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Gr.9 Language 🍉not always an error Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the purpose of the apostrophe in:

  1. The woman’s heart.
  2. The man’s crazy.
A
  1. Possession

2. Omission

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What is concord?

A

Agreement between the subject and the verb.

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3
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Correct and name the error: 🍉

The man with his dog are going to the gym.

A

Concord

The man with his dog is going to the gym.

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What is an idiom?

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Sayings that have different figurative meanings to their literal meanings.

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What is a proverb?

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Well-known sayings that give advice.

          🎓
          🤓
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6
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Name and correct the error: 🍉

None of us want to go.

A

None of us wants to go.

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What does it mean to say that a rolling stone gathers no moss?

A

Someone who never settles in one place or who often changes his job will not succeed in life.

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8
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

Either the roses or the water lily have been chosen.

A

Concord

Either the roses or the water lily has been chosen.

(Verb takes form of last noun)

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What does it mean if you are wet behind the ears?

A

You are young and without experience.

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Name and correct the error: 🍉

We all crept towards the noise coming from the center of the abandoned house.

A

Americanism

Centre

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11
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What word can be used for adding extra information?

A

Parenthesis

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12
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Fill in apostrophes for:

  1. Rock n roll.
  2. Mr Reess policy.
    🌕
  3. Id love to dance! 💃🏻💃🏼💃🏿💃🏽
A
  1. Rock ‘n’ roll. 🎸🎶
  2. Mr Rees’s policy. 👨🏻
  3. I’d love to dance! 🌹
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Name and correct the error: 🍉

I wanted to quickly hide the evidence.

A

Split infinitive

To hide

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Name the verb, auxiliary verb, linking verb and/or participle of:

She is seeking a new village.

A

Is: auxiliary verb

Seeking: participle

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Name the verb, auxiliary verb, linking verb and/or participle of:

Seeing the dog, she ran.

A

Ran: verb

seeing isn’t a verb

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Name the verb, auxiliary verb, linking verb and/or participle of:

The man is an accountant.

A

Is: linking verb

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Name and correct the error: 🍉

I am going to really try hard.

A

Split infinitive

I am going to try really hard.

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18
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What are the 7 co-ordinating conjunctions?

A

FANBOYS

For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
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19
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What does it mean to be full of airs and graces?

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You are arrogant and believe you are better.

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20
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What do you call language used by experts in a certain field.

A

Jargon

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21
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What is pretty ugly an example of?

A

Oxymoron

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22
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

Mumps are very painful.

A

Concord

Mumps is very painful.

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23
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When something connected with an object or a person takes the place of the object or person.
e.g. the crown of England.

A

Metonymy

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Name and correct the error: 🍉

It ocurred to me that the painting had been replaced.

A

Spelling

Occurred

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25
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What is irony?

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When you intentionally say one thing but the opposite is true.

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26
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What is sarcasm?

A

A bitter or cutting remark meant to hurt.

27
Q

Correct and name the error: 🍉

The woman wanted to be part of the dolphin commitee. 🐬

A

Spelling

Committee

28
Q

What is metonymy?

A

When something connected with an object or a person takes the place of the object or person.
e.g. the crown of England.

29
Q

What is jargon?

A

Language used by experts in a certain field.

30
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

The light came from underneath the door that was small in size.

A

Verbosity

Omit “in size”

31
Q

What are paronyms?

A

Words with similar pronunciations but different spellings and meanings.

32
Q

What are homonyms?

A

Words with identical spellings and pronunciations but different meanings.

33
Q

Name the part of speech:

Complained

A

Verb

34
Q

Name the part of speech:

Badly

A

Adverb

35
Q

Name the part of speech:

My

A

Pronoun

36
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

Her garden is so wierd.

A

Spelling

weird

37
Q

Name the part of speech:

Warning

A

Abstract noun

38
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

Either the roses or the water lily has been chosen.

A

No error

40
Q

Name the part of speech:

Tournament

A

Abstract noun

41
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

I had a brief opportunity to escape within a short space of time.

A

Tautology/ redundancy

Omit “within a short space of time”

42
Q

Name the part of speech:

Herd

A

Collective noun

43
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

More than one were found.

A

Concord

More than one was found.

43
Q

Name the part of speech:

Freedom

A

Abstract noun

44
Q

Name the part of speech:

Lucy

A

Proper noun

46
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

The man tried to grab my sleeve, he knew I had taken the emerald.

A

Comma splice

The comma should be a full stop.

46
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

I was always suspicious of the the accountant in the cuticle next to mine.

A

Malapropism

Cubicle

47
Q

Name the part of speech:

Photograph

A

Common noun

48
Q

Name the part of speech:

Plan

A

Abstract noun

49
Q

Name the part of speech:

Need

A

Verb

50
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

None of us wants to go.

A

No error

51
Q

Name the part of speech:

News

A

Abstract noun

52
Q

Name 2 subordinating conjunctions.

A

When, because, although, if

➕Add if you know more.

53
Q

What does it mean to bury the hatchet?

A

To make peace after an argument.

54
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

It is a priveledge to be here.

A

Spelling

Privilege

55
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

I tried to seperate the rusks.

A

Spelling

Separate

56
Q

What is the difference between due to and owing to?

A

Due to: caused by

Owing to: because of

57
Q

When something connected with an object or a person takes the place of the object or person.
e.g. the crown of England.

A

Metonymy

58
Q

What is usually the purpose of an ellipses?

A

It allows the reader to first think about what has just been said before continuing.

59
Q

Give an example of a compound-adjective.

A

(A hyphenated adjective)

E.g. Preservative-free, colourant-free etc.

59
Q

What is antithesis?

A

When 2 ideas in a sentence are compared and contradict each other.
E.g. The internet is a MASTER of technology and a THIEF of time.

61
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

The man with his dog is going to the gym.

A

No error

62
Q

What is a paradox?

A

A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement which, when analysed, is found to be true.

63
Q

Name and correct the error: 🍉

I want to develop my own interests.

A

No error

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