ______________ I call a doctor for you? 6. We ______________ respect our national emblems. 7. ______________ you mind shifting to the window seat? 8. Mohan ______________ help you organize the programme. 9. You ______________ obey the rules of the school if you don’t want to be punished. 10. The President ______________ address the nation on the occasion of Independence Day. 11. I did not think we ______________ ever win the game. 12. ______________ I carry this bag for you? Gr. 3 104

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub MODAL VERBS Fill in the blanks using the correct modal verbs. 1. You seem to have some problem there . __________ I help you ? a. would b. will c. shall 2. I don’t have enough money to buy the book. __________ you lend me some money? LEARNER’S HUBa.may b. could c. shall 3. That water is very cold now. You __________ go for swimming today. a.mustn’t b. might not c. would not 4. It is my study hour. I __________ study now. a.should b. ought to c. could 5. He __________ have stolen the purse. He wasn’t even present in the school that day. a.might b. shouldn’t c. couldn’t 6. Dev is again late for school. He __________ missed the school bus again. a.should have b. must have c. will have 7. The train is usually on time. It ___________ be here any time now. a.might b. has c. ought to 8. Mom thinks you __________ clean your room. a.should b. shall c. would 9. I __________ buy new shoes if I had enough money. a.will b. would c.must 10. I __________ get my hair trimmed before the dance. a.will b. would c.must 11. Our teacher says we ____________ study for the test if we want to do well. a.must b. would c.might Gr. 3 105

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SSUUBBJJEECCTT AND PREEDDIICCAATTEE Every sentence has two parts. Every sentence has a subject and a predicate. ➢ The subject of a sentence tells what or whom the sentence is about. A subject can be a noun or a pronoun. ➢ The predicate of a sentence tells what the subject does. ➢ The predicate can be one word or more than one word. ➢ All the words that follow after the verb is the predicate of the sentence. Example : The penguins walked across the snow. Subject : The penguins Predicate: walked across the snow. LEARNER’S HUB 106 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUBJECT AND PREDICATE LEARNER’S HUBIdentify the subject and the predicate from the following sentences. 1. The new house on the corner has a big garden in the backyard. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ 2. Mary, my mom’s best friend, plays cards with her family. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ 3. The book on the shelf is used to work on the project. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ 4. Our dog, Rocky, loves to play with the ball. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ 5. The shop owner, Bob, gives us free candy whenever we stop to say hello. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ 6. A microwave and a blender will fit on the counter in my kitchen. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ Gr. 3 107

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUBJECT AND PREDICATE 7. Amy, Carol, and Rachel went to France together for vacation. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ 8. Tom and Ann are going to have dinner at the restaurant. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB 9. My brother and my sister are studying in college. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ 10. My mom and dad drive to the city together to work every day. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ 11. We want to eat pasta and garlic bread for dinner. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ 12. A little, yellow fish swam by us in the pond. Subject: __________________________________________________ Predicate: __________________________________________________ 108 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUBJECT AND PREDICATE Fill in the subject to each sentence given below. Example : The students had a dozen assignments to complete. 1. __________________________ looked beneath the house for kittens LEARNER’S HUB 2. ______________________________ entered the gates of the house. 3. ______________________________ arrived on time to the ceremony. 4. ___________________________ were excited to visit another country. 5. ________________________________ escaped the burning building. 6. ________________________________________ is cycling on the wire. 7. _______________________________________ flashed across the sky. 8. _____________________________________ marched with their guns. 9. _______________________________________________ is from India. 10. ________________________________________ is waiting at the door. 11. ___________________________________ are afraid of the policemen. 12. ________________________________________ have lost their leaves. Gr. 3 109

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUBJECT AND PREDICATE Fill in the predicate to each sentence below. Example : The boy played baseball. 1. Sharon _____________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB 2. The library _________________________________________________ 3. The program _______________________________________________ 4. The college ________________________________________________ 5. The apartment _____________________________________________ 6. The newspaper ____________________________________________ 7. Ahmed ____________________________________________________ 8. My stomach _____________________________________________ 9. The book on the shelf ______________________________________ 10. Black crows _______________________________________________ 11. A large crowd _____________________________________________ 12. These children ____________________________________________ 110 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT The subject of a sentence must agree or match with the verb. It is called Subject Verb Agreement in Grammar. Subject Verb Agreement is only used in Simple Present Tense. Example : The girl goes to school. The girls go to school. ➢ In the first sentence, ‘the girl’- is singular, so the present tense verb should be ‘goes’. The verb has to end with -s or -es. ➢ In the second sentence, ‘the girls’- is plural, so the present tense verb should be ‘go’. The verb should not have -s or -es. LEARNER’S HUB Gr. 3 111

