Language Structures & Conventions is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 English First Additional Language CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. In the sentence "The tall boy ran quickly," which word is the adverb?
Quickly
Tall
Boy
Ran
Answer: Quickly — Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs, often answering how, when or where. "Quickly" describes how the boy ran.
Medium
2. Combine the following two sentences into ONE complex sentence using a subordinating conjunction: "The learners submitted their portfolios. The deadline had not yet passed."
Answer: The learners submitted their portfolios before the deadline had passed. — A complex sentence joins an independent clause with a dependent clause using a subordinating conjunction such as "before", combining the two ideas with a clear time relationship.
Easy
3. Which part of speech shows the relationship between a noun and another word, as in "the book UNDER the table"?
Preposition
Conjunction
Pronoun
Interjection
Answer: Preposition — Prepositions show the relationship between a noun and another word in the sentence, such as position ("under"), time or direction.
