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Syllabus: B. Com. Semester: 1

HEMCHANDRACHARYA

NORTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY

SYLLABUS

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (B. COM.)

SEMESTER – III: CC: 108: Business Correspondence

Unit No. II: Grammar : 17 marks

1. Adjectives & Adverbs

2. Subject Verb Agreement

(Objective type questions with multiple choices from Unit - II)

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Definitions of Adverb

A word, which modifies the meaning of a VERB, an ADJECTIVE or another ADVERB, is called an ADVERB.
For example:

VERB -: - Haresh can play cricket well.

ADJECTIVE -: - Haresh is seriously ill.

ANOTHER ADVERB - : - Haresh can play cricket very well.

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Kinds of Adverbs

Adverbs of Time
Adverbs of Place
Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of Reason
Adverbs of Degree
Adverbs of Frequency

(7) Adverbs of Certainty

(8) Interrogative Adverbs

(9) Relative Adverbs

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(1) Adverbs of Time (When)


before	now	late	lately
daily	already	since	formerly
ago	soon	yesterday	today
tomorrow	never	still	then
yet	just	recently	immediately
Eventually Finally	after	early	afterwards
day before yesterday		day after tomorrow etc..

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(1) Adverbs of Time

I will wait till tomorrow.
We shall be back soon.
He has not finished his breakfast yet.
We are learning English now.
He is still in bed.
You will have to submit your term papers day after tomorrow.

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(1) Adverbs of Place (Where)


here	there	in	out
around	below	over	under
outside	inside	within	above
up	down	far	near
away	abroad	everywhere	nowhere
ahead	behind	between etc….

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(1) Adverbs of Place

For Examples:

He went outside the classroom.
The little lamb followed Mary everywhere.
Why don’t you come forward?
I found him nowhere.
Mrs. Parikh lives abroad.
The Almighty is with and within us.

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(3) Adverbs of Manner (How)


well	beautifully	secretly	slowly
foolishly	suspiciously	clearly	bravely
artistically	warmly	fast	deeply
hard	delightfully etc…

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(3) Adverbs of Manner

For Examples:
She danced beautifully.
Tushar speaks English well.
He fought bravely in the war.
She welcomed us warmly.
He answered the questions foolishly.
Mayuri can run fast.
He is deeply interested in western music.

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(3) Adverbs of Manner

For Examples:
She danced beautifully.
Tushar speaks English well.
He fought bravely in the war.
She welcomed us warmly.
He answered the questions foolishly.
Mayuri can run fast.
He is deeply interested in western music.

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(4) Adverbs of Reason (Why)

Adverbs of Reason: - hence, therefore, so, consequently etc. For Examples:

He behaved impolitely and therefore he was punished.
He is old and so he cannot walk fast.
I don’t have much money. Hence, I am unable to help you.
My car broke down and consequently I was late.
Tushar is handicapped and so he cannot walk.

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(4) Adverbs of Reason

Adverbs of Reason: - hence, therefore, so, consequently etc. For Examples:

He behaved impolitely and therefore he was punished.
He is old and so he cannot walk fast.
I don’t have much money. Hence I am unable to help you.
My car broke down and consequently I was late.
Tushar is handicapped and so he cannot walk.

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(5) Adverbs of Degree (To what extent)


too	almost	little	far better	enough
so	Altogether (entirely)	about	as much	rather
no	as tall as	only	fairly	partly
fully	extremely	half	hardly	nearly
pretty	absolutely	very	barely	wholly
quite	scarcely	much	really	perfectly
no (better)		any (better) etc…….

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(5) Adverbs of Degree

Examples:

He is almost deaf.
He is rather (હોય તે કરતાં વધુ પ્રમાણમાં) busy at present.
He is too (also) careless.
You are partly right.
He spoke very politely.
I am extremely delighted to welcome you on this fine morning.

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(6) Adverbs of Frequency (How often)


once	firstly	frequently	mostly
twice	lastly	occasionally	sometimes
ever	always	doubly	generally
often	seldom	sometimes	periodically
never	mostly	repeatedly	usually
again	rarely	scarcely	continually

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(6) Adverbs of Frequency

He frequently comes unprepared.
I sing songs occasionally.
He often makes mistakes.
I have seen him only thrice.
We are mostly out on Sundays.
The sun always rises in the east.
I have told my neighbour repeatedly not to spit near our home.
I rarely drive above 50 mph.

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(6) Adverbs of Frequency

He frequently comes unprepared.
I sing songs occasionally.
He often makes mistakes.
I have seen him only thrice.
We are mostly out on Sundays.
The sun always rises in the east.
I have told my neighbour repeatedly not to spit near our home.
I rarely drive above 50 mph.

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(7) Adverbs of Certainty


surely	certainly
definitely	obviously
actually	apparently
Evidently (obviously, clearly, apparently)

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(7) Adverbs of Certainty

I shall visit your home definitely.
You will certainly score good marks in English i. e. Commercial Communication.
He is obviously intelligent.
Surely you are mistaken. I am not Ramanbhai. I am Rambhai.
He actually lives next door.
My friend is yawning at present. Apparently, he seems to be tired.
He was evidently upset by the news of his son’s accident.

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(8) Interrogative Adverbs


where	how frequently
when	how often
why	how long
how	how far

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(8) Interrogative Adverbs

Interrogative Adverbs: where, when, why, how etc.

Why do you eat very little?
Where does he live?
When were you living in Spain?
Where are you going for your holidays?
How are your children?
When will this film end?
How often do you come to the cinema?
Why are you watching this film again?
How quickly can you get home?

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(9) Relative Adverbs


where
when
why

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(9) Relative Adverbs

Relative Adverbs: where, when, why.

Do you know (the place) where Mr. R. B. Vyas lives?
Do you know (the time) when our examination commences (begins)?
I don’t know (the reason) why he failed in the examination?
Sunday is the day when very few people go to work.
That is the reason why I came early.

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(9) Relative Adverbs

It was 4 o’clock when the guests arrived.
The building where my father works is two hundred years old.
This is exactly why you should wear a helmet.
This is the place where I learned to drive.
The Sevagram Ashram where Mahatma Gandhi lived is a very inspirational place.
Can you teach me the methodology how English can be learned easily?

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A Sense of Gratitude

Thanks for paying great attention.