fluentzyisawayoflife: March 2015

Spoken English is a subject matter of solicitation

Fluency is a matter of Practice. The more one is with the process, the more one is awarded the benefits and the chain moves onnnnn. The linking ability which is so very important to go on without failing or faltering on the Superexpessway of Communication improves with time and ceaseless practice.

The Basic Grammar is of the greatest importance to be able to construct the most correct sentences for speaking as well as writing. Continuously ceaseless Vocabulary building is also of no less significance.

So.....let us get going towards our journeying..........

*Let’s start with the English Alphabet..........

All know that the Alphabet has 26 units called letters.

Now division of the same is the crux of all Correct Pronunciation for sounds are dependent on the 2 factors inherent in the alphabet.

The two factors are:

Vowels- a,e,i,o,u(5 units)

Semi-vowels- w & y (2 units)

All 19 consonants depend on the above 7 letters for the formation of all meaningful sounds used as words.

Thus no meaningful sound known as words is possible without the inclusion of Vowels &/or Semi-vowels.

And so for proper pronunciation & spelling strength we need to break the words into smaller parts according to the sounds produced. All such broken parts are called SYLLABLES.

Each syllable must have at least 1 vowel &/or semi-vowel to initiate and aid the total pronunciation of the WORD.

Some examples of Syllable-making are given here for illustration:

Cat, mat, rat, bat, cry, try, fry, dry, sky, cot, dog, silk, ilk, pen, ten, hen, sand, band, send, bend, lend etc. are mono-syllabic words.

In the same way there can be any number of bigger words which can be broken down into 2,3,4 or more Syllables.

WORDS-----------PARTS of SPEECH

All words in English are grouped in different categories for easy navigation during teaching,deciphering and learning. Under the term PARTS OF SPEECH all words are learnt in detail.

There are eight PARTS OF SPEECH:-

1. NOUN (n.)

2. PRONOUN (pr.)

3. VERB (v.)

4. ADJECTIVE (adj.)

5. ADVERB (adv.)

6. PREPOSITION (prep.)

7. CONJUNCTION (conj.)

8. INTERJECTION (interj.)

We shall start one by one to study in detail..............................

NOUN

All naming words are called NOUNs. Names of persons, places and/or things are known as NOUNs. Nouns can be grouped into 2 broad groups:

1. Concrete Noun(s)

2. Abstract Noun(s)

The above categorization can be further sub-divided into the following:

a) Proper Noun(s)

b) Common Noun(s)

c) Collective Noun(s)

d) Material Noun(s)

The above 4 are the types in which Concrete Nouns are divided for the sake of lucid and proper understanding.

Abstract Nouns have no sub-divisions. Abs. Ns. have some easy identification parameters which will be further explained for easy assimilation of neo-learners.

There are some ‘suffixes’ for easy identification of Abs. Ns. like:

-tion,-sion,-ness,-ship, -hood, -ism, -ce and –ment etc.

Some words to give as examples are following:-

examination, possession, kindness, friendship, brotherhood, capitalism, tolerance and betterment etc.

There is a table below which gives some examples of the other four Nouns:

Proper Noun	Common Noun	Collective Noun	Material Noun
Taj Mahal	monument	crowd	marble
Samsung	digital device	bunch	micro-chip
O.N.G.C.	company/corporation	flock	crude oil
J. Hampstead	suiting/cloth	fleet	thread/fibre
India	country/nation	mob	soil, water
Cello	pen, containers	pack	plastic, ink
Delhi Public School	school/institution	group	sand,cement,chips,iron

Notes on NOUNS:-

1. All nouns can be used as Subjects and/or Objects.

2. Nouns are studied under the following Headings:

a) Numbers:- Singular & Plural

b) Genders:- Masculine, Feminine, Common & Neuter

c) Person:- All Nouns are 3^rd Person always.

d) Cases:- Nominative, Objective & Possessive (of the subject, object & possession or ownership respectively)

PRONOUN

All words that come to replace Nouns are known as Pronouns.

Use of Pronouns help in avoiding the repetition of Nouns and thus make the general construction of sentences more compact and effective.

