Grammar 1

1. What are ‘do’ questions? ‘Do’ questions are questions that use the word ‘do’ at the start. Like ‘be’ questions, they come in two forms:– yes/no questions (without a question word)– requests for details (with a question word) 2. Yes/no questions Yes/no questions are made by placing the word ‘do’…

1. What are conjunctions? Conjunctions are words that link clauses together (clauses = different parts of a sentence). Some common conjunctions: and because for unless but as or while yet since so although 2. How to use conjunctions Long sentences are built by putting pieces together. These individual pieces are…

1. What is S.V.O.? S.V.O. = subject + verb + object S.V.O. is the most common sentence pattern in English. 2. What are subjects, verbs, and objects? A subject does something.example: The man kicked the ball. A verb is what is done, sometimes called a doing word.example: The man kicked the…

1. What is a determiner? A determiner is a word that tells us which thing. 2. What are the determiners? There are different types of determiners:Articles (general vs. specific one): a, an, the Demonstratives (which one): this, that, these, thosePossessive determiners (whose one): my, your, his, her, its, our, yourQuantifiers…

1. What is the present tense? The present tense is used to describe things that are true: a) things that are true nowb) things that are always or generally truec) schedulesd) opinions 2. How do you make the present tense? To make the present tense: subject + verb (in present…

1. What is verb conjugation? ‘Verb conjugation’ simply means a verb’s end must match the subject. 2. How to do verb conjugation in the present simple tense When using the present simple tense, conjugating verbs means: – ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘we’, or ‘they’ = no extra ending– ‘he’, ‘she’, or ‘it’…

1. What is the present continuous tense? The present continuous is used for things happening (and continuing to happen) now. *Note: The present continuous is also sometimes used for future plans, as it is easier than the future tense. 2. How to make the present continuous tense The present continuous…

1. What are ‘be’ questions? ‘Be’ questions are questions that use the verb ‘be’. They come in two forms:– yes/no questions (without a question word)– requests for details (with a question word) 2. Yes/no questions Yes/no questions can be made by ‘inverting’ the subject and ‘be’ part of sentences. Normal…

1. What are singulars and plurals? A singular is a word that tells us there is only one. A plural is a word that tells us there are more than one. For example: star is singular (there is only one star)stars is plural (there are more than one star) 2.…

1. What are possessives? Possessives are words that tell us who owns a thing. This is my money!It is not your money. There are different types of possessives:– ‘add s’ possessives– possessive determiners – possessive pronouns 2. Adding ‘s’ For normal nouns, an ‘s’ can be added to tell us…