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Fill in the blanks with the verbs in agreement with the subject using the words given in the help box. visit enjoy count play own eat roll clean taste want live deliver LEARNER’S HUB 1. One of the pupils in our class ________________ a car. 2. John and Sarah ________________ tacos on Tuesdays. 3. My father ________________ playing pool with his friends. 4. My brother and sister ________________ basketball. 5. Reema ________________ to be a teacher. 6. Cats ________________ around in the mud. 7. This ice cream ________________ delicious. 8. Mr. Shah, the banker, ________________ a lot of money. 9. The mailman ________________ letters to the mailbox. 10. The worker ________________ the streets early in the morning. 11. My cousins ________________ their friends in London for Christmas. 12. The sailor with the wooden leg ________________ in this cottage. 112 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Fill in the blanks with the verbs in agreement with the subject using the words given in the help box. work follow enjoy feels come carry sew eat look wear help need LEARNER’S HUB 1. February, the shortest month of the year, __________ before March. 2. He _______________ much better today. 3. All the women in our village _______________ their husband in the fields. 4. The baby chick ____________ the mother hen around the backyard. 5. My family ________________ dinner at 9.00 pm everyday. 6. We ________________ to buy a new house. 7. One of my uncles ________________ in a coalmine. 8. Mr. Henry, our principal, _______________ a hat in the summer season. 9. My sister ________________ her clothes. 10. The mama kangaroo _____________ her baby in her pouch. 11. These dresses ________________ beautiful. 12. Our dogs, Rusty and Bruno ______________ walking in the park. Gr. 3 113

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADVERBS LEARNER’S HUB • Adverbs tell us more about verbs. Adverbs tell us more about verbs. It answers the questions when,where, why and how put to the verb. An adverb usually tells something more about a ➢ Verb ➢ About an Adjective ➢ About another Adverb 1. Susan wept loudly. loudly is an adverb telling us more about verb - ‘wept’. 2. The sweeper swept the place completely. completely- is an adverb telling us more about the verb - ‘swept’. Words in bold are adverbs describing the verbs. 114 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADVERBS • Adverbs tell us more about Adjectives 1. Peter is really tall tall - is an adjective, really- tells us more about the adjective tall so really is an Adverb. 2. John is very smart. smart- is an adjective very - tells us more about the adjective smart so very is an adverb. LEARNER’S HUB • Adverbs tell us more about other Adverbs. 1. John ran extremely fast but he missed the bus. ran - verb fast - is an Adverb describing how John ran and extremely - is also an adverb telling us more about other Adverbs- fast. 2. Suhani drank the orange juice very slowly. drank - verb slowly - adverb telling us more about the verb ‘drank’. very - is also an adverb telling us more about the adverb - slowly. Gr. 3 115

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADVERBS Complete the sentences with the correct adverbs from the help box. bravely instantly nervously suddenly brightly excitedly playfully really extremely strictly equally angrily 1. We know that snails are ________________ slow creatures. LEARNER’S HUB 2. I am not ________________ sure they are telling the truth. 3. The pie was shared ________________ among the children. 4. The alarm rang ________________ and startled all of us. 5. The principal ________________ enforced the school rules. 6. I ________________ opened all of my birthday presents. 7. I looked at him ________________ when he came in. 8. I responded ________________ when my little sister cried for help. 9. The skaters were ________________ awaiting the results of the competition. 10. The stars shined ________________ in the sky. 11. The kitten chased the ball ________________. 12. They walked ________________ into the haunted house. Gr. 3 116

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub TYPES OF ADVERBS TYPES OF ADVERBS Adverbs of Manner Adverbs of Place Adverbs of Time The words which The adverbs which tell The adverbs tell us the us where the which tell us when the action is taking place. manner in which action is taking place. action takes place.LEARNER’S HUB Example: Example: Example: 1. Reena was 1. I will go for a walk 1. Ram swims playing outside. later. swiftly/well. 2. He took the box 2. He went for a 2. Shyam spoke inside. walk yesterday. softly/politely. Adverbs of Manner. Adverbs of Time. Adverbs of manner explains ‘How’ an action happens. Adverbs of time explains ‘WHEN’ an action happens. how When Adverbs of Place. Adverbs of place explains ‘WHERE’ an action happens. Gr. 3 Where 117

