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THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9 AND 10: NATIVE LANGUAGES
Order
– imperative
– simple direct commands
– independent
– simple statements
– conjunct
– interrogative sentences – content questions
– complex sentences
Negation
– yes/no questions – simple negation
Voice
– active
Nouns
• Type
– locative
– diminutive – possessive – dependent – pejorative
• Gender
– animate
– inanimate
• Case
– subject – object
Iroquoian Language Family
Verbs
• Classification
– subjective
– one or two stems
– objective
– one or two stems
• Conjugations
– pronouns
– first, second, third person
– personal
– singular (I, you, he, she, it)
– plural (they [males], they [females], all of you)
– tenses
– imperatives
– interactive
• Number
– singular – plural
• Person
– third
– proximate – obviative
Pronouns
• Type
– personal
– independent
– interrogative
– demonstrative
• Number
– singular – plural
• Person
– first,second,third – proximate
– obviative
Particles
• Type
– question particle
– conjunctions
– quantifiers
– adverbs indicating time, place, manner, degree
• Incorporation
– use of prefixes, infixes, suffixes
• Irregular verbs
Nouns
• Classification
– formal
– functional – animate
– inanimate
• Independent possessives
– singular,plural
– use with locatives
– use to indicate kinship
• Independent pronouns
• Independent numeration
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