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Reference words

Words and sentences are related to each other. Sometimes we find it confusing to follow a text because we don’t know whom or what the writer is talking about. This may be because he/she (the writer) has used reference words.

What are reference words? These are words we use instead of the names of people, things, or ideas already mentioned in the text.

Which words can be used as reference words?

  1. All the pronouns: he, she, it, they, him, our, its, etc.

  2. this – that, these – those

  3. here-there, now-then one – ones

  4. such – so

  5. the former – the latter

In most of the cases (but not in all of them), you will have to go BACK in the text.

Examples:

  1. Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He went to school for only three

months but his mother taught him at home.

All 3 reference words here refer to Thomas Edison.

  1. The Bedouins usually live in tents. These are a good protection from the sun.

“These” refers to “tents”.

  1. Which course should I take? Don’t take the one given in the evening.

The word “one” refers to “course”.

  1. Smoking is dangerous. Everyone knows that.

“That” refers to the fact that “smoking is dangerous.

  1. Children’s specific needs may change with age and circumstances but such changes are not important compared to their basic and invariable need for love and affection.

“Such changes” refers to changes in specific needs that depend on age and circumstances. “their” refers to “children”.

APPENDIX 7

Adjective

EXAMPLES OF IRREGULAR FORMS

ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

MUCH/MANY

MORE

THE MOST

FEW/LITTLE

LESS

THE LEAST

GOOD

BETTER

THE BEST

BAD

WORSE

THE WORST

ADJECTIVES

Regular forms requiring ‘ER’ or ‘EST’

IMPORTANT GRAMMATICAL POINTS

ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE FORMS

 (….....ER)

SUPERLATIVE FORMS

(THE …..EST)

Adjectives with one syllable only

THIN

THINNER

THE THINNEST

Adjectives ending in a single consonant which must be doubled

FAT

FATTER

THE FATTEST

Adjectives with one syllable, but ending in E

FIERCE

FIERCER

THE FIERCEST

Adjectives with one syllable + Y (Y changes to I)

FRIENDLY

FRIENDLIER

THE FRIENDLIEST

ADJECTIVES

Regular forms requiring ‘MORE’ or ‘THE MOST’

Adjectives with more than one syllable, Adjectives ending with ED or ING

ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE FORMS

 (MORE/LESS ….....)

SUPERLATIVE FORMS

(THE MOST/THE LEAST .......)

DANGEROUS

MORE/LESS DANGEROUS

THE MOST/THE LEAST DANGEROUS

BORED  (even though only one syllable is pronounced)

MORE/LESS BORED

THE MOST/THE LEAST BORED

INTERESTING

MORE/LESS INTERESTING

THE MOST/THE LEAST INTERESTING

APPENDIX 8