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Pooja Shekhar

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Sentences with Direct speech reports the exact words of the speaker, as spoken by him/her, within quotation marks, while indirect sentences conveys the meaning of the message without quotation marks.

For example:

Direct: She said, "I am happy."

Indirect: She said that she was happy.

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Upasana Harsha

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No preposition and prepositional phrases are not the same. Although very closely related, the two are different topics. Check below the key difference between a preposition and prepositional phrases:

  • Preposition: A single word that shows a relationship between a noun/ pronoun and another word.

Examples of prepositions: in, on, at, by, with

Preposition in a sentence: The chair is on the ground.

  • Prepositional Phrase: A group of words that starts with a preposition and ends with its objects, sometimes including modifiers.

Example of prepositional phrase: on the shelf, at the store, under the moonlight.

Prepositional Phrase in a sentence: She ad

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Bhumika Jain

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Check out some good books for prepositional phrases:

Book

Author/ Publisher

English Prepositions Explained

Seth Lindstromberg

Practice Makes Perfect: English Prepositions Up Close

Jean Yates

The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need

Susan Thurman

English Grammar in Use

Raymond Murphy

Understanding and Using English Grammar

Betty Schrampfer Azar

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Sanjana Srivastava

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Here are three examples of prepositional phrases:

  • I found the sock under the bed.
  • She stood by the river and wept.
  • Jane walked slowly towards the house.

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Virajita Sharma

Contributor-Level 10

A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition (e.g. as in, on, under, with, etc.) and ends with its object. The object is often accompanied by modifiers that describe it.

Example: She stood under the shade.

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Manashjyoti Srivastava

Contributor-Level 10

Find below some popular books to prepare for English grammar:

Book

Author/ Publication

Understanding and Using English Grammar

Betty Schrampfer Azar

Practical English Usage

Michael Swan

Fundamentals of English Grammar

Betty Schrampfer Azar

Oxford Guide to English Grammar

John Eastwood

The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language

Rodney Huddleston

Basic English Grammar: With Answer Key

Betty Schrampfer Azar

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Aishwarya Malhotra

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Here are some quick tips to master English grammar in an easy way so that you don't have to wing it, thinking “if it sounds right, it's probably correct”.

Tip #1: Understand the basics of grammar. Once you understand the rules, it'll be a piece of cake to master grammar.

Tip #2: Make a habit of reading frequently. Reading various books from different genres is one of the quickest and the easiest ways to notice the pattern of grammar. Once you realise the pattern, it'll be only a matter of time before you stop making grammatical errors.

Tip #3: Play online grammar quizzes

Tip #4: Practice by answering English grammar workbooks.

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Nishtha Jain

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Tere are 8 parts of speech. These play an important role in defining what purpose a word has in a sentence. The parts of speech are as follows:

Part of SpeechPurpose
NounsDefines name, place, person, animal, idea, or thing
PronounsWords used in place of nouns
VerbsExpress an action, state of being, possession, condition, or occurences
AdjectivesDefine noun & pronoun
AdverbsModify adjectives/ verbs/ other adverbs
PrepositionJoin different parts of a sentence
ConjunctionsWords liking phrases/ clauses

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Pallavi Karan

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There are certain basic rules of grammar. Find below main rules of English grammar to not make any grammatical errors:

  1. Subject Verb agreement is a must.
  2. Correct verb tense must be followed
  3. Proper capitalisation of sentence needs to be done
  4. Punctuation
  5. Use proper pronoun agreement
  6. Adjective and Adverb placement
  7. Subject and a predicate must be there in each sentence
  8. Use the correct articles
  9. Avoid double negatives.

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Bhumika Jain

Contributor-Level 10

To learn idioms effectively, follow the tips mentioned below:

  • Learn in context through stories, movies, and conversations
  • Group idioms by themes, such as food, animals, body parts, etc.
  • Practice using them in sentences.

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