Grade 8 Grammar-Unit 1 and 2

UNIT 1
1. TYPES OF NOUNS
I. Identify the nouns in the following sentences and mention their types.
1. dog, cat, tree – common, countable, concrete
2. Sheila's - possessive; subject, mathematics - common
3. students – common, countable, concrete; class – common, countable; group -
collective
4. aroma – abstract; cake – common, countable, concrete;air - common, concrete
5. necklace - common, countable, concrete;Emily - proper
6. laughter, joy – abstract; room - common, countable, concrete
7.pack -collective; wolves - common, countable, concrete;distance - abstract
II. Create sentences using nouns from different types discussed in this chapter. Include
at least one example from each type of noun.
Personal response
III. Find the errors in the following sentences and correct them.
1. The fastest cheetahs raced through the African savannah.
2. I met my friend, Mary, in the park.
3. The team is playing well this season.
4. She enjoyed listening to music and singing songs.
5. The mountains were covered in snow. 2. KINDS OF PRONOUNS
I. Fill in the blanks by replacing the underlined subjects with an appropriate
personal pronouns.
1. She
2. their
3. It
4. They
5. He
6. They
7. It
II. Choose the appropriate demonstrative pronoun to complete each sentence.
1. This
2. that/this
3. These
4. These
5. those
III. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate interrogative pronoun.
1. Who
2. What
3. What
4. Whose
5. What/Whom
6. Who
IV. Add an appropriate reflexive pronoun to each sentence given below.
1. herself
2. ourselves
3. itself
4. himself
5. themselves
V. Complete the sentences with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1. who
2. which
3. why
4. which
5. whom
VI. Replace the underlined words with the correct indefinite pronoun.
1. Everyone
2. someone
3. No one
4. Neither
5. everybody
3. ADJECTIVES
I. Write the correct adjective type in the box for the underlined adjective.
1. green – descriptiveadjective, attributive adjective
2. dangerous – descriptiveadjective, predicative adjective
3. spectacular – descriptiveadjective, attributive adjective
4. exhausted –descriptiveadjective, attributive adjective
5. larger-than-normal – attributive adjective
6. marvellous - descriptive adjective, attributive adjective
7. talented - descriptive adjective, predicative adjective
8. grey – descriptive adjective, predicative adjective
9. payable – post positive adjective

10. numerous – descriptive adjective, attributive adjective
II. Complete the following sentence with appropriate attributive adjectives.
1. vast
2. sweet
3. beautiful
4. historic
5. playful
III. Complete the following sentence with appropriate predicative adjectives.
1. delicious
2. funny
3. nervous
4. interesting
5. hot
UNIT 2
1. CONJUNCTIONS
I. Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunc�ons.
1. and
2. or
3. but
4. Either
5. nor
6. whether
7. not only
8. Although
II. Underline the conjunc�ons and write their types in the next column for each
sentence.
1. but - Coordina�ng Conjunc�on
2. unless - Condi�onal Conjunc�on
3. both...and - Corela�ve Conjunc�on
4. un�l - Subordina�ng Conjunc�on
5. because - Subordina�ng Conjunc�on
6. either...or - Corela�ve Conjunc�on
7. whenever - Subordina�ng Conjunc�on; but - Coordina�ng Conjunc�on
8. a�er - Subordina�ng Conjunc�on
9. whether...or - Corela�ve Conjunc�on
10. yet - Coordina�ng Conjunc�on
III. Use a conjunc�on to join each pair of the following sentences to make meaningful
sentences.
1. Gaurika apologised for her conduct but she was not spared.
2. You have to wear a proper uniform. It is compulsory.
3. It was raining hard so I stayed at home.
4. Since the movie was over, we went home.
5. A banyan tree is tall but a palm is taller.
6. I saw my school bus coming and I immediately ran toward it.
As soon as I saw my school bus coming, I ran toward it.
7. Nisha won the first prize because she was the best orator.
8. Since Pree� stood first in the compe��on, we congratulated her.

