Nouns

Posts in Think and Speak tagged ‘Nouns’

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Subject and Object

Compose two sentences for each of these nouns, one where it is the subject of the verb and (if possible) one where it is the object.

Use each word below in two sentences, first as the subject of a verb, and then as the object of a verb. It doesn’t have to be the same verb: some verbs can’t be paired with an object (e.g. arrive, happen), so watch out for these.

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Verb or Noun

Use each word in this list in a sentence, and say whether you have used it as a noun or as a verb.

Which of the words below can be used as a verb? Justify your answer using sentences.

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Verb and Noun

Show that each of these words can be used as a noun and also as a verb.

Many words can serve as noun or verb depending on context: see if you can prove this with the examples below. Nouns go well with words such as the/a, or his/her; verbs go well after I/you/he etc..

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