Case wise Pronouns can be divided in the following categories:-

1^st Category- Nominative Case: case of the subject. The Pronoun words which are used as “subjects” are: I, we, you, he, she, it and they.

2^nd Category- Objective Case: case of the object. The Pronoun words which are used as “objects” are: me, us, you, him, her, it and them.

3^rd Category- Possessive Case: case of possession/ownership. The Pronoun words which are used as “possession-showing” are: my, mine, our, ours, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, their & theirs.

Note: In most of the cases we have a different Pronoun for use as a subject and/or object.

VERB

The wheel and the Central Nervous System of any language to move smoothly and in the most correct direction is the VERB.

Definition: All Action Words are called VERBS.

The words which show all action in any written and/or spoken sentence are verbs. Whatever is the Subjects do, be or have are expressed by VERBS.

VERBS are of 3 kinds/types/categories which depict and control all “time-status” of any statement or action.

Which are:- a) Main Verb (in 5 forms i.e. V1, V2, V3, V4 & V5)

b) Auxiliary or helping verb (be, is, am, are, was etc.)

c) Modals or Sp. Aux. Verb (can, may, might,will etc.)

A detailed Chart of all the 5 forms of Verbs must be made and continuously updated for regular use.

There are some clues which can only be explained during the Demo class as to how to make a huge and almost unlimited List of forms of verbs.

All the “Auxiliaries” which are also described as Helping Verbs and the special helping verbs which are known as MODALS also should be explained in all DETAIL.

Verbs control all the TENSES and the structures of all linguistic construction…..

In nutshell verbs are the be all and end all of the entire linguistic flow.

FORMS OF VERBS

Verb-1^st Form	Verb-2^nd Form	Verb-3^rd Form	Verb-4^th Form	Verb-5^th Form
play	played	played	playing	plays
carry	carried	carried	carrying	carries
tarry	tarried	tarried	tarrying	tarries
marry	married	married	marrying	marries
clay	clayed	clayed	claying	clays
catch	caught	caught	catching	catches
match	matched	matched	matching	matches
latch	latched	latched	latching	latching
show	showed	showed	showing	shows
glow	glowed	glowed	glowing	glows
blow	blew	blown	blowing	blows
flow	flew	flown	flowing	flows
tax	taxed	taxed	taxing	taxes
try	tried	tried	trying	tries
dry	dried	dried	drying	dries
fry	fried	fried	frying	fries
cry	cried	cried	crying	cries
jog	jogged	jogged	jogging	jogs
log	logged	logged	logging	logs
man	manned	manned	manning	mans
perform	performed	performed	performing	performs
conjure	conjured	conjured	conjuring	conjures
act	acted	acted	acting	acts
enact	enacted	enacted	enacting	enacts
react	reacted	reacted	reacting	reacts
attract	attracted	attracted	attracting	attracts
copy	copied	copied	copying	copies
book	booked	booked	booking	books
make	made	made	making	makes
take	took	taken	taking	takes
break	broke	broken	breaking	breaks
strike	struck	struck	striking	strikes
cover	covered	covered	covering	covers
layer	layered	layered	layering	layers
tier	tiered	tiered	tie ring	tiers
design	designed	designed	designing	designs
redesign	redesigned	redesigned	redesigning	redesigns
jam	jammed	jammed	jamming	jams
cram	crammed	crammed	cramming	crams
discover	discovered	discovered	discovering	discovers
search	searched	searched	searching	searches
arch	arched	arched	arching	arches
march	marched	marched	marching	marches
log	logged	logged	logging	logs
levy	levied	levied	levying	levies
construct	constructed	constructed	constructing	constructs
destruct	destructed	destructed	destructing	destructs
instruct	instructed	instructed	instructing	instructs
create	created	created	creating	creates
recreate	recreated	recreated	recreating	recreates
calibrate	calibrated	calibrated	calibrating	calibrates
consolidate	consolidated	consolidated	consolidating	consolidates
juggle	juggled	juggled	juggling	juggles
meander	meandered	meandered	meandering	meanders
manage	managed	managed	managing	manages
adjust	adjusted	adjusted	adjusting	adjusts
pen	penned	penned	penning	pens
pencil	penciled	penciled	penciling	pencils
copy	copied	copied	copying	copies
book	booked	booked	booking	books
tally	tallied	tallied	tallying	tallies
rally	rallied	rallied	rallying	rallies
ratify	ratified	ratified	ratifying	ratifies
magnify	magnified	magnified	magnifying	magnifies
signify	signified	signified	signifying	signifies
accord	accorded	accorded	according	accords
take	took	taken	taking	takes
make	made	made	making	makes
rake	raked	raked	raking	rakes
break	broke	broken	breaking	breaks
bring	brought	brought	bringing	brings
visit	visited	visited	visiting	visits
validate	validated	validated	validating	validates
verify	verified	verified	verifying	verifies
hoot	hooted	hooted	hooting	hoots
root	rooted	rooted	rooting	roots
moot	mooted	mooted	mooting	moots
consolidate	consolidated	consolidated	consolidating	consolidates
trip	tripped	tripped	tripping	trips
grip	gripped	gripped	gripping	grips
map	mapped	mapped	mapping	maps
lap	lapped	lapped	lapping	laps
hark	harked	harked	harking	harks
bark	barked	barked	barking	barks
mark	marked	marked	marking	marks

