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Give these people names:
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1. Penny Heyns won two Olympic gold medals for swimming.
2. Bruce Fordyce holds the record for winning the Comrades nine times.
3. The marathon was first held in 1921.
4. The Comrades is between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
LET’S DRAW A MIND MAP
Clyde watched his friends learning how to swim. It was a scorching Saturday morning in Knysna and the spray was shooting up where Grant, Matthew and Xolile were diving into the deep end of the pool. Mrs Adams, Clyde’s teacher, noticed how sad and miserable he looked standing on the grass.
Can you predict what Mrs Adams did?
PROPER NOUNS COMMON NOUNS
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The child kicked the ball into the bush.
1. The child kicked the
ball into the bush.
2. The spectators at Hogwarts School
eagerly sat on the stands while the
sport of Quidditch was being played.
The words you have used to make your sentences more interesting are called ADJECTIVES !
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1. The horse threw his
rider onto the grass.
2. The player thanked his
opponents.
3. The netball team played a
game.
4. dancer glided across the
stage.
5. The lifesaver rescued the
swimmer.
6. Karate is a sport.
LEARNING OUTCOME 6: LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USE The learner will know and be able to use the sounds, words and grammar of the language and interpret texts.
Assessment Standard
We know this when the learner:
6.1 works with words:
6.1.5 checks spelling in a dictionary;
6.2 works with sentences:
6.2.5 identifies and uses nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions.
1. Penny Heyns, medals
2. Bruce Fordyce, Comrades
3. Marathon
4. Comrades, Durban, Pietermaritzburg
Proper nouns | Common nouns |
Clyde | Friends |
Knysna | Spray |
Grant | End |
Matthew | Pool |
Juan | Teacher |
Mrs Muller | Grass |
Saturday |
Activity 3
Any acceptable, correctly spelt adjectives.
1. energetic; round / soccer / rugby; thick / thorny
2. excited / eager; steep / open; fast / dangerous
Adjectives
1. wild / galloping; inexperienced / young; lush / green
2. polite / winning; tired
3. tired / enthusiastic / energetic dangerous
4. Swan Lake’s; large / wooden
5. brave / strong; tired / exhausted
6. Japanese
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