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When somebody is addressed in a direct speech. For example:
                    • Hi Swati, how is your job going on?

                 Apostrophe (‘)

                 Apostrophe can be used to indicate the omission of some letters in a word. For example: I’m enjoying my friend’s
                 company.
                 It is used to show the possession of a thing. For example: Adrissa’s eyes are blue in colour.




                              Brainy Fact


                      There are 14 punctuation marks in English Grammar.




                         Parts of Speech


                 Collection of relevant and meaningful words following                       Noun
                 the rules of a language will form a sentence .Every word
                                                                            Adverbs                         Verbs
                 you use in a sentence has its own role to play. Every
                 word has a specific function to play in a sentence to
                 make it meaningful. It falls into different categories to
                                                                                           Parts of
                 play a different role in a sentence. These categories are   Interjections  Speech           Pronouns
                 called the Parts of Speech. It is important to learn these
                 different parts of speech to understand the language
                 well to help you construct good sentences for effective
                                                                           Conjunctions                   Adjectives
                 communication.
                                                                                         Prepositions
                 The Basic Parts of Speech are:
                 Noun

                 Noun is a word to name a person, place, thing or an idea. For example: Goa is a beautiful place.
                 Pronouns

                 Pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. They are used to avoid the repetition of nouns so that the sentences are
                 smoother and effective. For example: She likes to play in the sand on the seashore.
                 Verbs


                 Verbs are “doing words”. It can be a word or a group of words that describes an action or a state of being.
                 For example:   Shruti danced to celebrate my victory.

                               She broke her leg in an accident.
                 Adverbs

                 Adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It also tells how an action was done. For
                 example: John never participated in conversation.

                 Adjectives

                 An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun. For example: My mother cooks delicious food.

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