siSwati First Additional Language - Term 4 - Week 3

Grammar is the set of rules that helps us use language correctly. In siSwati, we need to pay attention to how we form sentences, use punctuation marks, and ensure our words are spaced properly. Today, we will learn about nouns, verbs, and how to use full stops and question marks in our sentences.

Let's look at the sentence: 'umntfwana uyahamba'. This sentence is correct, but it needs a full stop at the end. It should be 'umntfwana uyahamba.'. Now, if we have 'umntfwana uyahamba uphi', we need to change it to a question by adding a question mark: 'umntfwana uyahamba uphi?'.

I will give you some words: 'umntfwana', 'uyahamba', 'uphi'. Can you help me form a correct sentence? Remember to think about punctuation. The correct sentence is 'Umntfwana uyahamba uphi?'. Let's practice this together by forming more sentences using the words I provide.

Now it's your turn! I will give you a short paragraph with some mistakes. Your task is to read it carefully and correct any grammatical errors. Pay attention to punctuation and spacing. After you finish, we will share our corrections with the class.

• ?
• .
• !

Answer: .

A full stop (.) is used to indicate the end of a statement.

• hamba
• umntfwana
• uyahamba

Answer: umntfwana

Umntfwana is a noun that means 'child' in siSwati.

Answer: Umntfwana uyahamba.

This sentence correctly uses the noun 'umntfwana' and ends with a full stop.

• !
• .
• ?

Answer: ?

A question mark (?) is used to indicate the end of a question.

Answer: Umntfwana uyahamba uphi?

The sentence is corrected by adding a question mark at the end.

• umntfwana
• hamba
• baba

Answer: hamba

Hamba means 'to go' and is a verb.

Answer: Grammar

Grammar refers to the set of rules that govern how we use language.

• umntfwana uyahamba
• umntfwana uyahamba?
• umntfwana uyahamba!

Answer: umntfwana uyahamba?

The sentence is correct as a question and ends with a question mark.