Grammer Facts Flashcards

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What is the nominative case?

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The noun that is doing the verb.

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What is the accusative case?

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The noun that the verb is being done to.

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What is the genitive case?

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It is used to show possession.

‘Of the’ or ‘______’s’

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What is the present tense?

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It is used to show what is happening now or what happens regularly (e.g. every week I go to the gym).

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What is the imperfect tense?

A

Someone was _______-ing

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What is the perfect tense?

A

Someone ________-ed

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What endings do you use for the pluperfect tense?

A

The imperfect tense of ‘to be’ after the stem of the verb.

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What is the pluperfect tense?

A

Someone had _________

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What is the imperative tense?

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When a command or action is given.

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What do adjectives have to agree with the noun?

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Gender, number and case.

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