Proverbs Lesson 11

A fool and his money are soon parted

Find these words in the proverb:

1. Which nouns are countable? Which nouns are uncountable?

2. What tense is the verb in? Why?

3. Why is the auxiliary verb “are” instead of “is” ?

4. What voice is the verb in (active or passive)? Why?

5. How could you re-write this proverb in the active voice? How would that change the meaning?

6. Look at the adverb placement in this proverb. Where is the adverb? What do you think the rule is for placing adverbs in passive verb phrases?

7. Why does the proverb say “a fool” instead of “the fool” ? What is the difference?

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