... understand the function of all eight parts of
speech
• understand the formation of the present and past participles
(participles, especially the present participle are common in
phrases)
Phrases ... asthma.
e. Give the principal this note, Cassie.
2. Students write two sentences for each of the following words, using
a different case for each, for example:
elephant: My uncle has an...
... may be
presented as a form of puzzle.
There are several ways to format the analysis of sentences. The
simplest way is that shown for various kinds of clauses (see pages
1 62 3, 165, 168–173). ... grill it for dinner.
2. A simple sentence is written on the board, and students in turn add
an adverbial clause and state what kind they have used. One or two
may also be done in writing,...
... Some exercises should always be done
in the Grammar Exercise Book to serve for reference and for revision.
Collective nouns
Definition: These are names for groups of things, animals or
people, ... apply to, for
example:
library – books for borrowing
pack fleet pride union
troop train council formation
lineage compendium
6. Students choose a group word and act or mime it in th...
... word for ‘the’) in these examples
has a feminine and a masculine form. We are fortunate then that
the English gender generally speaks for itself and we have few
alternative forms. Many former ...
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loops, men, maze, jacket, tax, hose, coach, children, mouse, fleas,
doses
2. The same activity can be used to practise gender, adding a third
colu...
... person
calling out a verb for their counterpart in the other team to act. The
latter then calls out their verb for the next in the first team, until all
have had a turn.
2. Provide on paper a list ... the sentence is about. For more about the subject see
page 92.
Non-finite verbs also do not show a sense of time, i.e. tense.
Finite verbs have both a subject and a tense.
For examp...
... as several parts of
speech, such as water, whip, string. This is a really useful exercise for
reinforcing understanding of the functions of words.
3. Form adjectives from nouns, for example: ... is just a matter of ease on the ear.
For example:
Comfortable: This chair is comfortable; that chair is more comfortable
but Grandad’s chair is most comfortable.
Some of the words that we find...
... pause) between two
balanced parts of a sentence, in which the second part explains
or furthers the information given in the first part.
For example:
I got our tickets for the final: they had nearly ... connected information is to follow.
• The colon’s most common use is to precede a list, especially of
items consisting of more than one word (note its use after for
example’).
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1...
... malaria.
• For dramatic effect.
For example:
The glass shattered on the floor and a form appeared in the
window …
‘It’s … It’s … a g…ghost,’ she whispered.
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A
20 .2 Activities: ... take different forms according to
the part they play in the sentence.
For example:
As the subject:
Who – Who are you?
As the object:
(For a person) whom – Whom did you...
... expressed.
Before studying mood, students should know about:
• the different kinds of sentences
• verb tenses for all kinds of statement apart from the
conditional
• auxiliary verb forms
Many ... might.
For example:
If you had closed the gate the cows might not have got out.
2. The verb ‘to be’ features in the majority of subjunctive forms.
In the present tense we use ‘be’ for all...