MAT-V - The Treasure of English Grammar

What is a sentence?  A sentence is a group of words that convey a complete thought.  A complete sentence consists of two parts: - Subject  - Predicate Subject A subject in a sentence is an object (noun) that we talk about.  - Ask question who/what to find the subject in a sentence.  - The subject consists of only noun/pronoun. Example (The subject has been highlighted in the examples provided.)  1. Vidya gave me a camera.  2. The sun is the brightest star.  3. He is very busy right now.  4. Ram was an honest business man.  5. Raj and I love to play video games.  6. She is watching television.  7. Vicky's dream is to become a police officer.  8. They ate pizza for lunch.  9. The last ivy leaf was still there on the wall.  Predicate A predicate in a sentence tells us something about the subject.  - The predicate contains verbs that give us more information about the subject.  Example (The predicate h...

An idiom is a word, phrase, or expression that has a meaning that differs from the words' actual meaning. Idioms exist in almost every language and it can be bit confusing as they don't mean what they say.  For example:  Idiom - not my cup of tea.  For a person who is not familiar with this expression may think the person is rejecting the drink saying it's not my cup of tea.  But for the person who is familiar English speaker the meaning is totally different - It means you don't like or interested in particular thing.  To help you better comprehend the phrase "not my cup of tea," let's use it in a sentence. Sentence: 1. Horror movies are not my cup of tea. I love to watch action/commedy movies instead.  2. Many people love playing cricket, but it's not mu cup of tea.  Here's a list of some idioms with it's meaning and example sentences: 1. Apple of my eye  Meaning - most favourite or cherished person above all others.  Sentence - Riya has thr...

Here, you can find a thorough description of the Simple, Compound, and Complex sentence kinds.  Let's first discuss what a verb and a clause are before moving on to the different kinds of sentences. Verb : Verb is a word that describes the action, state of being and state of mind. A verb is a very important part of a sentence.  Examples: 1. Shreya laughs a lot. (action)  2. Milk is white. (state)  Clause: Clause means a group of words that will have a subject and a predicate but still it will be a part of a sentence and not a sentence.  Let's see the types of clauses: 1. Main Clause/Independent Clause:  A main clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. A main clause can form a complete sentence all on its own. 2. Subordinate Clause/Dependent Clause: A subordinate clause is the one which depends on the main clause for its meaning to get complete. There are three kinds of sentences: 1. Simple Sentence 2. Compound Sentence 3. Complex Se...

The tense of a verb is that form of verb, that indicates the time of an action and whether that action is complete or not.  There are three main tenses: 1) Present Tense 2) Past Tense 3) Future Tense Each of these has four forms: 1) Simple 2) Continuous 3) Perfect 4) Perfect Continuous Thus, the twelve English tenses are as follows : 1) Present Tense Simple Present Tense Present Continuous Tense Present Perfect Tense Present Perfect Continuous Tense 2) Past Tense Simple Past Tense Past Continuous Tense Past Perfect Tense Past Perfect Continuous Tense 3) Future Tense Simple Future Tense Future Continuous Tense Future Perfect Tense Future Perfect Continuous Tense Rules for tenses:- Let's understand these rules with few examples : Simple Present Tense -   subject + V1 + Object I eat an apple.  Sita eats an apple.  Present Continuous Tense -  subject + am/is/are + V1 + ing + object I am eating an apple.  Sita is eating an apple.  Present Perfect Tens...

1) We use " a " if the word begins with a consonant sound .  Example :- - a cat - a star - a zebra 2) We use " an " if the word begins with a vowel sound .  Example :- - an apple - an igloo - an umbrella Fill in the blanks with "a" or "an": 1. Ram eats ____ apple everyday.  2. We saw ____ lion at the zoo.  3. I see ____ egg on the plate.  4. Vidya is ____ sweet girl.  5. There is ____ owl on the tree.  6. I have bought ____ new bicycle.  7. A kangaroo is ____ animal .  8. She is ____ old teacher.  9. Do you want ____ ice-cream ?  10. I have ____ storybook in my bag.  Vanividya Skyway Blossom https://youtube.com/@vanividyaskywayblossom4335

- There are 26 letters in English Alphabet.  - These letters are classified into two categories i.e. Vowels and Consonants based on their sounds.  - There are 5 vowels and 21 consonants.  - a, e, i, o, u are vowels.  - All letters other than vowels are consonants.  (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z)  Let's classify vowels and consonants letters from the following words:- Fill in the blanks with appropriate Vowels : Answer: 1. Parrot          2. Bulb 3. Cone 4. Cloud 5. Grass 6. Fan 7. Cat 8. Eagle 9. Drum 10. Umbrella Vanividya Skyway Blossom: https://youtube.com/@vanividyaskywayblossom4335