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New answer posted•a year ago

Are there any exceptions in narration?

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a year ago

Yes, there are two exceptions or special cases in terms of narration in grammar. These are:

  • When a universal truth is stated, the tense remains the same in direct as well as indirect narration. 

For example:

She said, "The water boils at 100 degree celcius."

She said that the water boils at 100 de

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New answer posted•a year ago

What is the narration change?

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a year ago

Narration change means, it is the process of switching between direct and indirect narration. It involves changing the structure and words while reporting someone's speech. One needs to know the narration rules to make these changes correctly and for clear communication and conversation. 

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New answer posted•a year ago
Saumya Jain
a year ago

The main rules in English grammar for Narration include:

  • Changing the verb tense in indirect i=narration (usually takin a step back)
  • Pronouns to be changed to match the context.
  • Adverbs of time and place change
  • Reporting verbs change according to the context. 

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New answer posted•a year ago

What is the importance of narration?

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a year ago

Narration, the technique used to tell a story or report something that some said, is crucial for accurately reporting conversations, stories, and information. Understanding narration helps improve clarity and precision in communication.

There are two types of narration, direct narration and indirect

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a year ago

Narration, as the name suggests, means the art of narrating. It is the technique to tell stories, narrative writing also aims to telling stories. The purpose of Narration in English Grammar is to communicate what someone has said, either by quoting their exact words (direct narration) or by paraphra

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a year ago

Modals are an integral part of sentence structure in English, Hence, their correct knowledge and understanding is important to speak and write correct English. Students can consider following books to study Modals in details:

Book

Author

Practical Tense & Modal: An English Grammar Book

Shakti Ranbir Singh

English Grammar: Modal Verbs author

Joseph McTaggart

Modal Verbs (English Grammar - Verbs Book 2)

Jacqueline Melvin

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New answer posted•a year ago

What are the rules to use Modals?

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a year ago

Following are the rules to be followed when using Modals:

·       Modals are always followed by the base form of another verb.

·       Modals do not change the tense of the sentence. While 'could' is the past tense of 'can', as a modal, it is

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a year ago

The modals 'could' and 'might' are generally considered as the past forms of the modals 'can' and 'may'. In some cases, could and might are also used as a less positive version of 'can' and 'may'. For example: She could have scored good marks; She may not come.

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a year ago

Modals are divided into four main categories:

1.       Epistemic (relating to speculation): Expresses possibility, probability, and certainty

2.       Deontic (relating to rules or regulations): Expresses obligation, permission, and advice

3.&

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a year ago

Interrogative sentences in English begin with an auxiliary verb, a modal verb, or a "wh-" question word, followed by the subject and the main verb. The sentence ends with a question mark. This structure can be altered in few different ways, which are:

·       modal + sub

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