[Sticky] English Language and Grammar

A Step-by-Step Strategy for Beginners to Write Grammatically Correct Sentences

Summary: Are you beginning as a writer and want to write grammatically correct sentences? But you are facing difficulty in finding the exact strategy. so here is the step-by-step plan to write sentences without making mistakes.

Introduction

English is a wonderful language. With a huge set of words, language is truly an art. And even though the words are beautiful, they do not make sense when used independently. For example- “Children”.

The above word is not giving us any meaningful information. So, to communicate clearly, words are used in sentences. But to create sentences, there are some rules. These rules in the language are known as grammar. The sentences that follow these rules are called grammatically correct sentences.

Having said that, let us learn the basic grammar rules. By the end of this post, you will be able to create your first grammatically correct English sentence.

1. Subject and Verb

All the sentences are made of two parts: subject and verb.

• What is a subject: nouns or pronouns. For example- Dog, Hari, Them, I.
• What is a verb: action words. For example- sing, play.

          Let us say, we took “I” for the subject and “play” for the verb.

          Result: I play.

          That’s a short and grammatically correct English sentence.

Now let us take “Dog” for the subject and “play” for the verb.

Result: Dog play.

The above sentence is a grammatically wrong sentence. Why? Let us understand the subject-verb agreement next.

1. Subject-verb Agreement

Before we refine the grammatically wrong sentence in the previous example, keep in mind the two rules :

• Singular subjects have singular verbs
• Plural subjects have plural verbs

To get a clear picture of the rule, read the below example:

Play- plural verb

Plays- singular verb

Based on the logic, the correct sentence from the first point will be : Dogs play.

But what if we wanted to use a singular subject for the same sentence?

The correct sentence would be: A dog plays.

Please note: “A” is used with singular nouns ONLY(not with pronouns).

For example- A cow walks.

                     A boy sleeps.

Now, we had another example in the first point- I sing.

But pay attention. Isn’t “I” a singular subject and sing a plural verb?

With this observation, we have a new rule.

With the singular pronouns “I” and “You”, the “verb” is always “plural”.

Example-

• I sing.
• You play.

2. Tenses

Till now the examples we have seen belong to the present tense. But it is not always possible to form sentences with one tense. So, let us learn some words that will help you to write sentences in past and future tenses too.

• Is
• Used in describing facts
• Used with present continuous tense(things that are happening right NOW)
• Used with singular subjects
• Examples for facts: 1. The sky is blue. 2. Cheating is bad.
• Examples for present continuous tense: 1. Meera is singing A dog is playing.
• Are
• Used in describing facts
• Used with present continuous tense(things that are happening right NOW)
• Used with plural subjects
• Examples for facts: 1. Sunflowers are yellow Injections are painful
• Examples for present continuous tense: 1. Students are jumping A dog is playing. 3.You are a good girl.

Please note: I are a student (WRONG)

                      I am a student(CORRECT)

• Was
• Used with past tense
• Used with past continuous tense(think that you have traveled to the past and watching those activities LIVE)
• Used with singular subjects
• Examples: 1. Ashoka was a king. Ritu was crying. 3. Rajan was cooking.

• Were
• Used with past tense
• Used with past continuous tense(think that you have traveled to the past and watching those activities LIVE)
• Used with plural subjects
• Examples: 1. The students were dancing. 2. The soldiers were fighting. 3.You were running.

Please note: Past tense sentences can be created without “was” and “were”. You need to know the past tense of the verb. Examples:

                         1.A lion roared.(verb-roar)

2. You laughed.(verb- laugh)

• Will
• Used with future tense
• Used with both singular and plural subjects
• Examples: 1. The kids will eat. 2. Seema will study You will pay.

EXERCISE TIME!

1. Choose your favorite subject (You, your friend, your family member).
2. Choose a verb(talk, pray, jump, shout)
3. Choose a tense(past, present, future, present continuous, past continuous)
4. Combine the above three and create a sentence.

Conclusion

Congratulations on writing your first English statement! You have taken another successful step in learning the language.

If you continue taking these steps in the right direction, a path of great opportunities awaits you. The language knowledge will be valuable for career options in your country and abroad. What more, you will have interesting stories and great movies as a bonus.

