General English Notes | B.B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Semester 1 | SPPU | munotes

Contents

Module 01 Grammar and Usage: I

1. Grammar: the Sentence and Its Parts 1
2. Verbs and Tenses 5
3. Articles: A, An and The 10
4. Prepositions and Their Usage 17
5. Modal Auxiliaries 23
6. Common Errors in English 27
7. Words Often Confused 32

Module 02 Grammar and Usage: II

1. Making Questions: Yes or No Questions, Wh-Questions and Indirect Questions 37
2. Question Tags, and the Do As Directed Question 41
3. Transformation of Sentences: Simple, Compound and Complex 45
4. Active and Passive Voice 53
5. Reported Speech 57

Module 03 Composition Skills

1. Paragraph Writing 61
2. Essay Writing 71
3. How to Write a Book Review 76

Module 04 Basics of Phonology and Morphology

1. The Speech Sounds of English: Received Pronunciation and Indian English 80
2. Elocution and Pronunciation 84
3. Homophones 88
4. Word Stress 96
5. Intonation 99
6. The Structure of Words: Morphemes 102
7. Word Formation Processes 105

Module 05 Study Skills

1. Reading Skills: Skimming, Scanning, Intensive, Critical and Extensive Reading 108
2. Note Making 112
3. Precis Writing: the Method 115
4. Precis Writing: Worked Examples 119
5. Summary Writing 125
6. The PQRST Method of Study 132
7. Presentation Skills 135
8. Effective Public Speaking 139
9. Oral Communication: What It Is, and Why It Matters in Law 148