Grammar

Let's practice some exercises that revisit using personal names and nouns in this week's sentence structure, kia kaha e hoa!

'Piki and her brother' is the English translation for which of the following?
  • Ko Piki raūa ko tana teina
  • Ko Piki rāua ko tana tungāne
  

'Hūhana and her friend' is the English translation for which of the following?
  • Ko Hūhana rāua ko tana ngeru
  • Ko Hūhana raūa ko tana hoa
  • Ko Hūhana rāua ko tana tungāne
  

'Ko Arapeta rāua ko tana tuahine' is the Māori translation for which of the following?
  • Arapeta and his friend
  • Arapeta and his older sister
  • Arapeta and his sister
  

'Ko Atawhai rāua ko tana whaiāipo' is the Māori translation for which of the options below?
  • Atawhai and her family
  • Atawhai and her darling
  • Atawhai and her children
  

Which of the following is the translation for 'Hinewai and her older sister'?
  • Ko Hinewai rāua ko tana tungāne
  • Ko Hinewai rāua ko tana tuakana
  • Ko Hinewai rāua ko tana kuia
  

Which of the following is the translation for 'Anipeka and her grandfather'?
  • Ko Anipeka rāua ko tana kuia
  • Ko Anipeka rāua ko tana koroua
  • Ko Anipeka rāua ko tana whaea
  

Which of the following is the English translation for 'Ko Ropata rāua ko tana ngeru'?
  • Ropata and his dog
  • Ropata and his cat
  • Ropata and his horse
  

Which of the following is the English translation for 'Ko Rāhera rāua ko tana tungāne'?
  • Rāhera and her sister
  • Rāhera and her older brother
  • Rāhera and her brother
  

Which of the following is the English translation for 'Ko ngā peka o te rākau'?
  • The leaves of the tree
  • The branches of the tree
  • The trunk of the tree
  

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