Cause and effect words
Cause and effect words are conjunctions that link ideas in a sentence explaining why something can or cannot occur.
Cause and effect words Example
Because, because of, consequently, makes, produces, causes, due to It would be difficult to include extreme sports in the school curriculum because of the risk of injury.
Increasing the temperature caused the water to boil.
Technical words
Technical words are words that are specific to a particular subject.
Technical words Example
Temperature, compass, nocturnal, guards The two guards, who are usually very quick agile players, have the role of bringing the ball up the court.
Verb tense
A verb's tense tells you when something happens. There are four main tenses.
Types of verb tense Example
Past tense tells about something that has already happened. ( jumped, laughed, swam, caught) David bowled the ball to the batsman.
Present tense tells about something that is happening now. ( am laughing,is crying, is dribbling, do play) Vanessa is dribbling the ball down the court, weaving her way through the players.
Future tense tells about something that will happen. (will read, will go, shall be entering) I will read this novel before next week.
Timeless Present Tense tells about things that always happen today, yesterday and tomorrow. (gets, plays, loves, goes) The sun rises in the east.
Verbs
A verb is a word in a sentence that can link information or show that someone or something is:
· thinking
· speaking
· feeling
· doing an action
Types of verb Example
Linking (is, are, have, was) I have finished the assignment.
Thinking (think, pondered, wonder, daydreamed) He wondered if the years of dedication would lead to success.
Speaking (screamed, cried, whispered, called) "Help me," shouted Harry.
Feeling (agree, believe) "I want to be remembered as a famous violinist," Hannah said.
Action (jumped, flew, growing, slid) Ben slid under the fence.