English Grammar

NOUN – (Naming word)

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea.

 

Examples of nouns: Ramesh, London, table, dog, teacher, pen, city, joy, Delhi,

 

Example sentences: Prince lives in Bihar. Ruchi uses pen and paper to write letters.

 

PRONOUN – (Replaces a Noun)

A pronoun is used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition.

 

Examples of pronouns: I, you, we, they, he, she, it, me, us, them, him, her, this, those

 

Example sentences: Basant is tired. She wants to sleep. I want her to dance with me.

 

 

ADJECTIVE – (Describing word)

An adjective describes, modifies or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.

 

Examples: big, happy, green, young, fun, crazy, three

 

Example sentences: The little girl had a black hat.

 

 

VERB – (Action Word)

A verb shows an action or state of being. A verb shows what someone or something is doing.

 

Examples: go, speak, run, eat, play, live, walk, have, like, are, is

 

Example sentences: I like Than’s English. I study their charts and play their games.

 

 

ADVERB – (Describes a verb)

An adverb describes/modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It tells how, where, when, how often or to what extent. Many adverbs end in -LY

 

Examples: slowly, quietly, very, always, never, too, well, tomorrow, here

 

Example sentences: I am usually busy. Yesterday, I ate my dinner quickly.

 

 

PREPOSITION – (Shows relationship)

A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. They can indicate time, place, or relationship.

 

Examples: at, on, in, from, with, near, between, about, under

 

Example sentences: I left my books on the table for you.

 

 

CONJUNCTION – (Joining word)

A conjunction joins two words, ideas, phrases or clauses together in a sentence and shows how they are connected.

 

Examples: and, or, but, because, so, yet, unless, since, if.

 

Example sentences: I was hot and exhausted but I still finished the race.

 

 

INTERJECTION – (Expressive word)

An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses a strong feeling or emotion. It is a short exclamation.

 

Examples: Ouch! Wow! Great! Help! Oh! Hey! Hi!

 

Example sentences: Wow! I passed my English exam. Great! – Ouch! That hurt.