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• 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.
                 ✶ Keep the book on the table placed there.
               • Adjective: An adjective is a word that defines a noun or a pronoun. For example:
                 ✶ I have a beautiful dress.
                 ✶ My smart dog runs on a smooth road.
               • Conjunction: Conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, clauses or sentences together. There are different
              types of conjunctions. Some conjunctions may be used to make a list while some may be used to connect
              thoughts, ideas or actions. For example:
                 ✶ I bought a pen, pencil and ruler for my exams.
                 ✶ Neither this bridge nor that road is good to travel by car.
               • Preposition: Preposition is a word that shows a relationship between a noun and a pronoun in a sentence. For
              example:
                 ✶ My cat is sitting under a dining table.
                 ✶ She jumped into the river.
               • Interjection: An interjection is a word or a phrase that expresses a sudden or a strong feeling. Grammatically
              they are not related in a sentence but expresses a relationship between a word and a phrase in a sentence.
              Sometimes they are followed by an exclamation mark(!). For example:
                 ✶ Alas! I am so lost without you.
                 ✶ Great! You are coming with me.

                    Use of Articles

            An article is a word that describes the noun. It is used before a noun to show whether it is specific or not. In English
            grammar there are three articles— A, An, The. They fall into the following two categories: definite and indefinite.


            Definite— The
            “THE” is a definite article which is used before a noun that indicates something clear or obvious. For example:
               • The sun shines bright today.
               • Give me the book on the table.
               • The air quality is very bad in this place.


            Indefinite— A, An
               • ‘A’ and ‘An’ are indefinite articles which are used before a noun that are not specific or known before. “A” is used
              before a word beginning with a consonant (alphabets other than vowels) sound. For example:
                 ✶ A book (it can be any book)
                 ✶ A game (it can be any game)
               • “An“ is used before a word that begins with a vowel(a, e, i, o, u) sound. For example, an umbrella, an hour, an
              ice cream cone, etc.


                    When no Articles are used

               • For common/general things. For example:
                 ✶ Fruits are good for health
                 ✶ Do not eat medicines without doctor’s prescription

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