English Flashcards
What is a common noun?
Ordinary thing. Words that don’t give full detail about the subject. E.g girl, car,school.
What is a proper noun?
The name of something. E.g Mia, Cape Town
What is a collective noun?
A group of things (nouns). E.g suite of furniture.
What is a abstract noun?
Name of anything that can not be experienced by the five senses. ( hope, talent curiosity)
What is subject-verb concord?
Where the subject and verb agree with each other.
E.g The dog _ chews the bone. The dogs chew _ the bone.
Change the sentence to past tense:
I swim at the beach.
I SWAM at the beach.
Change this sentence to future tense:
I run at the park.
I will run at the park.
Change this sentence to present tense:
I will write a test for maths.
I am writing a test for maths.
What is an adverb of place?
They give detail about where something happens. E.g.: Somewhere, backWhat
What is an adverb of Time/Frequency?
They give detail to when/ how often something occurs. E.g.: annually, solo
What is an adverb of manner?
They give detail to how something is done. E.g.: well, angrily
What is an adverb of quantity?
They give detail to how much of a thing is being described. E.g.: entirely, much, enough, rather
What is an adjective?
It describes the noun in a sentence.
What is a reflex pronoun?
Used when a person performs an action to or for him/herself.
What does a reflex pronoun end in?
A reflex pronoun ends in -self (singular) / -selves (plural)
Give an example of a singular and plural reflex pronoun.
Singular: Myself, yourself, himself, itself, herself
Plural: Ourselves, yourselves, themselves
What is a relative pronoun?
They ‘relate’ to the word that it’s relative sentences modifies.
What are relative pronouns used for?
Used to connect a sentence to a noun or pronoun.
What are examples of relative pronouns?
That, which, who, whose, whoever, whomever, whichever.
Change this sentence using a relative pronoun:
This is a house. Bob built it.
This is a house THAT bob built.
What is a homophone?
Two or more words that are pronounced in the same way but have different spelling and meanings.
What is the homophone for write.
Right
Change these words into the 3 degrees of comparison:
1. Good ; ______ ; ______
2. Bad ; ______ ; ______
- Good ; better ; best
- Bad ; worse ; worst
Change this sentences into a compound sentence:
It rained. She used an umbrella.
She used an umbrella BECAUSE it rained.
Change this sentence into indirect speech:
The girl said, “ I want to cut my hair short tomorrow. “
The girl said that she wanted to cut her hair short the next day.
Change this sentence into direct speech:
The boy said that he will play soccer on the field the next day.
The boy said, “ I am going to play soccer on the field tomorrow. “
What can indirect speech also be called?
Reported speech.
What word do we use for indefinite articles?
‘a’ / ‘an’
When do we use an indefinite article?
Used when talking about something for the first time.
What word do we use for a definite article?
’ The ‘
When do we use a definite article?
Used when we already know what is being talked about.
What is a homonym?
Two or more words that have the same spelling, pronunciation but have different meanings.
What is a similie?
To compare two items using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
What is a metaphor?
a comparison where on thing is said to be another.
What is a personification?
To give human characteristics t oan object or an animal.
What is a idiom?
A phrase that means something other than it’s literal meaning.
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration.
What is an onomatopeia?
A word that sounds like the thing or action it is describing.