After so many verbs’ forms let me take you all towards a different but related direction.

Modals & Auxiliaries

Modals are special helping verbs which help in “Sentence Construction” in various states and Tenses.

All the words/phrases used as MODALS are following:

1. CAN-present	2. COULD-past
3. MAY-present	4. MIGHT-past
5. WILL-future	6. WOULD- past of future
7. SHALL-future	8. SHOULD- past of future
9. DARE-can be used as m.v.	10. NEED-can be used as m. v.
11. MUST	12. Ought to(like should)
13. Used to-past(habituated)

Auxiliaries are the words which help the main/principal verbs in formation of TENSES. The list of Auxiliaries is following:

be	is	am	are	was	Were
being	been	do	does	did	Have
has	had

TIMES ARE TENSE & those who have sense must try and UNDERSTAND devoid of all PRETENCE………….

TENSE

Tense is the “sense of time” devoid of the correctness of which all construction proposed in the thoroughfares of any LANGUAGE can bring in unnecessary commotion, deviation & destruction.

And “sense of Tense” is SENTENCE. All sentences have a TIMELINE which must be adhered to just according to the “time of action”- present, past and/or future.

“Present” is the only time which is of any consequence. But in English Grammar “Past” is never lost and “Future” is a very special creature.

So…dear learners Tenses are three and only those who master the Construction of all can remain “free”.

PRESENT TENSE

As is well known, present is the only time which is of any consequence and that’s why Present Tense is not only important but also somewhat complicated and demanding in overall treatment.

The following are the sub-parts and the respective structures to deal with the aforesaid tense.

a) Present Indefinite or Simple Present Tense:

i) Sub. + V1/V5 + Obj. + Complement

ii) S + is/am/are + O + C

iii) S + has/have + O + C

Some examples to illustrate the above for the perusal of the learners are as follows:

1. My best friend helps me in all fields. (‘helps’ is V5)

2. Good friends help each other in times of crisis. (‘help’ is V1)

3. Hari is a good carpenter.

4. He has all the necessary tools.

5. I am my own master.

6. They are good workers.

7. My teachers have faith on me.

In all the above and so many innumerable examples, teachers have to explain the roles of different subjects (S.N. or P.N./1^st,2^nd or 3^rd person) and the forms of verbs/auxiliary verbs and modals, if any.

b) Present Continuous/Progressive/Imperfect Tense:

i) S + is/am/are + V4 + O + C

The following examples will help understand the above structure:

1. I am doing my own job with honesty and dedication.

2. We are playing chess now to use the time at hand.

3. You are driving the point home by your lucid presentation.

4. He is thriving amidst corruption.

5. She is dancing to the tune of her master.

6. They are crying foul over silly trifles.

7. It is raining cats and dogs now.

8. Your parents are waiting for you.

9. Those boys are creating a ruckus over there.

10. Many girls are joining the media courses nowadays.

c) Present Perfect Tense:

i) S + has/have + V3 + O + C

Some examples are given below to clarify the hidden truth in the above structure:

