What is Grammar?
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What is Grammar?
Here’s an old children’s rhyme about the eight parts of speech of English grammar. It gives you an idea of what grammar is about. Read and remember it.
Every name is called a noun, As field and fountain, street and town. In place of a noun, the pronoun stands, As he and she can clap their hands. The adjective describes a thing, As a magic wand or bridal ring. Most verbs mean action, something is done, Verb Adjective Preposition
To read and write, to jump and run. How things are done the adverbs tell, As quickly, slowly, badly, well. The preposition shows relation, As in the street or at the station. Conjunctions join, in many ways, Sentences, words, or phrases and phrases.
The Capital Letter
The capital letter is also called a big letter or upper-case letter, or sometimes just a capital.
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When do you use a capital letter?
Use a capital letter for the first letter in a sentence:
The Capital Letter
The dog is barking.
Come here!
Always use a capital letter for the word :
Am eight years old.
Rajesh and are good friends.
Use a capital letter for the names of people:
Sudhir, Rajesh, James, Kapil, Snow White
Use a capital letter for the names of places:
National Museum, Bronx Zoo, India, London, Sacramento
Use a capital letter for festivals, holidays,
days of the week, months of the year:
New Year’s Day, Diwali, Christmas, Labor Day, Mother’s Day,
Sunday, Monday, Friday, January, May, July, October
