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Poornima Sharma

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A Sentence in English language is a group of words that lead to some meaning. A sentence is complete in itself and expresses a general idea, pose a question, provide a suggestion, make an order or request, among others. Example: The dog sat on the mat. (Noun=dog, verb=sat, object=mat)

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Ankita Jha

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Shruti Tyagi

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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 degree celcius. 

  • The tense does not change whent he reporting verb is in the present or future tense. 

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Vikram Hazarika

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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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Saumya Jain

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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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Rashmi Chatterjee

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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 narration. 

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Rashmi Shukla

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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 paraphrasing those words in your own sentence structure (indirect narration).

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Poornima Sharma

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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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Poornima Sharma

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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 used to express polite query or present or future possibilities.

·       Modals don't change form based on subject (singular or plural).

·       Modals are always used with main verb. They are never used alone.

·       To make a Modal negative, you a

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Poornima Sharma

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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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