Punctuation was not considered as an important part of any language in ancient times. People realized the importance of punctuation gradually after the advancement of civilization. Punctuations were included in the language to help the reader in distinguishing the words and ideas from each other and to understand the original rhythms of the language. … Read more

  Prepositions that are used to develop a relationship of time between different parts of the sentence are known as Prepositions of Time.   MOST COMMONLY USED PREPOSITIONS OF TIME ON AT IN FROM TO SINCE AGO BEFORE TILL/UNTIL BY   AT, ON, IN AT: This preposition is used when a sentence is indicating the … Read more

Prepositions of Places and Direction Usage Words that develop a relationship between place as a noun with other parts of the sentence are termed as Prepositions of Place and Direction Usage. COMMONLY USED PREPOSITIONS OF PLACES AND DIRECTION   ON AT IN BY FROM TO TOWARDS UP DOWN ACROSS BETWEEN AMONG THROUGH IN FRONT OF … Read more

Prefixes or as they are also called “affixes” form meaningful words when they are attached to the start of a word. Prefixes don’t have a meaning until they are joined to the start of some other word. It can be a single letter or a group of letters. For Instance: Im (here “im” is the … Read more

A phrase is a group of words that is present in a sentence to give it a meaning, a phrase along with a clause are two essential elements in English that make a sentence. The difference between a clause and a phrase is that a clause forms the core of the sentence and has a … Read more

  In terms of grammar, the number means the count of a noun or pronoun. Object-objects, glass-glasses, man-men etc.   Types of numbers: Singular Plural Singular Number: Only one noun or a pronoun. Example: Laptop, switch, chair, cup, etc.   Plural Number: More than one noun or pronoun. Example: Laptops, Switches, Chairs, Cups, etc.   … Read more

Negation is simply an opposition to the affirmation of a sentence, it refutes a sentence. Or we can say the falsity of a true sentence is known as negation. Example: I will complete my work on time. Negation: I cannot complete my work on time. Rules of Negation: We can apply negation to a sentence … Read more

There are two kinds of speech. Firstly, reporting speech, it means that a person is saying or telling something by himself. Secondly, reported speech. It means that a dialogue said by some other person is being reported by someone else using own words. A reporting speech is also called direct speech, whereas the reported speech … Read more

When we discuss the term mood in English grammar specifically it is not referring to any emotion or act through any mean. In English grammar, the word mood of the verbs refers to if something is factual or not. The intention and feeling of the writer are portrayed through their mood of verbs. The mood … Read more

The modifiers are collections of words (a phrase or a clause) that modify a sentence in such a way that it gives it a meaning. An adverb or an adjective are modifiers in a sentence. A noun is modified by an adjective and a verb is modified by an adverb. Example: The sick old man … Read more