GRADE – 9
ENGLISH
Grammar
I.
Too ------ to / too---- for -----to
(a) If the subjects are the same, use too----to
Structure – too + adj + to + V1
Example – This box is very heavy. It cannot be moved easily.
This box is too heavy to be moved easily.
(b) If the subjects are not the same, use too ---- for ----to
Structure – too + adj + for + obj + to + V1
Example – This box is very heavy. I cannot move it easily.
This box is too heavy for me to move easily.
II.
Not ----- enough to / not ---- enough for ---- to
(a) If the subjects are the same, use not ---- enough to
Structure – not + opposite adj +enough + to + V1
Example – Mg Khin is very young. He cannot drive the car.
Mg Khin is not old enough to drive the car.
(b) If the subjects are not the same, use not ---- enough for ---- to
Structure – not + opposite adj + enough + for + obj + to + V1
Example – This book is very difficult. I cannot understand it.
This book is not easy enough for me to understand.
III.
By + Ving
Structure – by + Ving
Example – We can go to the school by walking.
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IV.
Emphasis
Structure – It is/was + bold words/phrases + who/that
If the given verb is V1, start with It is.
If the given verb is V2, start with It was.
If the bold word/phrase is person, use who.
If the bold word/phrase is thing/place, use that.
Examples
(a) I don’t like the way he talks.
It is the way he talks that I don’t like.
(b) The boy discovered the money.
It was the boy who discovered the money.
V.
Questions Making
(a) Yes/No Questions
Structure – HV + Subjects + V +-----?
Helping Verbs (HV)
Verb to be – am, is, are, was, were
Verb to have – have, has, had
Verb to do – do, does, did
Modal Verbs – can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must
Examples
(a) I am going to school on foot.
Are you going to school on foot
(b) She has done her homework.
Has she done her homework?
(c) They played basketball last week.
Did they play basketball last week?
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(d)Su can sing well.
Can Su sing well?
(b) Wh- Questions
Structure – Wh + HV + Subjects + V + -----?
Example
(a) Ko Ko will go to Mandalay by train tomorrow.
Who will go to Mandalay by train tomorrow?
Where will Ko Ko go by train tomorrow?
How will Ko Ko go to Mandalay tomorrow?
When will Ko Ko go to Mandalay by train?
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