What is Grammar? (āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋ ?)


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Grammar (āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖ)


1. What is Grammar ? (āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋ ?)


Grammar is the system of rules that tells us how sentences are constructed in a language, and it helps us speak and write correctly in a proper way.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāύ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻ• āĻāϟāĻž āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āφ⧰⧁ āχ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻ• āĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ•’āĻŦ āφ⧰⧁ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


2. Types of Grammarians (āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§°)


There are two main types of grammarians: prescriptive and descriptive, and both explain grammar in different ways based on rules and usage.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§° āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§° āφāϛ⧇—Prescriptive āφ⧰⧁ Descriptive, āφ⧰⧁ āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻžāχ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϧ⧰āϪ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. Prescriptive Grammar (Prescriptive āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖ)


Prescriptive grammarians believe that grammar is a fixed set of rules that must be followed, and they focus on correct and incorrect usage; if these rules are broken, the language is considered wrong. For example, “He don’t know” is incorrect, while “He doesn’t know” is correct.
Prescriptive āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϕ⧰⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽā§° āϏāĻŽāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ, āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋ āϚāϞāĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāĻŦ, āφ⧰⧁ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφ⧰⧁ āϭ⧁āϞ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇; āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ­āĻ™āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāĻŸā§‹ āϭ⧁āϞ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ—āĻŖā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϝ⧇āύ⧇ “He don’t know” āϭ⧁āϞ, āφ⧰⧁ “He doesn’t know” āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĨ¤


4. Descriptive Grammar (Descriptive āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖ)


Descriptive grammarians study how people actually use language in real life, and they do not judge whether the usage is correct or incorrect but focus on real communication; for example, “He don’t know” may be acceptable in spoken language depending on context.
Descriptive āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻœā§€ā§ąāύāϤ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āϕ⧰⧇, āφ⧰⧁ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āϭ⧁āϞ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžā§° āύāϕ⧰⧇; āĻŦā§°āĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤ āϝ⧇āύ⧇ “He don’t know” āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύāϤ āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


5. Key Difference (āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ)


The key difference is that prescriptive grammar focuses on rules and correctness, whereas descriptive grammar focuses on actual usage and communication in daily life.
āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ Prescriptive āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āϪ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻžā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇, āφāύāĻšāĻžāϤ⧇ Descriptive āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āϪ⧇ āĻĻ⧈āύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


6. Quick Trick (āϏāĻšāϜ āĻŽāύ⧇ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈)


A simple way to remember is: P = Proper rules (Prescriptive) and D = Daily use (Descriptive), which helps to quickly identify their meaning.
āϏāĻšāϜāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŽāύ⧇ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈: P = Proper rules (Prescriptive) āφ⧰⧁ D = Daily use (Descriptive), āϝāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻŋ āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


7. Summary (āϏāĻžā§°āĻžāĻ‚āĻļ)


Grammar refers to the rules of sentence formation in a language, where prescriptive grammar emphasizes correctness and descriptive grammar emphasizes actual usage in real life.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻ—āĻ āύ⧰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš, āϝ’āϤ Prescriptive āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āϪ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻžā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφ⧰⧁ Descriptive āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āϪ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


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Grammar Rules (āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŖā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ)


1. Sentence (āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ)


A sentence is a group of words that gives complete meaning and must have at least one subject and one verb; for example, She runs, where “She” is the subject and “runs” is the verb.
āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻāϟāĻž āĻ—ā§‹āϟ āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āĻ“ āĻāϟāĻž subject āφ⧰⧁ āĻāϟāĻž verb āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇; āϝ⧇āύ⧇ She runs, āϝ’āϤ “She” āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ subject āφ⧰⧁ “runs” āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ verbāĨ¤


2. Phrase (āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ)


A phrase is a group of words that does not contain both a subject and a verb together, so it does not give complete meaning; for example, After the party.
Phrase āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻāϟāĻž āĻ—ā§‹āϟ āϝ’āϤ subject āφ⧰⧁ verb āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻž āĻāϕ⧇āϞāϗ⧇ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āχ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āύ⧇āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇; āϝ⧇āύ⧇ After the partyāĨ¤


3. Clause (āωāĻĒāĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ)


A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb; for example, Because it was raining, where “it” is the subject and “was raining” is the verb.
Clause āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻāϟāĻž āĻ—ā§‹āϟ āϝ’āϤ subject āφ⧰⧁ verb āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻž āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇; āϝ⧇āύ⧇ Because it was raining, āϝ’āϤ “it” āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ subject āφ⧰⧁ “was raining” āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ verbāĨ¤


4. Independent Clause (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āωāĻĒāĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ)


An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence and express a full idea; for example, I love pizza.
Independent clause āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāύ⧇ clause āϝāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇; āϝ⧇āύ⧇ I love pizzaāĨ¤


5. Dependent Clause (āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­ā§°āĻļā§€āϞ āωāĻĒāĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ)


A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and needs another clause to complete its meaning; for example, Although I was tired.
Dependent clause āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ•āϞ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāύ clauseā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ; āϝ⧇āύ⧇ Although I was tiredāĨ¤


6. Comma Rule (Comma āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°)


A comma is used before a coordinating conjunction (such as and, but, or) when joining two clauses; for example, She was tired, but she kept working.
āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž clause āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ coordinating conjunction (āϝ⧇āύ⧇ and, but, or) āφāĻ—āϤ comma āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ; āϝ⧇āύ⧇ She was tired, but she kept workingāĨ¤


