Ordklasser
Hvilken ordklasse er beautiful?
adjektiv/tillægsord
Hvilken tid er denne sætning i? She walks to school.
nutid/præsens
Which verb is correct? “The list of names ___ on the desk.”
a) are
b) is
Hvilket ord er adjektivet i: The red car drives fast.
red
– although it was already late,– and didn’t hear her phone ringing.– Lisa had fallen asleep on the couch– she was supposed to meet her friend at 7 PM
Lisa had fallen asleep on the couch and didn’t hear her phone ringing, although she was supposed to meet her friend at 7 PM. It was already late.
Change to present: “He had been threatened with a knife.”
He has been threatened with a knife.
Hvilken ordklasse er run i denne sætning: I run every morning?
verbum/udsagnsord
Hvilken tid er dette? They are eating dinner.
præsens (udvidet)
nutid
Find and correct the agreement error:
“Each of the players are ready to go.”
Each of the players is ready to go.
Hvilket ord er adverbiet i: He speaks clearly.
clearly
– he forgot to bring his presentation notes
– nervous about speaking in front of the class.
– Thomas was so focused on his appearance
– that he didn’t realize
Thomas was so focused on his appearance and nervous about speaking in front of the class that he didn’t realize he forgot to bring his presentation notes.
Name both the adjective and adverb in: “a partially clothed man”
Adjective: clothed / Adverb: partially
Hvilken ordklasse er quickly?
adverbium/biord
Hvilken tid? He had left before I arrived.
perfektum/førnutid
Describe the rules for kongruens -- when do you put /s/ on the end of a verb?
Present tense -- 3. person ental (he/she/it)
Ret fejlen: She sings beautiful.
beautifully
– until she heard the sound of a dog barking
– Sarah was walking through the forest
– not expecting anything unusual
– which made her stop immediately
Sarah was walking through the forest, not expecting anything unusual, until she heard the sound of a dog barking, which made her stop immediately.
Find three prepositions in the first sentence.
at, on, near
Hvilken ordklasse er that i: That book is mine?
pronomen/stedord
Hvilken tid? We will be working late.
fremtid/futurum
Correct this sentence:
“Neither the manager nor the employees knows what happened.”
knows → know
When the subject is joined by “neither…nor,” the verb agrees with the closest subject (“employees”).
Ret fejlen: It was a terribly weather.
The weather was terrible.
– and we had no idea when the power would come back.
– the internet was down,
– so we lit candles and played card games
– The storm had knocked out the electricity,
The storm had knocked out the electricity, the internet was down, and we had no idea when the power would come back. So we lit candles and played card games.
Is this sentence active or passive? “He had been threatened.”
Passive
Hvilken ordklasse er her i: I saw her yesterday?
pronomen/stedord
She had studied for hours!
førdatid/pluskvamperfektum
Identify the subject and correct the verb:
“The cost of the repairs and upgrades have been high.”
have → has
“The cost” is the subject (singular), not “repairs and upgrades.”
Hvilke to ord i denne sætning er adjektiver? The small, tired dog slept all day.
small, tired
– hoping that no one would notice the mistake
– Even though he had practiced for weeks,
– he forgot the most important line in his speech
– and stood silently for a few seconds,
Even though he had practiced for weeks, he forgot the most important line in his speech and stood silently for a few seconds, hoping that no one would notice the mistake.
What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb? Give 2 examples of each from the text.
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