Soul Grammar

There are four (4) kinds of Sentences in English Grammar. They are as follows:- Assertive or Declarative Sentence: A sentence that make a statement or assertion is called an Assertive or Declarative Sentence. As –  India ia a great country; He is a noble man. Interrogative Sentence : A sentence that asks a question is called an Interrogative Sentence. As –  What is your name?; Is he a good man? Imperative Sentence: A sentence that expresses a command , a request or an entreaty is called an Imperative Sentence. As –  Be quite; Go away from here; Forgive us. Exclamatory Sentence: A sentence that expresses a sudden feeling of pleasure, sorrow, anger or surprise is called an Exclamatory Sentence. As  –  Alas! I am ruined; What a terrible shock it was!; How shameful! « Previous     Next»

Letters, Syllables, Phrases and Sentences is the first topic  we are going to learn in Some Basic Concepts of English Grammar . In the next chapter we shall study Kinds of Sentences . Letters: There are twenty six (26) letters in English. They can be classified into two groups: Vowels - The letters that can be pronounced without the help of any other letters are called Vowels. They are five - a, e, i, o, u. Consonants - The remaining 21 letters are called Consonants. They cannot be pronounced without the help of a Vowel. Note  – W  and  Y are the two letters that can be used both as Vowels and Consonants. Words: Any sounds produced by the mouth, which has a meaning, is called a Word. A word is formed by one or more letters. Syllables: The part of a word pronounced in one instance is called a Syllable. A word can have one or more sylables. E.g.: Words of one syllable : you, me, go, run, sit, take, back, etc. Words of two syllables : Fa-ther, Mo-ther, Wa-ter, Mon-key, beau-ty, etc. W