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADVERBS Adverb of Manner An Adverb of Manner answers the question : How? (put to a verb) An adverb usually ends with -ly (not always). ➢ List of commonly used Adverbs of Manner ending with - ly. LEARNER’S HUB perfectly certainly cleverly slightly extremely wisely happily nearly rudely fluently angrily dangerously directly greatly politely eagerly soundly willingly briefly really Adverb of Place An Adverb of Place answers the question : Where? (put to a verb) ➢ List of commonly used Adverbs of Place. there out overboard outdoors nowhere away up above forward in backward far within overseas down somewhere below inside upstairs outside 118 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub TYPES OF ADVERBS Adverb of Time An Adverb of Time answers the question : When? (put to a verb) ➢ List of commonly used Adverbs of Time. LEARNER’S HUBtomorrowtoday before after recently ago now instantly immediately daily lately yesterday again early weekly yearly Difference between Prepositions and Adverbs ➢ Prepositions and Adverbs share the same words. It is confusing at times. ADVERBS PREPOSITIONS up, down, outside, inside, above, up, down, outside, inside, above, below below Adverbs are not followed by Prepositions are always followed Nouns. by Nouns. He climbed up. (adverb) He climbed up the tree. (preposition because followed by He fell down. (adverb) a noun tree.) He fell down the stairs. Gr. 3 (preposition because followed by noun stairs.) 119

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADVERBS LEARNER’S HUBRewrite the sentences using the Adverbs given in the brackets. 1. The psychiatrist spoke to the patient. (gently) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. (“rIuddoenly’t) entertain strangers,” said the old lady to the salesman. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. Her books are piled up on the shelf. (neatly) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. Mrs. Singh greeted her guests. (enthusiastically) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. Nick tried his new shoes. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. The dedicated leader works for his nation. (truly). ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 7. I am sure that he is going to London. (very) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8. Do you go to the club? (always) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 9. The carpenter begins work at nine o’clock. (never) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 10. I go for a walk after dinner. (sometimes) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 120 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADVERBS Answer the following questions using the Adverbs in brackets. 1. How did Maria dance on the stage? (gracefully) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB 2. When is the train arriving? (soon) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. Does Mary miss school? (never) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. How often do you go to the hill station? (seldom) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. How did the man drive the bus? (reckless) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. When does he go for an outing? (occasionally) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Gr. 3 121

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub TYPESAODVFEARDBVS ERBS 7. How did the man behave during his stay? (suspiciously) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8. How often does Mr. Singh clean his car? (rarely) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB 9. How soldiers fight during the war? (bravely) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 10. When did John join a new company. (recently) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 11. How does Bob ride his bike? (recklessly) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 12. When shall I write a letter to her ? (tomorrow) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 122 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADVERBS Choose the correct adverbs from the help box given below to complete the paragraph. The Trapped Girl very barely really LEARNER’S HUB quickly tightly fast initially anywhere loudly A girl was trapped inside a compartment when the train caught fire. All that I thought of at that moment was to bring the girl out of the fire. __________________ I tried entering the compartment through the emergency window. It was _________________ difficult because the train was running __________________ . I jumped into the compartment through the door __________________ . I could not find the girl ___________________ . I called out _________________for her. I found her behind a sack full of sugar. She was unconscious. She could __________________ keep her eyes open. I shook her to wake up. The fire was becoming __________________ bad. I held her ____________________ and jumped out of the train. Gr. 3 123

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PRONOUNS A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun. Pronouns are used so that we do not repeat nouns again and again. Pronouns may be singular or plural. ➢ Pronouns replace nouns and act like nouns. ➢ Pronouns must not have nouns after them. LEARNER’S HUB Types of Pronouns Personal Possessive Reflexive Demonstrative Interrogative Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns I - me mine myself this who he - him his yourself that whom she - her hers himeslf these what herself those which you yours ourselves whose we - us ours themselves they - them theirs itself it 124 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PERSONAL PRONOUNS Pronouns used for people are called personal pronouns. It is used for animals, places and also things. I-me he-him she-her you we-us they-them it Example: 1. I like to go to the garden to play with my friend. 2. He is walking on the road. 3. She reads a newspaper everyday. 4. You have completed the work. 5. We are planting the trees in our backyard. 6. They have been cleaning the house since morning. 7. It is a furry whie dog. LEARNER’S HUB Gr. 3 125

