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What type of pronoun is used to lay emphasis?
What is the function of verbs in a sentence?
What is the subjective case of 'you' in personal pronouns?
What type of pronoun is used to show possession?
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What is the past tense of the verb 'make'?
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What is the function of reciprocal pronouns?
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What is the continuous present tense of the verb 'drive'?
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What type of pronoun is used to ask questions about people or things?
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What is the principle that guides verb-verb concord?
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What is the main purpose of a descriptive essay?
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Which of the following is a feature of a narrative essay?
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What should be the quality of language use in a descriptive essay?
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What is the purpose of an apostrophe in a sentence?
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Which of the following sentences requires a question mark?
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What is concord in grammar?
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What type of subject requires a singular verb?
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What happens when the subject is 'existential there'?
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What is a compound subject?
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What type of sentence requires a singular verb?
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What determines the verb agreement in a sentence with an existential 'there' subject?
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What is the function of adverbs in a sentence?
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What is the correct order of adjectives in a sentence?
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What type of word is 'beautiful' in the sentence 'This is a beautiful car'?
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What is the function of prepositions in a sentence?
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What is the correct form of the adverb 'soon' in the comparative form?
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What type of word is 'Washing' in the sentence 'The washing machine is broken'?
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What is the correct order of the adjectives in the sentence 'I have a small expensive old square green wooden Chinese box'?
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What is the function of an adjective in a sentence?
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What is the main difference between an informal and formal letter?
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Which of the following is a feature of a formal letter?
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What is the correct verb form in the sentence: 'Those terrible floods __________ many people every year.'
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What is the correct verb form in the sentence: 'James, my brother-in-law and dear friend, __________ got admission abroad.'
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What is the purpose of a conclusion in a composition?
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What is the typical structure of a composition?
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What is the correct verb form in the sentence: 'A heat wave __________ been forecast.'
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Study Notes
Pronouns
- Pronouns are words used in place of nouns.
- Types of pronouns include:
- Personal pronouns (subjective and objective cases)
- Subjective case: I, we, he, she, it, you (e.g., I go there)
- Objective case: me, us, them, him, her (e.g., They saw them)
- Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, ours, hers, etc. (e.g., This shop is theirs)
- Reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another (e.g., The couple love each other)
- Reflexive pronouns: myself, ourselves, yourself, themselves, herself (e.g., You should do the homework yourself)
- Relative pronouns:
- Personal use: who, whom, whose (e.g., The boy who gave you the gift is travelling abroad)
- Non-personal use: which, that (e.g., This is the car which took us to France)
- Personal pronouns (subjective and objective cases)
Verbs
- Verbs are words used to indicate action or state of being.
- Verbs can indicate tense, mood, number, and person.
- Types of verbs include:
- Simple Present tense: uses the main verb and always in the present form (e.g., They work for me)
- Continuous present tense: base form of the verb + the ing (e.g., We are having a party)
- Past tense: e.g., The child climbed the tree
Adjectives
- Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns.
- Examples of adjectives: tall, expensive, green, rectangular, etc.
- Forms of adjectives include:
- Present participles (e.g., washing machine)
- Past participles (e.g., broken home)
Ordering of Adjectives
- The order of adjectives is:
- Size (S) (except little) + General (G) + Age (A) + Shape (S) + Colour (C) + Material (M) + Origin (O) + Purpose (P) + Noun
- Examples:
- Size: big, small, large, medium
- General: beautiful, nice, handsome, expensive
- Age: old, new, young, youthful, ancient, modern
- Shape: square, rectangular, circular, round
- Colour: black, yellow, green, red, white
- Material: wooden, metal, plastic, golden
- Origin: Ghanaian, Chinese, Taiwan, American, British
- Purpose: running shoe, sleeping dress, spraying machine
Adverbs
- Adverbs give more information about a verb, adjective, or modify another adverb.
- Examples:
- Modifying verbs: I’ll see you soon, You always snored, We rarely meet
- Modifying adjectives: gravely ill, exceptionally good
- Modifying another adverb: extremely suddenly, pretty shortly, very soon
Prepositions
- Prepositions are used to show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and the rest of a sentence.
- Examples of prepositions: at, by, in, of, off, on, to, up, before, during, between
- Examples:
- The cakes are on the table
- They left before dawn
Apostrophe
- The apostrophe is used to indicate the possessive case.
- Examples:
- boy’s shirt, girl’s hat, children’s park, men’s fellowship
- With singular names ending in s: Thomas—Thomas’ idea, Agnes—Agnes’ dress
Concord and Composition Writing
- Concord refers to the agreement between grammatical elements.
- Examples:
- Subject-verb concord: The earth is spherical in shape
- Noun-pronoun concord: I saw Janet, Harrison, and Ali, They were jogging
- Determiner-noun concord: This rule is unacceptable, These rules are unacceptable
Subject-Verb Agreement
- Singular subjects require singular verbs.
- Examples:
- The camera has some fault in it
- My back hurts a little bit
- Plural subjects take plural verbs.
- Examples:
- My results are good this semester
- Joseph and Mary make a good couple
Compound Subjects
- A compound subject consists of two or more simple subjects that are joined by a coordinating conjunction and have the same verb.
- Examples:
- Books and magazines are available in the library
- Marian, Bernice, and Alice are great singers
Verb-Verb Concord
- Verb-verb concord is guided by the principle that when a chain of verbs are found in a construction, they should agree in terms of tense.
- Examples:
- Every morning, I try to exercise my body before taking my bath
- This is to relieve me of the pains I go through the previous day
Composition Writing
- Descriptive Essay:
- Features: introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion, language use (clear and concise, use of five senses)
- Narrative Essay:
- Features: title/heading, introduction, body, beginning of the story, middle events, end of the story, conclusion
- Letters:
- Informal letters: letters to friends and close relatives
- Formal letters: letters to people who are not close associates
- Features: sender’s address, date, recipient’s address, salutation, body, subscription, signature, language use (conversational, formal tone)
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Identify and understand the different forms of adjectives and their ordering rules in sentences. Learn about size, general, age, shape, color, material, origin, and purpose adjectives.