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YOUR GRAMMAR SO FAR

After working through Activity 1 and Activity 2 on grammar, you should be able

to answer ‘yes’ to all the statements. Tick or check YES next to the statement if

you can do what it says. Otherwise, leave the space blank.

STATEMENT YES I CAN

I can explain in my own words why grammar is important.

I can use connectives to make complex sentences.

I can describe how to use different prepositions of place.

I can replace nouns with pronouns in a text extract.

I can explain when to use their, there or they’re.

I understand when to use the articles a, an and the.

ALL IN ONE PLACE BASE CAMP

ENGLISH GRAMMAR ACTIVITY 3

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‘WHAT’S COMING UP IN THIS ACTIVITY?’

Good question! You will revise your knowledge and understanding of

● connectives

● pronouns

● prepositions of place

● articles

Also, you will extend what you have learnt at school about

● prepositions of time

● prepositions of movement

● the zero article

● parts of speech

● types of nouns

● possessive nouns

● verbs and adverbs

JUMP 1

Angel and Zavier have each written four sentences using different connectives.

Each of their first sentences are correct. They have made mistakes using

connectives in two of their other three sentences.

As a quick connectives revision exercise, you need to

● identify the sentences in which they have used connectives incorrectly

● rewrite these sentences correctly in your workbook

● rewrite SENTENCE 1 and SENTENCE 5 each as two simple sentences

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Angel writes

SENTENCE 1

I thought Gran’s card was lost in the post but

it finally arrived two days after we

celebrated her special day.

SENTENCE 2

Paintball can be fun and Mum and Dad

think it’s too dangerous.

SENTENCE 3

Xavier said he would help me with algebra

so I cleaned his room until it was spotless.

SENTENCE 4

I refused to clean Xavier’s room although it

would take me more than a day to do a

good job.

Xavier writes

SENTENCE 5

Gran’s birthday was great fun until her

poodle bit my leg!

SENTENCE 6

We need to take Mum and Dad paintballing

and they’ll understand how exciting it can

be.

SENTENCE 7

Angel’s algebra will improve as soon as she

cleans my room and does my homework.

SENTENCE 8

My room is as neat as a pin while I

persuaded Angel to be my slave!

Use these connectives to help you correct Angel’s and Xavier’s sentences. You

do not need to use two of the words.

yet as long as since because then if unless but

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JUMP 2

Circle the correct pronoun to replace the underlined word or words in each

sentence.

Sam gobbled his sandwich and then went to

play football.

he

him

his

Their classmates think Reese and Mary are

talented musicians and artists.

them

they

they’re

Rory liked Amy’s new sweater, it was colourful

and warm.

his

her

she

There was almost a riot when the crowd spotted

Justin at the premier.

them

they

we

Claire was furious – somebody had spilt tea all

over Claire’s new scarf.

her

she

its

The puppy barked all night and was ashamed

when the neighbours complained.

he

she

it

The puppy barked all night and was ashamed

when the neighbours complained.

them

they

we

At first, Roz was nervous when she met the five

boys; she disliked meeting strangers.

them

us

they

The party started an hour late and everybody

thought it was cancelled.

that

it

it’s

The party started an hour late and Tom, Tammy

and I thought it was cancelled.

we

they

them

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JUMP 6

Each sentence contains an article. Write the article and decide if the article is

correct or if the zero article should be used. Write C for correct and Z for zero

article. The example shows you what to do.

SENTENCE ARTICLE C or Z

Brad is a kind and genuine classmate. a C

Emmy saved the money to buy a new sweater.

The tigers are usually dangerous and fierce.

People say that a true love can be difficult to find.

A football team is called a soccer team in the USA.

Olive’s an obsession with XBox was like an addiction.

Emile’s story about seeing a ghost was a pack of lies.

Zander is amusing and has a sharp wit.

The doctor gave patients the advice on healthy diets.

How much of the electricity in Spain comes from coal?

The Republic of Chile is the official name of the Chile.

A cupboard can contain unknown, mysterious objects.

The crowds at World Cup Finals must be controlled.

The mice don’t like the cheese and prefer fruits.

