Grammar rules: Ultimate guide

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Grammar rules: Ultimate guide Some basic rules of grammar include ensuring all sentences have a subject and a verb

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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?

 

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