I, Me, Myself: Pronouns

Pronouns are used constantly and in nearly every conversation. To put it simply, pronouns are words that are used in place of nouns. They are a subset of nouns that we use to avoid repetition and making our speech sound robotic and lifeless. They add a sense of personalization to our sentences. For example, Kareena… Continue reading I, Me, Myself: Pronouns

Describing the world: Adjectives

Adjectives are words that help describe qualities or the state of being of nouns (and pronouns). Their main job is to qualify the properties of nouns or the object being discussed. Some examples are: crazy, helpful, good, bad, beautiful, stylish etc. They can also explain the quantity of a noun, for example, thousand, few, little,… Continue reading Describing the world: Adjectives

Garnish your speech with Interjections!

Interjections are a part of speech that has long been considered as the least important of the 8 in total. This is because interjections aren’t really very important or necessary for the formation of grammatically correct sentences. Yet to give interjections their due and to help understand how and where they can be useful, we… Continue reading Garnish your speech with Interjections!

Reading is fun: Genres

Reading is fun. It’s as simple as that. Reading the ideas and stories written by another person was the first step that human beings took to realise their own greatness and untapped potential. The fact that we could share our experiences and knowledge with another person, in another part of the world and in a… Continue reading Reading is fun: Genres

The many functions of Conjunctions

Without a conjunction, life would be a series of short, simple and very frustrating sentences. I like cooking. I like eating. I don’t like washing dishes afterwards. Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together to form different kinds of sentences. It is very important what the different groupings of words are, so that… Continue reading The many functions of Conjunctions

Reading can be fun!

Effective communication has 4 pillars. Each plays an important role in the holistic development and growth of a person’s communications skills. Namely, they are Writing, Speaking, Listening and Reading. Reading can be a fun process, if we understand its importance, and actively remember a few steps to help decode it! Reading is often considered as… Continue reading Reading can be fun!

Lets get down with nouns!

Nouns are words that name something that is a person, place, thing, an idea or a concept. As a person: Mahatma Gandhi, my father, Sachin Tendulkar, a child As a place: Mt. Everest, New Delhi, dining room As a thing: ball, table, sofa, cloth As an idea or concept: freedom, honesty, usefulness,  capitalism They can… Continue reading Lets get down with nouns!

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