1. I have fried some dal chips.

2. We have made an elaborate plan to reach the moon.

3. You have done a blunder.

4. He has flown to Muscat already.

5. She has fallen from the second floor staircase.

6. They have cried a lot after the demise of their elder brother.

7. It has made me stronger in conviction. It is the opposition mixed with visible jeajousy.

8. Crowd has swelled surrounding his house.

9. Moon and Roon have sung brilliantly to enthrall the audience.

10. Terrorists have damaged and bulldozed all human efforts.

d) Present Perfect Continuous Tense

i) S + has/have + been + V4 + O + since/for + C

Examples to elucidate the structure:

1. I have been teaching a varied mix of students since last twenty five years or so to explain to them the root-secrets of fluentzy. (Fluency…Ha! Ha! Ha!)

2. We have been creating newer paths relentlessly for six years despite all roadblocks.

3. You have been making ripples happen with your honey-laced speeches for the last so many years.

4. He has been taking coaching for cricket since last five years.

5. She has been singing for the school choir for eight years.

6. They have been making waves with their art installations since last February.

7. It has been moving in a snail’s pace for five years.

8. My soul has been contemplating and visualizing the incoming events since time immemorial.

9. Real time movements have been making continuous and ceaseless progress for many decades.

10. Material benefits have been attracting one and all for centuries.

PAST TENSE

Past is past but the effects of knowing well do last only when the learners can mix and match the subjects and verbs well that the good writing and speaking both may dwell helping the pride of the facilitator and the takers swell.

The following are the sub-parts and the respective structures to deal with the aforesaid tense.

a) Past Indefinite or Simple Past Tense:

iv) Sub. + V2 + Obj. + Complement

v) S + was/were + O + C

vi) S + had + O + C

Some examples to illustrate the above for the perusal of the learners are as follows:

1. My best friend helped me in all fields. (‘helped’ is V2)

2. Good friends helped each other in times of crisis. (‘helped’ is V2)

3. Hari was a good carpenter.

4. He had all the necessary tools.

5. I was my own master.

6. They were good workers.

7. My teachers had faith on me.

b) Past Continuous/Progressive/Imperfect Tense:

ii) S + was/were + V4+ O + C

The following examples will help understand the above structure:

1. I was doing my own job with honesty and dedication.

2. We were playing chess then to use the time at hand.

3. You were driving the point home by your lucid presentation.

4. He was thriving amidst corruption.

5. She was dancing to the tune of her master.

6. They were crying foul over silly trifles.

7. It was raining cats and dogs then.

8. Your parents were waiting for you.

9. Those boys were creating a ruckus over there.

10. Many girls were joining the media courses last year.

c) Past Perfect Tense:

ii) S + had + V3 + O + C

Some examples are given below to clarify the hidden truth in the above structure:

1. I had fried some dal chips.

2. We had made an elaborate plan to reach the moon.

3. You had done a blunder.

4. He had flown to Muscat already.

5. She had fallen from the second floor staircase.

6. They had cried a lot after the demise of their elder brother.

7. It had made me stronger in conviction. It is the opposition mixed with visible jeajousy.

8. Crowd had swelled surrounding his house.

9. Moon and Roon had sung brilliantly to enthrall the audience.

10. Terrorists had damaged and bulldozed all human efforts.

d) Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + had + been + V4 + O + since/for + C

Examples to elucidate the structure:

1. I had been teaching a varied mix of students since last twenty five years or so to explain to them the root-secrets of fluentzy. (Fluency…Ha! Ha! Ha!)

2. We had been creating newer paths relentlessly for six years despite all roadblocks.

3. You had been making ripples happen with your honey-laced speeches for the last so many years.

4. He had been taking coaching for cricket since last five years.

5. She had been singing for the school choir for eight years.

6. They had been making waves with their art installations since last February.

7. It had been moving in a snail’s pace for five years.

8. My soul had been contemplating and visualizing the incoming events since time immemorial.

9. Real time movements had been making continuous and ceaseless progress for many decades.

10. Material benefits had been attracting one and all for centuries.

FUTURE TENSE

Future is only for those whose feet are firmly rooted in the Present, not forgetting or undermining the Past. Only those who use the moments of the present properly, become past with passing time, but always are remembered in future.

