New Elementary English Grammar and Composition Book for Class 5

Book excerpt: New Elementary English Grammar and Composition For Class Iis intended for children just beginning to learn English. When we learn to speak or write a foreign language, we learn the words of the language and also how to put them together to form sentences." "In English, there are eight parts of speech - Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions and Interjections, a knowledge of which will enable a child to form correct sentences." "This book aims at presenting all the parts of speech in the simplest, clearest and most enjoyable way with the help of suitable pictures having a close bearing on the daily life and environment of a child." "The Play Way has much to commend in dealing with Functional Grammar. The exercises have been made as lively, practical and interesting as possible and they take the shape of intelligence tests. Space for writing answers has been provided in the book." It is sincerely hoped that this new method of presentation will appeal to the children and make the study of Functional Grammar a delightful pastime. - Goyal Brothers Prakashan