Grammar - Beginner - What is Grammar? & Capital Letter

What is Grammar?

- Here’s an old children’s rhyme about the eight parts of
speech of English grammar. It gives you an idea of what
grammar is about. Read and remember it.

- Every name is called a noun,
As field and fountain, street and town.
In place of noun the pronoun stands,
As he and she can clap their hands.
The adjective describes a thing,
As magic wand or bridal ring.
Most verbs mean action, something done,
To read and write, to jump and run.
How things are done the adverbs tell,
As quickly, slowly, badly, well.
The preposition shows relation,
As in the street or at the station.
Conjunctions join, in many ways,
Sentences, words, or phrase and phrase.
The interjection cries out, “Heed!
An exclamation point must
follow me!”

The Capital Letter

The capital letter is also called a big letter or uppercase
letter, or sometimes just a capital.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

When do you use a capital letter?

4 Use a capital letter for the first letter in a
sentence:
The dog is barking.
Come here!
4 Always use a capital letter for the word :
am eight years old.
Tom and are good friends.
4 Use a capital letter for the names of people:
Alice, Tom, James, Kim, Snow White
4 Use a capital letter for the names of places:
National Museum, Bronx Zoo, London, Sacramento
4 Use a capital letter for festivals, holidays,
days of the week, months of the year:
New Year’s Day, Christmas, Labor Day, Mother’s Day,
Sunday, Monday, Friday, January, May, July, October.