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Which word is a pronoun?
He has gone to lunch.
he
Say the article(s).
She went to Disney World and rode all the rides!
the
Say the verb(s)
On Saturdays I eat Pizza and play computer games.
eat, play
How many adjectives are in the sentence?
Fans (Ventilatoren) spin and make rooms cold.
one (cold)
When do you use a, an, the?
a / an are indefinite articles
the is the definite article, used for things that have been mentioned before)
How many pronouns are there?
She doesn't like it when I run away from home.
two (she, I)
Say the article(s).
Some apples were on the table, but three of them fell on the floor.
the, the
Say the verb(s).
She usually eats bananas, but today she had an apple.
eats, had
How many adverbs are there?
The younger students learnt English quickly.
one (quickly)
Which word is the conjunction?
The computer broke, however, my mom fixed it.
however
Say the noun(s).
Jeopardy is a game that we play on Fridays.
Jeopardy, game, Fridays
How many articles are there?
An apple is usually smaller than a watermelon.
two (an, a)
How many verbs are there?
The phone rang loudly and my mom answered it.
two (rang, answered)
How many adverbs are there?
My friendly, white, furry dog barked (bellen) happily at me.
one (happily)
Make a complete sentence:
high, black and white, boy, kicked, ball
The boy kicked the black and white ball high.
Say the pronoun(s).
They will miss all of their students.
they, their
Are these words adjectives or adverbs?
good, great, excellent, friendly, old
They are adjectives.
What are verbs?
Words that show action or a state of being.
Use two adjectives to describe how your mood (Laune) is today (each member of the team, no repetition)
*Multiple Answers*
Which is the modal verb?
I could not fix the software bug.
could
What are the three types of noun?
hint: p, p, t
person, place, or thing
What do adjectives describe?
Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.
Say whether the following are verbs or adverbs:
build, transforming, bite, put, brought
all of them are verbs
How many prepositions are there?
pen, on, after, never, next to, apple, usually
three (on, after, next to)
Can nouns be conjugated?
No. Only verbs can.
Say the pronoun(s).
She drove the car onto the highway while he was singing to her.
She, he, her
How many adjectives are there?
We drove in the yellow car onto the big, dangerous road.
three (yellow, big, dangerous)
Say the verb(s).
We drove the car through the city and jumped out at the train station.
drove, jumped
How many conjunctions are there?
ambition, and, but, begin, quick, or, moreover
four (and, but, or, moreover)
Which components do you need at least to make a complete sentence?
A verb and a noun, for example 'he reads'.
How many pronouns are there?
The 'weatherwoman' said that we will have snow on Christmas, but she didn't mention anything about Santa's arrival.
we, she
How many adjectives are there?
I lit the blue candle and the bubbly wax burnt slowly.
two (blue, bubbly)
Are the words verbs or adverbs?
beautifully, worse, carry, transmitting
adverbs: beautifully, worse
verbs: carry, transmitting
What are conjunctions used for?
They connect ideas / sentences.
How many conjunctions are there?
She ate quickly and quietly, but she could not finish the salad or the rice during the break.
three (and, but, or)
Identify the nouns and pronouns:
I lit the candle and it burnt for a long time.
I, it - pronouns
candle, time - nouns
Say the adjective(s).
My red and blue socks help my tiny feet stay warm when I am travelling by bus.
red, blue, tiny, warm
Say the verb(s).
fast, clean, robot, quiet, might, is, serious, feeling, fasten
clean, might, is, feeling, fasten
What are three irregular adverbs? Name them.
e.g.
fast - fast
good - well
hard - hard
How do you normally make a plural noun in English?
You add -s to the singular noun (e.g. table - tables)
What is a 'possessive' pronoun?
It shows possession, meaning that something belongs to something or someone (such as Tom's dog, the 's says the dog belongs to Tom)
Say the adjective(s)
There are many green books in a big pile on my large sofa.
green, big, large
What is an adverb?
Adverbs describe verbs, or adjectives, or other adverbs.
What do prepositions do?
They show a relationship between words (e.g. in terms of time or location)
Why does the rule for a / an not work easily for words beginning with u or h?
because you say
a hotel, but an hour
a university, but an umbrella
(it depends on how precisely you pronounce the letter of the following word)
What do pronouns do?
Pronouns take the place of nouns, to avoid repetition, for example.
Are those adjectives or adverbs:
fast
well
powerful
fast: adjective and adverb
well: adverb
powerful: adjective
What are the four types of verbs?
regular verbs, irregular verbs, modal verbs and auxiliary verbs.
When do you use auxiliary verbs?
when you form certain tenses (e.g. present continuous) or special forms (e.g. questions and negations)
Say three examples of nouns in English that are always written with a capital letter.
Days of the week
Months of the year
Names of countries
Titles (such as 'the Queen')