Pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions Flashcards

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Give some examples of pronouns

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I, me, hers, you, he, she, it, we it

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Why do we use pronouns

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We use pronouns to avoid repetition

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Mrs Maganbeharie has a white X6. She drives it to work, identify the pronoun

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The pronoun is She

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What is an adjective

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An adjective describes nouns and pronouns

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What do adjectives do

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Adjectives add interest and color to sentences

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Identify the adjective

The active boy jumped over the small chair

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Active and small

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Comparing adjectives, 
If I give you thick, you give me thicker, thickest
complete the following,
Kind
Sad
Tiny
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Kind, kinder, kindest
Sad, sadder, saddest
Tiny, tinier, tiniest
The above are comparing adjectives

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Define a verb

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A verb is a doing word or action word

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Must every sentence contain a verb

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Yes, every sentence must contain at least one verb

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Identify the verb

Sharved flew to Durban

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Flew

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Identify the verb

Sam collects pots and pans

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Collects

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Identify the verb

I am tidying up my bedroom

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Am tyding

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How many tenses are there

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Three

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What are the three tenses

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Present
Past
Future

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What does the tense do

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The tense tells us when the action took place
Today
Yesterday
Tomorrow

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Pierre made the tea, what tense is it

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Made, therefore done in the past

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Today I begin studying

What is the tense

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Begin, therefore present tense

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On Wednesday, I shall go to the orthodontist

What tense is this

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This is the future tense, shall

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What do adverbs do

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Adverbs tell us more about verbs

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What are the three types of adverbs

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Manner,
Place ,
Time

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Manner type of adverbs end in ly, what would the adverb be if the word is quick,
Hungry
Loud
Proud

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Quickly,
Hungrily
Loudly
Proudly

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Place adverbs are 
Here
There
Nowhere
In the below sentence what is the adverb,
The boy is sitting over there
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There is the place adverb

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What is a preposition

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prepositions are small words that show a relationship of one thing to another

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Where are prepositions normally found

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Prepositions are normally found in front of
Nouns
Pronouns
Articles

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Identify the preposition | Suvali travelled with Preshnee mosi
With is the preposition
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What follows a noun or pronoun
A preposition follows a noun or pronoun
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``` Identify the preposition Over the wall In bed Down the hill Into the bin On the shelf ```
``` Over In Down Into On ```
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What are articles
``` Articles are the words A An The They usually come before nouns or adjectives ```
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What are the two types of articles
Definite articles, the | Indefinite articles, a & an
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What are conjunctions
Conjunctions are connecting words
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What do conjunctions join
``` Conjunctions join Two or more sentences together They also join Words Phrases Clauses ```
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Where in a sentence is a conjunction found, beginning, middle or end?
Middle However, some may be used in the beginning of a sentence, eg Unless you study Yadav, you will not pass this exam