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The remaining few words such as wow, to, and, the, which, etc. are known as supporting words which help
                 join the main parts of speech.

                     upporting  arts
                                                               se                                   E amples
                        o   peech
                  Articles                These words are generally used before nouns:    he  ower smells nice.

                                          An is used before a word with a vowel sound  Kids like seeing an aeroplane in
                                          (a,e,i,o,u).                                   the sky.
                                          A is  used before the words that start with  Let me take a small nap.
                                          consonants (other than vowels).

                                           he is used before specific or particular words.
                  Conjunctions            It joins two nouns, phrases or sentences. Some  Ravi read  the  book. I read the
                                          of them are: ‘and’, ‘or’ and ‘but’.            book.

                                                                                         Ravi and I read the book.
                  Preposition             It connects  one word with  another  word to  The book is on the table.
                                          show the relation. They usually answer the     The ball fell into the well.
                                          question, ‘where’, ‘when’ and ‘how’.



                  Interjections           It expresses  strong  emotions or  sudden  Hurrah!,  wow!,  oh  no!  and
                                          reactions,  such   as   happiness,   surprise, thanks!
                                          excitement and anger.

                 Construction o   aragraph

                 We have learnt that a group of words forms a sentence, similarly, a group of sentences form a paragraph.
                 The sentences used in writing a paragraph contribute to convey a common idea, as each sentence is framed
                 according to the topic. The ideas while writing a paragraph may differ according to the required details.



                     Recap Zone


                     Communication  is  an important tool that lets  us  share our thoughts, emotions  and ideas in an
                      understandable, clear and efficient way.
                     Verbal communication is a common method of communication that enables direct understanding
                      and interpretation.
                     A non-verbal way of communication can make our message stronger and it may also help to adjust
                      our behaviour according to the listener’s reaction.
                     ‘Visual Communication’ is another method in which ideas are conveyed in the visual form which can
                      be seen in the form of images or pictures.
                     Perspective means having a predetermined idea about someone, in terms of behaviour.
                     A sentence may be described as a group of words that have a subject and a predicate.









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