English language Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is a Proper Noun?
It names a specific person, place or thing.
Give an example of a proper noun:
Nelson, Queen Elizabeth, Malaysia
What is a common noun?
It names general things
Give an example of a common noun
Desk, chair, table
Are these common or proper nouns?
Atlantic Ocean
Library
September
Tuesday
Autuamn
Car
Desk
Atlantic Ocean?
What is a proverb?
A proverb is a short saying that gives you advice.
What does the proverb mean: let bygones be bygones
Forgive and forget past quarrels
What does the proverb never say die mean?
It means never give up
What does the proverb two wrongs don’t make a right mean?
It is wrong to harm somebody because they have harmed you.
What does the proverb. Where there is a will, there is a way mean?
A person who is determined will find a way to achieve something
What does the proverb: one good turn deserves another mean:
Help people who have helped you.
What does the proverb mean: a picture is worth a thousand words?
Explaining something is easier by a picture than by words.
What is an abstract noun?
It is a feeling or idea that you cannot touch or see.
Give me an example of an abstract noun.
Love, friendship, anger, rage
What does the proverb look before you leap mean?
It is telling you to be careful before an action
What does the proverb out of the frying pan and into the fire mean?
It is going from a bad situation to a worse situation.
What is a countable noun?
A noun I can count (banana)
What is an uncountable noun?
So,etching you can’t count. Water and sand are examples
What are the pronouns for she?
Her/ herself/ hers/ she
What are the pronouns of he?
His, he, himself, him
What are the I pronouns?
I, me, mine, myself
What are the we pronouns?
Ourselves, our, ours, us
What are the they pronouns?
Themselves, theirs, them, they
What are the you pronouns?
Yourself, yours, you
