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What is a sentence?

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A sentence is a group of words expressing a complete thought.

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What is a phrase?

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A phrase is a group of words that do not express a complete thought.

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A declarative sentence is a sentence that makes a statement (tells us something). It always ends with a . . .

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full stop (.)

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An interrogative sentence asks a question. It always ends with a . . .

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question mark (?)

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Every sentence begins with a . . .

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capital letter

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a common noun? Give examples.

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A common noun names a non-specific person, place, or thing. It is not capitalised.

Ex. girl, country, building

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What is a proper noun? Give examples.

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A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. It is capitalised.

Ex. Elizabeth, Australia, Sydney Opera House

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that:
- does an action;
- shows a state of being;
- links two verbs together;
OR - helps another verb

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.

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What is the first list of pronouns?

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I
you
he, she, it
we
you (all)
they

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What is the second list of pronouns

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me
you
him, her, it
us
you (all)
them

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

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What verb shows being or existance?

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The to be verb shows being or existance.

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Give all forms of the to be verb.

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Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been

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Give the common helping (auxiliary) verbs.

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am * is * are, was, were *
be * being * been * *
have, has, had *
do, does, did *
shall, will, should, would
may, might, must *
can, could, ought

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Give the first three English verb tenses and an example of each using I walk.

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The first three English verb tenses are present, past, and future.

Present tense - I walk
Past tense - I walked
Future tense - I will walk

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What is a paragraph?

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A paragraph is a group of sentences that work together to tell about one subject.