Subodh Bhattarai (English & Communication Notes)

PHRASE A phrase is a group of words that works together to do one job in a sentence. Examples: the tall boy under the table very happy has been reading These groups do not normally express a complete message on their own. Compare: Phrase Complete sentence under the table The cat is under the table. a very clever student A very clever student answered the question. after the examination We will visit Pokhara after the examination. What is a prepositional phrase? A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and includes the person, place, thing, or idea that follows it. Preposition + object of the preposition The object may include words that describe or identify it. Preposition Object, including its accompanying words Prepositional phrase in the classroom in the classroom under the old wooden table under the old wooden table near our school near our school after lunch after lunch with her with her because of the heavy rain because of the heavy rain Common prepositions include in, ...

Excursion : a journey taken for pleasure Orchard : Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth Nectar : Fruit juice especially when undiluted Prickly : Very irritable, Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Plummy : very desirable Pulpy :  Like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness  Spurts : The occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)/discharge  Bumpy : Covered with or full of bumps Enrich Your Vocabulary (page 126) Find the words from the text to describe an orange for each set. test- delicious, sweet, sour, juicy sight- tempting, large, small, green, ripe, attractive, plummy touch- prickly, pulpy, hard, bumpy smell- sweet, fragrant, pleasant Read and Match  (page 127) Match the nouns in column ‘A’ with their suitable describing words in column ‘B’. orchard - heaven like                 ...