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Grammar_Notes

This document provides comprehensive grammar notes covering key concepts such as verbs, voice, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, speech types, phrases, clauses, and sentence types. It defines each term, lists their types, and provides examples for clarity. The final notes summarize the essential functions of these grammatical elements.

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Grammar_Notes

This document provides comprehensive grammar notes covering key concepts such as verbs, voice, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, speech types, phrases, clauses, and sentence types. It defines each term, lists their types, and provides examples for clarity. The final notes summarize the essential functions of these grammatical elements.

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Grammar Notes

1. Verbs
- Definition: A verb expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.
- Types of Verbs:
- Action Verbs - show an action (e.g., run, write, jump).
- Linking Verbs - connect the subject to a state or condition (e.g., is, seem, become).
- Helping Verbs (Auxiliaries) - help the main verb (e.g., can, will, has).
- Transitive Verbs - require an object (e.g., She wrote a letter).
- Intransitive Verbs - do not need an object (e.g., He sleeps early).

2. Active & Passive Voice


- Active Voice: The subject performs the action. (Example: The teacher taught the lesson.)
- Passive Voice: The object becomes the subject, and the verb changes form.
(Example: The lesson was taught by the teacher.)
- Formation of Passive Voice:
- Tense Change Rule: be (is/am/are/was/were/been) + past participle
- (Example: She writes a story to A story is written by her.)

3. Adverbs
- Definition: Adverbs modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
- Types:
- Adverbs of Manner - How? (slowly, happily, well)
- Adverbs of Time - When? (yesterday, now, soon)
- Adverbs of Place - Where? (here, there, outside)
- Adverbs of Frequency - How often? (always, sometimes, never)
- Adverbs of Degree - To what extent? (very, too, quite)

4. Prepositions
- Definition: Prepositions show the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word.
- Types:
- Prepositions of Place - (in, on, under, beside)
- Prepositions of Time - (before, after, during, at, on, in)
- Prepositions of Direction - (to, towards, into, onto)

5. Conjunctions
- Definition: Conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses.
- Types:
- Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
- Subordinating Conjunctions (because, although, if, since, while)
- Correlative Conjunctions (either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also)

6. Direct & Indirect Speech


- Direct Speech: The exact words of a speaker. (Example: She said, "I am happy.")
- Indirect Speech (Reported Speech): A restatement of what someone said, changing pronouns,
tenses, and words.
- (Example: She said that she was happy.)
- Rules for Changing Direct to Indirect Speech:
- Present to Past (am to was, will to would, can to could)
- Remove quotation marks
- Change pronouns accordingly

7. Phrases
- Definition: A group of words without a subject-verb combination.
- Types:
- Noun Phrase - The big red car
- Verb Phrase - is running fast
- Adjective Phrase - full of energy
- Adverb Phrase - very quickly
- Prepositional Phrase - in the park

8. Clauses
- Definition: A group of words with a subject and a verb.
- Types:
- Independent Clause - Can stand alone. (I like ice cream.)
- Dependent Clause - Cannot stand alone. (Because it was hot.)
- Types of Dependent Clauses:
- Noun Clause - What she said was true.
- Adjective Clause - The book that you gave me is great.
- Adverb Clause - I left because I was tired.

9. Sentence Types
a) Simple Sentence:
- Definition: Contains one independent clause.
- (Example: She reads books.)

b) Compound Sentence:
- Definition: Contains two or more independent clauses, joined by a coordinating conjunction
(FANBOYS).
- (Example: She reads books, and she writes stories.)

c) Complex Sentence:
- Definition: Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
- (Example: She reads books because she loves stories.)

Final Notes:
- Verbs = Actions or states of being.
- Voice = Active (doer-focused) vs. Passive (receiver-focused).
- Adverbs = Describe how, when, where, how often.
- Prepositions = Show relationships (place, time, direction).
- Conjunctions = Connect clauses (FANBOYS, subordinators).
- Direct vs. Indirect Speech = Changes in tense, pronouns, and structure.
- Phrases = Groups of words without subject-verb combos.
- Clauses = Groups of words with subject-verb combos.
- Sentences = Simple (1 clause), Compound (2+ independent clauses), Complex (independent +
dependent clause).

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