English Communication

Paper Code: 
ADMK 201
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
6.00
Unit I: 
Vocabulary

Synonyms and Antonyms Word Formation: Prefix and Suffix

6.00
Unit II: 
Grammar and Usage I

Sequence of Tenses, Elements of a Clause (SVOCA)

8.00
Unit III: 
Grammar and Usage II

Transformation of Sentences, Direct and Indirect Narration, Active and Passive Voice, Interchange of Degrees of Comparison. Modals

5.00
Unit IV: 
Comprehension

Comprehension of an unseen passage

5.00
Unit V: 
Compositional Skills

Letters- Formal and Informal, Paragraph-Writing

Essential Readings: 

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

  • Quirk, Randolph, and Sidney Greenbaum. A University Grammar of English. Harlow: Orient Longman Limited, 1973.Print.
  • Gunashekar, Paul, ed. A Foundation English Programme for Undergraduates. Book 1. Hyderabad: CIEFL. Print.

 

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • Rao, H. G. Suryanarayana. Prose For Pleasure & Comprehension. Oxford UP, 2010. Print.
  • Swan, Michael. A Practical English Usage. 3rd ed. Oxford UP, 2005. Print.
  • Hooper, J.S. A Quick English Reference. Oxford UP, 1981. 232. Print.
  • Adams, Valerie. An Introduction to Modern English Word-formation. London: Longman, 1973. 230. Print.

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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