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JUMP 7

In exercise Jump 3, you revised your understanding of prepositions of place. In

this exercise, you are going to expand your understanding of prepositions of

time.

Prepositions of time tell us when something happens. There are only three

prepositions of time but you need to use them correctly.

AT We use at for clock times, festivals,

holidays and specific times periods

including ‘at night’.

EXAMPLES

● at four o’clock

● at lunchtime

IN We use in when referring to months,

seasons, years, centuries and also

general times of the day.

EXAMPLES

● in the afternoon

● born in 2006

ON We use on to specify days of the

week, specific dates and special

days.

EXAMPLES

● on her birthday

● on Christmas day

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A preposition of time is missing from each sentence. Complete each sentence

by writing either at, in or on. The example shows you what to do.

Jamie enjoys fishing by the lake in summer.

Sue’s birthday falls January.

Sue’s birthday is Friday.

Sue’s birthday party starts three o’clock.

The school holidays end Monday

Alex enjoys reading the school holidays.

My aunt is visiting the family Christmas.

My aunt stayed for a while and left Easter Sunday.

Many birds migrate autumn and spring.

Jenny is going bowling Friday afternoon.

Kendal gets up early the morning.

Kevin goes to bed late night.

My parents were teenagers the 1980s.

Mum says that I need to visit the dentist two weeks time.

You know that in, on and at are also prepositions of place.

For example, you can be in London, on Oxford Street and in a coffee shop.

Next to the pictures on the next page, write sentences showing how in, on and

at are both prepositions of place and time. You need to include some

information from the picture.

The examples show you what to do, but do you own work. Get the grammar

right!

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EXAMPLES using AT

Preposition of place sentence

● Ricky and Chris were at the ice hockey rink.

Preposition of time sentence

● Ricky and Chris started ice hockey practice at six o’clock.

AT Preposition of place sentence

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IN Preposition of place sentence

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ON Preposition of place sentence

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IDEAS TO HELP YOU WRITE YOUR SENTENCES

● LENGTH: keep your sentences quite short – this helps to make the meaning

clear.

● YOUR WORK: be original – don’t adapt sentences from a book or another

piece of text.

● CHECK: check your work – how could you improve each sentence and make

it more interesting to read? Does each sentence use the verb + adverb

combination correctly?

● SHARE: read your sentences to a friend or family member – do they like your

work and find it fun, interesting and well written? Ask them for any ideas that

could make your work better next time.

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JUMP 9

Read the lyrics to ‘ACE PARTS of SPEECH’, currently Number 1 on the UK Top 40,

the Billboard Hot 100 and the first hit for no glee gramrr. Their next song,

‘Invention Interjection’ is coming soon!

‘ACE Parts of Speech’

INTRO

Let’s go nouns and verbs

And other words

You learn and teach

Let’s go Ace parts of speech

Nouns are cool, things we see

Person, place, animals like bees

Hey Ace ideas and feelings

Abstract for your curiosity

Hey Ace adjectives describe nouns

Cool and cold, warm and hot

You’re cool Ace got the lot


And other words

You learn and teach


Let’s go verbs and action stuff

The more you do, never enough

Walk or run, swim or tan

So many things to do man

Casey walks slowly, Tracey runs

quickly

These ‘ly’ words are adverbs

Go Ace adverbs, more about verbs

Place, movement and time

Prepositions aren’t a crime

Casey’s at home, you know her hood

Tracey jumps into her food, not good

Hey Ace what about time

See you at six, the clock will chime


And other words

You learn and teach


Connect with connectives next

Because you’re the best

Hey Ace what about me

Am I he or she

Hey man, you’re not an it

Pronouns do a noun bit

END

Let’s go Ace

We’ve got the base

With Ace we reach

Parts of speech

Ace my man

Give us a grammar plan

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The questions are about

‘ACE PARTS of SPEECH’.

Write your questions to the

questions – this time you don’t

need to write full sentences. You

can write a word or a phrase as

an answer.

QUESTION YOUR ANSWER

What is the topic or theme of this song?

How many parts of speech are mentioned in

the song?

JUMP 10

Your class is learning about possessive nouns in grammar. Possessive nouns are

used to show ownership. The examples will make ownership clear.

