Basic Rules Of Grammer
Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Rules of Grammar
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Rule 1: Every sentence should start with a Capital letter in the first word.
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Rule 2: Every sentence should either end with a full stop (or) a question mark
(or) an exclamation mark.
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1) Full Stop/Period (.):
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2) Question Mark (?):
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3) Exclamation Mark (!):
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Rule 3: Every sentence should have SVO (Subject – Verb – Object).
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Rule 4: The Subject and Verb forms are interrelated in the sentence.
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Rule 5: Use Either – or (or) Neither – nor depending on the Sentence while
using singular nouns.
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Either – or:
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Neither – or:
Rule 6: Proper Nouns should be capitalized anywhere in the sentences
(including at the beginning) when used.
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Rule 7: Common Nouns should be capitalized only at the beginning of the
sentences.
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Rule 8: The words its – it’s, and you’re – your are not the same.
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Rule 9: Use Indefinite Articles for Countable Nouns and Definite with specific
Countable & all Uncountable Nouns.
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Rule 10: Use the article “a” for Consonant sounds and “an” for vowel sounds.
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Rule 11: Use Apostrophe to show Possessions.
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Rule 12: Active voice is more preferred than Passive voice in the English
Language.
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Quiz Time! (Test Your Knowledge Here)
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#1. Rewrite the given sentence, “today, Raju has purchased a new car he is very
excited about it”
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#2. “Raju car is not working properly.” – Rewrite the sentence with Possession.
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#3. Correct and rewrite the sentence, “he is a lazy person and doesn’t complete
his work on time”
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#4. He can have _______ a pizza _____ a burger.
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#5. Which article is used for hour?
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#6. Which word is wrong in the sentence, “Tina want to buy a new house.”
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#7. Correct the Possession for the given sentence, “Todays temperature is very
high.”
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#8. I usually order pizza from Dominos. Identify the Proper Noun (P) and
Common Noun (C).
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#9. Correct the given sentence, “do you know where I live”
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#10. Passive voice is considered more than Active voice. Is it true?
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Results
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Summary: (12 Rules of Grammar)