Replace the noun, so instead of Mason is annoying the proper noun Mason will be replaced with he
1 of 27
Give examples of all singular pronoun types
1st person - I 2nd person - you 3rd person - she/he
2 of 27
Give examples of all plural pronoun types
1st person - we 2nd person - you 3rd person - they
3 of 27
from the previous two cards, what sort of pronouns are they examples of?
subject pronouns
4 of 27
What is a subject pronoun and give an example
it does something the verb. An exmaple I drank water - 'I' is the one drinking so therefore doing something
5 of 27
What is a object pronoun and give an example
it has the verb done to it. An example is he hit me - me is the object pronoun because 'me' is been hit
6 of 27
What is a possessive pronoun?
showing you own something e.g. my
7 of 27
What is a relexive pronoun?
Any pronoun that ends in 'self' so for example 'myself' or 'herself'
8 of 27
What is the general role of nouns?
naming people, places and things e.g. actor
9 of 27
What does the S suffix do?
converts a nouns from being singular to plural
10 of 27
What does apostrophe S suffix do?
shows possession of something e.g. the boy's pen
11 of 27
Explain proper nouns
Specific people or places e.g. Mason or Leeds
12 of 27
Explain common nouns
indicate people or places but much more generally so instead of Mason (proper noun) it would be boy or instead of Leeds (proper noun) it would be city
13 of 27
Explain abstract nouns
something that is not concrete, it is usually an emotion e.g. love or anxiety
14 of 27
What is the function of a determiner?
they go before a noun and indicate the meaning of that noun
15 of 27
Explain and give an example of the definite article
'the' which can be used for singular and plural nouns e.g. the taxi or the taxis
16 of 27
Explain and give an example of the indefinite article
'a' - which is used before a non-vowel and 'an' which is used before a vowel and both can only be used before SINGULAR noun
17 of 27
What is a verb?
Action, helping or linking
18 of 27
Give examples of when the use of inflections and base verbs cuase a change in tense
walk (base word) + ed inflecion = walked (past tense) walk (base word) + s inflection = walks (present) and walk (base word) + ing = walking (present-continuous)
19 of 27
Verbs - infinitves
TO-INFINITVE 'to drink water' instead of 'drink water' which is a base infinitive
20 of 27
What are adjectives
Basically, they just describe a noun e.g. brown table.
21 of 27
Absolute form
Big or recent
22 of 27
Comparative form
Bigger or more recent
23 of 27
Superlative form
Biggest or most recent
24 of 27
Adverbs?
LY - ending so if the adjective was slow the adverb would be slowly. The LY-ending alows us to decribe how the verb is used
25 of 27
Adverbs in a comparative and superlative form
adverb - recent, comparative - more recently and superlative - most recently
26 of 27
Irregular adverbs
adverb - well, comparative - better and superlative - best
27 of 27
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Give examples of all singular pronoun types
Back
1st person - I 2nd person - you 3rd person - she/he
Card 3
Front
Give examples of all plural pronoun types
Back
Card 4
Front
from the previous two cards, what sort of pronouns are they examples of?
Comments
No comments have yet been made