SINGULAR NOUN POSSESSIVE

● Rebecca’s dress is fashionable.

● Rebecca’s dresses are fashionable.

The first sentence tells you that Rebecca has one fashionable dress. We use ‘‘s

to show that the dress is hers. The second sentence tells you that Rebecca has

more than one fashionable dress – we don’t know how many. The apostrophe ‘s

still shows that Rebecca owns more than one dress.

PLURAL NOUN POSSESSIVE

● The students’ grades are outstanding.

● The owls’ eyes were piercing.

The first sentence tells that more than one student has outstanding grades. The

apostrophe is at the end of the plural students, meaning that more than one

student has ‘ownership’ of good grades. In the same way, the second sentence

tells you there are at least two owls that have piercing eyes. The apostrophe

comes after the plural owls showing more than one owl had piercing eyes.

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Your class is doing a quick test on possessive nouns. Each student has to write

four sentences.

● SENTENCE 1 uses a singular possessive noun and a singular noun.

● SENTENCE 2 uses a singular possessive noun and a plural noun.

● SENTENCE 3 uses a plural possessive noun and a singular noun.

● SENTENCE 4 uses a plural possessive noun and a plural noun.

Although your Amazing Tribe classmates are starting to ace grammar, they find

possessives quite challenging. Two of each of their four sentences are incorrect.

Read what Juniper, Apollo, Saffron and Jaxton have written. Identify their

incorrect sentences.

Juniper writes

SENTENCE 1

The dog’s dinner was too spicy.

SENTENCE 2

The dogs’ dinners were too spicy.

SENTENCE 3

The computer’s keyboard was broken.

SENTENCE 4

Americans’ have different ideals from

Europeans.

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Time to show how great your

grammar skills are with some revision

exercises!

In the next exercises, you are going

to revise some important aspects of

grammar.

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MOVEMENT PREPOSITIONS

Write the correct preposition of movement next to each diagram.

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PARTS OF SPEECH

Read the sentence about cigarette smoking. Find a word from the sentence to

match the parts of speech in the table. Write your word in the space opposite

the part of speech.

Everybody knows that smoking causes cancer and heart disease;

that it can shorten your life by 10 years or more; and that the

disgusting habit means smokers unwisely wastes money each time

they go to the shop to buy a pack of twenty.

Part of Speech Your Word

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Connective Preposition Pronoun

THE ZERO ARTICLE

Write the answers to the five questions in the table.

Question Answer

What is your best friend’s name?

Which city has a larger area – London

or New York City?

Who is the Prime Minister of the UK?

Which country has a flag with a red

circle in the middle?

Who wrote the play ‘Hamlet’?

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Now write simple sentences in your workbook describing each answer. You

need to use the zero article in each sentence. The example shows what to do

and what not to do!

EXAMPLE

If you think New York City has a larger area than London then

WRITE

New York City is famous for skyscrapers, the Statue of Liberty and Central Park.

DON’T WRITE

The New York City is famous for skyscrapers, the Statue of Liberty and Central

Park.

POSSESSSIVE NOUNS

Read the sentence about the MI6

and the CIA.

Members of MI6 and the CIA

guarded the presidents’ room

and monitored all the

housekeeper’s calls.

Circle either ‘one’ or ‘more than one’

to answer the questions.

How many presidents were there? one more than one

How many rooms were guarded? one more than one

How many housekeepers were there? one more than one

How many calls did the housekeeper make? one more than one

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Cut and paste the CHECK POINT into your workbook.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Write your name in the table and ask a parent, teacher or tutor to decide YES or

NO for each learning outcome or success criterion.

My name is ___________________ and I can

use prepositions of time and movement in writing. YES or NO

describe seven parts of speech. YES or NO

classify common, proper, uncountable and abstract nouns. YES or NO

explain the difference between singular and plural possession. YES or NO

match verbs and adverbs correctly. YES or NO

CHECK POINT

ENGLISH GRAMMAR ACTIVITY 3 My grammar has made _________ jumps after completing this activity.

Remember that a jump of 10 is perfect!

1. Which exercise did you find easy and enjoy? Explain why.

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2. Which exercise was the most challenging? Explain why.

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