NAPLAN CONVENTIONS

What is a noun?

• A person, place or thing

• A describing word

• An action

• A word to describe an action

What is an adjective?

Answer explanation

A word which describes

A word which describes how an .....................is done is an adverb.

Which word class are the following words from?

Beside

Before

Above

Under

• Noun

• Connective

• Preposition

• Adjective

What is a simple sentence?

Answer explanation

A sentence with one piece of infomation.

Draw a picture of the following description: It was a cloudy day and the bats were hanging lazily under the bridge.

What part of the sentence below is between the commas: "The car, which was overdue a service, had broken down."

• Main clause

• Phrase

• Subordinate Clause

• Independent Clause

What is the correct spelling of:

'gauranted'

Answer explanation

guaranteed

Which word class do the following words come from:

Therefore

Moreover

Yet

Never-the-less

• Pronoun

• Determiner

• Article

• Connective

Which type of word could replace the name in this sentence:

"Brian was in a hurry."

• Pronoun

• Verb

• Preposition

• Interjection