Language Structures & Conventions is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 English Home 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 exhausted runner finished quickly," which word is the adverb?
quickly
exhausted
runner
finished
Answer: quickly — "Quickly" modifies the verb "finished", describing how the action was done, which is the function of an adverb.
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."
The learners submitted their portfolios before the deadline had passed.
The learners submitted their portfolios. The deadline had not yet passed.
The learners submitted their portfolios, and the deadline had not yet passed.
The deadline passed, so the learners submitted their portfolios.
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 into one sentence with a clear time relationship.
Easy
3. Which sentence type gives a command or request?
Imperative
Declarative
Interrogative
Exclamatory
Answer: Imperative — An imperative sentence gives a command or request, e.g. "Submit your assignment by Friday."
