Use a noun when you want a listener to know which thing you mean.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
This is a pencil.
Moderate / Add a little
That is an orange.
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A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. Child, school, dog and pencil are nouns. Use a noun when you want a listener to know which thing you mean. We often put a or an before one countable object. Say “a bag” and “an apple”. Choose a or an by the first sound you say, not simply by looking at the first written letter.
Read the first model carefully: “This is a pencil.” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “That is an orange.”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Singular means one. Plural means more than one. For many nouns we add s: one book, two books. Listen for the ending so your listener knows how many things you mean. Some familiar plurals change in a different way, such as child and children. Learn those as word pairs. Use the number with the noun to make the meaning clear.
Read the first model carefully: “I have one red cup.” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “We have two blue cups.”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Use he, she, it or they only when the meaning is clear.
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Easy / Start here
Mala is kind. She helps me.
Moderate / Add a little
The cat is small. It is black.
Challenge / Try when ready
Ravi and I are friends. We read together.
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We use pronouns instead of repeating a person’s name. I means the speaker, and you means the person we are speaking to. He and she can refer to people already identified in the conversation. “I am” and “You are” use different forms of be. For someone else we can say “He is” or “She is”. Choose the pronoun from the actual situation and check the small verb that follows.
Read the first model carefully: “I am ready. You are ready.” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “Mina is my friend. She is kind.”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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