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Phrases
                 A phrase is a set of words that functions as a sentence but lacks a subject and a verb. Phrases are frequently used to
                 describe people, things, or events. Examples:
                    • Filled with joy, the child jumped up and down.

                    • The man with the black jacket is my brother.
                 Phrases can also clarify how or why something happened by describing verbs or adverbs.
                 Examples:

                    • She performed the dance with a smile on her face.
                    • He continued to run while silently humming a song.
                    • He conducted the experiment to test the seed’s sensitivity to outside light.


                 Using Capital Letters
                 We all know that every sentence starts with a capital letter. If you recall the rules, ‘MINTS, it's simple to figure out what
                 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 Vampire Diaries           a movie.


                 Using 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'               Exclamation!
                                    What is your roll       This is my teacher's     Alas! I lost my wallet!
                                        number?                   book.


                 Basic Parts of Speech
                 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.
                            Part of Speech  Purpose                Example        Sentence
                                                                                  The monkey ran up the tree.
                            Noun            Person, place, or thing  Agra, monkey
                                                                                  I am going to Agra.
                                                                                  The boy was crying.
                            Verb            action/doing words     ran, crying
                                                                                  The cat ran after the mouse.

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