2. PREPOSITIONS
I. Underline the preposi�ons in the given sentences and state their type.
a. at - Preposi�on of �me
b. on - Preposi�on of place
c. in - Preposi�on of place
d. during - Preposi�on of �me
e. towards - Preposi�on of direc�on
f. by - Preposi�on of manner
g. by - Preposi�on of measure
h. like - Preposi�on of manner
i. in - Preposi�on of manner; at - Preposi�on of measure
j. by - Preposi�on of measure
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposi�ons as suggested in brackets to complete the
sentences. Choose the preposi�on from the word bank provided below.
a. for
b. in
c. by
d. by
e. Although
f. of
g. near
h. on account of
i. to
j. down
k. Though
l. from
III. Underline the preposi�onal phrase in the sentences.
a. The cupcake with sprinkles is yours.
b. Do not pluck flowers at the park.
c. We climbed up the steep hill.
d. The rabbits hopped through the garden.
e. Come to the store and buy some flowers.
f. The squirrel ran down the tree.
3. INTERJECTIONS
I. Write in the blanks what emo�ons are expressed by the interjec�ons in each
expression below.
1. Interjec�on for Aten�on
2. Interjec�on for Sorrow
3. Interjec�on for Joy
4. Interjec�on for Approval
5. Interjec�on for Surprise
6. Interjec�on for Sorrow
7. Interjec�on for Surprise
8. Interjec�on for Approval
II. Iden�fy the interjec�on and underline it.
1. Hi, I am glad that you could make it to my party.
2. Wow! You look great tonight.

3. That was the best performance that I have ever
seen, bravo!
4. I can’t believe you broke my favourite toy, bah.
5. Hmm, I wonder where I put my keys and wallet?
6. Miners used to shout, “Eureka!” when they struck gold.
7. “Shoo!” shouted the woman when she saw the cat licking milk from her cereal
bowl.
8. I guess that’s the end of the movie, darn.
9. Stop! You should always wear a helmet when riding a bike.
10. Yippee! I made this picture all by myself.
4. PHRASAL VERBS
I. Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. Complete the
expression by supplying an appropriate preposi�on or adverb par�cle.
1. fill out
2. doing up
3. fell over
4. finds out
5. get over
6. give in
7. give up
8. joined in
9. le� out
10. look a�er
11. making up
12. run out

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UNIT 1

1. dog, cat, tree – common, countable, concrete

2. Sheila's - possessive; subject, mathematics - common

3. students – common, countable, concrete; class – common, countable; group -

4. aroma – abstract; cake – common, countable, concrete;air - common, concrete

5. necklace - common, countable, concrete;Emily - proper

6. laughter, joy – abstract; room - common, countable, concrete

7.pack -collective; wolves - common, countable, concrete;distance - abstract

at least one example from each type of noun.

1. The fastest cheetahs raced through the African savannah.

2. I met my friend, Mary, in the park.

3. The team is playing well this season.

4. She enjoyed listening to music and singing songs.

5. The mountains were covered in snow. 2. KINDS OF PRONOUNS

I. Fill in the blanks by replacing the underlined subjects with an appropriate

II. Choose the appropriate demonstrative pronoun to complete each sentence.

III. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate interrogative pronoun.

IV. Add an appropriate reflexive pronoun to each sentence given below.

V. Complete the sentences with an appropriate relative pronoun.

1. green – descriptiveadjective, attributive adjective

2. dangerous – descriptiveadjective, predicative adjective

3. spectacular – descriptiveadjective, attributive adjective

4. exhausted –descriptiveadjective, attributive adjective

5. larger-than-normal – attributive adjective

6. marvellous - descriptive adjective, attributive adjective

7. talented - descriptive adjective, predicative adjective

8. grey – descriptive adjective, predicative adjective

9. payable – post positive adjective

II. Complete the following sentence with appropriate attributive adjectives.

III. Complete the following sentence with appropriate predicative adjectives.

I. Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunc�ons.

1. but - Coordina�ng Conjunc�on

2. unless - Condi�onal Conjunc�on

3. both...and - Corela�ve Conjunc�on

4. un�l - Subordina�ng Conjunc�on

5. because - Subordina�ng Conjunc�on

6. either...or - Corela�ve Conjunc�on

7. whenever - Subordina�ng Conjunc�on; but - Coordina�ng Conjunc�on

8. a�er - Subordina�ng Conjunc�on

9. whether...or - Corela�ve Conjunc�on

10. yet - Coordina�ng Conjunc�on

2. You have to wear a proper uniform. It is compulsory.

3. It was raining hard so I stayed at home.

4. Since the movie was over, we went home.

5. A banyan tree is tall but a palm is taller.

6. I saw my school bus coming and I immediately ran toward it.

As soon as I saw my school bus coming, I ran toward it.

8. Since Pree� stood first in the compe��on, we congratulated her.

d. during - Preposi�on of �me

e. towards - Preposi�on of direc�on

h. like - Preposi�on of manner

i. in - Preposi�on of manner; at - Preposi�on of measure

III. Underline the preposi�onal phrase in the sentences.

a. The cupcake with sprinkles is yours.

b. Do not pluck flowers at the park.

c. We climbed up the steep hill.

d. The rabbits hopped through the garden.

e. Come to the store and buy some flowers.

f. The squirrel ran down the tree.