B. A.
ENGLISH
STRUCTURE OF MODERN ENGLISH
SECOND YEAR
SEMESTER - III
“We may forgo material benefits of civilization, but we cannot forgo our right and
opportunity to reap the benefits of the highest education to the fullest extent as the
education is the greatest material benefit”
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Dr. B.R. AMBEDKAR OPEN UNIVERSITY
Hyderabad
2018
CONTENTS
BLOCK – I SOUNDS 1
Unit – 1: The Organs of Speech 3 - 19
Unit – 2: Vowels 21 - 42
Unit – 3: Consonants 43 - 64
BLOCK – II WORDS 65
Unit – 4: Content Versus Function Words 67 - 79
Unit – 5: Word Classes 81 - 94
Unit – 6: Types of Verbs – 1 (Main Verbs) 95 - 107
Unit – 7: Types of Verbs – 2 (Auxiliary Verbs) 109 - 124
BLOCK – III WORD FORMATION 125
Unit – 8: Words and Affixes 127 - 142
Unit – 9: Word Formation in English 143 - 155
Unit – 10: Grammatical Categories 157 - 172
BLOCK – IV PHRASES 173
Unit – 11: Phrases – 1 175 - 188
Unit – 12: Phrases – 2 189 - 204
BLOCK – V SENTENCES 205
Unit – 13: Simple Sentences 207 - 220
Unit – 14: Compound and Complex Sentences 221 - 236
Unit – 15: Questions 237 - 251
Model Examination Paper 253