1. Claus/Phrase/Sentence/Subject/Predicate, 9th/10th 12/2nd MDCAT by AG Ahmad

 

KINDS Of LETTER

There are two kinds of English alphabets (26 letters).

Vowels:-    a, e, i, o, u.

Consonants:-

Instead of 5 vowels there are 21 consonants.

      b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.

Difference between a vowel and consonant

 A vowel can be sounded by itself, while consonants cannot be sounded without the help of a vowel.

Word

A group of letters that gives a meaning and clear sound is called a word, such as, coat, bag, good, book.

Syllables

A syllable is a part of a word that can be sounded at once as doer has two syllables ''Do-er'' and beautiful has three

Syllables, ''beau-ti-ful''

Sentence

A group of words which gives (makes) complete sense is called a sentence, such as,

i. He has a good memory.

ii. Open the window.

iii. The boy stood on the burning deck.

Phrase

A group of words, which gives sense, but not complete sense, is

called a Phrase, such as.

 i. Hearing the noise, he woke up.

ii. The boy stood on the burning deck.

iii. They are playing hockey in the ground.

Clause

A group of words which forms a sentence, containing a Subject and a Predicate, is called a Clause, such as.

 

Subject and Predicate

1.    The part which names the person or thing, we are talking about is called the Subject of the sentence.

2.    The part which tells about the subject is called the Predicate; such as,

i. The earth revolves round the sun.

ii. The early bird catches the worm.

iii. Bad habits grow unconsciously.

(Subjects are underlined/ Predicates are not.)

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