7. Functions of Phrase (Phraseā§° āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ)


A phrase can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb in a sentence; for example, in With great care, he painted the wall, the phrase “With great care” acts as an adverb because it explains how the action was performed.
āĻāϟāĻž phrase-āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāϤ noun, adjective āĻŦāĻž adverb āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡; āϝ⧇āύ⧇ With great care, he painted the wall āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāϤ “With great care” āĻāϟāĻž adverb phrase, āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āχ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻŸā§‹ āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ˆ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


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Grammar MCQs


1. A complete sentence must have: āĻāϟāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāĻŦ ?
A) Only subject | B) Only verb | C) Subject and verb | D) Object only
Ans: C) Subject and verb
Explanation: Sentence needs both. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāϤ subject āφ⧰⧁ verb āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻž āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤


2. Identify the phrase: Phrase āϚāĻŋāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰āĻ•:
A) She is singing | B) After the party | C) They are playing | D) He runs
Ans: B) After the party
Explanation: No subject + verb together. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: subject + verb āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


3. A clause contains: ClauseāϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?
A) Only noun | B) Only verb | C) Subject and verb | D) Only phrase
Ans: C) Subject and verb


4. Which is a clause ? āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ Clause ?
A) Very quickly | B) Because she was late | C) After lunch | D) In the room
Ans: B) Because she was late
Explanation: It has both subject (she) and verb (was). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ subject (she) āφ⧰⧁ verb (was) āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻž āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


5. Independent clause is: Independent clause āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?
A) When he came | B) Because she cried | C) I love music | D) Although tired
Ans: C) I love music
Explanation: It is a complete sentence and can stand alone. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āφ⧰⧁ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


6. A dependent clause: Dependent clause āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Complete sentence | B) Cannot stand alone | C) No verb | D) Phrase
Ans: B) Cannot stand alone
Explanation: It needs another clause to complete meaning. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāύ clause āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤


7. Identify dependent clause: Dependent clause āϚāĻŋāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰āĻ•:
A) He runs fast | B) Although I was tired | C) She sings well | D) They play
Ans: B) Although I was tired
Explanation: It has subject + verb but incomplete meaning. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: subject āφ⧰⧁ verb āφāϛ⧇, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


8. Choose correct sentence: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āύāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻ•:
A) She was tired but she kept working  B) She was tired, but she kept working
C) She was tired but, she kept working  D) She, was tired but she kept working
Answer: B) She was tired, but she kept working
Explanation: Comma is used before coordinating conjunction “but”. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “but” āφāĻ—āϤ comma āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤


9. Comma is used before: Comma āĻ•’āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Subject | B) Verb | C) Coordinating conjunction | D) Object
Answer: C) Coordinating conjunction
Explanation: Used before conjunctions like and, but, or (joining clauses). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: and, but, or āφāĻĻāĻŋ conjunction āφāĻ—āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


10. Phrase does NOT contain: Phrase-āϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?
A) Subject + verb together | B) Noun | C) Adjective | D) Adverb
Ans: A) Subject + verb together
Explanation: Phrase does not have both subject and verb together. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Phrase-āϤ subject āφ⧰⧁ verb āĻāϕ⧇āϞāϗ⧇ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


11. Identify phrase in sentence: “With great care, he painted the wall.” Phrase āϚāĻŋāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰āĻ•:
A) he painted | B) the wall | C) With great care | D) painted wall
Ans: C) With great care
Explanation: It acts as an adverb phrase (how he painted). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ adverb phrase (āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ˆ) āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


12. “Because it was raining” is: āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Phrase | B) Independent clause | C) Dependent clause | D) Sentence
Ans: C) Dependent clause
Explanation: Cannot stand alone though it has subject + verb. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: subject + verb āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇āĻ“ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ•āϞ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


13. “I love pizza” is: āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Phrase | B) Dependent clause | C) Independent clause | D) Fragment
Ans: C) Independent clause
Explanation: It is complete and meaningful. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


14. Which is NOT a phrase ? āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ Phrase āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) After dinner | B) In the box | C) She is happy | D) On the table
Ans: C) She is happy
Explanation: It has subject (She) + verb (is) → clause. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ subject + verb āφāϛ⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ clauseāĨ¤


15. A phrase can function as: Phrase āĻ•’āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Only noun | B) Only verb | C) Noun/adjective/adverb | D) Only clause
Ans: C) Noun/adjective/adverb
Explanation: Phrase can act as noun, adjective, or adverb. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Phrase āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ ā§°ā§‚āĻĒāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


16. Identify incorrect sentence: āϭ⧁āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āϚāĻŋāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰āĻ•:
A) I was tired, but I continued  B) I was tired but I continued
C) She is happy  D) He runs fast
Ans: B)
Explanation: Missing comma before “but”. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “but” āφāĻ—āϤ comma āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


17. “When he arrived” is: āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Sentence | B) Phrase | C) Dependent clause | D) Independent clause
Ans: C) Dependent clause
Explanation: Has subject + verb but incomplete meaning. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


18. Which is a complete sentence ? āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?
A) After the game | B) Because she was ill | C) He finished his work | D) In the room
Ans: C) He finished his work
Explanation: It has subject + verb + complete meaning. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĨ¤


19. “In the morning” is: āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Clause | B) Phrase | C) Sentence | D) Verb
Ans: B) Phrase
Explanation: No subject + verb → phrase. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: subject + verb āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


20. Choose correct punctuation: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• punctuation āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āύāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻ•:
A) She was late but she came  B) She was late, but she came
C) She, was late but she came  D) She was late but, she came
Ans: B) She was late, but she came


Explanation: Comma is required before “but” joining two clauses. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “but” āĻ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž clause āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āφāĻ—āϤ comma āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