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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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