ENGLISH Quarter 4 Reviewer

Cards (19)

  • Active Voice - the subject performs the action expressed by the verb. The subject is the doer of the action.
  • Passive Voice - the subject receives the action expressed by the verb.
  • Pattern for sentences in Active Voice in SIMPLE TENSE:
    Subject + verb + DO
  • Pattern for sentences in Active Voice in PERFECT TENSE:
    Subject + auxiliary verb + V3 + DO
  • Pattern for sentences in Active Voice in CONTINOUS TENSE:
    Subject + be-verb + verb+ing + DO
  • Pattern for Present Simple in Passive Voice: DO + is/am/are + V3 + by + subject
  • Pattern for Past Simple in Passive Voice: DO + was/were + V3 + by + subject
  • Pattern for Future Simple in Passive Voice: DO + will be + V3 + by + subject
  • Pattern for Present Perfect in Passive Voice: DO + has/have + been + V3 + by + subject
  • Pattern for Past Perfect in Passive Voice: DO + had + been + V3 + by + subject
  • Pattern for Present Continuous in Passive Voice: DO + is/am/are + being + V3 + by + subject
  • Pattern for Past Continuous in Passive Voice: DO + was/were + being + V3 + by + subject
  • DIRECT SPEECH
    -the exact words of the speaker are quoted within quotation marks
    -also called "quoted speech"
  • VERB OF SPEAKING
    -a verb that talks to somebody about something
    Ex: say, exclaim, shout, whisper, announce, confess, declare
  • INDIRECT SPEECH
    -the speaker's words are reported without necessarily quoting them directly
  • FIGURE OF SPEECH
    -an expression used to make a greater effect on your reader or listener
  • SIMILE
    -compares two things that are different from each other but have similar qualities
    -formed by the usage of the words "as" or "like"
  • METAPHOR
    -used to imply a comparison between two things that are different from each other
    -formed by the usage of be-verbs
  • TENSE CHANGES WHEN CONVERTING DIRECT SPEECH INTO INDIRECT SPEECH
    *All present tenses will change to past
    *If the sentence in present simple is expressing a general truth, the tense will be retained
    *Past simple --> Past perfect
    *Past perfect will be retained