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Pascal Basic Primary Grammar Years 3-6 SAMPLE 2014
Pascal Basic Primary Grammar Years 3-6 SAMPLE 2014
Pascal Basic Primary Grammar Years 3-6 SAMPLE 2014
BASIC PRIMARY
A concise guide to modern grammar
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what kind
how many
how much
which person or thing.
Which cat?
That cat belongs to Linda.
There is often more than one adjective used to describe a noun or noun group.
Many frisky, young foals played in the paddock.
The farm had rich, black, fertile soil.
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b ________________ bag
e ________________ monster
f ________________ frog
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_________
_________
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comparative
bigger
stronger
happier
superlative
biggest
strongest
happiest
In other cases we need to add more for the comparative and most for the superlative.
base
beautiful
careful
comparative
more beautiful
more careful
superlative
most beautiful
most careful
REMEMBER
Do not use double comparatives or double superlatives.
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comparative
superlative
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a
b
c
d
a
b
c
d
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descriptive adjectives
Opinion adjectives often tell how a person (or people) feels about something.
A lot of these adjectives end in ed or ing.
The football game was boring.
It was a very disappointing day.
Her parents were worried.
The film was absolutely terrifying.
He was pleased with his test results.
There are six basic types ofdescriptive adjectives. You are unlikely to use all of
them at once but it can be useful to think through different ideas when you are
writing.
The six basic types of descriptive adjectives are:
size shape age colour nationality material
The above is also the normal order when using more than one adjective. For
example, if using a size, shape and colour adjective you would normally write
A large, round, red basketball.
The small, rectangular, green box.
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A
The
A
The
A
opinion
size
shape
age
colour
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couch.
car.
ball.
dog.
bag.
d young Vietnamese
e beautiful, small pink
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how adverbs
badly, softly, beautifully, gently, easily, sometimes, well, quickly
when adverbs
during, yesterday, today, tomorrow, next year, last night, at night, in the morning
where adverbs
there, here, next to, near to, in, on, everywhere,
REMEMBER
Some adverbs are built from adjectives by adding ly.
adjective
real
heavy
particular
adverb
really
heavily
particularly
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c late
d seldom
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Time adverbs
Manner adverbs
Place adverbs
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a
b
c
d
e
b
c
d
e
f
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STATEMENTS
The girl was watching the horses.
She collected the parcels.
My brother is eight years old.
QUESTIONS
Are you going to the movies?
Can the work be done?
When will the cake be cooked?
COMMANDS OR REQUESTS
These are sometimes called directives because they can give directions, provide
advice or warnings, or invite.
Sit down. (command)
Pass the salt please. (request)
Maybe you should rest for awhile. (advice)
Look out for that truck. (warning)
Come to the show with me. (invitation)
EXCLAMATIONS
Exclamations are abrupt or excited comments.
Ouch, that hurts!
What a hot day!
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o r exclamatio n.
Where has Billy gone?
Turn the light off in there.
Trini has left for the city.
Look out!
Why dont you look under the bed?
Please help your sister with the dishes.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
All of us.
Many friends.
Please take the parcel.
By the river.
Have you seen Aisha?
To the coast.
Can it be done?
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Complex sentences
A co mplex sentence has an independent clause and o ne o r
mo re dependent clauses.
Compound sentences
C o mpo und sentences have tw o o r mo re independent
clauses.
Jenny didnt collect the mail and she forgot her pencils.
I can jump high and Penny can run fast.
The two independent clauses are connected by and.
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sentences.
a The students who came here did not complete the work.
b I enjoyed the show which was full of action.
a
b
c
d
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statement
command
Interrogative mood
Where is Charles?
question
In different situations statements, commands and questions are made with differing
degrees of certainty.
STATEMENT
COMMAND
QUESTION
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Find it!
Would you find it, please.
Please look for it.
Maybe youll find it if you look.
If you could find it, I would appreciate it.
Where is it?
Have you found it?
Can you find it?
Could you look for it soon?
