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Parts of Speech

         arts of speech are the classifications of  ords in any language based on their function in a sentence.  hese are the
        ‘building blocks’ of any language. When we speak or write, we utilise sentences to explain ourselves. As a result, sentences
        are essential.

             A  sentence  is a combination of  ords that conveys a complete meaning, thought, or action.  or e ample,  ansi
             atches cartoons on    every day.
            A  collection of  ords  is a set of  ords that does not make perfect sense, for e ample,  ansi  atches.
        A sentence always starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark, or an exclamation mark. For
        example:
             he teacher teaches  aths in the classroom.
             he dropped the glass.
            I am studying hard for my e ams.

        U sing  C apital L etter s
         e all kno  that every sentence starts  ith a capital letter. If you recall the rules,   I   , it's simple to figure out  hat
        to capitalise. MINTS is a simple set of rules that assist you in correctly capitalising words as shown below:
                                                                               N-Names
                              M-Months              I-the letter 'I'
                             My favourite          Deepa and I are       (people, places, things)
                           month is August.          best friends.       Rachna is going to Agra
                                                                           to see the Taj Mahal.


                                            T-Titles           S-Start of Sentences
                                       My favourite book       We are going to see
                                       is  ampire Diaries           a movie.



        U sing  Punctuation
        In English, there are 15 primary punctuation symbols or signs. Full stop or period, comma, question mark, exclamation
        mark, apostrophe, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, parenthesis, quotation mark, bracket, brace, ellipsis, and bullet point
        are examples of punctuation.


                               Comma,                   Full Stop.
                         Jack is a clever, healthy   Prof. Sharma teaches    Quotation Mark" "
                                 dog.                Design Thinking.       She said, "I am tired."



                            Question Mark?             Apostrophe'
                            What is your roll       This is my teacher's        Exclamation
                               number?                    book.             Alas  I lost my  allet



        B asic Par ts of  S peech
        Parts of speech are the various types of words that humans use in sentences. Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and
        adverbs are the basic parts of speech. Let us understand these.






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