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Prepositions Prepositions connect one word with another to The cat is on the roof.
show the relationship between them. They usually The shop is at the end of the road.
answer the questions ‘where’, ‘when’, and ‘how’. Rahul is standing under the tree.
Some common prepositions are ‘on’, ‘at’, ‘under’, I live in Delhi.
and ‘in’.
Interjections These words express strong emotions such as Wow!
happiness, surprise, anger, and pain. They have an Oh!
exclamation mark at the end. Oh no!
Thanks!
Help!
1.5 sentences
A sentence is a group of words that together express a complete idea that has meaning. A sentence is formed by putting
together a group of words in sequence so that it can be understood by others. A sentence typically contains a subject and
an object and conveys a statement, question, exclamation, or command. Writing is constructed by putting sentences in
sequence so that they are understandable.
In order to construct a sentence, let us understand its parts.
1.5.1 Parts of a Sentence
Almost every sentence has a subject and a verb, while some also have an object.
Ð ÐA subject is a person or thing that does an action.
Ð ÐVerbs describe actions.
Ð ÐAn object is the person or thing that receives the action.
For example, “Manoj sells a mobile phone.” Let us understand the different parts of a sentence.
Ð ÐSubject: The question, “Who performed the action?” will help to find the subject. In the above example, Manoj is
the subject.
Ð ÐVerb: The question, “What is the action?” will help to find the verb. In the above example, sells is the verb.
Ð ÐObject: The question, “Who received the action?” will help to find the object. A mobile phone is an object in the
above sentence.
Types of Objects
The object of a sentence normally comes after the verb phrase. Whether there is an object or not depends on the
meaning of the verb. For example, if you want to talk about what someone is doing, you might say, She is eating, but
if you want to talk about the point of the activity, you might say, She is eating a mango.
Some other examples are:
Ð ÐShe was writing. She was writing a book.
Ð ÐJennifer was baking. Jennifer was baking a cake.
Ð ÐJennifer was baking.
Ð ÐJennifer was baking a cake.
An object that follows a verb like this is called the direct object. For example,
Ð ÐJohnny found a letter.
Ð ÐMy son doesn’t like milk.
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