Introduction
A conjunction is a word that is used to join two parts of sentences. A conjunction is called a joining word also.
Analysis
In the first sentence the word and is joining Marry and Richards.
In the second sentence the word and is joining this copy and that book.
The third sentence the word but is joining two sentences the elephant is big and the mouse is small.
In the fourth sentence the word because is joining two sentences Rosy cannot sit and the chair is dirty.
In this way the word and, but and because are joining two words or two sentences. These words are called conjunctions. 
Practice Exercise
Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
1. Cloth is sold ............... meter.
2. He sent me basket............... mangoes.
3. What is the time ............... your watch.
4. The fruit is ............... the box.
5. He reached the station ............... bus.
6. The box fell............... the table.
7. The child was playing ............... her mother.
8. I bought the radio............... two hundred rupees.
9. I shall come back ............... 7 o'clock.
10. The train is ............... time.
11. ............... a novel he reads the Gita.
12. The sky is ............... our heads.
13. I have been knowing him ............... 1975.
14. The tiger sprang ............... the deer.
15. Light comes............... the sun.
Answer: (1) By, (2) Of, (3) By, (4) In, (5) By, (6) Off, (7) Beside, (8) For, (9) By, (10) Before (In, On), (11) instead of, (12) Over, (13) Since, (14) Upon, (15) From
Fill in the blanks with suitable Preposition
I am very grateful you
(A) With
(B) On
(C) To
(D) Under
(E) With
Answer: (C)
Explanation: I am very grateful to you
He agreed __ my proposal.
(A) To
(B) With
(C) On
(D) Of
(E) Under
Answer: (a)
Explanation: He agreed to my proposal
Use of At, On and In
At is used to designate specific times and place.
Below given is a list where In, At and On are used:
| In | At | On | On |
| (the) bed The bedroom The car (the ) class The library School | Class Home The library The office School Work | the bed the ceiling the floor the horse the plane the train | Preposition downstairs downtown inside outside upstairs |
Look at the following sentences where prepositions are used:
1. John lives in New York.
2. We have a great belief in God.
3. He is looking for help.
4. He will join engineering after twelfth class.
5. The cat is under the table.
6. Richard lives near the Church.
7. Look at the blackboard.
8. Distribute the sweets among the boys.
9. Sky is above us.
10. The boy complained against the monitor.
11. I know nothing about the boy.
12. This book is written by Dr. Raman.
13. There is a pond behind the Church.
14. He more... 
Introduction
A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and shows its relation to other words in the sentence.
Analysis
In the above given sentences the words between, with, at, by and for, have been placed before a noun or a pronoun and are showing their relation to other words (nouns) in the sentences. These words are prepositions.
NOTE:
Prepositions never change their form, irrespective of the case, gender etc. of the word they are referring to most often they come before a noun.
Below given is a list of some commonly used prepositions
About Until
Across Up
Around Upon
Above From
After In
Against Into
Along Near
Among of
At Towards
Away On
Before Out
Beside over
Between Since
By To
Down under
For With
Without Through 
Kind of Verbs
There are two kinds of verb. These are:
Helping Verbs
The verb which helps the main verb in changing its form is called helping verbs. Helping verbs are said to be primary verbs. These are formed from the verbs 'to be', have and do.
Analysis
In the above given sentences the words are, has, is and will are helping the verbs run, rise, sail and fly to change its form. These words are also a kind of verb, called helping verb.
Below given is a list of helping verbs
Is, am, are, was, were, do, does, did, has, have, had, shall, will, etc.
Main Verb
The main verb expresses the main action or state of being of the subject in the sentence. It changes form according to the subject, i.e. singular, plural, 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person.
Analysis
In the first sentence the verb 'play' has been used in its simple form. But as the sentence speaks of a single person 'sachin', the verb play has been changed to 'plays'. In the second sentence, the same verb play has been used. But this time it is with a plural number i e, 'children', hence it has not changed form. In the third sentence, the verb play has been used in its past form played, as the sentence is in past tense. Therefore, play is called main verb.
