ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND
                   USAGE
                 III SEMESTER
                 (2019 Admission)
                B A ENGLISH
                  Core Course
             UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
               School of Distance Education,
             Calicut University (P.O), Malappuram,
                 Kerala, India 673635
                     19009
                        School of Distance Education
           UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
           SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
           Study Material
           III SEMESTER
           B A ENGLISH
           Core CourseENG3B04
           2019 Admission
           ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE
           Prepared by:
             Module1 & 2: Smt. Smitha N,
                        Assistant Professor of English
                        (On Contract),
                        School of Distance Education,
                        Calicut University.
             Module3, 4 &5: Smt. Nabeela Musthafa
                        Assistant Professor of English
                        (On Contract).
                        School of Distance Education,
                        Calicut University.
           Scrutinized by:
                        Dr. Muhammed Noufal K.,
                        Assistant Professor
                        Department of English
                        CKGM Govt. College, Perambra.
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                                         Contents
                 Introduction
                 Module1
                 Basic Grammatical Units:
                     1.  Form class and Function words
                     2.  Identifying    the    Grammatical       labels   and
                         Functional labels of words.
                     3.  Verb  in  Function       –    Gerunds  Infinitives,
                         Participles – their uses
                     4.  Mood and Modality
                     5.  English Morphology
                     6.  Synonyms, Antonyms, Precise Use
                     7.  Phrasal Verbs
                 Module2
                 The Sentence
                     1.  Word Order and Sentence Pattern
                     2.  Coordination and Subordination
                 Module3
                 Sentence Transformations: A Relook at Traditional
                 Categories
                     1.  Transformation of Sentences
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                     2.  Tag Questions
                     3.  Active and Passive Voice
                     4.  Direct and Indirect Speech
                     5.  Simple, Complex, Compound
                     6.  Collocation
                     7.  Movement
                 Module4
                 Important Grammatical Concepts
                       1.  Time, Tense and Aspects
                       2.  Anomalous Finites
                       3.  Subject – Verb agreement in Sentences.
                       4.  Degree of Comparison
                 Module 5: Practical Exercises:
                 1. Reorder jumbled sentences
                 2.  Correct  the  given  sentences  according  to  accepted
                 Modern usage and justify the changes made
                 3. Paragraph Editing (with more focus on grammatical
                 corrections)
                 4. Translate a passage from Mother Tongue to English
                 Sources and References
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