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PERSONAL PRONOUNS LEARNER’S HUBReplace the word or words in bold print with suitable word from the box. I you he she it they we 1. The dog is at the gate. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. The men are late. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. The guests will arrive at eight o’ clock. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. Mr. Shah was not present at the party. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. Mrs. Mehta gave birth to a baby boy. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. Mr and Mrs. Mishra were happy with their new house. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 7. Mary and I entered the contest. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8. Riya lost her pet yesterday. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 9. The firemen put out the fire in ten minutes. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 10. Sheela and I went to the market yesterday. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 126 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PERSONAL PRONOUNS Fill in each blank with suitable personal pronouns rom the help box. I you he she it they we 1. My father gave me a watch. _______________ cost more than a hundred dollars. LEARNER’S HUB 2. The players are ready for the game. _______________ are waiting in the field. 3. Miss Sawant wanted to see you but ______________ were not here 4. _______________ told him the truth but he did not believe me. 5. _______________ should keep our things in the locker and not leave them on the bench. 6. This is a film about animals. _______________ is very interesting. 7. My brother just bought these fish from the market. ______________ are fresh. 8. Our visitor was courteous. ___________ wrote us a letter of thanks. 9. The teacher asked me why ______________ was absent yesterday. 10. The customers were unhappy. _______________ wanted their money back. 11. Look at the painting. _______________ belongs to Mr Gandhi. 12. Your writing is untidy. _______________ must learn to write neatly. Gr. 3 127

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PERSONAL PRONOUNS Fill in each blank with suitable personal pronouns rom the help box. I you he she it they we Three Women LEARNER’S HUB As Misss Shah was walking towards the bus stop, ___________ saw Miss Vora and Miss Mehra. “Hello, where are ___________ both going?” asked Miss Shah “_____________ are going to the Sunflower Department Store. The store is having its annual sale this week,” replied Miss Mehra. “_____________ am going there too. Shall ____________ go together?” The three women walked towards the bus stop. ___________ chatted merrily as _______ waited for a bus. “Here comes the bus,” _________ looks crowded.” said Miss Vora. “Do you think the driver will stop to pick us up?” “_________ might if __________ start waving our hands now,” said Miss Shah. 128 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PERSONAL PRONOUNS Fill in the blank with suitable words from the box. us me him her it you them 1. The flask is empty. Please fill _______________ up. LEARNER’S HUB 2. The parcels were heavy so I left _______________ on the chair. 3. Sam and Katrina were fighting when the principal saw __________. 4. When my pet bird died, I buried _______________ in the garden. 5. I invited my classmates to my birthday party and they gave _______________ a lot of presents. 6. You must remember to do your homework or the teacher will punish _______________. 7. The boy hit the dog and so the dog bit _______________. 8. We met Anne at the library and she invited _______________ to her house. 9. Mr. Shetty has a grandmother. He is living with _______________. 10. My sister and I were at the playground when a stranger came towards _______________. 11. Mr. Lin is an old friend. I have known ______________ for ten years. 12. Mary asked her parents to take _______________ to the concert. Gr. 3 129

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession or ownership. ➢ Possessive Pronouns are never followed by a noun.. mine his hers yours ours theirs it Example: Example: 1. The passport is mine. 2. The bike is his. 3. The necklace is hers. 4. All these gifts are yours. 5. These books are ours. 6. These trucks are theirs. LEARNER’S HUB 130 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Complete each answer with a suitable Possessive Pronouns from the help box. mine his hers yours ours theirs LEARNER’S HUB1. Are these spectacles John’s? Yes, they are __________________. 131 2. Are these our seats? Yes, they are __________________. 3. Is this your handkerchief, Peter? No, it isn’t __________________. 4. Whose skirt is this? Is it Anne’s? I don’t think it is __________________. 5. Are you sure this is Mina’s kitten? Yes, I am sure it is __________________. 6. Is that fierce dog Mr and Mrs Andrew’s? Yes, the dog is __________________. 7. Are those our bats and balls, Ali? No, they are not __________________. 8. Which of these shirts are yours? These two are __________________. 9. Is the bicycle under the tree Gopal’s? No, it isn’t __________________. 10. Is the car at the gate Mr Brown’s? Yes, it is __________________. 11. Why are you using my scissors? They aren’t __________________; they are mine. Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Underline and write the correct word from the brackets in each sentence. 1. The black umbrella is ______________. ( he, him, his). 2. Are the shoes ______________ (you, your, yours) ? LEARNER’S HUB 3. That letter is ______________ (I, me, mine). 4. This passport is ______________ (she, hers, her). 5. Those suitcases are ______________ (they, them, theirs). 6. Is this signature ______________ (hers, her, she) ? 7. Those seats are ______________ (ours, us, we). 8. The tent under the tree is ______________ (him, he, his). 9. The calculator you are using is ______________ (me, mine, I). 10. Those test papers on the table are ______________ (we, ours, us). 11. The bags are ______________ (ours/our/we) 12. The laptop is ______________ (mine/my/me) Gr. 3 132

