Primary One English Topic Introduction by Yi Ming MAK

Indefinite Articles "A" & "AN"

22448985 — 2022-10-03 08:06:49 UTC

A, AN

We use indefinite articles before countable nouns to introduce one non-specific object.

"A": Before a consonant sound

E.g. A baby, A university

"AN": Before a vowel sound

E.g. An island, An hour

Test your knowledge

Put down "A" or "An" in the answers.

Elephant
Chair
Umbrella
USB

Write your answers in the comment!

Personal Pronouns

22448985 — 2022-10-03 08:08:43 UTC

We use pronouns to substitute the proper name of a person.

Subject Pronouns

I
He
She
It
They
We
You

Object Pronouns

me
him
her
it
them
us
you

Question Words

22448985 — 2022-10-03 08:16:44 UTC

We use question words to ask questions in different ways. Here are the six "wh" question words which we will use in different conditions:

"who"- asking for people
"what/which" - things
"when"- time
"where"- place
"why"- reasons
"how"- ways

After reading the online article, try writing your own questions with the question words below!

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

22448985 — 2022-10-03 08:26:21 UTC

We classify nouns into either countable or uncountable nouns.

Countable noun: Refer to the things we can count

E.g. children, teeth

Uncountable noun: Refer to the thing we cannot count

E.g. water, coffee

Connectives

22448985 — 2022-10-03 08:34:23 UTC

We use connectives to link sentences together.

And: To join related words, phrases, clauses
Or: To indicate alternatives
But: To introduce a contrasting statement

Prepositions

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In this chapter, we will introduce the prepositions "in", "on", "under" and "near". We use these prepositions to indicate the place of a certain object relative to some other thing.

In: To indicate something is inside a container, or being surrounded or enclosed by other things
On: To indicate something is in a position above something else
Under: To indicate something is in a position below something else
Near: To indicate something is at a close distance to the other thing