Nouns
What are common nouns?
The name of any ordinary thing you can see and touch.
What does an adjective do?
Describes or adds meaning to a noun or pronoun.
What is a verb?
An action word.
Punctuation is used to show...
How a sentence should be read and said.
A "." is used...
At the end of a sentence/thought
When are proper nouns used?
When naming a special person, place or thing. e.g. Captain Cook, China, Sydney Opera House.
What is the difference between cardinal and ordinal adjectives?
Cardinal adjectives tell us the number of things, ordinal adjectives tell us the order of things.
Does a sentence need to include a verb?
No
What type of punctuation do we use most?
A full stop.
Why are commas used?
1. separate items in a list
2. separate clauses
What are collective nouns?
The name given to a group of persons or things. e.g. team, herd, flock, litter.
What are the 4 distributive adjectives? (refer to individual members of a group separately, rather than to the group as a whole)
1. Each
2. Every
3. Either
4. Neither
How do we make a present participle?
Adding -ing e.g. dance->dancing
What can be put at the end of a sentence?
1. Full stop
2. Question mark
3. Exclamation mark
What do dashes and brackets do?
Enclose extra information
What is the difference between an abstract and a concrete noun?
An abstract noun if the name of something you feel, or something that could exist in your mind e.g. hope, sadness, excitement. A concrete noun is a noun that you can see or touch e.g. tree, house, dumpling.
What do interrogative adjectives do?
Ask a question e.g. Which animal made that sound?
What are the four types of doing verbs?
1. Action verbs
2. Saying verbs
3. Sensing verbs
4. Relating Verbs
A semicolon is described as a combination of....
A comma and a full stop
When do we use capital letters?
1. The first letter for all proper nouns
2. Names
3. Places
4. Titles
5. The start of a sentence
6. The start of the first word in quotation marks
What are the 7ways we can change the spelling of a noun when we write the plural?
1. Adding -s e.g. piano->pianos
2. Adding -es e.g. potato -> potatoes
3. Adding -ing e.g. country -> countries
4. Changing an "f" to a "v" and adding -es e.g. loaf -> loaves
5. Changing the ending completely e.g. plateau -> plateaux
6. Changing the vowel e.g. woman -> women
7. Changing the consonant e.g. mouse -> lice
What are two ways of correcting "beautifuler"?
1. more beautiful
2. most beautiful
How do we make a past participle?
Add -ed e.g. (to) walk -> walked
What can apostrophes be used for?
1. In a contraction
2. Ownership with nouns
3. Ownership with pronouns
What is the difference between a colon and a semicolon?
A colon introduces more information. A semicolon is used to connect two balanced ideas in a sentence.