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS Reflexive pronouns reflect the action done by the subject back upon the subject. They are formed by adding the suffix - self or selves Fill in the table to form Reflexive Pronouns from the given Pronouns LEARNER’S HUBSr. No Pronoun Reflexive Pronouns by adding suffix- self or selves 1 my I like to dress up my. - _____myself_____ 2 him He likes to cook all by him. - ____________________ 3 her She likes to go for walk all by her. - _______________ 4 your You have to do this all by your. - ____________________ 5 it The cat licked its fur by it. - __________________ 6 our We have to clean the utensils by our.- _____________________ 7 them They divided the money among them.- _________________________ Gr. 3 133

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS Fill in the blanks with a suitable Reflexive Pronouns word from the help box. myself yourself himself herself ourselves yourselves themselves itself LEARNER’S HUB 1. She cooked the food by ___________________. 2. He enjoyed ___________________ at the party. 3. The thief hid ___________________ under the staircase. 4. You must behave ___________________ . 5. She hurt ___________________ during the game. 6. I force ___________________ to jog every morning. 7. The bird is washing ___________________ in a dish of water. 8. All of you must take care of ___________________ . 9. We should train ___________________ for the race. 10. The baby is amusing ___________________ with a ball. 11. I keep ___________________ fit by exercising everyday. 12. Many people try to cure ___________________ instead of seeing a doctor. 134 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS Fill in the blanks with a suitable Reflexive Pronouns word from the help box. myself yourself himself herself ourselves yourselves themselves itself LEARNER’S HUB 1. We should help not only ________________ but others as well. 2. Mrs. Peterson was angry with________________ for missing the train. 3. The prisoners prisoned ________________ . 4. Samy hurt _______________ when he was coming down from the tree. 5. The cat curled ________________ up and went to sleep. 6. Mary cheers ________________ up by singing s song. 7. The baby elephant hid _________________ between its mother’s legs. 8. John locked ________________ in his room after his mother had scolded him. 9. We must understand _______________ before we can understand others. 10. The silly boys put ________________ into a lot of trouble. 11. The teacher and her pupils enjoyed _____________ at the exhibition. 12. Sometimes old Mrs. Peterson speaks to ________________. Gr. 3 135

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ININTTEERRRROOGGAATTIVE PPRROONNOOUUNNSS The word interrogate means to question. Words like ‘who’, ‘whom’, ‘what’, and ‘which’ are Interrogative Pronouns. Question words that stand in place of a person, place, thing or idea are Interrogative Pronouns. Examples : 1. What did you see? 2. Who came here in the morning? LEARNER’S HUB Fill in the blanks with suitable Interrogative Pronouns using the help box. Who Whom What Which Whose 1. ___________ do you want to do? 2. ___________ shall I give this to? 3. __________ of these books will you take? 4. __________ did you come here for? 5. __________ is the biggest planet of the Solar System? 6. __________ is the owner of this house? 7. __________ was driving the car? 8. __________ sweater is lying on the floor? 9. __________ do you prefer, coffee or tea? 10. __________ are you looking for? 11. __________ one of these books is your favourite? 12. __________ birthday is in the month of December? Gr. 3 136

