Nouns
What is a noun?
A word that names a person, place, thing or idea.
In what tense is the following sentence written: "She is laughing"
Present continuous.
Subject + am/is/are + verb + -ing
She + is + laugh + -ing = She is laughing
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
'Under' is a preposition of what?
Place
What do we add to regular nouns in plural?
-s
cats, houses, floors, phones etc.
What is the plural form of a sheep?
Sheep - a countable, but irregular noun.
What is a past participle
The -ed in third form of regular verbs or the correct past tense form of an irregular verb.
What are the comparative- and superlative forms of: happy, spontaneous, fun
Hap-py, 2 syllables: happier (comparative), happiest (superlative)
Spon-ta-ne-ous, 4 syllables - more spontaneous (comparative), most spontaneous (superlative)
Fun, 1 syllable - funnier (comparative), funniest (superlative)
What does 'between' refer to?
In the middle of
How do we spell knife in plural form?
Knives.
Nouns ending in -f or -fe in singular form, changes to -ves in plural form.
What type of noun is 'happiness'?
An abstract noun - an idea, feeling or quality
The tense of: "She has eaten lunch"
Present perfect - an action from the past that is connected to present time.
Fx "She has eaten lunch, but is still very hungry"
What is the superlative form of 'beautiful'
The most beautiful
What is the difference between to and onto?
Onto - movement onto something
What is the plural form of the noun 'person'?
People
Irregular noun, changes in plural form.
What is the difference between the common- and the proper nouns?
The proper nouns are capitalized and refer to specifics, whereas the common nouns are general and therefore not capitalized.
What is the past participle of 'to write' ?
Written.
Past participle is a form of the perfect tenses (present perfect and past perfect), where you add -ed at the end of regular verbs and where irregular change completely.
What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
An adjective describes a noun whereas the adverb describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
When one says 'Let's meet up at 9PM' - what does the preposition 'at' refer to?
An exact time
What is the plural form of the noun 'mouse'
Mice
Irregular noun, changes in plural form.
How do we distinguish the difference between countable and uncountable nouns? What are the rules we need to remember?
Countable nouns typically follow the general rules of a/an + noun, and -s in plural form.
Uncountable however do not have a plural form, we use much/some + noun
How do we restructure this sentence to the correct form?
I have never visit copenhagen, maybe one day I will went.
I have never visited Copenhagen, maybe one day I will go.
A mix of present perfect and future tense.
Present perfect: subject + has/have + past participle (here: -ed)
Future: subject + will + verb
Change this adverb into an adjective: quickly
Quick
Correct the sentence: "Vi will meet in Monday"
We will meet on Monday - we use the preposition 'on' when we are referring to specific dates and days.
What are the three articles in English?
An/a/the