Verbs Forms
There are five forms of verb. These are as follows:
(i) Present Tense form: \[({{V}_{1}})\] Go Come Eat
(ii) Past Tense form: \[({{V}_{2}})\] Went Came Ate
(iii) Past Participle form: \[({{V}_{3}})\] Gone Come Eaten
(iv) 'ing' form : \[({{V}_{4}})\] Going Coming Eating
(v) Third Person: \[({{V}_{5}})\] Goes Comes Eats
(vi) Singular form
NOTE:
'be' verb has nine forms. To be, be, was, were, been, being, am, is, are
Below given is a list of the different forms of verb
Present Past Participle Past ing (form) 3rd Person Singular
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Introduction
A verb is a word which shows an action, state of being or possession of a noun or pronoun. Or The word which says something about a noun or a pronoun is called a verb. All saying words are verbs.
Analysis
In sentence 1, 2 and 3 the words ploughs, writes and moves say something about the farmer, the boy and leopard. These words show an action.
In sentences 4, 5 and 6 the words is, was and again is, say something about the dog, the window and Mary. These words show state of being or condition.
In sentence 7 and 8 the word has says something about the horse and my brother. The word shows possession in both the sentences. Practice Exercise
Fill in the blanks with appropriate Pronouns for Nouns.
There is a garden in my house. __________ is full of Rose.
Answer: It (Personal Pronoun)
William lives in the village. _________ works from morning to evening.
Answer: He (Personal Pronoun)
The girls saw the boys making a noise. __________ told them not to do so.
Answer: She (Personal Pronoun)
Steve went to Smith's house. ____ was sleeping at that time.
Answer: He (Personal Pronoun)
Look at this goat. They are grazing in the field. 'They' is ________.?
(A) Personal Pronoun
(B) Reflexive Pronoun
(C) Demonstrative Pronoun
(D) Possessive Pronoun
(E) Interrogative Pronoun
Answer: (a)
Explanation: They (Personal Pronoun).
Mary likes coffee. She makes it herself. 'Herself is_________?
(A) Reflexive Pronoun
(B) Personal Pronoun
(C) Demonstrative Pronoun
(D) Possessive Pronoun
(E) Interrogative Pronoun
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Herself is a reflexive pronoun.
Types of Pronoun
There are eight types of pronoun. They are:
Personal Pronoun
The pronouns that are used in place of a person, place or a thing is called personal pronoun.
Analysis
In the above given sentences, the words he, she, they, you and I are used for person. So these are personal pronoun.
Note:
I, me, he, she, him, her, you = a person you, we, us = people it = thing they, them = things or people When you are writing in English "I" (first person singular) is always capitalized.
Below given is the list of personal pronoun
I My Me We
Us Our You Your
He She It They
Demonstrative Pronouns
The Pronouns that are used to point out the object we talk about are called Demonstrative Pronouns. There are four demonstrative pronoun. They are this, that, these, those.
Analysis
In the above given sentences this, that, these and those indicate something. So, these are demonstrative pronouns.
NOTE:
Interrogative Pronoun
The pronoun which is used to ask a question is called Interrogative Pronoun.
Analysis
In the above given sentences who, what and whom are used for asking questions.So, these are Interrogative pronoun.
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Introduction
Pronoun is a word which is used in the place of a noun. Pronouns are used to avoid the repetition of nouns in a sentence.
Analysis
In the above given sentences the words he, it and they have been used in place of Robert, my brother, poster and parrot. So, these are Pronouns. 
Kinds of Noun
There are five kinds of noun. These are:
Proper Noun
Proper noun is the name of a particular person, animal, place or thing.
Analysis
In the sentences given above Barrack Obama is the name of a particular person, Alto is the name of a car, China is the name of a country and the Bible is the name of a book. So they are all proper nouns.
NOTE:
Proper noun always begins with a capital letter, even in the middle of the sentence.
Common Noun
A common noun is a word, which is commonly used to name people, places, things, or ideas. They are not the names of a single person, place or thing. A common noun begins with a lowercase letter unless it is at the beginning of a sentence.
Analysis
In the above given sentences doctor indicates a class of person, elephant indicates a class of animals, car indicates a class of vehicle; and school indicates a class of educational institution. So these are common nouns.
NOTE:
A common noun begins with a lowercase letter unless it is at the beginning of a sentence.
Collective Noun
A collective noun is the singular word, which is used for a group of people or things.
Analysis
In the above given sentences team, crowd and bunch are the group of personand things respectively. So these are collective nouns. The word team stands for a group of players. The word crowd stands for a group of people. The word bunch stands for a collection of keys.
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