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS Demonstrative Pronouns means to point out. These pronouns point out to the nouns. Words “this” and “that”, point to singular nouns. Words ‘these’ and ‘those’ point to plural nouns. Example: 1. This is my bag. 2. That is my bag. 3. Those are the children who came to the church. 4. These are the presents received for Diwali. LEARNER’S HUB Fill in the blanks with Demonstrative Pronouns using the help box given below. this that these those 1. _______________ is my favorite teddy bear. 137 2. _______________ are the books I like. 3. This cap is white, but _______________ is black. 4. _______________ is a very old coat. 5. _______________ is the boy who was late. 6. _______________ is my favorite restaurant. 7. _______________ are delicious mangoes. 8. _______________ is a very old temple. Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub CONJUNCTIONS Conjunctions are joining or connecting words. They are the cement between words and sentences. Conjunctions show connections. ➢ Conjunctions join words, phrases, clauses, sentences and paragraphs. Examples : I like chocolates and cookies. LEARNER’S HUB Here two words namely ‘chocolates’ and ‘cookies’ have been joined by the conjunction ‘and’. 138 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub CONJUNCTIONS Combine each pair of sentences with the suitable conjunctions from the help box. and but yet so because or 1. The game was very easy. No one won. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB 2. Baseball is a great sport, I am not good at it. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. Tom is sick, he needs to go to the doctor. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. Andy can be a doctor, Andy can be a lawyer. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. I did not attend school today, I was unwell. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. The lady was late to work, her boss was angry. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 7. Will your dad buy a bike, will your dad buy a car? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Gr. 3 139

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub CONJUNCTIONS 8. We lost the coins we weren’t very disappointed. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 9. The doctor works at the hospital, his wife works there too. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB 10. The door was closed,we were able to climb in through the window. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 11. We love to pick fresh strawberries, we put them into delicious pies. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 12. I trust him, he speaks the truth. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 13. She is tired, she cannot sleep. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 14. We did not go out to play, it was raining. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 140 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREPOSITIONS A preposition is a relationship word. It shows the position of a noun in terms of place, time and direction with the rest of the sentence. Example: The dog can sit on the chair. Here in this sentence ‘on’ is telling you about the position of the dog. LEARNER’S HUB A preposition locates an object in terms of time, place, and direction. In this case it shows the relationship between the dog and the chair in these terms. ➢ A preposition is normally followed by a noun or a noun phrase. Some basic prepositions and its uses. at in on by for home the morning Monday car walk school the evening birthday train change the airport time sea hour university the air 5 o’clock afternoon weekend land two days the year holiday three weeks 2015 March night the spring vacation underground two months noon the summer christmas tomorrow five years midnight the autumn New year next week breakfast midday the winter May 11 next month lunch the station a minute ship dinner the bottom an hour plane a day work 141 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREPOSITIONS Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from the word bank. You may use the same preposition more than once: outside towards with to without after in into on at LEARNER’S HUB My Pet Dog One day, we decided to go to the park ______________ my dog. We never go _____________ the park ____________ my dog. He would be upset if we left him ____________ home. ________________ dinner, we got the leash and began walking _______________ the pond _______________ the way _______________ the park. We saw a duck who was wading ______________ the water. My dog also wanted to be ____________ the pond. When we looked away for a moment, my dog ran and jumped ______________ the water. He splashed water ____________ my pants. My pants were soaked. I needed to find a towel. Once we were _______________ the park, I found a towel and dried my pants. My dog had a great night _______________ our family _______________ the park. 142 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREPOSITIONS Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from the word bank. You may use the same preposition more than once: before inside under in towards after outside at for of withLEARNER’S HUB My Birthday Party For my birthday, I decided to throw a huge party ______________ my favourite restaurant. ______________ the party, I told everyone to meet me ______________ my house. We were all going to ride ______________ my mom ______________ her car. When everyone had arrived ______________ my house, we took pictures ______________ the house ____________ my family and friends. My dog was scared ______________ all the people, so he hid ______________ the table. ______________ pictures, we went _________ the house, got ____________ my mom’s car, and headed __________ the restaurant. The servers brought a gigantic cake ______________ me. I shared it ______________ my friends. We all had a great time ______________ the party. Gr. 3 143

