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Unit 9: Basic Grammar

Reading Notes

Read a lot. The experience of encountering unfamiliar words in print is remarkably instructive.
First, because you're already engaged in reading something, you are arguably more motivated
to learn a new word so that you better understand what you're voluntarily reading. Second, you
have come across the word organically rather than artificially (i.e. in a vocabulary list). You'll
pick up new words – and clarify meanings of words already in your toolkit – by exposing
yourself to them in their, shall we say, natural habitat. The context will enrich your attempt to
build a better vocabulary.
Diversity of topics is important. Read some natural science stuff, applied science stuff,
contemporary literature, Shakespeare, Psychology book and then consume a humorous work.
Varied reading will sharpen both general and subject-specific vocabularies. A manger may not
feel the utility of subjects like History, Philosophy, Biology, Travel, Anthropology, Linguistics,
Art, Gender Studies, Politics, etc. But a mind that knows varied fields has a rich vocabulary as
well as is respected everywhere. You don't have to be an expert in all disciplines to build a
meaty vocabulary, but you do need to be a well-informed reader who's confident and comfortable
reading on topics outside your areas of immediate expertise.

Interact in English

All said and done, we must try to improve our spoken English so to write better. The more we
speak in English, the better it would be for us to improve our vocabulary.

9.6 Summary

The concept of subject verb agreement becomes very important for a manager because he
has to read, speak and write in English most of the time.
He should remember that the verb of each sentence he is speaking has to be in agreement
with the form (singular/plural) of the subject.
There are three articles, "a" , "an", "the".

"A" and "an" are indefinite articles.
"The" is definite article.
Countable and uncountable nouns have some specific rules to be applied to them that
should be taken care of while using them.
Similarly there are special rules for writing names with and without "the". They should be
taken well acre of.
Vocabulary is the most important block of any language.
There are many ways to develop a good vocabulary.
Not only good vocabulary makes a language interesting to speak and effective to hear but
also an equally important role is played by pronunciation and intonation while we are
into oral communication.

9.7 Keywords

Ante-penultimate: Third from end

Compound Word: Word with two words
Penultimate: Second from end

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