1. Noun: Name of a Person, Place, Thing Or Idea,
Ex: Car, or City, or Teacher and so on.
Tom Hanks is very Versatile.

2. Pronoun: Replacement for a Noun
Ex: I, it, he, she, mine, his, hers, we, they, theirs, and ours.
We are number one.

3. Verb: A word that shows an Action (Physical or Mental) Or State of being of the Subject in a sentence.
Ex: Am, is, was, are, and were
They are always prepared in emergencies.

4. Adjective: This part of a speech is used to describe a Noun or a Pronoun
Ex: Wow! That doughnut is huge!

5. Adverb: Just like adjectives, adverbs are also used to describe words, but the difference is that adverbs describe adjectives, verbs, or another adverb.
Ex: She came yesterday.
Annie danced gracefully

6. Preposition: This part of a speech basically refers to words that specify location or a location in time.
Ex: Above, below, throughout, outside, before, near, and since and so on.

7. Conjunction: The conjunction is a part of a speech which joins Words, Phrases, or Clauses together.
Ex: And, yet, but, for, nor, or, and so
This cup of tea is delicious and very soothing.

8. Interjection: This part of a speech refers to words which express emotions
Ex: Wow! That doughnut is huge!
Ouch! That must have hurt.

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English Grammar
Question Tags

(1) Question Tags are used to check or clarify information, or simply to involve the listener in a more interactive way.

(2) Question Tags consist of an auxiliary or a modal verb+ subject pronoun. The subject pronoun replays the subject of the main clause and agrees with the number, person and gender.

E.g. (a) Neha is selfish, isn't she?
(b) We had talked about it, hadn't we?

(3) If the main clause contains an auxiliary or modal verb, it is repeated in the tag.
E.g. (a) You have worked hard, haven't you?
(b) He didn't get it, did he?

(4) If there is no auxiliary or modal in the main clause, auxiliary is used.
E.g. (a) Neha lives in Pune, doesn't she?
(b) You found your pen, didn’t you?

Rules: -

(1) If the sentence is negative, then the question tag will be positive.

(2) If the sentence is positive, then the question tag will be negative.

(3) After question tag the question mark is necessary (?)

(4) Rewriting the sentence and then putting the question tags.

                             Exercises

Q.1. Fill in the blanks by putting proper question tags.

(1) They were cheap, _____________?

(2) I promise to double the fare, _____________?

(3) Spider webs are delicate yet very strong, _____________?

(4) It was a victory for all of us, _____________?

(5) She has it all, _____________?

(6) This strategy looks easy, _____________?

(7) He taught us physics, _____________?

(8) We had to borrow from a lady, _____________?

(9) She is exceptional, _____________?

(10) The boy is very talkative, _____________?

(11) It would not be as tasty, _____________?

(12) Sharma didn't mind that, _____________?

(13) Such systems never bring any good, _____________?

(14) There must be a deeper notice at play, _____________?

(15) These boys don't respect their parents, _____________?

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Here are examples of comparative and superlative adjectives that kids might enjoy and find familiar.

The adjective is listed first, followed by the comparative adjective and then the superlative adjective:

• Angry - angrier - angriest
• Anxious - more anxious - most anxious
• Big - bigger - biggest
• Brave - braver - bravest
• Bright - brighter - brightest
• Broad - broader - broadest
• Calm - calmer - calmest
• Cold - colder - coldest
• Cool - cooler - coolest
• Curly - curlier - curliest
• Dark - darker - darkest
• Dirty - dirtier - dirtiest
• Dull - duller - dullest
• Dry - drier - driest
• Early - earlier - earliest
• Easy - easier - easiest
• Embarrassed - more embarrassed - most embarrassed
• Evil - more evil - most evil
• Famous - more famous - most famous
• Fine - finer - finest
• Fresh - fresher - freshest
• Hard - harder - hardest
• Heavy - heavier - heaviest
• Immense - more immense - most immense
• Late - later - latest
• Light - lighter - lightest
• Long - longer - longest
• Lovely - lovelier - loveliest
• Nervous - more nervous - most nervous
• New - newer - newest
• Old - older - oldest
• Perfect - more perfect - most perfect
• Quick - quicker - quickest
• Rich - richer - richest
• Sad - sadder - saddest
• Simple - simpler - simplest
• Small - smaller - smallest
• Smart - smarter - smartest
• Soft - softer - softest
• Sweet - sweeter - sweetest
• Thin - thinner - thinnest

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Incorrect usage - Correct usage:

1. Females - Women.

2. Family man - A man with a family.

3. Family member - A member of family.

4. To give key to the watch - To wind the watch.

5. Cousin brother/ Cousin sister - Cousin.

6. Passing marks - Pass marks.

7. What to speak of - Not to speak of.

8. An English teacher - A teacher of English.

9. Recall back - Recall.

10. Final Conclusion - Conclusion.

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The voice of a verb may be defined as that form of the verb which shows whether the subject is the doer of the action of the verb or the action of the verb happens to the subject.

Compare the following two sentences:

The old man caught the thief.
The thief was caught by the old man.

Active voice- When the subject of s verb is the doer of the action of the verb, the verb is in the active voice.hence,the 1st sentence is in active voice.

Passive voice- When the action of a verb happens to its subject, and it is denoted by the reciever of the action, the verb is in the passive voice.

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There r two types of clauses basically Principal clauses and subordinate clauses The principal clauses are also called main clauses and don't depend on any other sentences for their senses but subordinate clauses have to depend. For example, Udta punjab is a movie which is based on drug menace in Punjab. Here, Udta punjab is a movie.. P.C Which is based on drug menace in Punjab.. S.C Now, let's have quick look over some phrases Look at,look after, blow up, call up, look forward Apple of discord , kangaroo court etc. all r group of words having sense but not as a complete sense we have in a sentence. read less