Flashcards on Fundamental English Language Concepts
Master Fundamental English Language Concepts: Guide for Students
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English grammar
25 cards
Card 1
Question: What question word does an adverb of degree answer and give two examples?
Answer: To what extent? Examples: very, almost.
Card 2
Question: What do prepositions show?
Answer: They show relationship in space or time.
Card 3
Question: Give two examples of prepositions of movement and one example of place movement from the content.
Answer: Movement examples: into the box, across the street. (Place movement: into the box)
Card 4
Question: Give two examples of prepositional time expressions from the content.
Answer: at 5 PM, on Monday.
Card 5
Question: What is the role of conjunctions? Give three examples.
Answer: They join words. Examples: and, but, or (also because).
Card 6
Question: What does an interjection do? Give three examples.
Answer: It expresses strong emotion. Examples: Wow!, Ouch!, Hey!.
Card 7
Question: What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix? Give one example of each from the content.
Answer: Prefix: added to the beginning of a word (example: unhappy). Suffix: added to the end of a word (example: careful).
Card 8
Question: Define synonym and antonym and give one example pair for each from the content.
Answer: Synonym: words with similar meanings (example: big / large). Antonym: words with opposite meanings (example: hot / cold).
Card 9
Question: What is a homophone? Give the example from the content.
Answer: Words that sound the same but have different spelling/meaning. Example: flower / flour.
Card 10
Question: What is a homonym? Provide the example given.
Answer: Words that are spelled and sound the same but have different meanings. Example: a baseball bat / a flying bat.