English Flashcards
Information text:
Introduction
(What is it?)
Introduces the main points that we are going to read about.
paragraphs
Body
(What is it?)
The body is written in topic based paragraphs.Only one point or one topic is discussed per paragraph
paragraphs
Conclusion
(What is it?)
The last paragraph summarises everything that was discussed briefly.
Letters:
Fist is the…?
And where…?
The date, in the right hand corner.
Then…?
Dear…
Letter
First paragraph
(What is it?)
It introduces what you are writing about.
Letter
Body
(What is it?)
It is made up of paragraphs.Each paragraph has one topic, they add detail to the main idea of the letter.The body is usually made up of two or more paragraphs.
Letter:
Conclusion
(What is it?)
It is the end of your letter it normally has questions or requests in it.
Letters
Personal or formal
Date
Each letter has your greeting (Dear…)
It is written In first person (me,you,I,us)
It is written in paragraphs (each paragraph has one topic)
And then you sign off the letter (kind regards,sincerely,best wishes…)
Paragraphs
Topic sentence
(What is it?)
Introduce your topic with a sentence
1Detail #2Detail #3Detail
(What are they?)
Give details about your topic. Make sure you have at least three.
Paragraphs
Closing sentence
(What is it?)
Close out your writing with a finishing sentence about your topic.
Punctuation
Capitalisation
Full stop
Question mark
Exclamation mark
Quotation mark
Comma
Apostrophe
What punctuation is used at the end of a sentence?
Full stop,question mark and exclamation mark
Simple past tense:
We stay in a small village.
We stayed in a small village.
Simple present tense:
He walked to school.
He walks to school.
Future tense:
The dog ate all the pellets.
The dog will eat all the pellets.
Continuous/progressive tense
The monkey jumps in the tree.
The monkey is jumping in the trees.
Noun
(What is it?)
It is a person place or thing.
Susie goes to the park with her dog.
What are the nouns in that sentence?
Susie, Park and dog
Finite verbs
(What do they have?)
Tense
Subject
It makes sense by it self
Nonfinite verbs
(What do they not have?)
Do you not have a tense
Is not linked to the subject
Does not make sense
But has to have a helper verb
Remember this for nonfinite verbs
Look out for…
Ing at the end of the word and to in front of it
Prepositions
(What are they?)
They are used your instructions
Eg:
Sit ON the floor.
Conjunctions
(What are they?)
Two words that I put together to make one
Eg:
Snow+man=snowman
Adjectives
(What are they?)
They describe a noun.
Eg:
The BLUE dog.
Adverbs of manner
(What is it?)
HOW something is done
Eg:
Slowly, quietly, angrily,fast
Adverb of time
(What is it?)
WHEN something is done
Eg:
Yesterday, this morning, later on and soon
Adverb of place
(What is it?)
WHERE something is done
Eg:
Here,outside,north,left and up
Adverb of Frequency
(What is it?)
HOW OFTEN something is done
Eg:
Always, often, seldom and never
Adverb of degree
(What is it?)
HOW MUCH or WHAT EXTENT something is done
Eg:
Really, very, almost, a bit and hardly
Comparative adverb’s
(What is it?)
Compare by using the steps of comparison
Eg:
Fast,faster,fastest
