Grammar

Let's recap our lesson on 'kia...ai' and practice a few more exercises.

You need to decide whether the use of 'kia . . . ai' in the following sentence is correct or incorrect. 'Haere mai ki konei, kia kōrero ai tāua' or 'Come here so that we can talk'.
  • Correct
  • Incorrect
 

You need to decide whether the use of 'kia . . . ai' in the following sentence is correct or incorrect. 'Huakina ngā wini, kia puta atu ai te manu' or 'Open the windows so that the bird can get out'.
  • Correct
  • Incorrect
 

You need to decide whether the use of 'kia . . . ai' in the following sentence is correct or incorrect. 'I haere ia ki te toa, kia hoko ai i te panekoti' or 'She went to the shop so that she could buy a dress'.
  • Correct
  • Incorrect
 

You need to decide whether the use of 'kia . . . ai' in the following sentence is correct or incorrect. 'Me hoki au ki te kāinga, kia moe ai te pēpi' or 'I should go home, in order that the baby can sleep'.
  • Correct
  • Incorrect
 

You need to decide whether the use of 'kia . . . ai' in the following sentence is correct or incorrect. 'I whakakā ia i te ahi, kia mahana ai te whare' or 'He lit the fire in order to heat up the house'.
  • Correct
  • Incorrect
 

You need to decide whether the use of 'kia . . . ai' in the following sentence is correct or incorrect. 'Whakaotia tō kōrero, kia kōrero ai tētahi atu' or 'Finish your speech in order that someone else may speak'.
  • Correct
  • Incorrect
 

You need to decide whether the use of 'kia . . . ai' in the following sentence is correct or incorrect. 'Homai tēnā pēke, kia hoatu ai au ki a Hoani' or 'Pass me that bag so that I can give it to Hoani'.
  • Correct
  • Incorrect
 

Exercises

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