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES (IMPOSTER VERBS) Gerunds - A gerund is an -ing word that functions as a noun or is a name of an activity. ➢ A gerund is always an -ing word without a helping verb. Example : Swimming is a good exercise. In this sentence, ‘swimming’ is an -ing word which looks like a verb (action word) but does the work of a noun (name of an activity). The verb in the sentence is ‘is’. I like swimming. In the above sentence - the word swimming is an - ing word which can be confused with a verb. Actually it is the name of an activity or a sport so considered as a noun. The verb is ‘like’ Jenny is swimming in the pool. In the above sentence - the word swimming is an -ing word and there is a helping verb - is before swimming also the word swimming has a doer or a subject (Jenny). So swimming is a main verb and the word is - ‘is’ a helping verb. LEARNER’S HUB 144 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES (IMPOSTER VERBS) INFINITIVES Infinitives are another form of Nouns formed by ‘to + verb’. They look like verbs in a sentence but in Grammar they are given special names called INFINITIVES. An Infinitive is the basic form of a verb. It often acts as a noun and starts with the word “to”. LEARNER’S HUB ➢ TO+VERB to play to dance to throw to look to jump to run Example - I like to swim. to swim - is an infinitive - like is a verb. • We try to arrive on time everyday. • Could you ask them to prepare something for the meeting. Gr. 3 145

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES (IMPOSTER VERBS) Identify and underline the gerunds and infinitives from the following sentences and write it in suitable columns . Sr. Sentences Gerunds Infinitives No 1 They are likely to show up at any to show time. LEARNER’S HUB 2 She had some problems reading without glasses. 3 John was punished for cheating in the exam. 4 It was very kind of you to help me. We had no problem driving from 5 the airport to the train station. 6 He enjoys playing tennis. The teacher reminded us to 7 learn irregular verbs. My friend was happy to see me 8 at the party. They couldn't help laughing 9 when she tripped over the car- pet. 10 I want to participate in the school annual function. My dad insisted on giving me 11 the money for the tickets. 12 I used to play basketball during my college years. 146 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES (IMPOSTER VERBS) Write the correct gerund form of the verbs given in the bracket. Sr. Verbs Gerunds No 1 She likes (paint). LEARNER’S HUB2 I can’t bear (listen) to loud music. 3 He enjoys (play) tennis. 4 Kavita dreams of (set) up her own business. 5 He is interested in (migrate) to Canada. 6 Are you good at (dance). 7 She is crazy about (read) horror stories. 8 I can’t help (laugh) when I watch the movie Mr. Bean. 9 Shina likes (perform) on the stage. 10 You should give up (smoke). 11 She doesn’t mind (work) in the night shift. 12 I learnt (ride) the bike at the age of fifteen. 147 Gr. 3

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES (IMPOSTER VERBS) Fill in the blanks either using gerunds or infinitives. 1. He is determined to win (win) that race. 2. He lay in bed ______________ (plan) the days to come ahead. LEARNER’S HUB 3. We went _______________ (run) in the morning. 4. Her fear of spiders made _______________ (travel) difficult for her. 5. They don’t mind _______________ (wait) outside. 6. The problem is ______________ (get) there on time. 7. I am accustomed to _______________ (take) care of myself. 8. I want him ________________ (paint) the wall. 9. The teacher expected Sonali ________________ (study) hard. 10. This boy is known for _________________ (break) the rules. 11. I can’t imagine Pawan __________________ (go) by bike. 12. He agreed _______________________ (buy) a new car. Gr. 3 148

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS / POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives share the same words so we tend to get confused. ➢ A Possessive Pronoun is never followed by a noun in a sentence. ➢ A Possessive Adjective is always followed by a noun in a sentence. LEARNER’S HUB Understand the below mentioned table to know the difference between Demonstrative Pronouns and Demonstrative Adjectives Possessive Pronouns Possesive Adjectives mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, my, your,his,her,its,our, your, their yours, theirs +noun This book is mine. This is my book. mine - Possessive Pronoun as it is my - Possessive Adjective as it is pointing out to the book. followed by noun book Gr. 3 149

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS / POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES Pick out the Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives from the following sentences and write it in suitable column. Sr. Sentences Possessive Possessive No Pronouns Adjectives 1 We own the puppy; it is ours. ours LEARNER’S HUB 2 You might want your phone. 3 The new car is theirs. 4 She cooked our food. 5 I am riding the bike. The bike is mine. 6 He dropped my bag. 7 Mom and dad have a car. It is theirs. 8 That red bike is ours. 9 That coat is mine. 10 Liza loves her pet dog. 11 You have a haat. It is yours. 12 Two students didn’t complete their homework. 150 Gr. 3