Grammar

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Which of the following is the correct way of asking 'Is his sister's home in Cambridge?'
  • Kei Kemureti te kāinga o tōna tuahine?
  • Kei Kemureti te kāinga o tāna tuahine?
 

Which of the following is the correct way to say 'Your nephew's home is in the North Island'?
  • Kei Te Wai Pounamu te kāinga o tāu irāmutu
  • Kei Te Ika-ā-Māui te kāinga o tāu irāmutu
 

Which of the following is the translation for 'Where is?'
  • Kei hea?
  • Hea?
 

Which of the following is the correct way of asking 'Where is the pen?'
  • Kei hea te pene?
  • Kei hea te tūru?
 

Which of the following is the translation for 'Kei hea tōna tungāne?'
  • Where is his brother?
  • Where is her brother?
 

Which of the following is the correct translation to ask 'Where is the book?'
  • Kei hea te pene?
  • Kei hea te kāinga?
  • None of the above
 

'Kei hea tōna māmā?' is the Māori question for what?
  • Where is his mother?
  • Where is her mother?
  • Could be either of the above
  • None of the above
 

'Kei Rakiura tōna tuakana' is the Māori translation for which option below?
  • His younger brother is in Stewart Island
  • His older brother is in Stewart Island
 

'Your children are outside' is the English translation for which option below?
  • Kei waho tāu tamaiti
  • Kei waho āu tamariki
  • None of the above
 

Which of the following is the correct way of saying 'Your children are outside the house'
  • Kei waho āu tamariki i te whare
  • Kei roto āu tamariki i te whare
 

Which of the following is the correct way of saying 'the book is in the bag'
  • Kei roto nga pukapuka i te pēke
  • Kei roto te pukapuka i te pēke
 

Which of the following is the translation for 'your bag is on the chair'
  • Kei runga tāna pēke i te tūru
  • Kei runga tāku pēke i te tūru
  • Kei runga tō pēke i te tūru
 

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