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For example:

v Seeta and Geeta are twins.
v It started raining, but we managed to find shelter.
v She completed the task though she was tired.
v I do not mind travelling by bus or by car.

Preposition
A preposition is a word that shows the position of a noun or a pronoun in relation to something else in the
sentence.
For example:

v Johnny kept the broom under the cupboard. v Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
v There is a range of mountains behind our house. v The mouse ran into the hole.

Interjection
An interjection is a word that expresses an emotion or a sudden feeling.
For example:

v Hurrah! The President has just declared tomorrow a holiday.
v Wow! That was a truly great escape.
v Ouch! That was a nasty cut.
v Brrr! It’s really cold here.

Articles

The words ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ are called articles. They point out people, places, animals, and things.
There are two types of articles:

Indefinite articles — a and an Definite article — the

Indefinite Articles (a or an)
‘A’ and ‘an’ are called indefinite articles because they do not point out any particular person or thing.

v a man—points out any man
v an atlas—points out any atlas

Use of ‘A’
The use of ‘a’ is based on the pronunciation of singular countable nouns.

‘A’ is used before singular nouns that begin with a consonant sound.
For example:
v a boy, a dog, a house, a doctor, a book, a shop
‘A’ is also used before nouns that begin with a vowel, but have a long consonant sound.
For example:

v a university, a unique person, a uniform, a useful book
In the above words, the letter u is pronounced as you, which begins with the consonant y.
We also say, a one-rupee note, a one-eyed man.
In the above words, the letter o in one is pronounced as w in won is a consonant sound.

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