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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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