Here is a list of English skills students learn in year XII! The skills are organised into categories. To start your quiz, just click on any skill. Select your topic or question which you want to attempt first and Studyif will track your score.
Sentences
Learn - Formation of sentences
1.1 - Sentence, fragments and run-on sentences
1.2 - To avoid fragments and run-ons, use punctuation
1.3 - Types of sentences
Pronouns
Learn - Identification of pronouns
2.1 - Subject and object pronouns
2.2 - Pronouns following "than and as"
2.3 - Antecedent pronouns
2.4 - Pronoun reference
2.5 - Relative pronouns
2.6 - Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which and that
Verbs and their types
Learn - Verbs, predicate adjectives, and nouns
3.1 - Transitive and intransitive verbs
3.2 - Linking verbs, predicate adjectives and predicate nouns
Learn - Types of verb and phrases
3.3 - Progressive tense
3.4 - Create perfect verb tenses
3.5 - Infinitive phrases
Adjectives
Learn - Adjectives
4.1 - Comparative and superlative adjectives
4.2 - Good, better, best, bad, worse and worst
4.3 - Adjective order
Punctuation
Learn - Punctuation
5.1 - Commas in direct address
5.2 - Parentheses, quotation and question marks
Analogy
Learn - Analogy and sentences
6.1 - Analogies
6.2 - Analogy bridges
6.3 - Sentence
Etymologies
Learn - Etymology
7.1 - Etymology
7.2 - Greek roots
7.3 - Latin roots
7.4 - Meaning of words with Greek and Latin roots
7.5 - Greek and Latin roots
7.6 - Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Word usage
Learn - Usage of dictionary and literary devices
8.1 - Denotation and connotation
8.2 - Using a dictionary/thesaurus
8.3 - Accurately and precisely
Context clues
Learn - Synonyms, antonyms, and context clues
9.1 - Synonyms in context
9.2 - Antonyms in context
9.3 - Vocabulary in sentence
9.4 - Vocabulary in context
Writing clear and concise sentences
Learn - Writing clearly and concisely
10.1 - Conjunctive adverbs
10.2 - Correlative conjunctions
10.3 - Transitions
10.4 - Concise sentence
Common errors
Learn - Correction of common errors
11.1 - Homophones
11.2 - Frequently confused words I
11.3 - Frequently confused words II
11.4 - Common vocabulary
11.5 - Commonly misspelled words
11.6 - Pair of words
Writing process
Learn - Writing process
12.1 - Genre
12.2 - Writing process (nouns and pronouns)
12.3 - Main idea
12.4 - Plagiarism
12.5 - Sort topics in priority order
12.6 - Capitalization
Writing arguments
Learn - Writing arguments
13.1 - Supporting evidence
13.2 - Counterclaims
13.3 - Claims & evidence
13.4 - Logically connects the evidence to the claim
13.5 - Differentiate facts from opinions
13.6 - Transition sentences
Author's purpose and tone
Learn - Author's tone
14.1 - Formal text
14.2 - Tone
14.3 - Audience
14.4 - Subjective and objective tone
Literary devices
Learn - Literary devices
15.1 - Narrative point of view
15.2 - Allusion I
15.3 - Allusion II
Phrases and clauses
Learn - Phrases and clauses
16.1 - Phrase or clause
16.2 - Prepositional phrases
16.3 - Appositives and appositive phrases
Learn - Formation of clauses
16.4 - Dependent and independent clauses
16.5 - Relative clauses
16.6 - Use relative clauses to join sentences
Verbs
Learn - Verb tenses
17.1 - Perfect verb tense
17.2 - Create progressive verb tense
17.3 - Recognize and correct verb tense changes
Subject-verb agreement
Learn - Subject-verb agreement
18.1 - Recognize and correct errors in subject-verb agreement
18.2 - Verb agreement with compound subjects
18.3 - Inappropriate shifts in verb tense
18.4 - Indefinite pronoun-verb agreement
Active and passive voice
Learn - Active and passive voice
19.1 - Passive voice
19.2 - Active voice
Adverbs
Learn - Adverbs
20.1 - Comparative and superlative adverbs
20.2 - Well, better, best, badly, worse and worst
20.3 - Adverbial forms
Interjection
Learn - Interjection
21.1 - Interjection
21.2 - Interjection types
Introductory elements and absolute phrase
Learn - Introductory elements and absolute phrase
22.1 - Introductory elements
22.2 - Absolute phrase
Affixation
Learn - Affixation
23.1 - Affixation: review
23.2 - Prefixes
23.4 - Suffixes
Foreign expression
Learn - Foreign expression
24.1 - Foreign policy
24.2 - Meaning of foreign expressions
24.3 - Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions
