Word Class
Q: What word class is teacher?
A: Noun.
Q: What part of the sentence is Mike in “Mike is speaking”?
A: Subject.
Q: In “Henry gave Claire flowers,” who is the indirect object?
A: Claire.
Q: Which tense is used for routine actions?
A: Present Simple.
Q: Is believe a state verb?
A: Yes.
Q: What is a noun?
A: A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Q: What is basic word order in English?
A: Subject + Verb + Object.
Q: What is the plural form of child?
A: Children.
Q: What word class is quickly?
A: Adverb.
Q: In “My arms are aching,” what is are aching?
A: Verb.
Q: In “Emma sent her cousin a postcard,” what is the direct object?
A: A postcard.
Q: “I ___ (talk) to my manager right now.”
A: am talking.
Q: Is run an action verb?
A: Yes.
Q: What is a verb?
A: A word that shows an action or a state of being.
Q: Identify the object: “They moved the piano upstairs.”
A: The piano.
Q: What punctuation mark ends a question?
A: A question mark (?).
Q: In the sentence “The weather is marvellous,” what class is marvellous?
A: Adjective.
Q: In “This piano is heavy,” what part is heavy?
A: Complement.
Q: Choose the correct word: “I’ll buy ice-cream ___ all the children.”
A: For.
Q: Why don’t we normally use Present Continuous for thoughts?
A: Thoughts are states, not actions.
Q: Why can’t we usually say “I am loving this”?
A: Love is a state verb.
Q: What is an adjective?
A: A word that describes a noun (e.g., size, colour, quality).
Q: Put in correct order: “Very much / I / like / this music.”
A: I like this music very much.
Q: What is the comparative form of the adjective happy?
A: Happier.
Q: Identify the word class of under in the sentence “The cat is under the table.”
A: Preposition.
Q: In “We really enjoy camping,” what part is camping?
A: Object (direct object).
Q: Rewrite with the word 'to': “Henry gave Claire flowers.”
A: Henry gave flowers to Claire.
Q: Choose the correct form: “She usually ___ (go) to work by bus.”
A: goes.
Q: Identify the verb type in “The flat is clean.”
A: State.
Q: What is an adverb?
A: A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., how, when, where).
Q: In “The subject can be a pronoun,” identify the verb.
A: can be.
Q: In the word unfriendly, what does the prefix un- mean?
A: It means not or the opposite of.
Q: What word class is will in “I’ll send you a postcard”?
A: Verb: Auxiliary verb (helping verb).
Q: Identify the adverbial in “David actually bought Melanie a present yesterday.” (page 5 practice)
A: Yesterday.
Q: In “Daniel lent Vicky his calculator,” identify the direct object and the indirect object.
A: Direct object = his calculator
Indirect Object = Vicky.
Q: Identify the tense in this sentence and explain why:
“Kitty is speaking to us live from the studio.” (page 12)
A: Present Continuous → action happening now at the time of speaking.
Q: Which is correct: “I see your point” or “I’m seeing your point”?
A: “I see your point.”
Q: What is a preposition?
A: A word that shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word (e.g., under, between, at). Common relationships related to location, direction, and possession.
Q: Reorder: “Is / David / talking / to Tom.”
A: David is talking to Tom.
Q: What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?
A: The topic sentence.
Q: What word class is totally in “He is totally relaxed”?
A: Adverb.
Q: In “Tom and Melanie are helping them,” identify the direct object.
A: Them.
Q: Explain the difference between “I bought him a gift” and “I bought a gift for him.”
A: Double-object vs. prepositional-object structure.
Q: Choose the correct tense and explain the rule:
“I ___ (study) for my test this week because the exam is soon.”
A: am studying → Present Continuous for temporary, short-term plans or actions in progress.
Q: Give a verb that can be state or action.
A: Think
Q: What is a pronoun?
A: A word that replaces a noun (e.g., he, she, it, they).
Q: Identify the complement: “This tea is too strong.”
A: too strong.
Q: What is the difference between their, there, and they’re?
A:
their = possession
there = a place
they’re = they are
Q: Identify the class of another in “another number.”
A: Determiner.
Q: In “Someone should give us a medal,” identify the subject, verb, indirect object, and direct object.
A: Subject = Someone; Verb = should give; Indirect object = us; Direct object = a medal.
Q: Which sentence is incorrect?
“Emma showed her sister her project.”
“Emma showed her project to her sister.”
“Emma showed to her sister her project.” ← Incorrect
Answer: Sentence 3 is incorrect because the word order is ungrammatical. The prepositional phrase “to her sister”cannot be placed between the verb showed and the direct object her project.
Q: Explain why both sentences are correct and how their meanings differ:
A) “He works in Toronto.”
B) “He is working in Toronto.”
.
A → Permanent situation (job is normally in Toronto).
B → Temporary situation (working there for a limited time)
Q: Explain “He is tasting the soup” vs. “It tastes great.”
A: First = action; second = state/opinion.
Q: What is a determiner?
A: A word that comes before a noun to show which one or how many (e.g., a, the, this, some, my).
Q: Why is the sentence “She gave to her friend a gift” incorrect in standard English word order?
A: Because in English, a double-object structure requires the indirect object before the direct object (She gave her friend a gift).
If using a prepositional form, the direct object must come first:
She gave a gift to her friend.
Q: What is a synonym, and give one example (any word + its synonym)?
A: A word with the same or nearly the same meaning (e.g., big → large).
Q: Explain why running can be both a noun and a verb depending on its use.
A: As a gerund (“Running is fun”) it functions as a noun; as a verb (“He is running”) it is part of the verb phrase.
Q: Explain why “at the farm” in “We had a great time at the farm” functions as an adverbial phrase.
A: It gives extra information about where the activity happened, describing the circumstances of the action.
Q: In the sentence “The teacher explained the rules to the students,” why can’t we say “The teacher explained the students the rules”?
A: Because explain does not allow the double-object structure.
It must take a direct object (the rules) followed by a to-phrase (to the students).
Only certain verbs (give, send, show, buy, etc.) permit both patterns; explain is not one of them.
Q: Correct the sentence and explain the grammar rule:
“She is always being late to class.”
A: Correct form: “She is always late to class.”
Rule: Be is a state verb and does not take the continuous unless describing annoying repeated actions (“He is always losing his keys”), but lateness describes a state, not an action.
Q: Explain difference: “He appears tired” vs. “He is appearing in a play.”
A: First = state; second = action.
Q: What is a linking verb, and how is it different from an action verb?
A: A linking verb connects the subject to more information (e.g., be, seem, become) and does not show action.
It describes a state, not an activity.
Q: Make a correct sentence with both objects: “Give / Emma / flowers.”
A: Give Emma flowers
Q: What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
A:
A fact can be proven true or false.
An opinion is a belief or feeling that cannot be proven.