Q. What is English grammar?
Ans. English grammar is the set of rules that explains how words are formed and arranged to make correct sentences.
Q. What are the eight parts of speech?
Ans. The eight parts of speech are noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection.
Q. What is a noun? Give an example.
Ans. A noun is the name of a person, place, animal or thing. Examples: Ravi, Delhi, dog and book.
Q. What is a pronoun? Give an example.
Ans. A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. Examples: he, she, it, we and they.
Q. What is a verb?
Ans. A verb expresses an action or state. Examples: run, write, eat and is.
Q. What is an adjective?
Ans. An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. Example: She has a beautiful dress.
Q. What is an adverb?
Ans. An adverb modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb. Example: He runs quickly.
Q. What is a preposition? Give an example.
Ans. A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun with another word. Example: The book is on the table.
Q. What is a conjunction?
Ans. A conjunction joins words, phrases or clauses. Examples: and, but, because and although.
Q. What is an interjection?
Ans. An interjection expresses a sudden feeling or emotion. Example: Hurrah! We won the match.
Q. What is a sentence?
Ans. A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
Q. What are the four main types of sentences?
Ans. The four main types are declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory sentences.
Q. What is an article? Name the articles.
Ans. An article is used before a noun. The articles in English are a, an and the.
Q. When do we use a and an?
Ans. A is generally used before a consonant sound, while an is generally used before a vowel sound. Examples: a book, an apple, an hour.
Q. What is the simple present tense used for?
Ans. The simple present tense is used for habits, general truths and regular activities. Example: She goes to school every day.
Q. What is the simple past tense?
Ans. The simple past tense describes an action completed in the past. Example: They played yesterday.
Q. What is the simple future tense?
Ans. The simple future tense describes an action that will happen in the future. Example: I will study tomorrow.
Q. What is subject-verb agreement?
Ans. Subject-verb agreement means that the verb must agree with its subject in person and number. Example: He plays; they play.
Q. What is a singular noun?
Ans. A singular noun refers to one person, place, animal or thing. Example: a student.
Q. What is a plural noun?
Ans. A plural noun refers to more than one person, place, animal or thing. Example: students.