English Test Term 1 Flashcards
Proper Nouns
Name of a person, place, book, shop
Eg. South Africa
Common Nouns
Anything you can touch, see, taste, feel and hear
Eg. chocolate
Abstract Nouns
Something you can’t see touch (intangible)
Eg. Happiness
Pro Nouns
Used to replace common/proper nouns in a sentence
Eg. I, You, he, she, us, we, it.
Collective Nouns
Groups of Nouns
Eg. Bunch of flowers
Flight of stairs
School of fish
Verb
Action word /doing word
e.g. walk, run, talk
Adverb
Time (when)
Place (were)
Manner (how)
To what extent (in what way)
Adver
Time
When
I expect you home at NINE PM
Adverb
Place
Where
Please come to MY OFFICE immediately.
Adverb
Manner
How
He ran the race Quickly and won.
Adverb
To what extent
In what way She ALMOST behaved in class today.
Adjective
Describes Nouns
Eg. Beach
dangerous, calm sandy, relaxing, noisy, magnificent, packed, white
Proper adjective
A proper noun that is used as an adjective (always has a capital)
Eg. American flag
Swiss cheese
Israeli Choclate
Conjunctions
Words that join to sentaces together
Because, but, and, as, after