year 1 grammar Flashcards

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what are proper nouns ?

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nouns which usually start with a capital letter
they refer to specific people and places
eg. London, James, Othello

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what is a noun?

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nouns are naming words
they are names we give to people, places, objects, ideas etc
eg. leg, John, girl, book, money, Greggs

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what is an abstract noun?

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nouns that refer to things that do not physically exist such as ideas or concepts
eg. happiness, truth, honour, symbolism, love, glory

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what are concrete nouns?

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nouns that physically exist
eg. table, car, scarf, chair, cheese

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what are comparative and superlative adjectives?

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adjectives used to make comparisons

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what are the prefixes/suffixes for comparatives?

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-er
more…than

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what are the prefixes/suffixes for superlatives?

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-est
most…

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give examples of comparative adjectives

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  • my feet are bigger
  • she is more generous than he is
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give examples of superlative adjectives

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  • my feet are the biggest
  • she is the most generous
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what are pre-modifers?

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adjectives that come before the noun
eg.
a HOT day
the BIG cat

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what are complements?

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adjectives that come after the verb
eg.
the day was HOT
the cat is BIG

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12
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what are verbs?

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‘doing words’

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what are dynamic verbs?
give examples

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verbs that refer to physical actions
eg. run, hop, skip, jump, blink, sing, eat, write, throw, sneeze

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what are stative verbs?
give examples

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verbs that refer to states of being
eg. believe, know, think, understand, am/is/are

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what type of verbs are the words; ‘am,is,are’?

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stative verbs

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how can you tell if something is a verb?

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put ‘to’ before it and it will work
eg. to run

17
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what are auxiliary verbs?

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‘helping verbs’ that indicate things such as tense
they are:
-have
-do
-be
eg.
- he WAS thinking of her
- I DIDn’t go
- I AM having a bad day
- they HAVE left
- he IS waiting
- she WILL BE going to the ball

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what are modal auxiliary verbs?

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verbs that are used in conjunction with main verbs and indicate things such as certainty, possibility, probability, requests, permission, advice
eg. could, would, should, may, must, might, will, ought to, can

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what are adverbs?

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adverbs describe the verb. they do this in the same way adjectives describe a noun

eg. slowly, cautiously, quickly, playfully, noisily

20
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what 4 things do adverbs indicate?

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  • manner : quickly, cautiously
  • place : down the road, around the corner, along the river
  • time : at 3:30, on Sunday morning, before sunset
  • number : twice a day, once a year
21
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what can adverbs also modify?

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adjectives or other adverbs
eg.
a VERY happy birthday
a REALLY good day

22
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what are pronouns?

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pronouns are words that take the place of nouns
eg. he ,we , you, I

23
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describe 1st, 2nd and 3rd person pronouns

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singular plural
1st= I, me we, us
2nd= you you
3rd=he,she,it they,
them

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