Applied English Language for Foundation Phase First Additional Language
ENG1514
, Section A
PART 1
Knowledge based questions
1a) What features of language enable people to raise children in a socially rich environment in which
children can learn to interact with people?
1b) What features of language allow human beings to speak or write about events that took place in
the past, that will take place in the future, that are taking place now or that are taking place far away
from them?
1c) Give one example of the feature in (a) and one example of the feature in (b).
2) Give two examples of descriptive adjectives
3a) What is the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs?
3b) Give one example of a transitive verb and one example of intransitive verb.
3c) What is the difference between regular verbs and irregular verbs?
3d) Give one example of a regular verb and one example of a regular verb.
3e) What is the difference between finite verbs and non-finite verbs?
3f) Give one example of a finite verb and one example of a non-finite verb.
4) Give the plural of the following nouns:
4a) mouse
4b) water
4c) dwarf
4d) pansy
4e) train
ENG1514
, Section A
PART 1
Knowledge based questions
1a) What features of language enable people to raise children in a socially rich environment in which
children can learn to interact with people?
1b) What features of language allow human beings to speak or write about events that took place in
the past, that will take place in the future, that are taking place now or that are taking place far away
from them?
1c) Give one example of the feature in (a) and one example of the feature in (b).
2) Give two examples of descriptive adjectives
3a) What is the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs?
3b) Give one example of a transitive verb and one example of intransitive verb.
3c) What is the difference between regular verbs and irregular verbs?
3d) Give one example of a regular verb and one example of a regular verb.
3e) What is the difference between finite verbs and non-finite verbs?
3f) Give one example of a finite verb and one example of a non-finite verb.
4) Give the plural of the following nouns:
4a) mouse
4b) water
4c) dwarf
4d) pansy
4e) train
