Pronouns/verbs/tenses/adverbs

Question 1

What do pronouns do

Answer 1

Replace nouns where the noun has already been started to stop repetition

Question 2

Subject pronouns

Answer 2

I, you, he , she , it , we, you ,they

Question 3

Object pronoun

Answer 3

Me, you, him, her, it, us , you , them

Question 4

Possessive adjectives

Answer 4

My, your, his, her, its, our,your ,their

Question 5

Possessive pronoun

Answer 5

Mine , yours, his, hers, (third person not used) ours , yours ,theirs

Question 6

Reflexive pronouns

Answer 6

Myself,yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Question 7

Demonstrative pronouns

Answer 7

This, that, these, those

Question 8

Indefinite pronouns

Answer 8

Someone, anything , everything

Question 9

Relative +interrogative pronouns

Answer 9

Who, whose, whom, that, which

Question 10

What is a verb

Answer 10

An action that somebody or something is doing

Question 11

Dynamic verb

Answer 11

Indicate a physical action that is performed by the subject (eg. I jumped)

Question 12

Stative verb

Answer 12

Indicates a mental action (eg. I remembered)

Question 13

What kind of verb is “To Be”

Answer 13

Stative (is , am , are, was, were)

Question 14

Main verbs

Answer 14

Express specific meaning/action (the monkey jumped)

Question 15

Auxiliary verbs

Answer 15

Used with main verbs to create tenses (the monkey was jumping)(was jumping=1verb)

Question 16

What are modal auxiliary verbs

Answer 16

Express meanings such as obligation, certainty and ability

Question 17

What are the 10 modal verbs

Answer 17

Can,could,will,should,shall,would,may,might,must,ought

Question 18

Process to recognise a verb phrase

Answer 18

1. find a verb
2. does it have a verb before or after it. YES
3. Group them together

Question 19

Simple tense

Answer 19

Shows actions or states of being at a point in time

Question 20

Continuous tense

Answer 20

Shows an action that is/was in progress
-more than one verb

Question 21

Perfect tense

Answer 21

Indicates a completed action
-more than one verb

Question 22

Present (simple) tense

Answer 22

-Happens on a regular basis
- one verb
-eg. I watch tv every day

Question 23

Present continuous tense

Answer 23

-happening now
- aux verb + main verb
-eg. It’s raining

Question 24

Past (simple) tense

Answer 24

-action that is finished
- one verb
- can be regular (add “ed”) or irregular
-eg. Swam , jumped

Question 25

Past continuous tense

Answer 25

-continuing action or state happening at a point in the past
- aux verb + main verb
-to be in the past tense and a present participle (with ending ing)
-eg. We were trying to stop

Question 26

Present perfect tense

Answer 26

• action or state occurred at indefinite time in past
  -aux +main
  -eg. We have talked before
• have/has + past participle

Question 27

Infinitive verbs

Answer 27

Verbs that don’t have any tense ( eg. To see)

Question 28

Future tense

Answer 28

-refers to an action that will happen in the future
-will/shall + main verb

Question 29

Past perfect

Answer 29

-(had+past participle)
-to talk about a certain point in the past
- eg. she had published her first Poem by 8

Question 30

Passive verbs

Answer 30

Focuses on the object rather than the subject eg the innocent people were killed by soldiers , instead of the soldiers killed innocent people
-to check a passive verb , add ‘by somebody’

Question 31

What are adverbs

Answer 31

-How/when/where is something done
-single words
-manner , time , frequency , place