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 Active and Passive Voice In the previous blog, we learned about direct and indirect speech. In this blog, we are going to learn about Active and Passive voice.  Types of Voice  1) Active Voice  2) Passive Voice  Now let's learn about each type of voice in detail.  1) Active Voice  a) What is Active Voice?  An active voice is a set of verbs, wherein a subject is a person or a thing, supposed to be performing an action that can take a direct object.  Example:   a) The girl ate the choco lava cake .  In this sentence, the subject is the girl . While the verb is ate and the choco lava cake is the direct object .  In this case, the girl is performing the action in terms of the cake eaten .  b) The man was cutting down the trees .  In this sentence, the subject is the man . The verb is was cutting  and the object is trees .  The man is performing the action in terms of cutting the trees .  c) The...

 Direct And Indirect Speech In the previous blog, we learned about clauses and their types. In this blog, we are going to learn about Direct and Indirect Speech.  Types of Speech                      1) Direct Speech  2) Indirect Speech  Now let's learn about the two types of speeches in detail and practice them to understand better. 1) Direct Speech a) What is direct speech?  A direct speech is the reporting of the exact or the actual words spoken by someone to another person. A direct speech is reproduced in speech marks (also called quotation marks or inverted commas).  Example : a) "I am going to the UK tomorrow" , said John. In this case, the words 'I am going to the UK tomorrow' is the direct speech . They are the exact words that are said by John . There is no change in spoken words.  b) Anne yelled, "Rush to the bus."  In this case, the words 'Rush to the bus' is direct speech . Th...

 Clause In the previous blog, we learned about the Independent clause and Dependent clause. In this blog, we are going to learn about the Relative clause and Noun clause.  Types of Clause  1) Relative Clause  2) Noun Clause Let's learn about each type of clause in detail and practice them to understand the concept better.  1) Relative Clause  A relative clause is used to modify a noun or a noun phrase. It is used to relate one part of its clause to the noun or the noun phrase using a relative pronoun such as - who, which, that.  It is also used to join two sentences talking about the same topic using the relative pronoun - who, which, that. Example:  a) I bought a new car that is white in color.  In this case, the relative pronoun is that . It is joining two phrases in a sentence, therefore forming a relative clause . Both the phrases are informing about the same topic.  b) The tall man who gave Mohan a bar of chocolate was his uncl...

 Clauses In the previous blog, we learned about phrases and their types. In this blog, you are going to learn about clauses.  What are Clauses?  Clauses are groups of words or phrases that consist of only one subject and one finite verb. Often, the subject is hidden in the clauses, but the verb should be differentiable.  Also, the verb could be a single action verb such as - worked, laughed, ate, danced, and thought. Or it could be a verb using auxiliary verbs such as - will be working, was laughing, is eating, was dancing, has been thinking.  Example:   a) Show Peter the model you made for the project work when he arrives at school.  In this sentence, the words he arrives is a clause . In this case, the word he is the subject of the sentence , while the word arrives is the verb or the action word .  b) He lost his keys when he was playing, and he gave up on finding them.  In this sentence, the words he gave up are a clause . In this...

 Phrases In the previous blog, we learned about the Noun phrase, Prepositional phrase, and Adjective phrase. In this blog, we will learn about the other three types of phrases.  Types of Phrase   1) Gerund Phrase  2) Participial Phrase  3) Infinitive Phrase  Now let's learn about each of the three types of phrases in detail.  1) Gerund Phrase  A gerund phrase is formed when you are adding a couple of words to a gerund in a sentence, therefore forming a gerund phrase.  Firstly, let's understand what is a gerund.  What is a gerund?  A gerund is a word that is in the verb form, that it functions as a noun in a sentence . It is basically a noun that is formed from a verb that has an ending in -ing.  Rules for identifying :  1) Gerunds are always nouns.  2) Gerunds always act in -ing.  3) Because a gerund is a noun, it can be an indirect object.  Now let's have a look at the examples using a gerund phrase.  ...

 Phrases In our previous blog, we learned about sentence structure. In this blog we are going to learn about phrases, that is important element in a sentence. Now let's learn about phrases in detail.  What is a Phrase?  A phrase is a small group of words that stand together as a conceptual unit. A phrase can either consist of one word or it may consist of a complete sentence.  A phrase comes with a clause.  A phrase can also be written as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective or as an adjective in a sentence.  Example:  1) Mother is in the kitchen .  In this sentence, the word - in the kitchen is a phrase. This is because these are a group of words that are explaining a particular concept of the task that the mother is performing in the kitchen.  2) The boy on the bus is my classmate.  In this sentence, the word - the boy on the bus is a phrase. This is because it is giving information about who is the classmate.  3) She ran to school ...

 Sentence  In the previous blog, we learned about the formation of grammatical structure and errors in a sentence. In this blog, we are going to learn about the types of sentences and practice them, in order to understand the concept better.  Types of Sentences  1) Simple Sentence  2) Compound Sentence  3) Complex Sentence  Now let's learn about each type of sentence briefly.  1) Simple Sentence   A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb. It expresses a single, complete thought that can stand on its own.   Example:  a) The baby cried for food.  In this sentence, there is a subject- The baby . Also, there is a verb- cried that expresses a complete thought. Hence, it is informing us about one idea which has a meaning in itself. So, it is a simple sentence.  b) Ria's intelligent students completed and turned in their homework. In this sentence, there is a subject- Ria . It also has a verb- completed, turned in that i...