Degree of certainty
High degree words include: certainly, definitely, must, will, always, can, has to
Low degree words include: maybe, could, sometimes, possibly, might, probably, may
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to a party.
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Is Ursula here?
Do you like chocolate?
Has Nick been here?
How does Jake take his tea?
When did they arrive?
Where did you put it?
2. O pen questio ns
C reating questio ns
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Verb
Subject
Object
REMEMBER
A singular subject takes a singular verb.
The boy is working in the shop.
A plural subject takes a plural verb.
The boys are working in the shop.
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a
b
c
d
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Who?
My young brother
Action?
Where?
(noun group)
participant
(verb group)
process
(prepositional phrase)
circumstance
What?
Action?
on the armchair.
Action?
a loving atmosphere
What?
at the christening.
(noun group)
participant
There was
(verb group)
process
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was running
(verb group)
process
(noun group)
participant
in the race.
Where?
(adverb group)
circumstance
Where?
(prepositional phrase)
circumstance
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a
b
c
d
phrases)
in the fo llo w ing.
I want to go to the beach on the weekend.
The classroom was very noisy.
Look at the way those cats play with each other.
The boxes were overflowing with old toys.
d At the time____________________________
the young boy____________________________
wasnt interested____________________________
in reading or writing.____________________________
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When something is first talked of, a or an are used. The is used when referring
back to something.
I saw an ice-cream that Id like. The ice-cream is vanilla with chocolate coating.
a & an
The
The can be used in front of all nouns, singular or plural. It is used when referring
back to something. The is known as the definite article.
I bought a sandwich and then I dropped the sandwich.
I bought some sandwiches and then I dropped the sandwiches.
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and heavier.
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Connecting words are important as they make writing flow smoothly. Connecting
words are also known as conjunctions.
James was going out. It was cold. He put on a jumper. He put a jacket on as
well. He stepped outside. A blast of cold wind blew in his face.
James was going out but it was cold. He put both his jumper and his jacket on.
As he stepped outside, a blast of cold wind blew in his face.
Joining phrases: The beach was very crowded like last year.
Joining clauses
He was angry yet Jenny was calm.
Mo re co nnecting w o rds
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a two adjectives____________________________________
b two nouns________________________________________
c two adverbs _______________________________________
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Double negatives
Dont put two negatives together. It doesnt make sense.
Im not saying nothing.
I dont want none.
Seen/saw
I did it.
I done it.
did can be used on its own She did it.
done needs a helping word She has done it. (Shes done it)
When speaking shouldve can sound like should of. Should of is never right.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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A report on spiders
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UNIT 11 1 comparative
superlative
smaller
smallest
lovliest
lovelier
better
best
more interesting most interesting
cleaner
cleanest
more difficult
most difficult
unhappier
unhappiest
simpler or more simplest or most
simple
simple
2 a taller b tallest c taller d tallest
3 a grander b grandest
5 a more b most c more d most
UNIT 12 2 tired, running, excited, bored,
interesting, scared, thrilled
UNIT 13 1 a delightfully b soon c greedily
d there e eagerly f sometimes
3 a neatly b strangely c noisily
5 a It rained heavily this afternoon.
b It is a particularly heavy box.
c This is the first really good book
Ive bought.
UNIT 14 3 a (i) b (ii) c (i) d (i) e (ii)
f (i) g (i)
UNIT 15 1 a question b command
c statement d exclamation
e question f request
2 a no b no c yes d no e yes
f no g yes
3 a found b went c go d gave
e told f collected
UNIT 16 1 b, d
2 a Here are the cattle that ate
the crops.
b Romana owns the car that is
by the garage.
3 a The students came here.
They did not complete the work.
b I enjoyed the show. It was full
of action.
4 a no b no c no d yes
5 a Dario went to the field and
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a is b was delivered c do
a she b They c the lights
a the letter b this c the chairs
a her b Linda c me
b subject verb object
c subject verb object
d object subject verb
6 a are collecting b were grazing
c are waiting d were held up
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