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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
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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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