by melaniewp | Sep 4, 2013 | 11 plus, Common Entrance, Complex Sentences, Creative Writing, Grammar, Writing Paper
If you’re writing a story, how can you make your sentences more interesting? If you’re doing practice exams for Common Entrance or the 11 plus Writing Paper, these examples will help you raise your grade.Example Sentences:[1] There was a tree.Transform...
by melaniewp | Aug 12, 2013 | 11+, Connectives, English Tuition, Grammar, KS2, Private Tutor
These simple connectives can help KS2 students add more detail to their writing. The most basic connectives are: and, or, but, because, then. Then: who, which, that – which all introduce a relative clause. Words like however, therefore and as...
by melaniewp | Aug 11, 2013 | 11+, Adjectives, English Tuition, Grammar, KS2, Private Tutor
Today we learned about describing words, also known as adjectives. We were a mixed age KS2 group of ages 7-10 and we tried to think of as many adjectives as we could. We wrote them on the board with the explanations of what the words mean. The older students then...
by melaniewp | Jul 19, 2013 | Grammar, Something Interesting, Verbs
A verb is a doing word, right? Kids are taught this from around age eight, forget it, learn it again. Aged nine, they forget it again. Eventually the information lodges in the brain as fact, where it solidifies like a nut.’A verb is a doing word’, like a...
by melaniewp | Jul 3, 2013 | Grammar, proper nouns
When do words need a capital letter in the middle of a sentence?If it is a proper noun.Proper nouns are a special type of noun (naming word). It describes something that is unique. It can be: places, people, institutions, companies and brands.[1] PlacesSouth...
by melaniewp | Jun 19, 2013 | English Language Exam, GCSE, Grammar, IGCSE, Punctuation, SPAG, Spelling
Ever wondered how do examiners mark spelling, punctuation and grammar in English exams?Imagine this: an examiner, sitting at a screen, marking your script, scoring one essay every few minutes. They’re looking for great writing, and also for accuracy. A few...