The following are the sub-parts and the respective structures to deal with the aforesaid tense.

a) Future Indefinite or Simple Future Tense:

i) Sub. + will/shall +V1 + Obj. + Complement

ii) S + will/shall+ be + O + C

iii) S +will/shall + have + O + C

Some examples to illustrate the above for the perusal of the learners are as follows:

1. My best friend will help me in all fields. (‘help’is V1)

2. Good friends will/shall help each other in times of crisis. (‘help’ is V1)

3. Hari will be a good carpenter.

4. He will have all the necessary tools.

5. I was my own master.

6. They will be good workers.

7. My teachers will have faith on me.

b)Future Continuous/Progressive/Imperfect Tense:

iii) S + will/shall+ be + V4+ O + C

The following examples will help understand the above structure:

1. I will be doing my own job with honesty and dedication.

2. We will/shall be playing chess then to use the time at hand.

3. You will/shall be driving the point home by your lucid presentation.

4. He will be thriving amidst corruption.

5. She will be dancing to the tune of her master.

6. They will/shall be crying foul over silly trifles.

7. It will/shall be raining cats and dogs then.

8. Your parents will/shall be waiting for you.

9. Those boys will/shall be creating a ruckus over there.

10. Many girls will be joining the media courses next year.

c)Future Perfect Tense:

S + will/shall have + V3 + O + C

Some examples are given below to clarify the hidden truth in the above structure:

1.I will/shall have fried some dal chips.

2. We will/shall have made an elaborate plan to reach the moon.

3.You will have done a blunder.

4.He will have flown to Muscat already.

5.She will/shall have fallen from the second floor staircase.

6.They will have cried a lot after the demise of their elder brother.

7.It will have made me stronger in conviction. It is the opposition mixed with visible jealousy.

8.Crowd had swelled surrounding his house.

9. Moon and Roon had sung brilliantly to enthrall the audience.

10. Terrorists had damaged and bulldozed all human efforts.

d)Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + will/shall + have + been + V4 + O + since/for + C

Examples to elucidate the structure:

11. I will have been teaching a varied mix of students since last twenty five years or so to explain to them the root-secrets of fluentzy. (Fluency…Ha! Ha! Ha!)

12. We will/shall have been creating newer paths relentlessly for six years despite all roadblocks.

13. You will have been making ripples happen with your honey-laced speeches for the last so many years.

14. He will have been taking coaching for cricket since last five years.

15. She will/shall have been singing for the school choir for eight years.

16. They will have been making waves with their art installations since last February.

17. It will have been moving in a snail’s pace for five years.

18. My soul will have been contemplating and visualizing the incoming events since time immemorial.

19. Real time movements will/shall have been making continuous and ceaseless progress for many decades.

20. Material benefits will have been attracting one and all for centuries.

Now that all the TENSES are done with….. let me take you all learners,to embark upon a new journey………..

Journey of discovery……….of recovery and a perfectly perfect make-over.Knowing written and oral/spoken fluency up, close and personal.

Some broad hints or tips you may say which, if used with regular sincerity and religiosity of thought process can do wonders to make you all reach the dream destination of FLUENTZY……..

1. Read an English Newspaper daily…..read silently mostly but do read loudly sometimes to improve your speech-pitch,

2. Some English Magazines like The Week, India Today, Outlook, Femina and Caravan etc. should be subscribed on a regular basis and read daily in a determined manner so as to improve upon the general reading habit. For reading is reflecting. Reading of substantial amount of quality material works as the input for the output of good speaking.

3. Get yourself some time on a regular basis to watch English language television for News, Views, Reviews and Entertainment which become extremely helpful in the improvement of listening comprehension and thus adds to the overall qualitative quotient of vocabulary, diction, accent and pronunciation.

4. Practicing conversation with compatriots and co-travellers on a regular basis is of paramount importance.

5. Listening to experts in different fields during their deliberation is also a great rejuvenator and helps in enhancing

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