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Friday Lessons with Uncle Jay
Some basic rules of grammar include ensuring all sentences have a subject and a verb; placing adjectives directly before the noun they describe, or after it if separated by a verb; and using a comma to connect two ideas.
Here we give you all of the rules.
Rule 1: Every sentence should start with a capital letter in the first word.
Rule 2: Every sentence should either end with a full stop (or) a question mark (or) an exclamation mark.
1) Full Stop/Period (.):
2) Question Mark (?):
3) Exclamation Mark (!):
Rule 3: Every sentence should have SVO (Subject – Verb – Object).
Rule 4: The subject and verb forms are interrelated in the sentence. Rule 5: Use either – or (or) neither – nor depending on the sentence while using singular nouns.
Either – or:
Neither – nor:
Rule 6: Proper Nouns should be capitalised anywhere in the sentences (including at the beginning) when used.
Rule 7: Common nouns should be capitalised only at the beginning of the sentences.
Rule 8: The words its – it’s, and you’re – your are not the same.
Rule 9: Use indefinite articles for countable nouns and definite with specific countable and all uncountable nouns.
Rule 10: Use the article “a” for consonant sounds and “an” for vowel sounds.
Rule 11: Use apostrophe to show possessions.
Rule 12: Active voice is more preferred than passive voice in the English Language.
Quiz Time (Test your knowledge here)
1. Correct the given sentence, “do you know where I live”
2. Passive voice is considered more than Active voice. Is it true?
3. Correct the possession for the given sentence, “Todays temperature is very high.”
4. He can have _______ a pizza _____ a burger.
5. I usually order pizza from Dominos. Identify the proper noun (P) and common noun (C).
6. Correct and rewrite the sentence, “he is a lazy person and doesn’t complete his work on time”
7. Rewrite the given sentence, “today, Raju has purchased a new car he is very excited about it”
8. Which word is wrong in the sentence, “Tina want to buy a new house.”
9. “Raju car is not working properly.” – Rewrite the sentence with Possession.
10. Which article is used for hour?