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Written by: Alisha Ahmad, Digital Writropreneur and Content Writer

Edited by: Rajinder Soni, Coach and CEO of Digital Writopreneurs Hub.

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Why Good grammar is important for writing in English Language?

Summary:
If you want to convey your message and create a loyal fan base as an aspiring writer, then what follows are 3 tips to write grammatically correct and impactful sentences and to enjoy two important benefits.

Introduction:
Grammar is the art of putting the right words in the right place, whether writing or speaking. It provides structure to your write-up and makes you a more productive writer. It helps you how to use words to create meaningful sentences, paragraphs and convey your message. Today, most of the writers write using a conversational tone to establish a personal connection with their audience. But, that, does not mean using slang language or writing grammatically incorrect sentences is justified. Frequent occurrence of grammatical errors in your writing will make you sound unprofessional.

So, let me demonstrate the importance of proper English grammar usage in writing, basic rules and how to improve your grammar skills by focusing on the following tips.

1. Convey your message impactfully:
Proper grammar usage makes your writing easy to understand. Even a small grammatical mistake can disrupt the flow of reading. The reader might also misinterpret your message. It will cause disengagement and put a question mark on your knowledge. You will be viewed as unprofessional and eventually lose the trust of your readers.

2. Your confidence level increases:
Having a strong hold of the grammar helps you craft a perfect write-up and easily express your ideas to people. When you effectively communicate with others, your confidence level increases. Else, poor communication leads to a poor first impression and this leads to a low success rate.

3. Your credibility increases:
Unambiguously presented texts will bring a good number of fans to your fold. If the article authored by you is wrought with incorrect words and spelling mistakes, the reader will lose interest. Verbal errors and other grammatical errors in the article will be the sufficient reasons to reject your article as unfit . Thus, your article will not deserve credible comments. Reputability and social connectivity are two important properties of a writer to become popular. The reader will not only expect good contents but also expect very credible text . Thus, good grammar exposure,increases your credibility.

4. Basic rules of English grammar:
(i)Use of active voice by connecting the subject, verb and object.
(ii)Usage of the present, past, future tenses and perfect continuous tenses
(iii)Usage of adjectives, adverbs.
(iv)Usage of prepositions namely a, an, the with reference to vowels a,e,I,o,u.and
(v) Capitalisation and usage of clause

5. Grammar rules for effective written communication:
(i)Two or more ideas can be combined with conjunctions such as for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
(ii) Comma(,) should be a connecting punctuation to connect two ideas.
(iii)Closely connected idea with the main idea which happens to be conveying the characteristics of the main idea need to be joined with semicolon(;)

6. Grammar to trim the message:
Usage of punctuations such as periods, colons, quotation marks, parentheses and brackets, apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, ellipses, question marks, exclamation points, slashes etc., to make the sentences very vibrant.

7. How to improve your grammar skills:
You recollect your school grammar exercises. You go through the CBSE English grammar books prescribed for Class VI to +2 students which are easy to learn grammar. Consult grammar guides written by Wren&Martin and other famous authors. Read dailies and magazines to understand the grammatical usage.

8. Other outside options to become strong in grammar:
Hear the speeches of famous scholars. Speeches in meetings, webinar’s, seminars and discourses will make your grammar skill powerful. . Familiarise the basic grammar rules and practice with the examples. Do proof reading of articles and get yourself trained to form sentences without spelling and grammatical errors.

Conclusion:
This article is, thus, very valuable one , for, it being handy to understand the importance of English grammar and its benefits. Regular practice of grammar and writing the “grammatically perfect -articles “will make your career vibrant and increase your earning capacity. You should have a mission of becoming a successful writer after equipping yourself for correct application of grammar rules for writing in different styles such as narrative, descriptive, persuasive, expository and creative styles. When you write without grammatical errors and mistakes, you leave a lasting record of your language. Therefore, it is incumbent on your part to keep the above points in your mind and act diligently.

If you have adequate knowledge of grammar , your future will be very bright and your dream of becoming an impactful quality writer will materialise in a very shorter period. It should also be kept in your mind that good grammar knowledge make you to present the matter of interest nicely and get rewarded by your clients. If you like this article, you can comment below and place this article in the various social groups for their benefits. You can read my further writings, if you are happy with my article.

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