| 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.
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Increasing the temperature caused the water to boil.
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| 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
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| 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. |