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The basic parts of speech are:
            •  Noun: Noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or an idea. For example:
                 w Sunil is going to a school.      w Goa is a beautiful place.        w My pen is broken.
            •  Pronoun: Pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. They are used to avoid the repetition of nouns so that the
              sentences are smoother and effective. For example:
                 w She likes to play in sand on the seashore.
                 w It is our duty to keep our city clean.
            •  Verbs: Verbs are “doing words”. It can be a word or a group of words that describes an action or a state of being.
              For example:
                 w Shruti danced to celebrate my victory.
                 w Gardener plucked the flower.
            •  Adverbs: Adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It also tells how an action was
              done. For example:
                 w John never participated in conversation.
                 w Keep the book on the table placed there.
            •  Adjective: An adjective is a word that defines a noun or a pronoun. For example:
                 w I have a beautiful dress.
                 w 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:
                 w I bought a pen, pencil and ruler for my exams.
                 w 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:
                 w My cat is sitting under a dining table.
                 w 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:
                 w Alas! I am so lost without you.                    w 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:
                 w A book (it can be any book)
                 w A game (it can be any game)


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